9-letter words containing u, n, s, c
- euphenics — the study of biological improvement
- euthenics — The study of the effects of place on people.
- exclusion — The process or state of excluding or being excluded.
- excursing — Present participle of excurse.
- excursion — A short journey or trip, esp. one engaged in as a leisure activity.
- excussion — The process or proceedings whereby a creditor must proceed against a principal debtor before proceeding against a surety or subsidiary debtor.
- exsuction — The act of sucking out.
- faunistic — of or relating to the geographical distribution of animal life.
- festucine — (obsolete) Of a straw colour; greenish-yellow.
- focusings — Plural form of focusing.
- focussing — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- fructosan — any of the class of hexosans, as inulin and the like, that yield fructose upon hydrolysis.
- functions — Plural form of function.
- funiculus — Anatomy. a conducting cord, as a nerve cord or umbilical cord.
- furuncles — Plural form of furuncle.
- gnu emacs — Emacs
- guidances — the act or function of guiding; leadership; direction.
- gunnysack — a sack made of gunny or burlap.
- gunstocks — Plural form of gunstock.
- handcuffs — a ring-shaped metal device that can be locked around a person's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a short chain or linked bar; shackle: The police put handcuffs on the suspect.
- hircinous — (rare) Of, or pertaining to goats; hircine.
- huascaran — a mountain in W Peru, in the Andes. 22,205 feet (6768 meters).
- hutcheson — Francis. 1694–1746, Scottish philosopher: he published books on ethics and aesthetics, including System of Moral Philosophy (1755)
- ice-minus — noting or pertaining to genetically altered bacteria used on crops to inhibit frost formation.
- in chorus — Music. a group of persons singing in unison. (in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers. a piece of music for singing in unison. a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain.
- in shtuck — in trouble
- incestous — Misspelling of incestuous.
- incisures — Plural form of incisure.
- inclosure — enclosure.
- inclusion — the act of including.
- inclusive — including or encompassing the stated limit or extremes in consideration or account (usually used postpositively): from 6 to 37 inclusive.
- incrusted — Alternative spelling of encrusted.
- incubates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incubate.
- incurious — not curious; not inquisitive or observant; inattentive; indifferent.
- incursion — a hostile entrance into or invasion of a place or territory, especially a sudden one; raid: The bandits made brief incursions on the village.
- incursive — making incursions.
- inductees — Plural form of inductee.
- inductors — Plural form of inductor.
- infuscate — darkened with a fuscous or brownish tinge.
- injustice — the quality or fact of being unjust; inequity.
- innocuous — not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy.
- innsbruck — an alpine region in W Austria and N Italy: a former Austrian crown land.
- instructs — (informal) shortened form of instructions.
- insuccess — (archaic) Lack of success.
- insurance — the act, system, or business of providing financial protection for property, life, health, etc, against specified contingencies, such as death, loss, or damage, and involving payment of regular premiums in return for a policy guaranteeing such protection
- intumesce — to swell up, as with heat; become tumid.
- issuances — Plural form of issuance.
- jaundices — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jaundice.
- jouisance — joy; delight
- juiciness — The state of being juicy.