8-letter words containing e, o, l
- allocate — If one item or share of something is allocated to a particular person or for a particular purpose, it is given to that person or used for that purpose.
- allocher — any of the variant forms of a chereme.
- allocute — (chiefly, US, legal) To make an allocution.
- allomone — a chemical substance secreted externally by certain animals, such as insects, affecting the behaviour or physiology of another species detrimentally
- allosome — A sex chromosome that differs from an ordinary autosome in form, size, or behaviour.
- allotted — to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion: to allot the available farmland among the settlers.
- allottee — a person to whom something is allotted
- allotter — a person who allots
- allotype — an additional type specimen selected because of differences from the original type specimen, such as opposite sex or morphological details
- allow me — Some people say 'Allow me' as a polite way of offering to do something for someone.
- allozyme — any one of a number of different structural forms of the same enzyme coded for by a different allele
- almohade — a member of a group of puritanical Muslims, originally Berbers, who arose in S Morocco in the 12th century as a reaction against the corrupt Almoravides and who ruled Spain and all Maghrib from about 1147 to after 1213
- alopecia — loss of hair, esp on the head; baldness
- alopecic — bald
- alouette — French. a lark.
- alphonse — a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “noble” and “ready.”.
- alunogen — a mineral, hydrous sulfate of aluminum, Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅18H 2 O, occurring as a white, fibrous crust on quarry or mine walls.
- alveolae — a small cavity, cell, or pit on the surface of an organ.
- alveolar — of, relating to, or resembling an alveolus
- alveolus — any small pit, cavity, or saclike dilation, such as a honeycomb cell
- amblyope — A person afflicted with amblyopia.
- amelcorn — a variety of wheat used to produce starch
- amitrole — a non-selective systemic herbicide used on non-food crops to control grasses and weeds
- ampoules — Plural form of ampoule.
- amyelous — congenital absence of the spinal cord.
- amylogen — the water-soluble part of the starch granule
- analogue — If one thing is an analogue of another, it is similar in some way.
- anconeal — Of or pertaining to the elbow.
- 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
- angeldom — The world of angels.
- angeleno — a native or inhabitant of Los Angeles
- angelico — Fra (fra), original name Guido di Pietro; monastic name Fra Giovanni da Fiesole. ?1400–55, Italian fresco painter and Dominican friar
- anglepod — an American wild flowering plant with angular pods, belonging to the milkweed family
- angleton — a town in S Texas.
- angolese — a member of any of the tribes residing in Angola.
- angulose — having angles
- ankylose — (of bones in a joint, etc) to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis
- annulose — (of earthworms, crustaceans, and similar animals) having a body formed of a series of rings; segmented
- antelope — An antelope is an animal like a deer, with long legs and horns, that lives in Africa or Asia. Antelopes are graceful and can run fast. There are many different types of antelope.
- antipole — the opposite pole
- aphelion — the point in its orbit when a planet or comet is at its greatest distance from the sun
- apholate — a chemical used in pesticides which inhibits an organism's reproduction
- apologie — Archaic spelling of apology.
- apologue — an allegory or moral fable
- apolunes — Plural form of apolune.
- apoplexy — Apoplexy is a stroke.
- apostles — Plural form of apostle.
- appellor — the accuser or prosecutor
- appleton — Sir Edward (Victor). 1892–1965, English physicist, noted particularly for his research on the ionosphere: Nobel prize for physics 1947
- arboreal — Arboreal animals live in trees.