9-letter words containing o, u, t, r
- dumbarton — Also, Dunbarton [duhn-bahr-tn] /dʌnˈbɑr tn/ (Show IPA). Also called Dumbartonshire [duhm-bahr-tn-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈbɑr tnˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in W Scotland.
- dunbarton — former county of W Scotland
- durations — Plural form of duration.
- durometer — a device for measuring the hardness of materials, especially metals.
- dustproof — impervious to or free of dust.
- duststorm — Phenomenon in which gale- to hurricane-force winds blow particles up in a planet's atmosphere.
- ectropium — Ectropion.
- educators — Plural form of educator.
- educatory — educative.
- effortful — marked by effort or exertion; labored.
- eleuthero — (informal) The shrub Eleutherococcus senticosus, used in traditional medicine.
- elocutory — elocutionary
- emulators — Plural form of emulator.
- emunctory — Pertaining to the elimination of waste from the body.
- en croûte — wrapped in pastry and baked
- encounter — Unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or hostile).
- entourage — A group of people attending or surrounding an important person.
- enwrought — (archaic) Made from (a material).
- epuration — purification
- erudition — The quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarship.
- eruptions — Plural form of eruption.
- eucaryote — Alternative spelling of eukaryote.
- eukaryote — An organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus. Eukaryotes include all living organisms other than the eubacteria and archaebacteria.
- europanet — A combination of pan-European backbone services run by DANTE.
- europoort — a port in the Netherlands near Rotterdam: developed in the 1960s; handles chiefly oil
- eurotrash — fashionable Europeans, traveling or living abroad, of a type regarded variously as pretentious, shallow, irresponsible, parasitic, etc.
- eurytopic — (of a species) able to tolerate a wide range of environments
- euthyroid — having a thyroid gland that functions normally
- eutrophic — (of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.
- eutropous — (of an insect or plant) adapted for pollination
- evaluator — Agent noun of evaluate; one who evaluates.
- executors — Plural form of executor.
- executory — Of or pertaining to administration or execution.
- extrusion — A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.
- fabulator — a person who fabulates, a story-teller
- farm-toun — a farmhouse together with its outbuildings
- favourite — a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.
- feudatory — a person who holds lands by feudal tenure; a feudal vassal.
- fioritura — the ornamentation of a melody, often extemporized by the performer, as in Italian opera during the 18th century.
- flat sour — fermentation occurring in canned foods after sealing.
- florulent — (obsolete) Flowery; blossoming.
- fluorated — (chemistry) Combined with fluorine; subjected to the action of fluoride.
- fluorotic — Relating to fluorosis.
- foliature — a cluster of leaves; foliage.
- foot rule — a ruler one foot (30.48 cm) in length.
- force-out — a put-out of a base runner on a force play.
- forecourt — Tennis. the part of either half of a tennis court that lies between the net and the line that marks the inbounds limit of a service. Compare backcourt (def 1).
- forgetful — apt to forget; that forgets: a forgetful person.
- formulate — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- fort drum — a military reservation in Watertown in N New York, approximately 10 miles (16 km) E of Lake Ontario.