9-letter words containing c, r, o, s
- red cross — an international philanthropic organization (Red Cross Society) formed in consequence of the Geneva Convention of 1864, to care for the sick and wounded in war, secure neutrality of nurses, hospitals, etc., and help relieve suffering caused by pestilence, floods, fires, and other calamities.
- reprocess — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- resection — Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- resolicit — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- resonance — the state or quality of being resonant.
- resourced — If an organization is resourced, it has all the things, such as money and materials, that it needs to function properly.
- resources — a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rheobasic — of or relating to rheobase
- rhotacism — Historical Linguistics. a change of a speech sound, especially (s), to (r), as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
- rochester — John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of, 1647–80, English poet and courtier.
- rock bass — a game fish, Ambloplites rupestris, of the sunfish family, inhabiting freshwater streams of the eastern U.S.
- rock dust — a crushed limestone sprayed on surfaces in mines to make coal dust incombustible in case of a gas explosion.
- rock salt — common salt occurring in extensive, irregular beds in rocklike masses.
- rock star — a rock-'n'-roll star or celebrity.
- rock-salt — common salt occurring in extensive, irregular beds in rocklike masses.
- rockiness — the state or condition of a person who is shaky or unsteady, as from drinking, fatigue, or illness.
- rockshaft — an oscillating shaft.
- rockslide — a fall of rocks down a hillside
- romanesco — a variety of green cauliflower
- roofscape — a view of the rooftops of a town, city, etc
- rootstock — Horticulture. a root and its associated growth buds, used as a stock in plant propagation.
- rosaceous — belonging to the plant family Rosaceae. Compare rose family.
- roscommon — a county in Connacht, in the N Republic of Ireland. 54,499; 950 sq. mi. (2460 sq. km). County seat: Roscommon.
- rose cold — rose fever.
- rose comb — a low comb with rounded points and a rear-extending spike of some breeds of chickens, as Wyandotte.
- rosecrans — William Starke [stahrk] /stɑrk/ (Show IPA), 1819–98, U.S. general.
- rosefinch — any of various finches with pink patches
- rotoscope — a projection device that allows images from live-action films to be traced to create an animated sequence
- roughcast — Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall. Compare pebble dash.
- rudaceous — (of conglomerate, breccia, and similar rocks) composed of coarse-grained material
- run close — to compete closely with; present a serious challenge to
- rutaceous — of or like rue.
- saccharo- — sugar
- sacciform — resembling a sac
- saporific — producing or imparting flavor or taste.
- saprozoic — (of animals or plants) feeding on dead organic matter
- sarcocarp — the fleshy mesocarp of certain fruits, as the peach.
- sarcodine — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcology — the branch of anatomy dealing with the soft or fleshy body parts.
- sarcomere — any of the segments of myofibril in striated muscle fibers.
- sarcoptic — related to or caused by itch-mites that cause mange in animals
- sarcosine — a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- sarcosome — a mitochondrion occurring in a muscle fiber.
- sash cord — a cord for connecting a vertically sliding window sash with a counterweight.
- satyricon — a satirical novel, interspersed with verse, written in the 1st century a.d. by Petronius, extant in fragments.
- scalework — an ornamentation technique used to depict scales on fish or other creatures
- scalloper — a person or thing that scallops.
- scalogram — an attitude scale in which a positive answer to an item implies agreement with items appearing lower on the scale.
- scaraboid — of, relating to, or resembling a scarabaeid