9-letter words containing i, a, m
- ashramite — a person who lives in an ashram or place of rest or contemplation
- asimovian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of Isaac Asimov
- 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
- asterisms — Plural form of asterism.
- asthmatic — People who suffer from asthma are sometimes referred to as asthmatics.
- at a time — You say at a time after an amount to say how many things or how much of something is involved in one action, place, or group.
- atacamite — a mineral, green in colour, containing copper and present in Australia, Chile, and Cornwall
- athematic — not based on themes
- athletism — The state or practice of an athlete; the characteristics of an athlete.
- atmolysis — a method of separating gases that depends on their differential rates of diffusion through a porous substance
- atmophile — (of a chemical element in the earth) having an affinity for the atmosphere, as neon or helium.
- atomicity — the state of being made up of atoms
- atomistic — of atoms or atomism
- atomizers — Plural form of atomizer.
- atomizing — Present participle of atomize.
- atonalism — atonality.
- atriotomy — (medicine) The surgical opening of an atrium.
- audiogram — a graphic record of the acuity of hearing of a person obtained by means of an audiometer
- augmentin — (medicine) The antibiotic amoxicillin.
- auteurism — a critical film theory according to which the primary creator of a film is the director, all of whose works are said to reflect to a certain degree the characteristics of a personal style
- authorism — the state or condition of being author
- autocrime — a crime involving a motor vehicle, esp the theft of a car
- autoecism — the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host or group of hosts.
- automagic — done with such ease and speed as to seem like magic
- automatic — An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines.
- automized — Simple past tense and past participle of automize.
- autonomic — occurring involuntarily or spontaneously
- autotimer — a device for turning a system on and off automatically at times predetermined by advance setting
- availment — (obsolete) Profit; advantage.
- ave maria — “Hail, Mary,” the first words of the Latin version of a prayer to the Virgin Mary used in the Roman Catholic Church
- averroism — the teachings of Averroës
- avisement — the careful consideration or observation of something
- avizandum — a judge's or court's decision to consider a case privately before giving judgment
- axanthism — (zoology) Absence of yellow pigmentation.
- axiomatic — If something is axiomatic, it seems to be obviously true.
- axminster — a type of patterned carpet with a cut pile
- azimuthal — Astronomy, Navigation. the arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects the horizon.
- baby milk — a powder made from dried cows' milk, or other ingredients, mixed with water to feed babies
- bacciform — shaped like a berry
- bacterium — Bacterium is the singular of bacteria.
- badminton — Badminton is a game played by two or four players on a rectangular court with a high net across the middle. The players try to score points by hitting a small object called a shuttlecock across the net using a racket.
- baia-mare — city in NW Romania: pop. 150,000
- baisemain — a kissing of the hand; thus, a sign of respect
- balkanism — to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
- ball mill — a horizontal cylinder or cone in which a substance, such as a mineral, is ground by rotation with steel or ceramic balls
- ballismus — a condition characterized by twisting, shaking, and jerking motions.
- balminess — mild and refreshing; soft; soothing: balmy weather.
- balsamico — Balsamic vinegar.
- baltimore — a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)