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9-letter words containing p, i, s, c, e

  • prescript — prescribed.
  • prestwich — a town in NW England, in Bury unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 31 693 (2001)
  • prestwick — international airport in W Scotland.
  • priceless — having a value beyond all price; invaluable: a priceless artwork.
  • priciness — the state of being pricey
  • primacies — the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc.
  • privacies — the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion: Please leave the room and give me some privacy.
  • proscribe — to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
  • proxemics — Sociology, Psychology. the study of the spatial requirements of humans and animals and the effects of population density on behavior, communication, and social interaction.
  • publicise — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
  • puissance — power, might, or force.
  • pumiceous — Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
  • quickstep — (formerly) a lively step used in marching.
  • reinspect — to inspect or examine again
  • replicase — RNA synthetase.
  • respecify — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
  • scapolite — any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
  • scarpines — an instrument for torturing feet
  • sceptical — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
  • schippers — Thomas, 1930–77, U.S. orchestra conductor.
  • sciophyte — any plant that grows best in the shade
  • scopeloid — a member of a family of deep-sea fish with luminous spots
  • scopoline — a soluble crystalline alkaloid obtained from the decomposition of scopolamine and used as a sedative. Formula: C8H13NO2
  • scrape in — to succeed in entering with difficulty or by a narrow margin
  • scripless — a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
  • scrippage — the contents of a scrip
  • scripters — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
  • scripture — Often, Scriptures. Also called Holy Scripture, Holy Scriptures. the sacred writings of the Old or New Testaments or both together.
  • septicity — pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
  • serotypic — of or relating to a serotype
  • set piece — an arrangement of slow-burning fireworks forming a design or composition when lighted.
  • sheeptick — a wingless, bloodsucking, dipterous insect, Melophagus ovinus, that is parasitic on sheep.
  • shipwreck — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
  • showpiece — something that is displayed or exhibited.
  • sidepiece — a piece forming a side or a part of a side, or fixed by the side, of something.
  • siphuncle — (in a nautilus) the connecting tube that passes from the end of the body through all of the septa to the innermost chamber.
  • skeptical — doubtful about a particular thing: My teacher thinks I can get a scholarship, but I'm skeptical.
  • skiascope — retinoscope.
  • slipcased — having a slipcase
  • slipcover — a cover of cloth or other material for a piece of furniture, as an upholstered chair or sofa, made so as to be easily removable.
  • spaceship — spacecraft.
  • spacesuit — a sealed and pressurized suit designed to allow the wearer to leave a pressurized cabin in outer space or at extremely high altitudes within the atmosphere.
  • spaciness — the state of being spacey
  • spanaemic — relating to a lack of red corpuscles in blood
  • sparticle — a hypothetical elementary particle thought to have been produced in the Big Bang
  • special k — an animal anaesthetic, ketamine hydrochloride, sold illegally as a hallucinogenic drug
  • specially — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
  • specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
  • species's — a class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities; distinct sort or kind.
  • specifics — having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite: to state one's specific purpose.
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