9-letter words containing n, i, e, m
- hindemith — Paul, 1895–1963, U.S. composer, born in Germany.
- histamine — Biochemistry, Physiology. a heterocyclic amine, C 5 H 9 N 3 , released by mast cells when tissue is injured or in allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing dilation of small blood vessels and smooth muscle contraction.
- hive mind — the property of apparent sentience in a colony of social insects acting as a single organism, each insect performing a specific role for the good of the group.
- home sign — any idiosyncratic system of gestural communication used by a deaf person.
- home unit — a self-contained residence which is part of a series of similar residences
- homegoing — A voyage home.
- hominines — Plural form of hominine.
- homogenic — having only one alternative form, or one allele, of a gene or genes: The plagues attacked relatively homogenic populations.
- horsemint — a wild mint, Mentha longifolia, introduced into America from Europe, having spikes of lilac flowers.
- hoydenism — The behaviour of a hoyden.
- humanised — Simple past tense and past participle of humanise.
- humanized — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- humanizer — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- humanizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humanize.
- humanlike — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
- humdinger — a person, thing, action, or statement of remarkable excellence or effect.
- humidness — Humidity.
- hunkerism — a member of the conservative faction in the Democratic Party in New York State, 1845–48.
- hydramine — an amine derived from a glycol in which one hydroxyl is replaced by an amino group.
- hymettian — a mountain in SE Greece, near Athens. 3370 feet (1027 meters).
- hymnodies — Plural form of hymnody.
- hyphenism — dual patriotic loyalty
- ice-minus — noting or pertaining to genetically altered bacteria used on crops to inhibit frost formation.
- ichneumon — Also called African mongoose, Egyptian mongoose. a slender, long-tailed mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, inhabiting Africa and southern Europe, and believed by the ancient Egyptians to devour crocodile eggs.
- idomeneus — a king of Crete who fought on the Greek side in the Trojan War
- illumined — Simple past tense and past participle of illumine.
- illuminer — an illuminator
- illumines — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of illumine.
- ilmarinen — one of the heroes of the Kalevala.
- imagineer — a person who practices or is skilled in imagineering.
- imbalance — the state or condition of lacking balance, as in proportion or distribution.
- imbedding — embedding.
- imbrangle — embrangle.
- imbuement — to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
- iminourea — guanidine.
- immanacle — to tie with fetters
- immanence — remaining within; indwelling; inherent.
- immanency — remaining within; indwelling; inherent.
- immelmann — a maneuver in which an airplane makes a half loop, then resumes its normal, level position by making a half roll: used to gain altitude while turning to fly in the opposite direction.
- immensely — vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
- immensity — vastness; enormous extent: the immensity of the Roman empire.
- immensive — (obsolete) huge.
- immerging — Present participle of immerge.
- immersing — to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.
- immersion — an act or instance of immersing.
- imminence — Also, imminency. the state or condition of being imminent or impending: the imminence of war.
- imminency — Also, imminency. the state or condition of being imminent or impending: the imminence of war.
- immingles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of immingle.
- immunised — Simple past tense and past participle of immunise.
- immunized — Simple past tense and past participle of immunize.