9-letter words containing u, r, i, a
- canicular — of or relating to the star Sirius or its rising
- capitular — of or associated with a cathedral chapter
- capturing — Present participle of capture.
- carbenium — (organic chemistry, informal) Any carbocation.
- carbonium — a transient, positively charged organic ion, as H3C+, R3+, that has one less electron than the corresponding free radical
- carburize — to increase the carbon content of (the surface of a low-carbon steel) so that the surface can be hardened by heat treatment
- carousing — to engage in a drunken revel: They caroused all night.
- casuarina — any tree of the genus Casuarina, of Australia and the East Indies, having jointed leafless branchlets: family Casuarinaceae
- casuistry — Casuistry is the use of clever arguments to persuade or trick people.
- caudiform — (zoology) Resembling a tail.
- cauldrife — susceptible to cold; chilly
- cauliform — resembling or similar to a caulis
- causeries — Plural form of causerie.
- 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
- centauric — characterized by an integration of mind and body for consciousness above the ego-self
- centurial — of or relating to a Roman century
- cerastium — any of a genus of plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae
- churidars — long tight-fitting trousers, worn by Indian men and women
- ciguatera — food poisoning caused by a ciguatoxin in seafood
- circuital — an act or instance of going or moving around.
- circulant — (mathematics) A circulant matrix.
- circulars — Plural form of circular.
- circulary — (obsolete) circular; illogical.
- circulate — If a piece of writing circulates or is circulated, copies of it are passed round among a group of people.
- claritude — (obsolete) clarity; splendour.
- cointreau — a colourless liqueur with orange flavouring
- colubriad — a poem about a snake
- corbicula — pollen basket.
- cornicula — plural form of singular corniculum: small horn
- coticular — of or relating to whetstones
- couraging — Present participle of courage.
- courbaril — a tropical American leguminous tree, Hymenaea courbaril. Its wood is a useful timber and its gum is a source of copal
- crucially — involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive; critical: a crucial experiment.
- cruiseway — a canal used for recreational purposes
- crusading — campaigning
- cuadrilla — a small group, esp a matador's assistants
- cuirassed — Wearing a cuirass.
- cuirasses — Plural form of cuirass.
- cuisinart — a brand of food processor
- cultivars — Plural form of cultivar.
- culturati — the cultured elite of a society
- cunicular — a small conduit or burrow, as an underground drain or rabbit hole.
- curarized — Simple past tense and past participle of curarize.
- curialism — the doctrine and methods of the ultramontane party in the Roman Catholic Church
- curialist — a member or supporter of the papal curia