8-letter words containing s, o, n
- iserlohn — a city in North Rhine-Westphalia,W Germany.
- isobront — a line on a weather map or chart connecting various points where a given phase of thunderstorm activity occurred simultaneously.
- isochron — A line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
- isocline — a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
- isocolon — a figure of speech or sentence having a parallel structure formed by the use of two or more clauses, or cola, of similar length, as “The bigger they are, the harder they fall.”.
- isocyano — containing an isocyano group.
- isodicon — (in the Greek Orthodox Church) a short anthem performed while the Gospel is being carried into a church
- isodomon — (in Greek history) masonry formed of uniform blocks, with courses of equal height
- isogenic — (of organisms) having the same or closely similar genotypes.
- isogonal — equiangular; isogonic.
- isogonic — having or pertaining to equal angles.
- isolanis — Plural form of isolani.
- isolines — Plural form of isoline.
- isonomia — Equality before the law; possession of equal rights; equal distribution of rights and privileges.
- isopedin — the underlying layer of a ganoid scale, composed of connective tissue embedded with bone.
- isophane — (uncountable, medicine) A synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes.
- isophone — an isogloss marking off an area in which a particular feature of pronunciation is found
- isoprene — a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- isoquant — (economics) A line of equal or constant economic production on a graph, chart or map.
- isospins — Plural form of isospin.
- isotones — Plural form of isotone.
- isotonic — Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure. Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- jacobins — (in the French Revolution) a member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror and other extreme measures, active chiefly from 1789 to 1794: so called from the Dominican convent in Paris, where they originally met.
- jacobsen — Jens Peter [yens pey-tuh r] /yɛns ˈpeɪ tər/ (Show IPA), 1847–85, Danish novelist.
- jakobson — Roman [roh-mahn,, -muh n] /ˈroʊ mɑn,, -mən/ (Show IPA), 1896–1982, U.S. linguist and scholar, born in Russia.
- janitors — Plural form of janitor.
- japonism — something typically Japanese.
- jawbones — Plural form of jawbone.
- jettison — to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
- jillions — Plural form of jillion.
- jingoish — Jingoistic.
- jingoism — the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.
- jingoist — the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.
- jogpants — a pair of trousers worn for jogging
- johannes — a gold coin formerly used as currency in Portugal, first issued in the early 18th century.
- johnnies — Plural form of johnny.
- johnsons — Plural form of johnson.
- johnston — Albert Sidney, 1803–62, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
- joinders — Plural form of joinder.
- jointers — Plural form of jointer.
- jokiness — The state or condition of being joky.
- jonesing — Present participle of jones.
- jonquils — Plural form of jonquil.
- jordaens — Jacob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1593–1678, Flemish painter.
- jostling — to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.
- jottings — Plural form of jotting.
- journals — Plural form of journal.
- journeys — Plural form of journey.
- journies — Plural form of journy.
- jousting — a combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances.