9-letter words containing m, a, i, t
- stemmatic — of or relating to a textual stemma
- stiff arm — to push away (an opponent) with one's arm out straight
- stiff-arm — straight-arm.
- stigmatic — Also, stigmatical. pertaining to a stigma, mark, spot, or the like.
- stimulant — Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part: Adrenalin is a stimulant for the heart. Compare depressant (def 4).
- stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stomachic — of or relating to the stomach; gastric.
- streaming — a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- strip map — a map charting only the immediate territory to be traversed, which appears as a long, narrow strip.
- subatomic — of or relating to a process that occurs within an atom.
- sublimate — Psychology. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- submatrix — a set of certain rows and columns of a given matrix.
- submittal — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- summarist — a person who summarizes
- summation — the act or process of summing.
- summative — additive.
- switchman — a person who has charge of a switch on a railroad.
- sympathin — a substance released at certain sympathetic nerve endings: thought to be identical with adrenaline
- sympatico — simpatico
- sympatric — originating in or occupying the same geographical area.
- tagmemics — a school of linguistics deriving from American structuralism based on the work of Kenneth Lee Pike and using the tagmeme as the basic unit of grammatical analysis.
- talk time — a prepaid amount of minutes or hours on a mobile phone bill agreement, etc
- talmudist — a person versed in the Talmud.
- tamarillo — the edible, plumlike fruit of a tree, Cyphomandra betacea, of the nightshade family, native to the Peruvian Andes.
- tamazight — a Berber language spoken in Morocco.
- tambourin — a long narrow drum of Provence.
- tamoxifen — an antineoplastic drug, C 26 H 29 NO, that blocks the estrogen receptors on cancer cells, used in the treatment of breast cancer.
- tampering — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
- tantalism — a form of punishment similar to or as severe as that suffered by Tantalus
- tarantism — a mania characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance, especially as prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century, popularly attributed to the bite of the tarantula.
- tasimeter — a device for measuring small temperature changes. It depends on the changes of pressure resulting from expanding or contracting solids
- tasmanian — an island S of Australia: a state of the commonwealth of Australia. 26,382 sq. mi. (68,330 sq. km). Capital: Hobart.
- tauriform — shaped like a bull or the head or horns of a bull.
- taxidermy — the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals and of stuffing and mounting them in lifelike form.
- taximeter — a device fitted to a taxicab or other vehicle, for automatically computing and indicating the fare due.
- taxonomic — the science or technique of classification.
- taylorism — a modified form of Calvinism that maintains that every person has a free will, and that makes a distinction between depravity, as the tendency to commit sins, and sin, as a voluntary choice of evil actions.
- tchambuli — a member of an indigenous people of Papua New Guinea.
- tephigram — a chart depicting variations in atmospheric conditions relative to altitude
- terminate — to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
- termitary — termitarium.
- terrarium — a vivarium for land animals (distinguished from aquarium).
- thalamium — thalamus (def 3).
- thanatism — the belief that the soul ceases to exist when the body dies
- thaumatin — a type of natural sweetener derived from an African flowering plant, Thaumatococcus daniellii
- the amish — the Amish people
- the mafia — an international secret organization founded in Sicily, probably in opposition to tyranny. It developed into a criminal organization and in the late 19th century was carried to the US by Italian immigrants
- the mains — the main distribution network for water, gas, or electricity
- the media — all the means of communication, as newspapers, radio, and TV, that provide the public with news, entertainment, etc., usually along with advertising
- 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.