9-letter words containing r, e, l, c, t
- lacertian — of or relating to lizards, or like a lizard
- lacertids — Plural form of lacertid.
- lacertine — belonging or relating to a lacertid
- lancaster — the English royal family that reigned 1399–1461, descended from John of Gaunt (Duke of Lancaster), and that included Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI. Compare York (def 1).
- larcenist — a person who commits larceny.
- latecomer — a person who arrives late: The latecomers were seated after the overture.
- lateritic — a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- laticifer — a tubular structure through which latex circulates in a plant.
- latreutic — of or relating to latria.
- lectorate — a lecturer in a college or university.
- lecturers — Plural form of lecturer.
- lecturing — Present participle of lecture.
- leicester — 1st Earl of, Robert Dudley.
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- lovecraft — H(oward) P(hillips) 1890–1937, U.S. horror-story writer.
- lubricate — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- lucretius — (Titus Lucretius Carus) 97?–54 b.c, Roman poet and philosopher.
- lucubrate — to work, write, or study laboriously, especially at night.
- mcalester — a city in E Oklahoma.
- metalcore — (music) A genre of rock music related to punk and heavy metal.
- microlite — any microscopic crystal.
- multicore — (computer hardware, of a processor) Combining two or more independent cores into a single package composed of a single integrated circuit.
- nectareal — of, relating to, or resembling nectar
- neglecter — A person who neglects, or takes no notice of something.
- neglector — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- nucleator — having a nucleus.
- outplacer — a person who outplaces ex-employees
- paraclete — an advocate or intercessor.
- pearlitic — Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- percental — Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- percolate — to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
- perfectly — in a perfect manner or to a perfect degree: to sing an aria perfectly.
- plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
- pleuritic — inflammation of the pleura, with or without a liquid effusion in the pleural cavity, characterized by a dry cough and pain in the affected side.
- plicature — the act or procedure of folding.
- potlicker — Midland and Southern U.S. Eye Dialect. pot liquor.
- pre-elect — to choose or select by vote, as for an office: to elect a mayor. Antonyms: reject.
- precoital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- predilect — chosen in preference; preferred
- prelocate — to set, fix, or establish in a position, situation, or locality; place; settle: to locate our European office in Paris.
- prerectal — in front of the rectum
- preselect — to select in advance; choose beforehand.
- proleptic — Rhetoric. the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance.
- quercitol — a colorless, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 1 2 O 5 , obtained from acorns or oak bark: used chiefly in medicine.
- re-locate — to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location: plans to relocate the firm to Houston.
- realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- recatalog — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- recitable — to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner: to recite a lesson.