8-letter words containing a, d, m
- amazedly — in an amazed manner
- ambedkar — Bhimrao Ramji [beem-rou rahm-jee] /ˈbim raʊ ˈrɑm dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1893–1956, Indian politician and jurist.
- amberoid — a synthetic amber made by compressing pieces of amber and other resins together at a high temperature
- ambident — (chemistry) Describing a molecule or group that has two alternative and interacting reaction sites, to either of which a bond may be made during a reaction.
- 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.
- ambushed — Simple past tense and past participle of ambush.
- amending — to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure: Congress may amend the proposed tax bill.
- amidated — to convert into an amide.
- amidmost — in the middle or centre
- amidogen — a compound radical, NH2, derived from ammonia
- amidship — in or toward the middle part of a ship or aircraft; midway between the ends.
- aminated — to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- ammonoid — any of the extinct group of sea-dwelling cephalopod molluscs with coiled and chambered shells
- amoeboid — of, related to, or resembling amoebae
- amounted — the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- amphipod — any marine or freshwater crustacean of the order Amphipoda, such as the sand hoppers, in which the body is laterally compressed: subclass Malacostraca
- amundsen — Roald (ˈrɔald). 1872–1928, Norwegian explorer and navigator, who was the first man to reach the South Pole (1911)
- 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
- anadrome — A word which forms a different word when spelled backwards.
- angeldom — The world of angels.
- animated — Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings.
- arch dam — a dam that is curved in the horizontal plane and usually built of concrete, in which the horizontal thrust is taken by abutments in the sides of a valley. Arch dams must be built on solid rock, as a yielding material would cause a failure
- armbands — Plural form of armband.
- armguard — a band of leather or other material worn about the wrist or lower part of the arm for protection and support.
- armidale — a town in Australia, in NE New South Wales: a centre for tourism. Pop: 20 271 (2001)
- armoured — Armoured vehicles are fitted with a hard metal covering in order to protect them from gunfire and other missiles.
- ascidium — part of a plant that is shaped like a pitcher, such as the modified leaf of the pitcher plant
- ashmedai — (tool) A symbolic mathematics package by Michael Levine <[email protected]> that influenced SMP and FORM. There are versions for the Univac 1108 and VAX/VMS.
- asmodeus — (in Jewish demonology) prince of the demons
- aspidium — a variety of fern that is used in the treatment of various ailments
- atheldom — (rare) The state or condition of being athel or noble; nobility.
- atomised — to reduce to atoms.
- atomized — Simple past tense and past participle of atomize.
- audhumla — a cow, owned by Ymir and born like him from drops of the melting primeval ice: its licking of a mass of salty ice exposed the first god, Buri.
- aumildar — a manager or agent.
- azoimide — hydrazoic acid.
- babeldom — a state of noisy confusion resembling that at Babel
- bad form — If you say that it is bad form to behave in a particular way, you mean that it is rude and impolite.
- bad time — inopportune moment
- badmouth — (informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
- bandmate — a fellow member of a band
- bandsman — Bandsmen are musicians in a band, especially a military or brass band.
- bandsmen — Plural form of bandsman.
- bandyman — the driver of a bandy; a cart driver
- basidium — the structure, produced by basidiomycetous fungi after sexual reproduction, in which spores are formed at the tips of projecting slender stalks
- beadsman — a person who prays for another's soul, esp one paid or fed for doing so
- beadsmen — Plural form of beadsman.