9-letter words containing a, u, t
- angostura — the bitter, aromatic bark of either of two South American citrus trees, Galipea officinalis or G. cusparia, used in medicine and in the preparation of liqueurs and bitters.
- angulated — Simple past tense and past participle of angulate.
- annuitant — a person in receipt of or entitled to an annuity
- annuities — Plural form of annuity.
- annuitize — If you annuitize a lump sum payment, you convert it into a regular income such as a pension or annuity.
- annulated — Having rings.
- annulment — The annulment of a contract or marriage is an official declaration that it is invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
- anoestrus — a period of sexual inactivity between two periods of oestrus in many mammals
- anovulant — any drug preventing ovulation
- antecourt — a forecourt.
- antelucan — occurring before the arrival of daylight, relating to the hours before dawn
- antennule — one of a pair of small mobile appendages on the heads of crustaceans in front of the antennae, usually having a sensory function
- anthodium — the flower head or bracts of a composite plant, as in daisies or asters
- anthurium — any of various tropical American aroid plants constituting the genus Anthurium, many of which are cultivated as house plants for their showy foliage and their flowers, which are borne in a long-stalked spike surrounded by a flaring heart-shaped white or red bract
- anti-drug — opposing or restricting the use of narcotics or other drugs of abuse: to enact stricter antidrug laws.
- antiabuse — designed to prevent abuse
- antiauxin — a substance acting against auxin
- antibully — Intended to counter bullying.
- antibuser — someone who opposes busing
- antifraud — acting against fraud
- antigonus — (Gonatus) c319–239 b.c, king of Macedonia 283–239 (son of Demetrius I).
- antihuman — opposed to or hostile to humanity, inhuman
- antimusic — any form of music intended to overthrow traditional conventions and expectations
- antinuker — a person who is opposed to nuclear weapons or energy
- antiochus — name of thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty of Syria
- antiquark — the antiparticle of a quark
- antiquary — An antiquary is a person who studies the past, or who collects or buys and sells old and valuable objects.
- antiquate — to make obsolete or old-fashioned
- antiquely — in an antique manner
- antiquers — a person who takes a special interest in antiques; a collector of antiquities; antiquary.
- antiquing — of or belonging to the past; not modern.
- antiquity — Antiquity is the distant past, especially the time of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
- antiserum — blood serum containing antibodies against a specific antigen, used to treat or provide immunity to a disease
- 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
- antonescu — Ion. 1882–1946, Romanian general and statesman; appointed prime minister (1940) by King Carol II. He was executed for war crimes
- antoninus — Marcus Aurelius, Marcus Aurelius.
- anucleate — (of a cell) having no nucleus
- apatosaur — a large, long-necked, herbivorous dinosaur
- apertural — relating to aperture or an aperture
- apertured — having an aperture
- apertures — Plural form of aperture.
- apetalous — (of flowering plants) having no petals
- apiculate — (of leaves) ending in a short sharp point
- apneustic — of or relating to apneusis