9-letter words containing a, c, r, e, i
- ancientry — the quality of being ancient, or old-fashioned style
- anorectic — Also, anorectous. having no appetite.
- anorexics — Plural form of anorexic.
- 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
- anticrime — preventing or fighting crime
- antiulcer — acting against ulcers
- aperiodic — not periodic; not occurring at regular intervals
- apheretic — Standard spelling of aphaeretic.
- apreciate — Misspelling of appreciate.
- arabicize — to make or become Arab
- arccosine — the function the value of which for a given argument between –1 and 1 is the angle in radians (between 0 and π), the cosine of which is that argument: the inverse of the cosine function
- archaized — Simple past tense and past participle of archaize.
- archaizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archaize.
- archfiend — a chief fiend
- archilowe — a treat, such as a drink, given in return for something
- archilute — Alternative form of archlute.
- archimage — a great magician or wizard
- archimime — The chief jester or mimic who would imitate the dead person as part of ancient Roman funeral processions.
- architect — An architect is a person who designs buildings.
- arcminute — unit of angular measurement, 1⁄60 of a degree
- arecoline — a drug derived from betel nuts and producing a range of effects, including increased salivation, body temperature, and heart rate
- areflexic — Lb pathology Exhibiting, or relating to, areflexia.
- armistice — An armistice is an agreement between countries who are at war with one another to stop fighting and to discuss ways of making peace.
- arrivance — the action or state of arriving
- arsaces i — founder of the Parthian empire c250 b.c.
- arsenical — of or containing arsenic
- artichoke — Artichokes or globe artichokes are round green vegetables that have fleshy leaves arranged like the petals of a flower.
- artificer — a skilled craftsman
- artifices — Plural form of artifice.
- ascarides — any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.
- ascertain — If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
- asskicker — to kick ass. See kick (def 33).
- astricted — Simple past tense and past participle of astrict.
- auriscope — a medical instrument for examining the external ear
- autocrime — a crime involving a motor vehicle, esp the theft of a car
- autocrine — relating to self-stimulation, through the production of a factor and a specific receptor for it
- aviatrice — a woman who is a pilot; aviator.
- avicebron — (Solomon ben Judah ibn-Gabirol) 1021?–58, Jewish poet and philosopher in Spain.
- ayurvedic — Ayurvedic medicine is a type of complementary medicine, originally from India, that uses herbs and other natural treatments.
- backbiter — to attack the character or reputation of (a person who is not present).
- backfired — Simple past tense and past participle of backfire.
- backfires — Plural form of backfire.
- backspeir — to cross-examine, interrogate
- bacterial — Bacterial is used to describe things that relate to or are caused by bacteria.
- bacterias — (US) Plural form of bacteria.
- bacterins — a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
- bacterio- — indicating bacteria or an action or condition relating to or characteristic of bacteria
- bacterium — Bacterium is the singular of bacteria.
- bacterize — to subject to bacterial action