9-letter words containing a, n, i, m
- ovalbumin — the principal protein of egg white.
- padronism — a system of exploitative work controlled by a padrone
- palm wine — wine made from distilled palm-tree sap.
- palmation — a palmate state or formation.
- pancosmic — of every cosmos
- pandemian — sensual
- panderism — the work of a pander
- panegoism — a form of scepticism; subjective idealism
- panlogism — the doctrine that the universe is a realization or act of the logos.
- panmictic — random mating of individuals within a population, the breeding individuals showing no tendency to choose partners with particular traits.
- panoramic — an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area in all directions.
- pantheism — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
- pantomime — the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
- parsimony — extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.
- patrimony — an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
- paulinism — the body of theological doctrine taught by or attributed to the apostle Paul.
- pedantism — pedantry.
- pelmanism — a system of training to improve the memory
- pennalism — a system of mild oppression and torment practised upon first-year students of German Protestant universities in the 17th century
- penultima — the next to the last syllable in a word.
- permalink — a permanent URL that links to a specific web page, typically a single blog entry or news article.
- phenakism — a form of deceit or craftiness
- pigmental — of or relating to a pigment or pigments, or the natural colouring of a person or thing
- plainsman — an inhabitant of the plains.
- planiform — having a flattened shape, as an anatomical joint.
- platonism — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- pneumatic — of or relating to air, gases, or wind.
- pneumonia — inflammation of the lungs with congestion.
- point man — the lead soldier of an infantry patrol on combat operations.
- pointsman — a railway switchman.
- policeman — a member of a police force or body.
- polyamine — a compound containing more than one amino group.
- pomerania — a former province of NE Germany, now mostly in NW Poland.
- pompeiian — of or relating to Pompeii, or its culture.
- predomain — (theory) A domain with no bottom element.
- prenomina — praenomen.
- prolamine — any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- promazine — a compound, C 17 H 20 N 2 S, used as a tranquilizer.
- prosimian — belonging or pertaining to the primate suborder Prosimii, characterized by nocturnal habits, a long face with a moist snout, prominent whiskers, large mobile ears, and large, slightly sideways-facing eyes, comprising the lemur, loris, potto, bush baby, and aye-aye. Compare anthropoid.
- protamine — any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
- ptarmigan — any of several grouses of the genus Lagopus, of mountainous and cold northern regions, having feathered feet.
- ptomainic — causing or resulting from ptomaines
- punctatim — point for point.
- pygmalion — Classical Mythology. a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite.
- pyramidon — a pedal organ stop made of wooden pipes in the shape of an inverted pyramid
- pyromania — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- quelimane — a seaport in E Mozambique.
- rabbinism — the beliefs, practices, and precepts of the rabbis of the Talmudic period.
- railwoman — a female worker on a railway
- rainmaker — (among American Indians) a medicine man who by various rituals and incantations seeks to cause rain.