9-letter words containing a, n, t, r, u
- intraural — Alternate form of intra-aural.
- inumbrate — (obsolete) To shade; to darken.
- jargonaut — Someone who uses jargon excessively.
- junctural — of or relating to phonological juncture.
- juniorate — a two-year course of study for a Jesuit novice in preparation for the course in philosophy.
- jutlander — a peninsula comprising the continental portion of Denmark: naval battle between the British and German fleets was fought west of this peninsula 1916. 11,441 sq. mi. (29,630 sq. km).
- ketonuria — the presence of ketone bodies in the urine.
- kurdistan — a mountain and plateau region in SE Turkey, NW Iran, and N Iraq: inhabited largely by Kurds. 74,000 sq. mi. (191,660 sq. km).
- landsturm — a general draft of people in time of war.
- lautering — The step or process in brewing beer which separates the mash into clear liquid wort and grain.
- lincrusta — a wallpaper having a hard embossed surface
- lubricant — a substance, as oil or grease, for lessening friction, especially in the working parts of a mechanism.
- lunarnaut — an astronaut who travels or has travelled to the moon
- luxuriant — abundant or lush in growth, as vegetation.
- manhunter — an intensive search for a criminal, suspect, escaped convict, etc., as by law enforcement agencies.
- marabunta — A large population of army ants on the move, eating anything in their wake.
- martineau — Harriet, 1802–76, English novelist and economist.
- mauritian — an island in the Indian Ocean, E of Madagascar. 720 sq. mi. (1865 sq. km).
- menstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- mensurate — (obsolete) To measure absolutely the height, lattitude and longitude of a point on the earth.
- miniature — a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
- minotaurs — Plural form of minotaur.
- mucronate — having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
- mustanger — a person who engages in mustanging.
- naturally — in a natural or normal manner.
- naturedly — (in combinations) With a certain nature, in a certain manner.
- naturists — Plural form of naturist.
- naucratis — an ancient Greek city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta.
- naughtier — disobedient; mischievous (used especially in speaking to or about children): Weren't we naughty not to eat our spinach?
- nectarous — of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- neuration — venation, as of an insect's wings.
- neuromast — a group of innervated sensory cells occurring along the lateral line of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
- neuropath — A person affected by nervous disease, or with an abnormally sensitive nervous system.
- neustrian — the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- neutrally — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- nocturnal — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
- nonauthor — a person who is not an author
- nonmature — not mature; immature
- nosferatu — Alternative form of Nosferatu.
- nothosaur — An extinct semiaquatic carnivorous reptile of the Triassic period, having a slender body and long neck, related to the plesiosaurs.
- nucleator — having a nucleus.
- numerated — to represent numbers by symbols.
- numerates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of numerate.
- numerator — Arithmetic. the term of a fraction, usually above the line, that indicates the number of equal parts that are to be added together; the dividend placed over a divisor: The numerator of the fraction 2/3 is 2. Compare denominator (def 1).
- nuristani — Kafir (def 1).
- nurturant — warm and affectionate physical and emotional support and care.
- nut grass — either of two sedges, Cyperus rotundus or C. esculentus, that have small, nutlike tubers and are often troublesome weeds.
- obscurant — a person who strives to prevent the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obumbrant — overhanging; projecting over another part.
- orangutan — a large, long-armed anthropoid ape, Pongo pygmaeus, of arboreal habits, inhabiting Borneo and Sumatra: an endangered species.