9-letter words containing p, a, r, m
- compadres — Plural form of compadre.
- compander — a system for improving the signal-to-noise ratio of a signal at a transmitter or recorder by first compressing the volume range of the signal and then restoring it to its original amplitude level at the receiving or reproducing apparatus
- companera — (in the southwestern U.S.) a female companion; friend.
- companero — (in the southwestern U.S.) a male companion or partner.
- comparing — Present participle of compare.
- comprador — (formerly in China and some other Asian countries) a native agent of a foreign enterprise
- comprisal — to include or contain: The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.
- copraemia — a type of poisoning caused by faecal matter entering the bloodstream as a result of chronic constipation
- copraemic — of or relating to copraemia
- crampbark — a large deciduous shrub, Viburnum opulus, of the Caprifoliaceae family, native to Europe and eastern parts of North America
- crampfish — a ray of the order Torpediniformes with electric organs on either side of its head
- cramponee — (heraldry) Having a cramp or square piece at the end; said of a cross.
- creamcups — a Californian papaveraceous plant, Platystemon californicus, with small cream-coloured or yellow flowers on long flower stalks
- creampuff — puff pastry filled with cream
- cremocarp — any fruit consisting of two united carpels which hang from a supporting axis
- crew pram — concurrent read, exclusive write PRAM.
- crow pram — concurrent read, owner write PRAM.
- cryptogam — (in former plant classification schemes) any organism that does not produce seeds, including algae, fungi, mosses, and ferns
- cymograph — an instrument for tracing the outline of an architectural moulding
- dalrymple — Sir James, 1st Viscount Stair, 1619–95, Scottish jurist.
- dampproof — resistant to dampness or the effects of dampness.
- demoparty — (demoscene) A party organised by and for the demoscene, typically involving socializing, computer programming, and competitions.
- deprogram — to cause to abandon a rigid commitment to certain beliefs, values, etc., as those of a religious cult, by undoing the effects of indoctrination
- diaphragm — Your diaphragm is a muscle between your lungs and your stomach. It is used when you breathe.
- diapirism — the existence of diapirs
- dipyramid — bipyramid.
- drepanium — a type of flower cluster shaped like a sickle
- embla pro — (messaging, tool) An IMAP-compliant electronic mail client from WinSoft Products Ltd. EMBLA Pro allows you to use an IMAP mail server in a true client/server network manner, once you've connected to the IMAP server, you can organise messages into folders on the server and you can view messages and any attached files at the server before deciding whether or not to download them to your local system. IMAP allows the user to select individual message attachments to be viewed and/or downloaded. You can delete files and messages from the server, move or copy them to the local computer or leave them for future retrieval. EMBLA Pro also supports the standard POP3 protocol. Both POP3 and IMAP2 run over E-SMTP. The IMAP Unix daemons can support specific environments, for example, Sun MailTool attachments. All flavours of Unix are catered for with a suite of binary mail daemons, eg: SunSoft Solaris, HP, IBM and SCO. EMBLA conforms to the SMTP, E-SMTP, MIME and IMAP Internet standards - RFC1590 (RFC1521), RFC1522, RFC1426, RFC1425, RFC1176, RFC0822, RFC0821 and the draft update of RFC1176.
- emperical — Misspelling of empirical.
- empirical — Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
- emplaster — a plaster
- empyreans — Plural form of empyrean.
- empyreuma — the smell and taste associated with burning vegetable and animal matter
- ephemeral — An ephemeral plant.
- epidermal — Of or pertaining to the epidermis.
- epimerase — an enzyme that catalyses the interconversion of epimers
- epiphragm — A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation.
- epirrhema — the address in Greek comedy
- erew pram — exclusive read, exclusive write PRAM.
- examplary — Obsolete form of exemplary.
- exemplars — Plural form of exemplar.
- exemplary — Serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind.
- exit ramp — a short roadway by which vehicles may leave a major highway
- farm shop — a shop that sells farm produce
- framepack — a backpack attached to a supporting frame of usually lightweight metal.
- galumpher — a person or animal that leaps or moves heavily or clumsily
- game park — a game preserve, especially in Africa.
- gear pump — lobular pump.
- germplasm — Alternative spelling of germ plasm.
- grampians — a region in E Scotland. 3361 sq. mi. (8704 sq. km).