9-letter words containing a, c, e, t, i
- silicates — Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- skeptical — doubtful about a particular thing: My teacher thinks I can get a scholarship, but I'm skeptical.
- socialite — a socially prominent person.
- sociative — expressing accompaniment or association
- spacesuit — a sealed and pressurized suit designed to allow the wearer to leave a pressurized cabin in outer space or at extremely high altitudes within the atmosphere.
- sparticle — a hypothetical elementary particle thought to have been produced in the Big Bang
- specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- spermatic — of, relating to, or resembling sperm; seminal; generative.
- spiculate — having the form of a spicule.
- staircase — a flight of stairs with its framework, banisters, etc., or a series of such flights.
- steadicam — a mechanism for steadying a handheld camera, consisting of a shock-absorbing arm to which the camera is attached and a harness worn by the camera operator
- stemmatic — of or relating to a textual stemma
- stenopaic — (of an optic device) having a narrow opening devised to improve eyesight by limiting obscurations
- stepchair — a set of steps folding into a chair.
- sterculia — any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
- stickable — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- strategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- succinate — a salt or ester of succinic acid.
- suscitate — to excite (a feeling)
- 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.
- tackifier — a substance that causes tackiness
- tackiness — not tasteful or fashionable; dowdy.
- tactilely — in a tactile manner
- tagmemics — a school of linguistics deriving from American structuralism based on the work of Kenneth Lee Pike and using the tagmeme as the basic unit of grammatical analysis.
- tail cone — a cone-shaped component at the rear of a jet engine, rocket, or missile, usually serving as an exhaust pipe.
- tailpiece — a piece added at the end; an end piece or appendage.
- tallchief — Maria, 1925–2013, U.S. ballet dancer.
- tanorexic — obsessed with maintaining a permanent deep tan, esp through use of tanning machines
- taoiseach — The prime minister of the Republic of Ireland is called the Taoiseach.
- tarriance — delay.
- teachings — the act or profession of a person who teaches.
- technical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- tectorial — a rooflike structure.
- telically — in a purposeful manner
- tenacious — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- teniacide — an agent that destroys tapeworms.
- terracing — a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- testacies — the state of being testate.
- tetanical — related to tetanus
- theandric — relating to the state of being both divine and human, esp pertaining to Christ
- theatrics — (used with a singular verb) the art of staging plays and other stage performances.
- theriacal — of or relating to a theriac, a mixture once thought to be an antidote to poison such as snake venom or treacle
- thick ear — a blow on the ear delivered as punishment, in anger, etc
- thickhead — a stupid person; blockhead.
- thickleaf — any of various succulent plants of the crassulaceous genus Crassula, having sessile or short-stalked fleshy leaves
- thylacine — a wolflike marsupial, Thylacinus cynocephalus, of Tasmania, tan-colored with black stripes across the back: probably extinct.
- tide race — a fast-running tidal current
- tie clasp — an ornamental metal clasp for securing the two ends of a necktie to a shirt front.
- tiger cat — any of several felines, as the ocelot or margay, that resemble the tiger in coloration or ferocity but are smaller.