8-letter words containing s, i, p
- epicness — The quality or state of being epic.
- epicures — Plural form of epicure.
- epicurus — An ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the movement commonly known as Epicureanism.
- epigeous — epigeal
- epigrams — Plural form of epigram.
- epilepsy — A neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
- epimysia — Plural form of epimysium.
- epinasty — (botany) the downward curvature of leaves etc due to differential growth rates.
- epinosic — unhealthy
- episcope — An optical projector that gives images of opaque objects.
- episcopy — (obsolete) survey; superintendence.
- episemon — an emblem
- episodic — Containing or consisting of a series of loosely connected parts or events.
- episomal — (biology) Pertaining to an episome or DNA fragments not contained within a chromosome.
- episomes — Plural form of episome.
- episperm — (botany) The outer, protective layer of the seed of a flowering plant.
- epispore — the outer layer of certain spores
- episteme — (philosophy) Scientific knowledge; a principled system of understanding; sometimes contrasted with 'empiricism'.
- epistler — A writer of an epistle.
- epistles — Plural form of epistle.
- epistome — (zoology) a mouth-covering lobe or ridge in bryozoans and phoronids.
- epistyle — architrave (sense 1)
- epitaphs — Plural form of epitaph.
- epitases — Plural form of epitasis.
- epitasis — (ancient drama) The second part of a play, in which the action begins.
- epithets — An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.
- epitomes — Plural form of epitome.
- epitopes — Plural form of epitope.
- epoxides — Plural form of epoxide.
- epsilons — Plural form of epsilon.
- epsimone — Concurrent simulation language derived from Simone. "EPSIMONE Manual", J. Beziin et al, Pub Int No 90, IRISA, Sept 1978.
- epsomite — (mineral) A saline evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate, also found in fumaroles, with the chemical formula MgSO4'·'7H2O.
- escaping — Present participle of escape.
- escapism — The tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy.
- escapist — Intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy.
- espalier — A fruit tree or ornamental shrub whose branches are trained to grow flat against a wall, supported on a lattice or a framework of stakes.
- especial — Better or greater than usual; special.
- espiègle — playful
- eupepsia — Good digestion.
- euphuism — An artificial, highly elaborate way of writing or speaking.
- euphuist — One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language; applied especially to a class of writers, in the age of w Elizabeth I, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction.
- expiates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expiate.
- explains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explain.
- exploits — Plural form of exploit.
- exposing — Present participle of expose.
- fig wasp — a chalcid wasp, Blastophaga psenes, introduced into the U.S. from Europe, that pollinates figs, usually of the Smyrna variety.
- finespun — spun or drawn out to a fine thread.
- fireship — A ship loaded with burning material and explosives and set adrift to ignite and blow up an enemy’s ships.
- firestop — any object built into a building frame to block a concealed hollow space through which a fire might pass from one part of the building to another.
- fishpole — A fishing pole.