9-letter words containing r, i, m
- ambrosial — of or fit for the gods; divine
- ambrosian — exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.
- amebiform — That resembles an amoeba / ameba.
- amerasian — People who have one American parent and one Asian parent are sometimes referred to as Amerasians.
- americana — Objects that come from or relate to America are referred to as Americana, especially when they are in a collection.
- americano — a drink consisting of espresso coffee diluted with hot water
- americium — a white metallic transuranic element artificially produced from plutonium. It is used as an alpha-particle source. Symbol: Am; atomic no: 95; half-life of most stable isotope, 243Am: 7.4 × 103 years; valency: 2,3,4,5, or 6; relative density: 13.67; melting pt: 1176°C; boiling pt: 2607°C (est)
- ameristic — not divided into parts; having no meristem.
- ametropia — loss of ability to focus images on the retina, caused by an imperfection in the refractive function of the eye
- ametropic — relating to ametropia
- amiloride — a potassium-sparing diuretic, C 6 H 8 ClN 7 O, used in the treatment of hypertension.
- aminergic — (physiology) Activated by a biochemical amine.
- aminocarb — a crystalline compound, C 11 H 16 N 2 O 2 , used as a nonsystemic insecticide on various food crops and forest growth.
- amoralism — the doctrine or attitude that ignores or rejects moral vaues, or deems them to be irrelevant
- amoralist — a person who adheres to the doctrine of amoralism
- amorality — not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
- amoristic — relating to, or characteristic of, romantic love
- amornings — of a morning
- amorosity — a loving feeling
- amorphism — the state or quality of being amorphous.
- amortised — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amortized — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amortizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortize.
- amphigory — a piece of nonsensical writing in verse or, less commonly, prose
- amphitruo — a comedy (c200 b.c.) by Plautus.
- amplifier — An amplifier is an electronic device in a radio or stereo system which causes sounds or signals to get louder.
- anarchism — Anarchism is the belief that the laws and power of governments should be replaced by people working together freely.
- angiogram — an X-ray picture obtained by angiography
- anguiform — shaped like a snake
- animalier — a painter or sculptor of animal subjects, esp a member of a group of early 19th-century French sculptors who specialized in realistic figures of animals, usually in bronze
- animators — Plural form of animator.
- animatron — An animatronic robot.
- anorchism — Anorchia.
- anthurium — any of various tropical American aroid plants constituting the genus Anthurium, many of which are cultivated as house plants for their showy foliage and their flowers, which are borne in a long-stalked spike surrounded by a flaring heart-shaped white or red bract
- antiarmor — (military) Designed for attacking armored vehicles, such as tanks and armored personnel carriers.
- anticrime — preventing or fighting crime
- antimeres — Plural form of antimere.
- antimeter — (obsolete) A modification of the quadrant, for measuring small angles.
- antimoral — Opposing or countering moral behaviour.
- antiprism — A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.
- antiserum — blood serum containing antibodies against a specific antigen, used to treat or provide immunity to a disease
- antitumor — Inhibiting the development of a tumor.
- aphorisms — Plural form of aphorism.
- apodiform — (zoology) Belonging to the order Apodiformes, including swifts and hummingbirds.
- apriorism — the philosophical doctrine that there may be genuine knowledge independent of experience
- aquariums — Plural form of aquarium.
- arapaimas — Plural form of arapaima.
- arbitrium — the power to decide
- archaisms — Plural form of archaism.
- archimage — a great magician or wizard