9-letter words containing n, o, c, t, i
- santonica — the dried flower heads of any of several species of wormwood, belonging to the genus Artemisia, used as a vermifuge.
- satyricon — a satirical novel, interspersed with verse, written in the 1st century a.d. by Petronius, extant in fragments.
- scalation — an arrangement of scales, as on a fish.
- scazontic — relating to or consisting of scazons
- sclerotin — an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
- scotching — scutch (defs 2, 4).
- 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.
- sick note — proof of illness
- sociation — an association
- sonicator — a device for treatment with ultrasound
- stanchion — an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.
- stegnotic — a medication that is constipating or astringent
- stenopaic — (of an optic device) having a narrow opening devised to improve eyesight by limiting obscurations
- stenopeic — pertaining to or containing a narrow slit or minute opening: a stenopeic device to aid vision after eye surgery.
- sticheron — a liturgical hymn sung in the Orthodox Church
- stockinet — Also, stockinet. a stretchy, machine-knitted fabric used for making undergarments, infants' wear, etc.
- stratonic — of or relating to an army
- striction — the act of constricting.
- subaction — an act of subduing
- suctorian — a suctorial animal.
- sulcation — having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- switch on — the act or process of switching on an ignition, light, appliance, etc.
- switch-on — a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
- synovitic — inflammation of a synovial membrane.
- tachyonic — characteristic of a tachyon
- tail cone — a cone-shaped component at the rear of a jet engine, rocket, or missile, usually serving as an exhaust pipe.
- tanorexic — obsessed with maintaining a permanent deep tan, esp through use of tanning machines
- taxonomic — the science or technique of classification.
- technikon — a technical college
- tectonics — the science or art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction; the constructive arts in general.
- tectonism — diastrophism (def 1).
- tenacious — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- threnodic — a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song.
- tierceron — (in a ribbed vault) a diagonal rib, other than an ogive, springing from a point of support.
- tiny clos — A core part of Common Lisp Object System (CLOS) ported to Scheme and rebuilt using a MOP (Metaobject Protocol). This should be interesting to those who want to use MOPs without using a full Common Lisp or Dylan. The first release works with MIT Scheme 11.74.
- tiptronic — a type of gearbox that has both automatic and manual options
- tocantins — a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- toccatina — a short toccata
- tocharian — a member of a central Asian people of high culture, who were assimilated with other peoples about the 11th century a.d.
- tonalitic — relating to or consisting of tonalite
- tonically — a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses.
- toponymic — of toponyms
- toscanini — Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- touchline — any of the outer lines bordering the playing field.
- tourcoing — a city in N France, near the Belgian border.
- toxigenic — (especially of microorganisms) producing toxins.
- transonic — close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.