9-letter words containing t, i, n
- crenation — any of the rounded teeth or the notches between them on a crenate structure
- crepitant — to make a crackling sound; crackle.
- crestings — Plural form of cresting.
- cretinise — make (someone) a cretin
- cretinism — a condition arising from a deficiency of thyroid hormone, present from birth, characterized by dwarfism and learning difficulties
- cretinize — to cause (a person) to be a cretin or cretinous
- cretinoid — a person suffering from cretinism.
- cretinous — If you describe someone as cretinous, you think they are very stupid.
- criminate — to charge with a crime; accuse
- crinosity — Hairiness.
- criterion — A criterion is a factor on which you judge or decide something.
- croissant — Croissants are small, sweet bread rolls in the shape of a crescent that are eaten for breakfast.
- crotaline — of or relating to rattlesnakes (Crotalinae)
- crotonism — poisoning by ingestion of croton oil, characterized by burning of the mouth, severe diarrhea, and colic, with possible death from respiratory or circulatory failure.
- ctenidium — one of the comblike respiratory gills of molluscs
- cteniform — resembling a comb
- ctesiphon — an ancient city on the River Tigris about 100 km (60 miles) above Babylon. First mentioned in 221 bc, it was destroyed in the 7th and 8th centuries ad
- cube unit — Cube units are shelving units made up of horizontal and vertical dividers which form open-ended cubes, suitable for displaying products such as towels in a range of colors.
- cuisinart — a brand of food processor
- culminant — highest or culminating
- culminate — If you say that an activity, process, or series of events culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it.
- cultigens — Plural form of cultigen.
- culturing — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- cupertino — a town in W California.
- curetting — to scrape with a curette.
- curtained — A curtained window, door, or other opening has a curtain hanging across it.
- curtation — the discrepancy between the curtate distance and the true distance of a planet from the sun
- curtsying — Present participle of curtsey.
- curvation — the action of curving or bending
- curveting — Present participle of curvet.
- cushionet — a small cushion
- custodian — The custodian of an official building, a companies' assets, or something else valuable is the person who is officially in charge of it.
- cutinized — Simple past tense and past participle of cutinize.
- cuttingly — In a cutting manner.
- cyclonite — a white crystalline insoluble explosive prepared by the action of nitric acid on hexamethylenetetramine; cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine: used in bombs and shells. Formula: C3H6N6O6
- cynegetic — of or relating to hunting with dogs
- cystidean — any one of the order of fossil echinoderms Cystidea
- cytokines — Plural form of cytokine.
- cytokinin — any of a group of plant hormones that promote cell division and retard ageing in plants
- cytolysin — a substance that can partially or completely destroy animal cells
- cytopenia — a condition characterized by a deficiency of a type of blood cells
- cytotoxin — any substance that is poisonous to living cells
- dagnabbit — (US, euphemistic, dated) goddamnit.
- daintiest — Superlative form of dainty.
- dalmatian — A Dalmatian is a large dog with short, smooth, white hair and black or dark brown spots.
- daltonian — relating to John Dalton or his atomic theory
- daltonism — colour blindness, esp the confusion of red and green
- damnation — According to some religions, if someone suffers damnation, they have to stay in hell for ever after they have died because of their sins.
- danburite — a rare mineral, calcium borosilicate, CaB 2 Si 2 O 8 , occurring in pegmatite in yellow or colorless crystals resembling topaz.
- dandiprat — a small English coin minted in the 16th century