8-letter words containing p, a, t, o, i
- polarity — Physics. the property or characteristic that produces unequal physical effects at different points in a body or system, as a magnet or storage battery. the positive or negative state in which a body reacts to a magnetic, electric, or other field.
- politian — (Angelo Poliziano) 1454–94, Italian classical scholar, teacher, and poet.
- ponytail — an arrangement of the hair in a long lock drawn tightly against the back of the head and cinched so as to hang loosely.
- portrait — a likeness of a person, especially of the face, as a painting, drawing, or photograph: a gallery of family portraits.
- 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.
- potation — the act of drinking.
- potentia — a city in Basilicata, in S Italy.
- potidaea — a city on the Chalcidice Peninsula, whose revolt against Athens in 432 b.c. was one of the causes of the Peloponnesian War.
- potiphar — the Egyptian officer whose wife tried to seduce Joseph. Gen. 39:1–20.
- pretoria — a province in the NE Republic of South Africa. 110,450 sq. mi. (286,066 sq. km). Capital: Pretoria.
- priorate — the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- 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.
- ptomaine — any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
- pupation — to become a pupa.
- saponite — a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- 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.
- scotopia — vision in dim light (opposed to photopia).
- spiccato — (of violin music) performed with short, abrupt, rebounding motions of the bow.
- spoliate — to rob, plunder, or despoil
- subtopia — suburban development that encroaches on rural areas yet appears to offer the attractions of country life to suburban dwellers
- swaption — A swaption is an over-the-counter option on a swap.
- talapoin — a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- tapiroid — of or resembling a tapir
- thiotepa — a drug, C6H12N3PS, used in chemotherapy to destroy cancer or neoplastic cells
- tiraspol — a city in E Moldavia (Moldova), NW of Odessa.
- topalgia — pain restricted to a particular spot: a neurotic or hysterical symptom
- topazine — like topaz
- tripodal — pertaining to or having the form of a tripod.
- tropaion — a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- tropical — pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, especially the humid tropics: tropical flowers.
- troupial — any of several American birds of the family Icteridae, especially one with brilliantly colored plumage, as Icterus icterus, of South America.
- two pair — a set of two cards of the same denomination together with another matched set of different denomination from the first.
- utopiast — someone who seeks perfection in society
- waypoint — a place or point between major points on a route.
- zampolit — (historical) A deputy commander for political affairs in the Soviet Union.