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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).
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