9-letter words that end in ne
- interzone — any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established: The decisions were formulated in a zone of uncertainty. The temperature lies outside the danger zone.
- intestine — Usually, intestines. the lower part of the alimentary canal, extending from the pylorus to the anus.
- ironstone — any iron-bearing mineral or rock with siliceous impurities.
- isobutane — a colorless, flammable gas, C 4 H 10 , used as a fuel, as a refrigerant, and in the manufacture of gasoline by alkylation.
- isobutene — (organic compound) The unsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene, (CH3)2C=CH2; used in the manufacture of polybutene and butyl rubber.
- isochrone — a line, as on a map, connecting all points having some property simultaneously, as in having the same delay in receiving a radio signal from a given source or requiring the same time to be reached by available transportation from a given center.
- isohaline — a line on a map of the ocean connecting all points of equal salinity.
- isooctane — the octane C 8 H 18 , used as one of the standards in establishing the octane number of a fuel.
- jack pine — a scrubby pine, Pinus banksiana, growing on tracts of poor, rocky land in Canada and the northern U.S., bearing short needles and curved cones.
- jackstone — jack1 (def 5a, b).
- jambstone — a stone, or one of the stones, forming one jamb of an opening.
- jessamine — a female given name, form of Jasmine.
- jet plane — an airplane moved by jet propulsion.
- jib crane — a crane having an arm guyed at a fixed angle to the head of a rotating mast.
- johannine — of or relating to the apostle John or to the books in the New Testament attributed to him.
- josephine — Empress (Marie Joséphine Rose Tascher de la Pagerie) Beauharnais, Joséphine de.
- jump line — a line of type identifying the page on or from which a newspaper story is continued.
- 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.
- kalsomine — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- katharine — a popular female first name
- katherine — a female given name: from the Greek word meaning “pure.”.
- keel bone — carina.
- kerbstone — one of the stones, or a range of stones, forming a curb, as along a street.
- lacertine — belonging or relating to a lacertid
- lamartine — Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de [al-fawns ma-ree lwee duh pra duh] /alˈfɔ̃s maˈri lwi də pra də/ (Show IPA), 1790–1869, French poet, historian, and statesman.
- lambaréné — a town in W Gabon on the Ogooué River: site of the hospital built by Albert Schweitzer, who died and was buried there (1965). Pop: 9000 (2003 est)
- land lane — (in an ice floe) an opening that leads toward a shore.
- land line — a circuit of wire or cable connecting two ground locations.
- land mine — an explosive charge concealed just under the surface of the ground or of a roadway, designed to be detonated by pressure, proximity of a vehicle or person, etc.
- lang syne — long since; long ago.
- lansdowne — Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice [pet-ee-fits-mawr-is,, -mor-] /ˈpɛt i fɪtsˈmɔr ɪs,, -ˈmɒr-/ (Show IPA), 5th Marquis of, 1845–1927, British statesman: viceroy of India 1888–94, foreign secretary 1900–05.
- lash line — a rope or cord for lashing together the edges of two flats or other pieces of theatrical scenery.
- laughline — a wrinkle near the outer corner of the eye, as if left from smiling or laughing
- lazzarone — One of the poorer classes of Neapolitans; beggars.
- lead line — a line by which a lead is lowered into the water to take soundings: in deep-sea practice, divided into levels one fathom apart, variously treated as marks and deeps.
- leaderene — a female leader, esp one who is strong and formidable
- leptotene — a stage of cell division during the prophase of meiosis, in which the chromosomes are not distinct but appear as a mass of entangled threads.
- let alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- leucoline — quinoline.
- levantine — of or relating to the Levant.
- lexiphane — One who uses words pretentiously.
- libertine — a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, especially a dissolute man; a profligate; rake.
- lidocaine — a synthetic crystalline powder, C 14 H 22 N 2 O, used as a local anesthetic and also in the management of certain arrhythmias.
- 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.
- limousine — any large, luxurious automobile, especially one driven by a chauffeur.
- 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.
- load line — Also called Plimsoll line. any of various lines marked on the sides of a cargo vessel to indicate the depth to which a vessel may be immersed under certain conditions. Compare freeboard (def 1a).
- loadstone — a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron.
- lodestone — a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron.