9-Letter Words with _,A,A,C,O,T,U

• a political system governed by a single individual

• a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual

• a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments

• subject to the action of an autoclave

• characterized by or fit for autogamy

• shaped like a spine or thorn

• formed into or containing one or more vacuoles or small membrane-bound cavities within a cell

• operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control

• self-loading rifle capable of automatic fire

• a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released

• resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine

• without volition or conscious control

• short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur

• large American feline resembling a lion

• a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

• a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh

• the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh