8-letter words containing a, m, t
- asterism — three asterisks arranged in a triangle (⁂ or ), to draw attention to the text that follows
- astigmia — Also called astigmia [uh-stig-mee-uh] /əˈstɪg mi ə/ (Show IPA). Ophthalmology. a refractive error of the eye in which parallel rays of light from an external source do not converge on a single focal point on the retina.
- at times — You use at times to say that something happens or is true on some occasions or at some moments.
- atamasco — relating to an American lily of the genus Zephyranthes
- atavisms — Plural form of atavism.
- atemoyas — Plural form of atemoya.
- atheldom — (rare) The state or condition of being athel or noble; nobility.
- atheneum — (initial capital letter) a sanctuary of Athena at Athens, built by the Roman emperor Hadrian, and frequented by poets and scholars.
- athermal — (physics) Describing any process that does not involve either heat or a change in temperature.
- atheroma — a fatty deposit on or within the inner lining of an artery, often causing an obstruction to the blood flow
- atmology — the study of or the scientific discipline of aqueous vapour
- atmolyse — to separate gases, which have differing degrees of diffusibility, by filtering
- atomical — of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs: an atomic explosion.
- atomised — to reduce to atoms.
- atomiser — Modern commonwealth spelling of 'atomizer'.
- atomises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atomise.
- atomized — Simple past tense and past participle of atomize.
- atomizer — a device for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, such as the nozzle used to feed oil into a furnace or an enclosed bottle with a fine outlet used to spray perfumes or medicines
- atomizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atomize.
- atrament — a liquid substance that is black in colour
- atremble — in a shaking or trembling state
- atropism — a condition caused by using atropine over a period of time
- attemper — to modify by blending; temper
- attempts — An act of trying to achieve something, typically one that is unsuccessful or not certain to succeed.
- atticism — the idiom or character of the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek, esp in the Hellenistic period
- augments — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of augment.
- autecism — the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host or group of hosts.
- autogamy — self-fertilization in flowering plants
- autoloom — (India) A type of power loom.
- automata — automaton
- automate — To automate a factory, office, or industrial process means to put in machines which can do the work instead of people.
- automath — One who is self-taught; an autodidact.
- automats — Plural form of automat.
- automize — To automate or automatize.
- automous — Misspelling of autonomous.
- autonomy — Autonomy is the ability to make your own decisions about what to do rather than being influenced by someone else or told what to do.
- autonyms — Plural form of autonym.
- autonymy — The use of a symbol as a name for itself.
- autosome — any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
- autotomy — the casting off by an animal of a part of its body, to facilitate escape when attacked
- autumnal — Autumnal means having features that are characteristic of autumn.
- averment — the act of averring.
- azimuths — Plural form of azimuth.
- azotemia — the accumulation of nitrogenous substances in the blood, resulting from failure of the kidneys to remove them
- azotemic — the accumulation of abnormally large amounts of nitrogenous waste products in the blood, as in uremic poisoning.
- baathism — a socialist party of some Arab countries, especially Iraq and Syria.
- backmost — furthest back
- bad time — inopportune moment
- badmouth — (informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
- bag moth — a moth, the larvae of which develop in bags or cases