9-letter words containing o, n, c, e, t
- ketogenic — the production of ketone bodies in the body, as in diabetes mellitus or low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets.
- lace into — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- launcelot — Arthurian Romance. the greatest of Arthur's knights and the lover of Queen Guinevere.
- manticore — a legendary monster with a man's head, horns, a lion's body, and the tail of a dragon or, sometimes, a scorpion.
- megatonic — one million tons.
- melanotic — of or affected with melanosis.
- melocoton — any of several large varieties of peach that ripen late in the season
- metarchon — a nontoxic substance, such as a chemical to mask pheromones, that reduces the persistence of a pest
- metonymic — Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object.
- microtone — any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- mitogenic — any substance or agent that stimulates mitotic cell division.
- mockernut — a North American hickory, Carya tomentosa, bearing a sweet, edible nut.
- monacetin — acetin.
- monocytes — (immunology) Plural form of monocyte.
- monticule — a subordinate volcanic cone.
- mucronate — having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
- nahcolite — a carbonate mineral, naturally occurring sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO 3 .
- nanticoke — a member of an extinct North American Indian people who inhabited Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.
- narcotine — An alkaloid found in opium; noscapine.
- narcotise — Alternative spelling of narcotize.
- narcotize — to subject to or treat with a narcotic; stupefy.
- neckcloth — cravat (def 2).
- necrotise — to undergo necrosis.
- necrotize — to undergo necrosis.
- necrotomy — Surgery. the excision of necrosed bone.
- nectarous — of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- neglector — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- negociant — wine merchant
- neocortex — the largest and evolutionarily most recent portion of the cerebral cortex, composed of complex, layered tissue, the site of most of the higher brain functions.
- neogothic — of, relating to, or designating chiefly a style of architecture in which gothic motifs and forms are imitated.
- neolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
- neophytic — a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
- nephrotic — Pertaining to, resembling or caused by nephrosis.
- neurotics — Plural form of neurotic.
- neutronic — (physics) Involving neutrons.
- niccolite — nickeline.
- nicolette — a female given name, form of Nicole.
- nictheroy — Niterói.
- niocalite — (mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic light yellow mineral containing calcium, fluorine, niobium, oxygen, and silicon.
- no object — not a hindrance or obstacle
- nocturnes — Plural form of nocturne.
- non licet — not permitted or lawful.
- nonactive — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- noncredit — (of academic courses) carrying or conferring no official academic credit in a particular program or toward a particular degree or diploma.
- nondirect — Not direct.
- nonerotic — Not erotic.
- nonethnic — not of or associated with any particular ethnic background or group: some of the best nonethnic cooking in town.
- nonexotic — not exotic
- noninsect — an animal that is not an insect
- nonmetric — not metric