8-letter words containing a, t, o, p
- atrophic — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- atropine — a poisonous alkaloid obtained from deadly nightshade, having an inhibitory action on the autonomic nervous system. It is used medicinally in pre-anaesthetic medication, to speed a slow heart rate, and as an emergency first-aid counter to exposure to chemical warfare nerve agents. Formula: C17H23NO3
- atropism — a condition caused by using atropine over a period of time
- atropous — growing straight, without inversion
- attercop — a spider
- autocarp — any fruit that is produced through self-fertilization
- autoharp — a zither-like musical instrument used in country-and-western music, equipped with button-controlled dampers that can prevent selected strings from sounding, thus allowing chords to be played. It is plucked with the fingers or a plectrum
- autolisp — (language) A dialect of Lisp used by the Autocad CAD package from Autodesk.
- autopass — (programming)
- autopsic — relating to autopsy
- autoptic — relating to or belonging to personal observation
- autostop — Hitchhiking.
- autotype — a photographic process for producing prints in black and white, using a carbon pigment
- autotypy — (dated, photography) An early photographic process that produced autotypes using a carbon pigment.
- backport — (software) To make a feature from a later version of a piece of software available in an earlier version. Backporting of features enables users of the older version to benefit from a feature without upgrading fully.
- backstop — a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area
- bean pot — a heavy, covered crockery or metal pot, suitable for the slow cooking of beans, stews, etc.
- beauport — city in S Quebec, Canada: suburb of Quebec City: pop. 73,000
- bioplast — a very small unit of bioplasm
- blacktop — Blacktop is a hard black substance which is used as a surface for roads.
- boatslip — a docking place for a boat, as between wharves.
- brampton — city in SE Ontario, Canada, near Toronto: pop. 268,000
- cachepot — an ornamental container for a flowerpot
- calotype — an early photographic process invented by W. H. Fox Talbot, in which the image was produced on paper treated with silver iodide and developed by sodium thiosulphite
- calthrop — any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
- caltrops — Plural form of caltrop.
- camp out — If you say that people camp out somewhere in the open air, you are emphasizing that they stay there for a long time, because they are waiting for something to happen.
- campshot — a facing of planks and piles placed along the bank of a river to prevent erosion.
- capitano — a captain or chief
- capitols — Plural form of capitol.
- caponata — (in Sicilian cookery) a dish of fried seasoned aubergine and other vegetables, served as an appetizer
- capriote — a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- caproate — a salt of caproic acid
- capstone — one of a set of slabs on the top of a wall, building, etc
- captions — Plural form of caption.
- captious — apt to make trivial criticisms; fault-finding; carping
- car port — A car port is a shelter for cars which is attached to a house and consists of a flat roof supported on pillars.
- carports — Plural form of carport.
- cataphor — a word that refers to or stands for another word used later
- cenotaph — A cenotaph is a structure that is built in honour of soldiers who died in a war.
- clodpate — A blockhead; a dolt or fool.
- coal pit — a pit where coal is dug.
- coal pot — a cooking device using charcoal, consisting of a raised iron bowl and a central grid
- coalport — a white translucent bone china having richly coloured moulded patterns, made in the 19th century at Coalport near Shrewsbury
- compacts — Plural form of compact.
- compathy — feelings, as happiness or grief, shared with another or others.
- compital — (of the shrine of a domestic god) located at a crossroads
- compleat — an archaic spelling of complete, used esp in the titles of handbooks, in imitation of The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton
- conepati — hog-nosed skunk (def 2).
- conepatl — a hog-nosed skunk