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9-letter words containing c, r, o, s

  • processes — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
  • processor — a person or thing that processes.
  • proclisis — the pronunciation of a word as a proclitic
  • proconsul — an African subgenus of Dryopithecus that lived 17–20 million years ago and is possibly ancestral to modern hominoids.
  • procopius — a.d. c490–c562, Greek historian.
  • proctitis — inflammation of the rectum and anus.
  • procuress — a woman who procures prostitutes.
  • producers — a person who produces.
  • promachos — a defender or champion
  • promuscis — the proboscis of some insects
  • prophasic — relating to the first stage of nuclear division
  • proscribe — to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
  • proscript — a proscription or prohibition
  • prosected — to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
  • prosector — a person who dissects cadavers for the illustration of anatomical lectures or the like.
  • prosecute — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
  • proseucha — a place of prayer, esp for Jewish worship
  • prosocial — acting to the benefit of society in general
  • prospects — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
  • prostatic — Also, prostatic [pro-stat-ik] /prɒˈstæt ɪk/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the prostate gland.
  • protistic — of or relating to the kingdom Protista
  • protocols — the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette.
  • proxemics — Sociology, Psychology. the study of the spatial requirements of humans and animals and the effects of population density on behavior, communication, and social interaction.
  • psoriatic — a common chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by scaly patches.
  • pyroclast — a piece of lava ejected from a volcano
  • pyroscope — an instrument for measuring the temperature of a heat source
  • quicksort — A sorting algorithm with O(n log n) average time complexity. One element, x of the list to be sorted is chosen and the other elements are split into those elements less than x and those greater than or equal to x. These two lists are then sorted recursively using the same algorithm until there is only one element in each list, at which point the sublists are recursively recombined in order yielding the sorted list. This can be written in Haskell:
  • racegoers — Plural form of racegoer.
  • racehorse — a horse bred or kept for racing, especially in flat races or steeplechases.
  • radiocast — a radiobroadcast.
  • radionics — a dowsing technique using a pendulum to detect the energy fields that are emitted by all forms of matter
  • rancorous — full of or showing rancor.
  • rapacious — given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
  • rascaldom — the domain of rascals, a group of rascals
  • raucously — harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
  • raw score — the original score, as of a test, before it is statistically adjusted.
  • re-choose — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
  • recension — an editorial revision of a literary work, especially on the basis of critical examination of the text and the sources used.
  • recession — a return of ownership to a former possessor.
  • reclusion — the condition or life of a recluse.
  • reclusory — a recluse's dwelling or cell
  • recognise — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
  • recompose — to compose again; reconstitute; rearrange.
  • reconsign — to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed by to).
  • reconsole — to console (someone) again
  • reconsult — to consult (someone or something) again
  • recordist — Also called sound recordist. Movies. the person in charge of sound recording on a film set. Compare mixer.
  • recosting — the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything: the high cost of a good meal.
  • rectoress — a female rector
  • recursion — the process of defining a function or calculating a number by the repeated application of an algorithm.
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