9-letter words containing a, c, t, s, n, o
- narcotism — habitual use of narcotics.
- narcotist — One who is addicted to a narcotic drug.
- nectarous — of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- nonracist — One who is not a racist.
- nonstatic — (computing) (object-oriented programming) Not static.
- nostalgic — experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
- nostratic — designating or of a proposed language superfamily that includes the Indo-European, Afroasiatic, Dravidian, Uralic, and Altaic families
- notecards — An ambitious hypertext system developed at Xerox PARC, "designed to support the task of transforming a chaotic collection of unrelated thoughts into an integrated, orderly interpretation of ideas and their interconnections".
- notecases — Plural form of notecase.
- nyctalops — a person affected by nyctalopia
- obscurant — a person who strives to prevent the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obstinacy — the quality or state of being obstinate; stubbornness.
- occupants — Plural form of occupant.
- oceanites — Plural form of oceanite.
- onanistic — withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- oncostman — a miner who is paid daily
- onomastic — of or relating to proper names.
- open-cast — open-cut.
- opticians — Plural form of optician.
- oscitancy — yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- ostracean — a member of the family formerly called Ostracea
- panoistic — (of insects) producing ova without cells to nurse them
- photoscan — to study the distribution of a radioactive isotope or radiopaque dye in (a body organ or part) through the use of x-rays.
- sanctions — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- santonica — the dried flower heads of any of several species of wormwood, belonging to the genus Artemisia, used as a vermifuge.
- satyricon — a satirical novel, interspersed with verse, written in the 1st century a.d. by Petronius, extant in fragments.
- scalation — an arrangement of scales, as on a fish.
- scazontic — relating to or consisting of scazons
- scotchman — Sometimes Offensive. Scotsman.
- sectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- sociation — an association
- songcraft — the art of songwriting
- sonicator — a device for treatment with ultrasound
- sportance — pleasurable or playful activities
- stanchion — an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.
- stenopaic — (of an optic device) having a narrow opening devised to improve eyesight by limiting obscurations
- stonechat — any of several small Old World birds, especially of the genus Saxicola, as S. torquata.
- stoneface — living stones.
- stratonic — of or relating to an army
- subaction — an act of subduing
- subcantor — a deputy to a cantor
- succorant — the act of seeking out affectionate care and social support.
- suctorian — a suctorial animal.
- sulcation — having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- sycophant — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- syncopate — Music. to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented. to treat (a passage, piece, etc.) in this way.
- tenacious — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- tocantins — a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- toscanini — Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- townscape — a scene or view, either pictorial or natural, of a town or city.