9-letter words containing e, c, r, i
- geriatric — of or relating to geriatrics, old age, or aged persons.
- gericault — (Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
- germicide — an agent for killing germs or microorganisms.
- glaciered — covered by, or coming from, glaciers
- glare ice — ice having a smooth, glassy surface that reflects sunlight.
- glyceride — any of a group of esters obtained from glycerol by the replacement of one, two, or three hydroxyl groups with a fatty acid: the principal constituent of adipose tissue.
- glycerine — a colorless, odorless, syrupy, sweet liquid, C 3 H 8 O 3 , usually obtained by the saponification of natural fats and oils: used for sweetening and preserving food, in the manufacture of cosmetics, perfumes, inks, and certain glues and cements, as a solvent and automobile antifreeze, and in medicine in suppositories and skin emollients.
- glycerite — a preparation of a medicinal substance dissolved in or mixed with glycerin.
- grapelice — lice that are destructive to grape plants
- graphemic — Of or pertaining to graphemes or their study.
- graticule — Navigation. a network of parallels and meridians on a map or chart.
- greenwich — a borough in SE London, England: located on the prime meridian from which geographic longitude is measured; formerly the site of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
- grieshoch — a bed of embers, especially of a peat or moss fire.
- grievance — a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress: Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance.
- groceries — Also called grocery store. a grocer's store.
- grouchier — Comparative form of grouchy.
- gun crime — offences involving firearms
- hackerish — (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a hacker (technically skilled computer enthusiast).
- hair care — Hair care is all the things people do to keep their hair clean, healthy-looking, and attractive.
- hair cell — an epithelial cell having hairlike processes, as that of the organ of Corti.
- hairpiece — a toupee.
- headchair — a chair with a support for the head
- heartsick — extremely depressed or unhappy.
- hectoring — Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- hectorism — the character or actions of a hector
- hendricks — a male given name, form of Henry.
- henrician — of or having to do with the reign, policies, etc. of any king named Henry, esp. Henry VIII of England
- heraclius — a.d. 575?–641, Byzantine emperor 610–641.
- herbicide — a substance or preparation for killing plants, especially weeds.
- herceptin — a monoclonal antibody that inhibits the protein that can fuel tumour growth, used in the treatment of breast cancer
- hercynian — denoting a period of mountain building in Europe in the late Palaeozoic
- hercynite — a black oxide mineral, FeAl 2 O 4 , of the spinel group.
- heretical — of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
- heritance — inheritance.
- hermetics — alchemy
- heroicity — suitable to the character of a hero in size or concept; daring; noble: a heroic ambition.
- heroicize — heroize.
- heterotic — Of or relating to heterosis (hybrid vigor).
- heuretics — the use of logic
- heuristic — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- hexameric — Of or pertaining to a hexamer.
- hickories — Plural form of hickory.
- hierarchs — Plural form of hierarch.
- hierarchy — any system of persons or things ranked one above another.
- hieratica — a type of papyrus noted for its high quality and used by the ancient Egyptians in sacred books
- hierocrat — a person who believes in government by religious leaders
- hijackers — Plural form of hijacker.
- hillcrest — The crest of a hill.
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- holocrine — (of a gland) releasing a secretion that is a product of disintegrating cells.