8-letter words containing o, c, i, p
- hypoacid — relating to a lower than normal level of acidity
- hypocist — a type of juice derived from the fruit of a plant which grows from the Cistus shrub
- icy pole — an ice cream or water ice on a stick
- impactor — an electric or pneumatic power wrench with interchangeable toolhead attachments, used for installing and removing nuts, bolts, and screws.
- impocket — to put in a pocket
- impolicy — The state or act of being impolitic.
- inceptor — to take in; ingest.
- incorpse — to incorporate
- iriscope — an instrument that displays the prismatic colours, consisting of a polished black glass which is breathed upon via a tube
- isopachs — Plural form of isopach.
- isotopic — any of two or more forms of a chemical element, having the same number of protons in the nucleus, or the same atomic number, but having different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus, or different atomic weights. There are 275 isotopes of the 81 stable elements, in addition to over 800 radioactive isotopes, and every element has known isotopic forms. Isotopes of a single element possess almost identical properties.
- isotypic — of or relating to an isotype.
- japonica — the camellia, Camellia japonica, having waxy flowers in a variety of colors.
- kickapoo — a river in SW Wisconsin, flowing SSW to the Wisconsin River. 130 miles (210 km) long.
- killcrop — a baby that is always hungry, thought to be a fairy changeling
- kinepock — (obsolete) cowpox.
- kyphotic — Relating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.
- leprotic — Of, or pertaining to leprosy.
- leptonic — Of, pertaining to, or composed of leptons.
- lip lock — Slang. a long and passionate kiss.
- lip-lock — Slang. a long and passionate kiss.
- lipocyte — fat cell.
- liposuck — to subject to liposuction
- lipscomb — William Nunn [nuhn] /nʌn/ (Show IPA), Jr. 1919–2011, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1976.
- listproc — A mailing list processor owned and developed by BITNET which runs under Unix. See also Listserv, Majordomo.
- lockpick — a device that enables a burglar to open a lock.
- log chip — the wooden chip of a chip log, for holding the end of the log line.
- lopstick — a tree trimmed of all but its topmost branches to serve as a landmark or marker.
- lycopsid — Any primitive plant of the division Lycopodiophyta.
- maricopa — a member of a North American Indian people of south-central Arizona.
- mic drop — a gesture in which a person drops (or imitates the action of dropping) a handheld microphone to the ground as the finale to a speech or performance
- mic-drop — the act of intentionally dropping one’s microphone at the end of a speech or performance, displaying a bold confidence that it has been very impressive or cannot be topped.
- microamp — One millionth ( 10-6 ) of an ampere, abbreviated as \u00b5A.
- microcap — (US, finance) The stock of a public company with a market capitalization of roughly $300 million or less.
- micropia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be smaller than their actual size.
- micropig — A miniature breed of pig.
- mopstick — a mop handle
- nepionic — of or relating to the juvenile period in the life cycle of an organism
- occipita — Plural form of occiput.
- occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- occupier — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- occupies — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- octopoid — of or like an octopus
- omphalic — Of or pertaining to the umbilicus, or navel.
- op. cit. — In reference books, op. cit. is used after an author's name to refer to a book of theirs which has already been mentioned.
- operatic — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- opificer — someone who makes something; a craftsman
- opinicus — a heraldic monster having the head, neck, and wings of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the tail of a bear.
- opticals — (India) spectacles.
- optician — a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.