9-letter words containing u, c, t
- piece out — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- pleuritic — inflammation of the pleura, with or without a liquid effusion in the pleural cavity, characterized by a dry cough and pain in the affected side.
- plicature — the act or procedure of folding.
- plus tick — uptick (def 2).
- plutocrat — a member of a plutocracy.
- pneumatic — of or relating to air, gases, or wind.
- pocketful — the amount that a pocket will hold.
- poeticule — an inferior poet
- pollucite — a colourless rare mineral consisting of a hydrated caesium aluminium silicate, often containing some rubidium. It occurs in coarse granite, esp in Manitoba, and is an important source of caesium. Formula: CsAlSi2O6.1⁄2H2O
- portulaca — any of various fleshy-leaved plants of the genus Portulaca, especially P. grandiflora, widely cultivated for its showy, variously colored flowers.
- posticous — hinder; posterior.
- poulticed — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- power cut — break in electricity supply
- practicum — (in a college or university) the part of a course consisting of practical work in a particular field.
- prededuct — preceding deduction, done or carried out prior to a deduction being made
- prescutum — the anterior dorsal sclerite of a thoracic segment of an insect.
- price cut — discount, lowering of costs
- price-cut — to reduce the price of, especially to gain a competitive advantage.
- prick out — to transplant (seedlings) as from seed pans to shallow boxes
- 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.
- psych out — to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.
- psych-out — an act or instance of psyching out.
- pubescent — arriving or arrived at puberty.
- publicist — a person who publicizes, especially a press agent or public-relations consultant.
- publicity — extensive mention in the news media or by word of mouth or other means of communication.
- pugnacity — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- punch out — a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
- punch-out — a small section of cardboard or metal surrounded by perforations so that it can be easily forced out.
- punctatim — point for point.
- punctilio — a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
- punctuate — to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.
- putschist — a participant in a putsch.
- quadratic — square.
- quantical — relating to quantics
- quercetin — a yellow, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, C 1 5 H 1 0 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the quercitron and other vegetable substances, used as a yellow dye; flavin.
- quercetum — a group of oak trees
- quercitol — a colorless, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 1 2 O 5 , obtained from acorns or oak bark: used chiefly in medicine.
- quicksets — Plural form of quickset.
- quicksort — A sorting algorithm with O(n log n) average time complexity. One element, x of the list to be sorted is chosen and the other elements are split into those elements less than x and those greater than or equal to x. These two lists are then sorted recursively using the same algorithm until there is only one element in each list, at which point the sublists are recursively recombined in order yielding the sorted list. This can be written in Haskell:
- quickstep — (formerly) a lively step used in marching.
- quicktime — (graphics, standard, file format, product) Apple Computer's software for playing audio and video. The QuickTime application is a free media player. QuickTime Pro is a paid-for version with editing ability. QuickTime's native format for audio and video is .mov but it can handle many others.
- quidditch — Alternative form of Quidditch.
- quiescent — being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless: a quiescent mind.
- quitclaim — a transfer of all one's interest, as in a parcel of real estate, especially without a warranty of title.
- quittance — recompense or requital.
- raceabout — a small, sloop-rigged racing yacht with a short bowsprit.
- raconteur — a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- razor cut — a fluffy hairstyle, usually tapering at the neck, trimmed by a razor
- reactuate — to activate (something) again
- ready-cut — (of wood, tiles, glass, etc) cut to size before being sold