9-letter words containing c, o, e, r, i, t
- resection — Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- resolicit — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- retrodict — to make estimates about (the past) using information from the present or other events from the past. Used in fields such as archaeology, climatology, and financial analysis
- rhotacize — to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
- rocinante — Rosinante.
- sclerotic — Also, scleral. Anatomy. of or relating to the sclera.
- sclerotin — an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
- scorodite — a green or brownish mineral containing iron and aluminium
- scrutoire — writing desk (def 1).
- secretion — (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- sectorial — of or relating to a sector.
- sectorize — to split or divide into sectors
- serotypic — of or relating to a serotype
- siderotic — a disease of the lungs caused by inhaling iron or other metallic particles.
- sticheron — a liturgical hymn sung in the Orthodox Church
- tanorexic — obsessed with maintaining a permanent deep tan, esp through use of tanning machines
- tectiform — having the shape of a roof.
- tectorial — a rooflike structure.
- terricole — a plant or animal living on land
- theodoric — a.d. 454?–526, king of the Ostrogoths and founder of the Ostrogothic monarchy in Italy: ruler of Italy 493–526.
- theoretic — of, relating to, or consisting in theory; not practical (distinguished from applied).
- thermotic — of, related to or produced by heat
- threnodic — a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song.
- tick over — If an engine is ticking over, it is running at a low speed or rate, for example when it is switched on but you are not actually using it.
- tierceron — (in a ribbed vault) a diagonal rib, other than an ogive, springing from a point of support.
- torchiere — a floor lamp for indirect lighting, having its source of light within a reflecting bowl that directs the light upward.
- toreutics — the art or technique of decorating metal or other material, especially by embossing or chasing.
- tricerion — a candlestick with three arms
- trichrome — three-coloured
- tricksome — tricksy (def 1).
- tricotine — cavalry twill.
- tricresol — a mixture of the three isomeric cresols.
- triecious — of or relating to a species having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants.
- udometric — of or relating to an udometer
- ureotelic — excreting urea as the main component of waste
- vectorial — Mathematics. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4). such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition. such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system. any generalization of the above quantities.
- vectoring — the act of vectoring or guiding aircraft using vectors
- vectorize — (of computing graphics) to convert from a bitmap representation to a vector representation
- victorine — a canon regular of the Order of St. Victor, founded in Paris, France, in 1110, which was famous for its learning and influence in the Middle Ages, and which became extinct during the French Revolution.
- vorticose — vortical; whirling.
- zirconite — (mineralogy) A light brown variety of zircon.
- zoetropic — of or relating to a zoetrope