9-letter words containing i, n, o, c
- ammonical — (inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to ammonia.
- ammonitic — Relating to, or containing, ammonites.
- amplicons — Plural form of amplicon.
- anabiotic — a bringing back to consciousness; reanimation after apparent death.
- anacostia — a section of the District of Columbia, in the SE part.
- anaerobic — Anaerobic creatures or processes do not need oxygen in order to function or survive.
- anaphoric — of or relating to anaphora
- anaptotic — (of languages) tending to become uninflected, in accordance with a theory that languages evolve from uninflected to inflected and back.
- anchoring — any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- anchorite — a person who lives in seclusion, esp a religious recluse; hermit
- anchovies — Plural form of anchovy.
- anecdotic — anecdotal
- angiocarp — a plant bearing an angiocarpous fruit.
- anhedonic — unable to feel or experience pleasure
- aniconism — the belief in not using or worshipping images of deities
- aniconist — a believer or follower of aniconism
- ankylotic — Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
- anonychia — congenital absence of the nails.
- anorchism — Anorchia.
- anorectic — Also, anorectous. having no appetite.
- anorexics — Plural form of anorexic.
- antechoir — the part of a church in front of the choir, usually enclosed by screens, tombs, etc
- anthozoic — relating to anthozoans
- anthropic — of or relating to human beings
- anti-lock — designating or of an automotive braking system that prevents the wheels from locking during a sudden stop
- antichlor — a substance used to remove chlorine from a material after bleaching or to neutralize the chlorine present
- anticodon — a three-base unit of genetic code contained in transfer RNA that corresponds to a codon region on messenger RNA, involved in genetic translation
- anticosti — an island of E Canada, in the Gulf of St Lawrence; part of Quebec. Area: 7881 sq km (3043 sq miles)
- antiknock — a compound, such as lead tetraethyl, added to petrol to reduce knocking in the engine
- antimacho — opposed to macho attitudes
- antimonic — of or containing antimony in the pentavalent state
- antinomic — opposition between one law, principle, rule, etc., and another.
- antiochus — name of thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty of Syria
- antishock — designed to reduce the force of impact
- antitonic — (physiology) That reduces muscular or vascular tonus.
- antitoxic — of, containing, or acting as an antitoxin
- antonymic — having the opposite meaning, relating to antonyms
- apophenic — Of or relating to apophenia.
- arachnoid — the middle of the three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
- arccosine — the function the value of which for a given argument between –1 and 1 is the angle in radians (between 0 and π), the cosine of which is that argument: the inverse of the cosine function
- archontic — relating to an archon
- arcuation — the use of arches or vaults in buildings
- arecoline — a drug derived from betel nuts and producing a range of effects, including increased salivation, body temperature, and heart rate
- armorican — a native or inhabitant of Armorica
- aromantic — Not given to experiencing romantic attraction to others.
- ascension — In some religions, when someone goes to heaven, you can refer to their ascension to heaven.
- ascogonia — Plural form of ascogonium.
- atonicity — lack of tone; atony.
- auctioned — Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- autocrine — relating to self-stimulation, through the production of a factor and a specific receptor for it