9-letter words containing e, i, c
- 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
- archaized — Simple past tense and past participle of archaize.
- archaizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archaize.
- archfiend — a chief fiend
- archilowe — a treat, such as a drink, given in return for something
- archilute — Alternative form of archlute.
- archimage — a great magician or wizard
- archimime — The chief jester or mimic who would imitate the dead person as part of ancient Roman funeral processions.
- architect — An architect is a person who designs buildings.
- arcminute — unit of angular measurement, 1⁄60 of a degree
- arecoline — a drug derived from betel nuts and producing a range of effects, including increased salivation, body temperature, and heart rate
- areflexic — Lb pathology Exhibiting, or relating to, areflexia.
- armistice — An armistice is an agreement between countries who are at war with one another to stop fighting and to discuss ways of making peace.
- arrivance — the action or state of arriving
- arsaces i — founder of the Parthian empire c250 b.c.
- arsenical — of or containing arsenic
- artichoke — Artichokes or globe artichokes are round green vegetables that have fleshy leaves arranged like the petals of a flower.
- artificer — a skilled craftsman
- artifices — Plural form of artifice.
- ascarides — any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.
- ascending — If a group of things is arranged in ascending order, each thing is bigger, greater, or more important than the thing before it.
- ascension — In some religions, when someone goes to heaven, you can refer to their ascension to heaven.
- ascensive — having the propensity to move in an upwards direction
- ascertain — If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
- ascetical — a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- ascidiate — of or relating to the tunicate molluscs of the genus Ascidium
- asclepiad — a plant that belongs to the class Asclepiadaceae
- asclepias — any plant of the perennial mostly tuberous genus Asclepias; some are grown as garden or greenhouse plants for their showy orange-scarlet or purple flowers: family Asclepiadaceae
- asclepius — a god of healing; son of Apollo
- asemantic — not semantic
- asskicker — to kick ass. See kick (def 33).
- associate — If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind.
- astricted — Simple past tense and past participle of astrict.
- asyndetic — (of a catalogue or index) without cross references
- atacamite — a mineral, green in colour, containing copper and present in Australia, Chile, and Cornwall
- atheistic — Atheistic means connected with or holding the belief that there is no God.
- athematic — not based on themes
- athetosic — relating to or characterized by athetosis
- athletics — Athletics refers to track and field sports such as running, the high jump, and the javelin.
- auctioned — Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- audiences — the group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert: The audience was respectful of the speaker's opinion.
- audiencia — a high court, found in South America during the colonial period
- auriscope — a medical instrument for examining the external ear
- ausgleich — the agreement (1867) that established the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary
- auspicate — to begin or inaugurate with a ceremony intended to bring good fortune
- autecious — autoecious
- authentic — An authentic person, object, or emotion is genuine.
- 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
- autocutie — a young and attractive but inexperienced female television presenter