9-letter words containing c, o, m, p, s
- metascope — a device for converting infrared radiation into visible light.
- micropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be smaller than their actual size.
- microslop — (company, abuse) A derisive synonym for Microsoft Corporation. It refers to the sloppy, bug-ridden "x.0" versions of MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows and other Microsoft products.
- mishpocha — an entire family network comprising relatives by blood and marriage and sometimes including close friends; clan.
- mock lisp — The Lisp used by the Gosling Emacs editor.
- monocarps — Plural form of monocarp.
- monoscope — a cathode-ray tube that provides a signal of a fixed pattern, formerly used for testing television equipment at the end of a broadcast day.
- monospace — Of a typeface, having the same width for each character.
- moonscape — the general appearance of the surface of the moon.
- mutoscope — A motion-picture device of the late nineteenth century, to be viewed by one person at a time through a peephole.
- noncampus — not located on a campus of a university, corporation, or any other business or organization
- noncompos — A foolish person.
- on-campus — on the area of land that contains the main buildings of a university or college
- opusculum — opuscule.
- pachomius — Saint, a.d. 292?–348? Egyptian ascetic: founder of the cenobitical form of monasticism.
- pancosmic — of every cosmos
- phonemics — the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.
- pisciform — shaped like a fish.
- poeticism — a poetic expression that has become hackneyed, forced, or artificial.
- poimenics — pastoral theology.
- polysemic — capable of having several possible meanings
- polysomic — of, relating to, or designating a basically diploid chromosome complement, in which some but not all the chromosomes are represented more than twice
- pomaceous — of, relating to, or of the nature of pomes.
- pond scum — any free-floating freshwater alga that forms a green scum on water.
- pop music — popular music
- premosaic — of the period before Moses
- promachos — a defender or champion
- promuscis — the proboscis of some insects
- 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.
- pumiceous — Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- pycnosome — a body type characterized by stockiness
- recompose — to compose again; reconstitute; rearrange.
- simpatico — congenial or like-minded; likable: I find our new neighbor simpatico in every respect.
- somascope — a medical instrument used to inspect internal organs for disease
- someplace — somewhere.
- spasmodic — pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms.
- sympatico — simpatico
- symphonic — Music. of, for, pertaining to, or having the character of a symphony or symphony orchestra.
- symposiac — of, relating to, or suitable for a symposium.
- symptotic — relating to symptosis
- zymoscope — A zymometer.