8-letter words containing p, c, o, s
- pactolus — a small river in Asia Minor, in ancient Lydia: famous for the gold washed from its sands.
- parclose — (in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.
- parcours — parcourse.
- passcode — password (def 2).
- pci slot — (hardware) A connector on Peripheral Component Interconnect and the associated physical space occupied by the installed PCI card.
- peasecod — the pod of the pea.
- penstock — a pipe conducting water from a head gate to a waterwheel.
- perclose — parclose.
- persicot — a sweet beverage that is made from the stones of apricots or peaches that are soaked or pulverized in distilled liquid or alcohol
- physico- — physical, physical and
- piscator — fisherman.
- poaceous — belonging to the Poaceae, an alternate name for the plant family Gramineae.
- pochismo — an English word or expression borrowed into Spanish; a Spanish word showing U.S. influence.
- polemics — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- poli sci — political science: to major in poli sci.
- policies — the enclosed grounds and gardens surrounding a large country house or mansion
- politics — the science or art of political government.
- poly sci — poli sci
- popsicle — ice lolly
- poristic — of or relating to a porism
- post hoc — after this; afterward.
- postcard — Also called picture postcard. a small, commercially printed card, usually having a picture on one side and space for a short message on the other.
- postcava — See under vena cava.
- postcode — an official code used by the post office, similar to the U.S. zip code, that adds numbers and letters to addresses to expedite mail delivery.
- postcomm — (in Britain) the Postal Services Commission, a body set up to look after the interests of postal service users
- postcoup — of, relating to, or occurring after a coup
- postface — any statement or information at the end of a text, the opposite of a preface
- postical — (of the position of plant parts) behind another part; posterior
- postiche — superadded, especially inappropriately, as a sculptural or architectural ornament.
- posticum — epinaos.
- postrace — designating the period after a race
- postsync — postsynchronization
- potassic — of, relating to, or containing potassium.
- precious — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preclose — to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
- prefocus — to focus (something) in advance
- prescore — to record the sound of (a motion picture) before filming.
- prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
- proceeds — to move or go forward or onward, especially after stopping.
- prochoos — an elongated form of the oinochoe.
- prosecco — (sometimes lowercase) a variety of white wine, usually a sparkling wine, produced in several regions of northern Italy.
- prosodic — the science or study of poetic meters and versification.
- prospect — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- psilocin — a psilocybin metabolite with strong hallucinogenic potency, produced after ingestion of the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.
- psilotic — of or relating to a disease of the small intestine
- psionics — the study of the practical use of psychic powers
- psychoid — the innate impetus to perform actions
- psychol. — psychological
- psychro- — cold
- pycnosis — the reduction in size and increase in staining of a cell or its nucleus, usually a feature of cell degeneration