9-letter words containing c, r, o, i
- anaphoric — of or relating to anaphora
- anchoring — any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- anchorite — a person who lives in seclusion, esp a religious recluse; hermit
- angiocarp — a plant bearing an angiocarpous fruit.
- anorchism — Anorchia.
- anorectic — Also, anorectous. having no appetite.
- anorexics — Plural form of anorexic.
- antechoir — the part of a church in front of the choir, usually enclosed by screens, tombs, etc
- anthropic — of or relating to human beings
- antichlor — a substance used to remove chlorine from a material after bleaching or to neutralize the chlorine present
- aperiodic — not periodic; not occurring at regular intervals
- aquarobic — pertaining to exercises performed standing up in a swimming pool
- arachnoid — the middle of the three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
- arccosine — the function the value of which for a given argument between –1 and 1 is the angle in radians (between 0 and π), the cosine of which is that argument: the inverse of the cosine function
- archilowe — a treat, such as a drink, given in return for something
- archivolt — a moulding around an arch, sometimes decorated
- archontic — relating to an archon
- arcuation — the use of arches or vaults in buildings
- arecoline — a drug derived from betel nuts and producing a range of effects, including increased salivation, body temperature, and heart rate
- armorican — a native or inhabitant of Armorica
- aromantic — Not given to experiencing romantic attraction to others.
- aromatics — Plural form of aromatic.
- artichoke — Artichokes or globe artichokes are round green vegetables that have fleshy leaves arranged like the petals of a flower.
- atrocious — If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
- auctorial — of or relating to an author
- auriscope — a medical instrument for examining the external ear
- auriscopy — (medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
- autocrime — a crime involving a motor vehicle, esp the theft of a car
- autocrine — relating to self-stimulation, through the production of a factor and a specific receptor for it
- avicebron — (Solomon ben Judah ibn-Gabirol) 1021?–58, Jewish poet and philosopher in Spain.
- avoparcin — an antibiotic, now banned in the EU, formerly used to treat farm animals
- bacciform — shaped like a berry
- bacterio- — indicating bacteria or an action or condition relating to or characteristic of bacteria
- bacteroid — resembling a bacterium
- barachois — (in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada) a shallow lagoon formed by a sand bar
- barcoding — The assignment of a barcode to a product and the printing of the barcode on the product.
- barocchio — Giacomo (ˈdʒakomo)
- barricado — a barricade.
- bbc micro — BBC Microcomputer
- bezoardic — relating to bezoar
- bick-iron — the tapered end of an anvil.
- bilocular — divided into two chambers or cavities
- binocular — involving, relating to, seeing with or intended for both eyes
- biometric — Biometric tests and devices use biological information about a person to create a detailed record of their personal characteristics.
- biopiracy — the use of wild plants by international companies to develop medicines, without recompensing the countries from which they are taken
- bishopric — A bishopric is the area for which a bishop is responsible, or the rank or office of being a bishop.
- boxercise — a system of sustained exercises combining boxing movements with aerobic activities
- branchio- — gills
- brickwork — You can refer to the bricks in the walls of a building as the brickwork.
- bricolage — the jumbled effect produced by the close proximity of buildings from different periods and in different architectural styles