9-letter words containing a, g, t, e
- alligated — to attach; bind.
- alter ego — Your alter ego is the other side of your personality from the one which people normally see.
- ambiguate — To make a situation or something more ambiguous.
- analgetic — a painkilling drug
- anglesite — a white or grey secondary mineral consisting of lead sulphate in orthorhombic crystalline form. It occurs in lead-ore deposits and is a source of lead. Formula: PbSO4
- angulated — Simple past tense and past participle of angulate.
- antegrade — Moving or directed forward.
- antigenic — Immunology. any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies and combine specifically with them.
- antiglare — Acting to reduce or combat glare.
- apothegms — Plural form of apothegm.
- aragonite — a generally white or grey mineral, found in sedimentary rocks and as deposits from hot springs. Composition: calcium carbonate. Formula: CaCO3. Crystal structure: orthorhombic
- arbitrage — In finance, arbitrage is the activity of buying shares or currency in one financial market and selling it at a profit in another.
- arctogaea — a zoogeographical area comprising the Palaearctic, Nearctic, Oriental, and Ethiopian regions
- argentate — (botany, dated, rare) silvery white.
- argentina — a republic in southern South America: colonized by the Spanish from 1516 onwards; gained independence in 1816 and became a republic in 1852; ruled by military dictatorships for much of the 20th century; civilian rule restored in 1983; consists chiefly of subtropical plains and forests (the Chaco) in the north, temperate plains (the pampas) in the central parts, the Andes in the west, and an infertile plain extending to Tierra del Fuego in the south (Patagonia); an important meat producer. Language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: peso. Capital: Buenos Aires. Pop: 42 610 981 (2013 est). Area: 2 776 653 sq km (1 072 067 sq miles)
- argentine — Argentine means the same as Argentinian.
- argentite — a dark grey mineral that consists of silver sulphide, usually in cubic crystalline forms, and occurs in veins, often with native silver. It is found esp in Mexico, Nevada, and Saxony and is an important source of silver. Formula: Ag2S
- argentous — of or containing silver in the monovalent state
- argillite — any argillaceous rock, esp a hardened mudstone
- argue out — If two or more people argue something out, they discuss it or thoroughly in order to reach a conclusion or decision.
- argumenta — appeals to reason
- arguments — an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation: a violent argument.
- arresting — attracting attention; striking
- arrogated — Simple past tense and past participle of arrogate.
- arrogates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arrogate.
- assenting — Present participle of assent.
- asserting — Present participle of assert.
- assurgent — (of leaves, stems, etc) curving or growing upwards; rising
- astringed — to compress; bind together; constrict.
- astringer — a styptic or constrictive substance
- astrogate — (science fiction, intransitive) To astronavigate; to control and guide a spacecraft.
- at length — If someone does something at length, they do it after a long period of time.
- athelings — Plural form of atheling.
- atheology — a resistance or aversion to theology
- att. gen. — Attorney General
- attending — having primary responsibility for a patient.
- attesting — to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing, especially affirm in an official capacity: to attest the truth of a statement.
- attingent — touching; in contact.
- auger bit — an auger having a square tang at its upper end and rotated by a brace, used for boring through wood.
- augmented — (of an interval) increased or expanded from the state of being perfect or major by the raising of the higher note or the dropping of the lower note by one semitone
- augmenter — a person or thing that augments.
- augmentin — (medicine) The antibiotic amoxicillin.
- augmentor — a person or thing that augments.
- augustine — Saint. 354–430 ad, one of the Fathers of the Christian Church; bishop of Hippo in North Africa (396–430), who profoundly influenced both Catholic and Protestant theology. His most famous works are Confessions, a spiritual autobiography, and De Civitate Dei, a vindication of the Christian Church. Feast day: Aug 28
- autogenic — Self-produced.
- autoguide — a traffic information transmission system designed to stop congestion
- backstage — In a theatre, backstage refers to the areas behind the stage.
- bag table — a sewing table or worktable having a suspended pouch or bag for holding needlework.
- bagatelle — something of little value or significance; trifle
- baguettes — Plural form of baguette.