8-letter words containing r, o, m, i
- silkworm — the larva of the Chinese silkworm moth, Bombyx mori, which spins a cocoon of commercially valuable silk.
- skyrmion — a particle consisting of a magnetic field surrounding a group of atoms
- slipform — a moveable mould for building large concrete structures such as roads, towers and bridges
- solarism — the interpretation of myths by reference to the sun, especially such interpretation carried to an extreme.
- solarium — a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- sopherim — scribe1 (def 3).
- soralium — (in a lichen) a group of soredia.
- soredium — a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- storming — a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- strijdom — Johannes Gerhardus (joˈhanəs ɡeːrˈhɑːdəs). 1893–1958, South African statesman; prime minister (1954–58)
- stroheim — Erich von [er-ik] /ˈɛr ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1885–1957, U.S. actor and director, born in Austria.
- tamanoir — a large anteater of Central and South America, Myrmecophaga tridactyla
- taormina — a resort commune in Messina, in E Sicily, Italy: Roman remains.
- thermion — an ion emitted by incandescent material.
- thrombin — an enzyme of the blood plasma that catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin, the last step of the blood clotting process.
- timariot — one holding a fief or piece of land in feudal Turkey from the 14th to the 17th centuries
- timework — work done and paid for by the hour or day.
- timeworn — worn or impaired by time.
- timoneer — someone who steers a ship
- timorese — of or relating to Timor.
- timorous — full of fear; fearful: The noise made them timorous.
- tiresome — causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome: a tiresome job.
- torminal — of or relating to tormina
- trichome — Botany. an outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair.
- trigonum — trigone.
- trimodal — (of a distribution) having three modes.
- trimorph — a substance existing in three structurally distinct forms; a trimorphous substance.
- trimotor — an airplane or other vehicle that has three motors.
- trisomic — having one chromosome in addition to the usual diploid number.
- troilism — sexual activity involving three people
- tubiform — shaped like a tube.
- turmoils — a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet: mental turmoil caused by difficult decisions.
- tutorism — the office or duties of a tutor
- unciform — hook-shaped.
- ursiform — having the form of a bear; bear-shaped: the ursiform koala.
- variform — varied in form; having various forms.
- variorum — containing different versions of the text by various editors: a variorum edition of Shakespeare.
- vasiform — having the form of a duct or tube.
- vomerine — a bone of the skull in most vertebrates, in humans forming a large part of the septum between the right and left cavities of the nose.
- vomitory — inducing vomiting; emetic.
- whipworm — any of several parasitic nematodes of the genus Trichuris, having a long, slender, whiplike anterior end.
- wireroom — a bookmaking establishment, especially one disguised as a lawful business.
- wireworm — any of the slender, hard-bodied larvae of click beetles, many of which live underground and feed on the roots of plants.
- wormfish — any of several small, slender fishes of the family Microdesmidae, inhabiting tropical marine waters.
- wormlike — Zoology. any of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids.
- zhitomir — a city in central Ukraine, W of Kiev.