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11-letter words containing c, r, o, p, i

  • pyroclastic — composed chiefly of fragments of volcanic origin, as agglomerate, tuff, and certain other rocks; volcaniclastic.
  • pyrogenetic — heat-producing
  • pyrognostic — relating to heated minerals
  • pyrokinetic — the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
  • pyrotechnic — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
  • pyrovanadic — of or relating to an acid of vanadium
  • pyroxenitic — relating to pyroxenite
  • radiopacity — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
  • radiophonic — a radiotelephone.
  • rapscallion — a rascal; rogue; scamp.
  • recipe book — a book containing lists of ingredients and directions for making different food dishes
  • reciprocant — a differential invariant
  • reciprocate — to give, feel, etc., in return.
  • reciprocity — a reciprocal state or relation.
  • renographic — of or pertaining to renography, using or produced by a renogram
  • replication — a reply; answer.
  • rescription — a reply or answering of a letter
  • retinoscope — an apparatus that determines the refractive power of the eye by observing the lights and shadows on the pupil when a mirror illumines the retina; skiascope.
  • retinoscopy — an objective method of determining the refractive error of an eye.
  • review copy — a copy of a book sent by a publisher to a journal, newspaper, etc, to enable it to be reviewed
  • rhapsodical — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
  • ribbon copy — the original copy of a number of typewritten copies (distinguished from carbon copy).
  • riding crop — crop (def 7).
  • riot police — police armed against public disorder
  • rock pigeon — rock dove.
  • rocket ship — a rocket-propelled aircraft or spacecraft.
  • rope stitch — (in embroidery) a stitch formed from the entwining of stitches.
  • ropedancing — the act of dancing on a rope
  • saprobiotic — saprobic
  • saprophytic — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
  • scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
  • scapigerous — having a scape or leafless stalk
  • scholarship — learning; knowledge acquired by study; the academic attainments of a scholar.
  • school trip — educational outing
  • scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
  • scorpionfly — any of several harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, the male of certain species having a reproductive structure that resembles the sting of a scorpion.
  • scripholder — a person who owns a scrip or scrips
  • scripophile — a person who practices scripophily.
  • scripophily — the collecting by hobbyists of old stock certificates and bonds that have no intrinsic value other than their aesthetic appeal or relative rarity.
  • scriptorial — of or relating to a scriptorium
  • scriptorium — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
  • scrumptious — very pleasing, especially to the senses; delectable; splendid: a scrumptious casserole; a scrumptious satin gown.
  • sideroscope — an apparatus for detecting splinters of iron or steel in the eye.
  • sniperscope — a snooperscope designed for attaching to a rifle or carbine.
  • sociography — the branch of sociology that uses statistical data to describe social phenomena.
  • spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
  • spermotoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
  • spice route — an ancient trade route followed by merchants, importers and exporters trading in exotic spices such as cloves and cinnamon
  • spin doctor — Slang. a press agent skilled at spin control.
  • spinal cord — the cord of nerve tissue extending through the spinal canal of the spinal column.
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