9-letter words containing o, p, t, i, c
- opticians — Plural form of optician.
- optronics — Optoelectronics.
- orthoepic — Of or pertaining to orthoepy.
- orthoptic — pertaining to or producing normal binocular vision.
- otoscopic — an instrument for examining the external canal and tympanic membrane of the ear.
- outpacing — Present participle of outpace.
- outpriced — Simple past tense and past participle of outprice.
- overpitch — to bowl (a ball) so that it pitches too close to the stumps
- pack into — If someone packs a lot of something into a limited space or time, they fit a lot into it.
- pactional — relating to an agreement or a bargain
- panoistic — (of insects) producing ova without cells to nurse them
- pantropic — (especially of viruses) attracted to or affecting many types of body tissues.
- panzootic — a disease that affects all the animals in a geographical area
- paratonic — (of a plant movement) occurring in response to an external stimulus
- parotitic — of or relating to parotitis.
- pasticcio — a pastiche.
- patchouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- pectinose — arabinose.
- pectolite — a mineral, hydrous calcium sodium silicate, usually occurring in radiating groups of crystals in rock cavities.
- pedorthic — (of footwear) designed to alleviate problems with feet, lower limbs, posture, etc
- penticton — a city in S British Columbia, in SW Canada.
- peridotic — of, relating to, or containing peridot
- periproct — (in certain echinoids) that part of the body surface bordering the anus.
- petrichor — a distinctive scent, usually described as earthy, pleasant, or sweet, produced by rainfall on very dry ground.
- petticoat — slip worn under a skirt
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phacolith — a layer of igneous rock, which has the structure of a lens, and which occurs in an invasive position in sedimentary rock
- phonetics — (in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
- photonics — the study and technology of the use of light for the transmission of information.
- phthiocol — a yellow crystalline substance, C 1 1 H 8 O 3 , produced by the human tubercle bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, having antibiotic and blood-clotting properties.
- phytocide — a substance or preparation for killing plants.
- picometer — one trillionth of a meter
- picometre — a trillionth fraction of metre
- pictogram — pictograph.
- pictorial — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- piece out — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- pink coat — the coat, usually scarlet, of the hunt uniform worn by the staff and by male members of the hunt.
- piscatory — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
- pistachio — the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.
- pitch for — If someone is pitching for something, they are trying to persuade other people to give it to them.
- pitchfork — a large, long-handled fork for manually lifting and pitching hay, stalks of grain, etc.
- 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.
- pizzicato — played by plucking the strings with the finger instead of using the bow, as on a violin.
- placation — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
- placitory — of or relating to pleas made to support a claim or a defence
- pleoptics — the practice of treating the vision defect amblyopia.
- plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
- plication — the act or procedure of folding.