9-letter words containing r, o, m
- arboretum — An arboretum is a specially designed garden of different types of trees.
- 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.
- armorican — a native or inhabitant of Armorica
- armorless — any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- armourers — Plural form of armourer.
- armouries — a drill hall used for training and as headquarters by a reserve unit of the armed forces
- armstrong — Edwin Howard. 1890–1954, US electrical engineer; invented the superheterodyne radio receiver and the FM radio
- army worm — any of the larvae of certain noctuid moths, esp. of the moth (Pseudaletia unipuncta) of which the caterpillar is dark-striped green and yellow: these larvae travel in large groups, ruining crops and grass
- armyworms — Plural form of armyworm.
- aromantic — Not given to experiencing romantic attraction to others.
- aromatase — an enzyme that converts testosterone into an oestrogen
- aromatics — Plural form of aromatic.
- aromatise — Alternative spelling of aromatize.
- aromatize — to make aromatic
- arrowworm — any small marine invertebrate of the genus Sagitta, having an elongated transparent body with fins and prehensile oral bristles: phylum Chaetognatha (chaetognaths)
- artemotil — A fast-acting blood schizonticide specifically indicated for the treatment of chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria and cerebral malaria cases.
- artemovsk — a city in E Ukraine.
- artmobile — a truck trailer outfitted to transport and exhibit works of art in areas without access to museums.
- asmoulder — in a smouldering or slowly burning manner
- astrodome — a transparent dome on the top of an aircraft, through which observations can be made, esp of the stars
- astronomy — Astronomy is the scientific study of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
- at random — If you choose people or things at random, you do not use any particular method, so they all have an equal chance of being chosen.
- atemporal — having the quality of being uninfluenced, ungoverned or unchanged by time
- atheromas — Plural form of atheroma.
- atm forum — (networking, body) An international non-profit arganisation aiming to encourage the user of Asynchronous Transfer Mode through interoperability specifications and to promote cooperation and awareness. The ATM Forum consists of a worldwide Technical Committee, three Marketing Committees for North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific as well as the User Committee, through which ATM end-users participate. Worldwide Headquarters: 2570 West El Camino Real, Suite 304 Mountain View, CA 94040-1313 USA. Telephone: +1 (650) 949 6700. E-mail: ATM Forum <[email protected]>.
- atmometer — an instrument for measuring the rate of evaporation of water into the atmosphere
- atmometry — the science of measuring the rate at which water evaporates.
- atom trap — a device in which atoms or particles are slowed by the use of lasers and then confined to a small region of space.
- 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
- augmentor — a person or thing that augments.
- authorism — the state or condition of being author
- autocrime — a crime involving a motor vehicle, esp the theft of a car
- autodrome — a track or circuit for racing cars, go-karts, etc
- automaker — An automaker is a company that manufactures cars.
- autometer — a small device inserted in a photocopier to enable the process of copying to begin and to record the number of copies made
- autotimer — a device for turning a system on and off automatically at times predetermined by advance setting
- auxometer — an instrument measuring the magnifying power of lenses
- averroism — the teachings of Averroës
- aztreonam — A synthetic monobactam originally isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum, similar in action to penicillin.
- bacciform — shaped like a berry
- back room — a place where research or planning is done, esp secret research in wartime
- backronym — an existing word turned into an acronym by creating an apt phrase whose initial letters match the word, as to help remember it or offer a theory of its origin. For example, rap has been said to be a backronym of “rhythm and poetry.”.
- backrooms — Plural form of backroom.
- ballrooms — Plural form of ballroom.
- balmorals — Plural form of balmoral.
- baltimore — a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)
- barenboim — Daniel. born 1942, Israeli concert pianist and conductor, born in Argentina
- barnstorm — When people such as politicians or performers barnstorm, they travel around the country making speeches or giving shows.