8-letter words containing p, o, c
- receptor — Physiology. an end organ or a group of end organs of sensory or afferent neurons, specialized to be sensitive to stimulating agents, as touch or heat.
- recouped — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- recouple — to couple (two people or things) again; reunite
- reoccupy — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- replicon — any genetic element that can regulate and effect its own replication from initiation to completion.
- reproach — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- rhopalic — (of poetry) in which each successive word has one more syllable than the word before
- rip cord — a cord on a parachute that, when pulled, opens the parachute for descent.
- root cap — the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.
- salpicon — a mixture of chopped fish, meat, or vegetables in a sauce, used as fillings for croquettes, pastries, etc
- saprobic — saprophyte.
- saucepot — a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- scaphoid — boat-shaped; navicular.
- scoop up — lift, pick up
- scoopful — the amount that a scoop can hold.
- scooping — a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- scorepad — a pad whose sheets are printed with headings, vertical or horizontal lines, symbols, or the like, to facilitate the recording of scores in a game, as bowling or bridge.
- scorpion — any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting.
- scorpius — a large zodiacal constellation lying between Libra and Sagittarius and crossed by the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Antares
- scotopia — vision in dim light (opposed to photopia).
- scotopic — vision in dim light (opposed to photopia).
- scrumpox — a skin infection caused by the herpes virus which is spread among players in a scrum
- sculptor — artist who sculpts
- snowpack — the accumulation of winter snowfall, especially in mountain or upland regions.
- sock hop — an informal dance where participants dance in their socks, popular esp. in the 1950s among high-school students
- sopheric — relating to Jewish scribes
- spacious — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- specious — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- spectro- — indicating a spectrum
- spiccato — (of violin music) performed with short, abrupt, rebounding motions of the bow.
- splotchy — marked or covered with splotches.
- spondaic — of or relating to a spondee.
- sporadic — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- sprocket — Machinery. Also called chainwheel, sprocket wheel. a toothed wheel engaging with a conveyor or power chain. one tooth of such a wheel.
- stock up — buy a lot of sth for future use
- stockpot — a pot in which stock for soup, sauces, etc., is made and kept.
- stopcock — cock1 (def 3).
- strophic — Also, strophical. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.
- subepoch — an epoch or time period within another epoch or time period
- suboptic — below the eye
- subtopic — a topic that is included within another topic.
- sunporch — a room with large windows and often a glass roof, built around one of the main entrances to a building
- supercop — an exceptionally capable or powerful police officer
- supercow — a dairy cow that produces a very high milk yield as a result of selective breeding or genetic modification
- symploce — the simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe.
- syncopal — Grammar. the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
- syncopic — Grammar. the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
- synoptic — pertaining to or constituting a synopsis; affording or taking a general view of the principal parts of a subject.
- tapaculo — a small passeriform bird, Pteroptochus albicollis (megapodius), with short wings and cocked tail, native to South America
- telecopy — a message or document sent by fax