9-letter words containing a, c, e, s, i, n
- saliaunce — an onslaught
- saracenic — History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- sarcodine — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcosine — a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- sauciness — impertinent; insolent: a saucy remark; a saucy child.
- scaliness — a scaly quality or condition
- scan line — (hardware) A horizontal line of pixels generated by a single horizontal sweep of the beam from a monitor's electron gun. The number of scanlines that make up a frame is the vertical resolution.
- scariness — the state or quality of being scary
- scarpines — an instrument for torturing feet
- scenarios — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- scenarist — a writer of motion-picture or television scenarios.
- scenarize — to make or create a scenario of something
- schiavone — the Italian name for a 17th century basket-hilted sword with a double edge
- sciaenoid — belonging or pertaining to the Sciaenidae, a family of carnivorous fishes that produce a loud sound by snapping the muscles attached to their air bladder, comprising the croakers and drums.
- sciential — having knowledge.
- scrape in — to succeed in entering with difficulty or by a narrow margin
- screaking — screeching or creaking
- screaming — uttering screams.
- searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- sectarian — of or relating to sectaries or sects.
- sectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- securitan — a person believing they are secure
- selachian — belonging to the Selachii, a group of fishes comprising the sharks, skates, and rays.
- semantics — Linguistics. the study of meaning. the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form.
- semuncial — of or pertaining to a semuncia or to half an ounce
- sennachie — a professional storyteller of family genealogy, history, and legend.
- shanachie — a professional storyteller of family genealogy, history, and legend.
- shechinah — Shekhinah.
- sibilance — hissing.
- sickleman — a person reaping with a sickle
- skin care — the cleansing, massaging, moisturizing, etc., of the skin, especially the face or hands.
- spaciness — the state of being spacey
- spanaemic — relating to a lack of red corpuscles in blood
- spinacene — a type of vaccine
- stenopaic — (of an optic device) having a narrow opening devised to improve eyesight by limiting obscurations
- succinate — a salt or ester of succinic acid.
- syndicate — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- tacitness — understood without being openly expressed; implied: tacit approval.
- tackiness — not tasteful or fashionable; dowdy.
- teachings — the act or profession of a person who teaches.
- tenacious — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- unceasing — not ceasing or stopping; continuous: an unceasing flow of criticism.
- valencies — valence.
- vinaceous — of, relating to, or resembling wine or grapes.
- vulcanise — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- wackiness — odd or irrational; crazy: They had some wacky plan for selling more books.
- windscale — a numerical scale, as the Beaufort scale, for designating relative wind intensities.
- wine cask — a strong wooden barrel used to hold wine
- wing case — elytron.
- wing-case — elytron.