9-letter words containing m, i, e, l
- polyamine — a compound containing more than one amino group.
- polydemic — native to several countries or two or more regions.
- polyimide — any of a class of polymers with an imido group: resistant to high temperatures, wear, radiation, and many chemicals.
- polymeric — of or relating to a polymer.
- polysemic — capable of having several possible meanings
- preclimax — a stable community that precedes the full development of the climax community of a given area and that results from local variations in soil and water.
- prelatism — prelacy; episcopacy.
- primaeval — of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
- primuline — a synthetic yellow dye
- prolamine — any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- ptolemaic — of or relating to Ptolemy or his system of astronomy.
- ptolemies — (Claudius Ptolemaeus) flourished a.d. 127–151, Hellenistic mathematician, astronomer, and geographer in Alexandria.
- ptolemy i — (surnamed Soter) 367?–280 b.c, ruler of Egypt 323–285: founder of Macedonian dynasty in Egypt.
- puerilism — childishness in the behavior of an adult.
- pummeling — to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
- quelimane — a seaport in E Mozambique.
- quicklime — lime1 (def 1).
- ramillies — a village in central Belgium: Marlborough's defeat of the French 1706.
- reacclaim — to acclaim again
- real time — If something is done in real time, there is no noticeable delay between the action and its effect or consequence.
- real-time — of or relating to applications in which the computer must respond as rapidly as required by the user or necessitated by the process being controlled.
- reclaimer — to bring (uncultivated areas or wasteland) into a condition for cultivation or other use.
- recompile — to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- regiminal — relating to a regimen
- reimplant — Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
- reinflame — to inflame again
- remindful — reviving memory of something; reminiscent.
- reptilium — a building for the public exhibition of reptiles.
- reticulum — any fine network, esp one in the body composed of cells, fibres, etc
- rigmarole — an elaborate or complicated procedure: to go through the rigmarole of a formal dinner.
- sailmaker — a person who makes or repairs sails.
- salicetum — a plantation of willows
- salimeter — salinometer.
- salt mine — a mine from which salt is excavated.
- salvemini — Gaetano [gah-e-tah-naw] /ˌgɑ ɛˈtɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1957, Italian historian in the U.S.
- schlemiel — an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right.
- schlemihl — an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right.
- schmeling — Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1905–2005, German boxer: world heavyweight champion 1930–32.
- seemingly — apparent; appearing, whether truly or falsely, to be as specified: a seeming advantage.
- seemlihed — seemliness
- semiangle — half of a particular angle
- 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.
- semifinal — of or relating to the round preceding the final one in a tournament from which losers are eliminated.
- semifluid — imperfectly fluid; having both fluid and solid characteristics; semiliquid.
- 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.
- semilunar — shaped like a half-moon; crescent.
- semimetal — an element with properties both of a metal and of a non-metal; a metalloid
- seminally — pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- 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.