9-letter words containing a, d, c, t
- adnascent — growing on or to something else
- advanceth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advance.
- advection — the transference of heat energy in a horizontal stream of gas, esp of air
- advective — relating to advection
- advocated — to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers.
- advocater — Alternative form of advocator.
- advocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advocate.
- advocator — a person who advocates
- afflicted — to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis.
- afterdeck — the unprotected deck behind the bridge of a ship
- allocated — to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: to allocate funds for new projects.
- anacidity — the abnormal absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
- andesitic — relating to, or containing, andesite
- anecdotal — Anecdotal evidence is based on individual accounts, rather than on reliable research or statistics, and so may not be valid.
- anecdotes — a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
- anecdotic — anecdotal
- anecdoton — (Grecian) alternative spelling of anecdote.
- anecdotum — (rare, Latinate) alternative spelling of anecdote.
- anteceded — Simple past tense and past participle of antecede.
- antecedes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antecede.
- antichild — Opposing children.
- 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
- apodictic — that can clearly be shown or proved; absolutely certain or necessarily true
- aqueducts — Plural form of aqueduct.
- ascendant — proceeding upwards; rising
- ascendent — a position of dominance or controlling influence: possession of power, superiority, or preeminence: With his rivals in the ascendant, he soon lost his position.
- ascidiate — of or relating to the tunicate molluscs of the genus Ascidium
- astricted — Simple past tense and past participle of astrict.
- asyndetic — (of a catalogue or index) without cross references
- attack ad — a public notice, such as a printed display or a short film on television, in which a political party criticizes or abuses an opponent
- attracted — feeling a pleasing, alluring, or fascinating influence from someone or something
- auctioned — Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- autocidal — (of insect pest control) effected by the introduction of sterile or genetically altered individuals into the wild population
- 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.
- backdated — Put an earlier date to (a document or agreement) than the actual one.
- backdates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backdate.
- backdraft — an explosive surge in a fire produced by the sudden mixing of air with other combustible gases.
- bacteroid — resembling a bacterium
- bad actor — a mean, ill-tempered, troublemaking, or evil person.
- 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
- bar ditch — a roadside borrow pit dug for drainage purposes.
- bedjacket — A short jacket worn when sitting up in bed, usually by women.
- bepatched — mended with or covered in patches
- bicaudate — having two tails or taillike appendages.
- birdwatch — to watch birds
- bit decay — bit rot
- boat deck — the deck of a ship on which the lifeboats are kept
- bracketed — a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc.
- broadcast — A broadcast is a programme, performance, or speech on the radio or on television.
- cab stand — A cab stand is a place where taxis wait for passengers, for example, at an airport or outside a station.