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8-letter words containing i, o, n, t, p

  • lutropin — Luteinizing hormone.
  • midpoint — a point at or near the middle of, or equidistant from, both ends, as of a line: the midpoint of a boundary.
  • mispoint — (transitive) To point improperly; to punctuate wrongly.
  • nepotism — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
  • nepotist — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
  • nonpoint — of or relating to a source of pollution that is not readily and specifically identifiable, as water runoff.
  • nonprint — of, relating to, or consisting of other than printed matter: Slide shows, slide-tape presentations, and video are nonprint media.
  • nopalito — an edible branch (or cladode) of various cacti of the genus Opuntia (prickly pear), commonly used as a vegetable
  • offprint — Also called separate. a reprint of an article that originally appeared as part of a larger publication.
  • oliphant — Margaret Wilson, 1828–97, Scottish novelist.
  • open pit — An open pit is a mine where the coal, metal, or minerals are near the surface and underground passages are not needed.
  • open-pit — noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which massive, usually metallic mineral deposits are removed by cutting benches in the walls of a broad, deep funnel-shaped excavation.
  • oppilant — blocking, hindering, or obstructing
  • optation — (obsolete) The act of optating; a wish.
  • optician — a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
  • optional — left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
  • optioned — the power or right of choosing.
  • optionee — a person who acquires or holds a legal option.
  • opuntias — Plural form of opuntia.
  • orpiment — a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
  • outpaint — to exceed in painting
  • outpoint — to excel in number of points, as in a competition or contest.
  • pacation — the act of making peace
  • paignton — a town and resort in SW England, in Devon: administratively part of Torbay since 1968
  • paintbox — container of artist's colours
  • paintpot — a container for holding paint while it is being applied
  • panoptic — permitting the viewing of all parts or elements: a panoptic stain used in microscopy; a panoptic aerial photograph of an enemy missile base.
  • patinous — patinated.
  • penpoint — the point or writing end of a pen, especially a small, tapering, metallic device having a split tip for drawing up ink and for writing; nib.
  • pentomic — pertaining to or characterizing the organization of an army division into five groups, each with supporting units, geared to maneuver in keeping with the requirements of atomic warfare.
  • peronist — a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
  • petdingo — (tool)   An Estelle to C++ translator.
  • petition — a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit: a petition for clemency; a petition for the repeal of an unfair law.
  • phonetic — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
  • phoniest — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
  • photinia — any of various trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Photinia, of the rose family, having clusters of small white flowers and red, berrylike fruit.
  • photonic — of or relating to processes involving photons.
  • phytonic — of or relating to a phyton
  • piedmont — a plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains, including parts of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.
  • piemonte — Italian name of Piedmont.
  • piloting — a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
  • pilotman — a railway worker who directed trains through hazardous stretches of track
  • pimentón — smoked chilli powder
  • pimiento — the ripe, red, mild-flavored fruit of the sweet or bell pepper, Capsicum annuum, used as a vegetable, relish, to stuff olives, etc.
  • pin knot — a knot in lumber less than 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) in diameter.
  • pin-spot — to illuminate with a pin spot.
  • pinatubo — Mount, an active volcano on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. 4875 feet (1486 meters).
  • pinkroot — the root of any of various plants belonging to the genus Spigelia, of the logania family, especially that of S. marilandica of the U.S., that is used as a vermifuge.
  • pinochet — Augusto (auˈɣusto). 1915-2006, Chilean general and statesman; president of Chile (1974–90) following his overthrow of Allende (1973): charged (2001) with murder and kidnapping but found unfit to stand trial
  • pinotage — a red grape variety of South Africa, a cross between the Pinot Noir and the Hermitage
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