9-letter words containing n, i, t
- certosina — a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- cessation — The cessation of something is the stopping of it.
- ceylonite — a dark blue or black form of spinel
- cgs units — a metric system of units based on the centimetre, gram, and second. For scientific and technical purposes these units have been replaced by SI units
- chainbelt — a belt made up of metal links, used as a conveyor or with a chain gear.
- chance it — take a chance or risk
- chanciest — Superlative form of chancy.
- chantilly — a town in N France, near the Forest of Chantilly formerly famous for lace and porcelain. Pop: 10 902 (1999)
- chantlike — Resembling a chant.
- chantries — Plural form of chantry.
- chartings — Plural form of charting.
- chatelain — the keeper or governor of a castle
- chatlines — Plural form of chatline.
- chelating — Having the ability to undergo chelation.
- chelation — the process by which a chelate is formed
- chemonite — a solution consisting of copper hydroxide, arsenic trioxide, ammonia, acetic acid, and water: used as a wood preservative.
- chieftain — A chieftain is the leader of a tribe.
- chiltepin — a variety of chilli pepper, Capsicum annuum, growing wild in Mexico and the south-western United States
- chin rest — a device fixed to the top of a violin or viola to provide a firm rest for the player's chin.
- china tea — China tea is tea made from large dark-green or reddish-brown tea leaves. It is usually drunk without milk or sugar.
- chinaroot — the root of either of two plants, the galanga or the smilax
- chinatown — Chinatown is the name given to the area in a city where there are many Chinese shops and restaurants, and which is a social centre for the Chinese community in the city.
- ching-t'u — Pure Land.
- chinstrap — a strap that goes under the chin
- chitinase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that hydrolyzes chitin.
- chitinous — a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- chitlings — the small intestine of swine, especially when prepared as food.
- chondrite — a stony meteorite consisting mainly of silicate minerals in the form of chondrules
- chorizont — a person who challenges the authorship of a work
- chortling — to chuckle gleefully.
- christens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of christen.
- christian — A Christian is someone who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ.
- christina — 1626–89, queen of Sweden (1632–54), daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, noted particularly for her patronage of literature
- christine — a feminine name: dim. Chris, Chrissie, Tina; var. Christina, Christy
- chromatin — the part of the nucleus that consists of DNA and proteins, forms the chromosomes, and stains with basic dyes
- chthonian — of or relating to the underworld
- chukotian — a group of genetically related languages spoken on the Chukchi and Kamchatka peninsulas in eastern Siberia, including Chukchi, Kamchadal, and Koryak.
- ci-devant — (esp of an office-holder) former; recent
- ciliation — Lb biology Quality of having cilia.
- cinctured — Simple past tense and past participle of cincture.
- cinctures — Plural form of cincture.
- cineastes — Plural form of cineaste.
- cinematic — Cinematic means relating to films made for the cinema.
- cinerator — an incinerator.
- cingulate — Anatomy, Zoology. a belt, zone, or girdlelike part.
- cinnamate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of cinnamic acid.
- circinate — (of part of a plant, such as a young fern) coiled so that the tip is at the centre
- circulant — (mathematics) A circulant matrix.
- cisplatin — a cytotoxic drug that acts by preventing DNA replication and hence cell division, used in the treatment of tumours, esp of the ovary and testis
- cisternae — Plural form of cisterna.