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9-letter words containing a, t, o, n

  • cashpoint — A cashpoint is the same as a cash dispenser.
  • cassation — (esp in France) annulment, as of a judicial decision by a higher court
  • cast down — If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
  • cast iron — Cast iron is iron which contains a small amount of carbon. It is hard and cannot be bent so it has to be made into objects by casting.
  • cast-iron — made of cast iron.
  • castellón — seaport in E Spain, on the Mediterranean: pop. 133,000
  • catalonia — a region of NE Spain, with a strong separatist tradition: became an autonomous region with its own parliament in 1979; an important agricultural and industrial region, with many resorts. Pop: 7 012 600 (2003 est). Area: 31 929 sq km (12 328 sq miles)
  • catamount — any of various medium-sized felines, such as the puma or lynx
  • catanzaro — a city in S Italy, in Calabria. Pop: 95 251 (2001)
  • catatonia — a state of muscular rigidity and stupor, sometimes found in schizophrenia
  • catatonic — If you describe someone as being in a catatonic state, you mean that they are not moving or responding at all, usually as a result of illness, shock, or drugs.
  • cathinone — (organic compound) The aromatic amine 2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone that is the active ingredient of khat.
  • causation — The causation of something, usually something bad, is the factors that have caused it.
  • cautioned — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
  • cautioner — A person who cautions.
  • cautionry — the position or function of a surety, a person who protects and takes responsibility for another person
  • cavorting — to prance or caper about.
  • ceanothus — any shrub of the North American rhamnaceous genus Ceanothus: grown for their ornamental, often blue, flower clusters
  • cenotaphs — Plural form of cenotaph.
  • centonate — having many pieces or patches
  • certosina — a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
  • cessation — The cessation of something is the stopping of it.
  • charleton — a male given name.
  • chatoyant — having changeable lustre; twinkling
  • chelation — the process by which a chelate is formed
  • chinaroot — the root of either of two plants, the galanga or the smilax
  • chinatown — Chinatown is the name given to the area in a city where there are many Chinese shops and restaurants, and which is a social centre for the Chinese community in the city.
  • chromatin — the part of the nucleus that consists of DNA and proteins, forms the chromosomes, and stains with basic dyes
  • chthonian — of or relating to the underworld
  • chukotian — a group of genetically related languages spoken on the Chukchi and Kamchatka peninsulas in eastern Siberia, including Chukchi, Kamchadal, and Koryak.
  • ciliation — Lb biology Quality of having cilia.
  • cinerator — an incinerator.
  • citations — Plural form of citation.
  • cithaeron — a mountain range in SE Greece: sacred to Dionysus, in Greek mythology. to 4623 feet (1409 meters).
  • claremont — a town in SW California.
  • clavation — the state of being clavate
  • claystone — a compact very fine-grained rock consisting of consolidated clay particles
  • claytonia — any low-growing North American succulent portulacaceous plant of the genus Claytonia
  • clean out — If you clean out something such as a cupboard, room, or container, you take everything out of it and clean the inside of it thoroughly.
  • clinostat — an apparatus for studying tropisms in plants, usually a rotating disc to which the plant is attached so that it receives an equal stimulus on all sides
  • clintonia — any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia, having white, greenish-yellow, or purplish flowers, broad ribbed leaves, and blue berries
  • clonality — The fact or condition of being genetically identical, as to a parent, sibling, or other biological source.
  • co-parent — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.
  • co-tenant — a joint tenant.
  • coadunate — united; joined together
  • coagulant — a substance that aids or produces coagulation
  • coalition — A coalition is a government consisting of people from two or more political parties.
  • coaration — Cooperative ploughing.
  • coastland — the land fringing a coast
  • coastline — A country's coastline is the outline of its coast.
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