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There are 17 nine-letter words beginning with ECT

ECTHYMATA• ecthymata n. Plural of ecthyma.
• ECTHYMA n. (Greek) a skin disease with large round pustules.
ECTOBLAST• ectoblast n. (Dated, biology) The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm or epiblast.
• ECTOBLAST n. the outer layer of the blastoderm, also EPIBLAST.
ECTOCRINE• ectocrine adj. Producing secretions by the decomposition of organisms.
• ectocrine n. Such a secretion.
• ECTOCRINE n. any metabolite that is released into an organism's environment and influences the vital processes of other organisms.
ECTODERMS• ectoderms n. Plural of ectoderm.
• ECTODERM n. the external layer of an embryo, also EXODERM.
ECTOGENES• ECTOGENE n. a gene involved in the development of an embryo in artificial conditions.
ECTOGENIC• ectogenic adj. That originates outside of an organism.
• ECTOGENIC adj. relating to ectogeny, the effect of pollen on the tissues of a plant.
ECTOMERES• ectomeres n. Plural of ectomere.
• ECTOMERE n. a cell that develops into ectoderm.
ECTOMERIC• ectomeric adj. Of, or relating to an ectomere.
• ECTOMERIC adj. like an ectomere, the more transparent cells, which finally become external, in many segmenting ova, as those of mammals.
ECTOMORPH• ectomorph n. Someone with a lean, only slightly muscular body.
• ectomorph n. (Bodybuilding): Theoretical body type in which a person has a high metabolism. Such a person can easily…
• ECTOMORPH n. a psychophysical type with long thin bones and large surface relative.
ECTOPHYTE• ectophyte n. (Biology) Any plant that lives as a parasite on the surface of another organism.
• ECTOPHYTE n. a vegetable ectoparasite.
ECTOPLASM• ectoplasm n. (Parapsychology) A visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during…
• ectoplasm n. (Parapsychology) An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence…
• ectoplasm n. (Cytology) The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm.
ECTOPROCT• ectoproct n. (Dated) Synonym of bryozoan.
• ECTOPROCT n. a bryozoan, a moss or liverwort.
ECTOSARCS• ectosarcs n. Plural of ectosarc.
• ECTOSARC n. the outermost layer of some protozoans.
ECTOTHERM• ectotherm n. (Biology) An animal, such as an amphibian, fish, reptile, or arthropod, which has a limited ability…
• ECTOTHERM n. a cold-blooded animal.
ECTOZOANS• ectozoans n. Plural of ectozoan.
• ECTOZOAN n. a parasite on the body of an animal, also ECTOZOON.
ECTROPION• ectropion n. A condition of loose eyelids, characterized by the turning outward of the lower eyelid.
• ectropion n. A condition of the cervix, characterized by the cells of the endocervix being present in the location…
• ECTROPION n. an unnatural eversion of the eyelids, also ECTROPIUM.
ECTROPIUM• ectropium n. Ectropion.
• ECTROPIUM n. an unnatural eversion of the eyelids, also ECTROPION.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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