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9-letter words containing n, o, c, t

  • cathinone — (organic compound) The aromatic amine 2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone that is the active ingredient of khat.
  • causation — The causation of something, usually something bad, is the factors that have caused it.
  • cautioned — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
  • cautioner — A person who cautions.
  • cautionry — the position or function of a surety, a person who protects and takes responsibility for another person
  • cavorting — to prance or caper about.
  • cd4 count — a blood test that measures the number of helper T cells, used to evaluate patients infected with HIV.
  • ceanothus — any shrub of the North American rhamnaceous genus Ceanothus: grown for their ornamental, often blue, flower clusters
  • cefoxitin — a broad-spectrum, crystalline, semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic, C 16 H 17 N 3 O 7 , used in the treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
  • cenobites — Plural form of cenobite.
  • cenobitic — Of or pertaining to a cenobite.
  • cenotaphs — Plural form of cenotaph.
  • centesimo — a former monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City worth one hundredth of a lira
  • centonate — having many pieces or patches
  • centriole — either of two rodlike bodies in most animal cells that form the poles of the spindle during mitosis
  • centroids — Plural form of centroid.
  • cents-off — of or relating to a marketing device, as a coupon, that entitles a buyer to a specified amount off the regular price.
  • centurion — A centurion was an officer in the Roman army.
  • 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
  • charleton — a male given name.
  • chatoyant — having changeable lustre; twinkling
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • churn out — To churn out something means to produce large quantities of it very quickly.
  • ciliation — Lb biology Quality of having cilia.
  • cinerator — an incinerator.
  • cistronic — cistron-related
  • citations — Plural form of citation.
  • cithaeron — a mountain range in SE Greece: sacred to Dionysus, in Greek mythology. to 4623 feet (1409 meters).
  • city-born — born in a city.
  • claremont — a town in SW California.
  • clavation — the state of being clavate
  • claystone — a compact very fine-grained rock consisting of consolidated clay particles
  • claytonia — any low-growing North American succulent portulacaceous plant of the genus Claytonia
  • clean out — If you clean out something such as a cupboard, room, or container, you take everything out of it and clean the inside of it thoroughly.
  • clinostat — an apparatus for studying tropisms in plants, usually a rotating disc to which the plant is attached so that it receives an equal stimulus on all sides
  • clintonia — any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia, having white, greenish-yellow, or purplish flowers, broad ribbed leaves, and blue berries
  • clonality — The fact or condition of being genetically identical, as to a parent, sibling, or other biological source.
  • clonicity — of or relating to clonus.
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