9-letter words containing o, r, n, a, t
- anteporch — an outer porch.
- anterooms — Plural form of anteroom.
- anthocarp — a composite false fruit, consisting of the actual fruit and the perianth
- anthropic — of or relating to human beings
- anthropo- — indicating man or human
- anthropod — Misspelling of arthropod.
- 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-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.
- antichlor — a substance used to remove chlorine from a material after bleaching or to neutralize the chlorine present
- antidoron — consecrated bread
- antilabor — opposed to labor unions or to the interests of workers
- antimoral — Opposing or countering moral behaviour.
- antipolar — of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- antiroyal — opposed to the monarchy
- antisolar — facing in the opposite direction to the sun
- antistory — a story which does not conform to the established conventions of storytelling
- antitumor — Inhibiting the development of a tumor.
- antiworld — a hypothetical or supposed world or universe composed of antimatter
- apocenter — the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.
- appointer — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
- appointor — a person to whom a power to nominate persons to take property is given by deed or will
- apportion — When you apportion something such as blame, you decide how much of it different people deserve or should be given.
- aprotinin — (protein) A polypeptide, obtained from bovine lung tissue, that acts as a protease inhibitor, and is used in surgery to reduce bleeding.
- aragonite — a generally white or grey mineral, found in sedimentary rocks and as deposits from hot springs. Composition: calcium carbonate. Formula: CaCO3. Crystal structure: orthorhombic
- arational — Not based on or governed by reason.
- arbuthnot — John. 1667–1735, Scottish physician and satirist: author of The History of John Bull (1712) and, with others, of the Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus (1741)
- archontic — relating to an archon
- archstone — a wedge-shaped stone forming the curved part of an arch
- arcuation — the use of arches or vaults in buildings
- arenation — the use of hot sand as a medical poultice
- argentous — of or containing silver in the monovalent state
- argonauts — Classical Mythology. a member of the band of men who sailed to Colchis with Jason in the ship Argo in search of the Golden Fleece.
- arlington — a county of N Virginia: site of Arlington National Cemetery
- armstrong — Edwin Howard. 1890–1954, US electrical engineer; invented the superheterodyne radio receiver and the FM radio
- aromantic — Not given to experiencing romantic attraction to others.
- arsonists — Plural form of arsonist.
- art union — a lottery, often with prizes other than cash
- arternoon — Eye dialect of afternoon.
- arylation — to introduce one or more aryl groups into (a compound).
- arytenoid — denoting either of two small cartilages of the larynx that are attached to the vocal cords
- ashburton — 1st Baron, Baring, Alexander.
- assertion — a positive statement, usually made without an attempt at furnishing evidence
- assorting — Present participle of assort.
- astronaut — An astronaut is a person who is trained for travelling in a spacecraft.
- astronomy — Astronomy is the scientific study of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
- at anchor — If a boat is at anchor, it is floating in a particular place and is prevented from moving by its anchor.
- at random — If you choose people or things at random, you do not use any particular method, so they all have an equal chance of being chosen.
- attorneys — Plural form of attorney.
- attornies — Plural form of attorny.