9-letter words containing o, n, a, t
- anonymity — the condition or fact of being anonymous
- anorectal — relating to the anus and rectum
- anorectic — Also, anorectous. having no appetite.
- anorthite — a white to greyish-white or reddish-white mineral of the feldspar group and plagioclase series, found chiefly in igneous rocks and more rarely in metamorphic rocks. It is used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics. Composition: calcium aluminium silicate. Formula: CaAl2Si2O8. Crystal structure: triclinic
- anovulant — any drug preventing ovulation
- answer to — a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly.
- ante-post — In gambling, ante-post bets are placed before the day of a particular race or competition.
- antechoir — the part of a church in front of the choir, usually enclosed by screens, tombs, etc
- antecourt — a forecourt.
- antelopes — Plural form of antelope.
- anteporch — an outer porch.
- anterooms — Plural form of anteroom.
- anthelion — a faint halo sometimes seen in polar or high altitude regions around the shadow of an object cast onto a thick cloud bank or fog
- anthemion — a floral design, used esp in ancient Greek and Roman architecture and decoration, usually consisting of honeysuckle, lotus, or palmette leaf motifs
- anthocarp — a composite false fruit, consisting of the actual fruit and the perianth
- anthodium — the flower head or bracts of a composite plant, as in daisies or asters
- anthology — An anthology is a collection of writings by different writers published together in one book.
- anthotaxy — the arrangement of flowers on a stem or parts on a flower
- anthozoan — any of the solitary or colonial sessile marine coelenterates of the class Anthozoa, including the corals, sea anemones, and sea pens, in which the body is in the form of a polyp
- anthozoic — relating to anthozoans
- anthropic — of or relating to human beings
- anthropo- — indicating man or human
- anthropod — Misspelling of arthropod.
- anti-atom — an atom composed of antiparticles, in which the nucleus contains antiprotons with orbiting positrons
- anti-hero — An anti-hero is the main character in a novel, play, or film who is not morally good and does not behave like a typical hero.
- anti-lock — designating or of an automotive braking system that prevents the wheels from locking during a sudden stop
- anti-porn — Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively): arrested for selling porn; a porn star; porn films.
- antiarmor — (military) Designed for attacking armored vehicles, such as tanks and armored personnel carriers.
- antiatoms — Plural form of antiatom.
- antichlor — a substance used to remove chlorine from a material after bleaching or to neutralize the chlorine present
- anticodon — a three-base unit of genetic code contained in transfer RNA that corresponds to a codon region on messenger RNA, involved in genetic translation
- anticosti — an island of E Canada, in the Gulf of St Lawrence; part of Quebec. Area: 7881 sq km (3043 sq miles)
- antidoron — consecrated bread
- antidotal — a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
- antidotes — Plural form of antidote.
- antigonus — (Gonatus) c319–239 b.c, king of Macedonia 283–239 (son of Demetrius I).
- antiknock — a compound, such as lead tetraethyl, added to petrol to reduce knocking in the engine
- antilabor — opposed to labor unions or to the interests of workers
- antimacho — opposed to macho attitudes
- antimeson — The antiparticle corresponding to a meson.
- antimoney — Opposing the concept of money.
- antimonic — of or containing antimony in the pentavalent state
- antimonyl — of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group SbO-
- antimoral — Opposing or countering moral behaviour.
- antinodal — the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- antinodes — Plural form of antinode.
- antinoise — sound generated so that it is out of phase with a noise, such as that made by an engine, in order to reduce the noise level by interference
- antinomic — opposition between one law, principle, rule, etc., and another.
- antinovel — a type of prose fiction in which conventional or traditional novelistic elements are rejected
- antiochus — name of thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty of Syria