9-letter words containing o, a, p, e, c
- loadspace — the area in a motor vehicle where a load can be carried
- macropore — Any pore sufficiently wide to allow water to flow unimpeded by capillary action.
- macrotape — (storage) /mak'roh-tayp/ An industry-standard reel of magnetic tape, as opposed to a microtape. See also round tape.
- megalopic — having large eyes
- megascope — A modification of the magic lantern, used especially for throwing a magnified image of an opaque object on a screen, solar or artificial light being used.
- mercapto- — (in chemical compounds) indicating the presence of an HS- group
- mesocarps — Plural form of mesocarp.
- metascope — a device for converting infrared radiation into visible light.
- microtape — (hardware, storage) /mi:'kroh-tayp/ Occasionally used to mean a DECtape, as opposed to a macrotape. Apparently the term "microtape" was actually the official term used within DEC for these tapes until someone coined the word "DECtape", which, of course, sounded sexier to the marketroids. Another version of the story holds that someone discovered a conflict with another company's "microtape" trademark.
- monospace — Of a typeface, having the same width for each character.
- moonscape — the general appearance of the surface of the moon.
- nasoscope — Rhinoscope.
- nonplaced — Not assigned a place.
- noscapine — (biochemistry) A benzylisoquinoline alkaloid obtained from plants of the Papaveraceae family, primarily used for its antitussive effects.
- nyctalope — a person or animal affected by nyctalopia
- objectpal — Object-oriented database language, part of Borland's MS-Windows version of Paradox.
- occupance — Occupancy.
- omphacite — a pale-green variety of pyroxene similar to olivine, found in eclogite.
- opacifier — an agent added to render something opaque
- opacities — the state or quality of being opaque.
- opalesced — Simple past tense and past participle of opalesce.
- opalesces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of opalesce.
- open call — an audition, especially for actors or dancers, open to anyone wishing to try out.
- open-cast — open-cut.
- operatics — Exaggerated or overly emotional behaviour; histrionics.
- opercular — Botany, Zoology. a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel.
- outplacer — a person who outplaces ex-employees
- outpreach — to outdo in preaching or overcome by preaching
- overcheap — too cheap
- packhorse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
- paleocene — noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, from 65 to 55 million years ago, and characterized by a proliferation of mammals.
- paleozoic — noting or pertaining to an era occurring between 570 million and 230 million years ago, characterized by the advent of fish, insects, and reptiles.
- panchetto — a Renaissance chair having three splayed legs and a shaped back joined into a solid wooden seat.
- parcourse — an outdoor exercise track or course, especially for joggers, equipped with a series of stations along the way where one is to stop and perform a specific exercise.
- parecious — paroicous.
- paregoric — a camphorated tincture of opium, containing benzoic acid, anise oil, etc., used chiefly to stop diarrhea in children.
- parocheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
- paroemiac — proverbial; axiomatic
- patchogue — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- patercove — a fraudulent priest
- pathocure — Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
- peachblow — a delicate purplish pink.
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- pedagogic — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
- pedocalic — of or relating to a pedocal
- pensacola — a seaport in NW Florida, on Pensacola Bay.
- percolate — to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
- peribonca — a river in central Quebec, Canada, flowing S to Lake St. John. 280 miles (451 km) long.
- pericopae — a selection or extract from a book.
- petticoat — slip worn under a skirt