9-letter words containing o, c, i, p
- hypoxemic — inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
- ic-prolog — Clark & McCabe, Imperial College 1979. Logic language with coroutining.
- ice apron — a structure built in a river upstream from a bridge pier or the like for protection against drifting ice.
- ice piton — a type of piton designed for being driven into ice
- ice point — the temperature at which a mixture of ice and air-saturated water at a pressure of one atmosphere is in equilibrium, represented by 0°C and 32°F.
- ideoscape — (according to w Arjun Appadurai) The global flow of ideologies.
- idiotypic — the molecular arrangement of amino acids unique to the antigen-binding site of a particular antibody.
- impaction — an act or instance of impacting.
- impeticos — to put in a pocket
- impolitic — not politic, expedient, or judicious.
- impotence — the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness.
- impotency — the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness.
- in pocket — a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
- inception — beginning; start; commencement.
- incompact — not compact; loose.
- incompass — Archaic form of encompass.
- incomplex — Not complex; simple.
- incorrupt — not corrupt; not debased or perverted; morally upright.
- inotropic — influencing the contractility of muscular tissue.
- inspector — a person who inspects.
- intercrop — to grow one crop between the rows of another, as in an orchard or field.
- isocarpic — having carpels equal in number to the other floral parts.
- isopectic — a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to form at approximately the same period at the onset of winter.
- isopycnal — Also, isopycnal [ahy-suh-pik-nl] /ˌaɪ səˈpɪk nl/ (Show IPA). having the same density.
- isopycnic — Also, isopycnal [ahy-suh-pik-nl] /ˌaɪ səˈpɪk nl/ (Show IPA). having the same density.
- isotropic — Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes. Compare anisotropic (def 1).
- japonicas — Plural form of japonica.
- kinescope — a cathode-ray tube with a fluorescent screen on which an image is reproduced by a directed beam of electrons.
- koniscope — a device for detecting and measuring dust in the air
- line copy — a document, drawing, or the like, consisting of two tones, as black and white, without intermediate gradations. Compare halftone (def 1).
- lipectomy — the surgical removal of fatty tissue.
- lipolytic — Of or pertaining to lipolysis.
- logiscope — Software quality analysis tools from Verilog SA, used to evaluate the quality of software, both statically (based on software metrics) and dynamically.
- logopedic — the study and treatment of speech defects.
- loin chop — a small piece of meat cut from the loin
- lycopolis — the Ancient Greek name for Asyut
- lycopsids — Plural form of lycopsid.
- lyophilic — noting a colloid the particles of which have a strong affinity for the liquid in which they are dispersed.
- lyophobic — noting a colloid the particles of which have little or no affinity for the liquid in which they are dispersed.
- lyotropic — noting any series of ions, salts, or radicals arranged in descending order relative to the magnitude of their effect on a given solvent.
- macropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be larger than their actual size.
- megalopic — having large eyes
- micro-cap — designating a company, or a mutual fund that invests in companies, with a very small market capitalization, usually under $250 million.
- microchip — chip1 (def 5).
- microcopy — a microphotographic copy of a printed page or the like, as in microfilm or microfiche.
- micropore — a tiny opening, as in specialized biological filters or in the shells of some animals.
- micropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be smaller than their actual size.
- micropump — a tiny pump implanted under the skin for the timed administration of medication.
- micropyle — Zoology. any minute opening in an ovum through which a spermatozoon can enter, as in many insects.
- microslop — (company, abuse) A derisive synonym for Microsoft Corporation. It refers to the sloppy, bug-ridden "x.0" versions of MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows and other Microsoft products.