9-letter words containing o, c, t, p, e
- photocell — a solid-state device that converts light into electrical energy by producing a voltage, as in a photovoltaic cell, or uses light to regulate the flow of current, as in a photoconductive cell: used in automatic control systems for doors, lighting, etc.
- phytocide — a substance or preparation for killing plants.
- picometer — one trillionth of a meter
- picometre — a trillionth fraction of metre
- piece out — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- pitchpole — (of a boat) to capsize end over end, as in heavy surf.
- pithecoid — belonging or pertaining to the genus Pithecia and related genera, including the saki monkeys.
- pleoptics — the practice of treating the vision defect amblyopia.
- plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
- pocatello — a city in SE Idaho.
- pocketful — the amount that a pocket will hold.
- pocketing — a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
- podcaster — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- podotheca — the horny integument covering unfeathered portions of the legs and toes of most birds.
- poeticism — a poetic expression that has become hackneyed, forced, or artificial.
- poeticize — to make (thoughts, feelings, etc.) poetic; express in poetry.
- poeticule — an inferior poet
- pollucite — a colourless rare mineral consisting of a hydrated caesium aluminium silicate, often containing some rubidium. It occurs in coarse granite, esp in Manitoba, and is an important source of caesium. Formula: CsAlSi2O6.1⁄2H2O
- pontifice — a priest in ancient Rome
- porchetta — Italian boneless stuffed pork cut from a whole roast pig
- porticoed — provided with a portico or porticoes.
- porticoes — a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- post race — a race in which each owner is allowed to list a number of possible entries and, at a stipulated time before the race, specify which horse will actually compete.
- pothecary — apothecary.
- potlicker — Midland and Southern U.S. Eye Dialect. pot liquor.
- poulticed — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- power cut — break in electricity supply
- preaction — the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine is not in action now.
- preatomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- prebiotic — of or relating to chemicals or environmental conditions existing before the development of the first living things.
- precatory — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or expressing entreaty or supplication: precatory overtures.
- precentor — a person who leads a church choir or congregation in singing.
- preceptor — an instructor; teacher; tutor.
- precocity — the state of being or tendency to be precocious.
- precoital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- predictor — a person or thing that predicts.
- prelocate — to set, fix, or establish in a position, situation, or locality; place; settle: to locate our European office in Paris.
- princeton — a borough in central New Jersey: battle 1777.
- proactive — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- procerity — tallness
- procident — relating to a prolapse
- procreant — procreating or generating: a sufficiently procreant breed of fish; a procreant cause.
- procreate — to beget or generate (offspring).
- proctodea — parts of the anus
- proctored — a person appointed to keep watch over students at examinations.
- projected — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- projector — an apparatus for throwing an image on a screen, as a motion-picture projector or magic lantern.
- proleptic — Rhetoric. the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance.
- prometric — in favour of the metric system
- prophetic — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.