9-letter words containing a, i, r, c, u
- curialist — a member or supporter of the papal curia
- curricula — the aggregate of courses of study given in a school, college, university, etc.: The school is adding more science courses to its curriculum.
- cursorial — adapted for running
- curtailed — to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.
- curtailer — One who curtails.
- curtained — A curtained window, door, or other opening has a curtain hanging across it.
- curtation — the discrepancy between the curtate distance and the true distance of a planet from the sun
- curtilage — the enclosed area of land adjacent to a dwelling house
- curvation — the action of curving or bending
- curvative — (of leaves) having curved edges
- cuticular — Of or pertaining to the cuticle.
- dictature — dictatorship
- dicumarol — a white, crystalline powder, C19H12O6, originally extracted from spoiled sweet clover, used to retard blood clots
- druidical — Alt form Druidical.
- encurtain — to cover or surround with curtains or a veil
- epicurean — Of or concerning Epicurus or his ideas.
- eucharist — The Eucharist is the Christian religious ceremony in which Christ's last meal with his disciples is celebrated by eating bread and drinking wine.
- eucryphia — any tree or shrub of the mostly evergreen genus Eucryphia, native to Australia and S America, having leaves of a dark lustrous green and white flowers: family Eucryphiaceae
- excalibur — (in Arthurian legend) the magic sword of King Arthur
- fabricius — Johan Christian [yoh-hahn kris-chuh n;; Danish yoh-hahn kris-tyahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Danish yoʊˈhɑn ˈkrɪs tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1743–1808, Danish entomologist.
- faithcure — a cure or healing through prayer or faith in God
- febricula — a slight and short fever, especially when of obscure causation.
- feracious — Producing in abundance; fertile, fruitful.
- fiduciary — Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another.
- formulaic — made according to a formula; composed of formulas: a formulaic plot.
- fractious — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- fraîcheur — freshness
- fruitcake — a rich cake containing dried or candied fruit, nuts, etc.
- fumarolic — Of or relating to a fumarole or fumaroles.
- funicular — of or relating to a rope or cord, or its tension.
- furacious — given to stealing; thievish
- furcation — forked; branching.
- furnacing — Present participle of furnace.
- gaucherie — lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness.
- genicular — of or relating to the knee
- gericault — (Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
- graticule — Navigation. a network of parallels and meridians on a map or chart.
- hachuring — Present participle of hachure.
- haruspicy — divination by a haruspex.
- heraclius — a.d. 575?–641, Byzantine emperor 610–641.
- 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.
- hurricano — (obsolete) A waterspout; a hurricane.
- hydraulic — operated by, moved by, or employing water or other liquids in motion.
- incourage — Archaic form of encourage.
- incubator — an apparatus in which eggs are hatched artificially.
- incurable — not curable; that cannot be cured, remedied, or corrected: an incurable disease.
- incurably — not curable; that cannot be cured, remedied, or corrected: an incurable disease.
- incurtain — (obsolete) To curtain.
- incurvate — curved, especially inward.
- indurance — Obsolete form of endurance.