9-letter words containing a, c, t, i, o
- autocutie — a young and attractive but inexperienced female television presenter
- autoecism — the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host or group of hosts.
- autogenic — Self-produced.
- autoicous — (of plants, esp mosses) having male and female reproductive organs on the same plant
- autolytic — the breakdown of plant or animal tissue by the action of enzymes contained in the tissue affected; self-digestion.
- automagic — done with such ease and speed as to seem like magic
- automatic — An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines.
- autonomic — occurring involuntarily or spontaneously
- autotelic — having a purpose in and justifying itself
- auxotonic — (of muscle contraction) occurring against increasing force
- avocating — Present participle of avocate.
- avocation — Your avocation is a job or activity that you do because you are interested in it, rather than to earn your living.
- axiomatic — If something is axiomatic, it seems to be obviously true.
- bacterio- — indicating bacteria or an action or condition relating to or characteristic of bacteria
- bacteroid — resembling a bacterium
- bandicoot — any agile terrestrial marsupial of the family Peramelidae of Australia and New Guinea. They have a long pointed muzzle and a long tail and feed mainly on small invertebrates
- betatopic — (of atoms) differing in proton number by one, theoretically as a result of emission of a beta particle
- bicoastal — Someone or something that is bicoastal lives or occurs on both the east coast and the west coast of the U.S.
- bicompact — compact1 (def 7).
- bioactive — (of a substance) having or producing an effect on living tissue
- biostatic — the branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms in relation to their functions (opposed to biodynamics).
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- botanical — Botanical books, research, and activities relate to the scientific study of plants.
- bromantic — noting or pertaining to a bromance: You might call this movie a bromantic comedy.
- c rations — tinned food formerly issued in packs to US soldiers
- cabriolet — A cabriolet is a type of car with two doors and a convertible top.
- cacoepist — One who engages in cacoepy, especially frequently.
- cacotopia — a dystopia
- cactiform — resembling a cactus
- caliatour — a tropical dyewood, possibly red sandalwood
- callosity — hardheartedness
- cannoting — cannot but, have no alternative but to: We cannot but choose otherwise.
- canoeists — Plural form of canoeist.
- cantillon — Richard [ree-shar;; English rich-erd] /riˈʃar;; English ˈrɪtʃ ərd/ (Show IPA), c1680–1734, French economist, born in Ireland.
- cantoning — Present participle of canton.
- cantonise — divide into cantons
- cantonize — to divide into cantons
- cantorial — of or relating to a precentor
- capacitor — A capacitor is a device for accumulating electric charge.
- captioned — Simple past tense and past participle of caption.
- captopril — an ACE inhibitor used to treat high blood pressure and congestive heart failure
- carbonite — An explosive manufactured from a variety of materials, including nitroglycerine, wood meal and nitrates.
- cariosity — (medicine) caries.
- carnation — A carnation is a plant with white, pink, or red flowers.
- carnosity — an abnormal fleshy protrusion growing on any part of the body
- carnotite — a radioactive yellow mineral consisting of hydrated uranium potassium vanadate: occurs in sedimentary rocks and is a source of uranium, radium, and vanadium. Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2.3H2O
- caseation — the formation of cheese from casein during the coagulation of milk
- cashpoint — A cashpoint is the same as a cash dispenser.
- cassation — (esp in France) annulment, as of a judicial decision by a higher court
- cast iron — Cast iron is iron which contains a small amount of carbon. It is hard and cannot be bent so it has to be made into objects by casting.