9-letter words containing s, c, i, a, m
- crampfish — a ray of the order Torpediniformes with electric organs on either side of its head
- creamiest — Superlative form of creamy.
- criminals — Plural form of criminal.
- crocosmia — any plant of the cormous S. African genus Crocosmia, including the plant known to gardeners as montbretia: family Iridaceae
- crotalism — a type of poisoning caused by ingestion of plants of the genus Crotalaria
- curialism — the doctrine and methods of the ultramontane party in the Roman Catholic Church
- cusimanse — A small mongoose, of genus Crossarchus, native to West Africa.
- cymbalist — A musician who plays the cymbals.
- dalmatics — Plural form of dalmatic.
- decigrams — Plural form of decigram.
- decimates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decimate.
- demoniacs — Plural form of demoniac.
- diastemic — a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- dichasium — a cymose inflorescence in which each branch bearing a flower gives rise to two other flowering branches, as in the stitchwort
- dictamnus — (botany) A suffrutescent plant, Dictamnus albus (the only species in the genus), with strong perfume and showy flowers.
- disclaims — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disclaim.
- disclimax — a stable community that has replaced the normal climax in a given area, owing to disturbance by humans or domestic animals.
- dogmatics — the study of the arrangement and statement of religious doctrines, especially of the doctrines received in and taught by the Christian church.
- dramatics — (used with a singular or plural verb) the art of producing or acting dramas.
- eclampsia — a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by albuminuria, hypertension, and convulsions.
- emaciates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emaciate.
- empaestic — embossed
- emphatics — Plural form of emphatic.
- emplastic — adhesive
- encomiast — A person who publicly praises or flatters someone else.
- exciseman — An official responsible for collecting excise tax and preventing infringement of the excise laws (especially by smuggling).
- facsimile — an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.
- gaelicism — a word, phrase or idiom peculiar to the Gaelic language
- gallicism — a French idiom or expression used in another language, as Je ne sais quoi when used in English.
- gasconism — the quality of being boastful; boastfulness
- geomatics — The discipline of gathering, storing, processing, and delivering geographic information.
- gimcracks — Plural form of gimcrack.
- gymnastic — of or relating to physical exercises that develop and demonstrate strength, balance, and agility, especially such exercises performed mostly on special equipment.
- harmonics — Music. overtone (def 1).
- hemispace — the area to either the right or left side of the body
- icemakers — Plural form of icemaker.
- imagistic — (often initial capital letter) a theory or practice of a group of poets in England and America between 1909 and 1917 who believed that poetry should employ the language of common speech, create new rhythms, have complete freedom in subject matter, and present a clear, concentrated, and precise image.
- immusical — (archaic) inharmonious; unmusical; discordant.
- impeaches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impeach.
- incompass — Archaic form of encompass.
- insomniac — a person who suffers from insomnia, the inability, especially when chronic, to obtain sufficient sleep, through difficulty in falling or staying asleep: Her husband, an insomniac, had at last fallen asleep at the computer, head resting on the keyboard.
- ischaemia — local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.
- ischaemic — (UK, pathology, cardiology) alternative spelling of ischemic.
- italicism — Italianism, especially an idiom or a characteristic of the Italian language.
- jacksmith — a smith who makes devices that enable the turning of meat while being roasted
- laconisms — Plural form of laconism.
- lacrimoso — sad or mournful
- lemniscal — relating to a lemniscate
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- limescale — A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate found in kettles, washing machines etc., especially in a hard water area.