9-letter words containing o, c, t, s
- crosswort — a herbaceous perennial Eurasian rubiaceous plant, Galium cruciata, with pale yellow flowers and whorls of hairy leaves
- crotalism — a type of poisoning caused by ingestion of plants of the genus Crotalaria
- crotchets — Plural form of crotchet.
- crotonism — poisoning by ingestion of croton oil, characterized by burning of the mouth, severe diarrhea, and colic, with possible death from respiratory or circulatory failure.
- croustade — a hollowed pastry case or piece of cooked bread, potato, etc, in which food is served
- crowfoots — Plural form of crowfoot.
- crowsteps — Plural form of crowstep.
- cryostats — Plural form of cryostat.
- ctesiphon — an ancient city on the River Tigris about 100 km (60 miles) above Babylon. First mentioned in 221 bc, it was destroyed in the 7th and 8th centuries ad
- cub scout — a member of a junior branch (for those aged 8–11 years) of the Scout Association
- curbstone — A curbstone is one of the stones that form a curb.
- curiosity — Curiosity is a desire to know about something.
- cushionet — a small cushion
- custodial — Custodial means relating to keeping people in prison.
- custodian — The custodian of an official building, a companies' assets, or something else valuable is the person who is officially in charge of it.
- custodier — a custodian
- custodies — Plural form of custody.
- customary — Customary is used to describe things that people usually do in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
- customers — A person or organization that buys goods or services from a store or business.
- customise — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- customize — If you customize something, you change its appearance or features to suit your tastes or needs.
- cut loose — to free or become freed from restraint, custody, anchorage, etc
- cut short — to stop abruptly before the end
- cut stone — a stone or stonework dressed to a relatively fine finish with tools other than hammers.
- cutaneous — of, relating to, or affecting the skin
- cystiform — resembling a cyst
- cystocarp — a reproductive body in red algae, developed after fertilization and consisting of filaments bearing carpospores
- cystocele — a hernia of the urinary bladder, esp one protruding into the vagina
- cystogram — A diagnostic image produced by cystography.
- cystolith — a knoblike deposit of calcium carbonate in the epidermal cells of such plants as the stinging nettle
- cystotomy — surgical incision into the gall bladder or urinary bladder
- cytokines — Plural form of cytokine.
- cytolysin — a substance that can partially or completely destroy animal cells
- cytolysis — the dissolution of cells, esp by the destruction of their membranes
- cytoplasm — the protoplasm of a cell contained within the cell membrane but excluding the nucleus: contains organelles, vesicles, and other inclusions
- cytoplast — the intact cytoplasm of a single cell
- cytosmear — (cytology) A sample of cells, in the form of a smear on a microscope slide, that has been stained ready for diagnostic examination.
- cytosolic — of or relating to a cytosol
- cytostome — the mouth of a protozoan.
- cytotaxis — movement of cells due to external stimulation
- datacomms — the transmission of data along communications systems
- deadstock — the merchandise or commodities of a shop, etc, that is unsold and generating no income
- decongest — to ease crowding or clogging in (an area)
- decorates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decorate.
- defectors — Plural form of defector.
- democrats — Plural form of democrat.
- destructo — a person who causes havoc or destruction
- detectors — Plural form of detector.
- diastolic — (of blood pressure) indicating the arterial pressure during the interval between heartbeats.
- dicrotism — having or pertaining to a double beat of the pulse for each beat of the heart.