8-letter words containing a, t, e, n
- l'enfant — ˈPierre Charles (ˈpjɛʀ ʃaʀl) ; pyer shȧrlˈ) 1754-1825; Fr. engineer & architect who served in the Am. Revolutionary army & drew up plans for Washington, D.C.
- 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.
- lacerant — painfully distressing; harrowing
- 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.
- laitance — a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
- lamented — mourned for, as a person who is dead: Our late lamented friend.
- lamenter — One who laments.
- lamentin — Alternative form of lamantin.
- laminate — to separate or split into thin layers.
- lancelet — any of several small, lancet-shaped burrowing marine animals of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having a notochord and bearing structural similarities to both vertebrates and invertebrates.
- lancelot — Arthurian Romance. the greatest of Arthur's knights and the lover of Queen Guinevere.
- lanceted — having lancet-headed openings.
- lanneret — the male lanner, which is smaller than the female.
- lanterns — Plural form of lantern.
- lapstone — A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers used to beat leather.
- lastness — The quality of being or coming last; finality.
- lateener — a lateen-rigged ship
- lateness — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- latently — present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential: latent ability.
- later on — a comparative of late: Her later years were not happy.
- latinate — of, like, pertaining to, or derived from Latin.
- latinize — to cause to conform to the customs, traditions, beliefs, etc., of the Latins or the Latin Church.
- latrines — Plural form of latrine.
- lavement — A washing or bathing.
- leathern — made of leather.
- lefthand — Alternative form of left-hand.
- legatine — of, relating to, or authorized by a legate.
- legation — a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- lentando — becoming slower.
- levanted — Simple past tense and past participle of levant.
- levanter — a strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean.
- levation — The act of raising; elevation or upward motion, such as that produced by the action of a levator muscle.
- libelant — a person who libels, or institutes suit.
- ligament — Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
- linament — (surgery) lint, especially when made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.
- linarite — a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- linctape — (storage) A formatted, block-oriented, high-reliability, random access tape system used on the Laboratory Instrument Computer. The tape was 3/4" wide. The funny DECtape is actually a variant of the original LINCtape. According to Wesley Clark, DEC tried to "improve" the LINCtape system, which mechanically, was wonderfully simple and elegant. The DEC version had pressure fingers and tape guides to force alignment as well as huge DC servo motors and complex control circuitry. These literally shredded the tape to bits if not carefully adjusted, and required frequent cleaning to remove all the shedded tape oxide. That was amazing, because the tape had a micro-thin plastic layer OVER the oxide to protect it. What happened was that all the forced alignment stuff caused shredding at the edge. An independent company, Computer Operations[?], built LINCtape drives for use in nuclear submarines. This was based on the tape system's high reliability. Correspondent Brian Converse has a picture of himself holding a LINCtape punched full of 1/4" holes. It still worked!
- line art — graphic material that consists of lines or areas of pure black and pure white and requires no screening for reproduction. Compare halftone (def 2).
- lineated — marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- litanies — Plural form of litany.
- lorestan — Luristan.
- luminate — (obsolete) To illuminate.
- lunately — in a lunate or crescent form
- lunulate — having lunular markings.
- lutheran — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
- mableton — a town in NW Georgia.
- magnates — a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.: a railroad magnate.
- magnetar — A neutron star with an extremely strong magnetic field.
- magnetic — of or relating to a magnet or magnetism.