8-letter words containing a, t, n
- amniotic — of or relating to the amnion
- amongest — Obsolete form of amongst.
- amoungst — Archaic form of amongst.
- amounted — the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- 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.
- amythaon — the son of Cretheus and Tyro who supported Jason's claim to the throne of Iolcus.
- anabatic — (of air currents) rising upwards, esp up slopes
- analcite — a white, grey, or colourless zeolite mineral consisting of hydrated sodium aluminium silicate in cubic crystalline form. Formula: NaAlSi2O6.H2O
- analecta — Analects.
- analects — selected literary passages from one or more works
- analysts — Plural form of analyst.
- analytes — Plural form of analyte.
- analytic — Analytic means the same as analytical.
- anapaest — a metrical foot of three syllables, the first two short, the last long (◡ ◡ –)
- anapests — Plural form of anapest.
- anatexis — the partial melting of rocks, esp in the formation of metamorphic rocks
- anathema — If something is anathema to you, you strongly dislike it.
- anatolia — the Asian part of Turkey, occupying the peninsula between the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Aegean: consists of a plateau, largely mountainous, with salt lakes in the interior
- anatomic — of or relating to anatomy
- anatoxin — a bacterial toxin that has been weakened for use in inoculations
- anatropy — (of a plant ovule) the condition of being inverted during development by a bending of the stalk causing the nucleus to point toward the base
- ancaster — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
- ancestor — Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
- ancestry — Your ancestry is the fact that you are descended from certain people.
- anchoret — anchorite.
- ancients — Plural form of ancient.
- anctious — Obsolete form of anxious.
- and gate — An AND gate is an electrical circuit that combines two signals so that the output is on if both signals are present.
- and that — everything connected with the subject mentioned
- andesite — a fine-grained tan or grey volcanic rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar, esp andesine, amphibole, and pyroxene
- andretti — Mario. born 1940, US racing driver: Formula One world champion (1978)
- anecdata — anecdotal evidence based on personal observations or opinions, random investigations, etc., but presented as fact: biased arguments supported by anecdata.
- anecdota — unpublished writings
- anecdote — An anecdote is a short, amusing account of something that has happened.
- anestrus — in the breeding cycle of many mammals, the period of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
- anethole — a white water-soluble crystalline substance with a liquorice-like odour, used as a flavouring and a sensitizer in the processing of colour photographs. Formula: CH3CH:CHC6H4OCH3
- angiitis — A condition where blood or lymph vessels are inflamed.
- angleton — a town in S Texas.
- angriest — feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about): to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the snub.
- angstful — Full of angst; fearful; apprehensive.
- 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
- angulate — having angles or an angular shape
- anicetus — Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- animated — Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings.
- animater — animator
- animates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animate.
- animatic — an initial edition or forerunner of a film, often a commercial, which contains a sequence of storyboard shots accompanied by a soundtrack
- animator — An animator is a person who makes films by means of animation.
- animists — Plural form of animist.
- anisette — a liquorice-flavoured liqueur made from aniseed