9-letter words containing c, i, r, u
- micropump — a tiny pump implanted under the skin for the timed administration of medication.
- microtube — A microscopic tube, especially one used in the construction of specialized lasers.
- micturate — to pass urine; urinate.
- midcourse — the middle of a course.
- miscolour — (transitive) To give a wrong colour to.
- multicore — (computer hardware, of a processor) Combining two or more independent cores into a single package composed of a single integrated circuit.
- murchison — an intermittent river in W Australia, flowing SW to the Indian Ocean. 440 miles (708 km) long.
- muscarine — a poisonous compound, C 8 H 1 9 NO 3 , found in certain mushrooms, especially fly agaric, and in decaying fish.
- musciform — (botany) Having the appearance or form of a moss.
- mycerinus — king of ancient Egypt c2600–2570 b.c.: builder of the third great pyramid at ·El· Giza.
- mycovirus — any fungus-infecting virus.
- narcissus — any bulbous plant belonging to the genus Narcissus, of the amaryllis family, having showy yellow or white flowers with a cup-shaped corona.
- naucratis — an ancient Greek city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta.
- navicular — boat-shaped, as certain bones.
- neuralgic — sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
- neurochip — a semiconductor chip designed for use in an electronic neural network
- neurotics — Plural form of neurotic.
- neutronic — (physics) Involving neutrons.
- nicaragua — a republic in Central America. 57,143 sq. mi. (148,000 sq. km). Capital: Managua.
- nuisancer — a person that creates a nuisance or public offence
- numerical — of or relating to numbers; of the nature of a number.
- obscuring — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- obscurity — the state or quality of being obscure.
- occupiers — Plural form of occupier.
- occurring — to happen; take place; come to pass: When did the accident occur?
- occursion — (obsolete) A meeting or striking together; a clash or collision.
- ocularist — a person who makes artificial eyes
- oncovirus — any of various RNA viruses that cause tumors in humans and other animals.
- orbicular — like an orb; circular; ringlike; spherical; rounded.
- outcrying — Present participle of outcry.
- outpriced — Simple past tense and past participle of outprice.
- overquick — too quick: Let's not be overquick to criticize.
- paracusia — defective hearing.
- paracusis — defective hearing.
- pardubice — a city in N central Czech Republic, on the Elbe River.
- parecious — paroicous.
- paricutin — a volcano in W central Mexico: formed by an eruption 1943–52. 8200 feet (2500 meters).
- paroicous — (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
- pecuniary — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
- pedicular — of or relating to lice.
- picocurie — a trillionth of a curie, which is a unit of radioactivity
- picturing — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- picturise — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
- picturize — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
- pleuritic — inflammation of the pleura, with or without a liquid effusion in the pleural cavity, characterized by a dry cough and pain in the affected side.
- plicature — the act or procedure of folding.
- porcupine — any of several rodents covered with stiff, sharp, erectile spines or quills, as Erethizon dorsatum of North America.
- practicum — (in a college or university) the part of a course consisting of practical work in a particular field.
- precieuse — one of the 17th-century literary women of France who affected an extreme care in the use of language.
- prejudice — an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.