8-letter words containing a, p, o
- heatspot — a spot on the skin or other surface produced by heat
- hemiopia — hemianopsia.
- hepatoma — a tumor of the liver.
- heptagon — a polygon having seven angles and seven sides.
- hexapods — Plural form of hexapod.
- hexapody — a measure consisting of six feet.
- hexapole — (physics) Anything having six poles or electrodes.
- hispano- — Hispanic
- homepage — Alternative form of home page.
- hoop-man — a basketball player.
- hopheads — (slang) Plural form of hophead.
- hospital — an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.
- hospodar — a former title of governors or princes of Wallachia and Moldavia.
- hot pack — a hot towel, dressing, or the like, applied to the body to reduce swelling, relieve pain, etc.
- hotplate — a portable appliance for cooking, formerly heated by a gas burner placed underneath it, now heated chiefly by an electrical unit in the appliance.
- huapango — a fast, rhythmic dance of Mexico, performed by couples.
- hydropac — an urgent warning of navigational dangers in the Pacific Ocean, issued by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office.
- hypoacid — relating to a lower than normal level of acidity
- hypogamy — Act or practice of seeking a spouse of lower socioeconomic status, or caste status than oneself.
- hypogeal — underground; subterranean.
- hypogean — Existing or growing underground.
- hyponoia — a slow mental function or imagination
- hypopnea — abnormally shallow and slow breathing.
- hyposmia — A reduced ability to smell and to detect odours.
- impactor — an electric or pneumatic power wrench with interchangeable toolhead attachments, used for installing and removing nuts, bolts, and screws.
- indo-pak — of or relating to India and Pakistan
- ion trap — any device used to prevent ions in an electron beam from striking other apparatus, especially in mass spectrometry.
- irapuato — a city in Guanajuato, in central Mexico.
- iron pan — a hard layer of precipitated iron salts often found below the surface of sands and gravels
- isograph — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- isopachs — Plural form of isopach.
- isophane — (uncountable, medicine) A synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes.
- jackpots — Plural form of jackpot.
- jalapeno — a hot green or orange-red pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum, used especially in Mexican cooking.
- jalopies — Plural form of jalopy.
- jamproof — built so as to prevent jamming: a jamproof copying machine.
- japonica — the camellia, Camellia japonica, having waxy flowers in a variety of colors.
- japonism — something typically Japanese.
- jatropha — Any of several plants, of the genus Jatropha, native to the Northern Hemisphere; some have medicinal attributes and others are grown as a source of biodiesel.
- jeopards — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jeopard.
- jeopardy — hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury: For a moment his life was in jeopardy.
- joe soap — a person who is regarded as unintelligent and imposed upon as a stooge or scapegoat
- jogpants — a pair of trousers worn for jogging
- kalliope — calliope (def 2).
- kamloops — a city in S British Columbia, in SW Canada.
- kampongs — Plural form of kampong.
- kasparov — Gary or Garry, born 1963, Armenian chess player.
- kephalos — Cephalus.
- kickapoo — a river in SW Wisconsin, flowing SSW to the Wisconsin River. 130 miles (210 km) long.
- kolhapur — a city in S Maharashtra, in SW India.