8-letter words containing n, a, s, o, l
- gasolene — gasoline.
- gasoline — a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
- glasnost — the declared public policy within the Soviet Union of openly and frankly discussing economic and political realities: initiated under Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985.
- glossina — tsetse fly.
- glucosan — any of a number of polysaccharides that yield glucose upon hydrolysis.
- gondolas — Plural form of gondola.
- gonzales — Richard Alonzo ("Pancho") 1928–1995, U.S. tennis player.
- halcyons — Plural form of halcyon.
- halogens — Plural form of halogen.
- hobnails — Plural form of hobnail.
- hollands — John Philip, 1840–1914, Irish inventor in the U.S.
- insolate — to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- insuloma — a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
- isanomal — a line on a map or chart connecting points having an equal anomaly of a meteorological quantity.
- isogonal — equiangular; isogonic.
- isolanis — Plural form of isolani.
- journals — Plural form of journal.
- laconism — laconic brevity.
- lactones — Plural form of lactone.
- lacunose — full of or having lacunae.
- ladrones — a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1127 sq. km).
- laminose — laminate; laminar.
- laminous — laminate; laminose.
- lampions — Plural form of lampion.
- lampoons — Plural form of lampoon.
- langosta — spiny lobster.
- langston — John Mercer, 1829–97, U.S. public official, diplomat, and educator.
- lanosity — lanate.
- lapstone — A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers used to beat leather.
- lassoing — a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- leonidas — died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- liaisons — Plural form of liaison.
- lichanos — (in Greek music) a note played using the forefinger
- loadings — Plural form of loading.
- lodesman — a person who steers a ship
- loftsman — a person who prepares molds and patterns.
- longcase — A longcase clock.
- longways — longwise.
- lorestan — Luristan.
- losartan — An angiotensin receptor antagonist that shows antihypertensive activity.
- lothians — a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- louganis — Gregory ("Greg") born 1960, U.S. diver.
- lowlands — land that is low or level, in comparison with the adjacent country.
- lyonnais — a former province in E France.
- malisons — Plural form of malison.
- mamelons — Plural form of mamelon.
- manholes — Plural form of manhole.
- mansholt — Sicco Leendert (ˈsɪko ˈleːndərt). 1908–95, Dutch economist and politician; vice president (1958–72) and president (1972–73) of the European Economic Community Commission. He was the author of the Mansholt Plan for the agricultural organization of the European Economic Community
- melanous — having a dark, swarthy complexion and dark-colored hair.
- moonsail — a small sail carried high on the mast above the skysail