8-letter words containing p, a, t, o, i
- ion trap — any device used to prevent ions in an electron beam from striking other apparatus, especially in mass spectrometry.
- irapuato — a city in Guanajuato, in central Mexico.
- lipoates — Plural form of lipoate.
- lipomata — a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- nopalito — an edible branch (or cladode) of various cacti of the genus Opuntia (prickly pear), commonly used as a vegetable
- occipita — Plural form of occiput.
- oliphant — Margaret Wilson, 1828–97, Scottish novelist.
- oltipraz — 4-methyl-5-(2-pyrazinyl)-3-dithiolethione, a schistosomicide drug also used in tumour prevention.
- operatic — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- oppilant — blocking, hindering, or obstructing
- oppilate — to stop up; fill with obstructing matter; obstruct.
- opsimath — (rare) A person who learns late in life.Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed., 2004.
- optation — (obsolete) The act of optating; a wish.
- optative — designating or pertaining to a verb mood, as in Greek, that has among its functions the expression of a wish, as Greek íoimen “may we go, we wish we might go.”.
- 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.
- optimacy — Government by the nobility.
- optimate — a Roman aristocrat
- optional — left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
- opuntias — Plural form of opuntia.
- outpaint — to exceed in painting
- pacation — the act of making peace
- paignton — a town and resort in SW England, in Devon: administratively part of Torbay since 1968
- paintbox — container of artist's colours
- paintpot — a container for holding paint while it is being applied
- panoptic — permitting the viewing of all parts or elements: a panoptic stain used in microscopy; a panoptic aerial photograph of an enemy missile base.
- parodist — a writer of parodies, especially of a literary subject, work, or style.
- parotoid — Also called parotoid gland. any of certain cutaneous glands forming warty masses near the ear in certain toads.
- pathosis — a diseased condition.
- patinous — patinated.
- patootie — buttocks; bottom
- paviotso — Northern Paiute (def 1).
- petaloid — having the form or appearance of a petal.
- petiolar — of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- phaistos — an ancient city in S central Crete: site of Minoan palace; Linear A tablets and important pottery objects unearthed here.
- photinia — any of various trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Photinia, of the rose family, having clusters of small white flowers and red, berrylike fruit.
- photopia — vision in bright light (opposed to scotopia).
- pilotage — the process of directing the movement of a ship or aircraft by visual or electronic observations of recognizable landmarks.
- pilotman — a railway worker who directed trains through hazardous stretches of track
- pinatubo — Mount, an active volcano on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. 4875 feet (1486 meters).
- pinotage — a red grape variety of South Africa, a cross between the Pinot Noir and the Hermitage
- piscator — fisherman.
- pivotman — a pivot (def 7b).
- platino- — of, relating to, containing, or resembling platinum
- platonic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
- podiatry — the care of the human foot, especially the diagnosis and treatment of foot disorders.
- poematic — relating to or resembling poetry
- poetical — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- poignant — keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret.
- pointman — soldier who walks at the front of an infantry patrol in combat