9-letter words containing c, o, p, l
- necrophil — person who is sexually attracted to dead bodies
- nicopolis — city in ancient Epirus
- nonplaced — Not assigned a place.
- nonpolice — not related to the police
- nonpublic — Not open or available to the public.
- nyctalope — a person or animal affected by nyctalopia
- nyctalops — a person affected by nyctalopia
- objectpal — Object-oriented database language, part of Borland's MS-Windows version of Paradox.
- occipital — of, relating to, or situated near the occiput or the occipital bone.
- octaploid — an organism that consists of eight groups or sets of chromosomes
- octoploid — (genetics) having eight complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
- octuplets — Plural form of octuplet.
- octupling — Present participle of octuple.
- oil patch — an area in which oil is produced.
- opa-locka — a town in S Florida.
- opalesced — Simple past tense and past participle of opalesce.
- opalesces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of opalesce.
- open call — an audition, especially for actors or dancers, open to anyone wishing to try out.
- opercular — Botany, Zoology. a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel.
- operculum — Botany, Zoology. a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel.
- opodeldoc — a medical liniment made by mixing soap, alcohol, and essential oils
- opthalmic — Misspelling of ophthalmic.
- optically — of, relating to, or applying optics or the principles of optics.
- opuscules — Plural form of opuscule.
- opusculum — opuscule.
- outplacer — a person who outplaces ex-employees
- oxyphilic — acidophilic.
- packcloth — a cloth used for packing
- pactional — relating to an agreement or a bargain
- paleocene — noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, from 65 to 55 million years ago, and characterized by a proliferation of mammals.
- paleozoic — noting or pertaining to an era occurring between 570 million and 230 million years ago, characterized by the advent of fish, insects, and reptiles.
- 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.
- 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.
- peachblow — a delicate purplish pink.
- 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.
- pedocalic — of or relating to a pedocal
- pedologic — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- pelecypod — any mollusk of the class Pelecypoda (Lamellibranchiata), characterized by a bivalve shell enclosing the headless body and lamellate gills, comprising the oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops.
- pennoncel — a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- pensacola — a seaport in NW Florida, on Pensacola Bay.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.