8-letter words containing i, p, r, o
- pyronine — a xanthine dye used for detecting the presence of RNA.
- raindrop — a drop of rain.
- rape oil — a brownish-yellow oil obtained by expression from rapeseed and used chiefly as a lubricant, an illuminant, and in the manufacture of rubber substitutes.
- reimport — to import back into the country of exportation.
- reimpose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- replicon — any genetic element that can regulate and effect its own replication from initiation to completion.
- repolish — a repolishing, the action of polishing again
- rheophil — (of organisms) liking flowing water
- rhizopod — any of numerous protozoa of the widespread subphylum (or superclass) Rhizopoda, characterized by a pseudopod and comprising most members of the phylum Sarcodina, including the amebas and foraminifers.
- rhizopus — any zygomycetous fungus of the genus Rhizopus, esp R. nigricans, a bread mould
- rhopalic — (of poetry) in which each successive word has one more syllable than the word before
- ridgetop — the summit of a ridge
- riopelle — Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1923–2002, Canadian painter, in France from 1946.
- rip cord — a cord on a parachute that, when pulled, opens the parachute for descent.
- rip into — to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip open a seam; to rip up a sheet.
- ripe rot — a disease of fruit or vegetable storage organs at the ripening stage, caused by any of several fungi or bacteria and characterized by spotting and rapid decay.
- rispetto — a form of folk verse from Tuscany
- roanpipe — a drainpipe leading down from a gutter
- ropelike — a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- ropiness — resembling a rope or ropes: ropy muscles.
- rose hip — hip2 .
- saprobic — saprophyte.
- scorpion — any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting.
- scorpius — a large zodiacal constellation lying between Libra and Sagittarius and crossed by the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Antares
- shipworm — any of various wormlike marine bivalve mollusks that burrow into the timbers of ship, wharves, etc.
- shopgirl — a salesgirl; female store clerk.
- slipform — a moveable mould for building large concrete structures such as roads, towers and bridges
- slipover — of or denoting a garment that can be put on easily over the head
- sopheric — relating to Jewish scribes
- sopherim — scribe1 (def 3).
- sorption — the state or process of being sorbed.
- sorptive — the state or process of being sorbed.
- spheroid — a solid geometrical figure similar in shape to a sphere, as an ellipsoid.
- spoonier — foolishly or sentimentally amorous.
- sporadic — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- sporting — of, relating to, or used in sports or a particular sport: sport fishing.
- sportive — playful or frolicsome; jesting, jocose, or merry: a sportive puppy.
- spurious — not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
- strophic — Also, strophical. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.
- subprior — a monk junior to a prior
- superior — higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
- tapiroid — of or resembling a tapir
- tip over — to cause to assume a slanting or sloping position; incline; tilt.
- tiraspol — a city in E Moldavia (Moldova), NW of Odessa.
- topliner — so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like: a topline actress; topline news.
- topsider — a light canvas shoe
- torpidly — inactive or sluggish.
- trimorph — a substance existing in three structurally distinct forms; a trimorphous substance.
- trip out — a journey or voyage: to win a trip to Paris.
- trip-hop — a type of British electronic dance music of the 1990s, influenced by drug culture