8-letter words containing r, o, m
- proemial — an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- proforma — according to form; as a matter of form; for the sake of form.
- programs — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- prolamin — any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- prometal — a type of cast iron with high heat resistance
- promised — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- promisee — a person to whom a promise is made.
- promisor — a person who makes a promise.
- promoted — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- promoter — a person or thing that promotes, furthers, or encourages.
- prompted — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- prompter — Commerce. a limit of time given for payment for merchandise purchased, the limit being stated on a note of reminder (prompt note) the contract setting the time limit.
- promptly — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- promulge — to promulgate.
- pronotum — the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- proprium — a nonessential property common to all the members of a class; attribute.
- prosaism — prosaic character or style.
- proseman — a writer of prose
- prosomal — relating to a prosoma
- prosumer — a person who both consumes and produces a particular commodity
- proteome — the entire complement of proteins found in an organism over its entire life cycle, or in a particular cell type at a particular time under defined environmental conditions.
- 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.
- proximal — situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
- pulmotor — an apparatus for pumping oxygen into the lungs during artificial respiration
- puriform — resembling pus; purulent.
- pyoderma — any skin eruption characterized by pustules or the formation of pus
- pyriform — pear-shaped.
- 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
- queerdom — the state of being a homosexual
- racemoid — racemic
- racemose — Botany. having the form of a raceme. arranged in racemes.
- racemous — racemose.
- radioman — a person who operates a radio.
- raimondi — Marcantonio [mahr-kan-toh-nee-oh;; Italian mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kænˈtoʊ niˌoʊ;; Italian ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1534, Italian engraver.
- ramiform — having the form of a branch; branchlike.
- ramulose — having many small branches.
- randomer — an unspecified person of no importance
- randomly — proceeding, made, or occurring without definite aim, reason, or pattern: the random selection of numbers.
- raniform — resembling a frog, froglike
- ransomed — the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- ransomer — the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- raw mode — (operating system) A mode that allows a program to transfer bits directly to or from an I/O device without any processing, abstraction, or interpretation by the operating system. Systems that make this distinction for a disk file are generally regarded as broken. Compare rare mode, cooked mode.
- rearmost — farthest in the rear; last.
- rebeldom — a region or territory controlled by rebels.
- rec room — a recreation room.
- recommit — to commit again.
- red worm — North Central, South Midland, and Southern U.S. an earthworm.
- 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.
- reformat — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- reformed — (initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of Reform Jews or Reform Judaism: a Reform rabbi.