9-letter words containing s, c, i, u
- syncytium — a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into cells.
- synecious — synoicous.
- synoicous — having male and female flowers on one head, as in many composite plants.
- tenacious — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- time suck — something that takes up too much of one's time: Social media is addictive and a huge time suck when I should be studying.
- toreutics — the art or technique of decorating metal or other material, especially by embossing or chasing.
- touristic — of, relating to, or typical of tourists or tourism: She embarked on her itinerary with high touristic fervor.
- trachinus — a weever fish
- tracksuit — a sweat suit, usually with a long-sleeved jacket and long pants, worn by athletes, especially runners, before and after actual competition or during workouts.
- tricuspid — Also, tricuspidal. having three cusps or points, as a tooth. Compare bicuspid.
- triecious — of or relating to a species having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants.
- trochilus — scotia.
- umbilicus — Anatomy. the depression in the center of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; navel.
- un-strict — characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles: a strict observance of rituals.
- unceasing — not ceasing or stopping; continuous: an unceasing flow of criticism.
- uncleship — the position or status of an uncle; the condition of being an uncle
- uncopious — large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful: copious amounts of food.
- uncurious — incurious
- unicuspid — having but one cusp.
- unit cost — the cost of a specified unit of a product or service.
- unlicense — (legal) A template for dedicating software to the public domain. It combines a copyright waiver like that of the SQLite project with the no-warranty statement from the MIT/X11 license.
- unmusical — not musical; deficient in melody, harmony, rhythm, or tone.
- unprecise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- unsickled — not cut with a sickle
- upscaling — located at, moving toward, or of or for the upper end of a social or economic scale: The boutique caters to upscale young career people.
- uraniscus — a starlike ornament, as in a coffer of a ceiling.
- urgencies — urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
- usucapion — the acquisition of property through long, undisturbed possession.
- utopistic — utopianism.
- vecturist — a person who collects transportation tokens as a hobby.
- veracious — habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest: a veracious witness.
- vesicular — of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
- vicarious — performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
- viciously — addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate: a vicious life.
- vicksburg — a city in W Mississippi, on the Mississippi River: important Civil War siege and Confederate surrender 1863.
- vinaceous — of, relating to, or resembling wine or grapes.
- virtuosic — a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field.
- viscounty — viscountcy.
- viscously — of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive.
- vitaceous — belonging to the Vitaceae, the grape family of plants.
- vivacious — lively; animated; spirited: a vivacious folk dance.
- volacious — able or fit to fly.
- voracious — craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite.
- vulcanise — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- vulcanism — volcanism.
- wieschaus — Eric, born 1947, U.S.-born biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
- yuckiness — The state or condition of being yucky.
- zinc dust — zinc in powder form which is obtained by grinding or processing; used as a paint and deoxidizing agent