8-letter words containing p, o, e, t, i
- portiere — a curtain hung in a doorway, either to replace the door or for decoration.
- portside — situated on the port side
- positive — admitting of no question: positive proof.
- postdive — following a dive, esp a scuba dive
- postfire — of or relating to the period after a fire
- postiche — superadded, especially inappropriately, as a sculptural or architectural ornament.
- potemkin — Prince Grigori Aleksandrovich [gri-gawr-ee al-ig-zan-druh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1739–91, Russian statesman and favorite of Catherine II.
- potentia — a city in Basilicata, in S Italy.
- potidaea — a city on the Chalcidice Peninsula, whose revolt against Athens in 432 b.c. was one of the causes of the Peloponnesian War.
- poultice — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- pretonic — a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses.
- pretoria — a province in the NE Republic of South Africa. 110,450 sq. mi. (286,066 sq. km). Capital: Pretoria.
- priorate — the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- profiter — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- proteins — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- ptomaine — any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
- reimport — to import back into the country of exportation.
- ridgetop — the summit of a ridge
- ripe rot — a disease of fruit or vegetable storage organs at the ripening stage, caused by any of several fungi or bacteria and characterized by spotting and rapid decay.
- rispetto — a form of folk verse from Tuscany
- saponite — a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- setpoint — the desired value in a closed-loop feedback system, as in regulation of temperature or pressure.
- side pot — (in poker with table stakes) a second or subsequent pot, separate from the main pot, created when a player's entire table stake has been bet in a main pot or another side pot and other players want to continue betting.
- sinopite — a clay-like mineral containing iron oxides
- siphonet — (of aphids) a small siphon on the abdomen by which an aphid emits sticky liquid
- sorptive — the state or process of being sorbed.
- soutpiel — an English-speaking South African
- spoliate — to rob, plunder, or despoil
- sportive — playful or frolicsome; jesting, jocose, or merry: a sportive puppy.
- thiophen — a water-insoluble, colorless liquid, C 4 H 4 S, resembling benzene, occurring in crude coal-tar benzene: used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis.
- thiotepa — a drug, C6H12N3PS, used in chemotherapy to destroy cancer or neoplastic cells
- tholepin — thole1
- tip over — to cause to assume a slanting or sloping position; incline; tilt.
- toe clip — a device attached to a bicycle pedal that grips the front part of the rider's shoe to keep the foot from slipping off the pedal.
- toe pick — one of the sharp teeth in the front part of a figure-skating blade.
- toepiece — toecap.
- topazine — like topaz
- topelius — Zakarias [sah-kah-ree-ahs] /ˌsɑ kɑˈri ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1818–98, Finnish poet and novelist.
- topliner — so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like: a topline actress; topline news.
- topsider — a light canvas shoe
- triphone — a group of three phonemes
- triptote — a word that has only three cases
- trophied — adorned with trophies.
- unpoetic — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- unpolite — impolite.
- whitepot — a type of custard or milk pudding traditionally baked in a pot
- wipe out — an act of wiping: He gave a few quick wipes to the furniture.
- wipeouts — Plural form of wipeout.
- zopilote — a small American black vulture