9-letter words containing s, c, r, o, p
- prophasic — relating to the first stage of nuclear division
- proscribe — to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
- proscript — a proscription or prohibition
- prosected — to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- prosector — a person who dissects cadavers for the illustration of anatomical lectures or the like.
- prosecute — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- proseucha — a place of prayer, esp for Jewish worship
- prosocial — acting to the benefit of society in general
- prospects — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- prostatic — Also, prostatic [pro-stat-ik] /prɒˈstæt ɪk/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the prostate gland.
- protistic — of or relating to the kingdom Protista
- protocols — the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette.
- 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.
- psoriatic — a common chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by scaly patches.
- pyroclast — a piece of lava ejected from a volcano
- pyroscope — an instrument for measuring the temperature of a heat source
- rapacious — given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
- recompose — to compose again; reconstitute; rearrange.
- reprocess — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- 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
- saporific — producing or imparting flavor or taste.
- saprozoic — (of animals or plants) feeding on dead organic matter
- sarcocarp — the fleshy mesocarp of certain fruits, as the peach.
- sarcoptic — related to or caused by itch-mites that cause mange in animals
- scalloper — a person or thing that scallops.
- scarpetto — a type of shoe traditionally worn by Alpine climbers
- scorpioid — resembling a scorpion.
- scrapbook — an album in which pictures, newspaper clippings, etc., may be pasted or mounted.
- screw top — (of a container) having a top that screws on.
- screw-top — (of a container) having a top that screws on.
- scriptory — of or relating to writing
- serotypic — of or relating to a serotype
- sharecrop — to cultivate (farmland) as a sharecropper
- shopcraft — any of various skilled trades involving maintenance or repair work, as metalworking or boilermaking, especially in the railroad industry.
- 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.
- soporific — causing or tending to cause sleep.
- 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.
- sporocarp — (in higher fungi, lichens, and red algae) a multicellular structure in which spores form; a fruiting body.
- sporocyst — a walled body resulting from the multiple division of a sporozoan, which produces one or more sporozoites.
- sporocyte — a diploid cell in certain spore-bearing plants, as liverworts, that produces four haploid spores through meiosis; a spore mother cell.
- 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).
- stockport — borough of Greater Manchester, in NW England.
- 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.