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9-letter words containing t, r, i, c

  • carnitine — a white betaine, C7H15NO3, found in the liver and required for transporting fatty acids from the cytosol into the mitochondria
  • carnosity — an abnormal fleshy protrusion growing on any part of the body
  • carnotite — a radioactive yellow mineral consisting of hydrated uranium potassium vanadate: occurs in sedimentary rocks and is a source of uranium, radium, and vanadium. Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2.3H2O
  • carpeting — You use carpeting to refer to a carpet, or to the type of material that is used to make carpets.
  • cartelism — the practice of forming cartels
  • cartelist — a member of a cartel, or a supporter of cartelism
  • cartelize — to form or be formed into a cartel
  • cartesian — of or relating to the works of René Descartes
  • carthamin — (organic compound) A red colouring matter obtained from the safflower, Carthamus tinctorius.
  • cartilage — Cartilage is a strong, flexible substance in your body, especially around your joints and in your nose.
  • cartridge — A cartridge is a metal or cardboard tube containing a bullet and an explosive substance. Cartridges are used in guns.
  • caryatids — Plural form of caryatid.
  • cast iron — Cast iron is iron which contains a small amount of carbon. It is hard and cannot be bent so it has to be made into objects by casting.
  • cast-iron — made of cast iron.
  • castering — a person or thing that casts.
  • castroism — the philosophy and policies of Fidel Castro and his followers
  • castroist — of or relating to the philosophy and policies of Fidel Castro and his followers
  • casuistry — Casuistry is the use of clever arguments to persuade or trick people.
  • cat brier — greenbrier, esp. the vine (Smilax glauca)
  • cat-train — a train of sleds, cabooses, etc, pulled by a caterpillar tractor, used chiefly in the north during winter to transport freight
  • categoric — Categoric means the same as categorical.
  • catharise — purify
  • catharize — to purify or make clean
  • catharsis — Catharsis is getting rid of unhappy memories or strong emotions such as anger or sadness by expressing them in some way.
  • cathartic — Something that is cathartic has the effect of catharsis.
  • cathartid — (zoology) Any member of the Cathartidae.
  • catherine — Saint. died 307 ad, legendary Christian martyr of Alexandria, who was tortured on a spiked wheel and beheaded
  • catoptric — the branch of optics dealing with the formation of images by mirrors.
  • catterick — a village in N England, in North Yorkshire on the River Swale: site of an important army garrison and a racecourse
  • 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
  • cauterize — If a doctor cauterizes a wound, he or she burns it with heat or with a chemical in order to close it up and prevent it from becoming infected.
  • cautioner — A person who cautions.
  • cautionry — the position or function of a surety, a person who protects and takes responsibility for another person
  • cavorting — to prance or caper about.
  • cd writer — A CD writer is a piece of computer equipment that you use for copying data from a computer onto a CD.
  • ceintures — cincture (defs 1, 2).
  • celebrity — A celebrity is someone who is famous, especially in areas of entertainment such as films, music, writing, or sport.
  • centauric — characterized by an integration of mind and body for consciousness above the ego-self
  • centenier — a senior police officer of the Honorary Police of Jersey, elected for a period of three years by public vote
  • centering — a temporary frame to support an arch or vault during construction
  • centigram — one hundredth of a gram
  • centralia — a city in central Illinois.
  • centrical — pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
  • centriole — either of two rodlike bodies in most animal cells that form the poles of the spindle during mitosis
  • centrists — Plural form of centrist.
  • centroids — Plural form of centroid.
  • centumvir — one of a body of judges responsible for presiding over civil court cases
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