9-letter words containing a, c, e, s, p
- noscapine — (biochemistry) A benzylisoquinoline alkaloid obtained from plants of the Papaveraceae family, primarily used for its antitussive effects.
- nullspace — (math) The kernel of a linear map between two vector spaces or two modules.
- opacities — the state or quality of being opaque.
- opalesced — Simple past tense and past participle of opalesce.
- opalesces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of opalesce.
- open-cast — open-cut.
- operatics — Exaggerated or overly emotional behaviour; histrionics.
- packhorse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
- packsheet — a cloth used for packing goods
- parasceve — preparation
- parcheesi — a modern board game derived from the ancient game of pachisi
- parcourse — an outdoor exercise track or course, especially for joggers, equipped with a series of stations along the way where one is to stop and perform a specific exercise.
- parecious — paroicous.
- patiences — a female given name.
- pay scale — salary range
- peaceless — without peace
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- peirastic — involving an experiment; experimental
- pensacola — a seaport in NW Florida, on Pensacola Bay.
- periclase — a cubic mineral, native magnesia, MgO, occurring usually in metamorphosed dolomite.
- periscian — a person whose shadow moves round every point of the compass during a day, i.e. a person located in the polar regions
- pett scan — PET scan
- pinaceous — belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.
- pit scale — any of various small oval-shaped homopterous insects of the family Asterolecaniidae, the female members of which have their bodies embedded in a waxy mass, as in the destructive Cerococcus quercus ((oak wax scale) or (oak scale)) or covered with a waxy film.
- placeless — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- plackless — lacking money; penniless
- pleasance — a place laid out as a pleasure garden or promenade.
- pleasence — Donald. 1919–95, British actor. His films include Dr Crippen (1962) and Cul de Sac (1966)
- 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.
- pomaceous — of, relating to, or of the nature of pomes.
- 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.
- practised — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
- practiser — someone who practises something, esp a trade or skill; practitioner
- practises — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- praecoces — a division of birds whose young are able to run when first hatched
- praiseach — a type of porridge made with oatmeal
- preaccuse — to accuse (someone of something) prior to the specified wrongdoing being committed or prior to having evidence of wrongdoing
- precisian — a person who adheres punctiliously to the observance of rules or forms, especially in matters of religion.
- precrease — to provide (e.g. clothing, paper for origami) with a crease or creases in advance
- premosaic — of the period before Moses
- presearch — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- primacies — the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc.
- privacies — the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion: Please leave the room and give me some privacy.
- procellas — pucellas.
- proseucha — a place of prayer, esp for Jewish worship
- puissance — power, might, or force.
- purchased — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- purchaser — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- pursuance — the following or carrying out of some plan, course, injunction, or the like.
- replicase — RNA synthetase.