9-letter words containing a, c, e, p, t, o
- crorepati — (in India) a person whose assets are worth at least one crore or 10 million rupees
- cupolated — having a cupola or cupolas.
- cyanotype — a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, that produces a blue line on a white background.
- cytopenia — a condition characterized by a deficiency of a type of blood cells
- ectoplasm — Biology. the outer portion of the cytoplasm of a cell. Compare endoplasm.
- forcipate — having the shape of or resembling a forceps.
- hepatoxic — Exhibiting hepatoxicity.
- hypotheca — (microbiology, planktology) The lower or posterior half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
- macrotape — (storage) /mak'roh-tayp/ An industry-standard reel of magnetic tape, as opposed to a microtape. See also round tape.
- mercapto- — (in chemical compounds) indicating the presence of an HS- group
- metascope — a device for converting infrared radiation into visible light.
- microtape — (hardware, storage) /mi:'kroh-tayp/ Occasionally used to mean a DECtape, as opposed to a macrotape. Apparently the term "microtape" was actually the official term used within DEC for these tapes until someone coined the word "DECtape", which, of course, sounded sexier to the marketroids. Another version of the story holds that someone discovered a conflict with another company's "microtape" trademark.
- nyctalope — a person or animal affected by nyctalopia
- objectpal — Object-oriented database language, part of Borland's MS-Windows version of Paradox.
- omphacite — a pale-green variety of pyroxene similar to olivine, found in eclogite.
- opacities — the state or quality of being opaque.
- open-cast — open-cut.
- operatics — Exaggerated or overly emotional behaviour; histrionics.
- outplacer — a person who outplaces ex-employees
- outpreach — to outdo in preaching or overcome by preaching
- panchetto — a Renaissance chair having three splayed legs and a shaped back joined into a solid wooden seat.
- parocheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
- patchogue — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- patercove — a fraudulent priest
- pathocure — Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- percolate — to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
- petticoat — slip worn under a skirt
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phagocyte — any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.
- pocatello — a city in SE Idaho.
- podcaster — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- podotheca — the horny integument covering unfeathered portions of the legs and toes of most birds.
- porchetta — Italian boneless stuffed pork cut from a whole roast pig
- post race — a race in which each owner is allowed to list a number of possible entries and, at a stipulated time before the race, specify which horse will actually compete.
- pothecary — apothecary.
- preaction — the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine is not in action now.
- preatomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- precatory — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or expressing entreaty or supplication: precatory overtures.
- precoital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- prelocate — to set, fix, or establish in a position, situation, or locality; place; settle: to locate our European office in Paris.
- proactive — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- procreant — procreating or generating: a sufficiently procreant breed of fish; a procreant cause.
- procreate — to beget or generate (offspring).
- proctodea — parts of the anus
- ptolemaic — of or relating to Ptolemy or his system of astronomy.
- recaption — the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
- recompact — to pack or join (something) closely together again
- retropack — a system of retrorockets on a spacecraft
- scapegoat — a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place.