9-letter words containing a, c, t, e, o
- anteporch — an outer porch.
- antonescu — Ion. 1882–1946, Romanian general and statesman; appointed prime minister (1940) by King Carol II. He was executed for war crimes
- apocenter — the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.
- apocopate — to omit the final sound or sounds of (a word)
- apothecia — the fruit of certain lichens and fungi: usually an open, saucer-shaped or cup-shaped body, the inner surface of which is covered with a layer that bears asci.
- archstone — a wedge-shaped stone forming the curved part of an arch
- arctogaea — a zoogeographical area comprising the Palaearctic, Nearctic, Oriental, and Ethiopian regions
- artichoke — Artichokes or globe artichokes are round green vegetables that have fleshy leaves arranged like the petals of a flower.
- ascorbate — a salt of ascorbic acid
- associate — If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind.
- astrocyte — any of the star-shaped cells in the tissue supporting the brain and spinal cord (neuroglia)
- at source — at the point of origin
- athetosic — relating to or characterized by athetosis
- athrocyte — a cell that is able to receive and store matter
- auctioned — Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- autecious — autoecious
- autoclave — a strong sealed vessel used for chemical reactions at high pressure
- autocoder — (language) Possibly the first primitive compiler. AUTOCODER was written by Alick E. Glennie in 1952. It translated symbolic statements into machine language for the Manchester Mark I computer. Autocoding later came to be a generic term for assembly language programming.
- 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
- autocutie — a young and attractive but inexperienced female television presenter
- autocycle — a bicycle powered or assisted by a small engine
- autoecism — the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host or group of hosts.
- autogenic — Self-produced.
- autoscope — An optical instrument for examining one's own eye.
- autotelic — having a purpose in and justifying itself
- babacoote — a species of large lemur, Lichanotus brevicaudatus, native to Madagascar
- bacterio- — indicating bacteria or an action or condition relating to or characteristic of bacteria
- bacteroid — resembling a bacterium
- baronetcy — the rank, position, or patent of a baronet
- base coat — the first coat of paint applied to a prepared surface
- basestock — Refined petroleum oil with no additives.
- batchelor — (British) alternative spelling of bachelor.
- bel canto — a style of singing characterized by beauty of tone rather than dramatic power
- betatopic — (of atoms) differing in proton number by one, theoretically as a result of emission of a beta particle
- bioactive — (of a substance) having or producing an effect on living tissue
- boat deck — the deck of a ship on which the lifeboats are kept
- boat neck — a high slitlike neckline of a garment that extends onto the shoulders
- bracteole — a secondary bract subtending a flower within an inflorescence
- cabriolet — A cabriolet is a type of car with two doors and a convertible top.
- cachepots — Plural form of cachepot.
- cacoepist — One who engages in cacoepy, especially frequently.
- cacoethes — an uncontrollable urge or desire, esp for something harmful; mania
- cajeputol — cineole.
- caldecott — Randolph1846-86; Eng. artist & illustrator: illustrated many books for children
- callowest — Superlative form of callow.
- calotypes — Plural form of calotype.
- camel toe — the visual effect created when a woman's trousers cling too tightly to the crotch, emphasizing the shape of the pudenda
- camel-toe — the outline of a vulva as sometimes seen when a woman is wearing tight pants.
- camouflet — a type of bomb that is used during a siege to collapse an enemy's tunnel