8-letter words containing n, a, i, l
- 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)
- nephtali — Naphtali.
- ngaliema — Mount, a mountain with two summits, in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: highest peak in the Ruwenzori group. 16,790 feet (5119 meters).
- nicholas — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- nicklaus — Jack (William) born 1940, U.S. golfer.
- nirmalin — one of a group of Sikh ascetics devoted to the study of sacred writings.
- nit-lamp — jacklight.
- nodality — pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- nodalize — to make something nodal or concentrated at a point
- noetical — Alternative form of noetic.
- nominals — Plural form of nominal.
- nonclaim — Failure to make a legal claim.
- nonfinal — not final or decisive
- nonideal — (of a gas or solution) differing in behavior from that of an ideal gas or solution.
- nonrival — (of goods or resources) capable of being enjoyed or consumed by many consumers simultaneously and therefore without rivalry, eg cable television
- nontidal — Not tidal.
- nonvalid — not valid; invalid
- nonviral — not caused by a virus, not viral in origin
- 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.
- novalike — Resembling a nova or some aspect of one.
- nudicaul — having leafless stems.
- nundinal — any of the letters of the alphabet from A to H that related to the days of the ancient Roman week
- nuptials — of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony: the nuptial day; nuptial vows.
- 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
- oil sand — a sand or sandstone containing oil or tarry residue in the pore spaces.
- 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
- oilsands — Plural form of oilsand.
- olefiant — producing or forming oil, most commonly ethylene
- olibanum — frankincense.
- oliphant — Margaret Wilson, 1828–97, Scottish novelist.
- olympian — pertaining to Mount Olympus or dwelling thereon, as the gods of classical Greece.
- 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.
- oogonial — Of or pertaining to an oogonium.
- opinable — thinkable or able to be an opinion
- oppilant — blocking, hindering, or obstructing
- optional — left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
- oracling — Present participle of oracle.
- ordalian — relating to trial by ordeal
- ordinals — Plural form of ordinal.
- oriental — (usually initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Orient, or East; Eastern.
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
- orinasal — pronounced with the voice issuing through the mouth and the nose simultaneously, as in the nasalized vowels of French.
- overlain — past participle of overlie.
- painless — without pain; causing little or no pain: painless dentistry; a painless cure.
- palatine — of, near, or in the palate; palatal: the palatine bones.
- palencia — a city in Castilla y León, N Spain.