8-letter words containing p, i
- alpinism — mountain climbing, especially in the Alps.
- alpinist — a mountaineer who climbs in medium-sized glaciated mountain areas such as the Alps
- amidship — in or toward the middle part of a ship or aircraft; midway between the ends.
- amorphic — Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
- ampakine — Any of a class of chemical compounds that enhance attention span and alertness and facilitate learning and memory.
- amphibia — the amphibians considered collectively
- amphipod — any marine or freshwater crustacean of the order Amphipoda, such as the sand hoppers, in which the body is laterally compressed: subclass Malacostraca
- amphiuma — an aquatic, eellike salamander of the genus Amphiuma, of the southeastern U.S., having two pairs of very small feet.
- amphoric — resembling the sound produced by blowing into a bottle. Amphoric breath sounds are heard through a stethoscope placed over a cavity in the lung
- ampliate — enlarged; dilated.
- amplicon — A piece of DNA or RNA formed as the products of natural or artificial amplification events, as in a polymerase chain reaction.
- amppl-ii — Associative Memory Parallel Processing Language
- anapolis — a city in central Brazil.
- anephric — (pathology) Without functioning kidneys.
- anguiped — having snakes for feet or legs
- anoopsia — a form of squint in which the eye turns upwards
- antiphon — a short passage, usually from the Bible, recited or sung as a response after certain parts of a liturgical service
- antiphus — (in the Iliad) a Trojan ally, the son of Talaemenes and a nymph.
- antipode — the exact or direct opposite
- antipole — the opposite pole
- antipope — a rival pope elected in opposition to one who has been canonically chosen
- antiporn — opposed to pornography
- antipyic — acting against or preventing suppuration
- antirape — opposed to or acting against rape
- antiship — (of a weapon) designed for attacking ships
- antislip — designed to prevent slipping or to remain stationary
- antispam — intended to block unsolicited e-mails
- antitype — a person or thing that is foreshadowed or represented by a type or symbol, esp a character or event in the New Testament prefigured in the Old Testament
- antpitta — a South American bird that feeds on ants
- apagogic — relating to apagoge
- apaporis — a river in S central Colombia, in the Amazon system, flowing SE to the Japurá River. 500 miles (805 km) long.
- apatetic — of or relating to coloration that disguises and protects an animal
- apatheia — absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
- apathies — absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
- apatites — Plural form of apatite.
- aperient — laxative
- aperitif — An aperitif is an alcoholic drink that you have before a meal.
- apertion — (archaic) The act of opening.
- aphanite — any fine-grained rock, such as a basalt, containing minerals that cannot be distinguished with the naked eye
- aphasiac — pertaining to or affected with aphasia.
- aphelion — the point in its orbit when a planet or comet is at its greatest distance from the sun
- aphetise — lose a vowel at the beginning of a word
- aphetism — The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable. For example, see squire.
- aphetize — to shorten by aphesis
- aphicide — any substance used to kill aphids
- aphorise — To create an aphorism.
- aphorism — An aphorism is a short witty sentence which expresses a general truth or comment.
- aphorist — a person who makes or uses aphorisms.
- aphorize — to write or speak in aphorisms
- apiarian — of or relating to the breeding and care of bees