9-letter words containing s, t, r, i, c
- catharsis — Catharsis is getting rid of unhappy memories or strong emotions such as anger or sadness by expressing them in some way.
- catteries — Plural form of cattery.
- cauteries — Plural form of cautery.
- cauterise — to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, especially for curative purposes; treat with a cautery.
- cauterism — the application of burning, searing, or cautery
- ceintures — cincture (defs 1, 2).
- centrists — Plural form of centrist.
- centroids — Plural form of centroid.
- centuries — Plural form of century.
- ceramists — Plural form of ceramist.
- cerastium — any of a genus of plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae
- ceratitis — Alternative spelling of keratitis.
- cerealist — a person who studies cereals and the conditions for their growth
- certifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of certify.
- certosina — a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- cerussite — a usually white mineral, found in veins. It is a source of lead. Composition: lead carbonate. Formula: PbCO3. Crystal structure: orthorhombic
- chantries — Plural form of chantry.
- chapiters — Plural form of chapiter.
- charities — Plural form of charity.
- charteris — Leslie, original name Leslie Charles Bowyer Yin. 1907–93, British novelist, born in Singapore: created the character Simon Templar, known as The Saint, the central character in many adventure novels
- chartings — Plural form of charting.
- chartists — the principles or movement of a party of political reformers, chiefly workingmen, in England from 1838 to 1848: so called from the document (People's Charter or National Charter) that contained a statement of their principles and demands.
- chastiser — Someone who chastises.
- cheeriest — Superlative form of cheery.
- chemistry — Chemistry is the scientific study of the structure of substances and of the way that they react with other substances.
- chin rest — a device fixed to the top of a violin or viola to provide a firm rest for the player's chin.
- chinstrap — a strap that goes under the chin
- chlorites — Plural form of chlorite.
- choralist — a person who sings in a chorus or ensemble
- chorister — A chorister is a singer in a church choir.
- christens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of christen.
- christian — A Christian is someone who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ.
- christina — 1626–89, queen of Sweden (1632–54), daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, noted particularly for her patronage of literature
- christine — a feminine name: dim. Chris, Chrissie, Tina; var. Christina, Christy
- christmas — Christmas is a Christian festival when the birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December.
- christoff — Boris. 1919–93, Bulgarian bass-baritone, noted esp for his performance in the title role of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov
- chymistry — chemistry.
- cicatrise — (transitive) To heal a wound through scarring (by causing a scar or cicatrix to form).
- cinctures — Plural form of cincture.
- cisternae — Plural form of cisterna.
- cistronic — cistron-related
- citharist — a player of the cithara
- clarinets — Plural form of clarinet.
- clarities — clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- cloisters — Plural form of cloister.
- cloistral — of, like, or characteristic of a cloister
- clothiers — Plural form of clothier.
- colorists — Plural form of colorist.
- colostric — of or relating to the colostrum
- colourist — A colourist is someone such as an artist or a fashion designer who uses colours in an interesting and original way.