8-letter words containing i, n, s, o
- psionics — the study of the practical use of psychic powers
- pycnosis — the reduction in size and increase in staining of a cell or its nucleus, usually a feature of cell degeneration
- pyknosis — a process of thickening, esp. in the shrinking nucleus of a degenerating cell
- pyonings — the work of military sappers, such as the digging of trenches
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- quinones — Plural form of quinone.
- radisson — Pierre Esprit [es-pree] /ɛs pri/ (Show IPA), 1636?–1710? French fur trader and explorer in Canada.
- rainbows — the Rainbow Guides, the youngest group of girls (aged 5-7 years) in The Guide Association
- raisonne — carefully thought out, logical
- ratisbon — Regensburg.
- recision — an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- refusion — a new or further fusion
- resinoid — resinlike.
- resinous — full of or containing resin.
- resorcin — a white, needlelike, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 O 2 , a benzene derivative originally obtained from certain resins, now usually synthesized: used chiefly in making dyes, as a reagent, in tanning, in the synthesis of certain resins, and in medicine in treating certain skin conditions; meta-dihydroxybenzene.
- revision — the act or work of revising.
- rimstone — a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- ringtoss — a game in which rings, often made of rope, are tossed to encircle an upright peg.
- roasting — roasted: roast beef.
- robinson — Bill ("Bojangles") 1878–1949, U.S. tap dancer.
- robosign — to sign (a document) without reviewing its contents or supporting documents: The bank instructed employees to robosign piles of mortgages.
- romanism — Roman Catholicism.
- romanist — Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- roosting — a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- ropiness — resembling a rope or ropes: ropy muscles.
- rosalind — a female given name.
- rosarian — a person who is fond of, develops, or cultivates roses.
- rosinate — a salt or acid occurring in resin
- rosiness — pink or pinkish-red; roseate.
- rosinous — rosiny
- roundish — somewhat round: a roundish man; roundish furniture.
- routines — a customary or regular course of procedure.
- ructions — disturbance
- sainfoin — a Eurasian plant, Onobrychis viciifolia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of pink flowers, used for forage.
- saint-lô — a department in NW France. 2476 sq. mi. (6413 sq. km). Capital: Saint-Lô.
- salmonid — belonging or pertaining to the family Salmonidae, including the salmons, trouts, chars, and whitefishes.
- salonika — Also, Salonica [suh-lon-i-kuh, sal-uh-nee-kuh] /səˈlɒn ɪ kə, ˌsæl əˈni kə/ (Show IPA), Saloniki [Greek sah-law-nee-kee] /Greek ˌsɑ lɔˈni ki/ (Show IPA). Official name Thessalonike. Ancient Therma. a seaport in south-central Macedonia, in NE Greece, on the Gulf of Salonika.
- salopian — a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- salpicon — a mixture of chopped fish, meat, or vegetables in a sauce, used as fillings for croquettes, pastries, etc
- sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- santiago — a republic in SW South America, on the Pacific Coast. 286,396 sq. mi. (741,765 sq. km). Capital: Santiago.
- santonin — a crystalline compound, C 1 5 H 1 8 O 3 , the active principle of santonica.
- santorin — Thera.
- saponify — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- saponite — a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- sardonic — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- sassolin — a boric acid found in the saline deposits of the hot springs near Sasso in Tuscany
- satinpod — either of two European plants belonging to the genus Lunaria, of the mustard family, L. annua or L. rediviva, cultivated for their shiny flowers and large, round, flat, satiny pods.
- savoring — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- saxonian — a state in E central Germany. 6561 sq. mi. (16,990 sq. km). Capital: Dresden.