9-letter words containing ap
- oak apple — oak gall.
- octaploid — an organism that consists of eight groups or sets of chromosomes
- octapodic — (in poetic metre) having or consisting of eight feet
- oil-paper — a paper made waterproof and translucent by treatment with oil.
- oleograph — a chromolithograph printed in oil colors on canvas or cloth.
- omnigraph — a device for converting Morse Code signals that are punched on a tape into audio signals, used in the training of telegraph operators.
- ondograph — an instrument for graphically recording oscillatory variations, as in alternating currents.
- orography — the branch of physical geography dealing with mountains.
- overapply — To apply to excess.
- overcheap — too cheap
- overhappy — too happy
- oviraptor — a bipedal dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period, having a toothless jaw and long forelimbs with clawed fingers
- pap smear — a test for cancer of the cervix, consisting of the staining of cervical cells taken in a cervical or vaginal smear (Pap smear or pap smear) for examination of exfoliated cells.
- paparazzi — a freelance photographer, especially one who takes candid pictures of celebrities for publication.
- paparazzo — a freelance photographer, especially one who takes candid pictures of celebrities for publication.
- paper bag — a carrier bag made from paper, for holding purchases, etc
- paper cup — a disposable drinking cup made of paper
- paper cut — tiny nick caused by sharp paper
- paper-net — snail mail
- paperback — a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.
- paperbark — cajeput.
- paperclip — a flat wire or plastic clip shaped so that it can hold sheets of paper between two of its loops.
- papergirl — a girl who delivers newspapers to homes.
- paperless — a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- papermail — snail mail
- paperware — printed matter or items made of paper
- paperwork — written or clerical work, as records or reports, forming a necessary but often a routine and secondary part of some work or job.
- papeterie — a box for holding stationery, especially an ornamental one.
- papillary — of, relating to, or of the nature of a papilla or papillae.
- papilloma — a benign tumor of the skin or mucous membrane consisting of hypertrophied epithelial tissue, as a wart.
- papillose — full of papillae.
- papillote — a decorative curled paper placed over the end of the bone of a cutlet or chop.
- papillule — a mini papilla
- paragraph — a distinct portion of written or printed matter dealing with a particular idea, usually beginning with an indentation on a new line.
- parapente — the form of parachute used in this sport
- parapodia — one of the unjointed rudimentary limbs or processes of locomotion of many worms, as annelids.
- pea aphid — a large green aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, that is a pest of peas, clovers, alfalfa, and similar plants and occurs throughout North America.
- pedograph — an imprint on paper of the foot.
- pentapody — a measure consisting of five feet.
- periapsis — the closest point to a central body reached by a body in orbit
- petnapper — a person who steals a pet for ransom or for resale
- phone tap — an instance of listening secretly, usually illegally, to someone's phone conversations using special electronic equipment
- pineapple — the edible, juicy, collective fruit of a tropical, bromeliaceous plant, Ananas comosus, that develops from a spike or head of flowers and is surmounted by a crown of leaves.
- plain lap — lap joint.
- polar cap — Geology. the icecap situated at either end of the earth's poles.
- polygraph — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- ponograph — an instrument for graphically recording pain or muscular fatigue.
- portapack — the first portable combined videotape recorder and camera
- power nap — a short sleep taken during the working day with the intention of improving the quality of work later in the day
- prajapati — a Vedic god personifying a creative force that evolves all things from itself.