8-letter words containing i, s, t, a
- alcestis — the wife of king Admetus of Thessaly. To save his life, she died in his place, but was rescued from Hades by Hercules
- alienist — a psychiatrist who specializes in the legal aspects of mental illness
- aliments — that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- aliquots — Plural form of aliquot.
- alistair — a masculine name
- alkestis — Alcestis (def 1).
- alpinist — a mountaineer who climbs in medium-sized glaciated mountain areas such as the Alps
- alsatian — An Alsatian is a large, usually fierce dog that is often used to guard buildings or by the police to help them find criminals.
- altoists — Plural form of altoist.
- altrices — altricial birds
- altruism — Altruism is unselfish concern for other people's happiness and welfare.
- altruist — a person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoist).
- ambients — Plural form of ambient.
- amidmost — in the middle or centre
- amirates — Plural form of amirate.
- amitosis — an unusual form of cell division in which the nucleus and cytoplasm divide by constriction without the formation of chromosomes; direct cell division
- amnestic — causing amnesia
- amniotes — Plural form of amniote.
- amorists — Plural form of amorist.
- amortise — amortize
- amourist — Alternative form of amorist.
- amritsar — a city in India, in NW Punjab: centre of the Sikh religion; site of a massacre in 1919 of unarmed supporters of Indian self-government by British troops; in 1984 the Golden Temple, fortified by Sikhs, was attacked by Indian troops with the loss of many Sikh lives. Pop: 975 695 (2001)
- anatexis — the partial melting of rocks, esp in the formation of metamorphic rocks
- ancients — Plural form of ancient.
- anctious — Obsolete form of anxious.
- andesite — a fine-grained tan or grey volcanic rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar, esp andesine, amphibole, and pyroxene
- angiitis — A condition where blood or lymph vessels are inflamed.
- 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.
- anicetus — Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- animates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animate.
- animists — Plural form of animist.
- anisette — a liquorice-flavoured liqueur made from aniseed
- annalist — a writer of annals
- anniston — a city in E Alabama.
- antacids — Plural form of antacid.
- antbirds — Plural form of antbird.
- anthemis — a genus of aromatic herbs of the family Asteraceae, closely related to Chamaemelum and native to the Mediterranean region and SW Asia
- anthesis — the time when a flower becomes sexually functional
- anthills — Plural form of anthill.
- antibias — countering bias
- antiboss — acting against a boss or bosses
- anticous — (in plants) facing the axis of the flower
- antigens — Immunology. any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies and combine specifically with them.
- antilles — main island group of the West Indies, including all but the Bahamas
- antimask — interlude in a masque
- antinous — the chief suitor of Penelope, killed by Odysseus upon his return from Troy.
- antiphus — (in the Iliad) a Trojan ally, the son of Talaemenes and a nymph.
- antiques — the business of selling antique objects
- antirust — (of a product or procedure) effective against rust
- antisana — a volcano in N central Ecuador, in the Andes. Height: 5756 m (18 885 ft)