9-letter words containing a, m, i
- aluminous — resembling aluminium
- amagasaki — an industrial city in Japan, in W Honshu, on Osaka Bay. Pop: 463 256 (2002 est)
- amalekite — a member of a nomadic tribe descended from Esau (Genesis 36:12), dwelling in the desert between Sinai and Canaan and hostile to the Israelites: they were defeated by Saul and destroyed by David (I Samuel 15–30)
- amarantin — a protein contained within the amaranth seed
- amaritude — Bitterness.
- amaryllid — a plant of the amaryllis family
- amaryllis — an amaryllidaceous plant, Amaryllis belladonna, native to southern Africa and having large lily-like reddish or white flowers
- amatorial — of or relating to lovers or lovemaking; expressive of love: amatory poems; an amatory look.
- amatorian — amatorial
- amatoxins — Plural form of amatoxin.
- amaurosis — blindness, esp when occurring without observable damage to the eye
- amaurotic — partial or total loss of sight, especially in the absence of a gross lesion or injury.
- amazingly — causing great surprise or sudden wonder.
- amazonian — Amazonian means related to the area around the river Amazon.
- amazonite — a green variety of microcline used as a gemstone. Formula: KAlSi3O8
- ambagious — ambiguous
- amberfish — amberjack.
- ambergris — Ambergris is a waxy substance produced by sperm whales. It is used to make some perfumes.
- amberlite — various insoluble cross-linked polymers used in water-treatment processes and in pharmacy
- ambiently — In an ambient way.
- ambiguate — To make a situation or something more ambiguous.
- ambiguity — If you say that there is ambiguity in something, you mean that it is unclear or confusing, or it can be understood in more than one way.
- ambiguous — If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.
- ambipolar — (of plasmas and semiconductors) involving both positive and negative charge carriers
- ambitions — an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment: Too much ambition caused him to be disliked by his colleagues.
- ambitious — Someone who is ambitious has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful.
- ambleside — a town in NW England, in Cumbria: a tourist centre for the Lake District. Pop: 3064 (2001)
- amblyopia — impaired vision with no discernible damage to the eye or optic nerve
- amblyopic — Of, relating to, or suffering from amblyopia.
- ambrosiac — Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.
- ambrosial — of or fit for the gods; divine
- ambrosian — exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.
- ambushing — an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road.
- amebiasis — infestation with amoebas, esp. with a protozoan (Entamoeba histolytica) parasitic in the intestines or liver
- amebiform — That resembles an amoeba / ameba.
- amenities — useful or pleasant facilities or services
- amerasian — People who have one American parent and one Asian parent are sometimes referred to as Amerasians.
- 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.
- ametropia — loss of ability to focus images on the retina, caused by an imperfection in the refractive function of the eye
- ametropic — relating to ametropia
- amianthus — any of the fine silky varieties of asbestos
- amidation — to convert into an amide.
- amidships — Amidships means halfway along the length of a ship.
- amiloride — a potassium-sparing diuretic, C 6 H 8 ClN 7 O, used in the treatment of hypertension.
- amination — to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- aminediyl — (organic chemistry) A nitrene.
- aminergic — (physiology) Activated by a biochemical amine.