8-letter words containing s, n, o, p, e
- poriness — the state or condition of being porous; porosity
- porniest — Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic: porny photos.
- poseidon — the ancient Greek god of the sea, with the power to cause earthquakes, identified by the Romans with Neptune.
- postpone — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- postteen — a person older than a teenager; young adult
- potstone — a kind of soapstone, sometimes used for making pots and other household utensils.
- press on — continue, persevere
- pression — an act of pressing
- prisoner — a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, especially as the result of legal process.
- prodnose — an inquisitive person
- prognose — to predict the course of (disease)
- propense — having a tendency toward; prone; inclined.
- proseman — a writer of prose
- proteins — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protense — extension in time
- pruinose — covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.
- 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.
- pug nose — a short, broad, somewhat turned-up nose.
- pug-nose — a short, broad, somewhat turned-up nose.
- pyranose — any monosaccharide having a pyran ring structure.
- responsa — the branch of rabbinical literature comprised of authoritative replies in letter form made by noted rabbis or Jewish scholars to questions sent to them concerning Jewish law.
- response — an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
- ropiness — resembling a rope or ropes: ropy muscles.
- saponite — a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- saprogen — a plant or animal that can produce decay.
- sarpedon — a Lycian prince, son of Zeus, killed by Patroclus in the Trojan War.
- semiopen — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- set upon — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- setpoint — the desired value in a closed-loop feedback system, as in regulation of temperature or pressure.
- sinopite — a clay-like mineral containing iron oxides
- siphoned — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- siphonet — (of aphids) a small siphon on the abdomen by which an aphid emits sticky liquid
- snow pea — a variety of the common pea, Pisum sativum macrocarpon, having thin, flat, edible pods that are used in cookery.
- soupbone — a bone used for making soup or broth.
- sphenoid — being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- splendor — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- spoonier — foolishly or sentimentally amorous.
- spurgeon — Charles Haddon [had-n] /ˈhæd n/ (Show IPA), 1834–92, English Baptist preacher.
- stanhope — James, 1st Earl Stanhope, 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman: prime minister 1717–18.
- stewpond — a fishpond, often located in the garden of a monastery
- subpoena — the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
- sulphone — any of a class of organic compounds containing the divalent group –SO2 linked to two other organic groups. Certain sulphones are used in the treatment of leprosy and tuberculosis
- swinepox — a variety of chicken pox.
- synopses — a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject.
- syphoned — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- teaspoon — a small spoon generally used to stir tea, coffee, etc.
- ten-spot — a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.
- topstone — a stone forming the top of something
- unperson — a public figure, especially in a totalitarian country, who, for political or ideological reasons, is not recognized or mentioned in government publications or records or in the news media.
- unpoised — not poised; unbalanced