9-letter words containing l, i, s, o, m
- piroplasm — babesia.
- plasmodia — Biology. an ameboid, multinucleate mass or sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of organisms, as of myxomycetes or slime molds.
- platonism — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- plimsolls — lightweight canvas shoes with rubber soles; sneakers
- plotinism — the Neoplatonism of Plotinus.
- plutonism — the intrusion of magma and associated deep-seated processes within the earth's crust.
- polysemic — capable of having several possible meanings
- polysomic — of, relating to, or designating a basically diploid chromosome complement, in which some but not all the chromosomes are represented more than twice
- post mill — a windmill built round a central post on which the whole mill can be turned so that the sails catch the wind
- ptolemies — (Claudius Ptolemaeus) flourished a.d. 127–151, Hellenistic mathematician, astronomer, and geographer in Alexandria.
- quilombos — Plural form of quilombo.
- rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
- rompishly — in a rompish manner
- salmonoid — resembling a salmon.
- semicolon — the punctuation mark (;) used to indicate a major division in a sentence where a more distinct separation is felt between clauses or items on a list than is indicated by a comma, as between the two clauses of a compound sentence.
- semiglobe — a half globe; a hemisphere
- semigloss — (of paint or a painted surface) having a moderate, satiny luster; having or producing a sheen that is neither flat nor highly glossy.
- seminoles — a member of any of several groupings of North American Indians comprising emigrants from the Creek Confederacy territories to Florida or their descendants in Florida and Oklahoma, especially the culturally conservative present-day Florida Indians.
- semiology — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- semisolid — having a somewhat firm consistency; more or less solid.
- semisolus — an advertisement that appears on the same page as another advertisement but not adjacent to it
- semivocal — of or relating to a semivowel
- semivowel — Phonetics. a speech sound of vowel quality used as a consonant, as (w) in wet or (y) in yet.
- septimole — a group of seven musical notes to be played in the same space of time as either four or six
- shambolic — very disorganized; messy or confused: I’ve had a shambolic year, the worst ever.
- sialogram — an X-ray of a salivary gland
- sigmoidal — shaped like the letter C.
- simpleton — an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.
- simulator — a person or thing that simulates.
- singledom — the state of being unmarried or not involved in a long-term relationship
- skimobile — snowmobile (def 1).
- slim down — slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
- slip form — a form into which concrete is poured that can be slowly moved and reused in construction, as of a pavement or a building.
- slow time — standard time.
- smokelike — resembling smoke
- socialism — a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
- soda lime — a mixture of sodium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide.
- solemnify — to make solemn: to solemnify an occasion with hymns and prayers.
- solemnity — the state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity; impressiveness: the solemnity of a state funeral.
- solemnize — to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
- soliman i — Suleiman I.
- solipsism — Philosophy. the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist.
- solomonic — of or relating to King Solomon.
- solyman i — Suleiman I.
- somewhile — at some former time.
- sommelier — a waiter, as in a club or restaurant, who is in charge of wines.
- sour milk — milk that has spoiled
- sperm oil — a yellow, thin, water-insoluble liquid obtained from the sperm whale, used chiefly as a lubricant in light machinery, as watches, clocks, and scientific apparatus.
- spoilsman — a person who seeks or receives a share in political spoils.
- stillroom — (in a large house) a room for distilling or for the preparation of special foods and drinks.