9-letter words containing a, p, o, r
- hypocracy — Misspelling of hypocrisy.
- hypoderma — hypodermis.
- hypophora — (rhetoric) A device in which the author poses a question which is in turn answered.
- hypospray — (science fiction) A kind of jet injector.
- ice apron — a structure built in a river upstream from a bridge pier or the like for protection against drifting ice.
- ideograph — an ideogram.
- idiograph — a mark or signature characteristic of a particular person, organization, etc.; trademark. Compare logotype (def 2).
- imperator — an absolute or supreme ruler.
- important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- inoperant — Not operant.
- isocarpic — having carpels equal in number to the other floral parts.
- isopteran — a member of the order Isoptera which includes social, colonizing insects such as termites
- jack rope — a rope for bending the foot of a sail to a boom.
- jasperous — Containing jasper, composed of jasper.
- jeoparded — Simple past tense and past participle of jeopard.
- jeoparder — a person who puts in jeopardy
- jockstrap — an elasticized belt, a men's undergarment, with a pouch for supporting and protecting the genitals, worn especially while participating in athletics.
- karpathos — an island off the SE coast of Greece, part of the Dodecanese Islands, in the Aegean Sea. 110 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- karyotype — the chromosomes of a cell, usually displayed as a systematized arrangement of chromosome pairs in descending order of size.
- kleopatra — Cleopatra (def 2).
- kymograph — an instrument for measuring and graphically recording variations in fluid pressure, as those of the human pulse.
- labor spy — an employee who is used by management to spy on union activities.
- lager top — a pint or half-pint of lager with a dash of lemonade
- lagomorph — any member of the order Lagomorpha, comprising the hares, rabbits, and pikas, resembling the rodents but having two pairs of upper incisors.
- lampooner — Someone who lampoons; someone who pokes fun.
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- land-poor — in need of ready money while owning much land.
- landloper — a wanderer, vagrant, or adventurer.
- lapboards — Plural form of lapboard.
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- leakproof — designed to prevent leaking: a leakproof bottle.
- leapfrogs — Plural form of leapfrog.
- leporidae — an animal of the family Leporidae, comprising the rabbits and hares.
- logograph — a conventional, abbreviated symbol for a frequently recurring word or phrase, as the symbol & for the word and. Also called logograph [law-guh-graf, -grahf, log-uh-] /ˈlɔ gəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈlɒg ə-/ (Show IPA).
- lone pair — shoes, eyes
- loo paper — toilet paper
- lop-eared — having ears that droop or hang down.
- lorazepam — a benzodiazepine drug, C 15 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly in the management of acute anxiety and for insomnia.
- macro sap — Macro processing modification of SAP. D.E. Eastwood and D.M. McIlroy, unpublished memorandum, Bell Labs 1959. Led to TRAC.
- macrocopy — an enlargement of printed material for easier reading
- macropods — Plural form of macropod.
- macropore — Any pore sufficiently wide to allow water to flow unimpeded by capillary action.
- macropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be larger than their actual size.
- macrotape — (storage) /mak'roh-tayp/ An industry-standard reel of magnetic tape, as opposed to a microtape. See also round tape.
- madperson — (gender-neutral) A madman or madwoman.
- madrepore — any true or stony coral of the order Madreporaria, forming reefs or islands in tropical seas.
- mail drop — a receptacle or one of a series of pigeonholelike slots, as in an office, into which incoming mail is placed for pickup.
- maildrops — Plural form of maildrop.
- malipiero — Gian Francesco [jahn frahn-che-skaw] /dʒɑn frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, Italian composer.
- man power — the power supplied by human physical exertions: an ancient building constructed entirely by man power.