9-letter words containing n, i, e, t, o
- retorting — to sterilize food after it is sealed in a container, by steam or other heating methods.
- retortion — 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.
- revolting — disgusting; repulsive: a revolting sight.
- rhodonite — a mineral, manganese metasilicate, MnSiO 3 , occurring usually in rose-red masses, sometimes used as an ornamental stone; manganese spar.
- rift zone — a system of related, narrow structural depressions between parallel faults.
- ring tone — The ring tone is the sound made by a telephone, especially a mobile phone, when it rings.
- rocinante — Rosinante.
- rosetting — abnormal leaf formation in a plant due to disease
- rosinante — the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
- rotiferan — relating to the phylum of freshwater invertebrates Rotifera
- routineer — a person who follows or adheres to routine or a routine.
- routinely — a customary or regular course of procedure.
- routinier — a person who adheres to a routine; esp., a competent but uninspired orchestra conductor
- routinize — to develop into a regular procedure.
- saint leo — Saint (Bruno) 1002–54, German ecclesiastic: pope 1049–54.
- sanbenito — an ornamented garment worn by a condemned heretic at an auto-da-fé.
- sarmiento — a city in E Argentina, a suburb of Buenos Aires.
- sclerotin — an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
- secretion — (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- sectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- seduction — an act or instance of seducing, especially sexually.
- selection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- senhorita — a Portuguese term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- seniority — the state of being senior; priority of birth; superior age.
- sensation — the operation or function of the senses; perception or awareness of stimuli through the senses.
- septation — a division between cavities or parts of an organism by partitions or septa
- seriation — the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- serotinal — pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
- serotines — a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- serotonin — a neurotransmitter, derived from tryptophan, that is involved in sleep, depression, memory, and other neurological processes.
- serration — serrated condition or form.
- set point — tennis: point that will win a set
- shoutline — a line of text in an advertisement made prominent to catch attention
- sick note — proof of illness
- side tone — sound diverted from a telephone microphone to the earpiece so that a speaker hears his own voice at the same level and position as that of the respondent
- siltstone — a very fine-grained sandstone, mainly consolidated silt.
- simeonite — a member of the Israelite tribe of Simeon.
- simpleton — an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.
- singleton — a person or thing occurring singly, especially an individual set apart from others.
- siphonate — (of molluscs) having a syphon
- sixteenmo — Also called sextodecimo. a book size (about 4×6 in.; 10×15 cm) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 16 leaves or 32 pages.
- sixty-one — a cardinal number, 60 plus 1.
- snobbiest — condescending, patronizing, or socially exclusive; snobbish.
- snow tire — an automobile tire with a deep tread or protruding studs to give increased traction on snow or ice.
- snow-tire — an automobile tire with a deep tread or protruding studs to give increased traction on snow or ice.
- soft line — a position or policy, as in politics, that is moderate and flexible.
- solemnity — the state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity; impressiveness: the solemnity of a state funeral.
- soleprint — a print of the sole of a foot: often used in hospitals for identifying infants.
- something — Informal. a person or thing of some value or consequence: He is really something! This writer has something to say and she says it well.