8-letter words containing o, t, l, a
- matronly — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a matron; maturely dignified; stately.
- mazeltov — Alternative spelling of mazel tov.
- meatloaf — A dish of ground meat formed into a loaf shape, mixed with egg and breadcrumbs, then baked or smoked, and usually served in slices.
- megavolt — a unit of electromotive force, equal to one million volts. Abbreviation: MV.
- metablog — (neologism, Internet) a blog about blogs.
- metabola — (in the plural, entomology) Insects that metamorphose.
- metabole — Alternative spelling of metabola.
- metaboly — the ability of some cells, esp protozoans, to alter their shape
- metallo- — denoting metal
- metazoal — a zoological group comprising the multicellular animals.
- methanol — methyl alcohol.
- metrazol — pentylenetetrazol
- miltonia — any of various epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Miltonia, having sprays of showy, flat, variously colored flowers.
- misallot — to allot wrongly
- moatlike — Resembling a moat or some aspect of one.
- mocktail — a nonalcoholic cocktail.
- modalist — an adherent of modalism
- modality — the quality or state of being modal.
- modulate — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- molality — the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent.
- molarity — the number of moles of solute per liter of solution.
- mole rat — any burrowing molelike African rodent of the family Bathyergidae
- molecast — the heap of earth excavated by a mole tunnelling underground
- montalvo — Garci Ordóñez de [gahr-thee awr-th aw-nyeth th e] /gɑrˈθi ɔrˈðɔ nyɛθ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) 15th-century Spanish writer.
- montcalm — Louis Joseph [lwee zhaw-zef] /lwi ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1712–59, French general in Canada.
- montilla — a dry, rather bitter wine of Spain.
- montreal — a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island (Montreal Island) in the St. Lawrence.
- mootable — Capable of being mooted.
- moralist — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- morality — conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
- mortally — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- mothball — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- motional — the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- motorail — a rail service carrying cars and their drivers as well as ordinary passengers
- motorial — (biology) motor.
- motorola — Motorola, Inc.
- mulattos — Plural form of mulatto.
- myoblast — any of the cells derived from the mesoderm in the vertebrate embryo that develop into muscle tissue.
- nanovolt — An SI unit of electrical potential.
- naphthol — either of two isomeric hydroxyl derivatives, C 1 0 H 7 OH, of naphthalene (alpha-naphthol or 1-naphthol and beta-naphthol or 2-naphthol) white or yellowish crystals, with a phenolic odor, that darken on exposure to light: used chiefly in dyes, drugs, perfumes, and insecticides.
- national — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
- neoblast — any large and undifferentiated stem cell in certain worms, esp planarian worms, involved in regeneration and repair
- neonatal — of or relating to newborn children.
- no-fault — Also called no-fault insurance. a form of automobile insurance designed to enable the policyholder in case of an accident to collect a certain basic compensation promptly for economic loss from his or her own insurance company without determination of liability.
- nodality — pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- noetical — Alternative form of noetic.
- nonadult — a person who is not an adult
- nonfatal — causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly: a fatal accident; a fatal dose of poison.
- nonmetal — an element not having the character of a metal, as carbon or nitrogen.
- nontidal — Not tidal.