9-letter words containing p, r, i, c
- reinspect — to inspect or examine again
- replacing — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
- replicant — an android that is indistinguishable from a human being
- replicase — RNA synthetase.
- replicate — Also, replicated. folded; bent back on itself.
- repricing — the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- respecify — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- rhapontic — a type of rhubarb
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rhizocarp — a plant that fruits underground or whose root remains intact while the leaves die off annually
- saporific — producing or imparting flavor or taste.
- saprozoic — (of animals or plants) feeding on dead organic matter
- sarcoptic — related to or caused by itch-mites that cause mange in animals
- scarpines — an instrument for torturing feet
- schippers — Thomas, 1930–77, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- scorpioid — resembling a scorpion.
- scrape in — to succeed in entering with difficulty or by a narrow margin
- scrapings — Scrapings are small amounts or pieces that have been scraped off something.
- scrapping — a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws.
- 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.
- scriptics — (company) John Ousterhout's company that is the home of Tcl development and the TclPro tool suite.
- scripting — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- scriptory — of or relating to writing
- scripture — Often, Scriptures. Also called Holy Scripture, Holy Scriptures. the sacred writings of the Old or New Testaments or both together.
- serotypic — of or relating to a serotype
- shipwreck — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
- simscript — A free-form, English-like general-purpose simulation language produced by Harry Markowitz et al of Rand Corp in 1963. It was implemented as a Fortran preprocessor on IBM 7090 and was designed for large discrete simulations. It influenced Simula. Later versions included SIMSCRIPT I.5 and SIMSCRIPT II.5.
- 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.
- soporific — causing or tending to cause sleep.
- spartanic — (usually lowercase) suggestive of the ancient Spartans; sternly disciplined and rigorously simple, frugal, or austere.
- sparticle — a hypothetical elementary particle thought to have been produced in the Big Bang
- specifier — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- spermatic — of, relating to, or resembling sperm; seminal; generative.
- spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- sphincter — a circular band of voluntary or involuntary muscle that encircles an orifice of the body or one of its hollow organs.
- spit curl — a tight curl of hair, usually pressed against the forehead or cheek.
- sporicide — a substance or preparation for killing spores.
- stepchair — a set of steps folding into a chair.
- subscript — written below (distinguished from adscript, superscript).
- superchic — highly or very chic
- supercity — a large, heavily populated urban area that includes several cities; megalopolis.
- supercoil — superhelix.
- superrich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
- sympatric — originating in or occupying the same geographical area.
- tiptronic — a type of gearbox that has both automatic and manual options
- tricuspid — Also, tricuspidal. having three cusps or points, as a tooth. Compare bicuspid.
- triphasic — having or existing in three phases.
- unpierced — not pierced