8-letter words containing u
- achroous — Colorless; achromatic.
- aciculae — Plural form of acicula.
- acicular — shaped like a needle.
- aciculum — a bristlelike part; seta
- aciduria — the condition of having acid in the urine, particularly at abnormally high levels
- aciduric — (of bacteria) capable of growth in an acid environment.
- acoelous — not having a true digestive tract
- aconitum — any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- acoustic — An acoustic guitar or other instrument is one whose sound is produced without any electrical equipment.
- acquaint — If you acquaint someone with something, you tell them about it so that they know it. If you acquaint yourself with something, you learn about it.
- acquight — to acquit
- acquired — obtained, through buying or being given
- acquiree — a firm that is acquired
- acquirer — In business, an acquirer is a company or person who buys another company.
- acquires — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
- acquited — Simple past tense and past participle of acquit.
- act upon — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- actinium — a radioactive element of the actinide series, occurring as a decay product of uranium. It is used as an alpha-particle source and in neutron production. Symbol: Ac; atomic no: 89; half-life of most stable isotope,227Ac: 21.6 years; relative density: 10.07; melting pt: 1051°C; boiling pt: 3200 ± 300°C
- actually — You use actually to indicate that a situation exists or happened, or to emphasize that it is true.
- actuated — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- actuates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of actuate.
- actuator — An actuator is a machine or part of a machine which moves or controls another part in response to an input.
- acuities — sharpness; acuteness; keenness: acuity of vision; acuity of mind.
- aculeate — cutting; pointed
- acupoint — any of the specific points on the body where a needle is inserted in acupuncture or pressure is applied in acupressure
- acutance — a physical rather than subjective measure of the sharpness of a photographic image
- ad vivum — to that which is alive.
- addendum — An addendum is an additional section at the end of a book or document.
- adducent — that adducts
- adducing — Present participle of adduce.
- adducted — Physiology. to move or draw toward the axis of the body or one of its parts (opposed to abduct).
- adductor — a muscle that adducts
- adenauer — Konrad (ˈkɔnraːt). 1876–1967, German statesman; chancellor of West Germany (1949–63)
- adequacy — Adequacy is the quality of being good enough or great enough in amount to be acceptable.
- adequate — If something is adequate, there is enough of it or it is good enough to be used or accepted.
- adiantum — The maidenhair fern and related ferns (of the genus Adiantum).
- adjourns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjourn.
- adjudged — to declare or pronounce formally; decree: The will was adjudged void.
- adjudges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjudge.
- adjugate — adjoint (def 1).
- adjuncts — Plural form of adjunct.
- adjuring — Present participle of adjure.
- adjusted — psychologically well or badly equipped to cope with reality and ordinary life and relationships
- adjuster — An adjuster is a device which allows you to alter a piece of equipment's position or setting.
- adjustor — a person or thing that adjusts.
- adjutage — a nozzle or tube attached to a vessel to allow the discharge of liquid
- adjutant — An adjutant is an officer in the army who deals with administrative work.
- adjuvant — aiding or assisting
- adrastus — a king of Argos and leader of the Seven against Thebes, of whom he was the sole survivor
- adularia — a white or colourless glassy variety of orthoclase in the form of prismatic crystals. It occurs in metamorphic rocks and is a minor gemstone. Formula: KAlSi3O8