9-letter words containing a, n, i, m, u
- fulminate — to explode with a loud noise; detonate.
- fumigants — Plural form of fumigant.
- gambrinus — a mythical Flemish king, the reputed inventor of beer.
- gazumping — Present participle of gazump.
- geraniums — Plural form of geranium.
- germanium — a scarce, metallic, grayish-white element, normally tetravalent, used chiefly in transistors. Symbol: Ge; atomic weight: 72.59; atomic number: 32; specific gravity: 5.36 at 20°C.
- glutamine — a crystalline amino acid, HOOCCH(NH 2)CH 2 CH 2 CONH 2 , related to glutamic acid. Symbol: Q. Abbreviation: Gln;
- gonangium — a reproductive polyp of a colonial hydroid, giving rise asexually to medusa buds.
- guamanian — an island, belonging to the U.S., in the N Pacific, E of the Philippines: the largest of the Marianas group; U.S. naval station. 206 sq. mi. (535 sq. km). Capital: Agaña. Abbreviation: GU (for use with zip code).
- guildsman — a member of a guild.
- gymnasium — a building or room designed and equipped for indoor sports, exercise, or physical education.
- harmonium — an organlike keyboard instrument with small metal reeds and a pair of bellows operated by the player's feet.
- humanised — Simple past tense and past participle of humanise.
- humanists — Plural form of humanist.
- humanized — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- humanizer — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- humanizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humanize.
- humankind — human beings collectively; the human race.
- humanlike — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
- humanoids — Plural form of humanoid.
- humiliant — humiliating, humbling
- ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.
- iminourea — guanidine.
- in ambush — If someone is lying in ambush, they are hiding and waiting for someone, usually to attack them.
- in-humane — not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
- inhumanly — lacking qualities of sympathy, pity, warmth, compassion, or the like; cruel; brutal: an inhuman master.
- inumbrate — (obsolete) To shade; to darken.
- janiculum — a ridge near the Tiber in Rome, Italy.
- juice man — an extortionist.
- junk mail — unsolicited commercial mail or email.
- kusimanse — (zoology) Several species of dwarf mongoose in genus Crossarchus.
- laconicum — the sudatorium of an ancient Roman bath.
- luminaire — A complete electric light unit (used especially in technical contexts).
- luminance — brightness
- luminaria — (especially in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a Christmas lantern consisting of a lighted candle set in sand inside a paper bag.
- lutuamian — a member of a group of American Indian peoples including the Modoc and the Klamath.
- maclaurin — Colin, 1698–1746, Scottish mathematician.
- magnalium — an alloy of magnesium and aluminum, sometimes also containing copper, nickel, tin, and lead.
- magnesium — a light, ductile, silver-white, metallic element that burns with a dazzling white light, used in lightweight alloys, flares, fireworks, in the manufacture of flashbulbs, optical mirrors, and precision instruments, and as a zinc substitute in batteries. Symbol: Mg; atomic weight: 24.312; atomic number: 12; specific gravity: 1.74 at 20°C.
- magnitude — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- main menu — website, DVD, etc.: navigation page
- making-up — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- manchuria — a historic region in NE China: ancestral home of the Manchu. About 413,000 sq. mi. (1,070,000 sq. km).
- mancunian — a native or resident of Manchester, England.
- mandibula — (anatomy) mandible.
- manicheus — Manes.
- manicules — Plural form of manicule.
- manicured — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- manicures — Plural form of manicure.
- manipular — of or relating to the Roman maniple.