9-letter words containing in
- acquiring — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
- acre-inch — the volume of water that would cover an area of 1 acre to a depth of 1 inch; one twelfth of an acre-foot: equivalent to 3630 cubic feet or 102.8 cubic metres
- actinides — Plural form of actinide.
- actinopod — any protozoan of the phylum Actinopoda, such as a radiolarian or a heliozoan, having stiff radiating cytoplasmic projections
- actioning — Present participle of action.
- actuating — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- acuminate — narrowing to a sharp point, as some types of leaf
- acuminous — keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters.
- acupoints — Plural form of acupoint.
- addicting — a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance: a drug addict.
- addington — Henry, 1st Viscount Sidmouth. 1757–1844, British statesman; prime minister (1801–04) and Home Secretary (1812–21)
- adducting — Present participle of adduct.
- adenosine — a nucleoside formed by the condensation of adenine and ribose. It is present in all living cells in a combined form, as in ribonucleic acids. Formula: C10H13N5O4
- adipokine — (biochemistry) Any of several cytokines secreted by adipose tissue.
- adjoining — being in contact; connected or neighbouring
- adjudging — Present participle of adjudge.
- adjusting — Alter or move (something) slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result.
- adlibbing — to improvise all or part of (a speech, a piece of music, etc.): to ad-lib one's lines.
- adminicle — something contributing to prove a point without itself being complete proof
- adminship — The role of an administrator; administratorship.
- admitting — to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: to admit a student to college.
- adnominal — a word modifying a noun
- adorating — Present participle of adorate.
- adoringly — to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- adrenalin — Adrenalin is a substance which your body produces when you are angry, scared, or excited. It makes your heart beat faster and gives you more energy.
- adsorbing — Present participle of adsorb.
- adulating — Present participle of adulate.
- advancing — to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
- adverting — to remark or comment; refer (usually followed by to): He adverted briefly to the news of the day.
- aerifying — Present participle of aerify.
- aerotrain — a high-speed train driven by a fan jet engine
- aeschines — ?389–?314 bc, Athenian orator; the main political opponent of Demosthenes
- aetheling — atheling.
- affecting — If you describe something such as a story or a piece of music as affecting, you think it is good because it makes you feel a strong emotion, especially sadness or pity.
- affirming — to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to affirm one's loyalty to one's country; He affirmed that all was well.
- affording — to be able to do, manage, or bear without serious consequence or adverse effect: The country can't afford another drought.
- aflatoxin — a toxin produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus growing on peanuts, maize, etc, causing liver disease (esp cancer) in man
- afterings — the last of the milk drawn from a cow in milking, which contains the richest milk
- afterpain — any pain that follows its cause only after a certain delay
- agincourt — a battle fought in 1415 near the village of Azincourt, N France: a decisive victory for English longbowmen under Henry V over French forces vastly superior in number
- agitating — Present participle of agitate.
- agonising — to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony.
- agonizing — Something that is agonizing causes you to feel great physical or mental pain.
- agrippina — called the Elder. c. 14 bc–33 ad, Roman matron: granddaughter of Augustus, wife of Germanicus, mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger
- aguinaldo — Emilio [e-mee-lyaw] /ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1869–1964, Filipino leader during the Spanish-American war: opposed to U.S. occupation.
- agustin i — Itúrbide, Agustín de.
- air train — an airplane towing one or more gliders.
- air-thing — a direction.
- airliners — Plural form of airliner.
- akmolinsk — former name of Akmola.