9-letter words containing a, c, e, t, y
- lace stay — that part of an Oxford shoe into which eyelets and laces are inserted.
- lactylate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a lactylic acid.
- latchkeys — Plural form of latchkey.
- lych gate — a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used during funerals as a temporary shelter for the bier
- macrocyte — an abnormally large red blood cell.
- mastocyte — Mast cell.
- mccartney — (Sir) (James) Paul, born 1942, English singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist for the Beatles.
- mendacity — the quality of being mendacious; untruthfulness; tendency to lie.
- metacryst — a crystal formed by recrystallization of minerals in a metamorphic rock.
- nyctalope — a person or animal affected by nyctalopia
- octastyle — having eight columns in the front, as a temple or portico.
- pachytene — the third stage of prophase in meiosis, during which each chromosome pair separates into sister chromatids with some breakage and crossing over of genes.
- pentarchy — a government by five persons.
- phagocyte — any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.
- phlyctena — a small vesicle, blister, or pustule.
- pothecary — apothecary.
- precatory — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or expressing entreaty or supplication: precatory overtures.
- predacity — predatory; rapacious.
- radectomy — excision of part or all of the root of a tooth.
- ready-cut — (of wood, tiles, glass, etc) cut to size before being sold
- recyclate — material that is recyclable
- secretary — a person, usually an official, who is in charge of the records, correspondence, minutes of meetings, and related affairs of an organization, company, association, etc.: the secretary of the Linguistic Society of America.
- sequacity — following with smooth or logical regularity.
- specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- syncopate — Music. to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented. to treat (a passage, piece, etc.) in this way.
- 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.
- tachylyte — a black, glassy form of basalt, readily fusible and of a high luster.
- tachypnea — excessively rapid respiration.
- tactilely — in a tactile manner
- tea caddy — a small box, can, or chest for holding tea leaves.
- teachably — in a teachable manner
- teacherly — characteristic of or pertaining to a teacher; pedagogic.
- telically — in a purposeful manner
- tetrarchy — any ruler of a fourth part, division, etc.
- thackeray — William Makepeace [meyk-pees] /ˈmeɪkˌpis/ (Show IPA), 1811–63, English novelist, born in India.
- the fancy — those who follow a particular sport, esp prize fighting
- theocracy — a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
- theocrasy — a mixture of religious forms and deities by worshipers.
- theomachy — a battle with or among the gods.
- theomancy — divination or prophecy by an oracle or by people directly inspired by a god
- thylacine — a wolflike marsupial, Thylacinus cynocephalus, of Tasmania, tan-colored with black stripes across the back: probably extinct.
- tracheary — using tracheae to breathe
- trancedly — in a trancelike manner
- treachery — violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason.
- tycoonate — the office or position of a tycoon
- type-cast — (of text to be printed) having the type already cast.
- vasectomy — excision of the vas deferens, or of a portion of it: performed to effect sterility in men.
- vaxectomy — (jargon) /vak-sek't*-mee/ (By analogy with "vasectomy") Removal of a VAX. DEC's Microvaxen, especially, are much slower than newer RISC-based workstations such as the SPARC. Thus, if one knows one has a replacement coming, VAX removal can be cause for celebration.
- wyliecoat — a woolen or flannel undergarment, as a warm undershirt.
- yachtsmen — Irregular plural form of yachtsman.