9-letter words containing r, o, t, a, u
- flat sour — fermentation occurring in canned foods after sealing.
- fluorated — (chemistry) Combined with fluorine; subjected to the action of fluoride.
- foliature — a cluster of leaves; foliage.
- formulate — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- fortunate — having good fortune; receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources; lucky: a fortunate young actor who got the lead in the play.
- found art — art comprised of found objects.
- four-part — arranged for four voices or instruments
- four-star — of or being a full general or admiral, as indicated by four stars on an insignia.
- fractious — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- freak out — any abnormal phenomenon or product or unusual object; anomaly; aberration.
- freak-out — an act or instance of freaking out.
- fructosan — any of the class of hexosans, as inulin and the like, that yield fructose upon hydrolysis.
- fumigator — a person or thing that fumigates.
- furcation — forked; branching.
- gastropub — a bar that serves good food and high-quality alcoholic beverages.
- graduator — One who determines or indicates graduation.
- groupmate — A member of the same group.
- guarantor — a person, group, system, etc., that guarantees.
- guardpost — Alternative spelling of guard post.
- gustatory — of or relating to taste or tasting.
- hardcourt — relating to a type of tennis court that is made of hard material
- haustoria — a projection from the hypha of a fungus into the organic matter from which it absorbs nutrients.
- hereabout — about this place; in this neighborhood.
- hourplate — the dial of a clock or watch
- hydronaut — a person trained to work in deep-sea vessels for research and rescue purposes.
- incubator — an apparatus in which eggs are hatched artificially.
- inquorate — (of an assembly) unable to proceed effectively because not enough members are present to make up a quorum.
- insulator — Electricity. a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible. insulating material, often glass or porcelain, in a unit form designed so as to support a charged conductor and electrically isolate it.
- irrumatio — Alternative form of irrumation.
- jaculator — a person who hurls or throws
- jargonaut — Someone who uses jargon excessively.
- joculator — (obsolete) A jester; a joker.
- judicator — a person who acts as judge or sits in judgment.
- juniorate — a two-year course of study for a Jesuit novice in preparation for the course in philosophy.
- ketonuria — the presence of ketone bodies in the urine.
- krautrock — (music) A genre of German experimental rock music from the 1970s.
- kurchatov — Igor Vasilievich [ee-guh r-vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /ˈi gər vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1903–60, Soviet nuclear physicist.
- la tortue — French name of Tortuga.
- labourist — a member or supporter of the Labour party.
- labourite — a member or supporter of the Labour party.
- laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- law court — court of law.
- macrotous — having large ears
- marabouts — Plural form of marabout.
- matagouri — a thorny bush of New Zealand, Discaria toumatou, that forms thickets in open country
- minotaurs — Plural form of minotaur.
- modulator — a person or thing that modulates.
- mousetrap — a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
- mouthpart — Usually, mouthparts. the appendages surrounding or associated with the mouth of arthropods.
- mucronate — having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.