8-letter words containing a, l, t
- although — You use although to introduce a subordinate clause which contains a statement which contrasts with the statement in the main clause.
- altitude — If something is at a particular altitude, it is at that height above sea level.
- altoists — Plural form of altoist.
- altrices — altricial birds
- altruism — Altruism is unselfish concern for other people's happiness and welfare.
- altruist — a person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoist).
- alumroot — any of several North American plants of the saxifragaceous genus Heuchera, having small white, reddish, or green bell-shaped flowers and astringent roots
- alveated — resembling the channels of a beehive
- alyattes — king of Lydia c617–560 b.c.
- amalthea — a nymph who brought up the infant Zeus on goats' milk
- ambulant — moving about from place to place
- ambulate — to wander about or move from one place to another
- amitrole — a non-selective systemic herbicide used on non-food crops to control grasses and weeds
- ampliate — enlarged; dilated.
- amuletic — having the qualities of a charm
- analcite — a white, grey, or colourless zeolite mineral consisting of hydrated sodium aluminium silicate in cubic crystalline form. Formula: NaAlSi2O6.H2O
- analecta — Analects.
- analects — selected literary passages from one or more works
- analysts — Plural form of analyst.
- analytes — Plural form of analyte.
- analytic — Analytic means the same as analytical.
- anatolia — the Asian part of Turkey, occupying the peninsula between the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Aegean: consists of a plateau, largely mountainous, with salt lakes in the interior
- anethole — a white water-soluble crystalline substance with a liquorice-like odour, used as a flavouring and a sensitizer in the processing of colour photographs. Formula: CH3CH:CHC6H4OCH3
- angleton — a town in S Texas.
- angstful — Full of angst; fearful; apprehensive.
- angulate — having angles or an angular shape
- annalist — a writer of annals
- annulate — having, composed of, or marked with rings
- annulets — Plural form of annulet.
- anquetil — Jacques [zhak] /ʒak/ (Show IPA), 1934–87, French cyclist with five victories (1957, 1961–64) in the Tour de France.
- ant hill — a mound of soil, leaves, etc, near the entrance of an ants' nest, carried and deposited there by the ants while constructing the nest
- ant lion — any of a family (Myrmeleontidae) of neuropteran insects, some of which have large-jawed larvae (doodlebugs) that lie hidden in cone-shaped pits where they feed on ants and other insects that fall in
- antalgic — relieving or reducing pain
- antehall — a room or hall serving as a waiting room and entrance to a larger hall.
- antelope — An antelope is an animal like a deer, with long legs and horns, that lives in Africa or Asia. Antelopes are graceful and can run fast. There are many different types of antelope.
- antennal — Of, pertaining to, or functioning as an antenna.
- anthelix — a prominent curved fold of cartilage just inside the outer rim of the external ear
- anthills — Plural form of anthill.
- anticlot — Countering clotting of the blood.
- anticold — preventing or treating the common cold
- anticult — opposed to religious cults
- antifoul — (rare) Antifouling.
- antileak — serving to prevent leaks
- antileft — opposed to the left wing in politics
- antilife — opposed to living in harmony with the natural order
- antilles — main island group of the West Indies, including all but the Bahamas
- antilock — designed to prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
- antilogy — a contradiction in terms
- antimale — opposed to men
- antipole — the opposite pole