8-letter words containing o, n, p
- hypopnea — abnormally shallow and slow breathing.
- hypopyon — an effusion of pus into the anterior chamber of the eye.
- impoison — Obsolete form of empoison.
- imponent — That or who imposes a rule.
- imposing — very impressive because of great size, stately appearance, dignity, elegance, etc.: Notre Dame, Rheims, and other imposing cathedrals of France.
- impotent — not potent; lacking power or ability.
- impounds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impound.
- imprison — to confine in or as if in a prison.
- in petto — not disclosed: used of the names of cardinals designate
- in point — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- in posse — possible; potential
- in power — in authority
- in sport — in joke or jest; not in earnest
- in tempo — in time, in rhythm
- in-group — a narrow exclusive group; clique.
- inceptor — to take in; ingest.
- incorpse — to incorporate
- indo-pak — of or relating to India and Pakistan
- infodump — Alternative spelling of info-dump.
- infoporn — Information which does not serve a purpose other than to hold the attention of its audience; information for information's sake.
- interpol — an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations: organized in 1923 with headquarters in Paris.
- iodopsin — a photosensitive violet pigment that occurs in the cones of the retina and is transformed by light into retinal and an opsin protein.
- ion trap — any device used to prevent ions in an electron beam from striking other apparatus, especially in mass spectrometry.
- iphition — (in the Iliad) a Trojan warrior slain by Achilles.
- iron pan — a hard layer of precipitated iron salts often found below the surface of sands and gravels
- isopedin — the underlying layer of a ganoid scale, composed of connective tissue embedded with bone.
- isophane — (uncountable, medicine) A synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes.
- isophone — an isogloss marking off an area in which a particular feature of pronunciation is found
- isoprene — a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- isospins — Plural form of isospin.
- 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
- john hop — a policeman
- junkshop — A shop selling miscellaneous items of questionable value.
- kampongs — Plural form of kampong.
- kilopond — the force exerted by one kilogram in standard gravity
- kinepock — (obsolete) cowpox.
- kingpost — vertical post connecting the apex of a triangular roof truss to the tie beam
- knock up — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- koopmans — Tjalling Charles [chah-ling] /ˈtʃɑ lɪŋ/ (Show IPA), 1910–85, U.S. economist, born in the Netherlands: Nobel Prize 1975.
- kopfring — a metal ring welded to the nose of a bomb to reduce its penetration in earth or water.
- 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.
- leporine — of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare.
- leptonic — Of, pertaining to, or composed of leptons.