9-letter words containing i, l, c, o
- nucleonic — a proton or neutron, especially when considered as a component of a nucleus.
- obconical — conical, with the attachment at the pointed end.
- occipital — of, relating to, or situated near the occiput or the occipital bone.
- occluding — Present participle of occlude.
- occlusion — the act or state of occluding or the state of being occluded.
- occlusive — occluding or tending to occlude.
- occultism — belief in the existence of secret, mysterious, or supernatural agencies.
- occultist — belief in the existence of secret, mysterious, or supernatural agencies.
- ocotillos — Plural form of ocotillo.
- octaploid — an organism that consists of eight groups or sets of chromosomes
- octennial — occurring every eight years.
- octillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 27 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 48 zeros.
- octoploid — (genetics) having eight complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
- octupling — Present participle of octuple.
- ocularist — a person who makes artificial eyes
- officials — Plural form of official.
- officinal — kept in stock by apothecaries, as a drug. Compare magistral (def 1).
- ohmically — By means of ohmic heating, the process by which the passage of an electric current through a conductor releases heat.
- oil color — a paint made by grinding a pigment in oil, usually linseed oil.
- oil patch — an area in which oil is produced.
- oil slick — a smooth area on the surface of water caused by the presence of oil.
- old indic — the group of Indo-European languages of ancient India including early and classical Sanskrit, as well as Pali and the earliest vernaculars (Prakrits)
- old ionic — epic (def 11).
- oleanolic — Of or pertaining to oleanolic acid or its derivatives.
- olfactics — The study of smells and how they are perceived.
- olfaction — the act of smelling.
- olfactive — Of or pertaining to the sense of smell; olfactory.
- oligarchs — Plural form of oligarch.
- oligarchy — a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
- oligocene — noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 40 to 25 million years ago.
- oncologic — the branch of medical science dealing with tumors, including the origin, development, diagnosis, and treatment of malignant neoplasms.
- oncolysis — the destruction of tumours
- oncolytic — absorbing or destroying tumours
- ontically — In an ontic sense.
- ontologic — of or relating to ontology, the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such; metaphysical: Some of the U.S. founders held an ontological belief in natural rights.
- opthalmic — Misspelling of ophthalmic.
- optically — of, relating to, or applying optics or the principles of optics.
- orbicular — like an orb; circular; ringlike; spherical; rounded.
- orichalch — Alternative form of orichalcum.
- orificial — (medicine) Of or relating to the orifices of the body.
- oscillate — to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does.
- osmically — with regard to smell
- ossiculum — (anatomy) An ossicle.
- otolithic — Of or partaining to an otolith.
- overchill — to make too cold
- overcivil — too civil
- overclaim — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- oxacillin — a semisynthetic penicillin, C 1 9 H 1 9 N 3 O 5 S, used in the treatment of serious staphylococcal infections.
- oxyphilic — acidophilic.
- pactional — relating to an agreement or a bargain