8-letter words containing a, m, t
- muralist — an artist who paints murals, especially an artist associated with muralism.
- muriatic — (not in scientific use) of or derived from muriatic acid.
- muricate — covered with short, sharp points.
- muscadet — a white grape grown especially in the lower Loire Valley region of France.
- muscatel — a sweet wine made from muscat grapes.
- muskrats — Plural form of muskrat.
- mustache — the hair growing on the upper lip.
- mustangs — Plural form of mustang.
- mustards — Plural form of mustard.
- mustardy — Like mustard.
- mut dash — a dash equal in length to one side of an em quad; em dash.
- mutagens — Plural form of mutagen.
- mutandum — a thing which is to be changed
- mutating — to change; alter.
- 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.
- mutative — to change; alter.
- mutators — Plural form of mutator.
- mutatory — subject to change; variable
- mutazila — a member of a medieval theological sect (Mutazila) that maintained that nothing but eternity could be asserted regarding Allah, that the eternal nature of the Koran was questionable, and that humans have free will.
- muteable — Capable of being muted.
- mutilate — to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
- mutually — possessed, experienced, performed, etc., by each of two or more with respect to the other; reciprocal: to have mutual respect.
- my aunt! — an exclamation of surprise or amazement
- myatonia — deficient muscle tone.
- mycetoma — a chronic tumorous infection caused by any of various soil-dwelling fungi, usually affecting the foot.
- mycostat — a substance or preparation that prevents or inhibits the growth of molds.
- myoblast — any of the cells derived from the mesoderm in the vertebrate embryo that develop into muscle tissue.
- myopathy — any abnormality or disease of muscle tissue.
- myotonia — tonic muscle spasm or muscular rigidity.
- myriadth — constituting a very small part of a thing
- mystical — mystic; of or relating to supernatural agencies, affairs, occurrences, etc.: a strange, mystical experience.
- mytacism — Excessive or incorrect use of the letter M.
- mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
- myxomata — Plural form of myxoma.
- naismith — James, 1861–1939, U.S. physical-education teacher and originator of basketball, born in Canada.
- nametags — Plural form of nametag.
- nametape — a fabric tape on which a person's name is written, woven, or printed: for affixing to garments and other personal belongings to identify ownership.
- natalism — Pronatalism; an ideology in favour of childbearing.
- natiform — resembling the buttocks; buttock-shaped
- nativism — the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.
- naturism — a person who appreciates the beauty and benefits of nature.
- nematoad — Misspelling of nematode.
- nematode — any unsegmented worm of the phylum Nematoda, having an elongated, cylindrical body; a roundworm.
- nembutal — pentobarbital sodium
- neumatic — any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- new math — a unified, sequential system of teaching arithmetic and mathematics in accord with set theory so as to reveal basic concepts: used in some U.S. schools, especially in the 1960s and 1970s.
- nit-lamp — jacklight.
- nizamate — the position held or territory governed by a Nizam.
- no-mates — designating a person with no friends
- nominate — to propose (someone) for appointment or election to an office.