9-letter words containing c, p, o
- ascocarps — Plural form of ascocarp.
- ascospore — one of the spores (usually eight in number) that are produced in an ascus
- auriscope — a medical instrument for examining the external ear
- auriscopy — (medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
- autoscope — An optical instrument for examining one's own eye.
- autoscopy — the experience of hallucination in which one sees oneself from outside one's own body
- avoparcin — an antibiotic, now banned in the EU, formerly used to treat farm animals
- b complex — vitamin B (complex)
- back copy — A back copy of a magazine or newspaper is the same as a back issue.
- backdrops — Plural form of backdrop.
- backstops — Plural form of backstop.
- baroscope — any instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, esp a manometer with one side open to the atmosphere
- betatopic — (of atoms) differing in proton number by one, theoretically as a result of emission of a beta particle
- bicompact — compact1 (def 7).
- biopiracy — the use of wild plants by international companies to develop medicines, without recompensing the countries from which they are taken
- bioscopic — examination of a body to discover whether or not it is alive.
- bishopric — A bishopric is the area for which a bishop is responsible, or the rank or office of being a bishop.
- blackpoll — a North American warbler, Dendroica striata, the male of which has a black-and-white head
- blackpool — a town and resort in NW England, in Blackpool unitary authority, Lancashire on the Irish Sea: famous for its tower, 158 m (518 ft) high, and its illuminations. Pop: 142 283 (2001)
- blockship — a ship used to block a river or channel
- body copy — the main part of an advertisement, as opposed to headlines, etc
- boot camp — In the United States, a boot camp is a camp where people who have just joined the army, navy, or marines are trained.
- bop stack — A BOP stack is one of two or more units which control well pressure, and contain the wellhead and blowout preventers.
- borescope — a long narrow optical device used to inspect the interior of a tight space
- byproduct — A byproduct is something that is produced during the manufacture or processing of another product.
- cachepots — Plural form of cachepot.
- cacoepist — One who engages in cacoepy, especially frequently.
- cacophony — You can describe a loud, unpleasant mixture of sounds as a cacophony.
- cacotopia — a dystopia
- cajeputol — cineole.
- cajuputol — a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- cake shop — a shop that sells cakes
- call upon — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
- calliopes — Plural form of calliope.
- calotypes — Plural form of calotype.
- camp oven — a metal pot or box with a heavy lid, used for baking over an open fire
- campagnol — (archaic) A mouse (Arvicala agrestis) that often does great damage in fields and gardens, by feeding on roots and seeds.
- campeador — a champion
- campesino — a Latin American rural peasant
- campodean — a campodeid.
- campodeid — any of various primitive and wingless insects of the genus Campodea
- camporees — Plural form of camporee.
- campstool — a lightweight folding stool
- canephora — Caryatid that supports a basket on her head.
- canonship — the position or office of canon; canonry.
- canopying — The activity of going through the canopy of a forest on a zipline.
- cantalope — Misspelling of cantaloupe.
- cap cloud — a stationary cloud directly above an isolated mountain peak. Compare banner cloud, crest cloud.
- capacious — Something that is capacious has a lot of space to put things in.
- capacitor — A capacitor is a device for accumulating electric charge.