8-letter words containing p, o, c
- exocarps — Plural form of exocarp.
- foolscap — a type of inexpensive writing paper, especially legal-size, lined, yellow sheets, bound in tablet form.
- footpace — walking pace.
- gazpacho — a soup made of chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, garlic, oil, and vinegar, and served cold.
- geocarpy — the ripening of fruits below ground, as occurs in the peanut
- geoponic — of or relating to tillage or agriculture; agricultural.
- glooscap — (among the Micmac and other Native North American peoples) a traditional trickster hero
- hardcopy — copy, as computer output printed on paper, that can be read without using a special device (opposed to soft copy).
- helicopt — to fly or transport using a helicopter
- hencoops — Plural form of hencoop.
- hockshop — a pawnshop.
- holoptic — of, relating to, or having eyes that meet at the top of the head
- hospices — Plural form of hospice.
- hot pack — a hot towel, dressing, or the like, applied to the body to reduce swelling, relieve pain, etc.
- hotchpot — the bringing together of shares or properties in order to divide them equally, especially when they are to be divided among the children of a parent dying intestate.
- hydropac — an urgent warning of navigational dangers in the Pacific Ocean, issued by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office.
- hydropic — dropsical.
- hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- hypoacid — relating to a lower than normal level of acidity
- hypocist — a type of juice derived from the fruit of a plant which grows from the Cistus shrub
- hypothec — Roman and Civil Law. a mortgage or security held by a creditor on the property of a debtor without possession of it, created either by agreement or by operation of law.
- icy pole — an ice cream or water ice on a stick
- impactor — an electric or pneumatic power wrench with interchangeable toolhead attachments, used for installing and removing nuts, bolts, and screws.
- impocket — to put in a pocket
- impolicy — The state or act of being impolitic.
- inceptor — to take in; ingest.
- incorpse — to incorporate
- iriscope — an instrument that displays the prismatic colours, consisting of a polished black glass which is breathed upon via a tube
- isopachs — Plural form of isopach.
- isotopic — any of two or more forms of a chemical element, having the same number of protons in the nucleus, or the same atomic number, but having different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus, or different atomic weights. There are 275 isotopes of the 81 stable elements, in addition to over 800 radioactive isotopes, and every element has known isotopic forms. Isotopes of a single element possess almost identical properties.
- isotypic — of or relating to an isotype.
- jackpots — Plural form of jackpot.
- japonica — the camellia, Camellia japonica, having waxy flowers in a variety of colors.
- jumprock — any of several freshwater suckers of the genus Moxostoma, of the southeastern U.S.
- kickapoo — a river in SW Wisconsin, flowing SSW to the Wisconsin River. 130 miles (210 km) long.
- killcrop — a baby that is always hungry, thought to be a fairy changeling
- kinepock — (obsolete) cowpox.
- knock up — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- kyphotic — Relating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.
- lambchop — A chop or rib of lamb.
- lancepod — any tropical, leguminous tree or shrub of the genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone.
- leprotic — Of, or pertaining to leprosy.
- leptonic — Of, pertaining to, or composed of leptons.
- lip lock — Slang. a long and passionate kiss.
- lip-lock — Slang. a long and passionate kiss.
- lipocyte — fat cell.
- liposuck — to subject to liposuction
- lipscomb — William Nunn [nuhn] /nʌn/ (Show IPA), Jr. 1919–2011, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1976.
- listproc — A mailing list processor owned and developed by BITNET which runs under Unix. See also Listserv, Majordomo.
- lockpick — a device that enables a burglar to open a lock.