9-letter words containing ian
- pavlovian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Pavlov or his work, especially of experiments in which he elicited predictable responses from laboratory animals.
- pelasgian — of or relating to the Pelasgians.
- periander — died 585 b.c, tyrant of Corinth.
- periscian — a person whose shadow moves round every point of the compass during a day, i.e. a person located in the polar regions
- petrosian — Tigran (tiɡˈran). 1929–84, Soviet chess player; world champion (1963–69)
- phaeacian — an island nation on the shores of which Odysseus was shipwrecked and discovered by Nausicaä.
- physician — a person who is legally qualified to practice medicine; doctor of medicine.
- piagetian — of or relating to the theories developed by Jean Piaget.
- pianistic — relating to, characteristic of, or adaptable for the piano.
- piano bar — a cocktail lounge featuring live piano music.
- pianolist — a person who plays the Pianola
- planarian — any of various free-swimming, mostly freshwater flatworms of the class Turbellaria, having an undulating or sluglike motion: popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts.
- plotinian — of, relating to, or in accordance with Plotinus or his philosophy.
- plutonian — Also, Plutonic [ploo-ton-ik] /pluˈtɒn ɪk/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or resembling Pluto or the lower world; infernal.
- poinciana — royal poinciana.
- polianite — a variety of pyrolusite, MnO 2 , having well-developed crystals.
- pompeiian — of or relating to Pompeii, or its culture.
- pontianak — a seaport on W Kalimantan (Borneo), in central Indonesia.
- precisian — a person who adheres punctiliously to the observance of rules or forms, especially in matters of religion.
- prosimian — belonging or pertaining to the primate suborder Prosimii, characterized by nocturnal habits, a long face with a moist snout, prominent whiskers, large mobile ears, and large, slightly sideways-facing eyes, comprising the lemur, loris, potto, bush baby, and aye-aye. Compare anthropoid.
- prosodian — a person skilled in prosody
- proustian — of, relating to, or resembling Marcel Proust, his writings, or the middle-class and aristocratic worlds he described.
- qian long — original name Hong-li. 1711–99, Chinese emperor of the Qing dynasty. He expanded the Chinese empire and was a patron of the arts
- quotidian — daily: a quotidian report.
- rachidian — (anatomy, zoology) Of or relating to the rachis; spinal; vertebral.
- radiantly — emitting rays of light; shining; bright: the radiant sun; radiant colors.
- red giant — a star in an intermediate stage of evolution, characterized by a large volume, low surface temperature, and reddish hue.
- reptilian — belonging or pertaining to the Reptilia.
- rhodesian — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- riparians — of, relating to, or situated or dwelling on the bank of a river or other body of water: riparian villas.
- ripuarian — designating or pertaining to a group of Franks who lived along the Rhine in the neighborhood of Cologne during the 4th century or the code of laws observed by them.
- roumanian — Romania.
- rubensian — Peter Paul [pee-ter pawl;; Flemish pey-tuh r poul] /ˈpi tər pɔl;; Flemish ˈpeɪ tər paʊl/ (Show IPA), 1577–1640, Flemish painter.
- rubrician — an expert in or close adherent to liturgical rubrics.
- ruthenian — Also, Ruthene [roo-theen] /ruˈθin/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the inhabitants of Ruthenia, Galicia, and neighboring regions.
- sabellian — a member of a group of early Italian peoples including the Samnites and Sabines.
- sahaptian — a family of North American Indian languages consisting of Sahaptin and Nez Percé
- sardinian — of or relating to Sardinia, its inhabitants, or their language.
- sardonian — a person who flatters with harmful or deadly intent
- sarmatian — the ancient name of a region in E Europe, between the Vistula and the Volga.
- saturnian — of or relating to the planet Saturn.
- sebastian — Saint, died a.d. 288? Roman martyr.
- sectarian — of or relating to sectaries or sects.
- selachian — belonging to the Selachii, a group of fishes comprising the sharks, skates, and rays.
- semiangle — half of a particular angle
- septarian — a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- serbonian — of, relating to, or designating the large marshy tract of land in the northern part of ancient Egypt in which entire armies are said to have been swallowed up.
- sgian-dhu — a dirk carried in the stocking by Highlanders
- sherifian — pertaining to a descendant of Muhammad through his daughter Fatima
- siciliana — a graceful folk dance of Sicily.