9-letter words containing c, o, p, y, t
- hypocotyl — the part of a plant embryo directly below the cotyledons, forming a connection with the radicle.
- hypocrite — a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, especially one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.
- hypotheca — (microbiology, planktology) The lower or posterior half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
- hypotonic — Physiology. (of tissue) having less than the normal tone.
- hypotrich — any ciliate of the suborder Hypotricha, having cilia chiefly on the ventral surface.
- idiotypic — the molecular arrangement of amino acids unique to the antigen-binding site of a particular antibody.
- impotency — the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness.
- lectotype — a specimen designated as the type of a species or subspecies when no holotype was designated by the original author of the name.
- lipectomy — the surgical removal of fatty tissue.
- lipolytic — Of or pertaining to lipolysis.
- lyotropic — noting any series of ions, salts, or radicals arranged in descending order relative to the magnitude of their effect on a given solvent.
- monotypic — having only one type.
- multicopy — any of several or many copies (of a book, document, record, etc)
- myopathic — Pertaining to myopathy.
- neophytic — a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
- nyctalope — a person or animal affected by nyctalopia
- nyctalops — a person affected by nyctalopia
- open city — a city that, during a war, is officially declared demilitarized and open to occupation, and that will consequently not be defended, in order to spare it, under international law, from bombardment or other military attack.
- optically — of, relating to, or applying optics or the principles of optics.
- phagocyte — any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.
- photocopy — a photographic reproduction of a document, print, or the like.
- phytocide — a substance or preparation for killing plants.
- piscatory — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
- placatory — serving, tending, or intended to placate: a placatory reply.
- placitory — of or relating to pleas made to support a claim or a defence
- polyptych — a work of art composed of several connected panels.
- polytypic — having or involving many or several types.
- pothecary — apothecary.
- precatory — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or expressing entreaty or supplication: precatory overtures.
- precocity — the state of being or tendency to be precocious.
- procacity — insolence
- procerity — tallness
- psych out — to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.
- psych-out — an act or instance of psyching out.
- psychotic — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- pyroclast — a piece of lava ejected from a volcano
- sciophyte — any plant that grows best in the shade
- scriptory — of or relating to writing
- serotypic — of or relating to a serotype
- soft copy — computer output displayed on the screen of a VDT (opposed to hard copy).
- sporocyst — a walled body resulting from the multiple division of a sporozoan, which produces one or more sporozoites.
- sporocyte — a diploid cell in certain spore-bearing plants, as liverworts, that produces four haploid spores through meiosis; a spore mother cell.
- sycophant — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sympatico — simpatico
- symptotic — relating to symptosis
- syncopate — Music. to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented. to treat (a passage, piece, etc.) in this way.
- telescopy — the use of the telescope.
- time copy — written material set in type and held for future use. Compare filler (def 5).
- topectomy — excision of part of the cerebral cortex for the relief of unmanageable pain or especially as a treatment for certain mental disorders.
- topically — pertaining to or dealing with matters of current or local interest: a topical reference.