9-letter words containing a, e, r, o
- ametropia — loss of ability to focus images on the retina, caused by an imperfection in the refractive function of the eye
- ametropic — relating to ametropia
- amiloride — a potassium-sparing diuretic, C 6 H 8 ClN 7 O, used in the treatment of hypertension.
- amortised — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amortized — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amortizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortize.
- amourette — a brief affair or an affair that is insignificant to oneself
- anaerobes — Plural form of anaerobe.
- anaerobic — Anaerobic creatures or processes do not need oxygen in order to function or survive.
- ancestors — Plural form of ancestor.
- anchorage — An anchorage is a place where a boat can anchor safely.
- anchoress — a female anchorite
- anchorite — a person who lives in seclusion, esp a religious recluse; hermit
- anchormen — Plural form of anchorman.
- androcles — (in Roman legend) a slave whose life was spared in the arena by a lion from whose paw he had once extracted a thorn
- androgens — Plural form of androgen.
- androgeus — a son of Minos and Pasiphaë who fell victim to Athenian King Aegeus: in revenge, Minos waged war on the Athenians and forced them to send a tribute of seven maidens and seven youths to the Minotaur every nine years.
- androgyne — an androgynous plant or animal
- androides — Dated form of android.
- andromeda — the daughter of Cassiopeia and wife of Perseus, who saved her from a sea monster
- androsace — any plant of the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having basal leaves and white or reddish flowers.
- anemogram — a record produced by an anemograph
- anestrous — not showing estrus.
- angashore — a miserable person given to complaining
- angleworm — an earthworm used as bait by anglers
- announcer — An announcer is someone who introduces programmes on radio or television or who reads the text of a radio or television advertisement.
- annoyware — (software) Shareware that reminds you frequently that you are using an unregistered copy.
- anode ray — a stream of positive ions traveling from a metallic anode to the cathode in a gas-discharge tube.
- anoestrus — a period of sexual inactivity between two periods of oestrus in many mammals
- anorectal — relating to the anus and rectum
- anorectic — Also, anorectous. having no appetite.
- anorexics — Plural form of anorexic.
- anorthite — a white to greyish-white or reddish-white mineral of the feldspar group and plagioclase series, found chiefly in igneous rocks and more rarely in metamorphic rocks. It is used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics. Composition: calcium aluminium silicate. Formula: CaAl2Si2O8. Crystal structure: triclinic
- answer to — a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly.
- antechoir — the part of a church in front of the choir, usually enclosed by screens, tombs, etc
- antecourt — a forecourt.
- anteporch — an outer porch.
- anterooms — Plural form of anteroom.
- anti-hero — An anti-hero is the main character in a novel, play, or film who is not morally good and does not behave like a typical hero.
- apeldoorn — a town in the Netherlands, in central Gelderland province: nearby is the summer residence of the Dutch royal family. Pop: 156 000 (2003 est)
- aperiodic — not periodic; not occurring at regular intervals
- aperitivo — aperitif (sense 2), esp. any of those produced in Italy
- aphorized — Simple past tense and past participle of aphorize.
- aphorizer — a person who aphorizes
- aphorizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorize.
- aphrodite — the goddess of love and beauty, daughter of Zeus
- apocenter — the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.
- appointer — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
- approbate — to accept as valid
- approvers — a person who approves.