9-letter words containing a, r, n
- antiviral — inhibiting the growth of viruses
- antivirus — a piece of software designed to prevent viruses entering a computer system or network
- antiworld — a hypothetical or supposed world or universe composed of antimatter
- antlerite — an emerald to blackish-green mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 3 (OH) 4 SO 4 , a major copper ore in Chile.
- antshrike — any of several antbirds, especially of the genus Thamnophilus, superficially resembling the shrike.
- anywheres — in, at, or to any place.
- apartment — An apartment is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a large building.
- apartness — the quality of being apart
- apeldoorn — a town in the Netherlands, in central Gelderland province: nearby is the summer residence of the Dutch royal family. Pop: 156 000 (2003 est)
- aperients — Plural form of aperient.
- apertness — the quality of being apert
- apocenter — the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.
- appearing — to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
- appertain — to belong (to) as a part, function, right, etc; relate (to) or be connected (with)
- appointer — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
- appointor — a person to whom a power to nominate persons to take property is given by deed or will
- apportion — When you apportion something such as blame, you decide how much of it different people deserve or should be given.
- apprehend — If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
- apprising — appraise.
- apprizing — Present participle of apprize.
- approving — An approving reaction or remark shows support for something, or satisfaction with it.
- apronfuls — Plural form of apronful.
- apronlike — resembling an apron
- aprotinin — (protein) A polypeptide, obtained from bovine lung tissue, that acts as a protease inhibitor, and is used in surgery to reduce bleeding.
- aquaporin — any one of a group of proteins in cell membranes that allow the passage of water across the membrane
- arabinose — a pentose sugar in plant gums, esp of cedars and pines. It is used as a culture medium in bacteriology. Formula: C5H10O5
- arachnids — Plural form of arachnid.
- arachnoid — the middle of the three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
- arago man — the skeletal remains of Homo erectus of the middle Pleistocene Epoch found in a cave in the French Pyrenees.
- aragonese — a native or inhabitant of Aragon
- aragonite — a generally white or grey mineral, found in sedimentary rocks and as deposits from hot springs. Composition: calcium carbonate. Formula: CaCO3. Crystal structure: orthorhombic
- araneidan — related to or belonging to the araneid
- arational — Not based on or governed by reason.
- araucania — a region of central Chile, inhabited by Araucanian Indians
- arbuthnot — John. 1667–1735, Scottish physician and satirist: author of The History of John Bull (1712) and, with others, of the Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus (1741)
- arccosine — the function the value of which for a given argument between –1 and 1 is the angle in radians (between 0 and π), the cosine of which is that argument: the inverse of the cosine function
- archangel — In the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religions, an archangel is an angel of the highest rank.
- archebanc — a bench or settle of the medieval and Renaissance periods, wide enough for several persons and having a seat with a chest beneath, arms at the ends, and a high back.
- archenemy — a chief enemy
- archfiend — a chief fiend
- archiving — Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
- archontic — relating to an archon
- archstone — a wedge-shaped stone forming the curved part of an arch
- arcminute — unit of angular measurement, 1⁄60 of a degree
- arcsecond — unit used in astronomy
- arcturian — a first-magnitude star in the constellation Boötes.
- arcuation — the use of arches or vaults in buildings
- arecoline — a drug derived from betel nuts and producing a range of effects, including increased salivation, body temperature, and heart rate
- arenation — the use of hot sand as a medical poultice
- argan oil — a yellow nutty-flavoured oil extracted from the ripe green olive-like fruits of the argan tree, Argania spinosa of SW Morocco, and used in cooking, medicines, and cosmetics