8-letter words containing i, r, m, n
- omnivore — someone or something that is omnivorous.
- omnivory — the state of being omnivorous
- on merit — If you judge something or someone on merit or on their merits, your judgment is based on what you notice when you consider them, rather than on things that you know about them from other sources.
- oneirism — (rare) Dream-like experiences or qualities; dreaminess.
- organism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- origanum — An aromatic plant of a genus that includes marjoram and oregano.
- orpiment — a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
- overmine — to mine too much
- paynimry — paganism
- pearmain — any of several varieties of apple having a red skin
- perineum — the area in front of the anus extending to the fourchette of the vulva in the female and to the scrotum in the male.
- peronism — the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
- pharming — the process of producing medically useful products from genetically modified plants and animals.
- phorminx — an ancient Greek stringed musical instrument of the lyre family
- phrenism — one of the three vital forces, which are non-physical life forces. Phrenism is the thought force, as opposed to neurism, the nerve force, and bathmism, the growth force.
- pin mark — the circular indentation on the upper part of a type body, made by the pin that ejects the type from the caster.
- primming — formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.
- primness — formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.
- primping — to dress or adorn with care.
- prizeman — a man who wins a prize
- 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.
- rabbanim — master; teacher (used as a term of address and title of respect for a person ranking higher than a rabbi).
- 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.
- rambling — aimlessly wandering.
- ramequin — a small dish in which food can be baked and served.
- ranarium — a place for keeping or rearing frogs
- raniform — resembling a frog, froglike
- regiment — Military. a unit of ground forces, consisting of two or more battalions or battle groups, a headquarters unit, and certain supporting units.
- reinform — to inform again or anew
- reinsman — a person who rides or drives horses, especially a skillful one, as a jockey or harness driver.
- relumine — to relume.
- remained — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- remargin — to provide additional cash or collateral to a broker in order to keep secure stock bought on margin.
- reminded — to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something): Remind me to phone him tomorrow. That woman reminds me of my mother.
- reminder — a person or thing that serves to remind.
- remotion — the act of removing; removal.
- reniform — kidney-shaped: a reniform leaf; hematite in reniform masses.
- renminbi — the currency of the People's Republic of China, the basic unit of which is the yuan.
- reremind — to remind again
- resuming — to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue: to resume a journey.
- richmond — a state in the E United States, on the Atlantic coast: part of the historical South. 40,815 sq. mi. (105,710 sq. km). Capital: Richmond. Abbreviation: VA (for use with zip code), Va.
- 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.
- rifleman — a soldier armed with a rifle.
- riminess — the state or quality of being rimy
- rimstone — a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- ring man — Printing. an operator of a ring machine.
- ringwomb — a complication at lambing resulting from failure of the cervix to open
- ringworm — any of a number of contagious skin diseases caused by certain parasitic fungi and characterized by the formation of ring-shaped eruptive patches.
- rio muni — the mainland province of Equatorial Guinea on the Guinea coast: formerly the mainland portion of Spanish Guinea. 10,040 sq. mi. (26,003 sq. km).