9-letter words containing r
- acrologic — Of or pertaining to the naming of hieroglyphic symbols by the first phonetic sound of the picture they represent.
- acronical — happening at sunset, as the rising of a star
- acronymed — a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words and pronounced as a separate word, as Wac from Women's Army Corps, OPEC from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or loran from long-range navigation.
- acronymic — a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words and pronounced as a separate word, as Wac from Women's Army Corps, OPEC from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or loran from long-range navigation.
- acropathy — any disease of the extremities.
- acropetal — (of leaves and flowers) produced in order from the base upwards so that the youngest are at the apex
- acrophobe — a person who is abnormally afraid of heights
- acrophony — the use of symbols to represent sounds
- acropolis — the citadel of an ancient Greek city
- acrosomal — relating to the acrosome
- acrosomes — Plural form of acrosome.
- acrospire — the first shoot developing from the plumule of a germinating grain seed
- acrospore — a spore borne at the tip of a sporophore, as a basidiospore.
- acrostics — Plural form of acrostic.
- acroteria — acroters
- actionary — (business, obsolete) A shareholder in a joint-stock company.
- actioners — Plural form of actioner.
- activater — Alternative spelling of activator.
- activator — a thing or person that activates
- actresses — Plural form of actress.
- actuarial — Actuarial means relating to the work of an actuary.
- actuarian — Insurance. a person who computes premium rates, dividends, risks, etc., according to probabilities based on statistical records.
- actuaries — Plural form of actuary.
- actuators — Plural form of actuator.
- acusector — a needle for cutting tissue by means of a high-frequency electric current.
- acyclovir — an antiviral drug used to treat herpes. Formula: C8H11N5O3
- ad patres — dead.
- ad verbum — word for word; verbatim
- adapazari — city in NW Turkey: pop. 152,000
- adderwort — the bistort, a herbaceous flowering plant, Polygonum bistorta, of the dock family
- addressed — a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the president's address on the state of the economy.
- addressee — The addressee of a letter or parcel is the person or company that it is addressed to.
- addresser — a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the president's address on the state of the economy.
- addresses — a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the president's address on the state of the economy.
- addressor — a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the president's address on the state of the economy.
- adductors — Plural form of adductor.
- adherable — having the ability to adhere
- adherence — Adherence is the fact of adhering to a particular rule, agreement, or belief.
- adherents — Plural form of adherent.
- adhocracy — management that responds to urgent problems rather than planning to avoid them
- adiaphora — matters of indifference
- adigranth — Granth.
- adipocere — a waxlike fatty substance formed during the decomposition of corpses
- adjourned — to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely: to adjourn the court.
- adjusters — Plural form of adjuster.
- admeasure — to measure out (land, etc) as a share; apportion
- admirable — An admirable quality or action is one that deserves to be praised and admired.
- admirably — worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.
- admiralty — In Britain, the Admiralty is the government department that is in charge of the navy.
- admirance — an admiration (for)