8-letter words containing t, r, i, a, l
- librated — Simple past tense and past participle of librate.
- liferaft — Alternative spelling of life raft.
- ligature — the act of binding or tying up: The ligature of the artery was done with skill.
- limitary — of, relating to, or serving as a limit.
- linarite — a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- line art — graphic material that consists of lines or areas of pure black and pure white and requires no screening for reproduction. Compare halftone (def 2).
- liparite — a light-coloured, igneous rock made of quartz
- listeria — any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- literacy — the quality or state of being literate, especially the ability to read and write.
- literals — Plural form of literal.
- literary — pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature: literary history.
- literate — able to read and write.
- literati — Well-educated people who are interested in literature.
- litharge — a yellowish or reddish, odorless, heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, PbO, used chiefly in the manufacture of storage batteries, pottery, lead glass, paints, enamels, and inks.
- lithuria — the presence of an excessive amount of uric acid in the urine.
- litreage — a capacity measured in litres
- littoral — of or relating to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean.
- livetrap — a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury.
- loricate — covered with a lorica.
- lothario — (sometimes lowercase) a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.
- lucretia — Also, Lucrece [loo-krees] /luˈkris/ (Show IPA). Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
- lunarist — a person who believes the moon influences weather
- luristan — a mountainous region in W Iran.
- maillart — Robert [raw-ber] /rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1872–1940, Swiss engineer.
- marlitic — having the nature of marlite
- martiall — Obsolete spelling of martial.
- material — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
- materiel — the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
- matralia — an annual festival of ancient Rome celebrated by women in honor of the goddess Matuta.
- metrical — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- militran — A discrete simulation system for military applications produced by the Sys Res Group at ONR in 1964.
- misalter — to alter wrongly
- mistrals — Plural form of mistral.
- mistrial — a trial terminated without conclusion on the merits of the case because of some error in the proceedings.
- molarity — the number of moles of solute per liter of solution.
- moralist — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- morality — conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
- motorail — a rail service carrying cars and their drivers as well as ordinary passengers
- motorial — (biology) motor.
- multicar — involving several cars
- muralist — an artist who paints murals, especially an artist associated with muralism.
- notarial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- oltipraz — 4-methyl-5-(2-pyrazinyl)-3-dithiolethione, a schistosomicide drug also used in tumour prevention.
- on trial — Law. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- orbitale — Craniometry, Cephalometry. the lowermost point on the lower margin of the left orbit, located instrumentally on the skull or by palpation on the head.
- orbitals — Plural form of orbital.
- oriental — (usually initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Orient, or East; Eastern.
- orlistat — A drug designed to treat obesity.
- outrival — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.