8-letter words containing i, m, a, o
- omnivora — a group of omnivorous mammals
- omphalic — Of or pertaining to the umbilicus, or navel.
- opsimath — (rare) A person who learns late in life.Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed., 2004.
- optimacy — Government by the nobility.
- optimate — a Roman aristocrat
- organism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- orgasmic — the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
- origanum — An aromatic plant of a genus that includes marjoram and oregano.
- osmotica — Plural form of osmoticum.
- oz-email — (company) An Internet access provider. Address: Sydney, Australia.
- paliform — resembling a stake
- palimony — a form of alimony awarded to one of the partners in a romantic relationship after the breakup of that relationship following a long period of living together.
- palm oil — a yellow butterlike oil derived from the fruit of the oil palm and used as an edible fat and for making soap, candles, etc.
- palomino — a horse with a golden coat, a white mane and tail, and often white markings on the face and legs, developed chiefly in the southwestern U.S.
- paroemia — a proverb; an axiom
- parosmia — a disorder of the sense of smell, especially the perception of odors that are not present.
- picloram — a colorless powder, C 6 H 3 Cl 3 N 2 O 2 , used as a systemic herbicide for controlling annual weeds and deep-rooted perennials on noncrop land.
- picogram — one trillionth of a gram. Abbreviation: pg.
- pilotman — a railway worker who directed trains through hazardous stretches of track
- pivotman — a pivot (def 7b).
- plasmoid — a section of a plasma having a characteristic shape
- poematic — relating to or resembling poetry
- pointman — soldier who walks at the front of an infantry patrol in combat
- pompeian — of or relating to Pompeii, or its culture.
- proclaim — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- proemial — an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- prolamin — any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- prosaism — prosaic character or style.
- proximal — situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
- ptomaine — any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
- racemoid — racemic
- radioman — a person who operates a radio.
- raimondi — Marcantonio [mahr-kan-toh-nee-oh;; Italian mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kænˈtoʊ niˌoʊ;; Italian ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1534, Italian engraver.
- ramiform — having the form of a branch; branchlike.
- raniform — resembling a frog, froglike
- riobamba — a city in central Ecuador in the Andes, near the Chimborazo volcano.
- roarming — severe
- rolamite — (sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- romanian — a native or inhabitant of Romania.
- romanism — Roman Catholicism.
- romanist — Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- romanite — a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- romanize — to make Roman Catholic.
- romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- rosarium — a rose garden.
- roumania — Romania.
- roumelia — a division of the former Turkish Empire, in the Balkan Peninsula: included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace.
- royalism — the principles of royal government; monarchism
- sailroom — the space on a ship for storing sails
- salmonid — belonging or pertaining to the family Salmonidae, including the salmons, trouts, chars, and whitefishes.