8-letter words containing p, o, e
- metopism — a congenital disfigurement of the forehead in which the frontal suture, which normally undergoes closure during childhood, persists
- metopryl — a colourless liquid, C4H10O, that is related to ether and was formerly used as an anaesthetic
- milepost — any of a series of posts set up to mark distance by miles, as along a highway, or an individual post showing the distance to or from a place.
- mirepoix — a flavoring made from diced vegetables, seasonings, herbs, and sometimes meat, often placed in a pan to cook with meat or fish.
- mispoise — lack of poise
- misspoke — Simple past form of misspeak.
- monopode — having one foot.
- monopole — magnetic monopole.
- monotype — the only print made from a metal or glass plate on which a picture is painted in oil color, printing ink, or the like.
- mopiness — languishing, listless, droopy, or glum.
- morepork — (chiefly NZ) The vern boobook owl Ninox novaeseelandiae. (from 19th c.).
- morpheme — any of the minimal grammatical units of a language, each constituting a word or meaningful part of a word, that cannot be divided into smaller independent grammatical parts, as the, write, or the -ed of waited. Compare allomorph (def 2), morph (def 1).
- morpheus — Classical Mythology. a son of Hypnos and the god of dreams.
- 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.
- nanopore — A pore, of nanometre dimensions, in a membrane.
- napoleon — (Louis Napoleon; Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte) [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1808–73, president of France 1848–52, emperor of France 1852–70 (nephew of Napoleon I).
- naproxen — a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory substance, C 1 4 H 1 4 O 3 , used chiefly in the management of certain types of arthritis and as a painkiller.
- neapolis — a port in E Greece, in Macedonia East and Thrace region on the Bay of Kaválla an important Macedonian fortress of the Byzantine empire; ceded to Greece by Turkey after the Balkan War (1912–13). Pop: 58 576 (1991)
- necropsy — the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- nectopod — (in certain mollusks) an appendage modified for swimming.
- neohippy — A new age hippy.
- neomorph — (genetics) a gain of function mutation that causes novel gene function.
- neopagan — Alternative spelling of neo-pagan.
- neophobe — One who dislikes new or novel things.
- neophyte — a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
- neoplasm — a new, often uncontrolled growth of abnormal tissue; tumor.
- neoprene — an oil-resistant synthetic rubber: used chiefly in paints, putties, linings for tanks and chemical apparatus, and in crepe soles for shoes.
- neotypes — Plural form of neotype.
- nephelo- — clouds, cloudy
- nephroid — kidney-shaped
- nephrons — Plural form of nephron.
- nepionic — of or relating to the juvenile period in the life cycle of an organism
- 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.
- nepotist — 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.
- netphone — A telephone that connects through the internet.
- neuropil — A dense network of interwoven nerve fibers and their branches and synapses, together with glial filaments.
- new hope — a town in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- no-hoper — a useless person from whom nothing can be expected.
- nonempty — (of a set, group, collection, etc.) containing at least one element.
- nonpayer — One who is not a payer, who does not pay.
- nonuplet — One of a group of nine, especially such a multiple birth.
- notepads — Plural form of notepad.
- o-shaped — resembling the rounded form of the letter O
- obtemper — to comply (with)
- occupate — (obsolete) To occupy.
- occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- occupier — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.