8-letter words containing a, n, e, i, r
- antihero — An antihero is the main character in a novel, play, or film who is not morally good and does not behave like a typical hero.
- antimere — a part or organ of a bilaterally or radially symmetrical organism that corresponds to a similar structure on the other side of the axis, such as the right or left limb of a four-legged animal
- antiquer — a person who alters the appearance of objects to give an antique quality
- antirape — opposed to or acting against rape
- antirent — noting or pertaining to a political party (1839–47) in New York that opposed the payment of rents to patroons.
- antisera — a serum containing antibodies, as antitoxins or agglutinins, obtained by inoculation of animals and used for injection into other animals to provide immunity to a specific disease.
- antiwear — preventing deterioration as a result of use
- anuresis — inability to urinate even though urine is formed by the kidneys and retained in the urinary bladder
- anuretic — relating to an inability to urinate
- aperient — laxative
- apertion — (archaic) The act of opening.
- apocrine — denoting a type of glandular secretion in which part of the secreting cell is lost with the secretion, as in mammary glands
- arc sine — the angle, measured in radians, that has a sine equal to a given number. Symbol: sin −1. Abbreviation: arc sin, arcsin;
- argentic — of or containing silver in the divalent or trivalent state
- arginase — an enzyme which hydrolyses arginine into ornithine and urea
- arginine — an essential amino acid of plant and animal proteins, necessary for nutrition and for the production of excretory urea
- aridness — The state or quality of being arid.
- armenian — a native or inhabitant of Armenia or an Armenian-speaking person elsewhere
- arointed — Simple past tense and past participle of aroint.
- arretine — of or relating to Arretium (the ancient Latin name of Arezzo, a city in central Italy)
- arsenide — a compound in which arsenic is the most electronegative element
- arsenite — a salt or ester of arsenous acid, esp a salt containing the ion A5O33–
- artesian — noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- artiness — The quality of being arty.
- aryanize — (in Nazi ideology) to purge (politics and society) of all non-Aryan elements or people; make characteristically Aryan
- asnieres — a suburb of Paris, France, on the Seine. Pop: 82 720 (2006)
- assigner — to give or allocate; allot: to assign rooms at a hotel.
- asterion — (anatomy) The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.
- astringe — to contract or become contracted
- atabrine — quinacrine hydrochloride, C23H30ClN3O·2HCl·2H2O, a synthetic drug used in treating malaria and other diseases
- atherine — any of several small fish of the genus Atherina
- atrazine — a white crystalline compound widely used as a weedkiller. Formula: C8H14N5Cl
- atropine — a poisonous alkaloid obtained from deadly nightshade, having an inhibitory action on the autonomic nervous system. It is used medicinally in pre-anaesthetic medication, to speed a slow heart rate, and as an emergency first-aid counter to exposure to chemical warfare nerve agents. Formula: C17H23NO3
- attainer — a person who attains or achieves something
- auramine — a yellow, crystalline solid, C 17 H 22 ClN 3 , soluble in water, alcohol, and ether, used chiefly as a dye for paper and leather.
- aurelian — Latin name Lucius Domitius Aurelianus. ?212–275 ad, Roman emperor (270–275), who conquered Palmyra (273) and restored political unity to the Roman Empire
- aureolin — a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.
- averring — to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.
- aversion — If you have an aversion to someone or something, you dislike them very much.
- averting — Present participle of avert.
- bacterin — a vaccine prepared from bacteria
- bandeira — an expedition in search of gold or slaves
- banisher — someone who or something which banishes
- banister — A banister is a rail supported by posts and fixed along the side of a staircase. The plural banisters can be used to refer to one of these rails.
- bar line — the vertical line marking the boundary between one bar and the next
- baregine — a whitish, mucilaginous substance found in the thermal waters of Barèges in France, considered to have healing properties
- barge in — If you barge in or barge in on someone, you rudely interrupt what they are doing or saying.
- baritone — In music, a baritone is a man with a fairly deep singing voice that is lower than that of a tenor but higher than that of a bass.
- barnlike — resembling a barn
- baronies — Plural form of barony.