8-letter words containing a, e, m
- ampakine — Any of a class of chemical compounds that enhance attention span and alertness and facilitate learning and memory.
- amperage — the magnitude of an electric current measured in amperes, esp the rated current of an electrical component or device
- amphorae — a large two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awarded the victors in contests such as the Panathenaic games.
- amplexus — the mating embrace of amphibians, particularly frogs and toads
- ampliate — enlarged; dilated.
- ampoules — Plural form of ampoule.
- ampullae — Anatomy. a dilated portion of a canal or duct, especially of the semicircular canals of the ear.
- amputate — To amputate someone's arm or leg means to cut all or part of it off in an operation because it is diseased or badly damaged.
- amputees — Plural form of amputee.
- amrinone — a potent substance, C 10 H 9 N 3 O, used in the treatment of congestive heart failure.
- amuletic — having the qualities of a charm
- amundsen — Roald (ˈrɔald). 1872–1928, Norwegian explorer and navigator, who was the first man to reach the South Pole (1911)
- amusable — capable of being amused
- amusedly — in a way that shows one is amused
- amusette — a type of light field cannon
- amyelous — congenital absence of the spinal cord.
- 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
- amylases — Plural form of amylase.
- amylogen — the water-soluble part of the starch granule
- anadrome — A word which forms a different word when spelled backwards.
- analcime — a hard, colorless or white zeolite, NaAlSi2O6·H2O, commonly found in basalts
- analemma — a graduated scale shaped like a figure eight that indicates the daily declination of the sun
- anathema — If something is anathema to you, you strongly dislike it.
- anemious — (of a plant) Growing in exposed windy places.
- anemones — Plural form of anemone.
- anemosis — spacing between the annual rings in wood that is caused by strong winds bending the tree trunk
- aneurism — a permanent cardiac or arterial dilatation usually caused by weakening of the vessel wall.
- aneurysm — a sac formed by abnormal dilation of the weakened wall of a blood vessel
- angeldom — The world of angels.
- animated — Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings.
- animater — animator
- animates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animate.
- annamese — of or relating to Annam
- annamite — of or relating to Vietnam or its inhabitants.
- anomeric — (organic chemistry) Of, or pertaining to anomers.
- anoxemia — a reduction in the normal amount of oxygen in the blood, as at high altitudes
- ansermet — Ernest (ɛrnɛst). 1883–1969, Swiss orchestral conductor; principal conductor of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes
- anteroom — An anteroom is a small room leading into a larger room.
- anthemia — an ornament of floral forms in a flat radiating cluster, as in architectural decoration, vase painting, etc.
- anthemic — (of a song) like an anthem in being rousing or uplifting.
- anthemis — a genus of aromatic herbs of the family Asteraceae, closely related to Chamaemelum and native to the Mediterranean region and SW Asia
- antietam — a creek in NW Maryland, flowing into the Potomac: scene of a Civil War battle (1862), in which the Confederate forces of General Robert E. Lee were defeated
- antimale — opposed to men
- antimere — a part or organ of a bilaterally or radially symmetrical organism that corresponds to a similar structure on the other side of the axis, such as the right or left limb of a four-legged animal
- antimine — designed to counteract landmines
- antinome — a thing that contradicts or is contrary to another, an opposite
- any more — If something does not happen or is not true any more or any longer, it has stopped happening or is no longer true.
- aphetism — The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable. For example, see squire.
- apomixes — Plural form of apomixis.