9-letter words containing c, l, i, t, e, a
- pearlitic — Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- pectineal — of or relating to the pectineus muscle or the pubic bone
- petechial — pertaining to, resembling, or characterized by petechiae.
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- pit scale — any of various small oval-shaped homopterous insects of the family Asterolecaniidae, the female members of which have their bodies embedded in a waxy mass, as in the destructive Cerococcus quercus ((oak wax scale) or (oak scale)) or covered with a waxy film.
- placative — placatory.
- placentia — a town in S California.
- plicature — the act or procedure of folding.
- precoital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- ptolemaic — of or relating to Ptolemy or his system of astronomy.
- realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- recitable — to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner: to recite a lesson.
- reclinate — bending or curved downward.
- recruital — an act of recruiting
- replicant — an android that is indistinguishable from a human being
- replicate — Also, replicated. folded; bent back on itself.
- reticella — a form of lace popular from the 15th to the 17th centuries
- reticular — having the form of a net; netlike.
- revictual — to victual or provide with food again
- salicetum — a plantation of willows
- saluretic — of or relating to a substance that promotes renal excretion of sodium and chloride ions.
- scaletail — a squirrel in the family Anomaluridae possessing scales on the underside of the tail
- scapolite — any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
- sceptical — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- sciential — having knowledge.
- sectarial — distinguishing or differentiating a sect
- sectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- sectorial — of or relating to a sector.
- silicates — Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- skeptical — doubtful about a particular thing: My teacher thinks I can get a scholarship, but I'm skeptical.
- socialite — a socially prominent person.
- sparticle — a hypothetical elementary particle thought to have been produced in the Big Bang
- specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- spiculate — having the form of a spicule.
- sterculia — any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
- stickable — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- tactilely — in a tactile manner
- tail cone — a cone-shaped component at the rear of a jet engine, rocket, or missile, usually serving as an exhaust pipe.
- tailpiece — a piece added at the end; an end piece or appendage.
- tallchief — Maria, 1925–2013, U.S. ballet dancer.
- technical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- tectorial — a rooflike structure.
- telically — in a purposeful manner
- tetanical — related to tetanus
- theriacal — of or relating to a theriac, a mixture once thought to be an antidote to poison such as snake venom or treacle
- thickleaf — any of various succulent plants of the crassulaceous genus Crassula, having sessile or short-stalked fleshy leaves
- thylacine — a wolflike marsupial, Thylacinus cynocephalus, of Tasmania, tan-colored with black stripes across the back: probably extinct.
- tie clasp — an ornamental metal clasp for securing the two ends of a necktie to a shirt front.
- timescale — The timescale of an event is the length of time during which it happens or develops.
- triticale — a hybrid produced by crossing wheat, Triticum aestivum, and rye, Secale cereale.