9-letter words containing c, n, s, t
- syntactic — of or relating to syntax: syntactic errors in English; the syntactic rules for computer source code.
- syntectic — relating to syntexis
- synthetic — of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).
- tabescent — wasting away; becoming emaciated or consumed.
- tacitness — understood without being openly expressed; implied: tacit approval.
- tackiness — not tasteful or fashionable; dowdy.
- teachings — the act or profession of a person who teaches.
- tectonics — the science or art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction; the constructive arts in general.
- tectonism — diastrophism (def 1).
- ten cents — dime, 10th of a dollar
- tenacious — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- testacean — having a shell or test.
- thickness — the state or quality of being thick.
- thickskin — a person lacking sensitivity or delicacy of feeling
- tiny clos — A core part of Common Lisp Object System (CLOS) ported to Scheme and rebuilt using a MOP (Metaobject Protocol). This should be interesting to those who want to use MOPs without using a full Common Lisp or Dylan. The first release works with MIT Scheme 11.74.
- tocantins — a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- toscanini — Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- townscape — a scene or view, either pictorial or natural, of a town or city.
- trachinus — a weever fish
- trainsick — ill with train sickness.
- transcend — to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.
- transcode — (language) An early system on the Ferut computer.
- transduce — to convert (energy) from one form into another.
- transfect — to cause transfection in (a cell).
- transonic — close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
- trash can — a container for the disposal of dry waste matter.
- triclosan — a drug used to treat skin infections
- tumescent — swelling; slightly tumid.
- two cents — something of insignificant value; a paltry amount: We wouldn't give two cents for their chances of success.
- un-strict — characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles: a strict observance of rituals.
- undercast — Mining. a crossing of two passages, as airways, dug at the same level so that one descends to pass beneath the other without any opening into it. Compare overcast (def 9).
- unit cost — the cost of a specified unit of a product or service.
- unscathed — not scathed; unharmed; uninjured: She survived the accident unscathed.
- unscented — a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable: the scent of roses.
- unscythed — not cut with a scythe
- unstocked — not having stock or stores
- unsubject — not subject (usually to); not subjected
- unsuspect — not open to suspicion; not suspect or questionable; trustworthy; not placed under suspicion
- vasotocin — a chemical similar to oxytocin found in birds, fish, and some amphibians
- vasotonic — pertaining to or regulating the tone of the blood vessels.
- virescent — turning green.
- viscounty — viscountcy.
- volcanist — a person who studies volcanoes
- wainscots — Plural form of wainscot.
- windchest — a chamber containing the air supply for the reeds or pipes of an organ.
- xenocryst — a rock or crystal engulfed by magma and retained as an inclusion in the resulting igneous rock.
- yachtsman — a person who owns or sails a yacht, or who is devoted to yachting.
- yachtsmen — Irregular plural form of yachtsman.
- zacynthus — Latin name of Zante.
- zinc dust — zinc in powder form which is obtained by grinding or processing; used as a paint and deoxidizing agent