8-letter words containing o, a, n, s
- isangoma — Alternative form of sangoma.
- isanomal — a line on a map or chart connecting points having an equal anomaly of a meteorological quantity.
- isocyano — containing an isocyano group.
- isogonal — equiangular; isogonic.
- isolanis — Plural form of isolani.
- isonomia — Equality before the law; possession of equal rights; equal distribution of rights and privileges.
- isophane — (uncountable, medicine) A synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes.
- isoquant — (economics) A line of equal or constant economic production on a graph, chart or map.
- jacobins — (in the French Revolution) a member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror and other extreme measures, active chiefly from 1789 to 1794: so called from the Dominican convent in Paris, where they originally met.
- jacobsen — Jens Peter [yens pey-tuh r] /yɛns ˈpeɪ tər/ (Show IPA), 1847–85, Danish novelist.
- jakobson — Roman [roh-mahn,, -muh n] /ˈroʊ mɑn,, -mən/ (Show IPA), 1896–1982, U.S. linguist and scholar, born in Russia.
- janitors — Plural form of janitor.
- japonism — something typically Japanese.
- jawbones — Plural form of jawbone.
- jogpants — a pair of trousers worn for jogging
- johannes — a gold coin formerly used as currency in Portugal, first issued in the early 18th century.
- jordaens — Jacob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1593–1678, Flemish painter.
- journals — Plural form of journal.
- kampongs — Plural form of kampong.
- kokanees — Plural form of kokanee.
- konstanz — German name of Constance.
- koopmans — Tjalling Charles [chah-ling] /ˈtʃɑ lɪŋ/ (Show IPA), 1910–85, U.S. economist, born in the Netherlands: Nobel Prize 1975.
- 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.
- macarons — Plural form of macaron.