9-letter words containing l, i, s, c
- polysemic — capable of having several possible meanings
- polysomic — of, relating to, or designating a basically diploid chromosome complement, in which some but not all the chromosomes are represented more than twice
- posologic — of or relating to doses of medicines
- precisely — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- priceless — having a value beyond all price; invaluable: a priceless artwork.
- priscilla — a female given name: from a Roman family name.
- proclisis — the pronunciation of a word as a proclitic
- prosocial — acting to the benefit of society in general
- psychical — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- publicise — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- publicist — a person who publicizes, especially a press agent or public-relations consultant.
- puckishly — in a puckish manner
- racialise — to impose a racial interpretation on; place in a racial context.
- racialism — racism.
- racialist — racism.
- rascalism — the traits or character of a rascal
- rascality — rascally or knavish character or conduct.
- realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- reclusion — the condition or life of a recluse.
- reclusive — a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
- recyclist — a person who recycles
- relicense — to license again
- replicase — RNA synthetase.
- resolicit — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- ridicules — speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
- rockslide — a fall of rocks down a hillside
- sackville — Thomas, 1st Earl of Dorset, 1536–1608, English statesman and poet.
- sacralgia — a pain in the sacrum
- sacralise — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
- sacrality — sacredness
- sacralize — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
- sacrarial — relating to a sacrarium
- sacrilege — the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.
- sailcloth — any of various fabrics, as of cotton, nylon, or Dacron, for boat sails or tents.
- salacious — lustful or lecherous.
- saliaunce — an onslaught
- salic law — a code of laws of the Salian Franks and other Germanic tribes, especially a provision in this code excluding females from the inheritance of land.
- salicetum — a plantation of willows
- salicylic — of or derived from salicylic acid.
- salt lick — a place to which animals go to lick naturally occurring salt deposits.
- saluretic — of or relating to a substance that promotes renal excretion of sodium and chloride ions.
- satirical — of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire: satirical novels.
- satyrical — Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- scagliola — plasterwork imitating marble, granite, or the like.
- scalation — an arrangement of scales, as on a fish.
- scaldfish — a small European flatfish, Arnoglossus laterna, covered with large fragile scales: family Bothidae
- scaldship — the office of a scald or an ancient Scandinavian poet or bard
- scalelike — Zoology. one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins. one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- scaletail — a squirrel in the family Anomaluridae possessing scales on the underside of the tail
- scaliness — a scaly quality or condition