8-letter words containing p, n, i
- inspires — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inspire.
- inspirit — to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
- interpel — (transitive, obsolete) To interrupt, break in upon, or intercede with.
- interpol — an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations: organized in 1923 with headquarters in Paris.
- intrepid — resolutely fearless; dauntless: an intrepid explorer.
- iodopsin — a photosensitive violet pigment that occurs in the cones of the retina and is transformed by light into retinal and an opsin protein.
- ion trap — any device used to prevent ions in an electron beam from striking other apparatus, especially in mass spectrometry.
- iphition — (in the Iliad) a Trojan warrior slain by Achilles.
- iron pan — a hard layer of precipitated iron salts often found below the surface of sands and gravels
- isopedin — the underlying layer of a ganoid scale, composed of connective tissue embedded with bone.
- isophane — (uncountable, medicine) A synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes.
- isophone — an isogloss marking off an area in which a particular feature of pronunciation is found
- isoprene — a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- isospins — Plural form of isospin.
- japanism — a custom, trait, or other feature peculiar to or characteristic of Japan or its people.
- japanize — to make Japanese or Japaneselike, as in design, culture, or usability; imbue with Japanese characteristics: working on a project to Japanize an American software program.
- japonica — the camellia, Camellia japonica, having waxy flowers in a variety of colors.
- japonism — something typically Japanese.
- jimpness — the quality of being jimp
- junipers — Plural form of juniper.
- junkpile — A pile of junk; a scrapheap.
- keep nit — to keep watch, esp during illegal activity
- kephalin — Alternative spelling of cephalin.
- kidnaped — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
- kidnapee — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
- kidnaper — Alternative spelling of kidnapper.
- kilopond — the force exerted by one kilogram in standard gravity
- kindship — The state, condition, or essence of being kind; kindness.
- kinepock — (obsolete) cowpox.
- kingcups — Plural form of kingcup.
- kingklip — The common name of a popular South African eating fish; Genypterus capensis .
- kingpins — Plural form of kingpin.
- kingpost — vertical post connecting the apex of a triangular roof truss to the tie beam
- kingship — the state, office, or dignity of a king.
- knapping — Present participle of knap.
- kopfring — a metal ring welded to the nose of a bomb to reduce its penetration in earth or water.
- krumping — a type of dancing in which participants, often wearing face paint, dance with one another in a fast and aggressive style mimicking a fight but without any physical contact
- lampions — Plural form of lampion.
- landskip — landscape.
- landslip — the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
- lap link — a chain link for joining two lengths of chain, having a split in one end so that it can be opened to receive other links and then closed again.
- lapwings — Plural form of lapwing.
- leporine — of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare.
- leptonic — Of, pertaining to, or composed of leptons.
- lifespan — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- limpkins — Plural form of limpkin.
- limpness — lacking stiffness or firmness, as of substance, fiber, structure, or bodily frame: a limp body.
- lin piao — Lin Biao.
- linchpin — a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on.
- linctape — (storage) A formatted, block-oriented, high-reliability, random access tape system used on the Laboratory Instrument Computer. The tape was 3/4" wide. The funny DECtape is actually a variant of the original LINCtape. According to Wesley Clark, DEC tried to "improve" the LINCtape system, which mechanically, was wonderfully simple and elegant. The DEC version had pressure fingers and tape guides to force alignment as well as huge DC servo motors and complex control circuitry. These literally shredded the tape to bits if not carefully adjusted, and required frequent cleaning to remove all the shedded tape oxide. That was amazing, because the tape had a micro-thin plastic layer OVER the oxide to protect it. What happened was that all the forced alignment stuff caused shredding at the edge. An independent company, Computer Operations[?], built LINCtape drives for use in nuclear submarines. This was based on the tape system's high reliability. Correspondent Brian Converse has a picture of himself holding a LINCtape punched full of 1/4" holes. It still worked!