9-letter words containing ma
- autosomal — any chromosome other than a sex chromosome.
- ave maria — “Hail, Mary,” the first words of the Latin version of a prayer to the Virgin Mary used in the Roman Catholic Church
- axiomatic — If something is axiomatic, it seems to be obviously true.
- axolemmas — Plural form of axolemma.
- baby mama — the biological mother of a man's child, not married to the child's father and usually not in a relationship with him.
- babymaker — Somebody who gives birth to a baby.
- badmashes — Plural form of badmash.
- baia-mare — city in NW Romania: pop. 150,000
- baisemain — a kissing of the hand; thus, a sign of respect
- balmacaan — a man's knee-length loose flaring overcoat with raglan sleeves
- bandmates — Plural form of bandmate.
- bannerman — a person who carries a flag or banner; standard-bearer.
- baptismal — Baptismal means relating to or connected with baptism.
- barmaster — (historical) A local judge among miners.
- batchmate — (India) classmate.
- batswoman — a female batsman
- beaumaris — a resort in N Wales, on the island of Anglesey: 13th-century castle. Pop: 1513 (2001)
- beechmast — collective term for beech nuts, esp when lying on the ground
- belomancy — the art of divination using arrows
- bemelmans — Ludwig [luhd-wig,, loo d-] /ˈlʌd wɪg,, ˈlʊd-/ (Show IPA), 1898–1962, U.S. humorous satirist and painter; born in Austria: author and illustrator of children's books.
- benchmark — A benchmark is something whose quality or quantity is known and which can therefore be used as a standard with which other things can be compared.
- bergamask — person from Bergamo
- betamaxed — (jargon) When a technology is overtaken in the market by inferior but better marketed competition. E.g. "Microsoft betamaxed Apple right out of the market". The Betamex videotape standard lost to VHS.
- biohermal — a carbonate rock formation, in the form of an ancient reef or hummock, consisting of the fossilized remains of corals, algae, mollusks, and other sedentary marine life, and commonly surrounded by rock of a different lithology.
- biomarker — a distinct biochemical, genetic, or molecular characteristic or substance that is an indicator of a particular biological condition or process: a blood test to measure protein biomarkers for cancer.
- 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.
- birlieman — a judge dealing with local law
- birthmark — A birthmark is a mark on someone's skin that has been there since they were born.
- bitmapped — composed of or formed by a pattern of pixels to make a bitmap
- blackmail — Blackmail is the action of threatening to reveal a secret about someone, unless they do something you tell them to do, such as giving you money.
- blastemal — of or relating to blastema
- blue mass — Also called mercury mass. a preparation of metallic mercury and other ingredients, used for making blue pills.
- body mass — the ratio of a person's weight to their height
- boilerman — a man who looks after boilers
- boltzmann — Ludwig (ˈluːtvɪç). 1844–1906, Austrian physicist. He established the principle of the equipartition of energy and developed the kinetic theory of gases with J. C. Maxwell
- bondwoman — a female serf or slave
- boogerman — South Midland and Southern U.S. bogeyman.
- boogeyman — a frightening imaginary being, often one used as a threat in disciplining children
- boogieman — bogeyman.
- bookmaker — A bookmaker is a person whose job is to take your money when you bet and to pay you money if you win.
- bookmarks — a ribbon or other marker placed between the pages of a book to mark a place.
- bootmaker — a person who makes boots and shoes for a living
- botmaster — (chat) The owner of a bot.
- brakesman — a pithead winch operator
- bran mash — a food for horses made with bran and hot water, and sometimes including carrots, molasses, apples, etc
- bregmatic — of or relating to the bregma
- bridemaid — a bridesmaid
- bridgeman — a person who works on a bridge or on the construction of bridges.
- bromantic — noting or pertaining to a bromance: You might call this movie a bromantic comedy.
- bromatium — any of the swollen hyphal tips of certain fungi, on which ants can feed.