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Retraction

Definition: Retraction

Retraction

Noun

1. A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion.

2. The act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "retraction" was first used: sometime around 1390. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Retraction

DomainDefinition

Geography

The phenomenon occurring when a monolayer, bound downwind by a shoreline, is compressed by the wind and collapses. The rate at which retraction progresses is the retraction rate. Source: European Union. (references)

Health

1. the act of drawing back; the condition of being drawn back. 2. distal movement of teeth, usually accomplished with an orthodontic appliance. (references)

Law

In probate practice, a withdrawal of a renunciation. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Retraction

Synonyms: abjuration (n), recantation (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Retraction

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Abrogation

Counter order, countermand; repudiation, retraction,

Negation

Qualification; repudiation; retraction; confutation; refusal; prohibition.

Nonobservance

Retraction, retractation, repudiation, nullification; protest; forfeiture.

Tergiversation

Tergiversation, recantation; palinode, palinody; renunciation; abjuration,abjurement; defection; (relinquishment); going over; Verb: apostasy; retraction, retractation; withdrawal; disavowal; (negation); revocation, revokement; reversal; repentance; -redintegratio amoris.

Unbelief Doubt

Noun: unbelief, disbelief, misbelief; discredit, miscreance; infidelity; (irreligion); dissent; change of opinion; retraction.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Retraction

English words defined with "retraction": backdownclimb-downJag boltPalinode, Palinodial, phimosisretractile, Retractivewithdrawal. (references)
Specialty definitions using "retraction": amoeboid cellscapacity retracting, Clot Retractiongage height, gauge heightnonmonotonic reasoningoperating carrierreticulite. (references)

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Modern Usage: Retraction

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I do, I offer a complete and utter retraction. The imputation was totally without basis in fact, and was in no way fair comment, and was motivated purely by malice, and I deeply regret any distress that my comments may have caused you, or your family, and I hereby undertake not to repeat any such slander at any time in the future (A Fish Called Wanda; writing credit: John Cleese; Charles Crichton)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Retraction

DomainTitle

Books

  • Rizal, Josephine, and the Jesuits : the poem-vindicated world hero from the Philippines and the retraction scandal (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Retraction

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

The introduction of toxins into the marine environment have drastic effects on the organisms that live there. This is an image of an English sole with fin retraction. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Retraction

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Note any change in pigmentation, color, texture, mobility, and other abnormalities of the mucosa, making sure that the commissures are examined carefully and are not covered by the retractors during the retraction of the cheek. (references)

Civil Liberties

Ghana

Resolutions recommended by the NMC include retraction, apology, and the printing of rejoinders. (references)

Azerbaijan

As a result some restrictions eased, including: The reduction and or abolishment of tariffs and import taxes on newsprint supplies, improved access to government printing houses, the retraction of libel suits by government officials, and the issuance of broadcasting licenses to regional independent stations. (references)

Economic History

Malaysia

The retraction of the market has resulted in intense competition and aggressive cost cutting. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Retraction

"Retraction" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Retraction" is used about 58 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%5844,427

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Retraction

Expressions using "retraction": Clot Retraction Duane Retraction Syndrome landing gear retraction lock Retraction of Publication [Publication Type] retraction spring. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Retraction

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

retraction

10

foreskin retraction

10

bid retraction

8

nipple retraction

7

intercostal retraction

4

de pistolet retraction

4

gum retraction

3

retraction cord

3

penis retraction

3

retraction testicle

2

duanes retraction syndrome

2

affect angle does light much retraction roof

2

foreskin permanent retraction

2
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Modern Translation: Retraction

Language Translations for "retraction"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

tërheqje (affinity, allurement, appeal, appetence, appetency, attraction, attractiveness, crush, draw, drawing, enchantment, enticement, haul, jerk, lure, magnetization, pull, pullback, recall, recession, recoil, retirement, retreat, revocation, strain, stretch, tow, traction, tug, withdrawal), mbledhje (accumulation, addition, assemblage, assembly, clearing, collection, congregation, contraction, convocation, council, erection, furl, gathering, Ingathering, meeting, muster, picking, proceedings, rally, reaping, round up, session, shrinkage, sitting, squat, summation, turn out). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏تقلص (contract, cringe, dwindle, retract, shrink, shrinkage, shrivel), ‏تراجع (back away, back down, back up, backwards, blemish, degradation, draw back, drawback, fall back, fall behind, give back, give ground, give the right of way, kick, lose ground, move back, palinode, recede, recess, recession, recoil, regress, regression, renege, retire, retract, retreat, retreating, retrogression, sell out, stand, take back, turn back, unsay, withdraw), ‏إنكماش (shrink, shrinkage, tunnel), ‏إنقباض (constriction, contraction, shrink, shrinkage, shrinking, tone), ‏إنسحاب (cave, drop out, recession, retreat, retreating, secession, withdrawal), ‏إنضمام (joining). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

свиване (compression, constriction, contraction, cringing, crouch, flection, flick, inflection, inflexion, shrink, shrinkage, shrug), сбръчкване, ретракция, отричане (abnegation, denial, denouncement, disavowal, disclaimer, disclamation, proscription, recantation, renouncement, renunciation, repudiation, retractation, traverse), анулиране (abatement, abrogation, annulment, cancellation, cassation, defeat, invalidation, nullification, recision, repeal, rescission, voidance, write off), прибиране (gathering), дръпване назад. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

"缩 (Constricted, Contracted, Contracting, contraction, Necked, shrinkage, shrinking, shrunk, shrunken). (various references)

   

Czech

  

zatažení, odvolání (abolishment, abolition, abrogation, appeal, countermand, recall, recantation, remedy, repeal, rescission, retractility, revocation, withdrawal). (various references)

   

Danish

  

retraktion. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

retractie. (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

توکشیدن (Inhale), انقباض (Contraction, Pluck, Shrinkage, Torsion, Traction), استغفار, استرداد (Reclamation, Recovery, Refund, Restoration). (various references)

   

French

  

rétraction (recantation), rétractation (retractation). (various references)

   

German

  

Widerruf (cancellation, countermand, recantation, revocation, withdrawal), Retraktion, Rückzug (drawback, retirement, retreat, withdrawal). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

συστολή (bashfulness, constraint, contraction, coyness, shrinkage, shyness, systole), ανάκληση (abrogation, recall, recallment, repeal, revocation, withdrawal, withdrawament), αναίραιση. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

חזר" (repetition, return, review, turn), "תכחשות (alienation, contradiction, denial, disavowal, renunciation). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

visszahúzás (drag, pulling back), behúzás (pulling in, slog), visszavonás (cancellation, recantation, repeal, retractation, revocation, withdrawal), visszatáncolás, összehúzódás (constriction, constringency, contraction, shrink, shrinkage, traction), összehúzás (constriction, contraction, puckering). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

pencabutan (deprivation, extraction, revocation). (various references)

   

Italian

  

ritrazione, ritiro (evacuation, haunt, recession, reclamation, retirement, retreat, seclusion, takingback, withdrawal), retrazione, contrazione (constriction, contraction, jerk, shrinkage, twitch). (various references)

   

Manx

  

crappey. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

etractionray.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

retratação (disavowal, disclaimer, palinode, recantation, retractation, withdrawal), retraimento (offishness, retreat, wince), retracao, retracção (shrinkage), retracção (withdrawal), retração (recoil, shrinkage, withholdment). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

retragere (backing, climb down, recall, recession, refuge, regress, retire, retirement, retiring, retreat, seclusion, withdrawal), retractare (recantation, withdrawal). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

стягивание (constriction, constringency, strapping), втягивание (intake), опровержение стягивающий. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

retrakcija (retractation), poricanje (denial, disavowal, disclaimer, disclamation, retractation, traverse). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

retracción (withdrawal). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

retraktion, indragande (retractive), återkallande (recall, revocation). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

sözünden dönme (backdown, retractation), sözünü geri alma (recantation, retractation), içeri çekme, içeri çekilme, geri çekme (recall). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

утягування (intake), скорочення (abatement, abbreviation, abridgement, abridgment, ax, axe, cancellation, castration, contraction, curtailment, cutback, pruning, retrenchment), зречення (abdication, abjuration, abnegation, demission, denial, repudiation). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sự rút lại (recall), sự co rút. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Retraction

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

retractare. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations: Retraction

Derivations

Words beginning with "retraction": retractions. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Retraction"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "retraction" (pronounced rētra"kshun)
7-t r a" k sh u nabstraction, attraction, contraction, distraction, extraction, subtraction, traction.
6-r a" k sh u ndiffraction, fraction, infraction.
5-a" k sh u nfaction, action, dissatisfaction, exaction, inaction, interaction, liquefaction, reaction, satisfaction, transaction.
4-k sh u nfiction, abduction, addiction, advection, affection, affliction, auction, benediction, circumspection, collection, complexion, compunction, concoction, conduction, confection, conjunction, connection, constriction, construction, contradiction, convection, conviction, correction, crucifixion, deconstruction, deduction, defection, depiction, dereliction, destruction, detection, diction, direction, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, dissection, distinction, dysfunction, ejection, election, erection, eviction, extinction, flexion, friction, function, imperfection, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, injection, injunction, inspection, instruction, insurrection, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intersection, introduction, introspection, junction, jurisdiction, liposuction, malfunction, midsection, nonfiction, objection, obstruction, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, perfection, prediction, predilection, preelection, production, projection, protection, recollection, reconstruction, redirection, reduction, reelection, reflection, reinspection, reintroduction, rejection, reproduction, restriction, resurrection, sanction, section, seduction, selection, subsection, suction, transection.
3-sh u nfacilitation, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fission, abrogation, absolution, absorption, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, activation, adaptation, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attribution, attrition, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, confabulation, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraption, contribution, contrition, convention, conversation, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, dietitian, differentiation, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, discoloration, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distortion, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extortion, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, freshen, fruition, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, interception, intercession, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, predisposition, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redistribution, reeducation, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reintegration, reinterpretation, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, resumption, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, secession, secretion, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, suburbanization, succession, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, tradition, transcription, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation.

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Anagrams: Retraction

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-n-o-r-r-t-t"

-1 letter: carnotite.

-2 letters: anoretic, anterior, carrotin, contrite, creation, interact, nitrator, reaction, retirant, retroact, taconite, traction, tricorne.

-3 letters: aconite, carotin, carrion, cattier, ceratin, certain, cirrate, citator, citrate, cittern, cointer, cornier, cottier, creatin, creator, critter, enactor, erotica, erratic, intreat, iterant, nattier, nictate, nitrate, noticer, rattier, reactor, retract, retrain, ricotta, tacrine, taction, tantric, terrain, tertian, tetanic, tonetic.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-n-o-r-r-t-t"
 

+1 letter: contrariety, retractions, retroacting, retroaction.

 

+2 letters: practitioner, retroactions, trichopteran, trochanteric.

 

+3 letters: anticorporate, confraternity, containerport, contrarieties, gerontocratic, intercortical, intertropical, macronutrient, nonretractile, orchestrating, orchestration, practitioners, procrastinate, recreationist, trichopterans.

 

+4 letters: anthropometric, containerports, enterobacteria, intercorporate, intercorrelate, macronutrients, nonretroactive, orchestrations, overextraction, procrastinated, procrastinates, recreationists, trisoctahedron.

 

+5 letters: anthropocentric, autocorrelation, confraternities, contradictories, counterirritant, counterreaction, enterobacterial, enterobacterium, heterochromatin, intercorrelated, intercorrelates, malpractitioner, nonarchitecture, orchestrational, overabstracting, overextractions, radioprotection, reaccreditation, recertification, reconcentrating, reconcentration, refortification, reorchestrating, reorchestration, teratocarcinoma, trigonometrical, trisoctahedrons.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Usage Frequency
9. Expressions
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Translations: Ancient
13. Derivations
14. Rhymes
15. Anagrams
16. Bibliography


  

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