9-letter words containing s, m, i, e
- irenicism — the promotion and support of peace and conciliation
- irksomely — In an irksome manner; tediously.
- ischaemia — local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.
- ischaemic — (UK, pathology, cardiology) alternative spelling of ischemic.
- isocheims — Plural form of isocheim.
- isoenzyme — isozyme.
- isogamete — one of a pair of conjugating gametes, exhibiting no differences in form, size, structure, or sex.
- 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.
- isotherms — Plural form of isotherm.
- isthmuses — Plural form of isthmus.
- itemising — Present participle of itemise.
- james iii — Stuart, James Francis Edward.
- james vii — title as king of Scotland of James II of England and Ireland
- jansenism — the doctrinal system of Cornelis Jansen and his followers, denying free will and maintaining that human nature is corrupt and that Christ died for the elect and not for all humanity.
- jemminess — neatness or smartness
- jensenism — the theory that an individual's IQ is largely due to heredity, including racial heritage.
- jeremiads — Plural form of jeremiad.
- jessamine — a female given name, form of Jasmine.
- jesuitism — the system, principles, or practices of the Jesuits.
- jockeyism — the skills and practices of jockeys
- jokesmith — (jocular) A person who devises jokes.
- jumpiness — The state of being jumpy.
- junkerism — the spirit or policy of the Junkers.
- kaiserdom — The dignity, rank or office of a kaiser; the state of being a kaiser.
- kaiserism — autocratic rule, like that of a German kaiser.
- kalsomine — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- kamikazes — Plural form of kamikaze.
- kermesite — a mineral, antimony oxysulfide, Sb 2 S 2 O, occurring usually in tufts of red capillary crystals.
- ketoximes — Plural form of ketoxime.
- kinswomen — Plural form of kinswoman.
- kissimmee — a town in central Florida.
- klephtism — the activities or life of klephts
- kusimanse — (zoology) Several species of dwarf mongoose in genus Crossarchus.
- laminates — Plural form of laminate.
- landmines — Plural form of landmine.
- lasherism — (jargon, algorithm) (Harvard) A program that solves a standard problem (such as the Eight Queens Puzzle or implementing the life algorithm) in a deliberately nonstandard way. Distinguished from a crock or kluge by the fact that the programmer did it on purpose as a mental exercise. Such constructions are quite popular in exercises such as the Obfuscated C contest, and occasionally in retrocomputing. Lew Lasher was a student at Harvard around 1980 who became notorious for such behaviour.
- last mile — the distance walked by a condemned person from his or her cell to the place of execution.
- legalisms — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- lemniscal — relating to a lemniscate
- lemniscus — a band of fibers, especially of white nerve fibers in the brain.
- lemonfish — the cobia.
- lexigrams — Plural form of lexigram.
- lichenism — the symbiotic association between a fungus and alga that forms a lichen
- life mask — a cast of the face of a living person.
- lifeforms — Plural form of lifeform.
- lifetimes — Plural form of lifetime.