8-letter words containing i, s, o, t, n
- ossetian — Also, Ossetic. of, relating to, or characteristic of Ossetia, a region in Caucasia, or the Ossets, the people living there.
- ostinato — a constantly recurring melodic fragment.
- outlines — Plural form of outline.
- outshine — to surpass in shining; shine more brightly than.
- outsings — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsing.
- outsting — to prick or wound with a sharp-pointed, often venom-bearing organ.
- outswing — (cricket) The swing of the ball through the air, in a direction away from the batsman.
- ovations — Plural form of ovation.
- patinous — patinated.
- peronist — a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- phoniest — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
- pin-spot — to illuminate with a pin spot.
- plotinus — a.d. 205?–270? Roman philosopher, born in Egypt.
- pointers — a person or thing that points.
- pontoise — a department in N France. 482 sq. mi. (1248 sq. km). Capital: Pontoise.
- porniest — Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic: porny photos.
- positing — to place, put, or set.
- position — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- positron — an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
- postnati — those born after a particular event, esp in Scotland after the union with England or in the US after the Declaration of Independence
- 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.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- ratisbon — Regensburg.
- 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.
- romanist — Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- roosting — a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rosinate — a salt or acid occurring in resin
- routines — a customary or regular course of procedure.
- ructions — disturbance
- saint-lô — a department in NW France. 2476 sq. mi. (6413 sq. km). Capital: Saint-Lô.
- 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.
- saponite — a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- 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.
- saxonite — any peridotite rock composed mainly of olivine and orthopyroxene
- schizont — (in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) a cell developed from a trophozoite, which undergoes multiple fission to form merozoites.
- scooting — to go swiftly or hastily; dart.
- scouting — a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- sedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- sedition — incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
- see into — to examine or investigate
- seicento — the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- semitone — a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
- senorita — a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- serotine — late in occurring, developing, or flowering.
- serotiny — the quality or condition of being serotine