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9-letter words that end in one

  • jambstone — a stone, or one of the stones, forming one jamb of an opening.
  • kairomone — A chemical substance emitted by an organism and detected by another of a different species that gains advantage from this, e.g., a parasite seeking a host.
  • keel bone — carina.
  • kerbstone — one of the stones, or a range of stones, forming a curb, as along a street.
  • lazzarone — One of the poorer classes of Neapolitans; beggars.
  • let alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
  • life zone — a geographic region characterized by a distinct set of animals and plants.
  • limestone — a sedimentary rock consisting predominantly of calcium carbonate, varieties of which are formed from the skeletons of marine microorganisms and coral: used as a building stone and in the manufacture of lime.
  • lithopone — a white pigment consisting of zinc sulfide, barium sulfate, and some zinc oxide, used as a pigment and filler in the manufacture of paints, inks, leather, paper, linoleum, and face powders.
  • loadstone — a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron.
  • lodestone — a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron.
  • long bone — any of the long, cylindrical, marrow-containing bones of the limbs: the long bone of the arm.
  • loved one — a close or cherished relation: to mourn the loss of our loved ones.
  • maidstone — a city in Kent, in SE England.
  • marlstone — an indurated marl.
  • megaphone — a cone-shaped device for magnifying or directing the voice, chiefly used in addressing a large audience out of doors or in calling to someone at a distance. Compare bullhorn.
  • menadione — a synthetic yellow crystalline powder, C 1 1 H 8 O 2 , insoluble in water, used as a vitamin K supplement.
  • merestone — A stone designating a limit or boundary; a landmark.
  • meroclone — (biology) A colony-forming stem cell that has a lower growth potential than a holoclone because it is a mixture of stem cells and differentiated cells.
  • metaphone — (algorithm, text)   An algorithm for encoding a word so that similar sounding words encode the same. It's similar to soundex in purpose, but as it knows the basic rules of English pronunciation it's more accurate. The higher accuracy doesn't come free, though, metaphone requires more computational power as well as more storage capacity, but neither of these requirements are usually prohibitive. It is in the public domain so it can be freely implemented. Metaphone was developed by Lawrence Philips <[email protected]>. It is described in ["Practical Algorithms for Programmers", Binstock & Rex, Addison Wesley, 1995].
  • methadone — a synthetic narcotic, C 2 1 H 2 8 ClNO, similar to morphine but effective orally, used in the relief of pain and as a heroin substitute in the treatment of heroin addiction.
  • microtone — any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
  • milestone — a stone functioning as a milepost.
  • millstone — either of a pair of circular stones between which grain or another substance is ground, as in a mill.
  • minestone — ore, esp iron ore
  • moonstone — Also called precious moonstone. a semitransparent or translucent, opalescent, pearly-blue variety of adularia, used as a gem.
  • movietone — the earliest technique of including a soundtrack on film
  • multitone — having or characterized by more than one musical tone
  • multizone — Of or pertaining to more than one zone.
  • nose cone — the cone-shaped forward section of a rocket or guided missile, including a heat shield and containing the payload.
  • optophone — an electronic device that scans ordinary printed characters and produces combinations of sounds, enabling a blind reader to recognize the characters.
  • orthotone — (of a word) having an independent accent
  • oxycodone — an opioid analgesic, C 18 H 21 NO 4 , used to treat moderate to severe pain.
  • pad stone — a stone template.
  • panettone — an Italian yeast-leavened bread, traditionally eaten on holidays, usually made with raisins, candied fruit peels, almonds, and brandy.
  • pantalone — an Italian comic character
  • pay phone — a public telephone requiring that the caller deposit coins or use a credit card to pay for a call.
  • penistone — a coarse woollen cloth formerly used to make clothes
  • pheromone — any chemical substance released by an animal that serves to influence the physiology or behavior of other members of the same species.
  • pine cone — the cone or strobile of a pine tree.
  • pipestone — a reddish argillaceous stone used by North American Indians for making tobacco pipes.
  • polyphone — a polyphonic letter or symbol.
  • provolone — a mellow light-colored, Italian cheese, usually smoked after drying.
  • pulpstone — a calcified mass in a dental cavity
  • pure tone — (in acoustic analysis) a sound composed of a simple sinusoidal waveform
  • pyrophone — an instrument resembling a small pipe organ, designed to produce musical sounds using gas flames burning close together in glass tubes, and producing a sound when the flames are separated by the pressing of a key. Designed by G.F.E. Kastner in 1869
  • quinolone — Any of a class of antibiotics used in treating a variety of mainly Gram-negative infections, and thought to be responsible for antibiotic resistance in some microbes.
  • rift zone — a system of related, narrow structural depressions between parallel faults.
  • ring tone — The ring tone is the sound made by a telephone, especially a mobile phone, when it rings.
  • route one — a style of play involving long high kicks towards a central striker
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