9-letter words that end in am
- pentagram — a five-pointed, star-shaped figure made by extending the sides of a regular pentagon until they meet, used as an occult symbol by the Pythagoreans and later philosophers, by magicians, etc.
- petersham — a heavy woolen cloth for men's overcoats and other bulky outerwear.
- petrogram — a drawing or painting on rock, especially one made by a member of a prehistoric people.
- phenogram — a diagram depicting taxonomic relationships among organisms based on overall similarity of many characteristics without regard to evolutionary history or assumed significance of specific characters: usually generated by computer.
- phonogram — a unit symbol of a phonetic writing system, standing for a speech sound, syllable, or other sequence of speech sounds without reference to meaning.
- photogram — a silhouette photograph made by placing an object directly on sensitized paper and exposing it to light.
- pictogram — pictograph.
- piracetam — a drug used to improve cognitive powers and memory, used to treat stroke victims and sufferers of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, etc
- piroxicam — a white crystalline solid substance, C 1 5 H 1 3 N 3 O 4 S, used in the symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis and other musculoskeletal disorders.
- pyelogram — an x-ray produced by pyelography.
- pyroceram — a strong heat-resistant glass which has been heat-treated so that it is made up of microscopic crystalline domains
- quickbeam — a rowan tree
- radiogram — a combination radio and record player.
- razorclam — type of mollusc with a long, narrow shell
- reprogram — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- rood beam — a beam above the entrance to the choir or chancel of a church, supporting the rood.
- rotherham — a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
- rotterdam — a seaport in SW Netherlands.
- scalogram — an attitude scale in which a positive answer to an item implies agreement with items appearing lower on the scale.
- sdr-sdram — Single Data Rate Random Access Memory
- sea bream — any of numerous marine sparid fishes, as Pagellus centrodontus, inhabiting waters off the coasts of Europe.
- shah alam — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 3160 sq. mi. (8184 sq. km). Capital: Shah Alam.
- sialogram — an X-ray of a salivary gland
- snail cam — a cam with spiral cross section used for progressive lifting of a lever as the cam revolves
- sociogram — a sociometric diagram representing the pattern of relationships between individuals in a group, usually expressed in terms of which persons they prefer to associate with.
- soft clam — soft-shell clam.
- sörenstam — Annika (ˈænɪka). born 1970, Swedish golfer; winner of the US Women's Open (1995, 1996, 2006), the LPGA Championship (2003, 2004, 2005), and the British Women's Open (2003)
- spirogram — a record made by a spirograph
- spodogram — the ash pattern produced by incinerating a plant
- steadicam — a mechanism for steadying a handheld camera, consisting of a shock-absorbing arm to which the camera is attached and a harness worn by the camera operator
- styrofoam — Styrofoam is a very light, plastic substance, used especially to make containers.
- sun cream — a chemical, usually in the form of a cream, applied to exposed skin to block out all or almost all of the ultraviolet rays of the sun
- supertram — a tram with greater capacity and speed than conventional trams
- surf clam — any of several typically large common clams of the family Mactridae, inhabiting the zone of breaking surf in coastal waters.
- swat team — A SWAT team is a group of policemen who have been specially trained to deal with very dangerous or violent situations. SWAT is an abbreviation for 'Special Weapons and Tactics'.
- tachogram — the record produced by the action of a tachometer.
- temazepam — Temazepam is a drug that is used to make people feel calmer or less anxious.
- tephigram — a chart depicting variations in atmospheric conditions relative to altitude
- tetragram — a word of four letters.
- the madam — the lady of the house
- tottenham — a former borough, now part of Haringey, in SE England, N of London.
- uncle sam — a personification of the government or people of the U.S.: represented as a tall, lean man with white chin whiskers, wearing a blue tailcoat, red-and-white-striped trousers, and a top hat with a band of stars.
- videogram — an audiovisual recording, as on a videotape or DVD
- warp beam — a roller, located at the back of a loom, on which the warp ends are wound in preparation for weaving.
- wet dream — nocturnal emission.
- wet steam — steam, usually low-pressure, that contains water droplets in suspension
- whim-wham — any odd or fanciful object or thing; a gimcrack.
- whitebeam — a European tree, Sorbus aria, of the rose family, having leathery leaves, showy, white flowers, and mealy, orange-red or scarlet fruit.
- wilbraham — a city in SW Massachusetts.
- wokingham — a unitary authority in SE England, in Berkshire. Pop: 151 200 (2003 est). Area: 179 sq km (69 sq miles)