8-letter words containing p, o, c
- cuspidor — spittoon
- cut drop — a drop scene cut to reveal part of the upstage area.
- cyclopes — Plural form of cyclops.
- cyclopia — a congenital defect characterized by fusion of the orbits into a single cavity containing one eye.
- cyclopic — relating to or resembling a cyclops
- decapods — Plural form of decapod.
- decouple — If two countries, organizations, or ideas that were connected in some way are decoupled, the connection between them is ended.
- depictor — to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- despotic — If you say that someone is despotic, you are emphasizing that they use their power over other people in a very unfair or cruel way.
- diascope — an optical projector used to display transparencies
- dicaprio — Leonardo. born 1974, US film actor; his films include Romeo and Juliet (1996), Titanic (1997), Gangs of New York (2002), The Departed (2006), and Django Unchained (2012)
- dioptric — Optics. pertaining to dioptrics: dioptric images.
- diprotic — (of an acid) having two transferable protons.
- docusoap — a television series that chronicles the purportedly real lives of an interconnected group of people, often in a melodramatic way.
- dogpatch — a poor rural community in the U.S., especially in the South, whose inhabitants are unsophisticated and have little education: He acts like he's been raised in a Dogpatch.
- dropback — a lowering, as of prices or standards, especially to a previous level: Auto manufacturers requested a dropback in emissions standards.
- dropkick — (football) kicking where the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground.
- droplock — a variable-rate bank loan used on international markets that is automatically replaced by a fixed-rate long-term bond if the long-term interest rates fall to a specified level; it thus combines the advantages of a bank loan with those of a bond
- dystopic — Dystopian.
- ecomorph — A local variety of a species whose appearance is determined by its ecological environment.
- ecotypes — Plural form of ecotype.
- ecotypic — Of or pertaining to an ecotype.
- ectropic — pertaining to ectropion
- endocarp — The innermost layer of the pericarp that surrounds a seed in a fruit. It may be membranous (as in apples) or woody (as in the stone of a peach or cherry).
- entoptic — (of visual sensation) resulting from structures within the eye itself
- entropic — Of, pertaining to, or as a consequence of entropy.
- epagogic — relating to inductive reasoning
- epicotyl — The region of an embryo or seedling stem above the cotyledon.
- epifocal — situated or occurring at an epicentre
- epigonic — of an epigone
- epilogic — relating to an epilogue
- epinosic — unhealthy
- epiploic — relating to the epiploon
- epipolic — relating to epipolism
- episcope — An optical projector that gives images of opaque objects.
- episcopy — (obsolete) survey; superintendence.
- episodic — Containing or consisting of a series of loosely connected parts or events.
- epitomic — Embodying, summarizing, encapsulating.
- epitonic — undergoing too great a strain
- eponymic — Of or relating to an eponym.
- epulotic — a substance that promotes the formation of scar tissue
- escallop — A scallop shell as a charge.
- escalope — A thin slice of meat without any bone, typically a special cut of veal from the leg that is coated, fried, and served in a sauce.
- escapado — an escaped criminal
- ethiopic — the ancient language of Ethiopia, belonging to the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family: a Christian liturgical language
- euphonic — Characterized by euphony; harmonious.
- euphoric — Characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness.
- euphotic — Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.
- eutropic — of, relating to or characterized by eutropy
- exceptor — a person who excepts or takes exception (to something)