9-letter words containing c, a, i, n, t
- tail cone — a cone-shaped component at the rear of a jet engine, rocket, or missile, usually serving as an exhaust pipe.
- tannaitic — one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- tanorexic — obsessed with maintaining a permanent deep tan, esp through use of tanning machines
- tarriance — delay.
- tauchnitz — Karl Christoph Traugott [kahrl kris-tawf trou-gawt] /ˈkɑrl ˈkrɪs tɔf ˈtraʊ gɔt/ (Show IPA), 1761–1836, and his son, Karl Christian Philipp [kris-tee-ahn fee-lip,, fil-ip] /ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn ˈfi lɪp,, ˈfɪl ɪp/ (Show IPA) 1798–1884, German printers and publishers.
- taxonomic — the science or technique of classification.
- teachings — the act or profession of a person who teaches.
- technical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- tenacious — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- teniacide — an agent that destroys tapeworms.
- terracing — a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- tetanical — related to tetanus
- thatching — Also, thatching. a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc.
- theandric — relating to the state of being both divine and human, esp pertaining to Christ
- thylacine — a wolflike marsupial, Thylacinus cynocephalus, of Tasmania, tan-colored with black stripes across the back: probably extinct.
- titubancy — staggering or stumbling
- tocantins — a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- toccatina — a short toccata
- tocharian — a member of a central Asian people of high culture, who were assimilated with other peoples about the 11th century a.d.
- tonalitic — relating to or consisting of tonalite
- tonically — a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses.
- toscanini — Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- trachinus — a weever fish
- trainsick — ill with train sickness.
- tranching — Finance. one part or division of a larger unit, as of an asset pool or investment: The loan will be repaid in three tranches. a group of securities that share a certain characteristic and form part of a larger offering: The second tranche of the bond issue has a five-year maturity.
- transonic — close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
- trichinal — relating to trichina
- triclosan — a drug used to treat skin infections
- trinacria — an ancient name of Sicily.
- uncertain — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- uncharity — lack of charity; uncharitable thought or behaviour; unkindness
- unclarity — clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- uncoating — a process whereby the genome of a virus is exposed in order for the virus to replicate
- uncurtain — to reveal
- unethical — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- unit card — a main entry catalog card, duplicates of which are used for added entries.
- untypical — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- vaccinate — to inoculate with the vaccine of cowpox so as to render the subject immune to smallpox.
- vacillant — wavering; hesitant; indecisive; vacillating.
- vacuation — an act of emptying
- vagotonic — hyperexcitability of the vagus nerve, producing bradycardia, decreased heart output, and faintness.
- vasotocin — a chemical similar to oxytocin found in birds, fish, and some amphibians
- vasotonic — pertaining to or regulating the tone of the blood vessels.
- vaticinal — of, relating to, or characterized by prophecy; prophetic.
- ventifact — a pebble or cobble that has been faceted, grooved, and polished by the erosive action of wind-driven sand.
- vicariant — the geographical separation and isolation of a subpopulation, resulting in the original population's differentiation as a new variety or species.
- victorian — of or relating to Queen Victoria or the period of her reign: Victorian poets.
- vindicate — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
- vitamin c — ascorbic acid.
- volcanist — a person who studies volcanoes