9-letter words containing i, e, a
- acrospire — the first shoot developing from the plumule of a germinating grain seed
- acroteria — acroters
- actinides — Plural form of actinide.
- actioners — Plural form of actioner.
- activated — to make active; cause to function or act.
- activater — Alternative spelling of activator.
- activates — to make active; cause to function or act.
- actualise — to make actual or real; turn into action or fact.
- actualité — humorous word for truth
- actualize — to make actual or real
- actuaries — Plural form of actuary.
- acuminate — narrowing to a sharp point, as some types of leaf
- addictive — If a drug is addictive, people who take it cannot stop taking it.
- additives — Plural form of additive.
- adductive — of a nature that leads towards a change
- ademption — the failure of a specific legacy, as by a testator disposing of the subject matter in his lifetime
- adenoidal — having the nasal tones or impaired breathing of one with enlarged adenoids
- adenosine — a nucleoside formed by the condensation of adenine and ribose. It is present in all living cells in a combined form, as in ribonucleic acids. Formula: C10H13N5O4
- adephagia — bulimia (def 1).
- adhesions — Plural form of adhesion.
- adhesives — Plural form of adhesive.
- adipocere — a waxlike fatty substance formed during the decomposition of corpses
- adipocyte — a fat cell that accumulates and stores fats
- adipokine — (biochemistry) Any of several cytokines secreted by adipose tissue.
- adjection — Act of adjecting or adding, or the thing added.
- adjective — An adjective is a word such as 'big', 'dead', or 'financial' that describes a person or thing, or gives extra information about them. Adjectives usually come before nouns or after link verbs.
- adjustive — allowing for adjustment
- adminicle — something contributing to prove a point without itself being complete proof
- admirable — An admirable quality or action is one that deserves to be praised and admired.
- admirance — an admiration (for)
- admissive — tending to admit.
- admittees — a person who has been or is going to be admitted: Every admittee must present a ticket at the door.
- admixture — Admixture means the same as mixture.
- ado-ekiti — a town in SE Nigeria.
- adobelike — made using a material similar to adobe
- adrenalin — Adrenalin is a substance which your body produces when you are angry, scared, or excited. It makes your heart beat faster and gives you more energy.
- adultlike — having attained full size and strength; grown up; mature: an adult person, animal, or plant.
- advection — the transference of heat energy in a horizontal stream of gas, esp of air
- advective — relating to advection
- adventism — the belief that the Second Coming of Christ will occur soon
- adventist — a member of any of the Christian groups, such as the Seventh-Day Adventists that hold that the Second Coming of Christ is imminent
- adventive — (of a species) introduced to a new area and not yet established there; exotic
- adverbial — Adverbial means relating to adverbs or like an adverb.
- adversion — (obsolete) An adverting or turning towards; attention.
- adversity — an unfortunate event or incident
- adverting — to remark or comment; refer (usually followed by to): He adverted briefly to the news of the day.
- advertise — If someone or something advertises a particular quality, they show it in their appearance or behaviour.
- advertize — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
- adviceful — thoughtful or attentive
- advisable — If you tell someone that it is advisable to do something, you are suggesting that they should do it, because it is sensible or is likely to achieve the result they want.