9-letter words containing c, a, l, i, p
- preachily — in a preachy fashion
- preclimax — a stable community that precedes the full development of the climax community of a given area and that results from local variations in soil and water.
- precocial — (of an animal species) active and able to move freely from birth or hatching and requiring little parental care (opposed to altricial).
- precoital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- prefacial — located anterior to the face
- priceable — the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- principal — first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost.
- priscilla — a female given name: from a Roman family name.
- 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.
- prosocial — acting to the benefit of society in general
- psychical — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- ptolemaic — of or relating to Ptolemy or his system of astronomy.
- pyritical — relating to pyrites
- replacing — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
- replicant — an android that is indistinguishable from a human being
- replicase — RNA synthetase.
- replicate — Also, replicated. folded; bent back on itself.
- scaldship — the office of a scald or an ancient Scandinavian poet or bard
- 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.
- slipcased — having a slipcase
- spacially — spatial.
- sparticle — a hypothetical elementary particle thought to have been produced in the Big Bang
- special k — an animal anaesthetic, ketamine hydrochloride, sold illegally as a hallucinogenic drug
- specially — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- spiculate — having the form of a spicule.
- subapical — located below the apex.
- sulphatic — sulphuric, of or pertaining to a sulphate
- sulpician — a member of a society of secular priests founded in France in 1642, engaged chiefly in training men to teach in seminaries.
- 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.
- untypical — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- upscaling — located at, moving toward, or of or for the upper end of a social or economic scale: The boutique caters to upscale young career people.