9-letter words containing o, s, t, e, c, l
- elections — Plural form of election.
- electrons — Plural form of electron.
- epicotyls — Plural form of epicotyl.
- epistolic — Relating to letters or epistles; in the form or style of letters; epistolary.
- escalator — A moving staircase consisting of an endlessly circulating belt of steps driven by a motor, conveying people between the floors of a public building.
- falconets — Plural form of falconet.
- galactose — a white, crystalline, water-soluble hexose sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained in its dextrorotatory form from milk sugar by hydrolysis and in its levorotatory form from mucilages.
- goldcrest — a Eurasian kinglet, Regulus regulus, having a bright yellow patch on the top of the head.
- idiolects — Plural form of idiolect.
- isolectin — Any of a number of closely related lectins that are difficult to separate, and act together.
- lactulose — (organic compound) A disaccharide of galactose and fructose formed when milk is heated.
- livestock — the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on a farm or ranch.
- locatives — Plural form of locative.
- lock step — a way of marching in such close file that the corresponding legs of the marchers must keep step precisely
- mislocate — to misplace.
- moschatel — a small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor.
- obstacles — Plural form of obstacle.
- octastyle — having eight columns in the front, as a temple or portico.
- octuplets — Plural form of octuplet.
- oldcastle — Sir John (Lord Cobham) 1377–1417, English martyr: leader of a Lollard conspiracy; executed for treason and heresy; model for Shakespeare's Falstaff.
- oscillate — to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does.
- osculated — Simple past tense and past participle of osculate.
- osculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of osculate.
- outmuscle — to get the better of or dominate by virtue of superior strength or force.
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- pleoptics — the practice of treating the vision defect amblyopia.
- reconsult — to consult (someone or something) again
- resolicit — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- scapolite — any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
- sclerotal — a bony area or plate found in the sclerotic (the eyeball covering) of some animals
- sclerotic — Also, scleral. Anatomy. of or relating to the sclera.
- sclerotin — an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
- scolecite — a monoclinic white zeolite mineral, a hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, CaAl 2 Si 3 O 1 0 ⋅, 3H 2 O, occurring in masses and in needle-shaped crystals.
- scopulate — broom-shaped; brushlike.
- sectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- sectorial — of or relating to a sector.
- selection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- sleepcoat — a lightweight, knee-length garment for sleep or lounging, styled like a pajama top and having a sash.
- socialite — a socially prominent person.
- sociolect — a variety of a language used by a particular social group; a social dialect.
- solicited — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- splotches — a large, irregular spot; blot; stain; blotch.
- stercoral — stercoraceous
- stockless — having no stock, as an anchor.
- stockpile — a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.
- telescope — an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens set into one end of a tube and an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses set into the other end of a tube that slides into the first and through which the enlarged object is viewed directly; the other form (reflecting telescope) has a concave mirror that gathers light from the object and focuses it into an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses through which the reflection of the object is enlarged and viewed. Compare radio telescope.
- telescopy — the use of the telescope.
- toolchest — a chest in which tools are kept
- topcastle — a large fighting top used in medieval ships.
- touchless — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.