9-letter words containing p, a, t, r, o, c
- patroclus — Classical Mythology. a friend of Achilles, who was slain by Hector at Troy.
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- percolate — to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
- photocard — A photocard is a card with a person's photograph on it, which they can use to prove who they are.
- pictogram — pictograph.
- pictorial — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- piscatory — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
- placatory — serving, tending, or intended to placate: a placatory reply.
- placitory — of or relating to pleas made to support a claim or a defence
- plutocrat — a member of a plutocracy.
- 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.
- porchetta — Italian boneless stuffed pork cut from a whole roast pig
- portapack — the first portable combined videotape recorder and camera
- portulaca — any of various fleshy-leaved plants of the genus Portulaca, especially P. grandiflora, widely cultivated for its showy, variously colored flowers.
- 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.
- postcrash — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a crash
- pothecary — apothecary.
- practolol — a beta-blocker with formula C14H22N2O3, formerly used to treat cardiac arrhythmia, but now largely withdrawn due to severe side-effects
- 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.
- precatory — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or expressing entreaty or supplication: precatory overtures.
- precoital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- prelocate — to set, fix, or establish in a position, situation, or locality; place; settle: to locate our European office in Paris.
- privocrat — (esp in neo-conservative thought) a person who is not in favour of relinquishing individual freedoms in order to give the state more powers to combat terrorism
- proaction — the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine is not in action now.
- 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.
- procacity — insolence
- procreant — procreating or generating: a sufficiently procreant breed of fish; a procreant cause.
- procreate — to beget or generate (offspring).
- proctodea — parts of the anus
- prolactin — an anterior pituitary polypeptide hormone that stimulates lactation by the mammary glands at parturition in mammals, the activity of the crop in birds, and in some mammalian species the production of progesterone by the corpus luteum.
- prostatic — Also, prostatic [pro-stat-ik] /prɒˈstæt ɪk/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the prostate gland.
- provocant — a person who deliberately behaves controversially to provoke argument or other strong reactions
- psoriatic — a common chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by scaly patches.
- pyroclast — a piece of lava ejected from a volcano
- recaption — the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
- recompact — to pack or join (something) closely together again
- retropack — a system of retrorockets on a spacecraft
- rhapontic — a type of rhubarb
- sarcoptic — related to or caused by itch-mites that cause mange in animals
- scarpetto — a type of shoe traditionally worn by Alpine climbers
- shopcraft — any of various skilled trades involving maintenance or repair work, as metalworking or boilermaking, especially in the railroad industry.
- spaceport — a site at which spacecraft are tested, launched, sheltered, maintained, etc.
- spectator — a weekly periodical (1711–12, 1714) issued by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele.
- sport car — a small, high-powered automobile with long, low lines, usually seating two persons.
- sportance — pleasurable or playful activities
- spot card — spot (def 10b).
- stroupach — a cup of tea
- trap rock — trap2