9-letter words containing c, a, i, r, o
- crenation — any of the rounded teeth or the notches between them on a crenate structure
- crinoidal — (zoology) Relating to, consisting of, or containing crinoids.
- cristobal — seaport in Panama, at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal: part of the city of Colón
- crocosmia — any plant of the cormous S. African genus Crocosmia, including the plant known to gardeners as montbretia: family Iridaceae
- croissant — Croissants are small, sweet bread rolls in the shape of a crescent that are eaten for breakfast.
- crorepati — (in India) a person whose assets are worth at least one crore or 10 million rupees
- crosshair — either of the two fine mutually perpendicular lines or wires that cross in the focal plane of a theodolite, gunsight, or other optical instrument and are used to define the line of sight
- crossrail — a horizontal slat forming part of the back of a chair.
- crotaline — of or relating to rattlesnakes (Crotalinae)
- crotalism — a type of poisoning caused by ingestion of plants of the genus Crotalaria
- cursorial — adapted for running
- curtation — the discrepancy between the curtate distance and the true distance of a planet from the sun
- curvation — the action of curving or bending
- dairy cow — a cow which is used to produce milk
- decimator — to destroy a great number or proportion of: The population was decimated by a plague.
- dedicator — to set apart and consecrate to a deity or to a sacred purpose: The ancient Greeks dedicated many shrines to Aphrodite.
- delacroix — (Ferdinand Victor) Eugène (øʒɛn). 1798–1863, French romantic painter whose use of colour and free composition influenced impressionism. His paintings of historical and contemporary scenes include The Massacre at Chios (1824)
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- diasporic — of or relating to a (or the) Diaspora
- diatropic — the tendency of some plant organs to take a transverse position to the line of action of an outside stimulus.
- dichondra — any of a genus of creeping perennial herbs of the Convolvulaceae family, with white, pale yellow, or green flowers
- dichromat — a person whose vision can only distinguish two colours
- dictators — Plural form of dictator.
- dictatory — dictatorial
- dicumarol — a white, crystalline powder, C19H12O6, originally extracted from spoiled sweet clover, used to retard blood clots
- disaccord — to be out of accord; disagree.
- disanchor — to raise the anchor of (a ship)
- discordia — the ancient Roman goddess of discord, identified with the Greek goddess Eris.
- doctorial — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- doctrinal — of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine: a doctrinal dispute.
- draconian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Athenian statesman Draco, or his severe code of laws.
- dropsical — of, like, or affected with dropsy.
- ecotarian — An ecotarian is a person who eats only food that has been produced in a way that does not harm the environment.
- enchorial — Indigenous, native.
- escribano — a clerk or scribe
- esoterica — Esoteric or highly specialized subjects or publications.
- excoriate — Censure or criticize severely.
- exoterica — (Used with or without an article) Writing, facts, principles, etc. that are widely known.
- factor in — one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation: Poverty is only one of the factors in crime.
- factor ix — a blood constituent necessary for clotting, the absence of which is characterized by a hemophilialike condition.
- factorial — Mathematics. the product of a given positive integer multiplied by all lesser positive integers: The quantity four factorial (4!) = 4 ⋅ 3 ⋅ 2 ⋅ 1 = 24. Symbol: n!, where n is the given integer.
- factories — A building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine.
- factoring — one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation: Poverty is only one of the factors in crime.
- factorise — (mathematics): To create a list of factors.
- factorize — Mathematics. to resolve into factors.
- fair copy — a copy of a document made after final correction.
- falciform — sickle-shaped; falcate.
- feracious — Producing in abundance; fertile, fruitful.
- floricane — a plant stem that grows for a year before bearing fruit and flowers, as in the bramble or raspberry.
- forcipate — having the shape of or resembling a forceps.