8-letter words containing ia
- alocasia — any of various tropical plants of the genus Alocasia
- alopecia — loss of hair, esp on the head; baldness
- alsatian — An Alsatian is a large, usually fierce dog that is often used to guard buildings or by the police to help them find criminals.
- amazonia — the land around the Amazon river
- ambiance — the mood, character, quality, tone, atmosphere, etc., particularly of an environment or milieu: The restaurant had a delightful ambiance.
- ambrosia — In Greek mythology, ambrosia is the food of the gods.
- ammianus — Marcellinus [mahr-suh-lahy-nuh s] /ˌmɑr səˈlaɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c325–c398, Roman historian.
- ammoniac — a strong-smelling gum resin obtained from the stems of the N Asian umbelliferous plant Dorema ammoniacum and formerly used as an expectorant, stimulant, perfume, and in porcelain cement
- amnesiac — Someone who is amnesiac has lost their memory.
- amnesias — Plural form of amnesia.
- amphibia — the amphibians considered collectively
- ampliate — enlarged; dilated.
- amratian — of, relating to, or belonging to the predynastic Chalcolithic culture that flourished in Upper Egypt about 3800 b.c., characterized by the working of raw gold, the use of copper, and the burial of the dead in shallow graves.
- anadenia — deficient glandular activity.
- analogia — a lectern.
- anatolia — the Asian part of Turkey, occupying the peninsula between the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Aegean: consists of a plateau, largely mountainous, with salt lakes in the interior
- anaxibia — a daughter of Atreus and Aërope, and the sister of Agamemnon and Menelaus.
- anianiau — a small Hawaiian honeycreeper, Loxops parva, occurring in the high forests of Kauai.
- animalia — the taxonomic kingdom comprising all animals.
- aniridia — the absence of an iris, due to a congenital condition or an injury
- anoopsia — a form of squint in which the eye turns upwards
- anorchia — An intersex condition of XY individuals where both testes are absent at birth.
- anorexia — Anorexia or anorexia nervosa is an illness in which a person has an overwhelming fear of becoming fat, and so refuses to eat enough and becomes thinner and thinner.
- anoxemia — a reduction in the normal amount of oxygen in the blood, as at high altitudes
- anthemia — an ornament of floral forms in a flat radiating cluster, as in architectural decoration, vase painting, etc.
- anthodia — a flower head or capitulum, especially the head of a composite plant.
- antiacid — Antacid.
- antiacne — inhibiting the development of acne
- antiarin — a poison derived from antiar
- antiarmy — Opposing an army or armies.
- antiatom — an atom of antimatter.
- antibias — countering bias
- antliate — having an antlia
- apatheia — absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
- aphasiac — pertaining to or affected with aphasia.
- apiarian — of or relating to the breeding and care of bees
- apiaries — Plural form of apiary.
- apiarist — a person who studies or keeps bees
- apimania — an extreme enthusiasm for bees
- apologia — An apologia is a statement in which you defend something that you strongly believe in, for example a way of life, a person's behaviour, or a philosophy.
- apositia — a lack of appetite
- apyrexia — absence of fever
- aquarial — related to an aquarium
- aquarian — a person who keeps an aquarium
- aquileia — a town in NE Italy, at the head of the Adriatic: important Roman centre, founded in 181 bc. Pop: 3329 (2001)
- araguaia — a river in central Brazil, rising in S central Mato Grosso state and flowing north to the Tocantins River. Length: over 1771 km (1100 miles)
- arcadian — of or relating to Arcadia or its inhabitants, esp the idealized Arcadia of pastoral poetry
- arianism — the doctrine of Arius, pronounced heretical at the Council of Nicaea, which asserted that Christ was not of one substance with the Father, but a creature raised by the Father to the dignity of Son of God
- armarian — a monk in charge of the library and scriptorium in a monastery.
- armenian — a native or inhabitant of Armenia or an Armenian-speaking person elsewhere