9-letter words containing n, e, r
- antegrade — Moving or directed forward.
- antennary — of, relating to, or resembling an antenna.
- anteporch — an outer porch.
- anterooms — Plural form of anteroom.
- anti-hero — An anti-hero is the main character in a novel, play, or film who is not morally good and does not behave like a typical hero.
- anti-icer — a device fitted to an aircraft to prevent the formation of ice
- antibuser — someone who opposes busing
- anticrime — preventing or fighting crime
- antiglare — Acting to reduce or combat glare.
- antilifer — a person in favour of abortion
- antimeres — Plural form of antimere.
- antimeter — (obsolete) A modification of the quadrant, for measuring small angles.
- antinuker — a person who is opposed to nuclear weapons or energy
- antipater — ?398–319 bc, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great: regent of Macedon (334–323)
- antipress — opposed to or acting against the press
- antiquers — a person who takes a special interest in antiques; a collector of antiquities; antiquary.
- antiserum — blood serum containing antibodies against a specific antigen, used to treat or provide immunity to a disease
- antitrade — a wind in the upper atmosphere blowing in the opposite direction from and above the trade winds
- antiulcer — acting against ulcers
- antlerite — an emerald to blackish-green mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 3 (OH) 4 SO 4 , a major copper ore in Chile.
- antshrike — any of several antbirds, especially of the genus Thamnophilus, superficially resembling the shrike.
- anywheres — in, at, or to any place.
- apartment — An apartment is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a large building.
- apartness — the quality of being apart
- apeldoorn — a town in the Netherlands, in central Gelderland province: nearby is the summer residence of the Dutch royal family. Pop: 156 000 (2003 est)
- aperients — Plural form of aperient.
- apertness — the quality of being apert
- apocenter — the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.
- appearing — to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
- appertain — to belong (to) as a part, function, right, etc; relate (to) or be connected (with)
- appointer — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
- apprehend — If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
- apronlike — resembling an apron
- arabinose — a pentose sugar in plant gums, esp of cedars and pines. It is used as a culture medium in bacteriology. Formula: C5H10O5
- aragonese — a native or inhabitant of Aragon
- aragonite — a generally white or grey mineral, found in sedimentary rocks and as deposits from hot springs. Composition: calcium carbonate. Formula: CaCO3. Crystal structure: orthorhombic
- araneidan — related to or belonging to the araneid
- 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
- archangel — In the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religions, an archangel is an angel of the highest rank.
- archebanc — a bench or settle of the medieval and Renaissance periods, wide enough for several persons and having a seat with a chest beneath, arms at the ends, and a high back.
- archenemy — a chief enemy
- archfiend — a chief fiend
- archstone — a wedge-shaped stone forming the curved part of an arch
- arcminute — unit of angular measurement, 1⁄60 of a degree
- arcsecond — unit used in astronomy
- arecoline — a drug derived from betel nuts and producing a range of effects, including increased salivation, body temperature, and heart rate
- arenation — the use of hot sand as a medical poultice
- argentate — (botany, dated, rare) silvery white.
- argentina — a republic in southern South America: colonized by the Spanish from 1516 onwards; gained independence in 1816 and became a republic in 1852; ruled by military dictatorships for much of the 20th century; civilian rule restored in 1983; consists chiefly of subtropical plains and forests (the Chaco) in the north, temperate plains (the pampas) in the central parts, the Andes in the west, and an infertile plain extending to Tierra del Fuego in the south (Patagonia); an important meat producer. Language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: peso. Capital: Buenos Aires. Pop: 42 610 981 (2013 est). Area: 2 776 653 sq km (1 072 067 sq miles)
- argentine — Argentine means the same as Argentinian.