9-letter words containing t, a, u, n, s
- augustine — Saint. 354–430 ad, one of the Fathers of the Christian Church; bishop of Hippo in North Africa (396–430), who profoundly influenced both Catholic and Protestant theology. His most famous works are Confessions, a spiritual autobiography, and De Civitate Dei, a vindication of the Christian Church. Feast day: Aug 28
- austenite — a solid solution of carbon in face-centred-cubic gamma iron, usually existing above 723°C
- austinite — (rare, mineral) A secondary mineral found in the oxidized zone of some arsenic-rich base-metal deposits.
- autobahns — Plural form of autobahn.
- autolysin — any agent that produces autolysis
- bandobust — (in India and Pakistan) an arrangement
- bankrupts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt.
- bantustan — (formerly, in South Africa) an area reserved for occupation by a Black African people, with limited self-government; abolished in 1993
- base unit — any of the fundamental units in a system of measurement. The base SI units are the metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole
- bhutanese — a native or inhabitant of Bhutan
- bosanquet — Bernard, 1848–1923, English philosopher and writer.
- bundesrat — (in Germany and formerly in West Germany) the council of state ministers with certain legislative and administrative powers, representing the state governments at federal level
- bundestag — (in Germany and formerly in West Germany) the legislative assembly, which is elected by universal adult suffrage and elects the federal chancellor
- cantharus — a large two-handled pottery cup
- canulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canulate.
- causation — The causation of something, usually something bad, is the factors that have caused it.
- ceanothus — any shrub of the North American rhamnaceous genus Ceanothus: grown for their ornamental, often blue, flower clusters
- centaurus — a conspicuous extensive constellation in the S hemisphere, close to the Southern Cross, that contains two first magnitude stars, Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri, and the globular cluster Omega Centauri
- chanteuse — a female singer, esp in a nightclub or cabaret
- clianthus — any Australian or New Zealand plant of the leguminous genus Clianthus, with ornamental clusters of slender scarlet flowers
- cocoanuts — Plural form of cocoanut.
- construal — an act of construing
- consulate — A consulate is the place where a consul works.
- consumate — Misspelling of consummate.
- coruscant — giving off flashes of light
- cosmonaut — A cosmonaut is an astronaut from the former Soviet Union.
- courantes — Plural form of courante.
- courtesan — In former times, a courtesan was a woman who had sexual relationships with rich and powerful men for money.
- cuisinart — a brand of food processor
- custodian — The custodian of an official building, a companies' assets, or something else valuable is the person who is officially in charge of it.
- cutaneous — of, relating to, or affecting the skin
- dantesque — in the style of Dante; characterized by impressive elevation of style with deep solemnity or somberness of feeling.
- dauntless — A dauntless person is brave and confident and not easily frightened.
- debutants — Plural form of debutant.
- denatures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denature.
- denudates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denudate.
- dictamnus — (botany) A suffrutescent plant, Dictamnus albus (the only species in the genus), with strong perfume and showy flowers.
- disattune — to cause (something) to be out of harmony
- disnature — to deprive (something) of its proper nature or appearance; make unnatural.
- disputant — a person who disputes; debater.
- duathlons — Plural form of duathlon.
- dunstable — John, c1390–1453, English composer.
- durations — Plural form of duration.
- eastbound — traveling, proceeding, or headed east: an eastbound train.
- eduskunta — the Finnish parliament in Helsinki
- encaustic — (especially in painting and ceramics) using pigments mixed with hot wax that are burned in as an inlay.
- equations — Plural form of equation.
- estuarian — relating to an estuary
- estuarine — Of or pertaining to an estuary.
- euthanase — (UK) Alternative form of euthanize.