9-letter words containing a, t, r, e, u
- pterosaur — any flying reptile of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having the outside digit of the forelimb greatly elongated and supporting a wing membrane.
- purgative — purging or cleansing, especially by causing evacuation of the bowels.
- putrilage — putrid or putrescent matter.
- quadrated — Simple past tense and past participle of quadrate.
- quadrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadrate.
- quaeritur — the question is asked
- quaestors — Plural form of quaestor.
- quantizer — An electronic device that samples a varying quantity (e.g. a waveform) and generates a digital response.
- quartered — being one of four equal or approximately equal parts into which anything is or may be divided.
- quarterer — (historical) One of a group of agricultural workers who were entitled to keep a quarter of the harvest as payment, yielding up the rest to their lord.
- quarterly — occurring, done, paid, issued, etc., at the end of every quarter of a year: a quarterly report; quarterly interest.
- quarterns — Plural form of quartern.
- quartette — Alternative spelling of quartet.
- quartiles — Plural form of quartile.
- quartzite — a granular metamorphic rock consisting essentially of quartz in interlocking grains.
- quartzose — one of the commonest minerals, silicon dioxide, SiO 2 , having many varieties that differ in color, luster, etc., and occurring either in masses (as agate, bloodstone, chalcedony, jasper, etc.) or in crystals (as rock crystal, amethyst, citrine, etc.): the chief constituent of sand and sandstone, and an important constituent of many other rocks. It is piezoelectric and used to control the frequencies of radio transmitters.
- queretaro — a state in central Mexico. 4432 sq. mi. (11,480 sq. km).
- raceabout — a small, sloop-rigged racing yacht with a short bowsprit.
- raconteur — a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- rapturize — to go into ecstasies or raptures
- re-adjust — to adjust again or anew; rearrange.
- re-uptake — the process by which the presynaptic terminal of a neuron reabsorbs and recycles the molecules of neurotransmitter it has previously secreted in conveying an impulse to another neuron.
- reactuate — to activate (something) again
- ready-cut — (of wood, tiles, glass, etc) cut to size before being sold
- recapture — to capture again; recover by capture; retake.
- recaution — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- recountal — an act of recounting.
- recruital — an act of recruiting
- recurvate — bent back or backward; recurved.
- reductant — a reducing agent which as it is oxidized is capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance
- reductase — any enzyme acting as a reducing agent.
- redundant — characterized by verbosity or unnecessary repetition in expressing ideas; prolix: a redundant style.
- reeducate — to educate again, as for new purposes.
- refudiate — to reject as untrue or refuse to acknowledge.
- refutable — to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- regulator — a person or thing that regulates.
- reluctant — unwilling; disinclined: a reluctant candidate.
- reluctate — to show reluctance.
- repudiate — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- repugnant — distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: a repugnant smell.
- reputable — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- reputably — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- resituate — to put in or on a particular site or place; locate.
- resultant — that results; following as a result or consequence.
- retiarius — a gladiator equipped with a net for casting over his opponent.
- reticular — having the form of a net; netlike.
- retinular — of or relating to the retinula
- revaluate — to make a new or revised valuation of; revalue.
- revictual — to victual or provide with food again
- rheumatic — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.