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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.
  • langstonJohn 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).
  • louganisGregory ("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.
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