8-letter words that end in is
- myosotis — any plant belonging to the genus Myosotis, of the borage family, having basal leaves and pink or white flowers, as the forget-me-not.
- narcosis — a state of stupor or drowsiness.
- narquois — mocking, malicious, or snide
- neapolis — a port in E Greece, in Macedonia East and Thrace region on the Bay of Kaválla an important Macedonian fortress of the Byzantine empire; ceded to Greece by Turkey after the Balkan War (1912–13). Pop: 58 576 (1991)
- necrosis — death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- neuritis — inflammation of a nerve.
- neurosis — Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
- neutrois — noting or relating to a person of neutral gender who also lacks a specific gender identity.
- notornis — a rare, flightless gallinulelike bird, Notornis mantelli, of New Zealand.
- nyatitis — Plural form of nyatiti.
- ochlesis — any disease caused by overcrowding.
- orchesis — the art of dance
- orchitis — inflammation of the testis.
- orthosis — Medicine/Medical. the correction of orthopedic maladjustments.
- osteitis — inflammation of the substance of bone.
- osteosis — the formation of bony tissue, usually infiltrating connective tissue.
- ovaritis — oophoritis.
- pathosis — a diseased condition.
- pheresis — apheresis, especially plasmapheresis.
- phimosis — constriction of the orifice of the prepuce so as to prevent the foreskin from being drawn back to uncover the glans penis.
- phthisis — a wasting away.
- phylaxis — medical term for protection against infection
- phylesis — evolutionary events that modify an organism or group of organisms without leading to the formation of a new species
- phytosis — a disease which is caused by a vegetable parasite, for example a fungus
- pignolis — pine nut (def 1).
- prepubis — (in some animals) a bone situated in front of the pubis
- propolis — a reddish resinous cement collected by bees from the buds of trees, used to stop up crevices in the hives, strengthen the cells, etc.
- protasis — the clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence, in English usually beginning with if. Compare apodosis.
- psilosis — a falling out of the hair.
- psorosis — a disease of citrus trees, characterized by a scaly, rough bark, yellow-flecked leaves, and stunting, caused by a virus.
- ptilosis — the falling out of eye lashes
- pycnosis — the reduction in size and increase in staining of a cell or its nucleus, usually a feature of cell degeneration
- pyelitis — inflammation of the pelvis or outlet of the kidney.
- pyknosis — a process of thickening, esp. in the shrinking nucleus of a degenerating cell
- qadianis — a modern sect, divided into an older group (Qadianis) and a newer group (Lahore party)
- qawwalis — Plural form of qawwali.
- rabelais — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), c1490–1553, French satirist and humorist.
- rachitis — rickets.
- rectitis — an inflammation of the rectum
- reversis — a type of card game which was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries
- rhinitis — inflammation of the nose or its mucous membrane.
- samnitis — a poisonous plant
- sao luis — a seaport on an island off the NE coast of Brazil: capital of Maranhão.
- semiosis — an action or process involving the establishment of a relationship between a sign and its object and meaning
- siriasis — sunstroke.
- sparaxis — any plant of the cormous S African genus Sparaxis, esp S. grandiflora and S. tricolor, grown for their dainty spikes of star-shaped purple, red, or orange flowers: family Iridaceae
- stenosis — a narrowing or stricture of a passage or vessel.
- subcutis — the deeper layer of the dermis, containing mostly fat and connective tissue.
- synapsis — Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
- syndesis — synapsis (def 1).