8-letter words containing a, m, i, n
- amercing — Present participle of amerce.
- american — An American is a person who comes from the United States of America.
- amidogen — a compound radical, NH2, derived from ammonia
- amikacin — a wide-spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic, C 22 H 45 N 5 O 13 , used in the treatment of infections, especially those caused by susceptible Gram-negative bacilli.
- aminated — to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- amissing — missing
- amission — (obsolete) deprivation; loss.
- ammanati — Bartolommeo [bahr-taw-lawm-me-aw] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔmˈmɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1511–92, Italian architect and sculptor.
- ammianus — Marcellinus [mahr-suh-lahy-nuh s] /ˌmɑr səˈlaɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c325–c398, Roman historian.
- ammoniac — a strong-smelling gum resin obtained from the stems of the N Asian umbelliferous plant Dorema ammoniacum and formerly used as an expectorant, stimulant, perfume, and in porcelain cement
- ammonify — to treat or impregnate with ammonia or a compound of ammonia
- ammonite — any extinct marine cephalopod mollusc of the order Ammonoidea, which were common in Mesozoic times and generally had a coiled partitioned shell. Their closest modern relative is the pearly nautilus
- ammonium — of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group NH4– or the ion NH4+
- ammonoid — any of the extinct group of sea-dwelling cephalopod molluscs with coiled and chambered shells
- amnesiac — Someone who is amnesiac has lost their memory.
- amnesias — Plural form of amnesia.
- amnestic — causing amnesia
- amnionic — Amniotic.
- amniotes — Plural form of amniote.
- amniotic — of or relating to the amnion
- ampakine — Any of a class of chemical compounds that enhance attention span and alertness and facilitate learning and memory.
- amplicon — A piece of DNA or RNA formed as the products of natural or artificial amplification events, as in a polymerase chain reaction.
- amratian — of, relating to, or belonging to the predynastic Chalcolithic culture that flourished in Upper Egypt about 3800 b.c., characterized by the working of raw gold, the use of copper, and the burial of the dead in shallow graves.
- amrinone — a potent substance, C 10 H 9 N 3 O, used in the treatment of congestive heart failure.
- analcime — a hard, colorless or white zeolite, NaAlSi2O6·H2O, commonly found in basalts
- anamonic — A mnemonic used for recalling lists of words, particularly in Scrabble, consisting of a \"stem\" of base letters and an accompanying phrase, each of whose letters can combine with the stem to form an anagram of a word.
- anatomic — of or relating to anatomy
- anemious — (of a plant) Growing in exposed windy places.
- 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.
- angiomas — Plural form of angioma.
- animalia — the taxonomic kingdom comprising all animals.
- animalic — relating to animals
- animally — in a physical manner or from the point of view of the anima
- 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.
- animatic — an initial edition or forerunner of a film, often a commercial, which contains a sequence of storyboard shots accompanied by a soundtrack
- animator — An animator is a person who makes films by means of animation.
- animists — Plural form of animist.
- 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
- 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
- antiarmy — Opposing an army or armies.
- antiatom — an atom of antimatter.
- 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
- antigram — One of a pair of anagrams with opposite meanings.