8-letter words containing o, t, s
- isohyets — Plural form of isohyet.
- isolated — compact
- isolates — to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
- isolator — to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
- isolette — An incubator for a new-born baby.
- isometry — equality of measure.
- isophote — a line on a diagram or image of a galaxy, nebula, or other celestial object joining points of equal surface brightness
- isopleth — a line drawn on a map through all points having the same numerical value, as of a population figure or geographic measurement.
- isoquant — (economics) A line of equal or constant economic production on a graph, chart or map.
- isostacy — Geology. the equilibrium of the earth's crust, a condition in which the forces tending to elevate balance those tending to depress.
- isostasy — Geology. the equilibrium of the earth's crust, a condition in which the forces tending to elevate balance those tending to depress.
- isostere — Chemistry. a compound isosteric with one or more other compounds.
- isotachs — Plural form of isotach.
- isothere — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
- isotherm — Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
- isotimic — (of a line or surface in space) having an equal value of some quantity at a given time.
- isotones — Plural form of isotone.
- isotonic — Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure. Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- isotoped — Simple past tense and past participle of isotope.
- isotopes — Plural form of isotope.
- 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.
- isotropy — Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes. Compare anisotropic (def 1).
- isotypic — of or relating to an isotype.
- j-stroke — (in canoeing) a stroke, made in the shape of the letter J, used to alter the course of the canoe, usually to compensate for drifting sideways.
- jackpots — Plural form of jackpot.
- janitors — Plural form of janitor.
- jarosite — a yellowish or brownish mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and iron, KFe 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , occurring in small crystals or large masses.
- jehovist — Yahwist.
- jestbook — a book of jests or jokes.
- jetfoils — Plural form of jetfoil.
- jettison — to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
- jingoist — the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.
- jocosity — the state or quality of being jocose.
- jogpants — a pair of trousers worn for jogging
- johnston — Albert Sidney, 1803–62, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
- jointers — Plural form of jointer.
- jokester — a joker, especially a practical joker.
- jolliest — Superlative form of jolly.
- jostling — to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.
- jottings — Plural form of jotting.
- jousters — Plural form of jouster.
- jousting — a combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances.
- jowliest — Superlative form of jowly.
- joystick — Informal. the control stick of an airplane, tank, or other vehicle.
- just now — a moment ago
- kalathos — a fruit basket having a conventionalized shape of a lily, often used in ancient art as a symbol of fertility.
- kallisto — Callisto (def 1).
- keratose — having a skeleton formed of horny fibers, as certain sponges.
- keynotes — Plural form of keynote.
- keystone — the wedge-shaped piece at the summit of an arch, regarded as holding the other pieces in place.