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8-letter words containing p, o, c

  • potassic — of, relating to, or containing potassium.
  • potlatch — (among American Indians of the northern Pacific coast, especially the Kwakiutl) a ceremonial festival at which gifts are bestowed on the guests and property is destroyed by its owner in a show of wealth that the guests later attempt to surpass.
  • pouchful — the amount (of something) a pouch will hold
  • pouching — a bag, sack, or similar receptacle, especially one for small articles or quantities: a tobacco pouch.
  • poultice — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
  • pow camp — Prisoner of War camp: a place where soldiers who have been captured by their enemy during a war are kept as prisoners until the end of the war
  • pre-echo — something that has preceded and anticipated something else; precursor
  • 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.
  • pretonic — a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses.
  • procaine — a compound, C 1 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
  • proceeds — to move or go forward or onward, especially after stopping.
  • prochoos — an elongated form of the oinochoe.
  • procinct — the state of preparedness
  • proclaim — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
  • proclive — having an inclination towards an action; prone
  • procurer — a person who procures, especially a pander or pimp.
  • produced — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
  • producer — a person who produces.
  • prolific — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
  • prophecy — the foretelling or prediction of what is to come.
  • propylic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the propyl group.
  • 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.
  • protocal — (spelling)   It's spelled "protocol".
  • protocol — the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette.
  • protonic — a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
  • protract — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
  • provence — a region in SE France, bordering on the Mediterranean: formerly a province; famous for medieval poetry and courtly traditions.
  • province — an administrative division or unit of a country.
  • proxemic — Sociology, Psychology. the study of the spatial requirements of humans and animals and the effects of population density on behavior, communication, and social interaction.
  • 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
  • puck hog — a player who is reluctant to pass the puck to other members of his or her team
  • pugachov — Yemelyan Ivanovich. 1726–75, Russian Cossack rebel, leader of a major revolt against the government of Catherine II: executed
  • pulmonic — pulmonary.
  • puncheon — a heavy slab of timber, roughly dressed, for use as a floorboard.
  • pycnosis — the reduction in size and increase in staining of a cell or its nucleus, usually a feature of cell degeneration
  • pycnotic — relating to a theory which holds that matter formation occurred as a result of ether condensation
  • pyogenic — producing or generating pus.
  • pythonic — prophetic; oracular.
  • recaptor — someone who recaptures something that had been taken
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