9-letter words containing a, e, r, i, u
- heraclius — a.d. 575?–641, Byzantine emperor 610–641.
- herbarium — a collection of dried plants systematically arranged.
- hirudinea — the class comprising the leeches.
- humanizer — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- hurricane — a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour (32 m/sec). Compare tropical cyclone, typhoon.
- iminourea — guanidine.
- immatured — Not having matured.
- incourage — Archaic form of encourage.
- incurable — not curable; that cannot be cured, remedied, or corrected: an incurable disease.
- incurvate — curved, especially inward.
- indeavour — Archaic form of endeavour.
- indurable — Archaic form of endurable.
- indurance — Obsolete form of endurance.
- indurated — to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil.
- infuriate — to make furious; enrage.
- inquorate — (of an assembly) unable to proceed effectively because not enough members are present to make up a quorum.
- insurable — capable of being or proper to be insured, as against loss or harm.
- insurance — the act, system, or business of providing financial protection for property, life, health, etc, against specified contingencies, such as death, loss, or damage, and involving payment of regular premiums in return for a policy guaranteeing such protection
- internaut — A user of the Internet, especially a habitual or skilled one.
- inumbrate — (obsolete) To shade; to darken.
- irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
- issue par — an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
- jacquerie — the revolt of the peasants of northern France against the nobles in 1358.
- juniorate — a two-year course of study for a Jesuit novice in preparation for the course in philosophy.
- ketonuria — the presence of ketone bodies in the urine.
- labourite — a member or supporter of the Labour party.
- laquearia — a ceiling made of panels
- latreutic — of or relating to latria.
- laundries — Plural form of laundry.
- laurencin — Marie [ma-ree] /maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1956, French painter, lithographer, and stage designer.
- lautering — The step or process in brewing beer which separates the mash into clear liquid wort and grain.
- lemuralia — the annual festival in ancient Rome in which the lemures were exorcised from houses.
- lifeguard — an expert swimmer employed, as at a beach or pool, to protect bathers from drowning or other accidents and dangers.
- ligatures — Plural form of ligature.
- literatus — singular of literati.
- lubricate — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- luminaire — A complete electric light unit (used especially in technical contexts).
- luxuriate — to enjoy oneself without stint; revel: to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth.
- macquarie — a river in SE Australia, in New South Wales, flowing NW to the Darling River. 750 miles (1210 km) long.
- manicured — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- manicures — Plural form of manicure.
- margulies — Donald. born 1955, US playwright; plays include The Loman Family Picnic (1989) and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Dinner with Friends (1999)
- marquises — Plural form of marquis.
- martineau — Harriet, 1802–76, English novelist and economist.
- mastigure — Any of the spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastyx.
- measuring — Ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units or by comparing it with an object of known size.
- megacurie — a unit of radioactivity equal to one million curies
- melanuria — the presence of melanin in urine
- melanuric — relating to melanuria