8-letter words containing p, o, e, m
- morphine — a white, bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 1 7 H 1 9 NO 3 ⋅H 2 O, the most important narcotic and addictive principle of opium, obtained by extraction and crystallization and used chiefly in medicine as a pain reliever and sedative.
- mousepox — ectromelia (def 2).
- myoscope — an instrument for observing muscular contraction.
- namedrop — Alternative spelling of name-drop.
- neomorph — (genetics) a gain of function mutation that causes novel gene function.
- neoplasm — a new, often uncontrolled growth of abnormal tissue; tumor.
- nepotism — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
- nonempty — (of a set, group, collection, etc.) containing at least one element.
- obtemper — to comply (with)
- omoplate — the shoulder blade
- optimate — a Roman aristocrat
- optimise — to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
- optimize — to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
- orpiment — a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
- overjump — to jump too far over
- overpump — to pump too much so as to deplete
- oxazepam — a benzodiazepine, C 1 5 H 1 1 ClN 2 O 2 , used in the management of anxiety, insomnia, and alcohol withdrawal.
- palmetto — any of various palms having fan-shaped leaves, as of the genera Sabal, Serenoa, and Thrinax.
- palometa — a pompano, Trachinotus goodei, of tropical and temperate Atlantic seas, having long, tapering fins.
- paroemia — a proverb; an axiom
- passmore — George. Born 1943, a British artist who is noted esp for his photomontages and performance works with Gilbert Proesch
- peamouth — a minnow, Mylocheilus caurinus, of northwestern U.S. and British Columbian waters.
- pediform — in the form of a foot; footlike.
- pelorism — a floral mutation involving the formation of peloric flowers
- pembroke — a borough in Dyfed, in SW Wales: birthplace of King Henry VII.
- pemoline — a synthetic, weak, central nervous system stimulant, C 9 H 8 N 2 O 2 , with sympathomimetic activity, used as an adjunct in the management of hyperkinetic behavior disorders.
- pentomic — pertaining to or characterizing the organization of an army division into five groups, each with supporting units, geared to maneuver in keeping with the requirements of atomic warfare.
- penwoman — a female writer
- pergamon — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- pergamos — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- peronism — the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
- peyotism — a religion of native American Indians that incorporates the ritual use of peyote
- philemon — an Epistle written by Paul. Abbreviation: Phil.
- philomel — the nightingale.
- phlegmon — a swollen, red, and painful mass affecting bodily tissue that may progress to abscess
- phonecam — a digital camera incorporated in a mobile phone
- phonemes — any of a small set of units, usually about 20 to 60 in number, and different for each language, considered to be the basic distinctive units of speech sound by which morphemes, words, and sentences are represented. They are arrived at for any given language by determining which differences in sound function to indicate a difference in meaning, so that in English the difference in sound and meaning between pit and bit is taken to indicate the existence of different labial phonemes, while the difference in sound between the unaspirated p of spun and the aspirated p of pun, since it is never the only distinguishing feature between two different words, is not taken as ground for setting up two different p phonemes in English. Compare distinctive feature (def 1).
- phonemic — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- phyllome — a leaf of a plant.
- pi meson — pion.
- picomole — a trillionth of a mole
- piedmont — a plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains, including parts of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.
- piemonte — Italian name of Piedmont.
- pimentón — smoked chilli powder
- pimiento — the ripe, red, mild-flavored fruit of the sweet or bell pepper, Capsicum annuum, used as a vegetable, relish, to stuff olives, etc.
- pleonasm — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- plimsole — a canvas shoe with a rubber sole; gym shoe; sneaker.
- podetium — (in certain lichens) a stalk bearing an apothecium.
- podomere — any segment of a limb of an arthropod.
- poematic — relating to or resembling poetry