9-letter words containing u, r, o
- anandrous — (of flowers) having no stamens
- androgeus — a son of Minos and Pasiphaë who fell victim to Athenian King Aegeus: in revenge, Minos waged war on the Athenians and forced them to send a tribute of seven maidens and seven youths to the Minotaur every nine years.
- anestrous — not showing estrus.
- angostura — the bitter, aromatic bark of either of two South American citrus trees, Galipea officinalis or G. cusparia, used in medicine and in the preparation of liqueurs and bitters.
- anguiform — shaped like a snake
- anhydrous — containing no water, esp no water of crystallization
- announcer — An announcer is someone who introduces programmes on radio or television or who reads the text of a radio or television advertisement.
- anoestrus — a period of sexual inactivity between two periods of oestrus in many mammals
- antecourt — a forecourt.
- antitumor — Inhibiting the development of a tumor.
- apatosaur — a large, long-necked, herbivorous dinosaur
- apivorous — eating bees
- apronfuls — Plural form of apronful.
- aquaboard — a board that can be used to ride on water
- aquadrome — a venue for water sports
- aquaporin — any one of a group of proteins in cell membranes that allow the passage of water across the membrane
- aquarobic — pertaining to exercises performed standing up in a swimming pool
- arboreous — thickly wooded; having many trees
- arboretum — An arboretum is a specially designed garden of different types of trees.
- arbovirus — any one of a group of viruses that cause such diseases as encephalitis and dengue and are transmitted to humans by arthropods, esp insects and ticks
- arbuthnot — John. 1667–1735, Scottish physician and satirist: author of The History of John Bull (1712) and, with others, of the Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus (1741)
- archosaur — any of a group of reptiles consisting of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, modern birds, modern crocodiles and extinct relatives of crocodiles, all having a diapsid skull
- arcuation — the use of arches or vaults in buildings
- arduously — requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
- areopagus — the hill to the northwest of the Acropolis in Athens
- argentous — of or containing silver in the monovalent state
- argonauts — Classical Mythology. a member of the band of men who sailed to Colchis with Jason in the ship Argo in search of the Golden Fleece.
- argue out — If two or more people argue something out, they discuss it or thoroughly in order to reach a conclusion or decision.
- armourers — Plural form of armourer.
- armouries — a drill hall used for training and as headquarters by a reserve unit of the armed forces
- arousable — able to be aroused
- arsenious — of or containing arsenic in the trivalent state
- art house — a motion-picture theater specializing in the exhibition of art films.
- art union — a lottery, often with prizes other than cash
- art-house — An art-house film is a film that is intended to be a serious artistic work rather than a piece of popular entertainment.
- ashburton — 1st Baron, Baring, Alexander.
- asmoulder — in a smouldering or slowly burning manner
- astronaut — An astronaut is a person who is trained for travelling in a spacecraft.
- astroturf — Astroturf is a type of artificial fiber that is used instead of grass on some sports fields.
- at source — at the point of origin
- atm forum — (networking, body) An international non-profit arganisation aiming to encourage the user of Asynchronous Transfer Mode through interoperability specifications and to promote cooperation and awareness. The ATM Forum consists of a worldwide Technical Committee, three Marketing Committees for North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific as well as the User Committee, through which ATM end-users participate. Worldwide Headquarters: 2570 West El Camino Real, Suite 304 Mountain View, CA 94040-1313 USA. Telephone: +1 (650) 949 6700. E-mail: ATM Forum <[email protected]>.
- atrocious — If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
- au poivre — coated with crushed black peppercorns, sautéed, and usually flamed with brandy and served with a sauce
- au revoir — goodbye
- auctorial — of or relating to an author
- audiogram — a graphic record of the acuity of hearing of a person obtained by means of an audiometer
- auditoria — the space set apart for the audience in a theater, school, or other public building.
- augmentor — a person or thing that augments.
- auranofin — a gold-containing compound, C 20 H 34 AuO 9 PS, used orally in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
- aureation — (rhetoric) The enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or Latinate words for it.