8-letter words containing i, a, p, e
- diaphane — Something transparent or diaphanous.
- diaphone — the set of all realizations of a given phoneme in a language
- diascope — an optical projector used to display transparencies
- diaspore — a white, yellowish, or grey mineral consisting of hydrated aluminium oxide in orthorhombic crystalline form, found in bauxite and corundum. Formula: AlO(OH)
- diazepam — a chemical compound used as a minor tranquillizer and muscle relaxant and to treat acute epilepsy. Formula: C16H13ClN2O
- didapper — a little grebe or dabchick
- dioptase — a mineral, hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO 3 ⋅H 2 O, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
- diplegia — paralysis of the identical part on both sides of the body.
- dippable — (of a headlamp, etc) capable of being dipped
- dipteral — dipterous.
- dipteran — dipterous (def 1).
- dispeace — an absence of peace
- displace — to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- dispread — to spread out
- dopamine — Biochemistry. a catecholamine neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, retina, and sympathetic ganglia, acting within the brain to help regulate movement and emotion: its depletion may cause Parkinson's disease. Compare dopa.
- drepanid — any moth of the superfamily Drepanoidae (family Drepanidae): it comprises the hook-tip moths
- drippage — a dripping, as of water from a faucet.
- e-piracy — the illegal uploading of digital copies of copyrighted works to a website, or the illegal downloading of such material.
- earlship — earldom (def 1).
- earpiece — a piece that covers or passes over the ear, as on a cap or eyeglasses.
- egyptian — person from Egypt
- elaphine — relating to or resembling a red deer
- elapsing — Present participle of elapse.
- empaired — Simple past tense and past participle of empair.
- empathic — Showing or expressing empathy.
- emphasis — Special importance, value, or prominence given to something.
- emphatic — Showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly.
- epagogic — relating to inductive reasoning
- ephesian — of or relating to Ephesus
- epiblast — The outermost layer of an embryo before it differentiates into ectoderm and mesoderm.
- epically — In an epic manner.
- epicalyx — (botany) A group of bracts resembling a calyx.
- epicarps — Plural form of epicarp.
- epidural — On or around the dura mater, in particular (of an anesthetic) introduced into the space around the dura mater of the spinal cord.
- epifauna — animals that live on the seabed surface
- epifocal — situated or occurring at an epicentre
- epigamic — attractive to the opposite sex
- epigrams — Plural form of epigram.
- epigraph — An inscription on a building, statue, or coin.
- epilator — An electrical device used for hair removal by mechanically grasping multiple hairs simultaneously and pulling them out.
- epimysia — Plural form of epimysium.
- epinasty — (botany) the downward curvature of leaves etc due to differential growth rates.
- epiphany — The manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12).
- epiphora — Excessive watering of the eye.
- episomal — (biology) Pertaining to an episome or DNA fragments not contained within a chromosome.
- epitaphs — Plural form of epitaph.
- epitases — Plural form of epitasis.
- epitasis — (ancient drama) The second part of a play, in which the action begins.
- epitaxic — relating to epitaxy
- epitheca — (microbiology, planktology) The upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.