8-letter words containing l, o
- alumroot — any of several North American plants of the saxifragaceous genus Heuchera, having small white, reddish, or green bell-shaped flowers and astringent roots
- alunogen — a mineral, hydrous sulfate of aluminum, Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅18H 2 O, occurring as a white, fibrous crust on quarry or mine walls.
- alvarado — ˈPedro de (ˈpɛdroʊ deɪ ) ; peˈdrō dā) 1495-1541; Sp. general with Cortés in the conquest of Mexico
- alveolae — a small cavity, cell, or pit on the surface of an organ.
- alveolar — of, relating to, or resembling an alveolus
- alveolus — any small pit, cavity, or saclike dilation, such as a honeycomb cell
- amarillo — an industrial city in NW Texas. Pop: 178 612 (2003 est)
- amblyope — A person afflicted with amblyopia.
- amblyopy — Dated form of amblyopia.
- amblypod — one of the primitive ungulate mammals of the extinct order Pantodonta, from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, having a massive body and short legs.
- amelcorn — a variety of wheat used to produce starch
- amitrole — a non-selective systemic herbicide used on non-food crops to control grasses and weeds
- amorally — In an amoral manner; without morals.
- amphoral — relating to or resembling an amphora
- amplicon — A piece of DNA or RNA formed as the products of natural or artificial amplification events, as in a polymerase chain reaction.
- ampoules — Plural form of ampoule.
- amyelous — congenital absence of the spinal cord.
- amylogen — the water-soluble part of the starch granule
- anabolic — of or relating to anabolism
- analogia — a lectern.
- analogic — based on, involving, or expressing an analogy.
- analogon — analogue
- analogue — If one thing is an analogue of another, it is similar in some way.
- anapolis — a city in central Brazil.
- 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
- anconeal — Of or pertaining to the elbow.
- anethole — a white water-soluble crystalline substance with a liquorice-like odour, used as a flavouring and a sensitizer in the processing of colour photographs. Formula: CH3CH:CHC6H4OCH3
- angeldom — The world of angels.
- angeleno — a native or inhabitant of Los Angeles
- angelico — Fra (fra), original name Guido di Pietro; monastic name Fra Giovanni da Fiesole. ?1400–55, Italian fresco painter and Dominican friar
- anglepod — an American wild flowering plant with angular pods, belonging to the milkweed family
- angleton — a town in S Texas.
- angolese — a member of any of the tribes residing in Angola.
- angulose — having angles
- angulous — angular or having angles
- ankylose — (of bones in a joint, etc) to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis
- annulose — (of earthworms, crustaceans, and similar animals) having a body formed of a series of rings; segmented
- anodally — in an anodal manner
- anonymal — (rare) Anonymous.
- anovular — not associated with or accompanied by ovulation
- ant lion — any of a family (Myrmeleontidae) of neuropteran insects, some of which have large-jawed larvae (doodlebugs) that lie hidden in cone-shaped pits where they feed on ants and other insects that fall in
- antelope — An antelope is an animal like a deer, with long legs and horns, that lives in Africa or Asia. Antelopes are graceful and can run fast. There are many different types of antelope.
- anticlot — Countering clotting of the blood.
- anticold — preventing or treating the common cold
- antifoul — (rare) Antifouling.
- antilock — designed to prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
- antilogy — a contradiction in terms
- antipole — the opposite pole
- antiroll — designed to prevent a vehicle from tilting
- aphelion — the point in its orbit when a planet or comet is at its greatest distance from the sun