8-letter words containing n, a, p, o
- grandpop — (US, informal) grandfather.
- haiphong — a seaport in N Vietnam, near the Gulf of Tonkin.
- hanepoot — a variety of muscat grape used as a dessert fruit and in making wine
- hapteron — a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
- harpagon — (obsolete) a grappling hook.
- harpoons — Plural form of harpoon.
- heptagon — a polygon having seven angles and seven sides.
- hispano- — Hispanic
- hoop-man — a basketball player.
- huapango — a fast, rhythmic dance of Mexico, performed by couples.
- hypogean — Existing or growing underground.
- hyponoia — a slow mental function or imagination
- hypopnea — abnormally shallow and slow breathing.
- indo-pak — of or relating to India and Pakistan
- ion trap — any device used to prevent ions in an electron beam from striking other apparatus, especially in mass spectrometry.
- iron pan — a hard layer of precipitated iron salts often found below the surface of sands and gravels
- isophane — (uncountable, medicine) A synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes.
- jalapeno — a hot green or orange-red pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum, used especially in Mexican cooking.
- japonica — the camellia, Camellia japonica, having waxy flowers in a variety of colors.
- japonism — something typically Japanese.
- jogpants — a pair of trousers worn for jogging
- kampongs — Plural form of kampong.
- koopmans — Tjalling Charles [chah-ling] /ˈtʃɑ lɪŋ/ (Show IPA), 1910–85, U.S. economist, born in the Netherlands: Nobel Prize 1975.
- lampions — Plural form of lampion.
- lampoons — Plural form of lampoon.
- lancepod — any tropical, leguminous tree or shrub of the genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone.
- lapstone — A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers used to beat leather.
- lay open — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lin piao — Lin Biao.
- loaf pan — a rectangular metal or glass pan for baking cakes, breads, meatloaf, etc.
- loxapine — A typical antipsychotic medication derived from dibenzazepine and mainly used to treat schizophrenia.
- manpower — power in terms of people available or required for work or military service: the manpower of a country.
- map onto — to fit in with or correspond to
- mokopuna — (NZ) In M\u0101ori culture, grandchildren, or sometimes children generally.
- monocarp — a plant that dies after having once borne fruit.
- namedrop — Alternative spelling of name-drop.
- nanopore — A pore, of nanometre dimensions, in a membrane.
- naphthol — either of two isomeric hydroxyl derivatives, C 1 0 H 7 OH, of naphthalene (alpha-naphthol or 1-naphthol and beta-naphthol or 2-naphthol) white or yellowish crystals, with a phenolic odor, that darken on exposure to light: used chiefly in dyes, drugs, perfumes, and insecticides.
- napiform — round at the top and tapering sharply below; turnip-shaped, as a root.
- napoleon — (Louis Napoleon; Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte) [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1808–73, president of France 1848–52, emperor of France 1852–70 (nephew of Napoleon I).
- naproxen — a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory substance, C 1 4 H 1 4 O 3 , used chiefly in the management of certain types of arthritis and as a painkiller.
- neapolis — a port in E Greece, in Macedonia East and Thrace region on the Bay of Kaválla an important Macedonian fortress of the Byzantine empire; ceded to Greece by Turkey after the Balkan War (1912–13). Pop: 58 576 (1991)
- neopagan — Alternative spelling of neo-pagan.
- neoplasm — a new, often uncontrolled growth of abnormal tissue; tumor.
- nonhappy — (philosophy) Not happy.
- nonpagan — a person who is not a pagan
- nonpapal — not of or related to the pope
- nonparty — a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
- nonpayer — One who is not a payer, who does not pay.
- nonpolar — containing no permanently dipolar molecules; lacking a dipole.