8-letter words containing i, m, p, a, r
- myriapod — any arthropod of the group Myriapoda, having an elongated segmented body with numerous paired, jointed legs, formerly classified as a class comprising the centipedes and millipedes.
- napiform — round at the top and tapering sharply below; turnip-shaped, as a root.
- paliform — resembling a stake
- paradigm — Grammar. a set of forms all of which contain a particular element, especially the set of all inflected forms based on a single stem or theme. a display in fixed arrangement of such a set, as boy, boy's, boys, boys'.
- paramita — any of the practices prescribed for one aspiring to nirvana.
- paroemia — a proverb; an axiom
- parosmia — a disorder of the sense of smell, especially the perception of odors that are not present.
- partyism — adherence to a political party or organization.
- pastrami — a brisket of beef that has been cured in a mixture of garlic, peppercorns, sugar, coriander seeds, etc., then smoked before cooking.
- paynimry — paganism
- pearmain — any of several varieties of apple having a red skin
- pharming — the process of producing medically useful products from genetically modified plants and animals.
- 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.
- pig farm — a farm where pigs are kept and reared
- pin mark — the circular indentation on the upper part of a type body, made by the pin that ejects the type from the caster.
- plumeria — a tropical tree with candelabra-like branches
- preadmit — to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: to admit a student to college.
- preimage — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- premiate — to grant a prize or an award to.
- priapism — Pathology. continuous, usually nonsexual erection of the penis, especially due to disease.
- primally — in a primal manner
- primatal — Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- primates — Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- primeval — of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
- prizeman — a man who wins a prize
- 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).
- puparium — a hard barrel-shaped case enclosing the pupae of the housefly and other dipterous insects
- pyramids — Architecture. (in ancient Egypt) a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb. (in ancient Egypt and pre-Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral masonry mass, stepped and sharply sloping, used as a tomb or a platform for a temple.
- rifampin — a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic, C 4 3 H 5 8 N 4 O 1 2 , used in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, asymptomatic carriers of meningococcal disease, and leprosy.
- samphire — a European succulent plant, Crithmum maritimum, of the parsley family, having compound leaves and small, whitish flowers, growing in clefts of rock near the sea.
- sapremia — blood poisoning caused by the toxins produced by bacterial putrefaction, as in gangrene.
- seraphim — a plural of seraph.
- teraphim — small images or other things representing household gods, used among ancient Semitic peoples
- tramping — the act of tramping.
- umpirage — the office or authority of an umpire.
- vampires — a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night.
- vampiric — a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night.