9-letter words containing n, o, r, i, s
- root sign — the symbol √ placed before a number or quantity to indicate the extraction of a root, esp a square root. The value of a higher root is indicated by a raised digit in front of the symbol, as in 3√
- rose pink — a light pinkish red color.
- rosé wine — alcoholic drink: pink wine
- rosefinch — any of various finches with pink patches
- rosetting — abnormal leaf formation in a plant due to disease
- rosin oil — a viscous liquid, colorless to black, distilled from rosin and used in making adhesives, inks, insulation, lacquers, lubricants, plasticizers, and varnish.
- rosinante — the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
- rosinweed — any coarse, North American, composite plant of the genus Silphium, having a resinous juice and stalkless, paired leaves.
- routinism — adherence to routine.
- routinist — someone who lives by routine
- rowdiness — a rough, disorderly person.
- sailoring — the occupation or duties of a sailor.
- sanatoria — a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.
- sanforize — to preshrink (cloth) permanently by a patented process before making garments
- sangfroid — coolness of mind; calmness; composure: They committed the robbery with complete sang-froid.
- santorini — a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- sarcodine — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcosine — a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- sardonian — a person who flatters with harmful or deadly intent
- sargon ii — died 705 b.c, king of Assyria 722–705.
- sarmiento — a city in E Argentina, a suburb of Buenos Aires.
- satyricon — a satirical novel, interspersed with verse, written in the 1st century a.d. by Petronius, extant in fragments.
- scenarios — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- sclerotin — an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
- scorching — burning; very hot.
- scoreline — sports: intermediate or final score
- scourging — a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- scourings — dirt or refuse removed by scouring.
- scrolling — computing: moving around screen
- sea robin — any of various gurnards, especially certain American species of the genus Prionotus, having large pectoral fins used to move across the ocean bottom.
- 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.
- seigniory — the power or authority of a seignior.
- semiround — having one surface that is round and another that is flat.
- 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.
- sensorial — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- sensorily — by (the use of) the senses, by means of the senses, in relation to or in respect of the senses
- sensorium — a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- serbonian — of, relating to, or designating the large marshy tract of land in the northern part of ancient Egypt in which entire armies are said to have been swallowed up.
- seriation — the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- sermoning — the preaching of sermons
- sermonise — to deliver or compose a sermon; preach.
- sermonize — to deliver or compose a sermon; preach.
- 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.
- serranoid — resembling or related to the sea bass family Serranidae.
- serration — serrated condition or form.
- serricorn — a beetle with serrate antennae
- shipborne — carried on a ship.