8-letter words containing a, m, t
- amberite — a powder made of guncotton, barium nitrate, and paraffin, which does not produce any smoke when ignited
- ambident — (chemistry) Describing a molecule or group that has two alternative and interacting reaction sites, to either of which a bond may be made during a reaction.
- ambiente — atmosphere; ambiance.
- ambients — Plural form of ambient.
- ambition — If you have an ambition to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it.
- ambivert — a person who is intermediate between an extrovert and an introvert
- ambrette — abelmosk.
- ambulant — moving about from place to place
- ambulate — to wander about or move from one place to another
- amchitka — an island off the coast of SW Alaska, in the W part of the Aleutian Islands: site of U.S. air base during World War II. 40 miles (64 km) long.
- ameerate — a country ruled by an ameer; an emirate
- amethyst — Amethysts are clear purple stones, sometimes used to make jewellery.
- amfortas — (in medieval legend) the leader of the knights of the Holy Grail
- amidated — to convert into an amide.
- amidmost — in the middle or centre
- aminated — to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- amirates — Plural form of amirate.
- amitabha — (in Pure Land sects) a Bodhisattva who presides over a Pure Land in the west of the universe
- amitosis — an unusual form of cell division in which the nucleus and cytoplasm divide by constriction without the formation of chromosomes; direct cell division
- amitotic — the direct method of cell division, characterized by simple cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of chromosomes.
- amitrole — a non-selective systemic herbicide used on non-food crops to control grasses and weeds
- ammanati — Bartolommeo [bahr-taw-lawm-me-aw] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔmˈmɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1511–92, Italian architect and sculptor.
- ammeters — Plural form of ammeter.
- ammocete — ammocoete
- ammonate — ammoniate (def 2).
- 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
- amnestic — causing amnesia
- amniotes — Plural form of amniote.
- amniotic — of or relating to the amnion
- amongest — Obsolete form of amongst.
- amoretti — a little cupid.
- amoretto — (esp in painting) a small chubby naked boy representing a cupid
- amorists — Plural form of amorist.
- amortise — amortize
- amortize — In finance, if you amortize a debt, you pay it back in regular payments.
- amoungst — Archaic form of amongst.
- amounted — the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- amourist — Alternative form of amorist.
- ampliate — enlarged; dilated.
- amputate — To amputate someone's arm or leg means to cut all or part of it off in an operation because it is diseased or badly damaged.
- amputees — Plural form of amputee.
- 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.
- amravati — a town in central India, in NE Maharashtra: cotton centre. Pop: 549 370 (2001)
- amritsar — a city in India, in NW Punjab: centre of the Sikh religion; site of a massacre in 1919 of unarmed supporters of Indian self-government by British troops; in 1984 the Golden Temple, fortified by Sikhs, was attacked by Indian troops with the loss of many Sikh lives. Pop: 975 695 (2001)
- amuletic — having the qualities of a charm
- amusette — a type of light field cannon
- amythaon — the son of Cretheus and Tyro who supported Jason's claim to the throne of Iolcus.
- anathema — If something is anathema to you, you strongly dislike it.
- anatomic — of or relating to anatomy
- angstrom — a unit of length equal to 10–10 metre, used principally to express the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiations. It is equivalent to 0.1 nanometre