8-letter words containing r, e, o, p
- proxemic — Sociology, Psychology. the study of the spatial requirements of humans and animals and the effects of population density on behavior, communication, and social interaction.
- pruinose — covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.
- 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.
- pteropod — belonging or pertaining to the Pteropoda, a group of mollusks having the lateral portions of the foot expanded into winglike lobes used in swimming.
- pullover — Also called slipover. a garment, especially a sweater, that must be drawn over the head to be put on.
- purposed — the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- purveyor — a person who purveys, provides, or supplies: a purveyor of foods; a purveyor of lies.
- pushover — Informal. anything done easily.
- put over — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- pyoderma — any skin eruption characterized by pustules or the formation of pus
- pyorrhea — Pathology. a discharge of pus.
- pyranose — any monosaccharide having a pyran ring structure.
- pyrazole — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and two double bonds in the ring.
- pyrenoid — a spherical protein structure found within chloroplasts of certain algae and hornworts.
- pyrolize — to subject (a substance) to pyrolysis.
- pyrolyse — to subject (a substance) to pyrolysis.
- pyronine — a xanthine dye used for detecting the presence of RNA.
- 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
- pyroxene — any of a very common group of minerals of many varieties, silicates of magnesium, iron, calcium, and other elements, occurring as important constituents of many kinds of rocks, especially basic igneous rocks.
- 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.
- re-adopt — to choose or take as one's own; make one's own by selection or assent: to adopt a nickname.
- re-proof — evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.
- reaphook — a sickle
- recaptor — someone who recaptures something that had been taken
- receptor — Physiology. an end organ or a group of end organs of sensory or afferent neurons, specialized to be sensitive to stimulating agents, as touch or heat.
- recouped — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- 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.
- reedstop — an organ stop that is made up of or that controls a rank of reed pipes
- 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.
- reexport — to export again, as imported goods.
- reimport — to import back into the country of exportation.
- reimpose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- reoccupy — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- reopener — an act or instance of reopening negotiations, as on the provisions of a contract.
- reoppose — to oppose again
- 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
- repo man — a person who is employed to take back or repossess property, esp because of failure to make payments under a hire-purchase agreement
- repolish — a repolishing, the action of polishing again
- reponder — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
- reported — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
- reporter — a person who reports.
- repousse — (of a design) raised in relief by hammering on the reverse side.
- reproach — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- reproval — the act of reproving.
- reprover — to criticize or correct, especially gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake.