9-letter words containing n, a, i, s, m
- darwinism — the theory of the origin of animal and plant species by evolution through a process of natural selection
- deaminase — an enzyme that breaks down and takes out the amino group from amino compounds
- demoniacs — Plural form of demoniac.
- denialism — Describes the position of those who reject propositions that are strongly supported by scientific or historical evidence and seek to influence policy processes and outcomes accordingly.
- dictamnus — (botany) A suffrutescent plant, Dictamnus albus (the only species in the genus), with strong perfume and showy flowers.
- disarming — removing or capable of removing hostility, suspicion, etc., as by being charming: a disarming smile.
- disenamor — to disillusion; disenchant (usually used in the passive and followed by of or with): He was disenamored of working in the city.
- dismantle — to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.: to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress.
- dismaying — Present participle of dismay.
- domainist — (jargon) /doh-mayn'ist/ 1. Said of a domain address (as opposed to a bang path) because the part to the right of the "@" specifies a nested series of "domains"; for example, [email protected] specifies the machine called snark in the subdomain called thyrsus within the top-level domain called com. See also big-endian. 2. Said of a site, mailer or routing program which knows how to handle domainist addresses. 3. Said of a person (especially a site admin) who prefers domain addressing, supports a domainist mailer, or proselytises for domainist addressing and disdains bang paths. This term is now (1993) semi-obsolete, as most sites have converted.
- dominants — Plural form of dominant.
- dominates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dominate.
- dragonism — a strict and domineering manner
- dynamites — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dynamite.
- dysmnesia — an impairment of memory.
- eightsman — a member of an eight-man rowing team
- emanatist — a person who believes that the universe derives its existence from the essence of God
- emigrants — Plural form of emigrant.
- enamelist — An artist who works with enamel.
- encomiast — A person who publicly praises or flatters someone else.
- estaminet — A small cafe in France that sells alcoholic drinks.
- examinees — Plural form of examinee.
- examiners — Plural form of examiner.
- exciseman — An official responsible for collecting excise tax and preventing infringement of the excise laws (especially by smuggling).
- fabianism — the theories of economic and social reform advocated by the Fabian Society.
- falangism — the ideology and practices of the Falange political party
- famishing — Present participle of famish.
- fieldsman — a fielder in cricket.
- filaments — Plural form of filament.
- filenames — Plural form of filename.
- firstname — given name.
- fisherman — a person who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.
- fishwoman — (dated) A woman who sells fish.
- flamingos — Plural form of flamingo.
- flaminius — Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), died 217 b.c, Roman statesman and general who was defeated by Hannibal.
- foaminess — The state or quality of being foamy.
- fumigants — Plural form of fumigant.
- galvanism — Electricity. electricity, especially as produced by chemical action.
- gambrinus — a mythical Flemish king, the reputed inventor of beer.
- ganderism — foolish behaviour
- gandhiism — the principles associated with Mohandas Gandhi, especially his principles of noncooperation and passive resistance in gaining political and social reforms.
- gasconism — the quality of being boastful; boastfulness
- geminates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of geminate.
- geraniums — Plural form of geranium.
- germanism — a usage, idiom, or other feature that is characteristic of the German language.
- germanist — a specialist in the study of German culture, literature, or linguistics.
- germinals — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the seventh month of the year, extending from March 21 to April 19.
- gigantism — abnormally great development in size or stature of the whole body or of parts of the body, most often due to dysfunction of the pituitary gland.
- gloamings — Plural form of gloaming.
- grampians — a region in E Scotland. 3361 sq. mi. (8704 sq. km).