8-letter words containing e, n, g
- cultigen — a species of plant that is known only as a cultivated form and did not originate from a wild type
- cyanogen — an extremely poisonous colourless flammable gas with an almond-like odour: has been used in chemical warfare. Formula: (CN)2
- cybering — Present participle of cyber.
- cymogene — a mixture of volatile flammable hydrocarbons, mainly butane, obtained in the distillation of petroleum
- cytogeny — (biology) cell production or development; cytogenesis.
- d region — the lowest region of the ionosphere, extending from a height of about 60 kilometres to about 90 kilometres: contains a low concentration of free electrons and reflects low-frequency radio waves
- dagenham — part of the Greater London borough of Barking and Dagenham: engineering and chemicals
- dagestan — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the Caspian Sea: annexed from Persia in 1813; rich mineral resources. Capital: Makhachkala. Pop: 2 584 200 (2002). Area: 50 278 sq km (19 416 sq miles)
- dahlgren — John Adelphus Bernard, 1809–70, U.S. naval officer and inventor.
- danegeld — the tax first levied in the late 9th century in Anglo-Saxon England to provide protection money for or to finance forces to oppose Viking invaders
- dangered — Simple past tense and past participle of danger.
- danglers — to hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion: The rope dangled in the breeze.
- de-icing — the activity of removing ice or preventing its formation
- dealings — Someone's dealings with a person or organization are the relations that they have with them or the business that they do with them.
- debasing — to reduce in quality or value; adulterate: They debased the value of the dollar.
- debating — the activity of taking part in debates
- debiting — the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
- deboning — to remove the bones from (meat, fish, or fowl); bone: Before cooking, the chicken breasts should be deboned with a small, sharp knife.
- debuting — a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
- decagons — Plural form of decagon.
- decaling — a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- decating — a finishing process for making fabric more lustrous, for improving the tactile quality of the nap, and for setting the material to reduce shrinkage.
- decaying — rotting as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposing
- deciding — powerfully and finally influencing a decision; decisive
- deckings — Plural form of decking.
- decoding — the act or the process of converting something from a coded form into a normal form
- decoying — Present participle of decoy.
- decrying — Present participle of decry.
- deducing — Present participle of deduce.
- defacing — to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure: to deface a wall by writing on it.
- defaming — to attack the good name or reputation of, as by uttering or publishing maliciously or falsely anything injurious; slander or libel; calumniate: The newspaper editorial defamed the politician.
- defanged — to remove the fangs of: to defang a snake.
- defiling — Present participle of defile.
- defining — decisive; critically important: Taking a course in architecture was a defining turn in her life.
- defusing — Present participle of defuse.
- degender — to degenerate
- deifying — Present participle of deify.
- deighton — Len. born 1929, British thriller writer. His books include The Ipcress File (1962), Bomber (1970), and the trilogy Berlin Game, Mexico Set, and London Match (1983–85)
- deigning — to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity; condescend: He would not deign to discuss the matter with us.
- delaying — to put off to a later time; defer; postpone: The pilot delayed the flight until the weather cleared.
- deleting — Present participle of delete.
- deligent — Archaic spelling of diligent.
- deluding — Present participle of delude.
- deluging — Present participle of deluge.
- demining — Present participle of demine.
- demising — death or decease.
- demixing — Demixing is the unintended separation of the substances in a mixture.
- demoting — Present participle of demote.
- den haag — Den [den] /dɛn/ (Show IPA) a Dutch name of The Hague.
- denegate — (obsolete, transitive) To deny.