9-letter words containing a, r, o, n, i
- arytenoid — denoting either of two small cartilages of the larynx that are attached to the vocal cords
- aspersion — a disparaging or malicious remark; slanderous accusation (esp in the phrase cast aspersions (on))
- assertion — a positive statement, usually made without an attempt at furnishing evidence
- assorting — Present participle of assort.
- attornies — Plural form of attorny.
- attrition — Attrition is a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them.
- auranofin — a gold-containing compound, C 20 H 34 AuO 9 PS, used orally in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
- aureation — (rhetoric) The enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or Latinate words for it.
- aurobindo — Sri (Sri Aurobindo Ghose) 1872–1950, Indian scholar and spiritual leader.
- authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
- autocrine — relating to self-stimulation, through the production of a factor and a specific receptor for it
- aversions — Plural form of aversion.
- avicebron — (Solomon ben Judah ibn-Gabirol) 1021?–58, Jewish poet and philosopher in Spain.
- avoparcin — an antibiotic, now banned in the EU, formerly used to treat farm animals
- baignoire — a theatre box on the lowest level
- bandolier — a soldier's broad shoulder belt having small pockets or loops for cartridges
- bank giro — a British giro system operated by clearing banks to enable customers to pay sums of money to others by credit transfer
- baragouin — incomprehensible language; gibberish
- barbitone — a long-acting barbiturate used medicinally, usually in the form of the sodium salt, as a sedative or hypnotic
- barbotine — a type of clay paste used in making decorated pottery
- barcoding — The assignment of a barcode to a product and the printing of the barcode on the product.
- bardolino — a light dry red wine produced around Verona in NE Italy
- barenboim — Daniel. born 1942, Israeli concert pianist and conductor, born in Argentina
- baritonal — of or relating to a baritone
- baritones — Plural form of baritone.
- bartokian — characteristic of the music of Béla Bartók: driving, percussive, Bartokian rhythm.
- beta iron — a nonmagnetic allotrope of pure iron stable between 770°C and 910°C
- binocular — involving, relating to, seeing with or intended for both eyes
- binovular — relating to or derived from two different ova
- bioparent — a biological parent
- boilerman — a man who looks after boilers
- borgesian — of Jorge Luis Borges or his works
- botanizer — a person who botanizes
- brainfood — any foodstuff containing nutrients thought to promote brain function, such as oily fish which is rich in omega-3 oils
- brainwork — intellectual effort
- brainworm — a microscopic, parasitic roundworm that infests the brain of large hoofed animals, as deer.
- branchio- — gills
- broadline — a company that deals in high volume at the cheaper end of a product line
- bromantic — noting or pertaining to a bromance: You might call this movie a bromantic comedy.
- bromelain — an enzyme derived from pineapple, used as an anti-inflammatory agent in homeopathy and as a meat tenderizer in the food industry
- brominate — to treat or react with bromine
- bronchial — Bronchial means affecting or concerned with the bronchial tubes.
- c rations — tinned food formerly issued in packs to US soldiers
- cafe noir — black coffee
- cairngorm — a smoky yellow, grey, or brown variety of quartz, used as a gemstone
- cannonier — Alternative form of cannoneer.
- canonizer — a person who canonizes
- canonries — Plural form of canonry.
- cantorial — of or relating to a precentor
- caparison — a decorated covering for a horse or other animal, esp (formerly) for a warhorse