8-letter words containing o, u
- adulator — to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.
- advoutry — adultery
- aequorin — a protein obtained from marine organisms that emits blue light in the presence of calcium ions and is used to detect these ions in living tissue
- aerobium — an aerobe
- aeroduct — an air duct
- aeronaut — a person who flies in a lighter-than-air craft, esp the pilot or navigator
- affusion — the baptizing of a person by pouring water onto his head
- aidoneus — a king of Thesprotia.
- airbound — supported by air
- alaouite — a member of a Shiite sect of Syrian Muslims
- albumose — any of a class of chemical compounds derived from albumins by the action of certain enzymes, as in digestion
- alcinous — (in Homer's Odyssey) a Phaeacian king at whose court the shipwrecked Odysseus told of his wanderings
- alehouse — An alehouse is a pub.
- aleurone — finely granulated protein present in seeds generally and forming the outer layer of cereal seeds
- alinotum — the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- aliquote — Misspelling of aliquot.
- aliquots — Plural form of aliquot.
- allmouth — angler (def 3).
- allocute — (chiefly, US, legal) To make an allocution.
- allodium — lands held in absolute ownership, free from such obligations as rent or services due to an overlord
- allosaur — any large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the genus Antrodemus (formerly Allosaurus), common in North America in late Jurassic times: suborder Theropoda (theropods)
- allusion — An allusion is an indirect reference to someone or something.
- alluvion — the wash of the sea or of a river
- alouette — French. a lark.
- aloysius — Saint. full name Aloysius Luigi Gonzaga. 1568–91, Italian Jesuit who died nursing plague victims; the patron saint of youth. Feast day: June 21
- although — You use although to introduce a subordinate clause which contains a statement which contrasts with the statement in the main clause.
- 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.
- alveolus — any small pit, cavity, or saclike dilation, such as a honeycomb cell
- amberous — of, relating to or resembling amber
- ammonium — of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group NH4– or the ion NH4+
- amoungst — Archaic form of amongst.
- amounted — the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- amourist — Alternative form of amorist.
- amourous — Alternative form of amorous.
- ampoules — Plural form of ampoule.
- amyelous — congenital absence of the spinal cord.
- analogue — If one thing is an analogue of another, it is similar in some way.
- ancohuma — one of the two peaks of Mount Sorata
- anconeus — (anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
- anctious — Obsolete form of anxious.
- anemious — (of a plant) Growing in exposed windy places.
- anginous — of, noting, or pertaining to angina, especially angina pectoris.
- angulose — having angles
- angulous — angular or having angles
- angus og — the god of love and beauty
- announce — If you announce something, you tell people about it publicly or officially.
- annulose — (of earthworms, crustaceans, and similar animals) having a body formed of a series of rings; segmented
- annunzio — Gabriele [gah-bree-e-le] /ˌgɑ briˈɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), D'Annunzio, Gabriele.
- anourous — anurous.