9-letter words containing n, o, u, i
- auxotonic — (of muscle contraction) occurring against increasing force
- avouching — Present participle of avouch.
- baragouin — incomprehensible language; gibberish
- bernoulli — Daniel (danjɛl), son of Jean Bernoulli. 1700–82, Swiss mathematician and physicist, who developed an early form of the kinetic theory of gases and stated the principle of conservation of energy in fluid dynamics
- binocular — involving, relating to, seeing with or intended for both eyes
- binovular — relating to or derived from two different ova
- binturong — an arboreal SE Asian viverrine mammal, Arctictis binturong, closely related to the palm civets but larger and having long shaggy black hair
- biogenous — the production of living organisms from other living organisms.
- bluepoint — a type of small oyster named after Blue Point, New York
- botulinal — of or relating to the bacterium Clostridium botulinum
- botulinum — an anaerobic botulin-secreting bacterium, Clostridium botulinum
- botulinus — an anaerobic bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, whose toxins (botulins) cause botulism: family Bacillaceae
- bountiful — A bountiful supply or amount of something pleasant is a large one.
- bring out — When a person or company brings out a new product, especially a new book or CD, they produce it and put it on sale.
- bronchium — a medium-sized bronchial tube
- bufotalin — the principal poisonous substance in the skin and saliva of the common European toad
- bufotoxin — a toxin obtained from the skin glands of the European toad, Bufa vulgaris.
- builddown — a planned numerical reduction, esp of nuclear weapons where, for every new weapon built, two or more older weapons are destroyed
- bump into — If you bump into someone you know, you meet them unexpectedly.
- bungaloid — resembling a bungalow or bungalows or characterized by bungalows or structures resembling bungalows
- bupropion — an antidepressant drug used to help people stop smoking
- burrowing — a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal for habitation and refuge.
- buteonine — of or relating to hawks
- canonicus — c1565–1647, Narragansett leader: yielded Rhode Island to Roger Williams 1636.
- carbonium — a transient, positively charged organic ion, as H3C+, R3+, that has one less electron than the corresponding free radical
- carousing — to engage in a drunken revel: They caroused all night.
- 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
- centurion — A centurion was an officer in the Roman army.
- 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.
- chorusing — Present participle of chorus.
- chukotian — a group of genetically related languages spoken on the Chukchi and Kamchatka peninsulas in eastern Siberia, including Chukchi, Kamchadal, and Koryak.
- cinderous — a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- cinereous — of a greyish colour
- coenobium — a monastery or convent
- cohousing — a type of housing with some shared facilities
- coinsurer — A coinsurer is a person or company whose policy covers the same risk as that of another person or company, and shares the loss.
- coinsures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coinsure.
- cointreau — a colourless liqueur with orange flavouring
- colluding — to act together through a secret understanding, especially with evil or harmful intent.
- collusion — Collusion is secret or illegal co-operation, especially between countries or organizations.
- colour in — If you colour in a drawing, you give it different colours using crayons or paints.
- colouring — The colouring of something is the colour or colours that it is.
- colubrine — of or resembling a snake
- columbian — of or relating to the United States
- columbine — any plant of the ranunculaceous genus Aquilegia, having purple, blue, yellow, or red flowers with five spurred petals
- columnist — A columnist is a journalist who regularly writes a particular kind of article in a newspaper or magazine.
- comminute — to break (a bone) into several small fragments