9-letter words containing c, p, o
- ecphoneme — (obsolete) A symbol, !, comprising a vertical line and a dot below, signifying the end of a sentence that is an exclamation.
- ectomorph — a person of the ectomorphic type.
- ectophyte — a parasitic plant growing on an animal or another plant.
- ectoplasm — Biology. the outer portion of the cytoplasm of a cell. Compare endoplasm.
- ectoproct — bryozoan; formerly, one of two broad types of bryozoan.
- ectropion — A condition, typically a consequence of advanced age, in which the eyelid is turned outward away from the eyeball.
- ectropium — Ectropion.
- emplecton — a type of masonry filled with rubbish
- empty cow — a cow that does not produce calves during the breeding season
- encolpion — a religious symbol worn on the breast
- encompass — Surround and have or hold within.
- endocarps — Plural form of endocarp.
- endoproct — entoproct
- endoscope — An instrument that can be introduced into the body to give a view of its internal parts.
- endoscopy — (medicine) the examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope.
- engyscope — (in the 17th and 18th centuries) a microscope
- entoproct — (zoology) Any member of the Entoprocta, a phylum of mostly sessile aquatic animals.
- entoptics — the study of entoptic visions
- epicormic — (of a shoot or branch) growing from a previously dormant bud on the trunk or a limb of a tree.
- epicotyls — Plural form of epicotyl.
- epinicion — a victory song
- episcopal — Of a bishop or bishops.
- episcopes — Plural form of episcope.
- epistolic — Relating to letters or epistles; in the form or style of letters; epistolary.
- epizoodic — Alternative spelling of epizootic, in the sense a particular disease (as opposed to an outbreak of disease).
- epizootic — Of, relating to, or denoting a disease that is temporarily prevalent and widespread in an animal population.
- epochally — In an epochal manner.
- epsilonic — Relating to epsilonics.
- escallops — Plural form of escallop.
- escaloped — Cut or marked in the form of an escalop; scalloped.
- escalopes — Plural form of escalope.
- escopette — a carbine
- esotropic — (of an eye) turning inwards
- eton crop — a short mannish hairstyle worn by women in the 1920s
- eurocorps — a multinational army corps based in Strasbourg and participated in by mainly EU countries
- eurocreep — the gradual introduction of the euro into use in Britain
- eurytopic — (of a species) able to tolerate a wide range of environments
- eutrophic — (of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.
- exception — A person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule.
- excerptor — One who makes excerpts.
- exophoric — Relating to, or exhibiting, exophora.
- exophytic — (pathology) In pathology, pertaining to growth of a tumor outward.
- exotropic — (of an eye) turning outwards
- fair copy — a copy of a document made after final correction.
- fencepost — A post which helps hold up a fence.
- fetoscope — a tubular fiberoptic instrument used for diagnostic examination of the fetus and interior of the uterus.
- fetoscopy — examination by means of a fetoscope.
- floptical — Denoting or relating to a type of floppy-disk drive using a laser to position the read-write head.
- food crop — a crop, such as rice or wheat, that is grown for human consumption
- foolscaps — Plural form of foolscap.