9-letter words that end in a
- melaleuca — any of various chiefly Australian shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Melaleuca, of the myrtle family, including the cajeput and several species of bottlebrush.
- melanesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising the island groups in the S Pacific NE of Australia.
- melanuria — the presence of melanin in urine
- melismata — Plural form of melisma.
- melodrama — a dramatic form that does not observe the laws of cause and effect and that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action at the expense of characterization.
- melomania — great enthusiasm for music
- memoranda — a short note designating something to be remembered, especially something to be done or acted upon in the future; reminder.
- menorrhea — menstrual flow.
- meromelia — A birth defect characterized by the lacking of a part, but not all, of one or more limbs with the presence of a hand or foot, resulting in a shrunken and deformed extremity.
- mertensia — any of various plants belonging to the genus Mertensia, of the borage family, including the lungworts and the Virginia cowslip.
- meshugana — a crazy person.
- mesogloea — the noncellular, gelatinous material between the inner and outer body walls of a coelenterate or sponge.
- messalina — Valeria, died a.d. 48, third wife of Claudius I.
- metralgia — pain in the uterus.
- mezzaluna — a crescent-shaped, single- or double-bladed chopping knife, with a handle on each end or a connecting handle.
- microalga — Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists, often living as single cells and floating as plankton.
- microdata — (statistics) data concerning individuals in a trial, survey etc.
- microglia — Glial cells derived from mesoderm that function as macrophages (scavengers) in the central nervous system and form part of the reticuloendothelial system.
- micropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be smaller than their actual size.
- militaria — items of military interest, such as weapons, uniforms, medals, etc, esp from the past
- millennia — a period of 1000 years.
- minidrama — A short drama, such as a brief theatrical or cinematic piece.
- minnesota — a state in the N central United States. 84,068 sq. mi. (217,735 sq. km). Capital: St. Paul. Abbreviation: MN (for use with zip code), Minn.
- mirabilia — wonders
- miracidia — the larva that hatches from the egg of a trematode worm or fluke.
- mishawaka — a city in N Indiana, near South Bend.
- mishpocha — an entire family network comprising relatives by blood and marriage and sometimes including close friends; clan.
- misopedia — hatred of children, especially one's own.
- moctezuma — Montezuma II.
- mogilalia — any speech defect, as stuttering or stammering.
- molilalia — mogilalia.
- mona lisa — Italian La Gioconda. a portrait (1503?–05?) by Leonardo da Vinci.
- monodrama — a dramatic piece for only one performer.
- monomania — (no longer in technical use) a psychosis characterized by thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas.
- monopodia — a single main axis that continues to extend at the apex in the original line of growth, giving off lateral branches beneath in acropetal succession.
- montezuma — c1470–1520, last Aztec emperor of Mexico 1502–20.
- moratoria — a suspension of activity: a moratorium on the testing of nuclear weapons.
- moraxella — a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, certain species of which, as M. lacunata, are parasitic and pathogenic for humans and other warm-blooded animals.
- mount isa — a city in NE Australia in NW Queensland: mining of copper and other minerals. Pop: 20 525 (2001)
- moyobamba — a city in NW Peru.
- multipara — a woman who has borne two or more children, or who is parturient for the second time.
- mush area — a region where signals from two or more radio transmitters overlap, causing fading and distortion
- musomania — An obsession with music.
- muztagata — a mountain in W China, in the Kunlun Range. 24,757 feet (7546 meters).
- mycoflora — the fungi characteristic of a particular environment.
- myocardia — the muscular substance of the heart.
- myoclonia — a disease characterized by myoclonus.
- myomorpha — A major division of the rodents that includes the rats, mice, voles, hamsters, and their relatives.
- myriorama — a picture comprising a number of different parts which can be rearranged to form different scenes
- myristica — (botany) Any member of the genus Myristica of nutmegs.