8-letter words containing i, a
- aconitum — any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- acosmism — a belief that no world distinct from God exists
- acosmist — someone who believes that no world distinct from God exists
- acoustic — An acoustic guitar or other instrument is one whose sound is produced without any electrical equipment.
- acquaint — If you acquaint someone with something, you tell them about it so that they know it. If you acquaint yourself with something, you learn about it.
- acquight — to acquit
- acquired — obtained, through buying or being given
- acquiree — a firm that is acquired
- acquirer — In business, an acquirer is a company or person who buys another company.
- acquires — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
- acquited — Simple past tense and past participle of acquit.
- acridine — a colourless crystalline solid used in the manufacture of dyes. Formula: C13H9N
- acridity — sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.: acrid smoke from burning rubber.
- acrimony — Acrimony is bitter and angry words or quarrels.
- acrolein — a colourless or yellowish flammable poisonous pungent liquid used in the manufacture of resins and pharmaceuticals. Formula: CH2:CHCHO
- acrolith — (esp in ancient Greek sculpture) a wooden, often draped figure with only the head, hands, and feet in stone
- acromial — relating to the acromion
- acromion — the outermost edge of the spine of the shoulder blade
- acrostic — a number of lines of writing, such as a poem, certain letters of which form a word, proverb, etc. A single acrostic is formed by the initial letters of the lines, a double acrostic by the initial and final letters, and a triple acrostic by the initial, middle, and final letters
- acrotism — an absence of pulse
- acrylics — Plural form of acrylic.
- actinian — belonging or pertaining to the order or suborder Actiniaria, comprising the sea anemones.
- actinide — a member of the actinide series
- actinism — that property of ultraviolet light, X-rays, or other radiations, by which chemical changes are produced
- actinium — a radioactive element of the actinide series, occurring as a decay product of uranium. It is used as an alpha-particle source and in neutron production. Symbol: Ac; atomic no: 89; half-life of most stable isotope,227Ac: 21.6 years; relative density: 10.07; melting pt: 1051°C; boiling pt: 3200 ± 300°C
- actinoid — having a radiate form, as a sea anemone or starfish
- actional — Of, pertaining to, or depicting action, especially physical action.
- actioned — Simple past tense and past participle of action.
- actioner — a film with a fast-moving plot, usually containing scenes of violence
- activate — If a device or process is activated, something causes it to start working.
- actively — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- actives' — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- activise — to make active; activate.
- activism — Activism is the process of campaigning in public or working for an organization in order to bring about political or social change.
- activist — An activist is a person who works to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public or working for an organization.
- activity — Activity is a situation in which a lot of things are happening or being done.
- activize — to make active
- actorish — of, relating to, or characteristic of an actor
- acuities — sharpness; acuteness; keenness: acuity of vision; acuity of mind.
- acupoint — any of the specific points on the body where a needle is inserted in acupuncture or pressure is applied in acupressure
- ad litem — (formerly, esp of a guardian) appointed for a lawsuit
- ad vitam — for life.
- ad vivum — to that which is alive.
- adamsite — a yellow poisonous crystalline solid that readily sublimes; diphenylaminechlorarsine. It is used in chemical warfare as a vomiting agent. Formula: C6H4AsClNHC6H4; relative density: 1.65; melting pt: 195°C; boiling pt: 410°C
- adapting — to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly: They adapted themselves to the change quickly. He adapted the novel for movies.
- adaption — Adaption means the same as adaptation.
- adaptive — Adaptive means having the ability or tendency to adapt to different situations.
- addicted — Someone who is addicted to a harmful drug cannot stop taking it.
- addiment — (immunology,archaic) synonym of complement.
- addition — An addition to something is a thing which is added to it.