9-Letter Words Containing: R,O,I,T

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

• one thousand periods per second

• a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range

• Having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.

• 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

• a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay

• lift with a pitchfork

• resolve (a polynomial) into factors

• draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time

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