8-letter words containing n, o, t, a, l
- nonmetal — an element not having the character of a metal, as carbon or nitrogen.
- nontidal — Not tidal.
- nontonal — (of music) not written in a specific key
- nonvital — not vital
- nopalito — an edible branch (or cladode) of various cacti of the genus Opuntia (prickly pear), commonly used as a vegetable
- norplant — a contraceptive implant for women surgically inserted under the skin of the upper arm so as to release progesterone or various other steroid hormones gradually over a period of several years
- nostalgy — nostalgia.
- not half — Half is sometimes used in negative statements, with a positive meaning, to emphasize a particular fact or quality. For example, if you say 'he isn't half lucky', you mean that he is very lucky.
- notables — Plural form of notable.
- notarial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- noteable — Misspelling of notable.
- notional — pertaining to or expressing a notion or idea.
- 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
- octangle — octangular.
- octantal — relating to an octant
- 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.
- on alert — If soldiers or police are on alert, they are ready to deal with anything that may happen.
- 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.
- onolatry — Worship of the ass or donkey.
- oppilant — blocking, hindering, or obstructing
- optional — left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
- oriental — (usually initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Orient, or East; Eastern.
- ornately — elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
- ortolans — Plural form of ortolan.
- osculant — united by certain common characteristics.
- outflank — to go or extend beyond the flank of (an opposing military unit); turn the flank of.
- outlands — Exurbia: the country beyond the city.
- outlearn — to exceed in learning
- pantofle — a slipper.
- pantonal — marked by or using pantonality.
- patronal — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patronly — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- pentanol — any of various colourless, odoriferous isomers of C5H11OH
- pilotman — a railway worker who directed trains through hazardous stretches of track
- plan out — organize in detail
- plankton — the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily comprising microscopic algae and protozoa.
- plastron — a piece of plate armor for the upper part of the torso in front.
- platino- — of, relating to, containing, or resembling platinum
- platonic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
- pleonast — someone who uses more words than necessary
- politian — (Angelo Poliziano) 1454–94, Italian classical scholar, teacher, and poet.
- ponytail — an arrangement of the hair in a long lock drawn tightly against the back of the head and cinched so as to hang loosely.
- portland — a seaport in NW Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers.
- portolan — a book of sailing charts with notations on coasts, harbours, etc
- postanal — of, pertaining to, involving, or near the anus.
- pronotal — relating to an insect's pronotum
- rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.