9-letter words containing e, n, t, r, a, c
- inertance — the effect of inertia in an acoustic system, an impeding of the transmission of sound through the system.
- infarcted — a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- infracted — to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- insectary — a laboratory for the study of live insects, their life histories, effects on plants, reaction to insecticides, etc.
- interacts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interact.
- interarch — to have intersecting arches
- interclan — a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor: the Mackenzie clan.
- interface — a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
- interlace — progressive coding
- interrace — interracial
- intricate — having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved: an intricate maze.
- lacertian — of or relating to lizards, or like a lizard
- lacertine — belonging or relating to a lacertid
- lancaster — the English royal family that reigned 1399–1461, descended from John of Gaunt (Duke of Lancaster), and that included Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI. Compare York (def 1).
- larcenist — a person who commits larceny.
- manticore — a legendary monster with a man's head, horns, a lion's body, and the tail of a dragon or, sometimes, a scorpion.
- mccartney — (Sir) (James) Paul, born 1942, English singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist for the Beatles.
- mercaptan — any of a class of sulfur-containing compounds having the type formula RSH, in which R represents a radical, and having an extremely offensive, garlicky odor.
- merchants — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- metarchon — a nontoxic substance, such as a chemical to mask pheromones, that reduces the persistence of a pest
- metrician — a metrist.
- minecraft — a type of warship for sweeping mines at sea.
- miscreant — depraved, villainous, or base.
- mucronate — having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
- narcotine — An alkaloid found in opium; noscapine.
- narcotise — Alternative spelling of narcotize.
- narcotize — to subject to or treat with a narcotic; stupefy.
- navicerts — Plural form of navicert.
- nectareal — of, relating to, or resembling nectar
- nectarean — of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- nectaried — having a nectary or nectaries
- nectaries — Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- nectarine — a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
- nectarize — to mix or saturate with nectar.
- nectarous — of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- notecards — An ambitious hypertext system developed at Xerox PARC, "designed to support the task of transforming a chaotic collection of unrelated thoughts into an integrated, orderly interpretation of ideas and their interconnections".
- nucleator — having a nucleus.
- one-acter — a short play consisting of one act.
- one-track — having only one track.
- ostracean — a member of the family formerly called Ostracea
- parchment — the skin of sheep, goats, etc., prepared for use as a material on which to write.
- pentarchy — a government by five persons.
- percental — Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- pre-enact — to enact beforehand
- preaction — the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine is not in action now.
- predicant — preaching: a predicant religious order.
- procreant — procreating or generating: a sufficiently procreant breed of fish; a procreant cause.
- rack-rent — Also, rack rent. rent equal to or nearly equal to the full annual value of a property.
- racketing — Slang. an occupation, livelihood, or business. an easy or profitable source of livelihood.
- raconteur — a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.