9-letter words containing a, c, t, i, o
- anacostia — a section of the District of Columbia, in the SE part.
- anaptotic — (of languages) tending to become uninflected, in accordance with a theory that languages evolve from uninflected to inflected and back.
- anchorite — a person who lives in seclusion, esp a religious recluse; hermit
- anecdotic — anecdotal
- aniconist — a believer or follower of aniconism
- ankylotic — Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
- anorectic — Also, anorectous. having no appetite.
- antechoir — the part of a church in front of the choir, usually enclosed by screens, tombs, etc
- anthozoic — relating to anthozoans
- anthropic — of or relating to human beings
- anti-lock — designating or of an automotive braking system that prevents the wheels from locking during a sudden stop
- antichlor — a substance used to remove chlorine from a material after bleaching or to neutralize the chlorine present
- anticodon — a three-base unit of genetic code contained in transfer RNA that corresponds to a codon region on messenger RNA, involved in genetic translation
- anticosti — an island of E Canada, in the Gulf of St Lawrence; part of Quebec. Area: 7881 sq km (3043 sq miles)
- antiknock — a compound, such as lead tetraethyl, added to petrol to reduce knocking in the engine
- antimacho — opposed to macho attitudes
- antimonic — of or containing antimony in the pentavalent state
- antinomic — opposition between one law, principle, rule, etc., and another.
- antiochus — name of thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty of Syria
- antishock — designed to reduce the force of impact
- antitonic — (physiology) That reduces muscular or vascular tonus.
- antitoxic — of, containing, or acting as an antitoxin
- antonymic — having the opposite meaning, relating to antonyms
- apodictic — that can clearly be shown or proved; absolutely certain or necessarily true
- apomictic — produced by, or relating to, apomixis
- apophatic — of or relating to the belief that God can only be described by a process of negation
- apoptotic — of or relating to apoptosis
- apostolic — Apostolic means belonging or relating to a Christian religious leader, especially the Pope.
- 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.
- archivolt — a moulding around an arch, sometimes decorated
- archontic — relating to an archon
- arcuation — the use of arches or vaults in buildings
- aromantic — Not given to experiencing romantic attraction to others.
- aromatics — Plural form of aromatic.
- artichoke — Artichokes or globe artichokes are round green vegetables that have fleshy leaves arranged like the petals of a flower.
- associate — If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind.
- astichous — having a structure or layout that is not in rows
- astucious — Subtle; cunning; astute.
- asystolic — Pertaining to asystole.
- athetosic — relating to or characterized by athetosis
- atomicity — the state of being made up of atoms
- atomistic — of atoms or atomism
- atonicity — lack of tone; atony.
- atrocious — If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
- auctioned — Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- auctorial — of or relating to an author
- autecious — autoecious
- autocidal — (of insect pest control) effected by the introduction of sterile or genetically altered individuals into the wild population
- 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