9-letter words containing s, e, m, i, a
- aromatise — Alternative spelling of aromatize.
- arrivisme — unscrupulous ambition
- artemisia — any herbaceous perennial plant of the genus Artemisia, of the N hemisphere, such as mugwort, sagebrush, and wormwood: family Asteraceae (composites)
- asemantic — not semantic
- ashramite — a person who lives in an ashram or place of rest or contemplation
- asplenium — any fern of the very large genus Asplenium, of worldwide distribution. Some, esp the bird's nest fern (A. nidus), are grown as greenhouse or house plants for their decorative evergreen fronds: family Polypodiaceae
- asterisms — Plural form of asterism.
- athletism — The state or practice of an athlete; the characteristics of an athlete.
- atomizers — Plural form of atomizer.
- 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
- autoecism — the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host or group of hosts.
- averroism — the teachings of Averroës
- avisement — the careful consideration or observation of something
- axminster — a type of patterned carpet with a cut pile
- baisemain — a kissing of the hand; thus, a sign of respect
- balminess — mild and refreshing; soft; soothing: balmy weather.
- barminess — the quality of being barmy; craziness
- beaminess — the quality of beaming
- beamishly — in a beamish manner; smilingly; radiantly
- beaumaris — a resort in N Wales, on the island of Anglesey: 13th-century castle. Pop: 1513 (2001)
- bedlamism — anything characteristic of bedlam
- benjamins — hundred-dollar bills
- biomasses — Ecology. the amount of living matter in a given habitat, expressed either as the weight of organisms per unit area or as the volume of organisms per unit volume of habitat.
- bitstream — a sequence of digital data transmitted electronically
- bombasine — bombazine.
- brainstem — the stalklike part of the brain consisting of the medulla oblongata, the midbrain, and the pons Varolii
- caesarism — an autocratic system of government
- calamites — Plural form of calamite.
- calumnies — Plural form of calumny.
- camellias — Plural form of camellia.
- camisoles — Plural form of camisole.
- camp site — a place used or suitable for camping.
- campesino — a Latin American rural peasant
- campfires — Plural form of campfire.
- campiness — the quality of being campy
- campsites — Plural form of campsite.
- careerism — devotion to a successful career, often at the expense of one's personal life, ethics, etc.
- cartelism — the practice of forming cartels
- cassimere — a woollen suiting cloth of plain or twill weave
- catamites — Plural form of catamite.
- catechism — In a Catholic, Episcopal, or Orthodox Church, the catechism is a series of questions and answers about religious beliefs, which has to be learned by people before they can become full members of that Church.
- cauterism — the application of burning, searing, or cautery
- ceramides — Plural form of ceramide.
- ceramists — Plural form of ceramist.
- cerastium — any of a genus of plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae
- chamosite — a mineral of the chlorite group, hydrous aluminum silicate of iron, occurring in gray or black crystals in oolitic iron ore.
- chemicals — the commercial production and sale of chemical products
- chimaeras — Plural form of chimaera.
- chimineas — Plural form of chiminea.
- claimless — Having no claim.