9-letter words containing c, i, u
- epictetus — ?50–?120 ad, Greek Stoic philosopher, who stressed self-renunciation and the brotherhood of man
- epicurean — Of or concerning Epicurus or his ideas.
- epicurism — Epicureanism.
- epicurize — to act as an epicure
- equisetic — derived from equisetum
- equivocal — Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.
- eruciform — Shaped like a caterpillar.
- esurience — The quality of being esurient; extreme gluttony or boundless hunger.
- eucalypti — Plural form of eucalyptus.
- eucharist — The Eucharist is the Christian religious ceremony in which Christ's last meal with his disciples is celebrated by eating bread and drinking wine.
- euchloric — relating to euchlorine
- euclidean — (rare) alternative spelling of Euclidean.
- eucryphia — any tree or shrub of the mostly evergreen genus Eucryphia, native to Australia and S America, having leaves of a dark lustrous green and white flowers: family Eucryphiaceae
- eunuchism — The condition of being a eunuch.
- eunuchize — (transitive) To make into a eunuch; to castrate.
- eunuchoid — Resembling a eunuch, typically in having reduced or indeterminate sexual characteristics.
- euphenics — the study of biological improvement
- euplastic — healing quickly and well
- eurythmic — (music) harmonious.
- eurytopic — (of a species) able to tolerate a wide range of environments
- eutaxitic — resembling eutaxite in form
- eutectoid — Relating to or denoting an alloy that has a minimum transformation temperature between a solid solution and a simple mixture of metals.
- euthenics — The study of the effects of place on people.
- eutrophic — (of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.
- excalibur — (in Arthurian legend) the magic sword of King Arthur
- excluding — Not taking someone or something into account; apart from; except.
- exclusion — The process or state of excluding or being excluded.
- exclusive — An item or story published or broadcast by only one source.
- excursing — Present participle of excurse.
- excursion — A short journey or trip, esp. one engaged in as a leisure activity.
- excursive — Of the nature of an excursion; ranging widely; digressive.
- excussion — The process or proceedings whereby a creditor must proceed against a principal debtor before proceeding against a surety or subsidiary debtor.
- executing — Present participle of execute.
- execution — The carrying out or putting into effect of a plan, order, or course of action.
- executive — Having the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effect.
- executrix — A female executor of a will.
- exsuction — The act of sucking out.
- fabricius — Johan Christian [yoh-hahn kris-chuh n;; Danish yoh-hahn kris-tyahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Danish yoʊˈhɑn ˈkrɪs tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1743–1808, Danish entomologist.
- facetious — not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
- faculties — an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
- facundity — (archaic) eloquence; readiness of speech.
- faithcure — a cure or healing through prayer or faith in God
- fancifull — Archaic form of fanciful.
- fascicule — a fascicle, especially of a book.
- fasciculi — a fascicle, as of nerve or muscle fibers.
- faunistic — of or relating to the geographical distribution of animal life.
- febricula — a slight and short fever, especially when of obscure causation.
- fecundity — the quality of being fecund; capacity, especially in female animals, of producing young in great numbers.
- feracious — Producing in abundance; fertile, fruitful.
- ferocious — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.