8-letter words containing m, i, t
- astigmia — Also called astigmia [uh-stig-mee-uh] /əˈstɪg mi ə/ (Show IPA). Ophthalmology. a refractive error of the eye in which parallel rays of light from an external source do not converge on a single focal point on the retina.
- at times — You use at times to say that something happens or is true on some occasions or at some moments.
- atavisms — Plural form of atavism.
- atomical — of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs: an atomic explosion.
- atomised — to reduce to atoms.
- atomiser — Modern commonwealth spelling of 'atomizer'.
- atomises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atomise.
- atomized — Simple past tense and past participle of atomize.
- atomizer — a device for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, such as the nozzle used to feed oil into a furnace or an enclosed bottle with a fine outlet used to spray perfumes or medicines
- atomizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atomize.
- atropism — a condition caused by using atropine over a period of time
- atticism — the idiom or character of the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek, esp in the Hellenistic period
- autecism — the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host or group of hosts.
- automize — To automate or automatize.
- azimuths — Plural form of azimuth.
- azotemia — the accumulation of nitrogenous substances in the blood, resulting from failure of the kidneys to remove them
- azotemic — the accumulation of abnormally large amounts of nitrogenous waste products in the blood, as in uremic poisoning.
- baathism — a socialist party of some Arab countries, especially Iraq and Syria.
- bad time — inopportune moment
- bailment — a contractual delivery of goods in trust to a person for a specific purpose
- balmiest — Superlative form of balmy.
- baptisms — Plural form of baptism.
- bathmism — a hypothetical growth-force, once thought to animate living beings
- batinism — a secret movement in Islam, often associated with Ismaʿili Shiʿism.
- beltrami — Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1900, Italian mathematician.
- betacism — a type of speech impediment where the b sound is excessive
- big time — You can use big time to refer to the highest level of an activity or sport where you can achieve the greatest amount of success or importance. If you describe a person as big time, you mean they are successful and important.
- bigamist — A bigamist is a person who commits the crime of marrying someone when they are already legally married to someone else.
- bigmouth — a noisy, indiscreet, or boastful person
- bimbette — a woman who is considered sexually attractive but unintelligent
- bimester — a period of two months
- biometer — a device for measuring the production of carbon dioxide in functioning tissue
- biometry — the analysis of biological data using mathematical and statistical methods
- bit mask — (programming) A pattern of binary values which is combined with some value using bitwise AND with the result that bits in the value in positions where the mask is zero are also set to zero. For example, if, in C, we want to test if bits 0 or 2 of x are set, we can write int mask = 5; /* binary 101 */ if (x & mask) ... A bit mask might also be used to set certain bits using bitwise OR, or to invert them using bitwise exclusive OR.
- boehmite — a grey, red, or brown mineral that consists of alumina in rhombic crystalline form and occurs in bauxite. Formula: AlO(OH)
- bombsite — an area where the buildings have been destroyed by bombs
- bothrium — one of two groove-shaped suckers on the scolex of a tapeworm
- botulism — Botulism is a serious form of food poisoning.
- buy time — gain time (sense 2) (at , time)
- calamint — any aromatic Eurasian plant of the genus Satureja (or Calamintha), having clusters of purple or pink flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- calamite — any extinct treelike plant of the genus Calamites, of Carboniferous times, related to the horsetails
- calamity — A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress.
- calltime — time available for making calls on a mobile phone
- cambiata — a melodic ornamental tone following a principal tone by a skip, usually of a third above or below, and progressing by a step.
- cambists — Plural form of cambist.
- campiest — of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
- campsite — A campsite is a place where people who are on holiday can stay in tents.
- canticum — a canticle
- casteism — the belief in, and adherence to, the caste system
- catamite — a boy kept for sexual purposes