9-letter words containing o, s, i, c, l
- locatives — Plural form of locative.
- locksmith — a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.
- locutions — Plural form of locution.
- lodicules — Plural form of lodicule.
- logicians — Plural form of logician.
- logicless — Without logic; alogical or illogical.
- logiscope — Software quality analysis tools from Verilog SA, used to evaluate the quality of software, both statically (based on software metrics) and dynamically.
- logistics — symbolic logic.
- look sick — to be outclassed
- lubricous — (of a surface, coating, etc.) having an oily smoothness; slippery.
- ludicrous — causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
- lycopolis — the Ancient Greek name for Asyut
- lycopsids — Plural form of lycopsid.
- lysocline — the depth of the ocean at which the solubility of calcium carbonate increases substantially.
- lysogenic — harboring a temperate virus as a prophage or plasmid.
- malicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- michelson — Albert Abraham, 1852–1931, U.S. physicist, born in Prussia (now Poland): Nobel prize 1907.
- 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.
- milosevic — Slobodan [sloh-buh-dain] /ˈsloʊ bəˌdɛən/ (Show IPA), 1941–2006, Yugoslav and Serbian politician: president of Serbia 1989–97, president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1997–2000, accused of war crimes 2001.
- miscolour — (transitive) To give a wrong colour to.
- mislocate — to misplace.
- misoclere — hostile to clergy
- mock lisp — The Lisp used by the Gosling Emacs editor.
- mocktails — Plural form of mocktail.
- molochise — sacrifice to deity
- nicholson — Ben, 1894–1982, British abstract painter.
- nickelous — containing bivalent nickel.
- nicopolis — city in ancient Epirus
- no claims — A no claims discount or bonus is a reduction in the money that you have to pay for an insurance policy, which you get when you have not made any claims in the previous year.
- nonfiscal — not involving government funds
- nonsocial — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- nosologic — Pertaining to nosology or the classification of diseases.
- nostalgic — experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
- nucleoids — Plural form of nucleoid.
- occlusion — the act or state of occluding or the state of being occluded.
- occlusive — occluding or tending to occlude.
- occultism — belief in the existence of secret, mysterious, or supernatural agencies.
- occultist — belief in the existence of secret, mysterious, or supernatural agencies.
- ocotillos — Plural form of ocotillo.
- ocularist — a person who makes artificial eyes
- officials — Plural form of official.
- oil slick — a smooth area on the surface of water caused by the presence of oil.
- olfactics — The study of smells and how they are perceived.
- oligarchs — Plural form of oligarch.
- oncolysis — the destruction of tumours
- oscillate — to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does.
- osmically — with regard to smell
- ossiculum — (anatomy) An ossicle.
- phenolics — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
- pleoptics — the practice of treating the vision defect amblyopia.