8-Letter Words Containing A,M,N,I,O,N

• a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable

• a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite

• characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures

• aromatic bark used as a spice

• tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon

• spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground

• of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion

• In combat, the soldier who takes point; the soldier who assumes the first and most exposed position in a combat military formation; the lead soldier/unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory.

• (by extension) A most trusted assistant or associate; the person upon whom one would most rely.

• exercising influence or control

• (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar

• (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale

• an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different

• most frequent or common

• a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum