9-letter words containing a, t, e, m, o
- preatomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- preformat — to format in advance
- premortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- progamete — a cell that is the precursor of one ovum or many spermatozoa; a spermatocyte or oocyte.
- protamine — any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
- protonema — a primary, usually filamentous structure produced by the germination of the spore in mosses and certain related plants, and from which the leafy plant which bears the sexual organs arises as a lateral or terminal shoot.
- proximate — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- ptolemaic — of or relating to Ptolemy or his system of astronomy.
- pulmonate — Zoology. having lungs or lunglike organs.
- radectomy — excision of part or all of the root of a tooth.
- recompact — to pack or join (something) closely together again
- reformate — the product of the reforming process.
- remontant — (of certain roses) blooming more than once in a season.
- rotameter — an instrument for measuring the rate of flow of a liquid, consisting of a tapered vertical tube in which a small float is forced upward until its weight balances the fluid force.
- rotherham — a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
- rotterdam — a seaport in SW Netherlands.
- route map — road plan showing where to go
- salometer — salinometer.
- salt dome — a domelike rock structure that is formed beneath the earth's surface by the upward movement of a mass of salt, may reach thousands of feet in vertical extent, and is more or less circular in plan: often associated with oil and gas pools.
- san mateo — a city in W California.
- sarmiento — a city in E Argentina, a suburb of Buenos Aires.
- semantron — a bar struck instead of a bell in an Orthodox church
- shotmaker — a sports player delivering good shots
- sörenstam — Annika (ˈænɪka). born 1970, Swedish golfer; winner of the US Women's Open (1995, 1996, 2006), the LPGA Championship (2003, 2004, 2005), and the British Women's Open (2003)
- soul mate — a person with whom one has a strong affinity, shared values and tastes, and often a romantic bond: I married my soul mate; you don't get much luckier than that.
- spermato- — indicating sperm
- staminode — a sterile or abortive stamen.
- stateroom — a private room or compartment on a ship, train, etc.
- steamboat — a steam-driven vessel, especially a small one or one used on inland waters.
- stomacher — a richly ornamented garment covering the stomach and chest, worn by both sexes in the 15th and 16th centuries, and later worn under a bodice by women.
- superatom — a cluster of atoms behaving in certain ways like a single atom
- take form — be shaped
- tambourer — someone who embroiders on a tambour
- tamoxifen — an antineoplastic drug, C 26 H 29 NO, that blocks the estrogen receptors on cancer cells, used in the treatment of breast cancer.
- tamponade — Medicine/Medical. the use of a tampon, as to stop a hemorrhage.
- tea money — (especially in parts of China) a bribe used to facilitate any business dealing.
- team foul — one of a number of personal fouls committed within a specified period that do not exceed the allowable limit after which the opposing team begins to receive bonus free throws.
- tear bomb — a bomb or grenade containing tear gas.
- temporary — an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.
- terraform — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
- the alamo — a mission in San Antonio, Texas, the site of a siege and massacre in 1836 by Mexican forces under Santa Anna of a handful of American rebels fighting for Texan independence from Mexico
- the woman — feminine nature or feelings
- theomachy — a battle with or among the gods.
- theomancy — divination or prophecy by an oracle or by people directly inspired by a god
- theomania — a delusional mental illness in which a person believes himself or herself to be God or specially chosen by God, as to found a religious order.
- time loan — a loan repayable at a specified date.
- timor sea — an arm of the Indian Ocean, between Timor and NW Australia.
- tirewoman — a lady's maid.
- toolmaker — a machinist skilled in the building and reconditioning of tools, jigs, and related devices used in a machine shop.
- tophamper — the light upper sails and their gear and spars, sometimes used to refer to all spars and gear above the deck.