7-letter words containing i, o, a
- aliquot — of, signifying, or relating to an exact divisor of a quantity or number
- allison — Donald ("Donnie") born 1939, and his brother, Robert, (Bobby), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.
- alodial — free from the tenurial rights of a feudal overlord.
- alodium — allodium
- altoist — a person who plays the alto saxophone
- alveoli — a little cavity, pit, or cell, as a cell of a honeycomb.
- amation — lovemaking
- amboina — Ambon
- amboise — a town in NW central France, on the River Loire: famous castle, a former royal residence. Pop: 11 457 (1999)
- ambroid — amberoid
- ameboid — resembling or related to amebas.
- amidone — a synthetic pain-relieving drug similar to morphine
- ammino- — containing one or more ammines
- ammonia — Ammonia is a colourless liquid or gas with a strong, sharp smell. It is used in making household cleaning substances.
- ammonic — of or concerned with ammonia or ammonium compounds
- amniote — any vertebrate animal, such as a reptile, bird, or mammal, that possesses an amnion, chorion, and allantois during embryonic development
- amoebic — of, relating to, or resembling an ameba.
- amorini — a putto represented as an infant cupid.
- amorino — a putto represented as an infant cupid.
- amorism — the state of someone who is preoccupied with love and lovemaking or with writing about love
- amorist — a lover or a writer about love
- amorite — a member of an ancient Semitic people of c. 2000 b.c.: in the Bible, regarded as descended from Canaan, son of Ham: Gen. 10:16
- amosite — a fibrous mineral used in the manufacture of heat and acid-proof asbestos
- amotion — the deprivation of a possession
- amphion — a son of Zeus and Antiope: he builds a wall around Thebes by charming the stones into place with a lyre
- amyloid — a complex protein resembling starch, deposited in tissues in some degenerative diseases
- anation — (chemistry) The replacement of a ligand (especially of water) by an anion in a coordination compound.
- andijon — a city in E Uzbekistan, near the border of Kyrgyzstan.
- andiron — either of a pair of metal supports with ornamented front uprights, used to hold the wood in a fireplace
- android — In science fiction books and films, an android is a robot that looks like a human being.
- aneroid — not containing a liquid
- angioma — a tumour consisting of a mass of blood vessels (haemangioma) or a mass of lymphatic vessels (lymphangioma)
- animato — (to be performed) in a lively manner
- animose — Resolute and full of vigor; vehement.
- animous — Animose.
- anionic — a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anisole — a colourless pleasant-smelling liquid used as a solvent and vermicide and in perfume and flavouring. Formula: C6H5OCH3; relative density: 0.996; melting pt: –37.5°C; boiling pt: 155°C
- annoint — (nonstandard) alternative spelling of anoint.
- anobiid — any coleopterous beetle of the family Anobiidae, in which the pronotum characteristically forms a hood that more or less covers the head. The family includes such notorious pests as the furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum) and the deathwatch beetle, the larvae of which attack furniture and beams
- anodise — to coat (a metal, especially magnesium or aluminum) with a protective film by chemical or electrolytic means.
- anodize — to coat (a metal, such as aluminium or magnesium) with a protective oxide film by electrolysis
- anoesis — a theoretical condition in which there is feeling without understanding
- anoetic — relating to anoesis
- anoints — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anoint.
- anomies — a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- anomite — a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- anopsia — a defect in vision, whether partial or total
- anosmia — loss of the sense of smell, usually as the result of a lesion of the olfactory nerve, disease in another organ or part, or obstruction of the nasal passages
- anosmic — absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- anouilh — Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1910–87, French dramatist, noted for his reinterpretations of Greek myths: his works include Eurydice (1942), Antigone (1944), and Becket (1959)