8-letter words containing p, a, s, i, o
- hyposmia — A reduced ability to smell and to detect odours.
- isograph — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- isopachs — Plural form of isopach.
- isophane — (uncountable, medicine) A synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes.
- jalopies — Plural form of jalopy.
- japonism — something typically Japanese.
- kopiykas — Plural form of kopiyka.
- lampions — Plural form of lampion.
- lipoates — Plural form of lipoate.
- mariposa — any lily of the genus Calochortus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having tuliplike flowers of various colors.
- 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)
- oppidans — Plural form of oppidan.
- opsimath — (rare) A person who learns late in life.Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed., 2004.
- opticals — (India) spectacles.
- opuntias — Plural form of opuntia.
- paradiso — heaven, as the final abode of the righteous.
- paraison — parison.
- parodist — a writer of parodies, especially of a literary subject, work, or style.
- parosmia — a disorder of the sense of smell, especially the perception of odors that are not present.
- parousia — advent (def 4).
- pasolini — Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
- passions — desire
- pathosis — a diseased condition.
- patinous — patinated.
- paviotso — Northern Paiute (def 1).
- phaistos — an ancient city in S central Crete: site of Minoan palace; Linear A tablets and important pottery objects unearthed here.
- piscator — fisherman.
- pissarro — Camille [ka-mee-yuh] /kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1830–1903, French painter.
- plasmoid — a section of a plasma having a characteristic shape
- pliosaur — a large dinosaur with a short neck
- polanski — Roman. born 1933, Polish film director with a taste for the macabre, as in Repulsion (1965) and Rosemary's Baby (1968): later films include Tess (1980), Death and the Maiden (1995), and The Pianist (2002)
- polarise — to cause polarization in.
- postical — (of the position of plant parts) behind another part; posterior
- postnati — those born after a particular event, esp in Scotland after the union with England or in the US after the Declaration of Independence
- postpaid — envelope, card: prepaid
- potassic — of, relating to, or containing potassium.
- prazosin — a white crystalline substance, C 1 9 H 2 1 N 5 O 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- prosaism — prosaic character or style.
- prosaist — a person who writes prose.
- protasis — the clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence, in English usually beginning with if. Compare apodosis.
- protista — a taxonomic kingdom comprising the protists.
- salopian — a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- salpicon — a mixture of chopped fish, meat, or vegetables in a sauce, used as fillings for croquettes, pastries, etc
- saponify — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- saponite — a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- saprobic — saprophyte.
- satinpod — either of two European plants belonging to the genus Lunaria, of the mustard family, L. annua or L. rediviva, cultivated for their shiny flowers and large, round, flat, satiny pods.
- scaphoid — boat-shaped; navicular.
- scotopia — vision in dim light (opposed to photopia).
- sepaloid — resembling a sepal.