9-letter words containing p, o, r, c, e
- protecter — protector.
- protector — a person or thing that protects; defender; guardian.
- proteinic — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- proteomic — relating to a proteome
- prothetic — the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- provencal — of or relating to Provence, its people, or their language.
- 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.
- puckerood — ruined; exhausted
- pyodermic — relating to a skin disease characterized by the production of pus
- pyroceram — a strong heat-resistant glass which has been heat-treated so that it is made up of microscopic crystalline domains
- pyrogenic — producing or produced by heat or fever.
- pyroscope — an instrument for measuring the temperature of a heat source
- 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.
- receiptor — a person who receipts.
- reception — the act of receiving or the state of being received.
- recompact — to pack or join (something) closely together again
- recompile — to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- recompose — to compose again; reconstitute; rearrange.
- recompute — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- reproceed — to move or go forward or onward, especially after stopping.
- reprocess — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- reproduce — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- reproject — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- retropack — a system of retrorockets on a spacecraft
- roofscape — a view of the rooftops of a town, city, etc
- rotoscope — a projection device that allows images from live-action films to be traced to create an animated sequence
- scalloper — a person or thing that scallops.
- scarpetto — a type of shoe traditionally worn by Alpine climbers
- screw top — (of a container) having a top that screws on.
- screw-top — (of a container) having a top that screws on.
- serotypic — of or relating to a serotype
- sharecrop — to cultivate (farmland) as a sharecropper
- 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.
- snowcreep — a continuous, slow, downhill movement of snow.
- 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.
- sporicide — a substance or preparation for killing spores.
- sporocyte — a diploid cell in certain spore-bearing plants, as liverworts, that produces four haploid spores through meiosis; a spore mother cell.
- sportance — pleasurable or playful activities
- stonecrop — any plant of the genus Sedum, especially a mosslike herb, S. acre, having small, fleshy leaves and yellow flowers, frequently growing on rocks and walls.
- supercoil — superhelix.
- supercold — extremely cold
- supercool — to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.
- superjock — an extremely athletic person
- susceptor — a piece of metallic film on a package of microwaveable food that helps cook and brown the food by producing and concentrating energy on the food's outer surface.
- turcopole — during the Crusades, a type of lightly armed and low-ranking soldier belonging to the Order of St John of Jerusalem, used mainly as mounted archers and scouts
- uncoupler — an agent responsible for the uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation
- uncropped — the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered: the wheat crop.
- workpiece — a piece of work being machined.
- workplace — a person's place of employment.