9-letter words containing a, p, l, i, c, t
- occipital — of, relating to, or situated near the occiput or the occipital bone.
- octaploid — an organism that consists of eight groups or sets of chromosomes
- oil patch — an area in which oil is produced.
- opthalmic — Misspelling of ophthalmic.
- optically — of, relating to, or applying optics or the principles of optics.
- pactional — relating to an agreement or a bargain
- paralytic — a person affected with paralysis.
- patchouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- pearlitic — Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- pectineal — of or relating to the pectineus muscle or the pubic bone
- petechial — pertaining to, resembling, or characterized by petechiae.
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phacolith — a layer of igneous rock, which has the structure of a lens, and which occurs in an invasive position in sedimentary rock
- phylactic — defending or protecting, especially from disease.
- pictorial — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- piratical — a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- 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.
- placating — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
- placation — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
- placative — placatory.
- placentia — a town in S California.
- placidity — pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
- placitory — of or relating to pleas made to support a claim or a defence
- plasmatic — Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- plasticky — made of or resembling plastic
- plicating — Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- plication — the act or procedure of folding.
- plicature — the act or procedure of folding.
- political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- practical — of or relating to practice or action: practical mathematics.
- precoital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- prolactin — an anterior pituitary polypeptide hormone that stimulates lactation by the mammary glands at parturition in mammals, the activity of the crop in birds, and in some mammalian species the production of progesterone by the corpus luteum.
- ptolemaic — of or relating to Ptolemy or his system of astronomy.
- pyritical — relating to pyrites
- replicant — an android that is indistinguishable from a human being
- replicate — Also, replicated. folded; bent back on itself.
- scapolite — any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
- sceptical — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- skeptical — doubtful about a particular thing: My teacher thinks I can get a scholarship, but I'm skeptical.
- slapstick — broad comedy characterized by boisterous action, as the throwing of pies in actors' faces, mugging, and obvious farcical situations and jokes.
- sparticle — a hypothetical elementary particle thought to have been produced in the Big Bang
- specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- spiculate — having the form of a spicule.
- sulphatic — sulphuric, of or pertaining to a sulphate
- supplicat — a petition (to a university) for a degree
- tailpiece — a piece added at the end; an end piece or appendage.
- tie clasp — an ornamental metal clasp for securing the two ends of a necktie to a shirt front.
- tocopilla — a seaport in N Chile.
- topically — pertaining to or dealing with matters of current or local interest: a topical reference.
- typically — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.