9-letter words containing my
- nonmyopic — Not myopic.
- oomycetes — Plural form of oomycete.
- orchotomy — orchidotomy.
- orthogamy — (botany) fertilization of the ovules of a plant by pollen from the same plant.
- ostectomy — excision of part or all of a bone.
- osteotomy — the dividing of a bone, or the excision of part of it.
- pantagamy — a communal marriage system amongst members of a community or household
- paramylum — a polysaccharide occurring as a reserve carbohydrate in the cytoplasm of Euglena
- phytotomy — the study of the internal structure or anatomy of plants
- plutonomy — the study of economics or the production of wealth
- polymyxin — any of various polypeptide antibiotics derived from Bacillus polymyxa.
- polyonymy — the employment of multiple names for the same thing or person
- ptolemy i — (surnamed Soter) 367?–280 b.c, ruler of Egypt 323–285: founder of Macedonian dynasty in Egypt.
- pulpotomy — the removal of infected portions of the pulp tissue in a tooth, used as a therapeutic measure to avoid pulpectomy.
- puromycin — a substance with antibiotic properties, obtained from certain species of Streptomyces
- pygmy owl — any of several small, diurnal owls of the genus Glaucidium, that feed chiefly on insects.
- radectomy — excision of part or all of the root of a tooth.
- rhizotomy — the surgical section or cutting of the spinal nerve roots, usually posterior or sensory roots, to eliminate pain.
- rifamycin — an antibiotic which can be synthesized artificially or naturally and is used in the treatment of infections such as tuberculosis and leprosy
- stomatomy — stomatotomy.
- taphonomy — the circumstances and processes of fossilization.
- taxidermy — the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals and of stuffing and mounting them in lifelike form.
- teknonymy — the practice among certain peoples of renaming a parent after a child.
- teleonomy — Biology. the principle that the body's structures and functions serve an overall purpose, as in assuring the survival of the organism.
- thingummy — You refer to something or someone as thingummy, thingummyjig or thingummybob when you do not know or cannot be bothered to use the proper word or name for them.
- thyrotomy — incision or splitting of the thyroid cartilage; laryngotomy.
- tommy bar — a short bar used as a lever to provide torque for tightening a box spanner or key
- tommy gun — Thompson submachine gun.
- topectomy — excision of part of the cerebral cortex for the relief of unmanageable pain or especially as a treatment for certain mental disorders.
- tubectomy — salpingectomy.
- tylectomy — the surgical excision of a lump or tumour
- uterotomy — an incision of the uterus performed through the stomach, as in a Caesarean section
- vasectomy — excision of the vas deferens, or of a portion of it: performed to effect sterility in men.
- vaxectomy — (jargon) /vak-sek't*-mee/ (By analogy with "vasectomy") Removal of a VAX. DEC's Microvaxen, especially, are much slower than newer RISC-based workstations such as the SPARC. Thus, if one knows one has a replacement coming, VAX removal can be cause for celebration.