9-letter words containing s, a, t, n
- antisense — (of a drug) acting in an opposite way to RNA
- antiserum — blood serum containing antibodies against a specific antigen, used to treat or provide immunity to a disease
- antishake — denoting a technology that reduces the blurring caused by movement of the person taking a photograph
- antishark — designed to protect against shark attacks
- antishock — designed to reduce the force of impact
- antisleep — acting to prevent sleep
- antismoke — preventing smoke
- antisolar — facing in the opposite direction to the sun
- antispast — a group of four syllables, two short and two long, in a metric foot
- antistate — opposed to or acting against state authority
- antistick — acting to prevent adhesion
- antistory — a story which does not conform to the established conventions of storytelling
- antistyle — a style that rejects or subverts conventional style
- antitrust — In the United States, antitrust laws are intended to stop large firms taking over their competitors, fixing prices with their competitors, or interfering with free competition in any way.
- antitypes — Plural form of antitype.
- antivirus — a piece of software designed to prevent viruses entering a computer system or network
- antonescu — Ion. 1882–1946, Romanian general and statesman; appointed prime minister (1940) by King Carol II. He was executed for war crimes
- antoninus — Marcus Aurelius, Marcus Aurelius.
- antshrike — any of several antbirds, especially of the genus Thamnophilus, superficially resembling the shrike.
- antsiness — the quality of being antsy
- anxieties — Plural form of anxiety.
- anythings — a thing of any kind.
- apartness — the quality of being apart
- aperients — Plural form of aperient.
- apertness — the quality of being apert
- apneustic — of or relating to apneusis
- aquanauts — Plural form of aquanaut.
- aquatints — Plural form of aquatint.
- archstone — a wedge-shaped stone forming the curved part of an arch
- argentous — of or containing silver in the monovalent state
- argonauts — Classical Mythology. a member of the band of men who sailed to Colchis with Jason in the ship Argo in search of the Golden Fleece.
- arguments — an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation: a violent argument.
- armaments — Armaments are weapons and military equipment belonging to an army or country.
- armstrong — Edwin Howard. 1890–1954, US electrical engineer; invented the superheterodyne radio receiver and the FM radio
- arrantest — Superlative form of arrant.
- arrestant — a substance that stops a chemical reaction
- arresting — attracting attention; striking
- arsenates — Plural form of arsenate.
- arseniate — (inorganic chemistry) arsenate.
- arsonists — Plural form of arsonist.
- artisanal — pertaining to or noting a person skilled in an applied art: The men were taught artisanal skills such as bricklaying and carpentry.
- artsiness — the condition of being artsy or affectedly creative
- asbestine — Mineralogy. a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles.
- ascendant — proceeding upwards; rising
- ascendent — a position of dominance or controlling influence: possession of power, superiority, or preeminence: With his rivals in the ascendant, he soon lost his position.
- ascertain — If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
- asemantic — not semantic
- ashburton — 1st Baron, Baring, Alexander.
- asininity — the quality or state of being asinine; stupidity
- aspectant — (of birds, fish, and animals other than beasts of prey) face to face; respectant.