9-letter words containing a, c, e, i, t
- adjection — Act of adjecting or adding, or the thing added.
- adjective — An adjective is a word such as 'big', 'dead', or 'financial' that describes a person or thing, or gives extra information about them. Adjectives usually come before nouns or after link verbs.
- advection — the transference of heat energy in a horizontal stream of gas, esp of air
- advective — relating to advection
- aerobatic — (used with a plural verb) stunts performed in flight by an airplane, glider, or the like.
- aesthetic — Aesthetic is used to talk about beauty or art, and people's appreciation of beautiful things.
- affecting — If you describe something such as a story or a piece of music as affecting, you think it is good because it makes you feel a strong emotion, especially sadness or pity.
- affection — If you regard someone or something with affection, you like them and are fond of them.
- affective — relating to affects
- afflicted — to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis.
- afflicter — a person who causes distress, torment, or affliction
- affricate — a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point, such as the sound written ch, as in chair
- agelastic — never laughing; mirthless
- aitchbone — the rump bone or floor of the pelvis in cattle
- alchemist — An alchemist was a scientist in the Middle Ages who tried to discover how to change ordinary metals into gold.
- aleatoric — designating or of music that involves chance or unpredictability in composition or performance or both
- alecithal — (of an ovum) having little or no yolk
- aliteracy — the state or quality of being able but disinclined to read
- allicient — That attracts; attracting.
- ameristic — not divided into parts; having no meristem.
- ametropic — relating to ametropia
- analeptic — (of a drug, etc) stimulating the central nervous system
- analgetic — a painkilling drug
- anapestic — a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- anchorite — a person who lives in seclusion, esp a religious recluse; hermit
- anciently — in ancient times
- ancientry — the quality of being ancient, or old-fashioned style
- andesitic — relating to, or containing, andesite
- anecdotic — anecdotal
- anelastic — relating to anelasticity
- anorectic — Also, anorectous. having no appetite.
- antechoir — the part of a church in front of the choir, usually enclosed by screens, tombs, etc
- anti-icer — a device fitted to an aircraft to prevent the formation of ice
- anticaste — Lb sociology Opposing the social system of caste.
- anticline — a formation of stratified rock raised up, by folding, into a broad arch so that the strata slope down on both sides from a common crest
- anticrime — preventing or fighting crime
- antigenic — Immunology. any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies and combine specifically with them.
- antiulcer — acting against ulcers
- antwackie — old-fashioned
- apathetic — If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything.
- apheretic — Standard spelling of aphaeretic.
- apiculate — (of leaves) ending in a short sharp point
- aplanetic — (esp of some algal and fungal spores) nonmotile or lacking a motile stage
- apneustic — of or relating to apneusis
- apothecia — the fruit of certain lichens and fungi: usually an open, saucer-shaped or cup-shaped body, the inner surface of which is covered with a layer that bears asci.
- appentice — penthouse (def 4).
- applicate — applied practicably
- apreciate — Misspelling of appreciate.
- archilute — Alternative form of archlute.
- architect — An architect is a person who designs buildings.