9-letter words containing r, c, n
- decretion — The act of decreasing.
- decurions — Plural form of decurion.
- decurrent — extending down the stem, esp (of a leaf) having the base of the blade extending down the stem as two wings
- decursion — a military exercise performed by men bearing arms
- deference — Deference is a polite and respectful attitude towards someone, especially because they have an important position.
- dendritic — formed or marked like a dendrite.
- denouncer — One who, or that which, denounces.
- dent corn — a strain of Indian corn (Zea mays var. indentata) in which the mature kernel develops a slight depression at the tip
- descender — a person or thing that descends
- descrying — Present participle of descry.
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- dicentras — Plural form of dicentra.
- dicentric — an abnormal chromosome with two centromeres
- dichondra — any of a genus of creeping perennial herbs of the Convolvulaceae family, with white, pale yellow, or green flowers
- dickering — Present participle of dicker.
- dickerson — Eric Demetric [dih-me-trik] /dɪˈmɛ trɪk/ (Show IPA), born 1960, U.S. football player.
- directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- direction — the act or an instance of directing.
- disanchor — to raise the anchor of (a ship)
- disbranch — to break or cut (a branch) off a tree or shrub.
- discerned — Simple past tense and past participle of discern.
- discerner — to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon.
- divorcing — Present participle of divorce.
- doctorand — a student working towards a doctorate
- doctoring — Present participle of doctor.
- doctrinal — of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine: a doctrinal dispute.
- doctrines — Plural form of doctrine.
- doncaster — a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
- doorknock — (Australia, NZ) A campaign of going from house to house knocking on doors, such as for a charity appeal.
- doronicum — any composite plant of the genus Doronicum, comprising the leopard's-banes.
- down card — a card that is dealt and played face down, as in blackjack and stud poker.
- downcomer — a pipe, tube, or passage for conducting fluid materials downward.
- downcourt — to or into the opposite end of the court.
- downforce — a force produced by air resistance plus gravity that increases the stability of an aircraft or motor vehicle by pressing it downwards
- draconian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Athenian statesman Draco, or his severe code of laws.
- drawbench — a bench having apparatus for cold-drawing wires, tubes, etc.
- drenching — to wet thoroughly; soak.
- dry-clean — to clean (garments, draperies, rugs, etc.) with a liquid other than water, as benzine or gasoline.
- ear canal — auditory passage
- ear candy — Slang. pleasant, melodic pop music.
- ecarinate — having no carina or keel.
- eccentric — deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
- eckermann — Johann Peter [yoh-hahn pey-tuh r] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈpeɪ tər/ (Show IPA), 1792–1854, German writer and literary assistant to Goethe.
- ecoregion — A major ecosystem defined by distinctive geography and receiving uniform solar radiation and moisture.
- ecotarian — An ecotarian is a person who eats only food that has been produced in a way that does not harm the environment.
- ectocrine — a substance that is released by an organism into the external environment and influences the development, behaviour, etc, of members of the same or different species
- ectropion — A condition, typically a consequence of advanced age, in which the eyelid is turned outward away from the eyeball.
- ecuadoran — a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.
- ediacaran — of, denoting, or formed in the last 50 million years of the Neoproterozoic era, during which a new texturally and chemically distinctive carbonate layer appeared, indicating climatic change
- efference — conveying or conducting away from an organ or part (opposed to afferent).