8-letter words containing n, o, s, t, r
- nostromo — a novel (1904) by Joseph Conrad.
- nostrums — a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine.
- notaries — Plural form of notary.
- notarise — to certify (a document, contract, etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public.
- notornis — a rare, flightless gallinulelike bird, Notornis mantelli, of New Zealand.
- odorants — Plural form of odorant.
- oestrone — a weak oestrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary and having the same medical uses as oestradiol. Formula: C18H22O2
- one-star — of or being a brigadier general, as indicated by one star on an insignia.
- oneriest — Superlative form of onery.
- onsetter — a person who attacks
- onstream — Being produced.
- operants — Plural form of operant.
- orations — Plural form of oration.
- organist — a person who plays the organ.
- ornithes — birds considered collectively
- ortolans — Plural form of ortolan.
- ostracon — (in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- ostrakon — ostracon.
- outranks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outrank.
- outscorn — to defy with scorn
- outsnore — to outdo in snoring
- paterson — a city in NE New Jersey.
- patrones — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- peronist — a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- peterson — Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
- plastron — a piece of plate armor for the upper part of the torso in front.
- pointers — a person or thing that points.
- porniest — Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic: porny photos.
- 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.
- postburn — after injury from burns
- prostoon — (in classical architecture) a portico.
- 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.
- protense — extension in time
- ragstone — a hard sandstone or limestone, esp when used for building
- ratisbon — Regensburg.
- redstone — a U.S. surface-to-surface ballistic missile powered by a single rocket engine.
- resoften — to make or become soft again
- resonant — resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
- resonate — to resound.
- 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.
- robstown — a city in S Texas.
- romanist — Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- roosting — a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rosemont — a town in central California, near Sacramento.
- rosinate — a salt or acid occurring in resin
- routines — a customary or regular course of procedure.
- rubstone — a stone, especially a whetstone, used for polishing or sharpening.
- ructions — disturbance