9-letter words containing am
- amplifier — An amplifier is an electronic device in a radio or stereo system which causes sounds or signals to get louder.
- amplifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amplify.
- amplitude — In physics, the amplitude of a sound wave or electrical signal is its strength.
- amplosome — the short or stocky type of human body shape
- ampullary — Of or pertaining to an ampulla.
- ampullate — Having an ampulla; flask-shaped; bellied.
- ampullula — a small ampulla.
- amputated — Simple past tense and past participle of amputate.
- amputates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amputate.
- amsinckia — a genus of flowering herb found in Europe and the Americas
- amsterdam — the commercial capital of the Netherlands, a major industrial centre and port on the IJsselmeer, connected with the North Sea by canal: built on about 100 islands within a network of canals. Pop: 737 000 (2003 est)
- amthamine — A histamine agonist selective for the H2 subtype.
- amu darya — a river in central Asia, rising in the Pamirs and flowing northwest through the Hindu Kush and across Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to its delta in the Aral Sea: forms much of the N border of Afghanistan and is important for irrigation. Length: 2400 km (1500 miles)
- amusement — Amusement is the feeling that you have when you think that something is funny or amusing.
- amusingly — pleasantly entertaining or diverting: an amusing speaker.
- amygdalae — Plural form of amygdala.
- amygdalic — of almonds.
- amygdalin — a white soluble bitter-tasting crystalline glycoside extracted from bitter almonds and stone fruits such as peaches and apricots. Formula: C6H5CHCNOC12H21O10
- amygdules — Plural form of amygdule.
- amyloidal — resembling an amyloid; starch-like
- amylopsin — an enzyme of the pancreatic juice that converts starch into sugar; pancreatic amylase
- amyotonia — a condition in which the muscle tissues lack normal vigor and tension; lack of muscle tone
- anamneses — the recollection or remembrance of the past; reminiscence.
- anamnesis — the ability to recall past events; recollection
- anamniote — any vertebrate animal, such as a fish or amphibian, that lacks an amnion, chorion, and allantois during embryonic development
- andamento — an extended fugue subject.
- anemogram — a record produced by an anemograph
- angiogram — an X-ray picture obtained by angiography
- anisogamy — a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar, either in size alone or in size and form
- arch beam — a crowned metal beam, as of the deck of a ship.
- armaments — Armaments are weapons and military equipment belonging to an army or country.
- arylamine — any of a group of amines in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by aromatic groups.
- ashamedly — feeling shame; distressed or embarrassed by feelings of guilt, foolishness, or disgrace: He felt ashamed for having spoken so cruelly.
- ashramite — a person who lives in an ashram or place of rest or contemplation
- aspartame — an artificial sweetener produced from aspartic acid. Formula: C14H18N2O5
- aswan dam — a dam on the Nile built in 1902 and twice raised in height; now replaced by the Aswan High Dam
- atacamite — a mineral, green in colour, containing copper and present in Australia, Chile, and Cornwall
- audiogram — a graphic record of the acuity of hearing of a person obtained by means of an audiometer
- away game — a game played at an opponent's ground
- away team — a team playing away from its home ground.
- aztreonam — A synthetic monobactam originally isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum, similar in action to penicillin.
- b & b — bed and breakfast
- b & e — breaking and entering
- b & w — black and white
- 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.
- backstamp — a mark stamped on the back of an envelope by a post office to indicate the date and place of its arrival
- ball game — Ball games are games that are played with a ball such as tennis, baseball, and football.
- balsamico — Balsamic vinegar.
- bamboozle — To bamboozle someone means to confuse them greatly and often trick them.
- bar clamp — a clamp having two jaws attached to a bar, one fixed and the other adjustable by means of a screw mechanism.