8-letter words containing l, e, a, m
- ampoules — Plural form of ampoule.
- ampullae — Anatomy. a dilated portion of a canal or duct, especially of the semicircular canals of the ear.
- amuletic — having the qualities of a charm
- amusable — capable of being amused
- amusedly — in a way that shows one is amused
- amyelous — congenital absence of the spinal cord.
- amygdale — a vesicle in a volcanic rock, formed from a bubble of escaping gas, that has become filled with light-coloured minerals, such as quartz and calcite
- amygdule — a small gas pocket, usually found in volcanic rock, partly or completely filled with a mineral, esp. a zeolite, calcite, or quartz
- amylases — Plural form of amylase.
- amylogen — the water-soluble part of the starch granule
- analcime — a hard, colorless or white zeolite, NaAlSi2O6·H2O, commonly found in basalts
- analemma — a graduated scale shaped like a figure eight that indicates the daily declination of the sun
- angeldom — The world of angels.
- antimale — opposed to men
- armalite — a lightweight high-velocity rifle of various calibres, capable of automatic and semiautomatic operation
- armholes — Plural form of armhole.
- armidale — a town in Australia, in NE New South Wales: a centre for tourism. Pop: 20 271 (2001)
- assemble — When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a group, usually for a particular purpose such as a meeting.
- assembly — An assembly is a large group of people who meet regularly to make decisions or laws for a particular region or country.
- atheldom — (rare) The state or condition of being athel or noble; nobility.
- athermal — (physics) Describing any process that does not involve either heat or a change in temperature.
- atmolyse — to separate gases, which have differing degrees of diffusibility, by filtering
- atremble — in a shaking or trembling state
- axilemma — the membrane surrounding the axon of a nerve fiber.
- axolemma — the membrane that encloses the axon of a nerve cell
- axonemal — of or relating to the axoneme
- b-sample — a urine or blood sample used in doping tests in professional sports to confirm or invalidate the presence of banned substances in the first sample, the A-sample
- baalshem — a person who works miracles by calling upon the name of God, especially one of the German and Polish Jews of the 16th–19th centuries considered to be saintly and to possess magical powers.
- babeldom — a state of noisy confusion resembling that at Babel
- babelism — a confusion, particularly a noisy confusion, of speech or ideas
- bailment — a contractual delivery of goods in trust to a person for a specific purpose
- bailsmen — Plural form of bailsman.
- ballgame — any game played with a ball
- balmiest — Superlative form of balmy.
- bar meal — a simple meal served in a bar
- baysmelt — topsmelt.
- beamless — Not having a beam.
- beamline — (physics) The line traveled by a particle beam in an accelerator.
- becalmed — If a sailing ship is becalmed, it is unable to move because there is no wind.
- bechamel — a basic white sauce made of milk, butter, flour, and, sometimes, cream
- beclamor — clamour excessively
- bedlamer — a harp seal, beyond the beater stage but not yet mature.
- bee balm — Oswego tea
- belamour — a beloved person
- bellmawr — a borough in SW New Jersey.
- belmopan — (since 1973) the capital of Belize, about 50 miles inland: founded in 1970. Pop: 10 000 (2005 est)
- belt man — a worker responsible for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of machine belts.
- beltrami — Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1900, Italian mathematician.
- bensalem — urban township in SE Pa., near Philadelphia: pop. 58,000
- bimensal — occurring every two months