9-letter words containing i, n, s, o
- repulsion — the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
- resection — Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- resinosis — excessive production and/or outflow of resin in conifers due to disease or damage
- resoiling — to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- resorting — to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- restation — a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- retorsion — retaliation or reprisal by one state identical or similar to an act by an offending state, such as high tariffs or discriminating duties.
- retrusion — the act of moving a tooth backward.
- reversion — the act of turning something the reverse way.
- revulsion — a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike: Cruelty fills me with revulsion.
- rhodesian — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- rhodopsin — a bright-red photosensitive pigment found in the rod-shaped cells of the retina of certain fishes and most higher vertebrates: it is broken down by the action of dim light into retinal and opsin.
- ring spot — any of various plant diseases caused by a virus or fungus and characterized by concentric rings of discoloration or necrosis on the leaves.
- road sign — traffic notice
- rockiness — the state or condition of a person who is shaky or unsteady, as from drinking, fatigue, or illness.
- rodzinski — Artur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1958, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- rogations — solemn supplications, esp in a form of ceremony prescribed by the Church
- romanised — to make Roman Catholic.
- roominess — affording ample room; spacious; large.
- root sign — the symbol √ placed before a number or quantity to indicate the extraction of a root, esp a square root. The value of a higher root is indicated by a raised digit in front of the symbol, as in 3√
- rose pink — a light pinkish red color.
- rosé wine — alcoholic drink: pink wine
- rosefinch — any of various finches with pink patches
- rosetting — abnormal leaf formation in a plant due to disease
- rosin oil — a viscous liquid, colorless to black, distilled from rosin and used in making adhesives, inks, insulation, lacquers, lubricants, plasticizers, and varnish.
- rosinante — the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
- rosinweed — any coarse, North American, composite plant of the genus Silphium, having a resinous juice and stalkless, paired leaves.
- routinism — adherence to routine.
- routinist — someone who lives by routine
- rowdiness — a rough, disorderly person.
- sail into — an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- sailoring — the occupation or duties of a sailor.
- saint leo — Saint (Bruno) 1002–54, German ecclesiastic: pope 1049–54.
- saintfoin — sainfoin.
- sainthood — the character or status of a saint.
- salmonoid — resembling a salmon.
- salpingo- — indicating the Fallopian tubes
- saltation — a dancing, hopping, or leaping movement.
- salvation — the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, etc.
- san diego — a seaport in SW California: naval and marine base.
- sanatoria — a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.
- sanbenito — an ornamented garment worn by a condemned heretic at an auto-da-fé.
- sanctions — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sanforize — to preshrink (cloth) permanently by a patented process before making garments
- sangfroid — coolness of mind; calmness; composure: They committed the robbery with complete sang-froid.
- sansovino — Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), (Andrea Contucci) 1460–1529, Italian sculptor and architect.
- santolina — any plant of the evergreen Mediterranean genus Santolina, esp S. chamaecyparissus, grown for its silvery-grey felted foliage: family Asteraceae (composites)
- santonica — the dried flower heads of any of several species of wormwood, belonging to the genus Artemisia, used as a vermifuge.
- santorini — a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- sapogenin — a crystalline substance derived from saponin