9-letter words starting with m
- macrocyst — a large cyst or spore case, especially the encysted, resting plasmodium of a slime mold.
- macrocyte — an abnormally large red blood cell.
- macrodome — a dome the faces of which are parallel to the greater lateral axis.
- macrodont — the condition of having abnormally large teeth.
- macroetch — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- macroform — an image or reproduction, as of a document, in a size that permits reading or viewing with the naked eye.
- macroglia — Any of various glial cells that are larger than microglia.
- macrolide — Any of a class of antibiotics containing a lactone ring, of which the first and best known is erythromycin.
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- macrology — Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of words.
- macromere — one of the large blastomeres that form toward the vegetal pole in embryos undergoing unequal cleavage.
- macropods — Plural form of macropod.
- macropore — Any pore sufficiently wide to allow water to flow unimpeded by capillary action.
- macropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be larger than their actual size.
- macrotape — (storage) /mak'roh-tayp/ An industry-standard reel of magnetic tape, as opposed to a microtape. See also round tape.
- macrotous — having large ears
- macrurous — long-tailed, as a lobster (opposed to brachyurous).
- mactation — the act of sacrificial killing
- maculated — Simple past tense and past participle of maculate.
- maculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maculate.
- mad about — passionate about
- mad money — a small sum of money carried or kept in reserve for minor expenses, emergencies, or impulse purchases.
- madariaga — Salvador de [sahl-vah-th awr th e] /ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr ðɛ/ (Show IPA), (Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo) 1886–1978, Spanish diplomat, historian, and writer in England.
- madarosis — the abnormal loss of eyebrows or eyelashes
- maddening — driving to madness or frenzy: a maddening thirst.
- made dish — a dish consisting of a number of different ingredients cooked together
- made mast — a wooden mast formed of several shaped, longitudinal pieces joined together.
- madeleine — a small shell-shaped cake made of flour, eggs, sugar, and butter and baked in a mold.
- madhouses — Plural form of madhouse.
- madonsela — Thuli (ˈtʊlɪ). born 1962, South African advocate; in her term as Public Protector (2009–16) she was noted for exposing political corruption
- madperson — (gender-neutral) A madman or madwoman.
- madrassas — Plural form of madrassa.
- madrepore — any true or stony coral of the order Madreporaria, forming reefs or islands in tropical seas.
- madrigals — Plural form of madrigal.
- madrilene — a consommé flavored with tomato, frequently jelled and served cold.
- madrileno — a native or inhabitant of Madrid, Spain.
- maelstrom — a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool.
- mag wheel — a wheel containing magnesium or aluminum generally alloyed with steel, which makes it lighter in weight and shinier than an ordinary steel wheel: used especially on racing cars and sports cars.
- magalogue — a combination of a magazine and a catalogue
- magaziner — Someone who writes for a magazine.
- magazines — A periodical publication containing articles and illustrations, typically covering a particular subject or area of interest.
- magdalena — a river in SW Colombia, flowing N to the Caribbean. 1060 miles (1705 km) long.
- magdalene — the, Mary Magdalene.
- magdeburg — a state in central Germany. 9515 sq. mi. (24,644 sq. km). Capital: Magdeburg.
- maggotbox — (abuse) /mag'*t-boks/ An even more derogatory term than Macintrash.
- maggotish — Maggoty.
- maghemite — a strongly magnetic dimorph of hematite.
- magic eye — a miniature cathode-ray tube in some radio receivers, on the screen of which a pattern is displayed in order to assist tuning
- magically — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- magicians — Plural form of magician.