8-letter words containing i, s, o, e
- postdive — following a dive, esp a scuba dive
- postfire — of or relating to the period after a fire
- postiche — superadded, especially inappropriately, as a sculptural or architectural ornament.
- precious — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- presidio — a garrisoned fort; military post.
- pression — an act of pressing
- previous — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- previsor — to foresee.
- primrose — Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of.
- prioress — a woman holding a position corresponding to that of a prior, sometimes ranking next below an abbess.
- prisoner — a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, especially as the result of legal process.
- promised — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- promisee — a person to whom a promise is made.
- proteins — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- pruinose — covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- quinones — Plural form of quinone.
- quite so — indeed, precisely
- raisonne — carefully thought out, logical
- recision — an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- refusion — a new or further fusion
- reimpose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- reovirus — any large virus of the family Reoviridae, having double-stranded RNA and a polyhedral capsid, including those causing infantile gastroenteritis.
- repolish — a repolishing, the action of polishing again
- resinoid — resinlike.
- resinous — full of or containing resin.
- resistor — a device designed to introduce resistance into an electric circuit.
- 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.
- revisory — pertaining to or for the purpose of revision.
- rhodesia — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- ribosome — a tiny, somewhat mitten-shaped organelle occurring in great numbers in the cell cytoplasm either freely, in small clusters, or attached to the outer surfaces of endoplasmic reticula, and functioning as the site of protein manufacture.
- rimstone — a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- rispetto — a form of folk verse from Tuscany
- rivulose — (of plants) having irregular lines
- roadside — the side or border of the road; wayside.
- ropiness — resembling a rope or ropes: ropy muscles.
- rose hip — hip2 .
- rose oil — a pale yellow, green, or red, volatile, fragrant, sweet-tasting liquid, obtained by steam distillation from fresh roses, especially damask roses: used in flavoring and perfume.
- rosefish — redfish (def 1).
- rosinate — a salt or acid occurring in resin
- rosiness — pink or pinkish-red; roseate.
- roskilde — a city on the island of Zealand, in E Denmark: a suburb of Copenhagen.
- rossetti — Christina Georgina, 1830–94, English poet.
- routines — a customary or regular course of procedure.
- sabotier — a wearer of sabots
- saponite — a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- savorier — pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
- savories — pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
- saxicole — living on or among rocks