9-letter words containing r, u
- autocrats — Plural form of autocrat.
- autocrime — a crime involving a motor vehicle, esp the theft of a car
- autocrine — relating to self-stimulation, through the production of a factor and a specific receptor for it
- autocross — a form of motor sport in which cars race over a half-mile circuit of rough grass
- autodrome — a track or circuit for racing cars, go-karts, etc
- autoflare — a computer-operated, automatic landing system in an aircraft
- autogiros — Plural form of autogiro.
- autograft — a tissue graft obtained from one part of a patient's body for use on another part
- autograph — An autograph is the signature of someone famous which is specially written for a fan to keep.
- autolatry — the worship of oneself
- automaker — An automaker is a company that manufactures cars.
- autometer — a small device inserted in a photocopier to enable the process of copying to begin and to record the number of copies made
- autoreply — a facility for sending automated replies to email messages
- autoroute — a French motorway
- autospore — a nonmotile algal spore that develops adult characteristics before being released
- autostart — (transitive, intransitive, computing) To start automatically.
- autotimer — a device for turning a system on and off automatically at times predetermined by advance setting
- autotroph — any organism capable of self-nourishment by using inorganic materials as a source of nutrients and using photosynthesis or chemosynthesis as a source of energy, as most plants and certain bacteria and protists.
- autotruck — a motor truck.
- auxiliary — An auxiliary is a person who is employed to assist other people in their work. Auxiliaries are often medical workers or members of the armed forces.
- auxometer — an instrument measuring the magnifying power of lenses
- auxospore — a diatom cell before its silicaceous cell wall is formed
- auxotroph — a mutant strain of microorganism having nutritional requirements additional to those of the normal organism
- avascular — (of certain tissues, such as cartilage) lacking blood vessels
- aventurin — Alternative form of aventurine.
- avirulent — (esp of bacteria) not virulent
- avuncular — An avuncular man or a man with avuncular behaviour is friendly and helpful towards someone younger.
- awestruck — If someone is awestruck, they are very impressed and amazed by something.
- ayckbourn — Sir Alan. born 1939, English dramatist. His plays include Absurd Person Singular (1973), the trilogy The Norman Conquests (1974), A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), House and Garden (2000), and Private Fears in Public Places (2004)
- aylesbury — a town in SE central England, administrative centre of Buckinghamshire. Pop: 69 021 (2001)
- ayurvedic — Ayurvedic medicine is a type of complementary medicine, originally from India, that uses herbs and other natural treatments.
- azo group — the bivalent group −N=N− united to two aromatic groups, as in azobenzene.
- azureness — The quality of being azure in colour.
- b bursary — the lower of two bursaries available for students entering university, polytechnic, etc
- b-picture — B-movie.
- babirusas — Plural form of babirusa.
- bachelour — Obsolete form of bachelor.
- back four — the defensive players in many modern team formations: usually two fullbacks and two centre backs
- backcourt — In sports such tennis and badminton, the backcourt is the section of each side of the court that is furthest from the net. In basketball, the backcourt is the rear part of the court, where the defense plays. You can also use backcourt to refer to the members of a team who play mainly in this part of the court.
- backer-up — a supporter; backer; second.
- backround — Misspelling of background.
- bacterium — Bacterium is the singular of bacteria.
- bahuvrihi — a class of compound words consisting of two elements the first of which is a specific feature of the second
- balusters — Plural form of baluster.
- bandurria — a Spanish musical instrument of the guitar family with six pairs of double strings.
- bangaluru — a city in and the capital of Karnataka, in SW India.
- bankrupts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt.
- banqueter — A guest at a banquet.
- bar-b-que — barbecue
- baragouin — incomprehensible language; gibberish