8-letter words containing p, o, l, r
- propylon — propylaeum.
- prosomal — relating to a prosoma
- prostyle — (of a classical temple) having a portico on the front with the columns in front of the antae.
- protocal — (spelling) It's spelled "protocol".
- protocol — the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette.
- protolog — the original description of a species, genus, etc.
- proudful — proud; full of pride.
- provable — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- provably — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- proviral — relating to a provirus
- prowling — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
- proximal — situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
- psoralea — any plant of the tropical and subtropical leguminous genus Psoralea, having curly leaves, white or purple flowers, and short one-seeded pods
- psoralen — a toxic substance, C 1 1 H 6 O 3 , found in certain plants, including parsnips, used to increase the response to ultraviolet light in the treatment of severe cases of acne and psoriasis.
- pull for — favour, support
- pullover — Also called slipover. a garment, especially a sweater, that must be drawn over the head to be put on.
- pulmotor — an apparatus for pumping oxygen into the lungs during artificial respiration
- pulsator — something that pulsates, beats, or throbs.
- puruloid — resembling pus.
- pyrazole — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and two double bonds in the ring.
- pyrolize — to subject (a substance) to pyrolysis.
- pyrology — the study of fire or heat, esp the branch of chemistry concerned with the use and properties of fire
- pyrolyse — to subject (a substance) to pyrolysis.
- randolph — A(sa) Philip, 1889–1979, U.S. labor leader: president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 1925–68.
- rape oil — a brownish-yellow oil obtained by expression from rapeseed and used chiefly as a lubricant, an illuminant, and in the manufacture of rubber substitutes.
- recouple — to couple (two people or things) again; reunite
- red poll — one of a breed of red, hornless, dual-purpose cattle, raised originally in England.
- redeploy — to transfer (a unit, a person, supplies, etc.) from one theater of operations to another.
- reemploy — to hire or engage the services of (a person or persons); provide employment for; have or keep in one's service: This factory employs thousands of people.
- repeople — to furnish again with people.
- replicon — any genetic element that can regulate and effect its own replication from initiation to completion.
- replough — to plough again
- repolish — a repolishing, the action of polishing again
- reproval — the act of reproving.
- rheophil — (of organisms) liking flowing water
- rhopalic — (of poetry) in which each successive word has one more syllable than the word before
- riopelle — Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1923–2002, Canadian painter, in France from 1946.
- robohelp — (tool) A Microsoft Windows Help authoring tool from Blue Sky Software. Used with Microsoft Word to create Help files for inclusion in a Windows application or for stand alone use.
- rohypnol — Rohypnol is a powerful drug that makes a person semi-conscious.
- roleplay — to assume the attitudes, actions, and discourse of (another), especially in a make-believe situation in an effort to understand a differing point of view or social interaction: Management trainees were given a chance to role-play labor negotiators.
- roll top — a flexible, sliding cover for the working area of a desk, opening by rising upward and back in quadrantal grooves and rolling up beneath the top.
- roll-top — made with a flexible top of parallel slats that slides back
- rollmops — a fillet of fresh herring rolled up on a pickle or onion and marinated
- ropeable — ropable.
- ropelike — a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- ropewalk — a long, narrow path or building where ropes are made.
- sapropel — mud consisting chiefly of decomposed organic matter formed at the bottom of a stagnant sea or lake.
- sculptor — artist who sculpts
- sholapur — a city in S Maharashtra state, in SW India.
- shopgirl — a salesgirl; female store clerk.