9-letter words containing m, r, a
- armstrong — Edwin Howard. 1890–1954, US electrical engineer; invented the superheterodyne radio receiver and the FM radio
- army base — a centre from which military activities are coordinated
- army brat — a daughter or son of a career U.S. Army officer or enlisted person, esp. one raised in military communities
- army list — an official list of all serving commissioned officers of the army and reserve officers liable for recall
- army worm — any of the larvae of certain noctuid moths, esp. of the moth (Pseudaletia unipuncta) of which the caterpillar is dark-striped green and yellow: these larvae travel in large groups, ruining crops and grass
- armyworms — Plural form of armyworm.
- aromantic — Not given to experiencing romantic attraction to others.
- aromatase — an enzyme that converts testosterone into an oestrogen
- aromatics — Plural form of aromatic.
- aromatise — Alternative spelling of aromatize.
- aromatize — to make aromatic
- arrayment — the act of arraying
- arrivisme — unscrupulous ambition
- arrowworm — any small marine invertebrate of the genus Sagitta, having an elongated transparent body with fins and prehensile oral bristles: phylum Chaetognatha (chaetognaths)
- art music — music written by a composer rather than passed on by oral tradition
- artemisia — any herbaceous perennial plant of the genus Artemisia, of the N hemisphere, such as mugwort, sagebrush, and wormwood: family Asteraceae (composites)
- artemotil — A fast-acting blood schizonticide specifically indicated for the treatment of chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria and cerebral malaria cases.
- artemovsk — a city in E Ukraine.
- artmobile — a truck trailer outfitted to transport and exhibit works of art in areas without access to museums.
- arum lily — any southern African plant of the aroid genus Zantedeschia, esp Z. aethiopica, which has a white funnel-shaped spathe enclosing a yellow spadix
- arylamine — any of a group of amines in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by aromatic groups.
- ashramite — a person who lives in an ashram or place of rest or contemplation
- asmoulder — in a smouldering or slowly burning manner
- aspartame — an artificial sweetener produced from aspartic acid. Formula: C14H18N2O5
- assembler — An assembler is a person, a machine, or a company which assembles the individual parts of a vehicle or a piece of equipment such as a computer.
- asterisms — Plural form of asterism.
- astrodome — a transparent dome on the top of an aircraft, through which observations can be made, esp of the stars
- astronomy — Astronomy is the scientific study of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
- asymmetry — Asymmetry is the appearance that something has when its two sides or halves are different in shape, size, or style.
- at market — at the current price
- at random — If you choose people or things at random, you do not use any particular method, so they all have an equal chance of being chosen.
- atemporal — having the quality of being uninfluenced, ungoverned or unchanged by time
- atheromas — Plural form of atheroma.
- atm forum — (networking, body) An international non-profit arganisation aiming to encourage the user of Asynchronous Transfer Mode through interoperability specifications and to promote cooperation and awareness. The ATM Forum consists of a worldwide Technical Committee, three Marketing Committees for North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific as well as the User Committee, through which ATM end-users participate. Worldwide Headquarters: 2570 West El Camino Real, Suite 304 Mountain View, CA 94040-1313 USA. Telephone: +1 (650) 949 6700. E-mail: ATM Forum <[email protected]>.
- atmometer — an instrument for measuring the rate of evaporation of water into the atmosphere
- atmometry — the science of measuring the rate at which water evaporates.
- atom trap — a device in which atoms or particles are slowed by the use of lasers and then confined to a small region of space.
- atomizers — Plural form of atomizer.
- atriotomy — (medicine) The surgical opening of an atrium.
- attempter — One who attempts.
- audiogram — a graphic record of the acuity of hearing of a person obtained by means of an audiometer
- augmenter — a person or thing that augments.
- augmentor — a person or thing that augments.
- austemper — to harden (steel) by heating and quenching to render it austenitic.
- 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
- autocrime — a crime involving a motor vehicle, esp the theft of a car
- autodrome — a track or circuit for racing cars, go-karts, etc
- automaker — An automaker is a company that manufactures cars.
- autometer — a small device inserted in a photocopier to enable the process of copying to begin and to record the number of copies made