9-letter words containing c, a, i, n
- aplanatic — (of a lens or mirror) free from spherical aberration
- aplanetic — (esp of some algal and fungal spores) nonmotile or lacking a motile stage
- apneustic — of or relating to apneusis
- apophenic — Of or relating to apophenia.
- appentice — penthouse (def 4).
- appliance — An appliance is a device or machine in your home that you use to do a job such as cleaning or cooking. Appliances are often electrical.
- applicant — An applicant for something such as a job or a place at a college is someone who makes a formal written request to be given it.
- aquagenic — (medicine, dermatology) Caused by contact with water.
- arachnids — Plural form of arachnid.
- arachnoid — the middle of the three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
- araucania — a region of central Chile, inhabited by Araucanian Indians
- arccosine — the function the value of which for a given argument between –1 and 1 is the angle in radians (between 0 and π), the cosine of which is that argument: the inverse of the cosine function
- archfiend — a chief fiend
- archiving — Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
- archontic — relating to an archon
- 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
- arecoline — a drug derived from betel nuts and producing a range of effects, including increased salivation, body temperature, and heart rate
- armorican — a native or inhabitant of Armorica
- aromantic — Not given to experiencing romantic attraction to others.
- arrivance — the action or state of arriving
- arsenical — of or containing arsenic
- articling — a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- ascending — If a group of things is arranged in ascending order, each thing is bigger, greater, or more important than the thing before it.
- ascension — In some religions, when someone goes to heaven, you can refer to their ascension to heaven.
- ascensive — having the propensity to move in an upwards direction
- ascertain — If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
- ascidians — Plural form of ascidian.
- ascogonia — Plural form of ascogonium.
- ascribing — Present participle of ascribe.
- asemantic — not semantic
- asyndetic — (of a catalogue or index) without cross references
- atonicity — lack of tone; atony.
- attaching — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- attacking — to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with: He attacked him with his bare hands.
- auctioned — Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- audiences — the group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert: The audience was respectful of the speaker's opinion.
- audiencia — a high court, found in South America during the colonial period
- auriculin — atrial natriuretic factor.
- auspicing — (AU) administration of a grant by one group on behalf of another.
- authentic — An authentic person, object, or emotion is genuine.
- autocrine — relating to self-stimulation, through the production of a factor and a specific receptor for it
- autogenic — Self-produced.
- autonomic — occurring involuntarily or spontaneously
- auxotonic — (of muscle contraction) occurring against increasing force
- avicebron — (Solomon ben Judah ibn-Gabirol) 1021?–58, Jewish poet and philosopher in Spain.
- avocating — Present participle of avocate.
- avocation — Your avocation is a job or activity that you do because you are interested in it, rather than to earn your living.
- avoidance — Avoidance of someone or something is the act of avoiding them.