9-letter words containing a, c, m
- alemannic — the group of High German dialects spoken in Alsace, Switzerland, and SW Germany
- allcomers — all people who want to compete, join or take part, esp in a sporting event, as opposed to members of a specific group
- alum rock — a town in W central California, near San Jose.
- amaurotic — partial or total loss of sight, especially in the absence of a gross lesion or injury.
- amberjack — any of several large carangid fishes of the genus Seriola, esp S. dumerili, with golden markings when young, occurring in tropical and subtropical Atlantic waters
- amblyopic — Of, relating to, or suffering from amblyopia.
- ambrosiac — Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.
- ambulacra — Plural form of ambulacrum.
- ambulance — An ambulance is a vehicle for taking people to and from hospital.
- ambuscade — an ambush
- ambuscado — an ambush
- amebocyte — any cell capable of moving like an amoeba, esp. one that floats freely in the blood or other body fluids, such as a white blood corpuscle
- amenaunce — a person's bearing or demeanour
- americana — Objects that come from or relate to America are referred to as Americana, especially when they are in a collection.
- americano — a drink consisting of espresso coffee diluted with hot water
- americium — a white metallic transuranic element artificially produced from plutonium. It is used as an alpha-particle source. Symbol: Am; atomic no: 95; half-life of most stable isotope, 243Am: 7.4 × 103 years; valency: 2,3,4,5, or 6; relative density: 13.67; melting pt: 1176°C; boiling pt: 2607°C (est)
- ameristic — not divided into parts; having no meristem.
- ametropic — relating to ametropia
- aminergic — (physiology) Activated by a biochemical amine.
- aminoacid — Alternative spelling of amino acid.
- aminocarb — a crystalline compound, C 11 H 16 N 2 O 2 , used as a nonsystemic insecticide on various food crops and forest growth.
- ammocoete — the larva of primitive jawless vertebrates, such as the lamprey, that lives buried in mud and feeds on microorganisms
- ammonical — (inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to ammonia.
- ammonitic — Relating to, or containing, ammonites.
- amoristic — relating to, or characteristic of, romantic love
- amplicons — Plural form of amplicon.
- amsinckia — a genus of flowering herb found in Europe and the Americas
- amygdalic — of almonds.
- anacronym — An acronym the original meaning of which is not known to most speakers.
- analcimic — characterized by the presence of analcite
- anarchism — Anarchism is the belief that the laws and power of governments should be replaced by people working together freely.
- anchorman — The anchorman on a television or radio programme, especially a news programme, is the person who presents it.
- anchormen — Plural form of anchorman.
- anecdotum — (rare, Latinate) alternative spelling of anecdote.
- anglicism — a word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to the English language, esp as spoken in England
- aniconism — the belief in not using or worshipping images of deities
- animatics — Plural form of animatic.
- animistic — the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls.
- anorchism — Anorchia.
- anticrime — preventing or fighting crime
- antimacho — opposed to macho attitudes
- antimanic — preventing, curing, or palliating the symptoms of mania.
- antimonic — of or containing antimony in the pentavalent state
- antimusic — any form of music intended to overthrow traditional conventions and expectations
- antimycin — an antibiotic drug active against various fungi
- antinomic — opposition between one law, principle, rule, etc., and another.
- antonymic — having the opposite meaning, relating to antonyms
- apomictic — produced by, or relating to, apomixis
- arch beam — a crowned metal beam, as of the deck of a ship.
- archaisms — Plural form of archaism.