9-letter words containing c, u, t, e
- delictual — (legal) Derived from a delict (analogous to a tort).
- demulcent — soothing; mollifying
- depicture — (transitive) To make a picture of; to paint or depict.
- deschutes — river in central and N Oreg., flowing from the Cascade Range north into the Columbia River: c. 250 mi (402 km)
- destructo — a person who causes havoc or destruction
- destructs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of destruct.
- detumesce — (intransitive, of sexual organs) To leave the erect, sexually aroused state.
- deutscher — Isaac, 1907–1967, English journalist and author, born in Poland.
- diazeutic — Alternative form of diazeuctic.
- dictature — dictatorship
- diuretics — Plural form of diuretic.
- documents — Plural form of document.
- duckwheat — India wheat.
- duct keel — box keel.
- duct tape — a strongly adhesive silver-gray cloth tape, used in plumbing, household repairs, etc.
- dulcitude — Sweetness.
- dulcorate — (obsolete, transitive) To sweeten; to make less acrimonious.
- duplicate — a copy exactly like an original.
- dutch elm — a widely planted hybrid elm tree, Ulmus hollandica, with spreading branches and a short trunk
- dutch hoe — a type of hoe in which the head consists of a two-edged cross-blade attached to two prongs or of a single pressing of this shape
- ectropium — Ectropion.
- ecumenist — ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.
- educatees — Plural form of educatee.
- educating — Present participle of educate.
- education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- educative — serving to educate: educative knowledge.
- educators — Plural form of educator.
- educatory — educative.
- educement — the action of educing
- eductions — Plural form of eduction.
- edumacate — (humorous) deliberate misspelling of educate.
- effectual — producing or capable of producing an intended effect; adequate.
- ejaculate — (of a man or male animal) eject semen from the body at the moment of sexual climax.
- electuary — A medicinal substance mixed with honey or another sweet substance.
- elocution — The skill of clear and expressive speech, especially of distinct pronunciation and articulation.
- elocutory — elocutionary
- elucidate — Make (something) clear; explain.
- emaculate — (obsolete) To clear from spots or stains, or from any imperfection.
- emunction — The act of blowing one's nose.
- emunctory — Pertaining to the elimination of waste from the body.
- en croûte — wrapped in pastry and baked
- encapture — (transitive) To capture.
- encaustic — (especially in painting and ceramics) using pigments mixed with hot wax that are burned in as an inlay.
- encounter — Unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or hostile).
- encrusted — Simple past tense and past participle of encrust.
- encurtain — to cover or surround with curtains or a veil
- enucleate — Remove the nucleus from (a cell).
- enunciate — Say or pronounce clearly.
- epictetus — ?50–?120 ad, Greek Stoic philosopher, who stressed self-renunciation and the brotherhood of man
- equisetic — derived from equisetum