8-letter words containing i, r, t, a
- k ration — an emergency field ration for U.S. armed forces when other food or rations are not available, consisting of three separate packaged meals of concentrated or dehydrated food.
- kaieteur — a waterfall in central Guyana, on a tributary of the Essequibo River. 741 feet (226 meters) high.
- karstify — to become or cause to become karstic
- karyotin — chromatin
- keratoid — resembling horn; horny.
- kiribati — a republic in the central Pacific Ocean, on the equator, comprising 33 islands. 263 sq. mi. (681 sq. km). Capital: Tarawa.
- kitemark — (British) A certification symbol placed on products by the British Standards Institute, based on the letters BS.
- kitharas — a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of an elaborate wooden soundbox having two arms connected by a yoke to which the upper ends of the strings are attached.
- knitwear — clothing made of knitted fabric.
- koftgari — the art of inlaying steel with gold
- kristeva — Julia, born 1941, French literary theorist, critic, and psychoanalyst, born in Bulgaria.
- kristina — a female given name, form of Christina.
- laborist — A physician who aids labor and delivery but does not provide prenatal care.
- laborite — a member of a political party promoting the interests of labor.
- lacertid — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.
- laetrile — a controversial drug, purported to cure cancer, prepared from the pits of apricots or peaches and containing about 6 percent cyanide by weight: banned by the FDA.
- lalitpur — a city in E central Nepal, near Kathmandu.
- lamister — lamster.
- large it — to enjoy oneself or celebrate in an extravagant way
- lariated — Simple past tense and past participle of lariat.
- lartigue — Jacques Henri [zhahk ahn-ree] /ʒɑk ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1894–1986, French photographer and painter.
- laterite — a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- laterize — to develop into a laterite
- latrines — Plural form of latrine.
- lazarist — Vincentian (def 1).
- lazurite — a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate and sulfide, Na 5 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 S 3 , occurring in deep-blue crystals, used for ornamental purposes.
- lemaitre — Francois Élie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
- levirate — the custom of marriage by a man with his brother's widow, such marriage required in Biblical law if the deceased was childless. Deut. 25:5–10.
- libatory — relating to libation
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
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- libertas — the ancient Roman personification of liberty.
- librated — Simple past tense and past participle of librate.
- liferaft — Alternative spelling of life raft.
- ligature — the act of binding or tying up: The ligature of the artery was done with skill.
- limitary — of, relating to, or serving as a limit.
- linarite — a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- line art — graphic material that consists of lines or areas of pure black and pure white and requires no screening for reproduction. Compare halftone (def 2).
- liparite — a light-coloured, igneous rock made of quartz
- listeria — any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- literacy — the quality or state of being literate, especially the ability to read and write.
- literals — Plural form of literal.
- literary — pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature: literary history.
- literate — able to read and write.
- literati — Well-educated people who are interested in literature.
- litharge — a yellowish or reddish, odorless, heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, PbO, used chiefly in the manufacture of storage batteries, pottery, lead glass, paints, enamels, and inks.
- lithuria — the presence of an excessive amount of uric acid in the urine.
- litreage — a capacity measured in litres
- littoral — of or relating to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean.
- livetrap — a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury.