9-letter words containing e, t, c
- cyanurate — a salt or ester derived from cyanide
- cybercast — (Internet) A broadcast of audiovisual material over the Internet.
- cyberchat — Chat that takes place on the Internet, as in a chatroom or via instant messages.
- cybercity — A city with a strong basis in information technology.
- cybergoth — (uncountable) A subculture combining elements of goth and rave culture, typically involving energetic electronic music and brightly coloured, futuristic clothing.
- cybernate — to control (a manufacturing process) with a servomechanism or (of a process) to be controlled by a servomechanism
- cybernaut — a person who is an expert in or uses the internet a lot
- cyclamate — a salt or ester of cyclamic acid. Certain of the salts have a very sweet taste and were formerly used as food additives and sugar substitutes
- cyclepath — a special path for the exclusive use of cyclists
- cyclonite — a white crystalline insoluble explosive prepared by the action of nitric acid on hexamethylenetetramine; cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine: used in bombs and shells. Formula: C3H6N6O6
- cyclotome — a type of scalpel for performing a cyclotomy.
- cynegetic — of or relating to hunting with dogs
- cystidean — any one of the order of fossil echinoderms Cystidea
- cystocele — a hernia of the urinary bladder, esp one protruding into the vagina
- cytherean — of or relating to Cytherea.
- cytokines — Plural form of cytokine.
- cytometer — a glass slide used to count and measure cells
- cytometry — the counting of blood cells using a cytometer
- cytopenia — a condition characterized by a deficiency of a type of blood cells
- cytosmear — (cytology) A sample of cells, in the form of a smear on a microscope slide, that has been stained ready for diagnostic examination.
- cytostome — the mouth of a protozoan.
- dacoitage — (in India and Myanmar) a robbery by an armed gang or dacoit
- dancettee — having a pattern of chevrons
- date back — If something dates back to a particular time, it started or was made at that time.
- daycentre — a building used for daycare or other welfare services
- de-excite — to cause (an atom) to fall from an excited energy level to a lower energy level.
- deactuate — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- deadstick — To land an aircraft without power.
- deadstock — the merchandise or commodities of a shop, etc, that is unsold and generating no income
- death cap — a poisonous woodland saprotrophic basidiomycetous fungus, Amanita phalloides, differing from the edible mushroom (Agaricus) only in its white gills (pinkish-brown in Agaricus) and the presence of a volva
- death cup — a poisonous mushroom of the genus Amanita.
- decadents — Plural form of decadent.
- decaliter — dekaliter
- decalitre — ten litres. One decalitre is equal to about 2.2 imperial gallons
- decameter — dekameter
- decametre — ten metres
- decanoate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of decanoic acid.
- decantate — having been repeated or sung again and again
- decanters — Plural form of decanter.
- decanting — to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- decastere — a measure equivalent to ten steres or cubic metres
- decastich — a poem that consists of ten lines
- decastyle — a portico consisting of ten columns
- decathect — to withdraw one's feelings of attachment from (a person, idea, or object), as in anticipation of a future loss: He decathected from her in order to cope with her impending death.
- decathlon — The decathlon is a competition in which athletes compete in 10 different sporting events.
- decaudate — to take off the tail of (an animal)
- decedents — Plural form of decedent.
- deceitful — If you say that someone is deceitful, you mean that they behave in a dishonest way by making other people believe something that is not true.
- decenters — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decenter.
- decentral — Not central; decentralized.