9-letter words containing c, o, r, p
- patercove — a fraudulent priest
- pathocure — Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
- patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- patroclus — Classical Mythology. a friend of Achilles, who was slain by Hector at Troy.
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- pedorthic — (of footwear) designed to alleviate problems with feet, lower limbs, posture, etc
- percheron — one of a French breed of draft horses, having a gray or black coat.
- perciform — a perch-like fish
- percolate — to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
- percussor — plexor.
- perfector — a person who completes or makes something perfect
- peribonca — a river in central Quebec, Canada, flowing S to Lake St. John. 280 miles (451 km) long.
- pericopae — a selection or extract from a book.
- peridotic — of, relating to, or containing peridot
- periproct — (in certain echinoids) that part of the body surface bordering the anus.
- periscope — an optical instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight or in an otherwise obstructed field of vision, consisting essentially of a tube with an arrangement of prisms or mirrors and, usually, lenses: used especially in submarines.
- peroxidic — of the nature of a peroxide; containing a peroxide or constituting part of a peroxide group
- petrichor — a distinctive scent, usually described as earthy, pleasant, or sweet, produced by rainfall on very dry ground.
- pharaonic — (sometimes lowercase) of or like a Pharaoh: living in Pharaonic splendor.
- pharmaco- — indicating drugs
- phonecard — calling card (def 3).
- photocard — A photocard is a card with a person's photograph on it, which they can use to prove who they are.
- pick over — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- pickaroon — to act or operate as a pirate or brigand.
- pickproof — (of a lock) designed so that it cannot be picked.
- picocurie — a trillionth of a curie, which is a unit of radioactivity
- picofarad — one trillionth of a farad. Abbreviation: pF.
- picometer — one trillionth of a meter
- picometre — a trillionth fraction of metre
- pictogram — pictograph.
- pictorial — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- piecework — work done and paid for by the piece.
- piroxicam — a white crystalline solid substance, C 1 5 H 1 3 N 3 O 4 S, used in the symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis and other musculoskeletal disorders.
- piscatory — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
- pisciform — shaped like a fish.
- piscivore — an animal that feeds on fish
- pitch for — If someone is pitching for something, they are trying to persuade other people to give it to them.
- pitchfork — a large, long-handled fork for manually lifting and pitching hay, stalks of grain, etc.
- placatory — serving, tending, or intended to placate: a placatory reply.
- placitory — of or relating to pleas made to support a claim or a defence
- placoderm — any of various extinct jawed fishes of the class Placodermi, dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian Period and characterized by bony armored plates on the head and upper trunk.
- plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
- plutocrat — a member of a plutocracy.
- pock-mark — Usually, pockmarks. scars or pits left by a pustule in smallpox or the like.
- podcaster — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- podgorica — a republic in S Europe since 2006: formerly a constituent republic of Yugoslavia, in the SW part (1918–2006); an independent kingdom 1878–1918. 6333 sq. mi. (13,812 sq. km). Capital: Podgorica.
- polar cap — Geology. the icecap situated at either end of the earth's poles.
- polemarch — (in ancient Greece) a civilian official, originally a supreme general
- polyarchy — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
- polymeric — of or relating to a polymer.