9-letter words containing n, o, t
- cryptonym — a code name or secret name
- cteniform — resembling a comb
- ctesiphon — an ancient city on the River Tigris about 100 km (60 miles) above Babylon. First mentioned in 221 bc, it was destroyed in the 7th and 8th centuries ad
- cunctator — (Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus"Cunctator") 275–203 b.c, Roman statesman and general: defeated Hannibal's army by harassment without risking a pitched battle.
- cupertino — a town in W California.
- curbstone — A curbstone is one of the stones that form a curb.
- curtation — the discrepancy between the curtate distance and the true distance of a planet from the sun
- curvation — the action of curving or bending
- cushionet — a small cushion
- custodian — The custodian of an official building, a companies' assets, or something else valuable is the person who is officially in charge of it.
- cut along — to hurry off
- cut stone — a stone or stonework dressed to a relatively fine finish with tools other than hammers.
- cutaneous — of, relating to, or affecting the skin
- cyanotype — a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, that produces a blue line on a white background.
- cyclonite — a white crystalline insoluble explosive prepared by the action of nitric acid on hexamethylenetetramine; cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine: used in bombs and shells. Formula: C3H6N6O6
- cyclotron — a type of particle accelerator in which the particles spiral inside two D-shaped hollow metal electrodes placed facing each other under the effect of a strong vertical magnetic field, gaining energy by a high-frequency voltage applied between these electrodes
- cytokines — Plural form of cytokine.
- cytokinin — any of a group of plant hormones that promote cell division and retard ageing in plants
- cytolysin — a substance that can partially or completely destroy animal cells
- cytopenia — a condition characterized by a deficiency of a type of blood cells
- cytotoxin — any substance that is poisonous to living cells
- daltonian — relating to John Dalton or his atomic theory
- daltonism — colour blindness, esp the confusion of red and green
- damnation — According to some religions, if someone suffers damnation, they have to stay in hell for ever after they have died because of their sins.
- damnatory — threatening or occasioning condemnation
- dankworth — Sir John (Philip William). 1927–2010, British jazz composer, bandleader, and saxophonist: married to Cleo Laine
- danthonia — any of various grasses of the genus Danthonia, of N temperate regions and South America
- darnation — Alternative form of tarnation.
- datapoint — An identifiable element in a data set.
- davenport — a tall narrow desk with a slanted writing surface and drawers at the side
- dawsonite — a mineral that is made up of sodium and aluminium hydrous carbonate and occurs in crystalline form
- daycation — a day trip to a resort, hotel, etc that does not involve staying the night
- decanoate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of decanoic acid.
- decathlon — The decathlon is a competition in which athletes compete in 10 different sporting events.
- deception — Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.
- decocting — Present participle of decoct.
- decoction — the extraction of the water-soluble substances of a drug or medicinal plants by boiling
- decongest — to ease crowding or clogging in (an area)
- decontrol — When governments decontrol an activity, they remove controls from it so that companies or organizations have more freedom.
- deconvert — An apostate.
- decretion — The act of decreasing.
- deduction — A deduction is a conclusion that you have reached about something because of other things that you know to be true.
- defection — the act or an instance of defecting
- definiton — Misspelling of definition.
- deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
- defoliant — A defoliant is a chemical used on trees and plants to make all their leaves fall off. Defoliants are especially used in war to remove protection from an enemy.
- dejection — Dejection is a feeling of sadness that you get, for example, when you have just been disappointed by something.
- deletions — Plural form of deletion.
- demantoid — a bright green variety of andradite garnet
- demotions — Plural form of demotion.