9-letter words containing c, o, r, n, u
- introduce — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- introduct — (obsolete) To instruct.
- involucre — Botany. a collection or rosette of bracts subtending a flower cluster, umbel, or the like.
- la coruna — a seaport in NW Spain.
- larcenous — of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
- lunchroom — a room, as in a school, where light meals or snacks can be bought or where food brought from home may be eaten.
- micronuts — Plural form of micronut.
- mockernut — a North American hickory, Carya tomentosa, bearing a sweet, edible nut.
- monocular — having only one eye.
- mucronate — having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
- murchison — an intermittent river in W Australia, flowing SW to the Indian Ocean. 440 miles (708 km) long.
- nectarous — of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- neurochip — a semiconductor chip designed for use in an electronic neural network
- neurocoel — the system of cavities of the embryonic brain and spinal cord.
- neurotics — Plural form of neurotic.
- neutronic — (physics) Involving neutrons.
- nocturnal — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
- nocturnes — Plural form of nocturne.
- nonchurch — not associated with the Christian church
- noncolour — an achromatic colour such as black or white
- nonconcur — to refuse to agree (with) or concur (in)
- nucleator — having a nucleus.
- nucleolar — of, relating to, or forming a nucleolus.
- obscurant — a person who strives to prevent the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscuring — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- occurence — Misspelling of occurrence.
- occurrent — the action, fact, or instance of occurring.
- occurring — to happen; take place; come to pass: When did the accident occur?
- occursion — (obsolete) A meeting or striking together; a clash or collision.
- oncovirus — any of various RNA viruses that cause tumors in humans and other animals.
- osnabruck — a city in Lower Saxony, in NW Germany.
- outcrying — Present participle of outcry.
- outreckon — to surpass in reckoning
- overcount — To count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing disproportionately more than another.
- porcupine — any of several rodents covered with stiff, sharp, erectile spines or quills, as Erethizon dorsatum of North America.
- proconsul — an African subgenus of Dryopithecus that lived 17–20 million years ago and is possibly ancestral to modern hominoids.
- procuring — to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
- producing — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- prongbuck — a pronghorn antelope from North America
- pronounce — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- pronuncio — a papal ambassador in a country that does not grant the Pope's ambassador precedence over other ambassadors
- punk rock — a type of rock-'n'-roll, reaching its peak in the late 1970s and characterized by loud, insistent music and abusive or violent protest lyrics, and whose performers and followers are distinguished by extremes of dress and socially defiant behavior.
- puromycin — a substance with antibiotic properties, obtained from certain species of Streptomyces
- raconteur — a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- rancorous — full of or showing rancor.
- recaution — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- reclusion — the condition or life of a recluse.
- reconduct — personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
- reconquer — to acquire by force of arms; win in war: to conquer a foreign land.
- reconsult — to consult (someone or something) again