9-letter words containing u, n, o
- bufotoxin — a toxin obtained from the skin glands of the European toad, Bufa vulgaris.
- buhrstone — a hard tough rock containing silica, fossils, and cavities, formerly used as a grindstone
- builddown — a planned numerical reduction, esp of nuclear weapons where, for every new weapon built, two or more older weapons are destroyed
- bull nose — a disease of pigs resulting in deformity of the nose, caused by infection with the bacterium Bordatella bronchiseptica
- bump into — If you bump into someone you know, you meet them unexpectedly.
- bung-hole — a hole in a cask through which it is filled.
- bungaloid — resembling a bungalow or bungalows or characterized by bungalows or structures resembling bungalows
- bunkhouse — (in the US and Canada) a building containing the sleeping quarters of workers on a ranch
- bunny hop — a jump executed with the feet held tightly together and the knees bent
- buoyantly — in a happy, confident manner
- bupropion — an antidepressant drug used to help people stop smoking
- burdenous — burdensome
- burgeoned — to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.
- burn down — If a building burns down or if someone burns it down, it is completely destroyed by fire.
- burnt-out — Burnt-out vehicles or buildings have been so badly damaged by fire that they can no longer be used.
- burrowing — a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal for habitation and refuge.
- burrstone — buhrstone
- bushwoman — a woman who lives in the bush
- buteonine — of or relating to hawks
- button up — to fasten (a garment) with a button or buttons
- call upon — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
- cancerous — Cancerous cells or growths are cells or growths that are the result of cancer.
- cankerous — having cankers
- canonicus — c1565–1647, Narragansett leader: yielded Rhode Island to Roger Williams 1636.
- carbonium — a transient, positively charged organic ion, as H3C+, R3+, that has one less electron than the corresponding free radical
- carbonous — of, containing, or derived from carbon.
- carnosaur — any of various large carnivorous bipedal dinosaurs of the group Carnosauria, including the allosaurs
- carousing — to engage in a drunken revel: They caroused all night.
- cartonful — As much as a carton will hold.
- casebound — bound in hard covers.
- catamount — any of various medium-sized felines, such as the puma or lynx
- cauldrons — Plural form of cauldron.
- causation — The causation of something, usually something bad, is the factors that have caused it.
- cautioned — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- cautioner — A person who cautions.
- cautionry — the position or function of a surety, a person who protects and takes responsibility for another person
- cavernous — A cavernous room or building is very large inside, and so it reminds you of a cave.
- cd4 count — a blood test that measures the number of helper T cells, used to evaluate patients infected with HIV.
- ceanothus — any shrub of the North American rhamnaceous genus Ceanothus: grown for their ornamental, often blue, flower clusters
- centurion — A centurion was an officer in the Roman army.
- chancrous — (medicine) Of the nature of a chancre; affected by chancre.
- changchou — Changzhou
- changzhou — a city in E China, in S Jiangsu province, on the Grand Canal: also known as Wutsin until 1949, when the 7th-century name was officially readopted. Pop: 2 085 500 (2004 est)
- chitinous — a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- chondrule — one of the small spherical masses of mainly silicate minerals present in chondrites
- chorusing — Present participle of chorus.
- chowhound — a greedy person or a person who loves eating
- chuanchow — a seaport in SE Fujian province, in SE China, on Taiwan Strait.
- chukotian — a group of genetically related languages spoken on the Chukchi and Kamchatka peninsulas in eastern Siberia, including Chukchi, Kamchadal, and Koryak.
- churn out — To churn out something means to produce large quantities of it very quickly.