8-letter words containing a, l, o, r, n
- hormonal — Biochemistry. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids.
- horntail — any of various wasplike insects of the family Siricidae, the females of which have a hornlike ovipositor.
- hortulan — (obsolete) Belonging to a garden.
- inflator — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
- informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- iraklion — a seaport in N Crete.
- ironclad — covered or cased with iron plates, as a ship for naval warfare; armor-plated.
- ironical — pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery: an ironical compliment; an ironical smile.
- jargonel — a type of pear that ripens early
- journall — Obsolete form of journal.
- journals — Plural form of journal.
- karoline — a female given name.
- laboring — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labornet — An IGC network serving groups, unions and labour advocates interested in information sharing and collaboration with the intent of enhancing the human rights and economic justice of workers. Issues covered include workplace and community health and safety issues, trade issues and international union solidarity and collaboration.
- ladrones — a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1127 sq. km).
- landform — a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth, ranging from large-scale features such as plains, plateaus, and mountains to minor features such as hills, valleys, and alluvial fans.
- landlord — a person or organization that owns and leases apartments to others.
- languour — Alternative spelling of languor.
- lanthorn — lantern.
- largando — allargando.
- laryngo- — indicating the larynx
- later on — a comparative of late: Her later years were not happy.
- lecanora — any of various crustaceous lichens of the genus Lecanora, some of which are eaten and some of which are used in dyeing
- loanword — a word in one language that has been borrowed from another language and usually naturalized, as wine, taken into Old English from Latin vinum, or macho, taken into Modern English from Spanish.
- lochearn — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- londrina — a city in E Brazil.
- long arm — a long pole fitted with any of various devices, as a hook or clamp, for performing tasks otherwise out of reach.
- longhair — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
- lonicera — Any plant of the genus Lonicera, the honeysuckles.
- lorestan — Luristan.
- lorraine — Also, Lorrain. Claude (Claude Gelée) 1600–82, French painter.
- losartan — An angiotensin receptor antagonist that shows antihypertensive activity.
- manarola — a group of five coastal villages (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore) on the Ligurian Sea in NW Italy, near La Spezia.
- mandorla — A pointed oval figure used as an architectural feature and as an aureole enclosing figures such as Jesus Christ or the Virgin Mary in medieval art.
- manorial — (in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- matronly — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a matron; maturely dignified; stately.
- monaural — monophonic (def 2).
- monorail — a single rail functioning as a track for wheeled vehicles, as railroad or other cars, balanced upon or suspended from it.
- montreal — a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island (Montreal Island) in the St. Lawrence.
- moorland — an area of moors, especially country abounding in heather.
- morainal — a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- moreland — Archaic form of moorland.
- narrowly — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- neuronal — Cell Biology. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
- neurosal — of or relating to neurosis; afflicted by a neurosis
- nonglare — (of a colour, paint, or surface) dull rather than shiny
- nonlabor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- nonmoral — having no relation to morality; neither moral nor immoral: It was a completely nonmoral problem and involved only judgments as to efficacy.
- nonpolar — containing no permanently dipolar molecules; lacking a dipole.
- nonrival — (of goods or resources) capable of being enjoyed or consumed by many consumers simultaneously and therefore without rivalry, eg cable television