8-letter words containing tam
- ad vitam — for life.
- altamaha — a river in SE Georgia, formed by the Oconee and Ocmulgee rivers and flowing to the Atlantic Ocean. 137 miles (220 km) long.
- altamira — a cave in N Spain, SW of Santander, noted for Old Stone Age wall drawings
- antietam — a creek in NW Maryland, flowing into the Potomac: scene of a Civil War battle (1862), in which the Confederate forces of General Robert E. Lee were defeated
- atamasco — relating to an American lily of the genus Zephyranthes
- catamite — a boy kept for sexual purposes
- entameba — any of a genus (Entamoeba) of amoebas parasitic in vertebrates, esp. a species (E. histolytica) causing amoebic dysentery
- glutamic — (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from glutamic acid.
- histamin — Biochemistry, Physiology. a heterocyclic amine, C 5 H 9 N 3 , released by mast cells when tissue is injured or in allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing dilation of small blood vessels and smooth muscle contraction.
- ketamine — a synthetic nonbarbiturate general anesthetic, C 13 H 16 ClNO, used to induce anesthesia, alone or in combination, in surgical or diagnostic procedures of short duration; extensively used in veterinary medicine.
- matamata — A grotesque South American freshwater turtle that has a broad flat head and neck with irregular projections of skin resembling waterweed.
- metamale — a sterile male organism, esp a fruit fly (Drosophila) that has one X chromosome and three sets of autosomes
- metamere — a somite.
- metamers — a compound exhibiting metamerism with one or more other compounds.
- metamict — of or denoting the amorphous state of a substance that has lost its crystalline structure as a result of the radioactivity of uranium or thorium within it
- misstamp — to stamp badly
- overtame — too tame
- pattamar — a courier; a person who delivers messages on foot
- prestamp — to stamp in advance
- stamboul — Istanbul
- stamford — a city in SW Connecticut.
- staminal — of or relating to stamina or endurance.
- stamini- — stamen
- stamp on — tread heavily on
- stampede — a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- tamandua — a tree-dwelling, tropical American anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla, having a prehensile tail, four-clawed forelimbs, and coarse, tan hair with black markings on the trunk.
- tamanoir — a large anteater of Central and South America, Myrmecophaga tridactyla
- tamarack — an American larch, Larix laricina, of the pine family, having a reddish-brown bark and crowded clusters of blue-green needles and yielding a useful timber.
- tamarind — the pod of a large, tropical tree, Tamarindus indica, of the legume family, containing seeds enclosed in a juicy acid pulp that is used in beverages and food.
- tamarisk — any Old World tropical plant of the genus Tamarix, especially T. gallica, an ornamental Mediterranean shrub or small tree having slender, feathery branches.
- tamatave — a seaport on E Madagascar.
- tamboura — an Asian musical instrument of the lute family having a small, round body and a long neck.
- tameable — able to be tamed.
- tameless — untamed or untamable.
- tameness — changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
- tameside — a unitary authority of NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 213 400 (2003 est). Area: 103 sq km (40 sq miles)
- tamper's — a person or thing that tamps.
- tamworth — a city in E Australia.
- testamur — a certificate proving an examination has been passed
- vitamins — any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism, found in minute amounts in natural foodstuffs or sometimes produced synthetically: deficiencies of vitamins produce specific disorders.
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