9-letter words containing i, s, m, a, t
- ashramite — a person who lives in an ashram or place of rest or contemplation
- 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.
- 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
- atomistic — of atoms or atomism
- atomizers — Plural form of atomizer.
- atonalism — atonality.
- 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
- autoecism — the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host or group of hosts.
- avisement — the careful consideration or observation of something
- axanthism — (zoology) Absence of yellow pigmentation.
- axminster — a type of patterned carpet with a cut pile
- baptismal — Baptismal means relating to or connected with baptism.
- bitstream — a sequence of digital data transmitted electronically
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- brainstem — the stalklike part of the brain consisting of the medulla oblongata, the midbrain, and the pons Varolii
- brutalism — an austere style of architecture characterized by emphasis on such structural materials as undressed concrete and unconcealed service pipes
- calamites — Plural form of calamite.
- camp site — a place used or suitable for camping.
- campanist — an expert on bells
- campshirt — a loose, short-sleeved shirt or blouse with an open collar
- campsites — Plural form of campsite.
- camstairy — perverse or unruly
- cartelism — the practice of forming cartels
- castroism — the philosophy and policies of Fidel Castro and his followers
- catamites — Plural form of catamite.
- catechism — In a Catholic, Episcopal, or Orthodox Church, the catechism is a series of questions and answers about religious beliefs, which has to be learned by people before they can become full members of that Church.
- cauterism — the application of burning, searing, or cautery
- ceramists — Plural form of ceramist.
- cerastium — any of a genus of plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae
- chamosite — a mineral of the chlorite group, hydrous aluminum silicate of iron, occurring in gray or black crystals in oolitic iron ore.
- chiasmata — Anatomy. a crossing or decussation, as that of the optic nerves at the base of the brain.
- christmas — Christmas is a Christian festival when the birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December.
- claimants — Plural form of claimant.
- classtime — The time devoted to or prepared for a lesson at school or elsewhere; schooltime.
- climatise — in Australia, adapt or become accustomed to a new climate or environment
- comitatus — a retinue of warriors serving a leader, esp in pre-Christian Germanic cultures, such as Anglo-Saxon England and Viking Age Scandinavia
- commatism — Conciseness in writing.
- creamiest — Superlative form of creamy.
- crotalism — a type of poisoning caused by ingestion of plants of the genus Crotalaria
- cymbalist — A musician who plays the cymbals.
- dalmatics — Plural form of dalmatic.
- daltonism — colour blindness, esp the confusion of red and green
- decimates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decimate.
- defeatism — Defeatism is a way of thinking or talking which suggests that you expect to be unsuccessful.
- demetrias — an ancient city in NE Greece, in Thessaly.
- demitasse — a small cup used to serve coffee, esp after a meal