9-letter words containing e, s, n, c, o
- noisecore — (music) A genre of hardcore punk music characterized by distorted feedback.
- noninsect — an animal that is not an insect
- nonsacred — Not sacred.
- nonsecret — not secret
- nonspeech — absence of speech; silence, muteness
- noscapine — (biochemistry) A benzylisoquinoline alkaloid obtained from plants of the Papaveraceae family, primarily used for its antitussive effects.
- nose cone — the cone-shaped forward section of a rocket or guided missile, including a heat shield and containing the payload.
- nosecount — the counting of individual persons, as for a census.
- nosepiece — the part of a frame for eyeglasses that passes over the bridge of the nose.
- notecards — An ambitious hypertext system developed at Xerox PARC, "designed to support the task of transforming a chaotic collection of unrelated thoughts into an integrated, orderly interpretation of ideas and their interconnections".
- notecases — Plural form of notecase.
- nucleoids — Plural form of nucleoid.
- nucleolus — a conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.
- obeisance — a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
- obscenely — offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved: obscene language.
- obscenity — the character or quality of being obscene; indecency; lewdness.
- oceanites — Plural form of oceanite.
- oceanside — a city in SW California.
- offscreen — occurring, existing, or done away from the motion-picture or television screen: an offscreen voice.
- omniscent — Misspelling of omniscient All-knowing.
- on-screen — occurring within a motion picture or television show or in an actor's professional life: a raucous on-screen personality that was at odds with his quiet private life.
- oncogenes — Plural form of oncogene.
- oncomouse — a mouse bred for cancer treatment research
- open-cast — open-cut.
- ostracean — a member of the family formerly called Ostracea
- pectinose — arabinose.
- pecunious — having plenty of money; wealthy
- penobscot — a river flowing S from N Maine into Penobscot Bay. 350 miles (565 km) long.
- pensacola — a seaport in NW Florida, on Pensacola Bay.
- pentecost — a Christian festival celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles; Whitsunday.
- phenolics — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
- phonemics — the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.
- phonetics — (in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
- pinaceous — belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.
- poimenics — pastoral theology.
- polynices — a son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Eteocles and Antigone on whose behalf the Seven against Thebes were organized.
- precensor — to censor (a film, play, book, etc) before its publication
- prechosen — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- precision — the state or quality of being precise.
- pycnosome — a body type characterized by stockiness
- 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.
- recognise — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- 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
- recosting — the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything: the high cost of a good meal.
- recursion — the process of defining a function or calculating a number by the repeated application of an algorithm.
- resection — Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.