9-letter words containing a, m, e, s
- cytosmear — (cytology) A sample of cells, in the form of a smear on a microscope slide, that has been stained ready for diagnostic examination.
- d'amboise — Jacques [French zhahk] /French ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), (Joseph) born 1934, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer.
- damascene — to ornament (metal, esp steel) by etching or by inlaying, usually with gold or silver
- damaskeen — Alternative form of damascene.
- damnedest — If you say that something is the damnedest thing, you are emphasizing that it is surprising or odd.
- damselfly — any insect of the suborder Zygoptera similar to but smaller than dragonflies and usually resting with the wings closed over the back: order Odonata
- dasymeter — a device for measuring the density of gases
- datepalms — Plural form of datepalm.
- daydreams — Plural form of daydream.
- deamidase — an enzyme that releases the amido group from a compound.
- deaminase — an enzyme that breaks down and takes out the amino group from amino compounds
- deathsman — an executioner
- decagrams — Plural form of decagram.
- decigrams — Plural form of decigram.
- decimates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decimate.
- defeatism — Defeatism is a way of thinking or talking which suggests that you expect to be unsuccessful.
- dekagrams — Plural form of dekagram.
- demassify — to cause (society or a social system) to become less uniform or centralized; diversify or decentralize: to demassify the federal government.
- demeanors — Plural form of demeanor.
- demetrias — an ancient city in NE Greece, in Thessaly.
- demitasse — a small cup used to serve coffee, esp after a meal
- democrats — Plural form of democrat.
- demoniacs — Plural form of demoniac.
- denialism — Describes the position of those who reject propositions that are strongly supported by scientific or historical evidence and seek to influence policy processes and outcomes accordingly.
- deschamps — Émile (French emil), full name Émile Deschamps de Saint-Armand. 1791–1871, French poet, dramatist, and librettist: a leading figure in the French romantic movement
- desdemona — (in Shakespeare's Othello) Othello's wife, murdered by her husband as a result of jealousy instilled by Iago.
- despumate — to clarify or purify (a liquid) by skimming a scum from its surface
- diameters — Plural form of diameter.
- diastemic — a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- diasystem — a linguistic system forming a common denominator for a group or set of dialects.
- die-stamp — to produce words or decoration on (a surface) by using a steel die so that the printed images stand in relief
- disembark — to go ashore from a ship.
- disenamor — to disillusion; disenchant (usually used in the passive and followed by of or with): He was disenamored of working in the city.
- dismantle — to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.: to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress.
- dismasted — Simple past tense and past participle of dismast.
- dismutase — (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze dismutation reactions.
- dogmatise — to make dogmatic assertions; speak or write dogmatically.
- dominates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dominate.
- doomsayer — a person who predicts impending misfortune or disaster.
- draftsmen — (US) Plural form of draftsman.
- dramatise — to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
- dreamiest — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- dreamless — undisturbed by dreams: a sound and dreamless sleep.
- dressmake — to make dresses
- drumbeats — Plural form of drumbeat.
- drumheads — Plural form of drumhead.
- dry steam — steam that does not contain droplets of water
- dynamites — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dynamite.
- dysmature — Exhibiting dysmaturity.
- dysmetria — the inability to conform muscular action to desired movements because of faulty judgment of distance.