9-letter words containing c, e, t, o, l
- ptolemaic — of or relating to Ptolemy or his system of astronomy.
- quercitol — a colorless, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 1 2 O 5 , obtained from acorns or oak bark: used chiefly in medicine.
- re-locate — to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location: plans to relocate the firm to Houston.
- recatalog — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- recollect — to collect, gather, or assemble again (something scattered).
- reconsult — to consult (someone or something) again
- recountal — an act of recounting.
- rectocele — a hernia of the rectum into the vagina.
- reflector — a person or thing that reflects.
- reliction — the process by which water recedes over time, changing the waterline and leaving land permanently exposed
- relocatee — someone who is relocated or moved to a new location
- relocator — a program designed to transfer files from one computer to another
- resolicit — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- scapolite — any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
- sclerotal — a bony area or plate found in the sclerotic (the eyeball covering) of some animals
- sclerotic — Also, scleral. Anatomy. of or relating to the sclera.
- sclerotin — an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
- scolecite — a monoclinic white zeolite mineral, a hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, CaAl 2 Si 3 O 1 0 ⋅, 3H 2 O, occurring in masses and in needle-shaped crystals.
- scopulate — broom-shaped; brushlike.
- sectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- sectorial — of or relating to a sector.
- selection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- sleepcoat — a lightweight, knee-length garment for sleep or lounging, styled like a pajama top and having a sash.
- socialite — a socially prominent person.
- sociolect — a variety of a language used by a particular social group; a social dialect.
- solicited — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- splotches — a large, irregular spot; blot; stain; blotch.
- stercoral — stercoraceous
- stockless — having no stock, as an anchor.
- stockpile — a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.
- tail cone — a cone-shaped component at the rear of a jet engine, rocket, or missile, usually serving as an exhaust pipe.
- tea cloth — A tea cloth is the same as a tea towel.
- tectorial — a rooflike structure.
- telescope — an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens set into one end of a tube and an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses set into the other end of a tube that slides into the first and through which the enlarged object is viewed directly; the other form (reflecting telescope) has a concave mirror that gathers light from the object and focuses it into an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses through which the reflection of the object is enlarged and viewed. Compare radio telescope.
- telescopy — the use of the telescope.
- terricole — a plant or animal living on land
- the cloth — the clothes worn by a clergyman
- theologic — of, relating to, or involved with theology: a theological student.
- tide lock — a lock at the entrance to a tidal basin.
- time lock — a lock, as for the door of a bank vault, equipped with a mechanism that makes it impossible to operate the lock within certain hours.
- tolerance — a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
- toolchest — a chest in which tools are kept
- topcastle — a large fighting top used in medieval ships.
- torchable — able to be torched or set alight
- touchable — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- touchhole — the vent in the breech of an early firearm or cannon through which the charge was ignited.
- touchless — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- touchline — any of the outer lines bordering the playing field.
- tracheole — any of the smallest branches of an insect trachea.
- tricresol — a mixture of the three isomeric cresols.