9-letter words containing a, k, i, n
- iseikonia — a condition in which a person sees the same image in both eyes
- isokontan — an alga whose zoospores have equal cilia
- jack pine — a scrubby pine, Pinus banksiana, growing on tracts of poor, rocky land in Canada and the northern U.S., bearing short needles and curved cones.
- jacketing — Present participle of jacket.
- jackknife — a large pocketknife.
- jacksnipe — Also called half snipe. a small, short-billed snipe, Limnocryptes minimus, of Europe and Asia.
- jinriksha — A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
- junk mail — unsolicited commercial mail or email.
- k'ang hsi — (Shêng-tsu) 1654?–1722, Chinese emperor of the Ch'ing dynasty 1662–1722.
- kabardian — a Circassian language of the Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Republic.
- kabillion — (slang, hyperbole) An unspecified large number (of).
- kaczynski — Lech. 1949–2010, Polish politician, president of Poland (2005–10)
- kai moana — seafood
- kairomone — A chemical substance emitted by an organism and detected by another of a different species that gains advantage from this, e.g., a parasite seeking a host.
- kajillion — (slang, hyperbole) An unspecified large number (of).
- kalsomine — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- kanamycin — An aminoglycoside antibiotic marketed under the trade name Kantrex.
- kandinsky — Wassily [vas-uh-lee] /ˈvæs ə li/ (Show IPA), or Vasili [vas-uh-lee,, vuh-sil-ee;; Russian vuh-syee-lyee] /ˈvæs ə li,, vəˈsɪl i;; Russian vʌˈsyi lyi/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, Russian painter.
- kaohsiung — a seaport on SW Taiwan.
- kaolinite — a very common mineral, hydrated aluminum disilicate, Al 2 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 , formed by the alteration of other minerals, especially feldspar: the most common constituent of kaolin.
- kaolinize — to convert (minerals containing kaolinite) into kaolin by weathering.
- karabiner — a D -shaped ring with a spring catch on one side, used for fastening ropes in mountaineering.
- karsavina — Tamara [tuh-mah-ruh] /təˈmɑ rə/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Russian dancer.
- kashubian — a West Slavic language closely related to Polish and spoken in northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula.
- katharine — a popular female first name
- katherine — a female given name: from the Greek word meaning “pure.”.
- kayibanda — Grégoire [grey-gwahr;; French grey-gwar] /greɪˈgwɑr;; French greɪˈgwar/ (Show IPA), 1924–76, president of the Republic of Rwanda 1962–73.
- kazillion — (slang, hyperbole) An unspecified large number (of).
- ketchikan — a seaport in SE Alaska: transportation and communications center.
- ketonemia — the presence of ketone bodies in the blood.
- ketonuria — the presence of ketone bodies in the urine.
- keynesian — of or relating to the economic theories, doctrines, or policies of Keynes or his followers, especially the policy of maintaining high employment and controlling inflation by varying the interest rates, tax rates, and public expenditure.
- khanbalik — an ancient city in Mongol China, the capital of Kublai Khan: present-day site of Beijing.
- khuzistan — a province in SW Iran, on the Persian Gulf. About 35,000 sq. mi. (90,650 sq. km). Capital: Ahwaz.
- kiangling — a city in S Hubei province, in central China, on the Chang Jiang.
- kickstand — a device for supporting a bicycle or motorcycle when not in use, pivoted to the rear axle in such a way that it can be kicked down below the rear wheel.
- kidnapers — Plural form of kidnaper.
- kidnaping — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
- kidnapped — a novel (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson.
- kidnappee — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
- kidnapper — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
- killarney — a town in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- kinematic — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- king clam — geoduck.
- king crab — horseshoe crab.
- king lear — a tragedy (1606) by Shakespeare.
- king rail — a large, long-billed rail, Rallus elegans, of North America, having reddish-brown plumage.
- kingcraft — the art of ruling as king; royal statesmanship.
- kingmaker — a person who has great power and influence in the choice of a ruler, candidate for public office, business leader, or the like.
- kingsnake — Any of various colubrid snake of the genus Lampropeltis.