9-letter words containing a, i, s
- accosting — Present participle of accost.
- accredits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accredit.
- accroides — an alcohol-soluble resin, obtained from Australian trees, used in paper manufacturing and as a component of varnishes
- acetifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acetify.
- achalasia — failure of the cardiac sphincter of the oesophagus to relax, resulting in difficulty in swallowing
- achievers — to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish: The police crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose.
- achimenes — any plant of the tropical S American tuberous-rooted perennial genus Achimenes, with showy red, blue, or white tubular flowers, some of which are grown as greenhouse plants: family Gesneriaceae
- acid dust — air-polluting particles of dust, usually wind-borne, having high concentrations of acid.
- acid salt — a salt formed by partial replacement of the acidic hydrogen atoms of the parent acid
- acid soil — a soil that gives a pH reaction of below about 6, found esp in cool moist areas where soluble bases are leached away
- acid test — The acid test of something is an important aspect or result that it might have, which allows you to decide whether it is true or successful.
- acid-fast — (of bacteria and tissues) resistant to decolorization by mineral acids after staining
- acidifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acidify.
- acidities — Plural form of acidity.
- acidulous — rather sour
- acoustics — the scientific study of sound and sound waves
- acquaints — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquaint.
- acquiesce — If you acquiesce in something, you agree to do what someone wants or to accept what they do.
- acquirers — Plural form of acquirer.
- acquisite — (obsolete) acquired.
- acridness — Bitterness or acerbity.
- acroliths — Plural form of acrolith.
- acropolis — the citadel of an ancient Greek city
- acrospire — the first shoot developing from the plumule of a germinating grain seed
- acrostics — Plural form of acrostic.
- actinides — Plural form of actinide.
- actioners — Plural form of actioner.
- actionist — a person who is bent on (spoken) action
- activates — to make active; cause to function or act.
- activists — Plural form of activist.
- actualise — to make actual or real; turn into action or fact.
- actualism — the doctrine that all reality is animate or in motion.
- actualist — a person who deals in hard facts; a realist
- actuaries — Plural form of actuary.
- acuminous — keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters.
- acupoints — Plural form of acupoint.
- adaptions — the act of adapting.
- additions — Plural form of addition.
- additives — Plural form of additive.
- adenosine — a nucleoside formed by the condensation of adenine and ribose. It is present in all living cells in a combined form, as in ribonucleic acids. Formula: C10H13N5O4
- adhesions — Plural form of adhesion.
- adhesives — Plural form of adhesive.
- adiposity — the state of being fat; obesity
- adjusting — Alter or move (something) slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result.
- adjustive — allowing for adjustment
- adminship — The role of an administrator; administratorship.
- admission — Admission is permission given to a person to enter a place, or permission given to a country to enter an organization. Admission is also the act of entering a place.
- admissive — tending to admit.
- admittees — a person who has been or is going to be admitted: Every admittee must present a ticket at the door.
- adoptions — Plural form of adoption.