8-letter words containing e, t
- amuletic — having the qualities of a charm
- amusette — a type of light field cannon
- 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
- analytes — Plural form of analyte.
- anapaest — a metrical foot of three syllables, the first two short, the last long (◡ ◡ –)
- anapests — Plural form of anapest.
- anatexis — the partial melting of rocks, esp in the formation of metamorphic rocks
- anathema — If something is anathema to you, you strongly dislike it.
- ancaster — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
- ancestor — Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
- ancestry — Your ancestry is the fact that you are descended from certain people.
- anchoret — anchorite.
- ancients — Plural form of ancient.
- and gate — An AND gate is an electrical circuit that combines two signals so that the output is on if both signals are present.
- andesite — a fine-grained tan or grey volcanic rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar, esp andesine, amphibole, and pyroxene
- andretti — Mario. born 1940, US racing driver: Formula One world champion (1978)
- anecdata — anecdotal evidence based on personal observations or opinions, random investigations, etc., but presented as fact: biased arguments supported by anecdata.
- anecdota — unpublished writings
- anecdote — An anecdote is a short, amusing account of something that has happened.
- anestrus — in the breeding cycle of many mammals, the period of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
- 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
- angleton — a town in S Texas.
- angriest — feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about): to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the snub.
- angulate — having angles or an angular shape
- anicetus — Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- animated — Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings.
- animater — animator
- animates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animate.
- anisette — a liquorice-flavoured liqueur made from aniseed
- ankerite — a greyish to brown mineral that resembles dolomite and consists of a carbonate of calcium, magnesium, and iron. Formula: (Ca,Mg,Fe)CO3
- annamite — of or relating to Vietnam or its inhabitants.
- annotate — If you annotate written work or a diagram, you add notes to it, especially in order to explain it.
- annulate — having, composed of, or marked with rings
- annulets — Plural form of annulet.
- anointed — chosen officially to do an important job
- anointer — One who anoints.
- anquetil — Jacques [zhak] /ʒak/ (Show IPA), 1934–87, French cyclist with five victories (1957, 1961–64) in the Tour de France.
- ansermet — Ernest (ɛrnɛst). 1883–1969, Swiss orchestral conductor; principal conductor of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes
- ant bear — a large, ant-eating, edentate mammal (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) of Central America and tropical South America, with a long, shaggy tail; giant anteater
- antabuse — a drug, a brand of disulfiram, used in the treatment of alcoholism, that acts by inducing nausea and other unpleasant symptoms following ingestion of alcohol; tetraethylthiuram disulphide
- antbears — Plural form of antbear.
- anteater — An anteater is an animal with a long nose that eats termites or ants. Anteaters live in warm countries.
- antecede — to go before, as in time, order, etc; precede
- antedate — to be or occur at an earlier date than
- antehall — a room or hall serving as a waiting room and entrance to a larger hall.
- antelope — An antelope is an animal like a deer, with long legs and horns, that lives in Africa or Asia. Antelopes are graceful and can run fast. There are many different types of antelope.
- antenati — the people born before a certain date or event
- antenave — a porch or narthex before the nave of a church.