9-letter words containing n, o, c, t
- anorectal — relating to the anus and rectum
- anorectic — Also, anorectous. having no appetite.
- antechoir — the part of a church in front of the choir, usually enclosed by screens, tombs, etc
- antecourt — a forecourt.
- anteporch — an outer porch.
- anthocarp — a composite false fruit, consisting of the actual fruit and the perianth
- anthozoic — relating to anthozoans
- anthropic — of or relating to human beings
- anti-lock — designating or of an automotive braking system that prevents the wheels from locking during a sudden stop
- antichlor — a substance used to remove chlorine from a material after bleaching or to neutralize the chlorine present
- anticodon — a three-base unit of genetic code contained in transfer RNA that corresponds to a codon region on messenger RNA, involved in genetic translation
- anticosti — an island of E Canada, in the Gulf of St Lawrence; part of Quebec. Area: 7881 sq km (3043 sq miles)
- antiknock — a compound, such as lead tetraethyl, added to petrol to reduce knocking in the engine
- antimacho — opposed to macho attitudes
- antimonic — of or containing antimony in the pentavalent state
- antinomic — opposition between one law, principle, rule, etc., and another.
- antiochus — name of thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty of Syria
- antishock — designed to reduce the force of impact
- antitonic — (physiology) That reduces muscular or vascular tonus.
- antitoxic — of, containing, or acting as an antitoxin
- antonescu — Ion. 1882–1946, Romanian general and statesman; appointed prime minister (1940) by King Carol II. He was executed for war crimes
- antonymic — having the opposite meaning, relating to antonyms
- apocenter — the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.
- archontic — relating to an archon
- archstone — a wedge-shaped stone forming the curved part of an arch
- arcuation — the use of arches or vaults in buildings
- aromantic — Not given to experiencing romantic attraction to others.
- at anchor — If a boat is at anchor, it is floating in a particular place and is prevented from moving by its anchor.
- atonicity — lack of tone; atony.
- auctioned — Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- autocrine — relating to self-stimulation, through the production of a factor and a specific receptor for it
- autogenic — Self-produced.
- autonomic — occurring involuntarily or spontaneously
- auxotonic — (of muscle contraction) occurring against increasing force
- avocating — Present participle of avocate.
- avocation — Your avocation is a job or activity that you do because you are interested in it, rather than to earn your living.
- bacon fat — fat made by rendering bacon
- bandicoot — any agile terrestrial marsupial of the family Peramelidae of Australia and New Guinea. They have a long pointed muzzle and a long tail and feed mainly on small invertebrates
- baronetcy — the rank, position, or patent of a baronet
- bel canto — a style of singing characterized by beauty of tone rather than dramatic power
- belection — bolection.
- bijection — a mathematical function or mapping that is both an injection and a surjection and therefore has an inverse
- bilection — bolection
- bisection — to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
- blacktown — a city in New South Wales, SE Australia, near Sydney.
- block tin — pure tin, esp when cast into ingots
- boat neck — a high slitlike neckline of a garment that extends onto the shoulders
- bolection — a stepped moulding covering and projecting beyond the joint between two members having surfaces at different levels
- bontebuck — bontebok.
- botanical — Botanical books, research, and activities relate to the scientific study of plants.