8-letter words containing p, o, n, t, a
- postnati — those born after a particular event, esp in Scotland after the union with England or in the US after the Declaration of Independence
- potation — the act of drinking.
- potentia — a city in Basilicata, in S Italy.
- powhatan — a member of any of the Indian tribes belonging to the Powhatan Confederacy.
- pronator — Anatomy, Zoology. any of several muscles that permit pronation of the hand, forelimb, or foot.
- pronotal — relating to an insect's pronotum
- proppant — (in oil extraction) a material used in hydraulic rock fracturing in order to keep the fissures open and thereby aid extraction
- proturan — a proturan insect; telsontail.
- 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.
- pupation — to become a pupa.
- saponite — a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- satinpod — either of two European plants belonging to the genus Lunaria, of the mustard family, L. annua or L. rediviva, cultivated for their shiny flowers and large, round, flat, satiny pods.
- snapshot — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- spa town — a town where water comes out of the ground and people come to drink it or lie in it because they think it will improve their health
- stamp on — tread heavily on
- stanhope — James, 1st Earl Stanhope, 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman: prime minister 1717–18.
- stopbank — an embankment to prevent flooding
- swaption — A swaption is an over-the-counter option on a swap.
- talapoin — a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- tank top — a close-fitting, low-cut top having shoulder straps and often made of lightweight, knitted fabric.
- tarnopol — Ternopol.
- teaspoon — a small spoon generally used to stir tea, coffee, etc.
- top hand — a person who is highly skilled in some activity, esp a ranch worker
- topazine — like topaz
- topkhana — a building where artillery, ammunition, etc., are made, repaired, and stored.
- towplane — an aeroplane that tows gliders
- tragopan — any of several Asian pheasants of the genus Tragopan, having two fleshy, erectile horns on the head and wattles on the throat.
- trapunto — quilting having an embossed design produced by outlining the pattern with single stitches and then padding it with yarn or cotton.
- tropaion — a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- wahpeton — a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Santee branch of the Dakota.
- waypoint — a place or point between major points on a route.