8-letter words containing n, o, s, l, a
- mossland — a land covered in peat
- nasology — the scientific study of noses.
- 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)
- neoblast — any large and undifferentiated stem cell in certain worms, esp planarian worms, involved in regeneration and repair
- neoplasm — a new, often uncontrolled growth of abnormal tissue; tumor.
- neurosal — of or relating to neurosis; afflicted by a neurosis
- nicholas — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- nominals — Plural form of nominal.
- non-sale — the act of selling.
- nonclass — Not a class, or not belonging to a class.
- nonnasal — not nasal.
- nonsolar — not related to the sun
- nostalgy — nostalgia.
- notables — Plural form of notable.
- novellas — Plural form of novella.
- oil sand — a sand or sandstone containing oil or tarry residue in the pore spaces.
- oilsands — Plural form of oilsand.
- ordinals — Plural form of ordinal.
- orinasal — pronounced with the voice issuing through the mouth and the nose simultaneously, as in the nasalized vowels of French.
- oronasal — of or relating to the mouth and the nose.
- ortolans — Plural form of ortolan.
- osculant — united by certain common characteristics.
- outlands — Exurbia: the country beyond the city.
- ovalness — The quality of being oval.
- pangloss — a person who views a situation with unwarranted optimism
- pasolini — Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
- personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- planosol — a type of intrazonal soil of humid or subhumid uplands having a strongly leached upper layer overlying a clay hardpan
- plastron — a piece of plate armor for the upper part of the torso in front.
- pleonasm — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pleonast — someone who uses more words than necessary
- polanski — Roman. born 1933, Polish film director with a taste for the macabre, as in Repulsion (1965) and Rosemary's Baby (1968): later films include Tess (1980), Death and the Maiden (1995), and The Pianist (2002)
- postanal — of, pertaining to, involving, or near the anus.
- psoralen — a toxic substance, C 1 1 H 6 O 3 , found in certain plants, including parsnips, used to increase the response to ultraviolet light in the treatment of severe cases of acne and psoriasis.
- rosalind — a female given name.
- safronal — an oily liquid derived from saffron
- saint-lô — a department in NW France. 2476 sq. mi. (6413 sq. km). Capital: Saint-Lô.
- salmonet — a young salmon
- salmonid — belonging or pertaining to the family Salmonidae, including the salmons, trouts, chars, and whitefishes.
- salonika — Also, Salonica [suh-lon-i-kuh, sal-uh-nee-kuh] /səˈlɒn ɪ kə, ˌsæl əˈni kə/ (Show IPA), Saloniki [Greek sah-law-nee-kee] /Greek ˌsɑ lɔˈni ki/ (Show IPA). Official name Thessalonike. Ancient Therma. a seaport in south-central Macedonia, in NE Greece, on the Gulf of Salonika.
- salopian — a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- salpicon — a mixture of chopped fish, meat, or vegetables in a sauce, used as fillings for croquettes, pastries, etc
- saltando — (of a performance with a stringed instrument) playing each note staccato by bouncing the bow on the strings.
- sand-lot — a vacant lot used by youngsters for games or sports.
- sangallo — Antonio Picconi da [ahn-taw-nyaw peek-kaw-nee dah] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ pikˈkɔ ni dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Cordiani) 1484?–1546, Italian architect and engineer.
- santalol — a liquid from sandalwood used in making perfume
- sassolin — a boric acid found in the saline deposits of the hot springs near Sasso in Tuscany
- scaldino — an Italian earthen brazier
- scallion — any onion that does not form a large bulb; green onion.
- scotland — a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Capital: Edinburgh.