8-letter words containing a, n, e
- achernar — the brightest star in the constellation Eridanus, visible only in the S hemisphere. Visual magnitude: 0.5; spectral type: B3V; distance: 144 light years
- achinese — Atjehnese.
- achiness — a constant, dull pain
- acidness — Acidity, sourness.
- acknowne — aware
- aconites — Plural form of aconite.
- acridine — a colourless crystalline solid used in the manufacture of dyes. Formula: C13H9N
- acrolein — a colourless or yellowish flammable poisonous pungent liquid used in the manufacture of resins and pharmaceuticals. Formula: CH2:CHCHO
- actinide — a member of the actinide series
- actioned — Simple past tense and past participle of action.
- actioner — a film with a fast-moving plot, usually containing scenes of violence
- acutance — a physical rather than subjective measure of the sharpness of a photographic image
- adamance — a state of resoluteness
- addendas — a plural of addendum.
- addendum — An addendum is an additional section at the end of a book or document.
- addiment — (immunology,archaic) synonym of complement.
- adducent — that adducts
- adenauer — Konrad (ˈkɔnraːt). 1876–1967, German statesman; chancellor of West Germany (1949–63)
- adenitis — inflammation of a gland or lymph node
- adenoids — Adenoids are soft lumps of flesh at the back and top of a person's throat that sometimes become swollen and have to be removed.
- adenomas — Plural form of adenoma.
- adenosis — a minor glandular condition typified by swelling of the lymph glands
- adherend — a material attached using adhesive
- adherent — An adherent is someone who holds a particular belief or supports a particular person or group.
- adhering — to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling (usually followed by to): The mud adhered to his shoes.
- adhesion — Adhesion is the ability of one thing to stick firmly to another.
- adiprene — a polyurethane elastomer with exceptional abrasion resistance and strength
- adjacent — If one thing is adjacent to another, the two things are next to each other.
- adjoined — to be close to or in contact with; abut on: His property adjoins the lake.
- adlerian — of or relating to Alfred Adler or his ideas
- adonises — Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- adperson — a copywriter, account executive, or other person employed in advertising.
- adrenals — Plural form of adrenal.
- adrienne — a feminine name
- aduncate — curved or hooked, as a parrot's beak
- advanced — An advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thing.
- advancer — a person or thing that advances.
- advances — personal overtures made in an attempt to become friendly, gain a favour, etc
- 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
- aerarian — of or relating to the aerarium.
- aerating — Present participle of aerate.
- aeration — Aeration is the application of upward-flowing air to a layer of particles.
- aerodyne — any heavier-than-air machine, such as an aircraft, that derives the greater part of its lift from aerodynamic forces
- aeronaut — a person who flies in a lighter-than-air craft, esp the pilot or navigator
- aeronomy — the science of the earth's upper atmosphere
- aerotone — a bath which incorporates massaging air jets
- aesculin — a chemical found in the bark of horse-chestnut trees
- aesopian — of Aesop or characteristic of his fables
- afferent — bringing or directing inwards to a part or an organ of the body, esp towards the brain or spinal cord
- affiance — to bind (a person or oneself) in a promise of marriage; betroth