8-letter words containing m, s, i
- amitosis — an unusual form of cell division in which the nucleus and cytoplasm divide by constriction without the formation of chromosomes; direct cell division
- ammianus — Marcellinus [mahr-suh-lahy-nuh s] /ˌmɑr səˈlaɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c325–c398, Roman historian.
- amnesiac — Someone who is amnesiac has lost their memory.
- amnesias — Plural form of amnesia.
- amnestic — causing amnesia
- amniotes — Plural form of amniote.
- amorists — Plural form of amorist.
- amortise — amortize
- amourist — Alternative form of amorist.
- amritsar — a city in India, in NW Punjab: centre of the Sikh religion; site of a massacre in 1919 of unarmed supporters of Indian self-government by British troops; in 1984 the Golden Temple, fortified by Sikhs, was attacked by Indian troops with the loss of many Sikh lives. Pop: 975 695 (2001)
- anemious — (of a plant) Growing in exposed windy places.
- anemosis — spacing between the annual rings in wood that is caused by strong winds bending the tree trunk
- aneurism — a permanent cardiac or arterial dilatation usually caused by weakening of the vessel wall.
- angiomas — Plural form of angioma.
- animates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animate.
- animists — Plural form of animist.
- anthemis — a genus of aromatic herbs of the family Asteraceae, closely related to Chamaemelum and native to the Mediterranean region and SW Asia
- antimask — interlude in a masque
- antismog — acting to reduce smog, aimed at preventing smog
- antismut — opposed to or acting to prevent the circulation of obscene material
- antispam — intended to block unsolicited e-mails
- aphetism — The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable. For example, see squire.
- aphorism — An aphorism is a short witty sentence which expresses a general truth or comment.
- apomixes — Plural form of apomixis.
- apomixis — (esp in plants) any of several types of asexual reproduction, such as parthenogenesis and apogamy, in which fertilization does not take place
- archaism — the adoption or imitation of something archaic, such as a word or an artistic or literary style
- arianism — the doctrine of Arius, pronounced heretical at the Council of Nicaea, which asserted that Christ was not of one substance with the Father, but a creature raised by the Father to the dignity of Son of God
- arminius — ?17 bc–?21 ad, Germanic chieftain: organized a revolt against the Romans in 9 ad
- armoires — Plural form of armoire.
- armories — (US) Plural form of armory.
- armorist — a heraldry expert
- arrivism — the conduct or condition of an arriviste.
- ascidium — part of a plant that is shaped like a pitcher, such as the modified leaf of the pitcher plant
- aseismic — denoting a region free of earthquakes
- asharism — the classical synthesis of Islamic philosophical theology, formulated by al-Ashʿari.
- ashmedai — (tool) A symbolic mathematics package by Michael Levine <[email protected]> that influenced SMP and FORM. There are versions for the Univac 1108 and VAX/VMS.
- aspermia — the failure to form or emit semen
- aspermic — (of a male animal) Unable to produce sperm.
- aspidium — a variety of fern that is used in the treatment of various ailments
- assuming — You use assuming or assuming that when you are considering a possible situation or event, so that you can think about the consequences.
- asterism — three asterisks arranged in a triangle (⁂ or ), to draw attention to the text that follows
- astigmia — Also called astigmia [uh-stig-mee-uh] /əˈstɪg mi ə/ (Show IPA). Ophthalmology. a refractive error of the eye in which parallel rays of light from an external source do not converge on a single focal point on the retina.
- at times — You use at times to say that something happens or is true on some occasions or at some moments.
- atavisms — Plural form of atavism.
- atomised — to reduce to atoms.
- atomiser — Modern commonwealth spelling of 'atomizer'.
- atomises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atomise.
- atomizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atomize.
- atropism — a condition caused by using atropine over a period of time
- atticism — the idiom or character of the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek, esp in the Hellenistic period