8-letter words containing a, t, e, n
- assonate — to display assonance or match in sound
- astatine — a radioactive element of the halogen series: a decay product of uranium and thorium that occurs naturally in minute amounts and is artificially produced by bombarding bismuth with alpha particles. Symbol: At; atomic no: 85; half-life of most stable isotope, 210At: 8.1 hours; probable valency: 1,3,5, or 7; melting pt: 302°C; boiling pt: 337°C (est)
- asterion — (anatomy) The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.
- asternal — not connected or joined to the sternum
- asthenia — an abnormal loss of strength; debility
- asthenic — of, relating to, or having asthenia; weak
- astonied — stunned; dazed
- astringe — to contract or become contracted
- asyndeta — Plural form of asyndeton.
- atabrine — quinacrine hydrochloride, C23H30ClN3O·2HCl·2H2O, a synthetic drug used in treating malaria and other diseases
- atechnic — a person who has no technical or scientific ability or understanding
- atenolol — a type of beta-blocker that is taken by mouth and is used to treat angina and high blood pressure
- atheling — (in Anglo-Saxon England) a prince of any of the royal dynasties
- atheneum — (initial capital letter) a sanctuary of Athena at Athens, built by the Roman emperor Hadrian, and frequented by poets and scholars.
- athenian — a native or inhabitant of Athens
- atherine — any of several small fish of the genus Atherina
- atherton — Mike, full name Michael Andrew Atherton. born 1968, English cricketer: played for Lancashire (1987–2001) and England (1989–2001); captain of England (1993–1998)
- athonite — of or relating to Mount Athos.
- atlantes — supporting columns for an entablature, carved in the form of standing or kneeling figures of men
- atonable — Capable of being atoned for.
- atrament — a liquid substance that is black in colour
- 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
- attained — to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain: to attain one's goals.
- attainer — a person who attains or achieves something
- attended — to be present at: to attend a lecture; to attend church.
- attendee — The attendees at something such as a meeting or a conference are the people who are attending it.
- attender — The attenders at a particular place or event are the people who go there.
- attentat — any attempt at a violent, political act
- attently — attentive; intent.
- attorney — In the United States, an attorney or attorney at law is a lawyer.
- atty gen — Attorney General
- audients — Plural form of audient.
- augments — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of augment.
- auncient — Obsolete form of ancient.
- auntlike — similar to or like an aunt
- aurulent — Gold in color.
- autodyne — denoting or relating to an electrical circuit in which the same elements and valves are used as oscillator and detector
- autotune — a software package that automatically manipulates a recording of a vocal track until it is in tune regardless of whether or not the original performance was in tune
- autunite — a yellowish fluorescent radioactive mineral consisting of a hydrated calcium uranium phosphate in tetragonal crystalline form. It is found in uranium ores. Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2.10–12H2O
- aventail — the movable front flap on a helmet
- aventine — one of the seven hills on which Rome was built
- aventure — (obsolete) Accident; chance; adventure.
- averment — the act of averring.
- averting — Present participle of avert.
- bacterin — a vaccine prepared from bacteria
- bailment — a contractual delivery of goods in trust to a person for a specific purpose
- balconet — a small ornamental balcony which does not extend far beyond the window, essentially a guardrail
- ballonet — an air or gas compartment in a balloon or nonrigid airship, used to control buoyancy and shape
- bandelet — a small band of any kind, particularly one worn around the head