9-Letter Words Containing: O,E,S,S,I,A,L

• reverse some of the tones of (a negative or print) and introduce pronounced outlines of highlights, by exposing it briefly to light, then washing and redeveloping it

• become overexposed

• overexpose to sunlight

• expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun

• (naval architecture) A component in a ventilation system.

• Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.

• A pastry with the upper side sliced before final baking to resemble a wooden slatted blind.

• any of a large class of compounds that have alternate silicon and oxygen atoms

• A length of double-stranded DNA containing two thousand nucleotides, one thousand on each strand

• A length of single-stranded RNA containing one thousand nucleotides

• To focus, or to adjust a focus

• To sharpen an image by focusing

• To concentrate on a particular location; to localize

• do away with

• sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel

• pronounce as a vowel

• express or state clearly

• utter with vibrating vocal chords

• utter speech sounds

• a short sleeveless undergarment for women

• a short negligee

• inclined to or conducive to companionship with others

• a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity

• friendly and pleasant