8-letter words containing a, l, o, s
- angolese — a member of any of the tribes residing in Angola.
- angulose — having angles
- angulous — angular or having angles
- ankylose — (of bones in a joint, etc) to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis
- annulose — (of earthworms, crustaceans, and similar animals) having a body formed of a series of rings; segmented
- apolunes — Plural form of apolune.
- apoplast — the nonprotoplasmic component of a plant, including the cell walls and intercellular material
- apostilb — a unit of luminance equal to one ten thousandth of a lambert.
- apostles — Plural form of apostle.
- aridisol — a soil type common to the world's deserts, poor in organic matter and rich in salts.
- armholes — Plural form of armhole.
- armlocks — Plural form of armlock.
- arsehole — If one person calls another person an arsehole, they think that person is extremely stupid or has behaved in a stupid way.
- ash flow — an avalanche of volcanic ash.
- ashkelon — Ashqelon
- ashqelon — city in SW Israel, on the Mediterranean: nearby is the site of an ancient city-state (often sp. Ashkelon) of the Philistines, 12th cent. b.c. (cf. I Sam. 6:17; Jer. 25:20): pop. 57,000
- asphodel — any of various S European liliaceous plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, having clusters of white or yellow flowers
- assholes — Plural form of asshole.
- assoiled — Simple past tense and past participle of assoil.
- assoluta — absolute; supreme: a prima ballerina assoluta.
- asystole — the absence of heartbeat; cardiac arrest
- atmolyse — to separate gases, which have differing degrees of diffusibility, by filtering
- aureoles — Plural form of aureole.
- autolisp — (language) A dialect of Lisp used by the Autocad CAD package from Autodesk.
- autolyse — to undergo or cause to undergo autolysis
- avulsion — a forcible tearing away or separation of a bodily structure or part, either as the result of injury or as an intentional surgical procedure
- axolotls — Plural form of axolotl.
- axoplasm — the fluid substance found in the axon of a neuron which surrounds the fibrils
- baalebos — the master of the house
- backlogs — Plural form of backlog.
- bailouts — Plural form of bailout.
- balafons — Plural form of balafon.
- ballocks — (nonce, used only by James Joyce) Alternative form of bollocks.
- balloons — a bag made of thin rubber or other light material, usually brightly colored, inflated with air or with some lighter-than-air gas and used as a children's plaything or as a decoration.
- baloneys — Plural form of baloney.
- barstool — a stool or seat, usually high and having a round, cushioned top, of a type often used for seating customers at a bar.
- baseload — The minimum load on a power station over a standard period.
- basildon — a town in SE England, in S Essex: designated a new town in 1955. Pop: 99 876 (2001)
- basophil — (of cells or cell contents) easily stained by basic dyes
- bestowal — to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon): The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.
- bifocals — Bifocals are glasses with lenses made in two halves. The top part is for looking at things some distance away, and the bottom part is for reading and looking at things that are close.
- bioplasm — living matter; protoplasm
- bioplast — a very small unit of bioplasm
- bismanol — a highly ferromagnetic alloy of bismuth and manganese, having a high degree of magnetic force.
- blastoff — Blastoff is the moment when a rocket leaves the ground and rises into the air to begin a journey into space.
- blastoid — a type of extinct echinoderm, which can be found in fossil form in regions of North America
- blastoma — a tumour composed of embryonic tissue that has not yet developed a specialized function
- boastful — If someone is boastful, they talk too proudly about something that they have done or that they own.
- boatslip — a docking place for a boat, as between wharves.
- bogalusa — a city in SE Louisiana.