9-letter words containing c, o, p, l
- portulaca — any of various fleshy-leaved plants of the genus Portulaca, especially P. grandiflora, widely cultivated for its showy, variously colored flowers.
- posologic — of or relating to doses of medicines
- potlicker — Midland and Southern U.S. Eye Dialect. pot liquor.
- poulticed — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- practolol — a beta-blocker with formula C14H22N2O3, formerly used to treat cardiac arrhythmia, but now largely withdrawn due to severe side-effects
- 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.
- prelocate — to set, fix, or establish in a position, situation, or locality; place; settle: to locate our European office in Paris.
- preocular — a scale in front of the eye of a reptile or fish
- preschool — of, relating to, or intended for a child between infancy and school age: new methods of preschool education.
- procellas — pucellas.
- 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.
- proconsul — an African subgenus of Dryopithecus that lived 17–20 million years ago and is possibly ancestral to modern hominoids.
- 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
- protocols — the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette.
- provencal — of or relating to Provence, its people, or their language.
- prowl car — squad car.
- ptolemaic — of or relating to Ptolemy or his system of astronomy.
- pull cord — a cord attached to a blind, light switch, appliance, curtain etc which is pulled to operate it
- punchbowl — a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.
- punctilio — a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
- pyroclast — a piece of lava ejected from a volcano
- pyroxylic — resulting from the action of fire on wood
- recompile — to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- rock pool — small body of seawater among rocks
- scalloped — Scalloped objects are decorated with a series of small curves along the edges.
- scalloper — a person or thing that scallops.
- scapolite — any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
- scoopable — able to be scooped
- scopeloid — a member of a family of deep-sea fish with luminous spots
- scopoline — a soluble crystalline alkaloid obtained from the decomposition of scopolamine and used as a sedative. Formula: C8H13NO2
- scops owl — any of a group of small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call, especially Otus scops (Old World scops owl) and O. sunia (Oriental scops owl)
- scopulate — broom-shaped; brushlike.
- scotophil — living and flourishing in darkness.
- showplace — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- sleepcoat — a lightweight, knee-length garment for sleep or lounging, styled like a pajama top and having a sash.
- slipcover — a cover of cloth or other material for a piece of furniture, as an upholstered chair or sofa, made so as to be easily removable.
- slo pitch — slow pitch
- slo-pitch — a type of softball with ten players per side and in which each pitch must travel in an arc from three to ten feet high.
- someplace — somewhere.
- sophocles — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- splotches — a large, irregular spot; blot; stain; blotch.
- stockpile — a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.
- supercoil — superhelix.
- supercold — extremely cold
- supercool — to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.