8-letter words containing k, a, n
- -ranking — -ranking is used to form adjectives which indicate what rank someone has in an organization.
- acknowne — aware
- afikoman — Alternative spelling of afikomen.
- afikomen — a piece of matzo broken off from the center one of the three matzoth set before the leader of a Seder: it is hidden by the leader and later searched for by the children, with the finder, usually the youngest, receiving a reward.
- aga khan — the hereditary title of the head of the Ismaili sect of Muslims
- ahankara — the false identification of the purusha, or true inner self, with the body, the mind, or the outside world.
- akhnaton — Amenhotep IV.
- akinesia — the loss of the ability to move, caused by diseases of the central nervous system
- akinesis — absence, loss, or impairment of the power of voluntary movement.
- akinetic — without motion, unmoving
- akkadian — a member of an ancient Semitic people who lived in central Mesopotamia in the third millennium bc
- akkerman — former name of Belgorod-Dnestrovsky.
- alan kay — (person) The leader of the Software Concepts Group at Xerox Palo Alto Research Centre which developed Smalltalk, the pioneering object-oriented programming system, in 1972.
- alekhine — Alexander. 1892–1946, Russian-born chess player who lived in France; world champion (1927–35, 1937–46)
- algonkin — Algonquin
- aliakmon — a river in N Greece. 200 miles (322 km) long: longest river in Greece.
- alitrunk — (zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
- alkaline — Something that is alkaline contains an alkali or has a pH value of more than 7.
- alkanets — Plural form of alkanet.
- alkannin — a dark red, amorphous, water-insoluble powder, C 16 H 16 O 5 , obtained from the root of the alkanet: used chiefly for coloring fats, oils, and pharmaceuticals.
- alkapton — homogentisic acid.
- alkylene — (obsolete, organic chemistry) An alkene.
- almanack — Alternative spelling of almanac.
- amikacin — a wide-spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic, C 22 H 45 N 5 O 13 , used in the treatment of infections, especially those caused by susceptible Gram-negative bacilli.
- ampakine — Any of a class of chemical compounds that enhance attention span and alertness and facilitate learning and memory.
- angklung — an Asian musical instrument made from bamboo
- ankerite — a greyish to brown mineral that resembles dolomite and consists of a carbonate of calcium, magnesium, and iron. Formula: (Ca,Mg,Fe)CO3
- ankylose — (of bones in a joint, etc) to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis
- annensky — Innokenty Fyodorovich [ee-nuh-kyen-ti fyaw-duh-ruh-vyich] /i nʌˈkyɛn tɪ ˈfyɔ də rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1856–1909, Russian poet.
- antakiya — Arabic name of Antioch.
- anticked — Simple past tense and past participle of antic.
- antiking — a person who declares himself king in opposition to an established monarch
- antileak — serving to prevent leaks
- antilock — designed to prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
- antimask — interlude in a masque
- antinuke — opposed to nuclear weapons or energy
- antirock — opposed to rock music
- antiskid — designed or constructed to prevent the skidding of a vehicle, especially by reducing hydraulic pressure in the brake system to prevent the brakes from locking.
- antitank — designed to immobilize or destroy armoured vehicles
- anunnaki — various unnamed Sumerian deities who constituted the divine assembly presided over by An and Enlil and of whom seven were judges in the afterworld.
- any luck — If you ask someone the question 'Any luck?' or 'No luck?', you want to know if they have been successful in something they were trying to do.
- anythink — (UK) eye dialect of anything.
- aranyaka — one of a class of the Vedic texts that, together with the Upanishads, make up the closing portions of the Brahmanas.
- arawakan — a family of American Indian languages found throughout NE South America
- arkansan — a native or inhabitant of Arkansas
- arkansas — a state of the southern US: mountainous in the north and west, with the alluvial plain of the Mississippi in the east; has the only diamond mine in the US; the chief US producer of bauxite. Capital: Little Rock. Pop: 2 725 714 (2003 est). Area: 134 537 sq km (51 945 sq miles)
- ashkelon — Ashqelon
- ashkenaz — a son of Gomer and grandson of Japheth. Gen 10:1–3; I Chron. 1:6.
- atkinson — Sir Harry Albert. 1831–92, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1876–77; 1883–84; 1887–91)
- auckland — the chief port of New Zealand, in the northern part of North Island: former capital of New Zealand (1840–65). Pop: 450 300 (2010 est)
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