9-letter words containing s, o, n, t
- isolation — an act or instance of isolating.
- isolectin — Any of a number of closely related lectins that are difficult to separate, and act together.
- isooctane — the octane C 8 H 18 , used as one of the standards in establishing the octane number of a fuel.
- isopentyl — isoamyl.
- isopteran — a member of the order Isoptera which includes social, colonizing insects such as termites
- isoquants — Plural form of isoquant.
- jackstone — jack1 (def 5a, b).
- jambstone — a stone, or one of the stones, forming one jamb of an opening.
- jamestown — a British island in the S Atlantic: Napoleon's place of exile 1815–21. 47 sq. mi. (122 sq. km).
- jargonist — a user of jargon
- jasmonate — a hormone that regulates plant growth
- jelutongs — Plural form of jelutong.
- jesselton — former name of Kota Kinabalu.
- jettisons — Plural form of jettison.
- johnboats — Plural form of johnboat.
- johnstown — a city in SW Pennsylvania: disastrous flood 1889.
- jointings — Plural form of jointing.
- jointless — without a joint; lacking a joint.
- jointness — The state or quality of being joint.
- jointress — a woman on whom a jointure has been settled.
- jointures — Plural form of jointure.
- jonestown — a former settlement in N Guyana, NW of Georgetown: site of agricultural commune of an American religious cult called the People's Temple; mass suicide and murder 1978.
- jumentous — Of, relating to, or smelling like horse urine.
- junctions — Plural form of junction.
- junk shot — a procedure used for stemming the flow of oil from a leaking well in which debris (such as shredded tyres, golf balls, etc) is pumped into the well at high pressure
- kantharos — a deep bowl set upon a stem terminating in a foot and having two handles rising from the brim and curving downward to join the body.
- kerbstone — one of the stones, or a range of stones, forming a curb, as along a street.
- keynoters — Plural form of keynoter.
- keystoner — a native or inhabitant of Pennsylvania (used as a nickname).
- keystones — Plural form of keystone.
- kinetosis — any condition caused by motion of the body, as seasickness.
- king post — a structural member running vertically between the apex and base of a triangular roof truss.
- kingbolts — Plural form of kingbolt.
- kingsport — a city in NE Tennessee.
- kingstown — an island state in the S Windward Islands, in the SE West Indies comprising St. Vincent island and the N Grenadines: gained independence 1979. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km). Capital: Kingstown.
- klinostat — a rotating and tilting plant-holder used for studying and experimenting with plant growth
- klystrons — Plural form of klystron.
- knobstick — A stick with a rounded knob at the end.
- knockouts — Plural form of knockout.
- knotgrass — A common Eurasian plant of the dock family, with jointed creeping stems and small pink flowers. It is a serious weed in some areas.
- knotholes — Plural form of knothole.
- knottiest — Superlative form of knotty.
- knotweeds — Plural form of knotweed.
- know best — to be the best guide, authority, etc.
- kórinthos — an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- kostunica — Vojislav (ˈvɒjɪslæf). born 1944, Serbian politician; president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (2000–03); prime minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2004–06); prime minister of Serbia (2006–08)
- kronstadt — a naval base in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, on an island in the Gulf of Finland: fortress founded 1710.
- landdrost — the chief magistrate of a district
- langouste — spiny lobster.
- lanthorns — Plural form of lanthorn.