9-letter words containing t, c
- altercate — to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
- alto clef — the clef that establishes middle C as being on the third line of the staff
- altricial — (of the young of some species of birds after hatching) naked, blind, and dependent on the parents for food
- amaurotic — partial or total loss of sight, especially in the absence of a gross lesion or injury.
- amebocyte — any cell capable of moving like an amoeba, esp. one that floats freely in the blood or other body fluids, such as a white blood corpuscle
- ameristic — not divided into parts; having no meristem.
- ametropic — relating to ametropia
- ammocoete — the larva of primitive jawless vertebrates, such as the lamprey, that lives buried in mud and feeds on microorganisms
- ammonitic — Relating to, or containing, ammonites.
- amoristic — relating to, or characteristic of, romantic love
- anabiotic — a bringing back to consciousness; reanimation after apparent death.
- anacidity — the abnormal absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
- anacletus — flourished 1st century a.d, pope 76–88.
- anaclitic — of or relating to relationships that are characterized by the strong dependence of one person on others or another
- anacostia — a section of the District of Columbia, in the SE part.
- analeptic — (of a drug, etc) stimulating the central nervous system
- analgetic — a painkilling drug
- analytics — the part of logic having to do with analyzing
- anapestic — a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- anaptotic — (of languages) tending to become uninflected, in accordance with a theory that languages evolve from uninflected to inflected and back.
- anarchist — An anarchist is a person who believes in anarchism.
- anarthric — relating to anarthria
- ancestors — Plural form of ancestor.
- ancestral — You use ancestral to refer to a person's family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.
- anchorite — a person who lives in seclusion, esp a religious recluse; hermit
- anchoveta — a small anchovy, Cetengraulis mysticetus, of the American Pacific, used as bait by tuna fishermen
- anciently — in ancient times
- ancientry — the quality of being ancient, or old-fashioned style
- ancipital — flattened and having two edges
- andesitic — relating to, or containing, andesite
- anecdotal — Anecdotal evidence is based on individual accounts, rather than on reliable research or statistics, and so may not be valid.
- anecdotes — a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
- anecdotic — anecdotal
- anecdoton — (Grecian) alternative spelling of anecdote.
- anecdotum — (rare, Latinate) alternative spelling of anecdote.
- anelastic — relating to anelasticity
- anglicist — an expert in or student of English literature or language
- aniconist — a believer or follower of aniconism
- animatics — Plural form of animatic.
- animistic — the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls.
- ankylotic — Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
- annectent — linking or connecting
- anorectal — relating to the anus and rectum
- anorectic — Also, anorectous. having no appetite.
- antarctic — The Antarctic is the area around the South Pole.
- anteceded — Simple past tense and past participle of antecede.
- antecedes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antecede.
- antechoir — the part of a church in front of the choir, usually enclosed by screens, tombs, etc
- antecourt — a forecourt.
- antelucan — occurring before the arrival of daylight, relating to the hours before dawn