8-letter words containing a, d, l
- alcaides — Plural form of alcaide.
- alcandre — the wife of Polybus who received Helen and Menelaus on their way home from Troy.
- alcidine — of, relating to, or belonging to the Alcidae, a family of sea birds including the auks, guillemots, puffins, and related forms
- alcimede — the mother of Jason.
- alcindor — (Ferdinand) Lew(is, Jr.) original name of Abdul-Jabbar.
- aldehyde — any organic compound containing the group -CHO. Aldehydes are oxidized to carboxylic acids and take part in many addition reactions
- alderfly — any of various neuropterous insects of the widely distributed group Sialoidea, such as Sialis lutaria, that have large broad-based hind wings, produce aquatic larvae, and occur near water
- alderman — In some parts of the United States and Canada, an alderman is a member of the governing body of a city.
- aldermen — Plural form of alderman.
- alderney — one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel: separated from the French coast by a dangerous tidal channel (the Race of Alderney). Pop: 2294 (2001). Area: 8 sq km (3 sq miles)
- aldicarb — a crystalline compound, C7H14N2O2S, used as a pesticide against insects, mites and nematodes
- aldimine — (organic chemistry) An imine derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NR.
- aldolase — an enzyme present in the body that breaks down fructose into triose sugars
- aldoxime — an oxime formed by reaction between hydroxylamine and an aldehyde
- aldridge — Ira Frederick ("the African Roscius") 1804?–67, U.S. actor, primarily in Europe.
- algicide — any substance that kills algae
- algidity — (medicine) The state of being algid.
- alidades — Plural form of alidade.
- alighted — Simple past tense and past participle of alight.
- alkaloid — any of a group of nitrogenous basic compounds found in plants, typically insoluble in water and physiologically active. Common examples are morphine, strychnine, quinine, nicotine, and caffeine
- alkoxide — a compound formed by the removal of a proton from an alcohol
- all told — You can use all told to introduce or follow a summary, general statement, or total.
- alledged — Simple past tense and past participle of alledge.
- alledges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alledge.
- allemand — Misspelling of allemande.
- allodial — (of land) held as an allodium
- allodium — lands held in absolute ownership, free from such obligations as rent or services due to an overlord
- allotted — to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion: to allot the available farmland among the settlers.
- alluding — Present participle of allude.
- almohade — a member of a group of puritanical Muslims, originally Berbers, who arose in S Morocco in the 12th century as a reaction against the corrupt Almoravides and who ruled Spain and all Maghrib from about 1147 to after 1213
- alreadie — Obsolete spelling of already.
- altadena — a town in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- altitude — If something is at a particular altitude, it is at that height above sea level.
- alvarado — ˈPedro de (ˈpɛdroʊ deɪ ) ; peˈdrō dā) 1495-1541; Sp. general with Cortés in the conquest of Mexico
- alveated — resembling the channels of a beehive
- amazedly — in an amazed manner
- amblypod — one of the primitive ungulate mammals of the extinct order Pantodonta, from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, having a massive body and short legs.
- amusedly — in a way that shows one is amused
- amygdala — an almond-shaped part, such as a tonsil or a lobe of the cerebellum
- amygdale — a vesicle in a volcanic rock, formed from a bubble of escaping gas, that has become filled with light-coloured minerals, such as quartz and calcite
- amygdule — a small gas pocket, usually found in volcanic rock, partly or completely filled with a mineral, esp. a zeolite, calcite, or quartz
- analysed — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- analyzed — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- angeldom — The world of angels.
- angledug — an earthworm
- anglepod — an American wild flowering plant with angular pods, belonging to the milkweed family
- anhedral — the downward inclination of an aircraft wing in relation to the lateral axis
- annealed — Simple past tense and past participle of anneal.
- annelida — the phylum comprising the annelids.
- annelids — Plural form of annelid.