9-letter words containing i, s, o, t, n
- isanthous — having regular flowers.
- isentrope — a line on a map or chart joining points having equal entropy.
- islington — a borough of N London, England.
- isobutane — a colorless, flammable gas, C 4 H 10 , used as a fuel, as a refrigerant, and in the manufacture of gasoline by alkylation.
- isobutene — (organic compound) The unsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene, (CH3)2C=CH2; used in the manufacture of polybutene and butyl rubber.
- isokontan — an alga whose zoospores have equal cilia
- isolating — isolated; alone.
- isolation — an act or instance of isolating.
- isolectin — Any of a number of closely related lectins that are difficult to separate, and act together.
- isooctane — the octane C 8 H 18 , used as one of the standards in establishing the octane number of a fuel.
- isopentyl — isoamyl.
- isopteran — a member of the order Isoptera which includes social, colonizing insects such as termites
- isoquants — Plural form of isoquant.
- jargonist — a user of jargon
- jettisons — Plural form of jettison.
- jointings — Plural form of jointing.
- jointless — without a joint; lacking a joint.
- jointness — The state or quality of being joint.
- jointress — a woman on whom a jointure has been settled.
- jointures — Plural form of jointure.
- junctions — Plural form of junction.
- kinetosis — any condition caused by motion of the body, as seasickness.
- king post — a structural member running vertically between the apex and base of a triangular roof truss.
- kingbolts — Plural form of kingbolt.
- kingsport — a city in NE Tennessee.
- kingstown — an island state in the S Windward Islands, in the SE West Indies comprising St. Vincent island and the N Grenadines: gained independence 1979. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km). Capital: Kingstown.
- klinostat — a rotating and tilting plant-holder used for studying and experimenting with plant growth
- knobstick — A stick with a rounded knob at the end.
- knottiest — Superlative form of knotty.
- kórinthos — an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- kostunica — Vojislav (ˈvɒjɪslæf). born 1944, Serbian politician; president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (2000–03); prime minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2004–06); prime minister of Serbia (2006–08)
- lavations — Plural form of lavation.
- legations — Plural form of legation.
- libations — Plural form of libation.
- ligations — Plural form of ligation.
- limestone — a sedimentary rock consisting predominantly of calcium carbonate, varieties of which are formed from the skeletons of marine microorganisms and coral: used as a building stone and in the manufacture of lime.
- linstocks — Plural form of linstock.
- loanshift — change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
- loathings — Plural form of loathing.
- locations — Plural form of location.
- locutions — Plural form of locution.
- loftiness — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- loneliest — Superlative form of lonely.
- long suit — Cards. the suit in which the most cards are held in a hand. (in bridge) a suit in which four or more cards are held in a hand.
- long-list — A long-list for something such as a job or a prize is a large group that has been chosen from all the people who applied for the job, or all the people or things that are competing for the prize. The successful ones from this group are chosen to go on the shortlist.
- losingest — losing more than average; less successful than average.
- lovingest — extremely loving and affectionate.
- lunations — Plural form of lunation.
- macintosh — a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
- maidstone — a city in Kent, in SE England.