8-letter words containing e, t, o, p, s, i
- postiche — superadded, especially inappropriately, as a sculptural or architectural ornament.
- proteins — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- rispetto — a form of folk verse from Tuscany
- saponite — a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- setpoint — the desired value in a closed-loop feedback system, as in regulation of temperature or pressure.
- side pot — (in poker with table stakes) a second or subsequent pot, separate from the main pot, created when a player's entire table stake has been bet in a main pot or another side pot and other players want to continue betting.
- sinopite — a clay-like mineral containing iron oxides
- siphonet — (of aphids) a small siphon on the abdomen by which an aphid emits sticky liquid
- sorptive — the state or process of being sorbed.
- soutpiel — an English-speaking South African
- spoliate — to rob, plunder, or despoil
- sportive — playful or frolicsome; jesting, jocose, or merry: a sportive puppy.
- topelius — Zakarias [sah-kah-ree-ahs] /ˌsɑ kɑˈri ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1818–98, Finnish poet and novelist.
- topsider — a light canvas shoe
- wipeouts — Plural form of wipeout.