8-letter words containing p, i
- carpalia — any of the bones of the wrist.
- cassiope — (sometimes initial capital letter) any evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Cassiope, of the heath family, having nodding white or pinkish solitary flowers and scalelike or needlelike leaves.
- cecropia — A fast-growing tropical American tree, typically among the first to colonize a cleared area. Many cecropias have a symbiotic relationship with ants.
- cecropin — an antimicrobial peptide originally derived from an American moth
- cei-pact — Central European Initiative on Parallel Computation.
- centiped — Archaic form of centipede.
- cephalic — of or relating to the head
- cephalin — a phospholipid, similar to lecithin, that occurs in the nerve tissue and brain
- cercopid — any small leaping herbivorous homopterous insect of the family Cercopidae; a froghopper
- cesspipe — a waste pipe, especially one discharging from a cesspool.
- cesspits — Plural form of cesspit.
- chalkpit — a quarry for chalk
- champian — A plain; a flat expanse of land; a champaign.
- champing — to bite upon or grind, especially impatiently: The horses champed the oats.
- champion — A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
- chapatis — Plural form of chapati.
- chapatti — An extremely simple circular, flat, unleavened bread made with sieved wholemeal flour and water. Found in Indian cuisine.
- chapiter — the capital of a column
- chaplain — A chaplain is a member of the Christian clergy who does religious work in a place such as a hospital, school, prison, or in the armed forces.
- chappati — Alternative spelling of chapatti.
- chappies — Plural form of chappie.
- chapping — Present participle of chap.
- cheapish — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
- cheeping — Present participle of cheep.
- cheliped — (of an arthropod) either of two legs which each carry a claw
- chickpea — Chickpeas are hard round seeds that look like pale-brown peas. They can be cooked and eaten.
- chicopee — city in SW Mass., on the Connecticut River: pop. 55,000
- chilopod — any arthropod of the class Chilopoda, which includes the centipedes
- chinampa — an artificially created island used for growing crops in Mexican or in Mesoamerican agriculture
- chip art — microchip art
- chip box — chad box
- chip log — a log for determining a vessel's speed, consisting of a wooden chip tossed overboard at the end of a line that is marked off in lengths of 47 feet 3 inches; the speed is calculated by counting the number of such intervals that pass overboard in a 28-second interval
- chip pan — a deep pan for frying potato chips, etc
- chip set — (hardware) A collection of integrated circuits that are designed to be used together for some specific purpose. E.g. control circuitry in an IBM PC.
- chiphead — (slang) A microchip expert.
- chipmunk — A chipmunk is a small animal with a large furry tail and a striped back.
- chipotle — a smoked and dried jalapeno chilli pepper that is used in Mexican dishes
- chippage — the fact or an instance of chipping: The pottery could not be insured against chippage.
- chippers — to chirp or twitter.
- chippewa — Ojibwa
- chippies — Plural form of chippy.
- chipping — a short chirping or squeaking cry.
- chipsets — Plural form of chipset.
- chirpier — Comparative form of chirpy.
- chirpily — In a chirpy way.
- chirping — high pitched, repeated noises
- chirrups — Plural form of chirrup.
- chirrupy — chirpy; cheerful.
- chomping — Present participle of chomp.
- chopines — Plural form of chopine.