9-letter words that end in nt
- calescent — increasing in heat
- cam plant — any plant that undergoes a form of photosynthesis known as crassulacean acid metabolism, in which carbon dioxide is taken up only at night
- canescent — white or greyish due to the presence of numerous short white hairs
- carefront — To caringly confront an individual; To approach someone in love and respect and correct them in an honoring manner.
- cashpoint — A cashpoint is the same as a cash dispenser.
- catamount — any of various medium-sized felines, such as the puma or lynx
- catchment — In geography, catchment is the process of collecting water, in particular the process of water flowing from the ground and collecting in a river. Catchment is also the water that is collected in this way.
- cauterant — caustic; cauterizing
- cd4 count — a blood test that measures the number of helper T cells, used to evaluate patients infected with HIV.
- celebrant — A celebrant is a person who performs or takes part in a religious ceremony.
- chatoyant — having changeable lustre; twinkling
- chorizont — a person who challenges the authorship of a work
- ci-devant — (esp of an office-holder) former; recent
- circulant — (mathematics) A circulant matrix.
- claremont — a town in SW California.
- clinquant — glittering, esp with tinsel
- co-parent — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.
- co-tenant — a joint tenant.
- coagulant — a substance that aids or produces coagulation
- cognisant — a frequent misspelling of cognizant.
- cognizant — If someone is cognizant of something, they are aware of it or understand it.
- colourant — A colourant is a substance that is used to give something a particular colour.
- combatant — A combatant is a person, group, or country that takes part in the fighting in a war.
- commorant — resident
- competent — Someone who is competent is efficient and effective.
- complaint — A complaint is a statement in which you express your dissatisfaction with a particular situation.
- compliant — If you say that someone is compliant, you mean they willingly do what they are asked to do.
- component — The components of something are the parts that it is made of.
- computant — a person who calculates
- condiment — A condiment is a substance such as salt, pepper, or mustard that you add to food when you eat it in order to improve the flavour.
- condolent — expressing sympathy to a bereaved person
- conducent — Conducive; tending.
- confidant — Someone's confidant is a man who they are able to discuss their private problems with.
- confident — If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to.
- confitent — A person who confesses; a confessor or penitent.
- confluent — flowing together or merging
- congruent — If one thing is congruent with another thing, they are similar or fit together well.
- conjugant — either of a pair of organisms or gametes undergoing conjugation
- connivent — (of parts of plants and animals) touching without being fused, as some petals, insect wings, etc
- conscient — conscious
- consonant — A consonant is a sound such as 'p', 'f', 'n', or 't' which you pronounce by stopping the air flowing freely through your mouth. Compare vowel.
- conticent — silent
- continent — A continent is a very large area of land, such as Africa or Asia, that consists of several countries.
- copayment — a fee paid by a subscriber to a service for the use of additional services not covered by the subscription
- copresent — to present jointly
- cormorant — A cormorant is a type of dark-coloured bird with a long neck. Cormorants usually live near the sea and eat fish.
- corposant — Saint Elmo's fire
- corpulent — If you describe someone as corpulent, you mean they are fat.
- corrigent — (in a medicine) an ingredient that negates a side effect of another ingredient
- coruscant — giving off flashes of light