9-letter words containing a, r, i, t
- all right — If you say that someone or something is all right, you mean that you find them satisfactory or acceptable.
- all-right — safe; sound: Are you all right?
- allergist — An allergist is a doctor who specializes in treating people with allergies.
- allethrin — a clear viscous amber-coloured liquid used as an insecticide and synergist. Formula: C19H26O3; relative density: 1.005
- alligator — An alligator is a large reptile with short legs, a long tail and very powerful jaws.
- alt-right — (in the US) a political movement whose supporters hold extreme right-wing views and reject mainstream politics
- altarwise — in the position of an altar
- altigraph — an instrument that measures altitude and records the measurements graphically
- altimeter — An altimeter is an instrument in an aircraft that shows the height of the aircraft above the ground.
- altimetre — (nonstandard, and, now, largely obsolete) Alternative form of altimeter.
- altimetry — the science of measuring altitudes, as with an altimeter
- altricial — (of the young of some species of birds after hatching) naked, blind, and dependent on the parents for food
- altruists — Plural form of altruist.
- amarantin — a protein contained within the amaranth seed
- amaritude — Bitterness.
- amatorial — of or relating to lovers or lovemaking; expressive of love: amatory poems; an amatory look.
- amatorian — amatorial
- amaurotic — partial or total loss of sight, especially in the absence of a gross lesion or injury.
- amberlite — various insoluble cross-linked polymers used in water-treatment processes and in pharmacy
- ameristic — not divided into parts; having no meristem.
- ametropia — loss of ability to focus images on the retina, caused by an imperfection in the refractive function of the eye
- ametropic — relating to ametropia
- amoralist — a person who adheres to the doctrine of amoralism
- amorality — not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
- amoristic — relating to, or characteristic of, romantic love
- amorosity — a loving feeling
- amortised — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amortized — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amortizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortize.
- amphitruo — a comedy (c200 b.c.) by Plautus.
- anarchist — An anarchist is a person who believes in anarchism.
- anarthria — loss of the ability to speak coherently
- anarthric — relating to anarthria
- anchorite — a person who lives in seclusion, esp a religious recluse; hermit
- ancientry — the quality of being ancient, or old-fashioned style
- andradite — a yellow, green, or brownish-black garnet that consists of calcium iron silicate and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3
- anhydrite — a colourless or greyish-white mineral, found in sedimentary rocks. It is used in the manufacture of cement, fertilizers, and chemicals. Composition: anhydrous calcium sulphate. Formula: CaSO4. Crystal structure: orthorhombic
- animators — Plural form of animator.
- animatron — An animatronic robot.
- anorectic — Also, anorectous. having no appetite.
- anorthite — a white to greyish-white or reddish-white mineral of the feldspar group and plagioclase series, found chiefly in igneous rocks and more rarely in metamorphic rocks. It is used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics. Composition: calcium aluminium silicate. Formula: CaAl2Si2O8. Crystal structure: triclinic
- ant tribe — (in China) a generation of young people who have migrated from rural areas to cities in large numbers
- antarctic — The Antarctic is the area around the South Pole.
- antechoir — the part of a church in front of the choir, usually enclosed by screens, tombs, etc
- anthracic — relating to anthrax
- anthropic — of or relating to human beings
- anthurium — any of various tropical American aroid plants constituting the genus Anthurium, many of which are cultivated as house plants for their showy foliage and their flowers, which are borne in a long-stalked spike surrounded by a flaring heart-shaped white or red bract
- anti-drug — opposing or restricting the use of narcotics or other drugs of abuse: to enact stricter antidrug laws.
- anti-hero — An anti-hero is the main character in a novel, play, or film who is not morally good and does not behave like a typical hero.
- anti-icer — a device fitted to an aircraft to prevent the formation of ice