9-letter words containing c, i, s, o
- posttonic — immediately following a stressed syllable: a posttonic syllable; a posttonic vowel.
- precision — the state or quality of being precise.
- premosaic — of the period before Moses
- prescious — prescient
- proboscis — the trunk of an elephant.
- proclisis — the pronunciation of a word as a proclitic
- procopius — a.d. c490–c562, Greek historian.
- proctitis — inflammation of the rectum and anus.
- promuscis — the proboscis of some insects
- prophasic — relating to the first stage of nuclear division
- proscribe — to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
- proscript — a proscription or prohibition
- prosocial — acting to the benefit of society in general
- prostatic — Also, prostatic [pro-stat-ik] /prɒˈstæt ɪk/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the prostate gland.
- protistic — of or relating to the kingdom Protista
- proxemics — Sociology, Psychology. the study of the spatial requirements of humans and animals and the effects of population density on behavior, communication, and social interaction.
- psoriatic — a common chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by scaly patches.
- psychosis — a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality.
- psychotic — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- pumiceous — Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- quebecois — Quebecer.
- quicksort — A sorting algorithm with O(n log n) average time complexity. One element, x of the list to be sorted is chosen and the other elements are split into those elements less than x and those greater than or equal to x. These two lists are then sorted recursively using the same algorithm until there is only one element in each list, at which point the sublists are recursively recombined in order yielding the sorted list. This can be written in Haskell:
- radiocast — a radiobroadcast.
- radionics — a dowsing technique using a pendulum to detect the energy fields that are emitted by all forms of matter
- rapacious — given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
- recension — an editorial revision of a literary work, especially on the basis of critical examination of the text and the sources used.
- recession — a return of ownership to a former possessor.
- reclusion — the condition or life of a recluse.
- recognise — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- reconsign — to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed by to).
- recordist — Also called sound recordist. Movies. the person in charge of sound recording on a film set. Compare mixer.
- recosting — the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything: the high cost of a good meal.
- recursion — the process of defining a function or calculating a number by the repeated application of an algorithm.
- resection — Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- resolicit — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rheobasic — of or relating to rheobase
- rhotacism — Historical Linguistics. a change of a speech sound, especially (s), to (r), as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
- rockiness — the state or condition of a person who is shaky or unsteady, as from drinking, fatigue, or illness.
- rockslide — a fall of rocks down a hillside
- rosefinch — any of various finches with pink patches
- sacciform — resembling a sac
- sagacious — having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer.
- sailcloth — any of various fabrics, as of cotton, nylon, or Dacron, for boat sails or tents.
- salacious — lustful or lecherous.
- samoyedic — of or relating to the Samoyed people or languages.
- sanctions — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- santonica — the dried flower heads of any of several species of wormwood, belonging to the genus Artemisia, used as a vermifuge.
- saporific — producing or imparting flavor or taste.
- saprozoic — (of animals or plants) feeding on dead organic matter