8-letter words containing o, l, a, m
- binomial — a mathematical expression consisting of two terms, such as 3x + 2y
- binormal — the normal to a curve, lying perpendicular to the osculating plane at a given point on the curve.
- bioplasm — living matter; protoplasm
- bismanol — a highly ferromagnetic alloy of bismuth and manganese, having a high degree of magnetic force.
- blastoma — a tumour composed of embryonic tissue that has not yet developed a specialized function
- blowlamp — A blowlamp is a device which produces a hot flame, and is used to heat metal or remove old paint.
- bombable — able to be bombed, undefended against bombing; targetable
- bombilla — a tube or drinking straw with a strainer at one end, especially for drinking maté.
- bombload — (of a vehicle of war) the quantity of bombs being carried or able to be carried
- bonemeal — the product of dried and ground animal bones, used as a fertilizer or in stock feeds
- boulimia — bulimia.
- bromelia — any plant of the family Bromeliaceae of tropical American plants, characterized by a short stem and deeply cleft calyx
- cacomixl — The ring-tailed civet cat, Bassaris astuta.
- callosum — (anatomy) corpus callosum.
- cameleon — Obsolete form of chameleon.
- cameloid — a member of the camel family
- camelpox — A poxviral disease of camels that causes skin lesions.
- cameltoe — the outline of a vulva as sometimes seen when a woman is wearing tight pants.
- camisole — A camisole is a short piece of clothing that women wear on the top half of their bodies underneath a shirt or blouse, for example.
- camomile — Camomile is a scented plant with flowers like small daisies. The flowers can be used to make herbal tea.
- chloasma — the appearance on a person's skin, esp of the face, of patches of darker colour: associated with hormonal changes caused by liver disease or the use of oral contraceptives
- chloroma — A myeloid sarcoma.
- choliamb — an imperfect iambic metre, with a spondee as the last foot
- cimbalom — a type of dulcimer, esp of Hungary
- clamored — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clamorer — Alternative spelling of clamourer.
- clamours — Plural form of clamour.
- clamworm — any of several burrowing polychaete worms of the genus Nereis, used as bait for fishing.
- claymore — a large two-edged broadsword used formerly by Scottish Highlanders
- coagulum — any coagulated mass; clot; curd
- coalmine — a system of excavations made for the extraction of coal
- colamine — ethanolamine.
- coloboma — a structural defect of the eye, esp in the choroid, retina, or iris
- colombia — a republic in NW South America: inhabited by Chibchas and other Indians before Spanish colonization in the 16th century; independence won by Bolívar in 1819; became the Republic of Colombia in 1886; violence and unrest have been endemic since the 1970s. It consists chiefly of a hot swampy coastal plain, separated by ranges of the Andes from the pampas and the equatorial forests of the Amazon basin in the east. Language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: peso. Capital: Bogotá. Pop: 45 745 783 (2013 est). Area: 1 138 908 sq km (439 735 sq miles)
- columbia — a river in NW North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing through British Columbia, then west to the Pacific. Length: about 1930 km (1200 miles)
- columnal — of, like, or relating to a column
- columnar — shaped like a column.
- columnea — any plant belonging to the genus Columnea, a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae, with bright red, yellow, or orange tubular flowers and glossy leaves
- comedial — a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance, resulting in a successful or happy conclusion.
- comitial — an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- commital — Alternative form of committal.
- communal — Communal means relating to particular groups in a country or society.
- compital — (of the shrine of a domestic god) located at a crossroads
- complain — to make an accusation; bring a formal charge
- compleat — an archaic spelling of complete, used esp in the titles of handbooks, in imitation of The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton
- coolamon — a shallow dish of wood or bark, used for carrying water
- corallum — the skeleton of any zoophyte, esp that of a coral colony
- cornmeal — Cornmeal is a powder made from maize. It is used in cooking.
- cosmical — of or relating to the cosmos: cosmic laws.
- costumal — Pertaining to costume or dress.