9-letter words containing a, c, y
- amebocyte — any cell capable of moving like an amoeba, esp. one that floats freely in the blood or other body fluids, such as a white blood corpuscle
- amygdalic — of almonds.
- anachrony — a discrepancy between the order of events in a story and the order in which they are presented in the plot: Anachronies are either flashbacks or flashforwards.
- anacidity — the abnormal absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
- anacronym — An acronym the original meaning of which is not known to most speakers.
- analytics — the part of logic having to do with analyzing
- anchylose — ankylose
- anciently — in ancient times
- ancientry — the quality of being ancient, or old-fashioned style
- ancillary — The ancillary workers in an institution are the people such as cleaners and cooks whose work supports the main work of the institution.
- anecdysis — the period between moults in arthropods
- ankylotic — Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
- annoyance — Annoyance is the feeling that you get when someone makes you feel fairly angry or impatient.
- anonychia — congenital absence of the nails.
- antically — in a ludicrous or grotesque manner
- antimycin — an antibiotic drug active against various fungi
- antonymic — having the opposite meaning, relating to antonyms
- anzac day — 25 April, a public holiday in Australia and New Zealand commemorating the Anzac landing at Gallipoli in 1915
- apocrypha — the 14 books included as an appendix to the Old Testament in the Septuagint and the Vulgate but not included in the Hebrew canon. They are not printed in Protestant versions of the Bible
- appetency — a strong desire; craving; appetite
- archabbey — An abbey which is the seat of an archabbot (high monastic rank within an order or congregation).
- archduchy — the territory ruled by an archduke or archduchess
- archenemy — a chief enemy
- archetype — An archetype is something that is considered to be a perfect or typical example of a particular kind of person or thing, because it has all their most important characteristics.
- archology — the study of the origins of things
- arcuately — In an arcuate way.
- arhythmic — Having no rhythm.
- arrogancy — offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride.
- assay cup — a small wine cup for tasting wine to be offered to another person.
- astrocyte — any of the star-shaped cells in the tissue supporting the brain and spinal cord (neuroglia)
- asyllabic — not functioning in the manner of a syllable
- asyndetic — (of a catalogue or index) without cross references
- asystolic — Pertaining to asystole.
- athrocyte — a cell that is able to receive and store matter
- atomicity — the state of being made up of atoms
- atonicity — lack of tone; atony.
- atypicals — Plural form of atypical.
- auriscopy — (medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
- autocracy — Autocracy is government or control by one person who has complete power.
- autocycle — a bicycle powered or assisted by a small engine
- autolycus — a crater in the NW quadrant of the moon about 38 km in diameter and 3000 m deep
- autolytic — the breakdown of plant or animal tissue by the action of enzymes contained in the tissue affected; self-digestion.
- autoscopy — the experience of hallucination in which one sees oneself from outside one's own body
- aux cayes — former name of Les Cayes.
- auxilytic — promoting lysis or increasing lytic action.
- ayahuasca — a Brazilian plant, Banisteriopsis caapi, that has winged fruits and yields a powerful hallucinogenic alkaloid sometimes used to treat certain disorders of the central nervous system: family Malpighiaceae
- ayckbourn — Sir Alan. born 1939, English dramatist. His plays include Absurd Person Singular (1973), the trilogy The Norman Conquests (1974), A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), House and Garden (2000), and Private Fears in Public Places (2004)
- ayurvedic — Ayurvedic medicine is a type of complementary medicine, originally from India, that uses herbs and other natural treatments.
- azoic dye — any of a group of brilliant, long-lasting azo dyes, formed on the fiber by coupling diazotized materials, used chiefly for printing on cotton.
- baby face — a face having a bland babyish or childish appearance, especially a plump, small-featured face unmarked by characteristic lines.