8-letter words containing t, a, i, h
- thailand — Formerly Siam. a kingdom in SE Asia: official name of Siam 1939–45 and since 1949. 198,242 sq. mi. (513,445 sq. km). Capital: Bangkok.
- thalamic — Anatomy. the middle part of the diencephalon through which sensory impulses pass to reach the cerebral cortex.
- thalline — a chemical compound used for medicinal purposes
- thallium — a soft, malleable, rare, bluish-white metallic element: used in the manufacture of alloys and, in the form of its salts, in rodenticides. Symbol: Tl; atomic weight: 204.37; atomic number: 81; specific gravity: 11.85 at 20°C.
- thalloid — resembling or consisting of a thallus.
- thanking — to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to: She thanked them for their hospitality.
- the axis — the alliance of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Japan, established in 1936 and lasting until their defeat in World War II
- the maid — Joan of Arc
- the niña — one of the three ships commanded by Columbus in 1492
- the wain — Charles's Wain
- theatine — a member of a congregation of regular clerics, founded in Italy in 1524 to combat Protestantism and promote higher morality among Roman Catholics.
- theatric — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
- thebaine — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 19 H 21 NO 3 , present in opium in small quantities, but having a strychninelike rather than a narcotic effect.
- thematic — of or relating to a theme.
- thespiae — a city at the foot of Mount Helicon where, according to mythology, the Muses performed their games.
- thespian — (often lowercase) pertaining to tragedy or to the dramatic art in general.
- thetical — positive; dogmatic.
- thiamine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound of the vitamin-B complex, containing a thiazole and a pyrimidine group, C 12 H 17 ClN 4 OS, essential for normal functioning of the nervous system, a deficiency of which results chiefly in beriberi and other nerve disorders: occurring in many natural sources, as green peas, liver, and especially the seed coats of cereal grains, the commercial product of which is chiefly synthesized in the form of its chloride (thiamine chloride or thiamine hydrochloride) for therapeutic administration, or in nitrate form (thiamine mononitrate) for enriching flour mixes.
- thiazide — a member of a class of diuretic substances that inhibit the reabsorption of sodium chloride in the distal convoluted tubule of the kidneys: used principally to treat hypertension.
- thiazine — any of a class of compounds containing a ring composed of one atom each of sulfur and nitrogen and four atoms of carbon.
- thiazole — a colorless, slightly water-miscible liquid, C 3 H 3 NS, having a disagreeable odor.
- thin air — If someone or something disappears into thin air, they disappear completely. If someone or something appears out of thin air, they appear suddenly and mysteriously.
- thinclad — a runner on a track team
- thinglab — A simulation system written in Smalltalk-80. It solves constraints using value inference. Version: ThingLab II.
- thioacid — an acid in which part or all of the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur.
- thionate — any salt or ester of thionic acid
- thiotepa — a drug, C6H12N3PS, used in chemotherapy to destroy cancer or neoplastic cells
- thiourea — a colorless, crystalline, bitter-tasting, water-soluble solid, CH 4 N 2 S, derived from urea by replacement of the oxygen with sulfur: used chiefly in photography, inorganic synthesis, and to accelerate the vulcanization of rubber.
- thirlage — an obligation imposed upon tenants of certain lands requiring them to have their grain ground at a specified mill
- thisaway — this way; in this direction.
- thoracic — of or relating to the thorax.
- thracian — of or relating to Thrace or its inhabitants.
- thrawing — British Dialect. to throw.
- thridace — a sedative made from lettuce juice
- thyatira — ancient name of Akhisar.
- tidehead — the inland limit of the tide.
- tightass — an inhibited or excessively self-controlled person
- tightwad — a close-fisted or stingy person.
- tithable — subject to the payment of tithes.
- tithonia — any of several tall composite plants of the genus Tithonia, native to Mexico and Central America, having yellow or orange-red ray flowers.
- toadfish — any of several thick-headed, wide-mouthed fishes of the family Batrachoididae, as Opsanus tau (oyster toadfish) ranging along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
- toiseach — an ancient Celtic nobleman
- tovarich — comrade (used as a term of address in the Soviet Union).
- tracheid — an elongated, tapering xylem cell having lignified, pitted, intact walls, adapted for conduction and support. Compare vessel (def 5).
- tranship — transship
- trashing — anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- triarchy — government by three persons.
- tribrach — Prosody. a foot of three short syllables.
- trichina — a nematode, Trichinella spiralis, the adults of which live in the intestine and produce larvae that encyst in the muscle tissue, especially in pigs, rats, and humans.
- trigraph — a group of three letters representing a single speech sound, as eau in beau.