8-letter words containing act
- lacteous — milky; of the color of milk.
- lactific — yielding milk
- lactogen — (biochemistry) A polypeptide placental hormone, part of the somatotropin family, with structure and function similar to those of growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus.
- lactones — Plural form of lactone.
- lactonic — any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- lapactic — purgative; cathartic.
- mann act — an act of the U.S. Congress (1910) making it a federal offense to aid or participate in the interstate transportation of a woman for immoral purposes.
- nonactor — a person who is not an actor
- octeract — (mathematics) A eight-dimensional hypercube.
- olfactor — A smelling organ; a nose.
- overacts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overact.
- pactolus — a small river in Asia Minor, in ancient Lydia: famous for the gold washed from its sands.
- play-act — to engage in make-believe.
- practice — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- practise — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- protract — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
- q factor — See Q (def 6).
- q-factor — See Q (def 6).
- r factor — a genetic component of some bacteria that provides resistance to antibiotics and can be transferred from one bacterium to another by conjugation.
- re-enact — to make into an act or statute: Congress has enacted a new tax law.
- reactant — a person or thing that reacts.
- reacting — to act or perform again.
- reaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- reactive — tending to react.
- redacted — to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- redactor — to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- refracts — to subject to refraction.
- retroact — to act in opposition; react.
- riot act — an English statute of 1715 providing that if 12 or more persons assemble unlawfully and riotously, to the disturbance of the public peace, and refuse to disperse upon proclamation they shall be considered guilty of felony.
- subtract — to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
- tactical — of or relating to tactics, especially military or naval tactics.
- tactless — lacking tact; showing no tact; undiplomatic; offendingly blunt: a tactless remark.
- test act — any law requiring a person to belong to the established church of a country as a condition for holding public office.
- tractate — a treatise; essay.
- tractile — capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
- traction — the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- tractive — having or exerting traction; drawing.
- tractrix — a curve whose tangents are all of equal length; the involute of a catenary.
- transact — to carry on or conduct (business, negotiations, activities, etc.) to a conclusion or settlement. Synonyms: enact, conclude, settle, manage, negotiate.
- unactive — inactive, listless, or idle
- underact — to play (a role) without adequate emphasis
- varactor — a semiconductor diode whose capacitance changes to match applied voltage, used to tune circuits by varying the reactance.
- x factor — an unknown or unexplained element that makes something more interesting or valuable