8-letter words containing l, a, s
- myalgias — pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism.
- myelomas — Plural form of myeloma.
- myoblast — any of the cells derived from the mesoderm in the vertebrate embryo that develop into muscle tissue.
- mysql ab — (company) The Swedish company that developes, distributes and supports the MySQL open source rdbms. MySQL AB is a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems, themselves acquired by Oracle Corporation on 2009-04-20.
- mystical — mystic; of or relating to supernatural agencies, affairs, occurrences, etc.: a strange, mystical experience.
- nacelles — Plural form of nacelle.
- nachlass — remains (sense 4)
- nail set — a short rod of steel used to drive a nail below or flush with a surface.
- nainsell — own self
- nameless — having no name.
- narwhals — Plural form of narwhal.
- nasalise — Alternative spelling of nasalize.
- nasalism — the tendency to pronounce sounds nasally
- nasality — of or relating to the nose: the nasal cavity.
- nasalize — to pronounce as a nasal sound.
- nasology — the scientific study of noses.
- nastalik — a Persian cursive script
- natalism — Pronatalism; an ideology in favour of childbearing.
- natalist — A supporter of natalism; one who is in favour of childbearing.
- nathless — Alternative form of natheless.
- naturals — Plural form of natural.
- nauplius — (in many crustaceans) a larval form with three pairs of appendages and a single median eye, occurring usually as the first stage of development after leaving the egg.
- nautilus — Also called chambered nautilus, pearly nautilus. any cephalopod of the genus Nautilus, having a spiral, chambered shell with pearly septa.
- navalism — the promotion of naval interests
- neapolis — a port in E Greece, in Macedonia East and Thrace region on the Bay of Kaválla an important Macedonian fortress of the Byzantine empire; ceded to Greece by Turkey after the Balkan War (1912–13). Pop: 58 576 (1991)
- neoblast — any large and undifferentiated stem cell in certain worms, esp planarian worms, involved in regeneration and repair
- neoplasm — a new, often uncontrolled growth of abnormal tissue; tumor.
- nepalese — of or relating to Nepal, its inhabitants, or their language.
- nestable — a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- neurosal — of or relating to neurosis; afflicted by a neurosis
- neutrals — Plural form of neutral.
- newlands — John Alexander. 1838–98, British chemist: classified the elements in order of their atomic weight, noticing similarities in every eighth and thus discovering his law of octaves
- newslady — A newswoman.
- nicholas — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- nicklaus — Jack (William) born 1940, U.S. golfer.
- nominals — Plural form of nominal.
- non-sale — the act of selling.
- nonclass — Not a class, or not belonging to a class.
- nonnasal — not nasal.
- nonsolar — not related to the sun
- nostalgy — nostalgia.
- notables — Plural form of notable.
- novellas — Plural form of novella.
- nucflash — a report of highest precedence notifying the president, secretary of defense, or their deputies of an accidental or unauthorized nuclear-weapon launch or of a nuclear attack.
- nuclease — any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of nucleic acids.
- numerals — Plural form of numeral.
- nuptials — of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony: the nuptial day; nuptial vows.
- nutgalls — Plural form of nutgall.
- oafishly — In an oafish manner.
- oarlocks — Plural form of oarlock.