8-letter words containing a, t, e, n, o
- fetation — the state of pregnancy
- fontaine — Henri [French ahn-ree] /French ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1943, Belgian statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1913.
- fontanel — one of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or young skull.
- fontange — Often, fontanges. commode (def 4).
- fontanne — Lynn, 1887–1983, U.S. actress, born in England (wife of Alfred Lunt).
- frontage — the front of a building or lot.
- gantlope — gauntlet2 .
- gelation — the process of gelling.
- great on — enthusiastic about
- groaneth — Archaic third-person singular form of groan.
- hagueton — acton.
- halftone — Also called middle-tone. (in painting, drawing, graphics, photography, etc.) a value intermediate between light and dark.
- hanepoot — a variety of muscat grape used as a dessert fruit and in making wine
- hapteron — a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
- have-not — Usually, have-nots. an individual or group that is without wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have).
- hazleton — a city in E Pennsylvania.
- headnote — a brief summary, comment, or explanation that precedes a chapter, report, etc.
- heptagon — a polygon having seven angles and seven sides.
- hostname — (computing) the unique name by which any device attached to a network is known.
- hotelman — hotelkeeper.
- ideation — the process of forming ideas or images.
- inchoate — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- innovate — to introduce something new; make changes in anything established.
- inornate — Not ornate.
- insolate — to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- intonate — to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- invocate — invoke.
- iodinate — to iodize.
- iolanthe — an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
- knothead — (informal) A stupid or stubborn person.
- kootenay — a river flowing from SW Canada through NW Montana and N Idaho, swinging back into Canada to the Columbia River. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- labornet — An IGC network serving groups, unions and labour advocates interested in information sharing and collaboration with the intent of enhancing the human rights and economic justice of workers. Issues covered include workplace and community health and safety issues, trade issues and international union solidarity and collaboration.
- lactogen — (biochemistry) A polypeptide placental hormone, part of the somatotropin family, with structure and function similar to those of growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus.
- lactones — Plural form of lactone.
- lancelot — Arthurian Romance. the greatest of Arthur's knights and the lover of Queen Guinevere.
- lapstone — A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers used to beat leather.
- later on — a comparative of late: Her later years were not happy.
- legation — a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- lentando — becoming slower.
- levation — The act of raising; elevation or upward motion, such as that produced by the action of a levator muscle.
- lorestan — Luristan.
- mableton — a town in NW Georgia.
- magneto- — indicating magnetism or magnetic properties
- magneton — a unit of magnetic moment, used in measuring the magnetic moment of atomic and subatomic particles.
- magnetos — Plural form of magneto.
- malonate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of malonic acid.
- manolete — (Manuel Laureano Rodríguez y Sánchez) 1917–47, Spanish matador.
- maronite — a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- masonite — A type of hardboard formed using wooden chips and blasting them into long fibers with steam and then forming them into boards.
- matfelon — knapweed