8-letter words containing m, a, n, i, p
- panamiga — a low South American foliage plant, Pilea involucrata, of the nettle family, having toothed, velvety, brownish-green leaves and small, green flowers in clusters.
- pandemia — (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.
- pandemic — (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.
- pangamic — relating to pangamy
- panislam — all of Islam or the Muslim world
- panmixia — random mating of individuals within a population, the breeding individuals showing no tendency to choose partners with particular traits.
- pashmina — a fabric or garment made from pashm, especially a shawl, wrap, or scarf.
- paynimry — paganism
- pearmain — any of several varieties of apple having a red skin
- pemmican — dried meat pounded into a powder and mixed with hot fat and dried fruits or berries, pressed into a loaf or into small cakes, originally prepared by North American Indians.
- pharming — the process of producing medically useful products from genetically modified plants and animals.
- pilotman — a railway worker who directed trains through hazardous stretches of track
- pin mark — the circular indentation on the upper part of a type body, made by the pin that ejects the type from the caster.
- pitchman — an itinerant vendor of small wares that are usually carried in a case with collapsible legs, allowing it to be set up or removed quickly.
- pivotman — a pivot (def 7b).
- plaidman — a native of the Highlands of Scotland, being a person who wears plaid
- platinum — Chemistry. a heavy, grayish-white, highly malleable and ductile metallic element, resistant to most chemicals, practically unoxidizable except in the presence of bases, and fusible only at extremely high temperatures: used for making chemical and scientific apparatus, as a catalyst in the oxidation of ammonia to nitric acid, and in jewelry. Symbol: Pt; atomic weight: 195.09; atomic number: 78; specific gravity: 21.5 at 20°C.
- pointman — soldier who walks at the front of an infantry patrol in combat
- pompeian — of or relating to Pompeii, or its culture.
- 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.
- ptomaine — any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
- 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.
- sampling — a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- scamping — an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- sinapism — mustard plaster.
- spamming — (lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively): Install spam blocker software and keep your email spam filters updated to protect your accounts from unsolicited spam.
- swamping — a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
- timespan — a span of time; time frame.
- tramping — the act of tramping.
- tympanic — pertaining or belonging to a tympanum.