9-letter words containing e, n, t, o
- cotunnite — a soft, white to yellowish mineral, lead chloride, PbCl 2 , that forms as an alteration product of galena.
- cotyledon — a simple embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants, which, in some species, forms the first green leaf after germination
- countable — capable of being counted
- countered — in the wrong way; contrary to the right course; in the reverse or opposite direction.
- countless — Countless means very many.
- countline — (in the confectionery trade) a chocolate-based bar
- countries — a state or nation: What European countries have you visited?
- courantes — Plural form of courante.
- courtesan — In former times, a courtesan was a woman who had sexual relationships with rich and powerful men for money.
- courtezan — Alternative spelling of courtesan.
- covenants — Plural form of covenant.
- coventure — An international coproduction set up in the absence of any official treaty between the countries.
- cowritten — to coauthor.
- creations — The action or process of bringing something into existence.
- cremation — to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- crenation — any of the rounded teeth or the notches between them on a crenate structure
- creodonts — Plural form of creodont.
- cretinoid — a person suffering from cretinism.
- cretinous — If you describe someone as cretinous, you think they are very stupid.
- criterion — A criterion is a factor on which you judge or decide something.
- cromulent — (humorous) Fine, acceptable or normal; excellent, realistic, legitimate or authentic.
- croquante — a crisp cake or pastry
- crotaline — of or relating to rattlesnakes (Crotalinae)
- cteniform — resembling a comb
- ctesiphon — an ancient city on the River Tigris about 100 km (60 miles) above Babylon. First mentioned in 221 bc, it was destroyed in the 7th and 8th centuries ad
- cupertino — a town in W California.
- curbstone — A curbstone is one of the stones that form a curb.
- cushionet — a small cushion
- cut stone — a stone or stonework dressed to a relatively fine finish with tools other than hammers.
- cutaneous — of, relating to, or affecting the skin
- cyanotype — a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, that produces a blue line on a white background.
- cyclonite — a white crystalline insoluble explosive prepared by the action of nitric acid on hexamethylenetetramine; cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine: used in bombs and shells. Formula: C3H6N6O6
- cytokines — Plural form of cytokine.
- cytopenia — a condition characterized by a deficiency of a type of blood cells
- davenport — a tall narrow desk with a slanted writing surface and drawers at the side
- dawsonite — a mineral that is made up of sodium and aluminium hydrous carbonate and occurs in crystalline form
- decanoate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of decanoic acid.
- decathlon — The decathlon is a competition in which athletes compete in 10 different sporting events.
- deception — Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.
- decocting — Present participle of decoct.
- decoction — the extraction of the water-soluble substances of a drug or medicinal plants by boiling
- decongest — to ease crowding or clogging in (an area)
- decontrol — When governments decontrol an activity, they remove controls from it so that companies or organizations have more freedom.
- deconvert — An apostate.
- decretion — The act of decreasing.
- deduction — A deduction is a conclusion that you have reached about something because of other things that you know to be true.
- defection — the act or an instance of defecting
- definiton — Misspelling of definition.
- deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
- defoliant — A defoliant is a chemical used on trees and plants to make all their leaves fall off. Defoliants are especially used in war to remove protection from an enemy.