9-letter words containing r, i, m
- archimime — The chief jester or mimic who would imitate the dead person as part of ancient Roman funeral processions.
- arcminute — unit of angular measurement, 1⁄60 of a degree
- arhythmia — arrhythmia.
- arhythmic — Having no rhythm.
- arimathea — a town in ancient Palestine: location unknown
- arm-twist — to subject to arm-twisting: The unions arm-twisted the government into negotiating by threatening widespread strikes.
- armadillo — An armadillo is a small animal whose body is covered with large bony scales and which rolls itself into a ball when it is attacked. Armadillos are mainly found in South and Central America.
- armchairs — Plural form of armchair.
- armillary — of or relating to bracelets
- armistice — An armistice is an agreement between countries who are at war with one another to stop fighting and to discuss ways of making peace.
- armorican — a native or inhabitant of Armorica
- armouries — a drill hall used for training and as headquarters by a reserve unit of the armed forces
- army list — an official list of all serving commissioned officers of the army and reserve officers liable for recall
- aromantic — Not given to experiencing romantic attraction to others.
- aromatics — Plural form of aromatic.
- aromatise — Alternative spelling of aromatize.
- aromatize — to make aromatic
- arrivisme — unscrupulous ambition
- art music — music written by a composer rather than passed on by oral tradition
- artemisia — any herbaceous perennial plant of the genus Artemisia, of the N hemisphere, such as mugwort, sagebrush, and wormwood: family Asteraceae (composites)
- artemotil — A fast-acting blood schizonticide specifically indicated for the treatment of chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria and cerebral malaria cases.
- artmobile — a truck trailer outfitted to transport and exhibit works of art in areas without access to museums.
- arum lily — any southern African plant of the aroid genus Zantedeschia, esp Z. aethiopica, which has a white funnel-shaped spathe enclosing a yellow spadix
- arylamine — any of a group of amines in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by aromatic groups.
- ashramite — a person who lives in an ashram or place of rest or contemplation
- asterisms — Plural form of asterism.
- atomizers — Plural form of atomizer.
- atriotomy — (medicine) The surgical opening of an atrium.
- audiogram — a graphic record of the acuity of hearing of a person obtained by means of an audiometer
- auteurism — a critical film theory according to which the primary creator of a film is the director, all of whose works are said to reflect to a certain degree the characteristics of a personal style
- authorism — the state or condition of being author
- autocrime — a crime involving a motor vehicle, esp the theft of a car
- autotimer — a device for turning a system on and off automatically at times predetermined by advance setting
- ave maria — “Hail, Mary,” the first words of the Latin version of a prayer to the Virgin Mary used in the Roman Catholic Church
- averroism — the teachings of Averroës
- axminster — a type of patterned carpet with a cut pile
- bacciform — shaped like a berry
- bacterium — Bacterium is the singular of bacteria.
- baia-mare — city in NW Romania: pop. 150,000
- baltimore — a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)
- barbarism — If you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarism, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized.
- barenboim — Daniel. born 1942, Israeli concert pianist and conductor, born in Argentina
- barmecide — lavish or plentiful in imagination only; illusory; sham
- barminess — the quality of being barmy; craziness
- bbc micro — BBC Microcomputer
- beaumaris — a resort in N Wales, on the island of Anglesey: 13th-century castle. Pop: 1513 (2001)
- berkelium — a metallic transuranic element produced by bombardment of americium. Symbol: Bk; atomic no: 97; half-life of most stable isotope, 247Bk: 1400 years; valency: 3 or 4; relative density: 14 (est)
- bermudian — a native or inhabitant of Bermuda
- beryllium — a corrosion-resistant toxic silvery-white metallic element that occurs chiefly in beryl and is used mainly in X-ray windows and in the manufacture of alloys. Symbol: Be; atomic no: 4; atomic wt: 9.012; valency: 2; relative density: 1.848; melting pt: 1289°C; boiling pt: 2472°C
- bicameral — (of a legislature) consisting of two chambers