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9-letter words containing a, u, n, t, i

  • antitauon — (physics) the antiparticle of the tauon.
  • antitrust — In the United States, antitrust laws are intended to stop large firms taking over their competitors, fixing prices with their competitors, or interfering with free competition in any way.
  • antitumor — Inhibiting the development of a tumor.
  • antiulcer — acting against ulcers
  • antiunion — opposed to trade unions
  • antiurban — opposed to the urban environment or urban life
  • antivirus — a piece of software designed to prevent viruses entering a computer system or network
  • antoninus — Marcus Aurelius, Marcus Aurelius.
  • apneustic — of or relating to apneusis
  • aquatinta — (dated, arts) aquatint.
  • aquatints — Plural form of aquatint.
  • aquitaine — a region of SW France, on the Bay of Biscay: a former Roman province and medieval duchy. It is generally flat in the west, rising to the slopes of the Massif Central in the northeast and the Pyrenees in the south; mainly agricultural
  • arcminute — unit of angular measurement, 1⁄60 of a degree
  • arcturian — a first-magnitude star in the constellation Boötes.
  • arcuation — the use of arches or vaults in buildings
  • art union — a lottery, often with prizes other than cash
  • arthurian — of or relating to King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table
  • attuition — a way of mentally perceiving which is between human perception and animal sensation
  • au gratin — covered and cooked with browned breadcrumbs and sometimes cheese
  • auctioned — Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
  • auditions — Plural form of audition.
  • aughtlins — in the least; to the least degree.
  • augmentin — (medicine) The antibiotic amoxicillin.
  • augustine — Saint. 354–430 ad, one of the Fathers of the Christian Church; bishop of Hippo in North Africa (396–430), who profoundly influenced both Catholic and Protestant theology. His most famous works are Confessions, a spiritual autobiography, and De Civitate Dei, a vindication of the Christian Church. Feast day: Aug 28
  • auntie-ji — a respectful name and form of address given to a woman from the generation older than oneself
  • aureation — (rhetoric) The enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or Latinate words for it.
  • austenite — a solid solution of carbon in face-centred-cubic gamma iron, usually existing above 723°C
  • austinite — (rare, mineral) A secondary mineral found in the oxidized zone of some arsenic-rich base-metal deposits.
  • authentic — An authentic person, object, or emotion is genuine.
  • 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
  • autogenic — Self-produced.
  • autolysin — any agent that produces autolysis
  • autonomic — occurring involuntarily or spontaneously
  • autopoint — a point-to-point race in motor cars
  • autotoxin — any poison or toxin formed in the organism upon which it acts
  • auxotonic — (of muscle contraction) occurring against increasing force
  • aventurin — Alternative form of aventurine.
  • avirulent — (esp of bacteria) not virulent
  • base unit — any of the fundamental units in a system of measurement. The base SI units are the metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole
  • botulinal — of or relating to the bacterium Clostridium botulinum
  • bufotalin — the principal poisonous substance in the skin and saliva of the common European toad
  • butadiene — a colourless easily liquefiable flammable gas that polymerizes readily and is used mainly in the manufacture of synthetic rubbers. Formula: CH2:CHCH:CH2
  • byzantium — an ancient Greek city on the Bosporus: founded about 660 bc; rebuilt by Constantine I in 330 ad and called Constantinople; present-day Istanbul
  • canefruit — a fruit, such as the raspberry, which grows on woody-stemmed plants
  • capturing — Present participle of capture.
  • 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
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