9-letter words containing m, i, s, a, t
- osmeteria — glands in some caterpillars that secrete foul-smelling substances to deter predators
- ostracism — exclusion, by general consent, from social acceptance, privileges, friendship, etc.
- ozostomia — bad breath; halitosis.
- palmister — a person telling fortunes by reading palms
- palmistry — the art or practice of telling fortunes and interpreting character from the lines and configurations of the palm of a person's hand.
- pantheism — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
- pastorium — a Baptist parsonage.
- pedantism — pedantry.
- plasmatic — Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- platonism — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- pointsman — a railway switchman.
- potassium — a silvery-white metallic element that oxidizes rapidly in the air and whose compounds are used as fertilizer and in special hard glasses. Symbol: K; atomic weight: 39.102; atomic number: 19; specific gravity: 0.86 at 20°C.
- predatism — the state of living as a predator or by predation.
- prelatism — prelacy; episcopacy.
- prismatic — of, relating to, or like a prism.
- privatism — concern with or pursuit of one's personal or family interests, welfare, or ideals to the exclusion of broader social issues or relationships.
- psamtik i — king of Egypt 663–609 b.c. (son of Necho I).
- quaesitum — something that is sought; the solution to a problem
- rainstorm — a storm with heavy rain.
- ranterism — a radical 17th-century Christian doctrine based on a personal relationship with the Holy Spirit and disregard of formal worship
- redtapism — excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- rhotacism — Historical Linguistics. a change of a speech sound, especially (s), to (r), as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
- ritualism — adherence to or insistence on ritual.
- sabbatism — sabbath observance
- sack time — time spent sleeping.
- salicetum — a plantation of willows
- salimeter — salinometer.
- salt mine — a mine from which salt is excavated.
- samaritan — an inhabitant of Samaria.
- sarmatian — the ancient name of a region in E Europe, between the Vistula and the Volga.
- sarmiento — a city in E Argentina, a suburb of Buenos Aires.
- saturnism — lead poisoning (def 1b).
- sawtimber — trees suitable for sawing into planks, boards, etc.
- schematic — pertaining to or of the nature of a schema, diagram, or scheme; diagrammatic.
- schematik — A NeXT front-end to MIT Scheme for the NeXT by Chris Kane and Max Hailperin <[email protected]>. Schematik provides syntax-knowledgeable text editing, graphics windows and a user-interface to an underlying MIT Scheme process. It comes with MIT Scheme 7.1.3 ready to install on the NeXT and requires NEXTSTEP. Version: 1.1.5.2.
- semantics — Linguistics. the study of meaning. the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form.
- semantide — a type of molecule found in all cells, which changes slowly over time
- semi-matt — midway between matte and glossy, as certain paper or paint.
- semimatte — midway between matte and glossy, as certain paper or paint.
- semimetal — an element with properties both of a metal and of a non-metal; a metalloid
- septarium — a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- septimana — a week.
- shulamite — an epithet meaning “princess,” applied to the bride in the Song of Solomon 6:13.
- side meat — salt pork and bacon taken from the sides of a hog.
- sightsman — a tourist guide
- sigmatism — defective pronunciation of sibilant sounds.
- sigmatron — a machine for generating X-rays
- simionato — Giulietta [joo-lyet-tah] /dʒuˈlyɛt tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–2010, Italian mezzo-soprano.
- simmental — one of a large breed of cattle, yellowish-brown to red and white, originally of Switzerland, used for milk and beef and as a draft animal.
- simpatico — congenial or like-minded; likable: I find our new neighbor simpatico in every respect.