8-letter words containing a, m, i, l
- paliform — resembling a stake
- palimony — a form of alimony awarded to one of the partners in a romantic relationship after the breakup of that relationship following a long period of living together.
- palm oil — a yellow butterlike oil derived from the fruit of the oil palm and used as an edible fat and for making soap, candles, etc.
- palmiped — a web-footed bird
- palmitic — of or derived from palmitic acid.
- palmitin — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 1 H 9 8 O 6 , prepared from glycerol and palmitic acid: used in the manufacture of soap.
- palmlike — resembling a palm
- palomino — a horse with a golden coat, a white mane and tail, and often white markings on the face and legs, developed chiefly in the southwestern U.S.
- paludism — malaria.
- panislam — all of Islam or the Muslim world
- papalism — the papal system.
- pelmatic — of or relating to the sole of the foot
- pessimal — /pes'im-l/ (Latin-based antonym for "optimal") Maximally bad. "This is a pessimal situation." Also "pessimise" To make as bad as possible. These words are the obvious Latin-based antonyms for "optimal" and "optimise", but for some reason they do not appear in most English dictionaries, although "pessimise" is listed in the OED.
- petalism — a form of expulsion that typically lasted for five years and was dealt to those who were seen to have treacherous aspirations and objectives and was carried out in Syracuse in Ancient Greece
- picloram — a colorless powder, C 6 H 3 Cl 3 N 2 O 2 , used as a systemic herbicide for controlling annual weeds and deep-rooted perennials on noncrop land.
- pilotman — a railway worker who directed trains through hazardous stretches of track
- placitum — a plea made in court on behalf of a person or group
- plaidman — a native of the Highlands of Scotland, being a person who wears plaid
- plasmoid — a section of a plasma having a characteristic shape
- platinum — Chemistry. a heavy, grayish-white, highly malleable and ductile metallic element, resistant to most chemicals, practically unoxidizable except in the presence of bases, and fusible only at extremely high temperatures: used for making chemical and scientific apparatus, as a catalyst in the oxidation of ammonia to nitric acid, and in jewelry. Symbol: Pt; atomic weight: 195.09; atomic number: 78; specific gravity: 21.5 at 20°C.
- playtime — time for play or recreation.
- plumeria — a tropical tree with candelabra-like branches
- primally — in a primal manner
- primatal — Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- primeval — of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
- proclaim — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- proemial — an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- prolamin — any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- proximal — situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
- psalmist — an author of psalms.
- ptyalism — excessive secretion of saliva.
- qualming — the state of having a qualm
- qualmish — tending to have, or having, qualms.
- quillman — (archaic) One who writes with a quill.
- rambling — aimlessly wandering.
- ramillie — a wig with a long plait at the back, fashionable in the 18th century
- rasmalai — an Indian dessert made from cheese, milk, and almonds
- raw milk — unpasteurized milk
- re-claim — to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- realisms — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- regalism — the principle that royalty have the highest power, esp when referring to church affairs
- remedial — affording remedy; tending to remedy something.
- remittal — a remission.
- rifleman — a soldier armed with a rifle.
- rillmark — a mark or channel left by the trickle of a rill or brook
- rolamite — (sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- roumelia — a division of the former Turkish Empire, in the Balkan Peninsula: included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace.
- royalism — the principles of royal government; monarchism
- ruralism — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
- sailroom — the space on a ship for storing sails