8-letter words containing p, y, o, s
- pansophy — universal wisdom or knowledge.
- paroxysm — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
- pastorly — of or relating to a pastor
- peyotism — a religion of native American Indians that incorporates the ritual use of peyote
- peyotist — a person who follows the religion of peyotism
- physico- — physical, physical and
- physiol. — physiological
- phytosis — a disease which is caused by a vegetable parasite, for example a fungus
- poly sci — poli sci
- polybius — c205–c123 b.c, Greek historian.
- polypous — polypoid.
- polyseme — a word with multiple meanings
- polysemy — a condition in which a single word, phrase, or concept has more than one meaning or connotation.
- polysome — a complex of ribosomes strung along a single strand of messenger RNA that translates the genetic information coded in the messenger RNA during protein synthesis.
- polysomy — the state of being polysomic
- ponyskin — the leather from a pony hide
- popeseye — denoting a cut of steak
- porosity — the state or quality of being porous.
- porously — full of pores.
- posingly — in a posing manner
- posology — the branch of pharmacology dealing with the determination of dosage.
- possibly — perhaps; maybe: It may possibly rain today.
- post-boy — (formerly) a boy or man who rode post or carried mail.
- postsync — postsynchronization
- primrosy — characteristic of, or resembling, a primrose (esp in colour)
- prophesy — to foretell or predict.
- prostyle — (of a classical temple) having a portico on the front with the columns in front of the antae.
- psalmody — the act, practice, or art of setting psalms to music.
- psychoid — the innate impetus to perform actions
- psychol. — psychological
- psychro- — cold
- pycnosis — the reduction in size and increase in staining of a cell or its nucleus, usually a feature of cell degeneration
- pyknosis — a process of thickening, esp. in the shrinking nucleus of a degenerating cell
- pyonings — the work of military sappers, such as the digging of trenches
- pyranose — any monosaccharide having a pyran ring structure.
- pyrolyse — to subject (a substance) to pyrolysis.
- pyrosome — a member of a genus, Pyrosoma, of colonial tunicates found in tropical open waters, the sole genus of the order Pyrosomida, which consists of brightly phosphorescent, translucent individuals united into a hollow tube closed at one end
- pyrostat — a thermostat for high temperatures.
- pyrrhous — (of a person's complexion) ruddy or reddish
- rhapsody — Music. an instrumental composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation.
- saponify — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- sepalody — the changing of other flower parts, such as petals, into sepals
- serotype — a group of organisms, microorganisms, or cells distinguished by their shared specific antigens as determined by serologic testing.
- sloppily — muddy, slushy, or very wet: The field was a sloppy mess after the rain.
- snoopily — in a prying or snooping manner
- sphygmo- — indicating the pulse
- splotchy — marked or covered with splotches.
- spoofery — good-humored mockery or teasing.
- spookery — matters relating to spies and espionage
- spookily — like or befitting a spook or ghost; suggestive of spooks.