9-letter words containing c, l, o, t
- octennial — occurring every eight years.
- octillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 27 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 48 zeros.
- octogonal — Obsolete form of octagonal.
- octoploid — (genetics) having eight complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
- octuplets — Plural form of octuplet.
- octupling — Present participle of octuple.
- ocularist — a person who makes artificial eyes
- oil patch — an area in which oil is produced.
- old dutch — the Dutch language before c1100. Abbreviation: OD, OD., O.D.
- oldcastle — Sir John (Lord Cobham) 1377–1417, English martyr: leader of a Lollard conspiracy; executed for treason and heresy; model for Shakespeare's Falstaff.
- olfactics — The study of smells and how they are perceived.
- olfaction — the act of smelling.
- olfactive — Of or pertaining to the sense of smell; olfactory.
- olfactory — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- oncolytic — absorbing or destroying tumours
- ontically — In an ontic sense.
- ontologic — of or relating to ontology, the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such; metaphysical: Some of the U.S. founders held an ontological belief in natural rights.
- opthalmic — Misspelling of ophthalmic.
- optically — of, relating to, or applying optics or the principles of optics.
- oscillate — to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does.
- osculated — Simple past tense and past participle of osculate.
- osculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of osculate.
- otolithic — Of or partaining to an otolith.
- outlaunch — to send out
- outmuscle — to get the better of or dominate by virtue of superior strength or force.
- outplacer — a person who outplaces ex-employees
- packcloth — a cloth used for packing
- pactional — relating to an agreement or a bargain
- patchouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- patroclus — Classical Mythology. a friend of Achilles, who was slain by Hector at Troy.
- pectolite — a mineral, hydrous calcium sodium silicate, usually occurring in radiating groups of crystals in rock cavities.
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- percolate — to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
- 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
- photocall — a time arranged for photographers, esp press photographers, to take pictures of a celebrity, the cast of a play, etc, usually for publicity purposes
- photocell — a solid-state device that converts light into electrical energy by producing a voltage, as in a photovoltaic cell, or uses light to regulate the flow of current, as in a photoconductive cell: used in automatic control systems for doors, lighting, etc.
- phthiocol — a yellow crystalline substance, C 1 1 H 8 O 3 , produced by the human tubercle bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, having antibiotic and blood-clotting properties.
- pictorial — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- pitchpole — (of a boat) to capsize end over end, as in heavy surf.
- placation — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
- placatory — serving, tending, or intended to placate: a placatory reply.
- placitory — of or relating to pleas made to support a claim or a defence
- pleoptics — the practice of treating the vision defect amblyopia.
- plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
- plication — the act or procedure of folding.
- plutocrat — a member of a plutocracy.
- pocatello — a city in SE Idaho.
- pocketful — the amount that a pocket will hold.
- poeticule — an inferior poet