9-letter words containing c, r, e, o, n
- ferrocene — Also called dicyclopentadienyliron. an orange, crystalline, water-insoluble coordination compound, (C 5 H 5) 2 Fe, having a camphorlike odor: used chiefly as an antiknock agent for gasoline and as a catalyst. Compare metallocene.
- floricane — a plant stem that grows for a year before bearing fruit and flowers, as in the bramble or raspberry.
- forcement — (obsolete) The act of forcing; compulsion.
- forecabin — the forward cabin on a vessel
- forensics — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- forfochen — exhausted
- fornicate — to commit fornication.
- foscarnet — a drug used to treat herpes viruses
- fourpence — a sum of money of the value of four English pennies.
- frescoing — Present participle of fresco.
- frondesce — To unfold leaves, as plants.
- frontenac — Comte de (kɔ̃t də). title of Louis de Buade. 1620–98, governor of New France (1672–82; 1689–98)
- genocider — One who commits genocide.
- geocorona — a belt of ionized hydrogen surrounding the earth at the outer limit of the exosphere.
- geomancer — divination by geographic features or by figures or lines.
- gerfalcon — gyrfalcon.
- glen rock — a borough in NE New Jersey.
- grocerant — A grocery store that sells prepared meals, either for eating on site or taking home.
- hectoring — Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- holocrine — (of a gland) releasing a secretion that is a product of disintegrating cells.
- ice apron — a structure built in a river upstream from a bridge pier or the like for protection against drifting ice.
- ice front — the forward section or seaward edge of an ice shelf.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- in clover — any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
- in escrow — a contract, deed, bond, or other written agreement deposited with a third person, by whom it is to be delivered to the grantee or promisee on the fulfillment of some condition.
- incensory — Thurible, censer.
- inclosers — Plural form of incloser.
- inclosure — enclosure.
- incorrect — not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
- incoterms — Plural form of incoterm.
- incourage — Archaic form of encourage.
- incretion — a substance, as a hormone, that is secreted internally.
- incrossed — Simple past tense and past participle of incross.
- incrosses — Plural form of incross.
- indecorum — indecorous behavior or character.
- infectors — Plural form of infector.
- injectors — Plural form of injector.
- inspector — a person who inspects.
- intercome — (intransitive) To intervene; interpose; interfere.
- intercoms — Plural form of intercom.
- intercrop — to grow one crop between the rows of another, as in an orchard or field.
- interlock — to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.
- introduce — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- introject — (psychology) To unconsciously incorporate into one's psyche.
- involucre — Botany. a collection or rosette of bracts subtending a flower cluster, umbel, or the like.
- isochrone — a line, as on a map, connecting all points having some property simultaneously, as in having the same delay in receiving a radio signal from a given source or requiring the same time to be reached by available transportation from a given center.
- jerfalcon — Alternative form of gyrfalcon.
- jobcentre — Alternative spelling of Jobcentre.
- knockover — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- kronecker — Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; German ley-oh-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; German ˈleɪ oʊˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1823–91, German mathematician.