9-letter words containing n, o, u, i
- duplation — multiplication by two; doubling.
- dupondius — a coin of ancient Rome, equal to two asses.
- durations — Plural form of duration.
- education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- eductions — Plural form of eduction.
- effluxion — outward flow, as of water.
- effusions — the act of effusing or pouring forth.
- elocution — The skill of clear and expressive speech, especially of distinct pronunciation and articulation.
- emulation — The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions.
- emulsions — Plural form of emulsion.
- emunction — The act of blowing one's nose.
- encomiums — Plural form of encomium.
- engenious — Alternative form of ingenious.
- enviously — In an envious manner or to an envious degree.
- epigenous — growing on the surface, esp the upper surface, of an organism or part
- epigynous — (of flowers) having the receptacle enclosing and fused with the gynoecium so that the other floral parts arise above it
- epulation — the act of feasting
- epuration — purification
- equations — Plural form of equation.
- equinoxes — Plural form of equinox.
- erudition — The quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarship.
- eruptions — Plural form of eruption.
- espousing — Present participle of espouse.
- eudemonia — Happiness, well-being.
- euglenoid — A flagellated single-celled organism of a group that comprises euglena and its relatives.
- eunuchoid — Resembling a eunuch, typically in having reduced or indeterminate sexual characteristics.
- euphonies — Plural form of euphony.
- euphonism — the use of pleasant-sounding words or phrases
- euphonium — A valved brass musical instrument resembling a small tuba of tenor pitch, played mainly in military and brass bands.
- euphonize — (transitive) To make euphonic.
- euro-isdn — European Integrated Services Digital Network. An ETSI standard for Integrated Services Digital Network being phased in in March 1994. Euro-ISDN will allow full transparent interworking between all European countries (members of the CEPT). It is available on a commercial basis in most European countries.
- evilution — (informal, pejorative, often humorous) Evolutionary theory viewed as something detrimental to human society.
- evolution — The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
- exclusion — The process or state of excluding or being excluded.
- excursion — A short journey or trip, esp. one engaged in as a leisure activity.
- excussion — The process or proceedings whereby a creditor must proceed against a principal debtor before proceeding against a surety or subsidiary debtor.
- execution — The carrying out or putting into effect of a plan, order, or course of action.
- exonumist — a collector of exonumia
- expulsion — The action of depriving someone of membership in an organization.
- exsuction — The act of sucking out.
- extrusion — A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.
- exudation — The act of exuding.
- favouring — Present participle of favour.
- felonious — Law. pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a felony: felonious homicide; felonious intent.
- fibrinous — the insoluble protein end product of blood coagulation, formed from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin in the presence of calcium ions.
- figure on — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- fishpound — a submerged net used in commercial fishing for capturing fish.
- flouncing — a strip of material gathered or pleated and attached at one edge, with the other edge left loose or hanging: used for trimming, as on the edge of a skirt or sleeve or on a curtain, slipcover, etc.
- flour bin — a small container for flour
- fluminous — Pertaining to a river or rivers; flowing, fluent.