8-letter words containing e, t, o
- involute — intricate; complex.
- iodinate — to iodize.
- iodyrite — a mineral, AgI, that is a naturally occurring form of silver iodide, is yellowish or greenish in colour, is found in parts of Central and South America, and is hexagonal in shape
- iolanthe — an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
- irrorate — marked with small spots of color; speckled.
- isohyets — Plural form of isohyet.
- isolated — compact
- isolates — to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
- isolette — An incubator for a new-born baby.
- isometry — equality of measure.
- isophote — a line on a diagram or image of a galaxy, nebula, or other celestial object joining points of equal surface brightness
- isopleth — a line drawn on a map through all points having the same numerical value, as of a population figure or geographic measurement.
- isostere — Chemistry. a compound isosteric with one or more other compounds.
- isothere — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
- isotherm — Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
- isotones — Plural form of isotone.
- isotoped — Simple past tense and past participle of isotope.
- isotopes — Plural form of isotope.
- iterator — One which iterates.
- j'ouvert — the eve of Mardi gras; the Monday morning on which the festivities begin
- j-stroke — (in canoeing) a stroke, made in the shape of the letter J, used to alter the course of the canoe, usually to compensate for drifting sideways.
- jacobite — a partisan or adherent of James II of England after his overthrow (1688), or of the Stuarts.
- jarmoite — a member of the prehistoric people of northeastern Iraq in and around the settlement at Jarmo.
- jarosite — a yellowish or brownish mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and iron, KFe 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , occurring in small crystals or large masses.
- jehovist — Yahwist.
- jelutong — a tree, Dyera costulata, of the Malay Peninsula, from which a resinous latex is obtained.
- jerk out — to utter sharply and abruptly
- jestbook — a book of jests or jokes.
- jet boat — a small, propellerless boat powered by an engine that ejects water for its thrust.
- jetborne — carried by jet aircraft.
- jetfoils — Plural form of jetfoil.
- jettison — to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
- jockette — a female jockey
- jointers — Plural form of jointer.
- jointure — an estate or property settled on a woman in consideration of marriage, to be owned by her after her husband's death.
- jokester — a joker, especially a practical joker.
- joktaleg — a large clasp knife or pocketknife; jackknife.
- joliette — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- jolliest — Superlative form of jolly.
- jolthead — (archaic) A dunce; a blockhead.
- jousters — Plural form of jouster.
- jowliest — Superlative form of jowly.
- kabouter — (Dutch mythology) A tiny folkloric man who traditionally wears a pointy red hat, lives in harmony with nature and resides in mushrooms, similar to a gnome, leprechaun or a smurf.
- katowice — a city in S Poland.
- keelboat — a roughly built, shallow freight boat, having a keel to permit sailing into the wind.
- keep out — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- kenotron — a type of vacuum tube formerly used as a high-voltage rectifier, for example in circuits of X-ray tubes
- kentwood — a city in W Michigan.
- keratode — the horny, fibrous substance forming the skeleton of certain sponges.
- keratoid — resembling horn; horny.