9-letter words containing i, n, c, o, r
- criterion — A criterion is a factor on which you judge or decide something.
- croissant — Croissants are small, sweet bread rolls in the shape of a crescent that are eaten for breakfast.
- crokinole — a board game popular in Canada in which players flick wooden discs
- cronelike — Like a crone; old and withered.
- crossings — Plural form of crossing.
- crossline — a line crossing another line or connecting two separated points: The main lines are linked at intervals by crosslines.
- crosswind — A crosswind is a strong wind that blows across the direction that vehicles, boats, or aircraft are travelling in, and that makes it difficult for them to keep moving steadily forward.
- crotaline — of or relating to rattlesnakes (Crotalinae)
- crotonism — poisoning by ingestion of croton oil, characterized by burning of the mouth, severe diarrhea, and colic, with possible death from respiratory or circulatory failure.
- crouching — to stoop or bend low.
- crownings — Plural form of crowning.
- cryogenic — of or relating to the production or use of very low temperatures: cryogenic storage.
- cteniform — resembling a comb
- cuneiform — wedge-shaped
- cupertino — a town in W California.
- currijong — kurrajong.
- curtation — the discrepancy between the curtate distance and the true distance of a planet from the sun
- curvation — the action of curving or bending
- cyprinoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cyprinoidea, a large suborder of teleost fishes including the cyprinids, characins, electric eels, and loaches
- decretion — The act of decreasing.
- decurions — Plural form of decurion.
- decursion — a military exercise performed by men bearing arms
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- dichondra — any of a genus of creeping perennial herbs of the Convolvulaceae family, with white, pale yellow, or green flowers
- dickerson — Eric Demetric [dih-me-trik] /dɪˈmɛ trɪk/ (Show IPA), born 1960, U.S. football player.
- direction — the act or an instance of directing.
- disanchor — to raise the anchor of (a ship)
- divorcing — Present participle of divorce.
- doctoring — Present participle of doctor.
- doctrinal — of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine: a doctrinal dispute.
- doctrines — Plural form of doctrine.
- doronicum — any composite plant of the genus Doronicum, comprising the leopard's-banes.
- draconian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Athenian statesman Draco, or his severe code of laws.
- ecoregion — A major ecosystem defined by distinctive geography and receiving uniform solar radiation and moisture.
- ecotarian — An ecotarian is a person who eats only food that has been produced in a way that does not harm the environment.
- ectocrine — a substance that is released by an organism into the external environment and influences the development, behaviour, etc, of members of the same or different species
- ectropion — A condition, typically a consequence of advanced age, in which the eyelid is turned outward away from the eyeball.
- eirenicon — A proposal to resolve disputes and reconcile differences in order to advance peace, strengthen or establish unity, or foster solidarity, usually in a modus vivendi.
- embryonic — Of or relating to an embryo.
- enchorial — Indigenous, native.
- encrimson — (transitive) To make crimson or redden.
- endocrine — Of, relating to, or denoting glands that secrete hormones or other products directly into the blood.
- endoergic — (physics, and, chemistry) Occurring with the absorption of energy; endothermic.
- endorheic — (of a lake or basin) Internally drained; having no outlet.
- enforcing — Present participle of enforce.
- erections — Plural form of erection.
- ergogenic — (not in technical use) intended to enhance physical performance, stamina, or recovery.
- ergonomic — (especially of workplace design) intended to provide optimum comfort and to avoid stress or injury.
- escorting — Present participle of escort.
- escribano — a clerk or scribe