9-letter words containing c, o, i, l, n
- no claims — A no claims discount or bonus is a reduction in the money that you have to pay for an insurance policy, which you get when you have not made any claims in the previous year.
- noctiluca — a dinoflagellate of the genus Noctiluca, capable of producing light and, in groups, of causing a luminous appearance of the sea.
- non licet — not permitted or lawful.
- noncoital — not involving sexual intercourse
- noncyclic — not forming or relating to a cycle
- nonfiscal — not involving government funds
- nonpolice — not related to the police
- nonpublic — Not open or available to the public.
- nonracial — of or relating to the social construct of race: racial diversity; racial stereotypes.
- nonsocial — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- nosologic — Pertaining to nosology or the classification of diseases.
- nostalgic — experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
- noticable — Misspelling of noticeable.
- nucleoids — Plural form of nucleoid.
- nucleolin — (protein) A eukaryotic nucleolar phosphoprotein that is involved in the synthesis and maturation of ribosomes.
- nucleonic — a proton or neutron, especially when considered as a component of a nucleus.
- obconical — conical, with the attachment at the pointed end.
- occluding — Present participle of occlude.
- occlusion — the act or state of occluding or the state of being occluded.
- 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.
- octupling — Present participle of octuple.
- officinal — kept in stock by apothecaries, as a drug. Compare magistral (def 1).
- old indic — the group of Indo-European languages of ancient India including early and classical Sanskrit, as well as Pali and the earliest vernaculars (Prakrits)
- old ionic — epic (def 11).
- oleanolic — Of or pertaining to oleanolic acid or its derivatives.
- olfaction — the act of smelling.
- oligocene — noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 40 to 25 million years ago.
- oncologic — the branch of medical science dealing with tumors, including the origin, development, diagnosis, and treatment of malignant neoplasms.
- oncolysis — the destruction of tumours
- 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.
- oxacillin — a semisynthetic penicillin, C 1 9 H 1 9 N 3 O 5 S, used in the treatment of serious staphylococcal infections.
- pactional — relating to an agreement or a bargain
- phenolics — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
- picholine — a variety of mild green olive from France which is cured in salt brine
- placation — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
- pleiocene — Pliocene
- plication — the act or procedure of folding.
- plumbicon — a development of the vidicon television camera tube in which the photosensitive material is lead oxide
- policeman — a member of a police force or body.
- policemen — a member of a police force or body.
- polyconic — pertaining to or utilizing two or more cones.
- polygenic — one of a group of nonallelic genes that together control a quantitative characteristic in an organism.
- polynices — a son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Eteocles and Antigone on whose behalf the Seven against Thebes were organized.
- polypneic — characterized by polypnea
- porcelain — a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
- 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.
- punctilio — a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure.