8-letter words containing a, r, n
- argentic — of or containing silver in the divalent or trivalent state
- argentum — silver. Symbol: Ag.
- arginase — an enzyme which hydrolyses arginine into ornithine and urea
- arginine — an essential amino acid of plant and animal proteins, necessary for nutrition and for the production of excretory urea
- argonaut — one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in quest of the Golden Fleece
- arguendo — (legal) for the sake of argument.
- argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
- arianism — the doctrine of Arius, pronounced heretical at the Council of Nicaea, which asserted that Christ was not of one substance with the Father, but a creature raised by the Father to the dignity of Son of God
- aridness — The state or quality of being arid.
- ariminum — Rimini
- arisings — Waste products or byproducts of an industrial process.
- arizonan — of Arizona
- arkansan — a native or inhabitant of Arkansas
- arkansas — a state of the southern US: mountainous in the north and west, with the alluvial plain of the Mississippi in the east; has the only diamond mine in the US; the chief US producer of bauxite. Capital: Little Rock. Pop: 2 725 714 (2003 est). Area: 134 537 sq km (51 945 sq miles)
- armagnac — Armagnac is a type of brandy made in south-west France.
- armament — Armament is used to refer to weapons and bombs carried by an aircraft or other military vehicle.
- armarian — a monk in charge of the library and scriptorium in a monastery.
- armbands — Plural form of armband.
- armenian — a native or inhabitant of Armenia or an Armenian-speaking person elsewhere
- armgaunt — (of limbs) slender
- arminian — denoting, relating to, or believing in the Christian Protestant doctrines of Jacobus Arminius, published in 1610, which rejected absolute predestination and insisted that the sovereignty of God is compatible with free will in man. These doctrines deeply influenced Wesleyan and Methodist theology
- arminius — ?17 bc–?21 ad, Germanic chieftain: organized a revolt against the Romans in 9 ad
- armonica — a glass harmonica, being a musical instrument of the 18th century consisting of a set of glass bowls of graduated pitches, played by rubbing the fingers over the moistened rims or by a keyboard mechanism
- armozeen — a plain silk, often black, used for clerical gowns and mourning purposes, as well as for women's dresses during and before the 18th century
- army ant — any of various mainly tropical American predatory ants of the subfamily Dorylinae, which live in temporary nests and travel in vast hordes preying on other animals
- arnsberg — a city in North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany.
- arointed — Simple past tense and past participle of aroint.
- arousing — causing sexual excitement
- arraigns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arraign.
- arranged — If you say how things are arranged, you are talking about their position in relation to each other or to something else.
- arranger — An arranger is a musician who arranges music by other composers, either for particular instruments or voices, or for a particular performance.
- arranges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arrange.
- arrantly — downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious: an arrant fool.
- arrasene — a material of wool and silk that is used in embroidery
- arraying — Present participle of array.
- arretine — of or relating to Arretium (the ancient Latin name of Arezzo, a city in central Italy)
- arriving — to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one's destination: He finally arrived in Rome.
- arrogant — Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others.
- arrowing — Present participle of arrow.
- ars nova — a style of music of the 14th century, characterized by great freedom and variety of rhythm and melody contrasted with the strictness of the music of the 13th century
- arsenals — Plural form of arsenal.
- arsenate — a salt or ester of arsenic acid, esp a salt containing the ion A5O43–
- arsenide — a compound in which arsenic is the most electronegative element
- arsenite — a salt or ester of arsenous acid, esp a salt containing the ion A5O33–
- arsenous — of or containing trivalent arsenic
- arsonist — An arsonist is a person who deliberately sets fire to a building or vehicle.
- arsonous — relating to arson
- art song — a song written by a trained composer to convey a specific artistic idea, as in projecting the mood and meaning of a poetic text
- artesian — noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- artiness — The quality of being arty.