9-letter words containing s, e, n, a
- apse line — the major axis of an elliptical orbit.
- arabinose — a pentose sugar in plant gums, esp of cedars and pines. It is used as a culture medium in bacteriology. Formula: C5H10O5
- aragonese — a native or inhabitant of Aragon
- arccosine — the function the value of which for a given argument between –1 and 1 is the angle in radians (between 0 and π), the cosine of which is that argument: the inverse of the cosine function
- archstone — a wedge-shaped stone forming the curved part of an arch
- arcsecond — unit used in astronomy
- argentous — of or containing silver in the monovalent state
- arguments — an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation: a violent argument.
- armaments — Armaments are weapons and military equipment belonging to an army or country.
- arrangers — Plural form of arranger.
- arrantest — Superlative form of arrant.
- arrestant — a substance that stops a chemical reaction
- arresting — attracting attention; striking
- arrhenius — Svante August (ˈsvantə ˈauɡʊst). 1859–1927, Swedish chemist and physicist, noted for his work on the theory of electrolytic dissociation: Nobel prize for chemistry 1903
- arsenates — Plural form of arsenate.
- arseniate — (inorganic chemistry) arsenate.
- arsenical — of or containing arsenic
- arsenides — Plural form of arsenide.
- arsenious — of or containing arsenic in the trivalent state
- 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.
- ascenders — Plural form of ascender.
- ascendeur — a metal grip that is threaded on a rope and can be alternately tightened and slackened as an aid to climbing the rope: used attached to slings for the feet and waist
- ascending — If a group of things is arranged in ascending order, each thing is bigger, greater, or more important than the thing before it.
- ascension — In some religions, when someone goes to heaven, you can refer to their ascension to heaven.
- ascensive — having the propensity to move in an upwards direction
- 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
- ashkenazi — of or relating to the Jews of Germany and E Europe
- ashkenazy — Vladimir. born 1937, Soviet-born Icelandic pianist and conductor
- asininely — In an asinine manner; very irrationally.
- askewness — the state of being askew
- aspargine — (amino acid) A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
- aspectant — (of birds, fish, and animals other than beasts of prey) face to face; respectant.
- aspersing — Present participle of asperse.
- aspersion — a disparaging or malicious remark; slanderous accusation (esp in the phrase cast aspersions (on))
- asplenium — any fern of the very large genus Asplenium, of worldwide distribution. Some, esp the bird's nest fern (A. nidus), are grown as greenhouse or house plants for their decorative evergreen fronds: family Polypodiaceae
- assenting — Present participle of assent.
- assentive — having the tendency to concur or comply
- asserting — Present participle of assert.
- assertion — a positive statement, usually made without an attempt at furnishing evidence
- assesment — Misspelling of assessment.
- assessing — to estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc.) as a basis for taxation.
- assignees — Plural form of assignee.
- assigners — Plural form of assigner.
- assonance — the use of the same vowel sound with different consonants or the same consonant with different vowels in successive words or stressed syllables, as in a line of verse. Examples are time and light or mystery and mastery
- assonated — Simple past tense and past participle of assonate.
- assurance — If you give someone an assurance that something is true or will happen, you say that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, in order to make them feel less worried.