8-letter words containing p, o, i, r
- iriscope — an instrument that displays the prismatic colours, consisting of a polished black glass which is breathed upon via a tube
- iron pan — a hard layer of precipitated iron salts often found below the surface of sands and gravels
- isograph — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- isomorph — an organism that is isomorphic with another or others.
- isoprene — a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- isospory — the condition of having spores of only one kind
- isotropy — Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes. Compare anisotropic (def 1).
- jerepigo — a usually red heavy dessert wine
- jodhpuri — of or relating to Jodhpur or its inhabitants
- killcrop — a baby that is always hungry, thought to be a fairy changeling
- kompiler — (language) An early system on the IBM 701. Versions: KOMPILER 2 for IBM 701, KOMPILER 3 for IBM 704.
- kopfring — a metal ring welded to the nose of a bomb to reduce its penetration in earth or water.
- leopardi — Count Giacomo [jah-kuh-moh;; Italian jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kəˌmoʊ;; Italian ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1837, Italian poet.
- leporide — a Belgian hare formerly believed to be a hybrid of the European rabbit and hare.
- leporine — of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare.
- leprotic — Of, or pertaining to leprosy.
- lipogram — a written work composed of words chosen so as to avoid the use of one or more specific alphabetic characters.
- listproc — A mailing list processor owned and developed by BITNET which runs under Unix. See also Listserv, Majordomo.
- lordship — (often initial capital letter) a term of respect used when speaking of or to certain noblemen (usually preceded by his or your).
- lutropin — Luteinizing hormone.
- maildrop — A place where postal mail is received and then forwarded to another address, used for anonymity or as a fixed address for somebody who is travelling.
- maricopa — a member of a North American Indian people of south-central Arizona.
- mariposa — any lily of the genus Calochortus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having tuliplike flowers of various colors.
- mariupol — a city in SE Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.
- mic drop — a gesture in which a person drops (or imitates the action of dropping) a handheld microphone to the ground as the finale to a speech or performance
- mic-drop — the act of intentionally dropping one’s microphone at the end of a speech or performance, displaying a bold confidence that it has been very impressive or cannot be topped.
- microamp — One millionth ( 10-6 ) of an ampere, abbreviated as \u00b5A.
- microcap — (US, finance) The stock of a public company with a market capitalization of roughly $300 million or less.
- micropia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be smaller than their actual size.
- micropig — A miniature breed of pig.
- mirepoix — a flavoring made from diced vegetables, seasonings, herbs, and sometimes meat, often placed in a pan to cook with meat or fish.
- misproud — unreasonably proud.
- 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.
- morphing — Linguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment. Compare allomorph (def 2).
- morphism — (mathematics, formally) an arrow in a category.
- myriapod — any arthropod of the group Myriapoda, having an elongated segmented body with numerous paired, jointed legs, formerly classified as a class comprising the centipedes and millipedes.
- napiform — round at the top and tapering sharply below; turnip-shaped, as a root.
- nephroid — kidney-shaped
- neuropil — A dense network of interwoven nerve fibers and their branches and synapses, together with glial filaments.
- nonprint — of, relating to, or consisting of other than printed matter: Slide shows, slide-tape presentations, and video are nonprint media.
- occupier — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- offprint — Also called separate. a reprint of an article that originally appeared as part of a larger publication.
- oilpaper — a paper made waterproof and translucent by treatment with oil.
- oilproof — resistant to oil
- oltipraz — 4-methyl-5-(2-pyrazinyl)-3-dithiolethione, a schistosomicide drug also used in tumour prevention.
- open-air — existing in, taking place in, or characteristic of the open air; outdoor: The orchestra gave three open-air concerts last summer.
- operatic — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- opificer — someone who makes something; a craftsman
- orpiment — a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
- outprice — To sell at a lower price than (another seller).