8-letter words containing a, n, t, i, p
- synaptic — Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
- tailspin — spin (def 23).
- talapoin — a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- tankship — a ship for carrying bulk cargoes of liquids; tanker.
- tant pis — so much the worse
- tapering — to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
- tarpeian — designating or of a cliff on the Capitoline Hill in Rome from which traitors to the state were hurled to their death
- terrapin — any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
- thespian — (often lowercase) pertaining to tragedy or to the dramatic art in general.
- timespan — a span of time; time frame.
- topazine — like topaz
- train up — If someone trains you up, they teach you new skills or give you the necessary preparation so that you will reach the standard required for a particular job or activity.
- tramping — the act of tramping.
- tranship — transship
- trapline — the ensnaring filament of a spider's web.
- trapping — traps, Informal. personal belongings; baggage.
- triplane — an aeroplane having three wings arranged one above the other
- trippant — (of a deer or the like) represented in the act of walking: a stag trippant.
- triptane — a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- tropaion — a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- tulipant — a turban
- tympanic — pertaining or belonging to a tympanum.
- unpliant — stubborn, unyielding
- warpaint — A pigment or paint traditionally used in some societies, especially those of North American Indians, to decorate the face and body before battle.
- waypoint — a place or point between major points on a route.
- xantippe — flourished late 5th century b.c, wife of Socrates.