9-letter words containing a, c, e, r
- acrospore — a spore borne at the tip of a sporophore, as a basidiospore.
- acroteria — acroters
- actioners — Plural form of actioner.
- activater — Alternative spelling of activator.
- actresses — Plural form of actress.
- actuaries — Plural form of actuary.
- acusector — a needle for cutting tissue by means of a high-frequency electric current.
- adherence — Adherence is the fact of adhering to a particular rule, agreement, or belief.
- adipocere — a waxlike fatty substance formed during the decomposition of corpses
- admirance — an admiration (for)
- advancers — Plural form of advancer.
- advocater — Alternative form of advocator.
- aerobatic — (used with a plural verb) stunts performed in flight by an airplane, glider, or the like.
- aerogenic — producing gas, as certain bacteria.
- aeromancy — the interpretation of the weather and atmospheric conditions to foretell the future
- aeronomic — of or relating to the study of the upper atmosphere
- aeroscope — a device that collects bacteria from the air, used for observing the atmosphere
- aerospace — Aerospace companies are involved in developing and making rockets, missiles, space vehicles, and related equipment.
- affecters — to give the appearance of; pretend or feign: to affect knowledge of the situation.
- 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
- aftercare — Aftercare is the nursing and care of people who have been treated in hospital, and who are now recovering.
- aftercast — a casting made from a mold that was itself made from an original casting.
- afterclap — an unexpected, usually unwanted, repercussion of or sequel to an affair which had been thought to be closed
- afterdeck — the unprotected deck behind the bridge of a ship
- agreeance — the act or state of agreeing; agreement.
- agrodolce — an Italian sweet-and-sour sauce, made with onions, garlic, red wine vinegar, sugar, and raisins
- air cover — the use of aircraft to provide aerial protection for ground forces against enemy air attack
- air force — An air force is the part of a country's armed forces that is concerned with fighting in the air.
- air space — a space occupied by air.
- air-lance — to clean with an air lance.
- airscrews — Plural form of airscrew.
- al fresco — out-of-doors; in the open air: to dine alfresco.
- aleatoric — designating or of music that involves chance or unpredictability in composition or performance or both
- alectryon — any sapindaceous tree of the genus Alectryon of Australasia, Southeast Asia, and Micronesia
- aleuronic — related to the aleurone layer
- algebraic — Algebraic equations, expressions, and principles are based on or use algebra.
- algeciras — a port and resort in SW Spain, on the Strait of Gibraltar: scene of a conference of the Great Powers in 1906. Pop: 108 779 (2003 est)
- aliteracy — the state or quality of being able but disinclined to read
- all clear — The all clear is a signal that a dangerous situation, for example an air raid, has ended.
- all-clear — the signal that an air raid or other danger is over.
- allcomers — all people who want to compete, join or take part, esp in a sporting event, as opposed to members of a specific group
- allegoric — consisting of or pertaining to allegory; of the nature of or containing allgegory; figurative: an allegorical poem; an allegorical meaning.
- altercate — to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
- amberjack — any of several large carangid fishes of the genus Seriola, esp S. dumerili, with golden markings when young, occurring in tropical and subtropical Atlantic waters
- americana — Objects that come from or relate to America are referred to as Americana, especially when they are in a collection.
- americano — a drink consisting of espresso coffee diluted with hot water
- americium — a white metallic transuranic element artificially produced from plutonium. It is used as an alpha-particle source. Symbol: Am; atomic no: 95; half-life of most stable isotope, 243Am: 7.4 × 103 years; valency: 2,3,4,5, or 6; relative density: 13.67; melting pt: 1176°C; boiling pt: 2607°C (est)
- ameristic — not divided into parts; having no meristem.
- ametropic — relating to ametropia