9-letter words containing a, n, t, o, y
- countably — in a countable manner
- crayonist — (dated) An artist who uses crayons.
- cyanotype — a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, that produces a blue line on a white background.
- cytopenia — a condition characterized by a deficiency of a type of blood cells
- damnatory — threatening or occasioning condemnation
- daycation — a day trip to a resort, hotel, etc that does not involve staying the night
- ditionary — (obsolete) A subject; a tributary.
- dynamotor — an electrical machine having a single magnetic field and two independent armature windings of which one acts as a motor and the other a generator: used to convert direct current from a battery into alternating current
- dystopian — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
- frontally — In a frontal manner.
- gaycation — a holiday specifically designed for the gay market
- geobotany — phytogeography.
- glycation — (biochemistry) non-enzymatic reaction of a sugar and an amine group of a protein to form a glycoprotein.
- graystone — (uncountable) A type of gray, volcanic rock, typically containing feldspar and iron.
- gyrations — Plural form of gyration.
- hawthorny — resembling or characterized by hawthorns
- haycation — A vacation stay on a farm, in which guests often help out with daily farm tasks.
- honey ant — any of several ants, especially of the genus Myrmecocystus, that feed on honeydew or nectar and store the excess juices in the bodies of certain worker ants.
- honeytrap — A stratagem in which irresistible bait is used to lure a victim.
- hydantoin — a colorless, needlelike, crystalline compound, C 3 H 4 N 2 O 2 , used in the synthesis of pharmaceutical substances and resins.
- hydration — any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water. In the case of some hydrates, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O, the water is loosely held and is easily lost on heating; in others, as sulfuric acid, SO 3 ⋅H 2 O, or H 2 SO 4 , it is strongly held as water of constitution.
- hydrolant — an urgent warning of navigational dangers in the Atlantic Ocean, issued by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office.
- hydronaut — a person trained to work in deep-sea vessels for research and rescue purposes.
- hyponasty — increased growth along the lower surface of a plant or plant part, causing it to bend upward.
- hypotonia — An abnormal loss of muscle tone.
- iatrogeny — a disease caused by medical intervention or treatment
- latrociny — banditry
- lay it on — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- mandatory — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- manometry — an instrument for measuring the pressure of a fluid, consisting of a tube filled with a liquid, the level of the liquid being determined by the fluid pressure and the height of the liquid being indicated on a scale.
- mantyhose — a one-piece clinging garment covering the body from the waist to the feet, worn by men
- matrimony — the state of being married; marriage: He was married in 1870 and lived in matrimony 12 years.
- metagnomy — (rare) divination.
- momentary — lasting but a moment; very brief; fleeting: a momentary glimpse.
- monastery — a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.
- monolatry — the worship of only one god although other gods are recognized as existing.
- montmagny — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, on the St. Lawrence.
- mordantly — sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting.
- mountainy — living in, located in, or related to mountains
- myomantic — of or relating to myomancy
- myostatin — (protein) A protein that acts as an inhibitor to the growth of muscle tissue.
- mythomane — a person with a strong or irresistible propensity for fantasizing, lying, or exaggerating.
- narratory — acting to narrate; narrative
- neoplasty — the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of damaged structures
- nonbeauty — Absence of beauty; unbeautifulness.
- nonparity — the condition of having no parity; the state of not being equal
- nonsteady — not steady or stable; unsteady
- normality — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- north bay — a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- notaphily — the collecting of bank notes as a hobby.