9-letter words containing r, e, c, o, n, s
- micronise — (British) To reduce in size often to micrometer scale.
- misreckon — (transitive) To add (something) up incorrectly, make a wrong calculation of (an amount etc.).
- monoceros — (obsolete) a unicorn.
- narcotise — Alternative spelling of narcotize.
- necrosing — Present participle of necrose.
- necrotise — to undergo necrosis.
- nectarous — of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- neurotics — Plural form of neurotic.
- newcomers — Plural form of newcomer.
- ninescore — the product (180) of nine multiplied by twenty
- nocturnes — Plural form of nocturne.
- noisecore — (music) A genre of hardcore punk music characterized by distorted feedback.
- nonsacred — Not sacred.
- nonsecret — not secret
- notecards — An ambitious hypertext system developed at Xerox PARC, "designed to support the task of transforming a chaotic collection of unrelated thoughts into an integrated, orderly interpretation of ideas and their interconnections".
- offscreen — occurring, existing, or done away from the motion-picture or television screen: an offscreen voice.
- on-screen — occurring within a motion picture or television show or in an actor's professional life: a raucous on-screen personality that was at odds with his quiet private life.
- ostracean — a member of the family formerly called Ostracea
- precensor — to censor (a film, play, book, etc) before its publication
- prechosen — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- precision — the state or quality of being precise.
- recension — an editorial revision of a literary work, especially on the basis of critical examination of the text and the sources used.
- recession — a return of ownership to a former possessor.
- reclusion — the condition or life of a recluse.
- recognise — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- reconsign — to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed by to).
- reconsole — to console (someone) again
- reconsult — to consult (someone or something) again
- recosting — the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything: the high cost of a good meal.
- recursion — the process of defining a function or calculating a number by the repeated application of an algorithm.
- resection — Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- resonance — the state or quality of being resonant.
- rockiness — the state or condition of a person who is shaky or unsteady, as from drinking, fatigue, or illness.
- romanesco — a variety of green cauliflower
- rosecrans — William Starke [stahrk] /stɑrk/ (Show IPA), 1819–98, U.S. general.
- rosefinch — any of various finches with pink patches
- run close — to compete closely with; present a serious challenge to
- sarcodine — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcosine — a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- scenarios — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- schnorkel — (formerly) snorkel (def 1).
- schnorkle — (formerly) snorkel (def 1).
- schnorrer — a person who habitually borrows or lives at the expense of others with no intention of repaying; sponger; moocher; beggar.
- schonberg — Arnold [ahr-nuh ld;; German ahr-nuh lt] /ˈɑr nəld;; German ˈɑr nəlt/ (Show IPA), 1874–1951, Austrian composer in the U.S.
- sclerotin — an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
- scoreline — sports: intermediate or final score
- scoundrel — an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain.
- scrounger — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- secondary — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- secretion — (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.