9-letter words containing p, c, o, s
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- pecunious — having plenty of money; wealthy
- penobscot — a river flowing S from N Maine into Penobscot Bay. 350 miles (565 km) long.
- pensacola — a seaport in NW Florida, on Pensacola Bay.
- pentecost — a Christian festival celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles; Whitsunday.
- percussor — plexor.
- periscope — an optical instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight or in an otherwise obstructed field of vision, consisting essentially of a tube with an arrangement of prisms or mirrors and, usually, lenses: used especially in submarines.
- 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.
- phonemics — the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.
- 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.
- photoscan — to study the distribution of a radioactive isotope or radiopaque dye in (a body organ or part) through the use of x-rays.
- pinaceous — belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.
- piscatory — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
- pisciform — shaped like a fish.
- piscivore — an animal that feeds on fish
- pistachio — the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.
- pleoptics — the practice of treating the vision defect amblyopia.
- 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.
- poeticism — a poetic expression that has become hackneyed, forced, or artificial.
- poimenics — pastoral theology.
- polybasic — (of an acid) having two or more atoms of replaceable hydrogen.
- polynices — a son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Eteocles and Antigone on whose behalf the Seven against Thebes were organized.
- polysemic — capable of having several possible meanings
- polysomic — of, relating to, or designating a basically diploid chromosome complement, in which some but not all the chromosomes are represented more than twice
- pomaceous — of, relating to, or of the nature of pomes.
- pond scum — any free-floating freshwater alga that forms a green scum on water.
- pop music — popular music
- pop psych — psychological or pseudopsychological counseling, interpretations, concepts, terminology, etc., often simplistic or superficial, popularized by certain personalities, magazine articles, television shows, advice columns, or the like, that influence the general public.
- poroscope — an instrument for measuring porosity
- poroscopy — a method for identifying people by the impression left by the pores of the finger(s)
- porticoes — a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- posologic — of or relating to doses of medicines
- 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.
- post-rock — a type of music that often varies from traditional rock in terms of form and instrumentation
- postcrash — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a crash
- posticous — hinder; posterior.
- posttonic — immediately following a stressed syllable: a posttonic syllable; a posttonic vowel.
- praecoces — a division of birds whose young are able to run when first hatched
- precensor — to censor (a film, play, book, etc) before its publication
- prechoose — to choose in advance
- prechosen — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- precision — the state or quality of being precise.
- precursor — a person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.; predecessor.
- premosaic — of the period before Moses
- preschool — of, relating to, or intended for a child between infancy and school age: new methods of preschool education.
- prescious — prescient
- prescored — to record the sound of (a motion picture) before filming.
- proboscis — the trunk of an elephant.
- procellas — pucellas.