9-letter words containing n, i, e, m
- persimmon — any of several trees of the genus Diospyros, especially D. virginiana, of North America, bearing astringent, plumlike fruit that is sweet and edible when ripe, and D. kaki, of Japan and China, bearing soft, red or orange fruit.
- petrinism — the body of theological doctrine taught by, or attributed to, the apostle Peter.
- phenakism — a form of deceit or craftiness
- phonemics — the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.
- phonetism — the science of speech sounds and of writing phonetically
- pigmental — of or relating to a pigment or pigments, or the natural colouring of a person or thing
- pigmented — a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc.
- pimpernel — a plant belonging to the genus Anagallis, of the primrose family, especially A. arvensis (scarlet pimpernel) having scarlet or white flowers that close at the approach of bad weather.
- pin money — any small sum set aside for nonessential minor expenditures.
- pneumatic — of or relating to air, gases, or wind.
- pneumonia — inflammation of the lungs with congestion.
- pneumonic — of, relating to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary.
- poimenics — pastoral theology.
- policeman — a member of a police force or body.
- policemen — a member of a police force or body.
- polyamine — a compound containing more than one amino group.
- pomerania — a former province of NE Germany, now mostly in NW Poland.
- pompeiian — of or relating to Pompeii, or its culture.
- predomain — (theory) A domain with no bottom element.
- preinform — to supply with information beforehand: He preinformed the newspapers of his decision.
- preminger — Otto (Ludwig) 1906–86, U.S. motion-picture actor, director, and producer, born in Austria.
- premonish — to admonish beforehand; forewarn
- premotion — a previous motion
- prenomina — praenomen.
- presuming — presumptuous.
- primuline — a synthetic yellow dye
- princedom — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- 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.
- promazine — a compound, C 17 H 20 N 2 S, used as a tranquilizer.
- prominent — standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable: Her eyes are her most prominent feature.
- prooemion — a preface
- protamine — any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
- pummeling — to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
- quelimane — a seaport in E Mozambique.
- querimony — a complaint
- rainmaker — (among American Indians) a medicine man who by various rituals and incantations seeks to cause rain.
- randomize — to order or select in a random manner, as in a sample or experiment, especially in order to reduce bias and interference caused by irrelevant variables; make random.
- ranterism — a radical 17th-century Christian doctrine based on a personal relationship with the Holy Spirit and disregard of formal worship
- re-homing — the act of re-homing an animal
- reanimate — to restore to life; resuscitate.
- recombine — to bring into or join in a close union or whole; unite: She combined the ingredients to make the cake. They combined the two companies.
- reconfirm — to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify: This report confirms my suspicions.
- redeeming — offsetting or counterbalancing some fault, defect, or the like: a redeeming quality.
- reexamine — to examine again.
- reforming — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
- regiminal — relating to a regimen
- reimagine — to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
- reimaging — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- reimplant — Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
- reinflame — to inflame again