8-letter words containing a, n, t
- aglisten — refulgent; glistening.
- agminate — gathered or clustered together
- agnathan — any jawless eel-like aquatic vertebrate of the superclass Agnatha, which includes the lampreys and hagfishes
- agnation — Consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation.
- agnition — (obsolete) acknowledgement.
- agnostic — An agnostic believes that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not. Compare atheist.
- agonists — Plural form of agonist.
- agostini — Giacomo (ˈdʒaːkomo). born 1942, Italian racing motorcyclist: world champion (500 cc. class) 1966–72, 1975; (350 cc. class) 1968–74
- agrement — diplomatic approval of a country
- ailments — Plural form of ailment.
- air vent — a small opening through which air can escape from an enclosed space
- akhnaton — Amenhotep IV.
- akinetic — without motion, unmoving
- al dente — If you cook pasta or a vegetable until it is al dente, you cook it just long enough so that it is neither hard nor soft but is firm and slightly chewy.
- albertan — of or relating to Alberta or its inhabitants
- albicant — (rare) Growing or becoming white.
- alerting — fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind.
- aleutian — of, denoting, or relating to the Aleutian Islands, the Aleuts, or their language
- alginate — a salt or ester of alginic acid
- alicante — a port in SE Spain: commercial centre. Pop: 305 911 (2003 est)
- alienate — If you alienate someone, you make them become unfriendly or unsympathetic towards you.
- alienist — a psychiatrist who specializes in the legal aspects of mental illness
- aliments — that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- alinotum — the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- aliquant — of, signifying, or relating to a quantity or number that is not an exact divisor of a given quantity or number
- alitrunk — (zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
- alkanets — Plural form of alkanet.
- alkapton — homogentisic acid.
- allanite — a rare black or brown mineral consisting of the hydrated silicate of calcium, aluminium, iron, cerium, lanthanum, and other rare earth minerals. It occurs in granites and other igneous rocks. Formula: (Ca,Ce,La,Y)2(Al,Fe,Be,Mn,Mg)3(SiO4)3(OH)
- alpinist — a mountaineer who climbs in medium-sized glaciated mountain areas such as the Alps
- alsatian — An Alsatian is a large, usually fierce dog that is often used to guard buildings or by the police to help them find criminals.
- altadena — a town in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- alterant — that which alters the state of something
- altering — to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will; to alter course.
- alternat — the practice of deciding precedence by lot
- althorns — Plural form of althorn.
- amanitin — a poison secreted by mushrooms of the genus Amanita
- amaranth — an imaginary flower that never fades
- amatoxin — Any of a class of toxic peptides produced by several mushrooms of the genus Amanita and others.
- 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.
- ambulant — moving about from place to place
- aminated — to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- ammanati — Bartolommeo [bahr-taw-lawm-me-aw] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔmˈmɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1511–92, Italian architect and sculptor.
- 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.