9-letter words containing a, r, i, o, u, s
- proustian — of, relating to, or resembling Marcel Proust, his writings, or the middle-class and aristocratic worlds he described.
- rainspout — waterspout (def 1).
- rapacious — given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
- rivalrous — characterized by rivalry; competitive: the rivalrous aspect of their friendship.
- rotavirus — a double-stranded RNA virus of the genus Rotavirus, family Reoviridae, that is a major cause of infant diarrhea.
- sartorius — a long, flat, narrow muscle extending obliquely from the front of the hip to the inner side of the tibia, assisting in bending the hip or knee joint and in rotating the thigh outward: the longest muscle in humans.
- savouries — pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
- simarouba — any tropical American tree belonging to the genus Simaruba, of the quassia family, having pinnate leaves, a fleshy fruit, and a root whose bark contains an appetite stimulant.
- simulator — a person or thing that simulates.
- sioux war — any of a series of skirmishes or wars between the Sioux Indians and settlers or the U.S. Army from 1854 to 1890.
- stirabout — porridge.
- suctorial — adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering.
- suctorian — a suctorial animal.
- supinator — a muscle used in supination.
- togavirus — a virus belonging to the Togaviridae family and which usually affects birds and mammals rather than humans
- trigamous — of or relating to trigamy or a trigamist.
- uniparous — Zoology. producing only one egg or offspring at a time.
- uniramous — Biology. having one branch.
- urokinase — an enzyme, present in the blood and urine of mammals, that activates plasminogen and is used medicinally to dissolve blood clots.
- vagarious — characterized by vagaries; erratic; capricious: a vagarious foreign policy.
- variolous — of or relating to smallpox.
- variously — of different kinds, as two or more things; differing one from another: Various experiments have not proved his theory.
- veracious — habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest: a veracious witness.
- vicarious — performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
- voracious — craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite.