9-letter words containing c, o, l, r, i
- orbicular — like an orb; circular; ringlike; spherical; rounded.
- orichalch — Alternative form of orichalcum.
- orificial — (medicine) Of or relating to the orifices of the body.
- overchill — to make too cold
- overcivil — too civil
- overclaim — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- parabolic — of, relating to, or involving a parable.
- parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- parodical — having or of the nature of a parody.
- pictorial — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- placitory — of or relating to pleas made to support a claim or a defence
- plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
- polymeric — of or relating to a polymer.
- porcelain — a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
- potlicker — Midland and Southern U.S. Eye Dialect. pot liquor.
- 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.
- proclisis — the pronunciation of a word as a proclitic
- proclitic — (of a word) closely connected in pronunciation with the following word and not having an independent accent or phonological status.
- 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.
- proleptic — Rhetoric. the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance.
- prolicide — the killing of one's child.
- prosocial — acting to the benefit of society in general
- pyroxylic — resulting from the action of fire on wood
- 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.
- reclusion — the condition or life of a recluse.
- recoiling — to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
- recompile — to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- reconcile — to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate.
- reliction — the process by which water recedes over time, changing the waterline and leaving land permanently exposed
- resolicit — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- rhizocaul — a rootlike stem or stalk
- rhyolitic — a fine-grained igneous rock rich in silica: the volcanic equivalent of granite.
- rice bowl — deep dish for rice
- rice coal — anthracite coal in sizes ranging from 3/16 to 5/16 inch (about 0.5 to 0.8 cm).
- rio claro — a city in São Paulo state, in SE Brazil.
- rock hill — a city in N South Carolina.
- rock milk — a white, powdery surface crust of calcite, formed by efflorescence in limestone caves and fissures.
- rock-like — Something that is rock-like is very strong or firm, and is unlikely to change.
- rockingly — in a rocking manner
- rockslide — a fall of rocks down a hillside
- rockville — a city in central Maryland.
- roubiliac — Louis-François (lwifrɑ̃swa). ?1695–1762, French sculptor: lived chiefly in England: his sculptures include the statue of Handel in Vauxhall Gardens (1737)
- sclerosis — Pathology. a hardening or induration of a tissue or part, or an increase of connective tissue or the like at the expense of more active tissue.
- 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.
- scoreline — sports: intermediate or final score
- scrolling — computing: moving around screen
- sectorial — of or relating to a sector.
- slickrock — rock or a rock formation that is smooth and slippery.