9-Letter Words with I,T,O,R,Y

• surgical procedure in which spinal nerve roots are cut; done (anterior roots) to relieve intractable pain or (posterior roots) to stop severe muscle spasms

• the property of being close together

• the region close around a person or thing

• a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit

• hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells

• Any cyclic biological or physiological pattern or activity

• (pseudoscience) Any of three sinusoidal graphs, normally plotted by computer, having a person's birthdate as origin, that that are supposed to give meaningful information about emotional levels, physical energy levels, and mental/psychic sensitivity.

• hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells

• having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation

• boring verbosity

• a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work

• secure a copyright on a written work

• a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives