8-letter words containing e, n, o
- algernon — a masculine name: dim. Algie, Algy
- alienors — Plural form of alienor.
- all gone — finished, used up
- 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.”.
- 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.
- ambonese — a native or inhabitant of Ambon.
- amelcorn — a variety of wheat used to produce starch
- amidogen — a compound radical, NH2, derived from ammonia
- ammonate — ammoniate (def 2).
- ammonite — any extinct marine cephalopod mollusc of the order Ammonoidea, which were common in Mesozoic times and generally had a coiled partitioned shell. Their closest modern relative is the pearly nautilus
- amniotes — Plural form of amniote.
- amongest — Obsolete form of amongst.
- amorance — the state of being in love
- amounted — the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- amrinone — a potent substance, C 10 H 9 N 3 O, used in the treatment of congestive heart failure.
- amylogen — the water-soluble part of the starch granule
- anacreon — ?572–?488 bc, Greek lyric poet, noted for his short songs celebrating love and wine
- anadrome — A word which forms a different word when spelled backwards.
- anaerobe — an organism that does not require oxygen for respiration
- anagoges — Plural form of anagoge.
- analogue — If one thing is an analogue of another, it is similar in some way.
- ancestor — Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
- anchored — any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- anchoret — anchorite.
- anconeal — Of or pertaining to the elbow.
- anconeus — (anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
- anderson — a river in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories, rising in lakes north of Great Bear Lake and flowing west and north to the Beaufort Sea. Length: about 580 km (360 miles)
- androgen — any of several steroids, produced as hormones by the testes or made synthetically, that promote development of male sexual organs and male secondary sexual characteristics
- anecdota — unpublished writings
- anecdote — An anecdote is a short, amusing account of something that has happened.
- anechoic — having a low degree of reverberation of sound
- anemious — (of a plant) Growing in exposed windy places.
- anemones — Plural form of anemone.
- anemosis — spacing between the annual rings in wood that is caused by strong winds bending the tree trunk
- 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
- angelico — Fra (fra), original name Guido di Pietro; monastic name Fra Giovanni da Fiesole. ?1400–55, Italian fresco painter and Dominican friar
- angerona — the ancient Roman goddess of anguish.
- anginose — (dated) Relating to angina; anginous.
- anglepod — an American wild flowering plant with angular pods, belonging to the milkweed family
- angleton — a town in S Texas.
- angolese — a member of any of the tribes residing in Angola.
- angulose — having angles
- ankylose — (of bones in a joint, etc) to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis
- annotate — If you annotate written work or a diagram, you add notes to it, especially in order to explain it.
- announce — If you announce something, you tell people about it publicly or officially.
- annulose — (of earthworms, crustaceans, and similar animals) having a body formed of a series of rings; segmented
- anodized — coated with a protective oxide film by electrolysis