8-letter words containing a, m, i, n, o
- mountain — heap of sth
- mutation — Biology. a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome. an individual, species, or the like, resulting from such a departure.
- myatonia — deficient muscle tone.
- myotonia — tonic muscle spasm or muscular rigidity.
- nabobism — any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
- napiform — round at the top and tapering sharply below; turnip-shaped, as a root.
- natiform — resembling the buttocks; buttock-shaped
- naviform — Shaped like a boat.
- nazimova — Alla [ah-luh] /ˈɑ lə/ (Show IPA), 1879–1945, Russian actress in the U.S.
- nomadism — a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- nomadize — to live in the manner of a nomad.
- nominals — Plural form of nominal.
- nominate — to propose (someone) for appointment or election to an office.
- nonclaim — Failure to make a legal claim.
- nonimage — That which is not an image.
- nonmagic — Not magic; nonmagical.
- normoxia — (medicine) The condition of having a normal level of oxygen.
- olibanum — frankincense.
- olympian — pertaining to Mount Olympus or dwelling thereon, as the gods of classical Greece.
- omniarch — A ruler of the world.
- omnivora — a group of omnivorous mammals
- organism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- origanum — An aromatic plant of a genus that includes marjoram and oregano.
- 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.
- 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.
- pilotman — a railway worker who directed trains through hazardous stretches of track
- pivotman — a pivot (def 7b).
- pointman — soldier who walks at the front of an infantry patrol in combat
- pompeian — of or relating to Pompeii, or its culture.
- 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.
- ptomaine — any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
- radioman — a person who operates a radio.
- raimondi — Marcantonio [mahr-kan-toh-nee-oh;; Italian mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kænˈtoʊ niˌoʊ;; Italian ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1534, Italian engraver.
- raniform — resembling a frog, froglike
- roarming — severe
- romanian — a native or inhabitant of Romania.
- romanism — Roman Catholicism.
- romanist — Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- romanite — a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- romanize — to make Roman Catholic.
- romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- roumania — Romania.
- salmonid — belonging or pertaining to the family Salmonidae, including the salmons, trouts, chars, and whitefishes.
- saxonism — an English word or idiom of Anglo-Saxon rather than foreign, as Latin or French, origin.
- seminoma — a malignant tumour of the testicle
- semolina — a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
- shamokin — a borough in E Pennsylvania.
- simoniac — a person who practices simony.
- solimena — Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1657–1747, Italian painter.
- somalian — an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.