9-letter words containing o, r, a, t, e
- afterbody — any discarded part that continues to trail a satellite, rocket, etc, in orbit
- afterglow — The afterglow is the glow that remains after a light has gone, for example after the sun has gone down.
- afterload — (physiology) The load on a working muscle from a constant opposing force.
- aftermost — closer or closest to the rear or (in a vessel) the stern; last
- afternoon — The afternoon is the part of each day which begins at lunchtime and ends at about six o'clock.
- aftershow — a party held after a public performance of a play or film
- afterword — An afterword is a short essay at the end of a book, usually written by the author.
- afterwork — outside work hours; taking place or done after one's regular job is finished.
- agreation — the procedure followed by a government for determining the acceptability to a foreign government of a proposed envoy.
- agrigento — a town in Italy, in SW Sicily: site of six Greek temples. Pop: 54 619 (2001)
- agterskot — the final payment to a farmer for crops
- air route — a designated route for aircraft flying between particular ground locations at specified minimum altitudes.
- albuterol — a bronchodilator used by sufferers of asthma, emphysema, and other lung conditions, to treat symptoms such as wheezing or shortness of breath
- aldershot — a town in S England, in Hampshire: site of a large military camp. Pop: 58 170 (2001)
- aleatoric — designating or of music that involves chance or unpredictability in composition or performance or both
- alectryon — any sapindaceous tree of the genus Alectryon of Australasia, Southeast Asia, and Micronesia
- alembroth — a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly believed to be a universal solvent
- algometer — an instrument for measuring sensitivity to pressure (pressure algometer) or to pain
- algometry — a device for determining sensitiveness to pain caused by pressure.
- alienator — A person who alienates.
- allegator — (obsolete) A person who alleges.
- allometry — the study of the growth of part of an organism in relation to the growth of the entire organism
- allostery — the condition of a protein (such as an enzyme) in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule at a site other than the chemically active one
- allotrope — any of two or more physical forms in which an element can exist
- allottery — an allotment or allocation
- altdorfer — Albrecht (ˈalbrɛçt). ?1480–?1538, German painter and engraver: one of the earliest landscape painters
- alter ego — Your alter ego is the other side of your personality from the one which people normally see.
- ambrotype — an early type of glass negative that could be made to appear as a positive by backing it with black varnish or paper
- ametropia — loss of ability to focus images on the retina, caused by an imperfection in the refractive function of the eye
- ametropic — relating to ametropia
- amortised — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amortized — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amortizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortize.
- amourette — a brief affair or an affair that is insignificant to oneself
- ancestors — Plural form of ancestor.
- anchorite — a person who lives in seclusion, esp a religious recluse; hermit
- anestrous — not showing estrus.
- anoestrus — a period of sexual inactivity between two periods of oestrus in many mammals
- 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
- answer to — a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly.
- antechoir — the part of a church in front of the choir, usually enclosed by screens, tombs, etc
- antecourt — a forecourt.
- anteporch — an outer porch.
- anterooms — Plural form of anteroom.
- 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.
- aperitivo — aperitif (sense 2), esp. any of those produced in Italy
- aphrodite — the goddess of love and beauty, daughter of Zeus
- apocenter — the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.