8-letter words containing l, i, a, t
- mutazila — a member of a medieval theological sect (Mutazila) that maintained that nothing but eternity could be asserted regarding Allah, that the eternal nature of the Koran was questionable, and that humans have free will.
- mutilate — to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
- mystical — mystic; of or relating to supernatural agencies, affairs, occurrences, etc.: a strange, mystical experience.
- mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
- nail set — a short rod of steel used to drive a nail below or flush with a surface.
- naphtali — the sixth son of Jacob and Bilhah. Gen. 30:7,8.
- nasality — of or relating to the nose: the nasal cavity.
- nastalik — a Persian cursive script
- natalian — a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- natalism — Pronatalism; an ideology in favour of childbearing.
- natalist — A supporter of natalism; one who is in favour of childbearing.
- natality — birthrate.
- nathalie — a female given name.
- national — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
- natively — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.
- nautical — of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation: nautical terms.
- nautilus — Also called chambered nautilus, pearly nautilus. any cephalopod of the genus Nautilus, having a spiral, chambered shell with pearly septa.
- naxalite — a member of an extreme Maoist group in India that originated in 1967 in West Bengal and which employs tactics of agrarian terrorism and direct action
- nephtali — Naphtali.
- nit-lamp — jacklight.
- nodality — pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- noetical — Alternative form of noetic.
- nontidal — Not tidal.
- nonvital — not vital
- nopalito — an edible branch (or cladode) of various cacti of the genus Opuntia (prickly pear), commonly used as a vegetable
- notarial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- notional — pertaining to or expressing a notion or idea.
- nuptials — of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony: the nuptial day; nuptial vows.
- oak wilt — a disease of oaks, characterized by wilting and discoloration of the leaves and defoliation, usually starting at and spreading from the top of the tree and the ends of the branches, caused by a fungus, Chalara quercina.
- oblation — the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
- obligant — a person who promises or is obliged to pay a sum or carry out a task
- obligate — to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building.
- obligato — Alternative spelling of obbligato.
- oil tank — any tank for containing or storing oil such as a very large oil storage container at a refinery; a large oil storage area on an oil tanker; or a smaller container for the storage of heating oil at a property
- olefiant — producing or forming oil, most commonly ethylene
- oliphant — Margaret Wilson, 1828–97, Scottish novelist.
- oltipraz — 4-methyl-5-(2-pyrazinyl)-3-dithiolethione, a schistosomicide drug also used in tumour prevention.
- on trial — Law. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- oppilant — blocking, hindering, or obstructing
- oppilate — to stop up; fill with obstructing matter; obstruct.
- opticals — (India) spectacles.
- optional — left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
- orbitale — Craniometry, Cephalometry. the lowermost point on the lower margin of the left orbit, located instrumentally on the skull or by palpation on the head.
- orbitals — Plural form of orbital.
- oriental — (usually initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Orient, or East; Eastern.
- orlistat — A drug designed to treat obesity.
- outcavil — to exceed in cavilling
- outrival — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- palatial — of, relating to, or resembling a palace: a palatial home.
- palatine — of, near, or in the palate; palatal: the palatine bones.