9-letter words containing r, o, m, i
- informing — to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to: He informed them of his arrival.
- inharmony — Lack of harmony.
- innermost — farthest inward; inmost.
- intercome — (intransitive) To intervene; interpose; interfere.
- intercoms — Plural form of intercom.
- intermont — located between mountains
- intromits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intromit.
- iodimetry — iodometry.
- iodometry — a volumetric analytical procedure for determining iodine or materials that will liberate iodine or react with iodine.
- iridotomy — incision of the iris, especially for the formation of an artificial pupil by transverse division of fibers of the iris.
- irksomely — In an irksome manner; tediously.
- iron dome — Israel's mobile air defence system
- iron mask — an iron covering for the face, supposedly used in the past to conceal the identity of a well-known prisoner
- iron mold — a stain on cloth or the like made by rusty iron or by ink pigmented with an iron derivative.
- ironsmith — a worker in iron; blacksmith.
- ironwoman — a female worker or athlete of great physical endurance who can be depended upon to perform a given task or job tirelessly.
- irrumatio — Alternative form of irrumation.
- isomerase — any of a class of enzymes that catalyze reactions involving intramolecular rearrangements.
- isomerism — Chemistry. the relation of two or more compounds, radicals, or ions that are composed of the same kinds and numbers of atoms but differ from each other in structural arrangement (structural isomerism) as CH 3 OCH 3 and CH 3 CH 2 OH, or in the arrangement of their atoms in space and therefore in one or more properties. Compare optical isomerism, stereoisomerism.
- isomerize — (chemistry) to convert a compound into a different isomeric form.
- isomerous — having an equal number of parts, markings, etc.
- isometric — of, relating to, or having equality of measure.
- isomorphs — Plural form of isomorph.
- isorhythm — a structural feature characteristic of the Ars Nova motet, consisting of a single rhythmic phrase pattern repeated, usually in the tenor, throughout the composition.
- isotherms — Plural form of isotherm.
- jointworm — the larva of any of several chalcid flies of the family Eurytomidae, especially of the genus Harmolita, that feeds within the stems of grasses, often causing a gall near the first joint.
- kairomone — A chemical substance emitted by an organism and detected by another of a different species that gains advantage from this, e.g., a parasite seeking a host.
- kaiserdom — The dignity, rank or office of a kaiser; the state of being a kaiser.
- kamilaroi — an Australian aboriginal language spoken in northern New South Wales.
- kilograms — Plural form of kilogram.
- kilometer — a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km.
- kilometre — a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km.
- kissogram — A novelty greeting or message delivered by a man or woman who accompanies it with a kiss, arranged as a humorous surprise for the recipient.
- komintern — Third International.
- konimeter — an instrument for measuring the amount of dust in the air.
- labourism — Support for the labour movement, the development of a collective organization of working people to campaign for better working conditions and treatment.
- lacrimoso — sad or mournful
- laminator — to separate or split into thin layers.
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- lanciform — shaped like a lance: lanciform windows.
- larviform — (zoology) Having the form or structure of a larva.
- lattimore — Richmond Alexander, 1906–84, U.S. poet, translator, and critic, born in China.
- lentiform — lenticular.
- leo minor — a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Leo and Ursa Major
- libriform — (of a fibre of woody tissue) elongated and having a pitted thickened cell wall
- life form — the form that is characteristic of a particular organism at maturity.
- lifeforms — Plural form of lifeform.
- ligniform — having the form of wood; resembling wood, as a variety of asbestos.
- lim fjord — a fjord in N Denmark running E from the North Sea to the Kattegat. About 110 miles (175 km) long.
- liquiform — Resembling a liquid.