9-letter words containing t
- acanthite — the orthorhombic form of silver sulfide.
- acanthoid — resembling a spine; spiny
- acanthous — spinous.
- acapnotic — Of or pertaining to something that does not smoke, is not a smoker.
- acathexis — (pathology) The loss of the ability to respond emotionally.
- accenting — prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- accentual — of, relating to, or having accents; rhythmic
- acceptant — receiving willingly; receptive
- accepters — Plural form of accepter.
- accepting — amenable; open: She was always more accepting of coaching suggestions than her teammates.
- acception — (obsolete) acceptation; the received meaning.
- acceptive — ready or willing to accept
- acceptors — Plural form of acceptor.
- accidents — Plural form of accident.
- accipiter — any hawk of the genus Accipiter, typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
- acclamate — (rare) To acclaim.
- acclimate — When you acclimate or are acclimated to a new situation, place, or climate, you become used to it.
- acclivity — an upward slope, esp of the ground
- accolated — (of portraits on a coin, medal, or escutcheon) overlapping and facing in the same direction; conjoined.
- accordant — in conformity or harmony
- accosting — Present participle of accost.
- accounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- accounter — A person providing an account of events.
- accoutred — equipped or dressed in a particular way
- accoutres — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accoutre.
- accredits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accredit.
- accreting — Present participle of accrete.
- accretion — An accretion is an addition to something, usually one that has been added over a period of time.
- accretive — an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
- accrument — Alternative form of accruement.
- acculture — To familiarize oneself with, and adopt a new culture, especially by an immigrant.
- accumbent — (of plant parts and plants) lying against some other part or thing
- accustoms — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accustom.
- ace point — the first point in backgammon.
- acerbated — Simple past tense and past participle of acerbate.
- acerbates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acerbate.
- acetaldol — aldol (def 1).
- acetamide — a white or colourless soluble deliquescent crystalline compound, used in the manufacture of organic chemicals. Formula: CH3CONH2
- acetified — Simple past tense and past participle of acetify.
- acetifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acetify.
- acetylate — to introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
- acetylene — Acetylene is a colourless gas which burns with a very hot bright flame. It is often used in lamps and for cutting and welding metal.
- acetylide — any of a class of carbides in which the carbon is present as a diatomic divalent ion (C22–). They are formally derivatives of acetylene
- acetyloxy — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The radical CH3COO-, common to acetate esters, when used as a substituent.
- achromate — a person unable to perceive color.
- achromats — Plural form of achromat.
- aciculate — having aciculae
- acid dust — air-polluting particles of dust, usually wind-borne, having high concentrations of acid.
- acid salt — a salt formed by partial replacement of the acidic hydrogen atoms of the parent acid
- acid test — The acid test of something is an important aspect or result that it might have, which allows you to decide whether it is true or successful.