9-letter words containing oc
- invocated — invoke.
- invocator — invoke.
- iridocyte — a guanine-containing cell in the skin of fish and some cephalopods, giving these animals their iridescence
- isocarpic — having carpels equal in number to the other floral parts.
- isocheims — Plural form of isocheim.
- isochoric — Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- isochrone — a line, as on a map, connecting all points having some property simultaneously, as in having the same delay in receiving a radio signal from a given source or requiring the same time to be reached by available transportation from a given center.
- isochrony — the fact or state of occurrence at the same time; contemporaneity.
- isoclinal — of or relating to equal direction of inclination; inclining or dipping in the same direction.
- isoclines — Plural form of isocline.
- isoclinic — of or relating to equal direction of inclination; inclining or dipping in the same direction.
- isocrates — 436–338 b.c, Athenian orator.
- isocratic — a government in which all individuals have equal political power.
- isocyclic — homocyclic.
- isooctane — the octane C 8 H 18 , used as one of the standards in establishing the octane number of a fuel.
- jazz rock — a style of music that combines jazz and rock
- jazz-rock — music that combines elements of both jazz and rock and is usually performed on amplified electric instruments.
- jock itch — a fungal infection of the skin in the groin area, occurring most commonly in males, especially in warm climates, characterized by itchy and often scaly lesions; tinea cruris.
- jock scot — an artificial fly having a yellow floss body, black silk tag, scarlet and yellow tail, wings of scarlet and of jungle cock feathers spotted with yellow and gray, and hackle of guinea fowl and grouse feathers.
- jockeying — a person who rides horses professionally in races.
- jockeyish — resembling a jockey
- jockeyism — the skills and practices of jockeys
- jockstrap — an elasticized belt, a men's undergarment, with a pouch for supporting and protecting the genitals, worn especially while participating in athletics.
- jockteleg — a large clasp knife or pocketknife; jackknife.
- jocularly — given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious: jocular remarks about opera stars.
- joculator — (obsolete) A jester; a joker.
- jocundity — the state or an instance of being jocund; gaiety.
- karyocyte — (cytology) Any cell that has a nucleus.
- kilocurie — a unit of radioactivity, equal to 1000 curies. Abbreviation: kCi, kc.
- kilocycle — a unit equal to 1000 cycles: used especially in radio as 1000 cycles per second for expressing the frequency of electromagnetic waves; kilohertz. The term kilohertz is now preferred in technical use. Abbreviation: kc.
- klopstock — Friedrich Gottlieb [free-drikh gawt-leep] /ˈfri drɪx ˈgɔt lip/ (Show IPA), 1724–1803, German poet.
- knee-sock — a type of sock that comes up to the knee
- knob lock — a lock having a spring bolt moved by a knob or knobs, and a dead bolt moved by a key.
- knock off — an act or instance of knocking.
- knock out — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- knockback — A blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock back; a recoil.
- knockdown — capable of knocking something down; overwhelming; irresistible: a knockdown blow.
- knockless — (of an engine, bearing, or fuel) producing no knocking sound
- knockoffs — Plural form of knockoff.
- knockouts — Plural form of knockout.
- knockover — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- krautrock — (music) A genre of German experimental rock music from the 1970s.
- languedoc — a former province in S France. Capital: Toulouse.
- latrociny — banditry
- leucocyte — leukocyte.
- leukocyte — white blood cell.
- lidocaine — a synthetic crystalline powder, C 14 H 22 N 2 O, used as a local anesthetic and also in the management of certain arrhythmias.
- linstocks — Plural form of linstock.
- lithocyst — a sac, containing otoliths, found in many invertebrates, supposedly connected to hearing and orientation
- livestock — the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on a farm or ranch.