8-letter words containing ap
- aphthous — Of, or relating to aphtha.
- apiarian — of or relating to the breeding and care of bees
- apiaries — Plural form of apiary.
- apiarist — a person who studies or keeps bees
- apically — of, at, or forming the apex.
- apiculus — a small point or tip
- apikoros — A Jewish skeptic or apostate.
- apimania — an extreme enthusiasm for bees
- apiology — the scientific study of bees
- aplastic — relating to or characterized by aplasia
- aplustre — the ornamental stern on an ancient Greek or Roman ship
- apneusis — protracted gasping inhalation followed by short inefficient exhalation, which can cause asphyxia
- apoapsis — the point in an elliptical orbit which is farthest from the object being orbited
- apocarpy — the quality of being apocarpous
- apocopic — of or relating to apocope
- apocrine — denoting a type of glandular secretion in which part of the secreting cell is lost with the secretion, as in mammary glands
- apodoses — Plural form of apodosis.
- apodosis — the consequent of a conditional statement, as the game will be cancelled in if it rains the game will be cancelled
- apofocus — Apocenter.
- apogamic — Of or relating to apogamy.
- apograph — a perfect copy or transcript
- apollyon — the destroyer, a name given to the Devil (Revelation 9:11)
- apologal — resembling or related to an apologue
- apologia — An apologia is a statement in which you defend something that you strongly believe in, for example a way of life, a person's behaviour, or a philosophy.
- apologie — Archaic spelling of apology.
- apologue — an allegory or moral fable
- apolunes — Plural form of apolune.
- apomixes — Plural form of apomixis.
- apomixis — (esp in plants) any of several types of asexual reproduction, such as parthenogenesis and apogamy, in which fertilization does not take place
- apophony — a change in the quality of a vowel sound to indicate grammatical change
- apophyge — the outward curve at each end of the shaft of a column, adjoining the base or capital
- apophyse — Apophysis.
- apoplast — the nonprotoplasmic component of a plant, including the cell walls and intercellular material
- apoplexy — Apoplexy is a stroke.
- aporetic — Tending to doubt.
- apositia — a lack of appetite
- apositic — causing apositia
- apospory — development of the gametophyte from the sporophyte without the formation of spores
- apostacy — Abandonment of religion.
- apostasy — If someone is accused of apostasy, they are accused of abandoning their religious faith, political loyalties, or principles.
- apostate — An apostate is someone who has abandoned their religious faith, political loyalties, or principles.
- apostilb — a unit of luminance equal to one ten thousandth of a lambert.
- apostles — Plural form of apostle.
- apothece — a shop or storehouse
- apothegm — a short, pithy saying (Ex.: “Brevity is the soul of wit”)
- appaling — Misspelling of appalling.
- appalled — If you are appalled by something, you are shocked or disgusted because it is so bad or unpleasant.
- appanage — land or other provision granted by a king for the support of a member of the royal family, esp a younger son
- apparate — (obsolete) apparatus.
- apparell — Obsolete form of apparel.