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9-letter words containing s, p, o, t, c

  • crapshoot — If you describe something as a crapshoot, you mean that what happens depends entirely on luck or chance.
  • cristophe — Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), ("Henri I"I) 1767–1820, Haitian revolutionary general, born in Grenada: king 1811–20.
  • crockpots — Plural form of crockpot.
  • crop-dust — to subject (a field) to crop-dusting.
  • crosspost — (computing) An electronic message posted to multiple newsgroups simultaneously.
  • crowsteps — Plural form of crowstep.
  • ctesiphon — an ancient city on the River Tigris about 100 km (60 miles) above Babylon. First mentioned in 221 bc, it was destroyed in the 7th and 8th centuries ad
  • cystocarp — a reproductive body in red algae, developed after fertilization and consisting of filaments bearing carpospores
  • cytoplasm — the protoplasm of a cell contained within the cell membrane but excluding the nucleus: contains organelles, vesicles, and other inclusions
  • cytoplast — the intact cytoplasm of a single cell
  • dioptrics — the branch of geometrical optics dealing with the formation of images by lenses.
  • ectoplasm — Biology. the outer portion of the cytoplasm of a cell. Compare endoplasm.
  • entoptics — the study of entoptic visions
  • epicotyls — Plural form of epicotyl.
  • epistolic — Relating to letters or epistles; in the form or style of letters; epistolary.
  • escopette — a carbine
  • esotropic — (of an eye) turning inwards
  • fencepost — A post which helps hold up a fence.
  • fetoscope — a tubular fiberoptic instrument used for diagnostic examination of the fetus and interior of the uterus.
  • fetoscopy — examination by means of a fetoscope.
  • hopscotch — a children's game in which a player tosses or kicks a small flat stone, beanbag, or other object into one of several numbered sections of a diagram marked on the pavement or ground and then hops on one foot over the lines from section to section and picks up the stone or object, usually while standing on one foot in an adjacent section.
  • hypnotics — Plural form of hypnotic.
  • hypocaust — a hollow space or system of channels in the floor or walls of some ancient Roman buildings that provided a central heating system by receiving and distributing the heat from a furnace.
  • impeticos — to put in a pocket
  • inspector — a person who inspects.
  • isopectic — a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to form at approximately the same period at the onset of winter.
  • isotropic — Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes. Compare anisotropic (def 1).
  • jack post — a post for supporting a floor beam, having two telescoping sections, adjustable to any height.
  • jockstrap — an elasticized belt, a men's undergarment, with a pouch for supporting and protecting the genitals, worn especially while participating in athletics.
  • klopstock — Friedrich Gottlieb [free-drikh gawt-leep] /ˈfri drɪx ˈgɔt lip/ (Show IPA), 1724–1803, German poet.
  • lock step — a way of marching in such close file that the corresponding legs of the marchers must keep step precisely
  • metascope — a device for converting infrared radiation into visible light.
  • mutoscope — A motion-picture device of the late nineteenth century, to be viewed by one person at a time through a peephole.
  • nyctalops — a person affected by nyctalopia
  • occupants — Plural form of occupant.
  • octopodes — (rare) Irregular plural form of octopus.
  • octopuses — Plural form of octopus.
  • octuplets — Plural form of octuplet.
  • opacities — the state or quality of being opaque.
  • open-cast — open-cut.
  • operatics — Exaggerated or overly emotional behaviour; histrionics.
  • opticians — Plural form of optician.
  • optronics — Optoelectronics.
  • osteocope — severe pain in the bones, especially that occurring in syphilitic persons.
  • otoscopes — Plural form of otoscope.
  • otoscopic — an instrument for examining the external canal and tympanic membrane of the ear.
  • pack shot — (in television advertising) a close-up of the product being advertised, usually so that the viewer can register its logo and packaging
  • panoistic — (of insects) producing ova without cells to nurse them
  • pasticcio — a pastiche.
  • patroclus — Classical Mythology. a friend of Achilles, who was slain by Hector at Troy.
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