8-letter words containing a, c
- amicheme — Associate Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers
- amikacin — a wide-spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic, C 22 H 45 N 5 O 13 , used in the treatment of infections, especially those caused by susceptible Gram-negative bacilli.
- amimeche — Associate Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- amitotic — the direct method of cell division, characterized by simple cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of chromosomes.
- ammocete — ammocoete
- 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.
- amnestic — causing amnesia
- amnionic — Amniotic.
- amniotic — of or relating to the amnion
- amorance — the state of being in love
- amorphic — Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
- amphoric — resembling the sound produced by blowing into a bottle. Amphoric breath sounds are heard through a stethoscope placed over a cavity in the lung
- amplicon — A piece of DNA or RNA formed as the products of natural or artificial amplification events, as in a polymerase chain reaction.
- amuletic — having the qualities of a charm
- anabatic — (of air currents) rising upwards, esp up slopes
- anabolic — of or relating to anabolism
- anaconda — a very large nonvenomous arboreal and semiaquatic snake, Eunectes murinus, of tropical South America, which kills its prey by constriction: family Boidae (boas)
- anacreon — ?572–?488 bc, Greek lyric poet, noted for his short songs celebrating love and wine
- anacusis — total deafness.
- anagogic — of or relating to an anagoge.
- analcime — a hard, colorless or white zeolite, NaAlSi2O6·H2O, commonly found in basalts
- analcite — a white, grey, or colourless zeolite mineral consisting of hydrated sodium aluminium silicate in cubic crystalline form. Formula: NaAlSi2O6.H2O
- analecta — Analects.
- analects — selected literary passages from one or more works
- analogic — based on, involving, or expressing an analogy.
- analytic — Analytic means the same as analytical.
- anamonic — A mnemonic used for recalling lists of words, particularly in Scrabble, consisting of a \"stem\" of base letters and an accompanying phrase, each of whose letters can combine with the stem to form an anagram of a word.
- anarchal — having no government; anarchic
- anarchic — If you describe someone or something as anarchic, you disapprove of them because they do not recognize or obey any rules or laws.
- anarcho- — Anarcho- combines with nouns and adjectives to form words indicating that something is both anarchistic and the other thing that is mentioned.
- anasarca — a generalized accumulation of serous fluid within the subcutaneous connective tissue, resulting in oedema
- anatomic — of or relating to anatomy
- ancaster — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
- ancestor — Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
- ancestry — Your ancestry is the fact that you are descended from certain people.
- anch'ing — a city in S Anhui province, in E China, on the Chang Jiang: former capital of Anhui.
- anchises — a Trojan prince and father of Aeneas. In the Aeneid, he is rescued by his son at the fall of Troy and dies in Sicily
- anchored — any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- anchoret — anchorite.
- anchusin — alkanet (sense 1) alkanet (sense 1c)
- ancients — Plural form of ancient.
- ancohuma — one of the two peaks of Mount Sorata
- anconeal — Of or pertaining to the elbow.
- anconeus — (anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
- anconoid — resembling the ancon or elbow
- anctious — Obsolete form of anxious.
- anecdata — anecdotal evidence based on personal observations or opinions, random investigations, etc., but presented as fact: biased arguments supported by anecdata.
- anecdota — unpublished writings
- anecdote — An anecdote is a short, amusing account of something that has happened.