9-letter words containing a, m, p
- antiprism — A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.
- apartment — An apartment is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a large building.
- apatheism — (religion) Apathy towards the existence of a god; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant.
- aphorisms — Plural form of aphorism.
- apodiform — (zoology) Belonging to the order Apodiformes, including swifts and hummingbirds.
- apoenzyme — a protein component that together with a coenzyme forms an enzyme
- apomictic — produced by, or relating to, apomixis
- apomorphy — (systematics): A derived characteristic of a clade. Any feature novel to a species and its descendants.
- apothegms — Plural form of apothegm.
- appalment — The state of being appalled or alarmed.
- apriorism — the philosophical doctrine that there may be genuine knowledge independent of experience
- arapaimas — Plural form of arapaima.
- aspartame — an artificial sweetener produced from aspartic acid. Formula: C14H18N2O5
- asphaltum — a substance used to protect surface areas of metal that do not require to be etched
- asplenium — any fern of the very large genus Asplenium, of worldwide distribution. Some, esp the bird's nest fern (A. nidus), are grown as greenhouse or house plants for their decorative evergreen fronds: family Polypodiaceae
- assumpsit — (before 1875) an action to recover damages for breach of an express or implied contract or agreement that was not under seal
- asymptote — a straight line that is closely approached by a plane curve so that the perpendicular distance between them decreases to zero as the distance from the origin increases to infinity
- atemporal — having the quality of being uninfluenced, ungoverned or unchanged by time
- atmophile — (of a chemical element in the earth) having an affinity for the atmosphere, as neon or helium.
- atom trap — a device in which atoms or particles are slowed by the use of lasers and then confined to a small region of space.
- attempted — An attempted crime or unlawful action is an unsuccessful effort to commit the crime or action.
- attempter — One who attempts.
- austemper — to harden (steel) by heating and quenching to render it austenitic.
- b & b — bed and breakfast
- b & e — breaking and entering
- b & w — black and white
- baby bump — the rounded abdominal area of a pregnant woman: She's delighted to be pregnant, and loves showing off her baby bump.
- backstamp — a mark stamped on the back of an envelope by a post office to indicate the date and place of its arrival
- baptismal — Baptismal means relating to or connected with baptism.
- bar clamp — a clamp having two jaws attached to a bar, one fixed and the other adjustable by means of a screw mechanism.
- base camp — an encampment that serves as a staging area for a larger activity, for example in mountaineering
- base jump — a parachute jump from the top of a building, bridge, cliff, etc., usually at a height of 1,000 feet (305 meters) or less.
- beam pump — A beam pump is an artificial-lift pumping system which uses a type of reciprocating pump to extract oil from an inland well.
- bicompact — compact1 (def 7).
- bipyramid — a geometrical form consisting of two pyramids with a common polygonal base
- bitmapped — composed of or formed by a pattern of pixels to make a bitmap
- blackdamp — air that is low in oxygen content and high in carbon dioxide as a result of an explosion in a mine
- blaspheme — If someone blasphemes, they say rude or disrespectful things about God or religion, or they use God's name as a swear word.
- blasphemy — You can describe something that shows disrespect for God or a religion as blasphemy.
- boot camp — In the United States, a boot camp is a camp where people who have just joined the army, navy, or marines are trained.
- broomrape — any orobanchaceous plant of the genus Orobanche: brownish small-flowered leafless parasites on the roots of other plants, esp on legumes
- bump ball — a ball that bounces into the air after being hit directly into the ground by the batsman
- c & b — caught and bowled (by)
- c & f — cost and freight
- c & g — City and Guilds
- c & m — care and maintenance
- c & w — country and western
- cam plant — any plant that undergoes a form of photosynthesis known as crassulacean acid metabolism, in which carbon dioxide is taken up only at night
- camp oven — a metal pot or box with a heavy lid, used for baking over an open fire
- camp site — a place used or suitable for camping.