8-letter words containing e, a, n, l
- alienage — the legal status of an alien
- alienate — If you alienate someone, you make them become unfriendly or unsympathetic towards you.
- alienees — Plural form of alienee.
- alienism — the study and treatment of mental illness
- alienist — a psychiatrist who specializes in the legal aspects of mental illness
- alienors — Plural form of alienor.
- aliments — that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- alkaline — Something that is alkaline contains an alkali or has a pH value of more than 7.
- alkanets — Plural form of alkanet.
- alkylene — (obsolete, organic chemistry) An alkene.
- all gone — finished, used up
- allanite — a rare black or brown mineral consisting of the hydrated silicate of calcium, aluminium, iron, cerium, lanthanum, and other rare earth minerals. It occurs in granites and other igneous rocks. Formula: (Ca,Ce,La,Y)2(Al,Fe,Be,Mn,Mg)3(SiO4)3(OH)
- alleging — to assert without proof.
- allemand — Misspelling of allemande.
- allergen — An allergen is a substance that causes an allergic reaction in someone.
- alliance — An alliance is a group of countries or political parties that are formally united and working together because they have similar aims.
- allomone — a chemical substance secreted externally by certain animals, such as insects, affecting the behaviour or physiology of another species detrimentally
- alphonse — a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “noble” and “ready.”.
- alpinely — In an alpine way, loftily.
- altadena — a town in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- alterant — that which alters the state of something
- altering — to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will; to alter course.
- alternat — the practice of deciding precedence by lot
- alunogen — a mineral, hydrous sulfate of aluminum, Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅18H 2 O, occurring as a white, fibrous crust on quarry or mine walls.
- amelcorn — a variety of wheat used to produce starch
- amenable — If you are amenable to something, you are willing to do it or accept it.
- amenably — ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant.
- amylogen — the water-soluble part of the starch granule
- anableps — any of various cyprinodont fishes constituting the genus Anableps, which includes the four-eyed fishes
- analcime — a hard, colorless or white zeolite, NaAlSi2O6·H2O, commonly found in basalts
- analcite — a white, grey, or colourless zeolite mineral consisting of hydrated sodium aluminium silicate in cubic crystalline form. Formula: NaAlSi2O6.H2O
- analecta — Analects.
- analects — selected literary passages from one or more works
- analemma — a graduated scale shaped like a figure eight that indicates the daily declination of the sun
- analepsy — (medicine) analepsis.
- analogue — If one thing is an analogue of another, it is similar in some way.
- analysed — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- analyser — An analyser is a piece of equipment which is used to analyse the substances that are present in something such as a gas.
- analyses — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- analytes — Plural form of analyte.
- analyzed — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- analyzer — An analyzer is a piece of equipment used to analyze the substances that are present in something such as a gas.
- analyzes — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- anconeal — Of or pertaining to the elbow.
- anethole — a white water-soluble crystalline substance with a liquorice-like odour, used as a flavouring and a sensitizer in the processing of colour photographs. Formula: CH3CH:CHC6H4OCH3
- angeldom — The world of angels.
- angeleno — a native or inhabitant of Los Angeles
- angelica — Angelica is the candied stems of the angelica plant which can be used in making cakes or sweets.
- angelico — Fra (fra), original name Guido di Pietro; monastic name Fra Giovanni da Fiesole. ?1400–55, Italian fresco painter and Dominican friar
- angelina — a feminine name