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8-letter words containing a, n, t, i, p, e

  • pleating — a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
  • potentia — a city in Basilicata, in S Italy.
  • pretrain — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
  • pristane — a colourless combustible liquid
  • ptomaine — any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
  • saponite — a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
  • snakepit — a pit filled with snakes
  • steapsin — the lipase present in pancreatic juice.
  • supinate — to turn to a supine position; rotate (the hand or foot) so that the palm or sole is upward.
  • tapering — to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
  • tarpeian — designating or of a cliff on the Capitoline Hill in Rome from which traitors to the state were hurled to their death
  • terrapin — any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
  • thespian — (often lowercase) pertaining to tragedy or to the dramatic art in general.
  • timespan — a span of time; time frame.
  • topazine — like topaz
  • trapline — the ensnaring filament of a spider's web.
  • triplane — an aeroplane having three wings arranged one above the other
  • triptane — a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
  • xantippe — flourished late 5th century b.c, wife of Socrates.
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