8-letter words containing i, n, t, h, e
- technics — technique.
- technion — (body) Israel Institute of Technology. Address: Haifa, Israel.
- teething — eruption of the deciduous teeth, especially the phenomena associated with their eruption.
- thalline — a chemical compound used for medicinal purposes
- the lion — the constellation Leo, the fifth sign of the zodiac
- the niña — one of the three ships commanded by Columbus in 1492
- the nine — the nine Muses
- the ring — the sport of boxing
- the wain — Charles's Wain
- theatine — a member of a congregation of regular clerics, founded in Italy in 1524 to combat Protestantism and promote higher morality among Roman Catholics.
- thebaine — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 19 H 21 NO 3 , present in opium in small quantities, but having a strychninelike rather than a narcotic effect.
- theremin — a musical instrument with electronic tone generation, the pitch and tone volume being controlled by the distance between the player's hands and two metal rods serving as antennas.
- thermion — an ion emitted by incandescent material.
- thespian — (often lowercase) pertaining to tragedy or to the dramatic art in general.
- thiamine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound of the vitamin-B complex, containing a thiazole and a pyrimidine group, C 12 H 17 ClN 4 OS, essential for normal functioning of the nervous system, a deficiency of which results chiefly in beriberi and other nerve disorders: occurring in many natural sources, as green peas, liver, and especially the seed coats of cereal grains, the commercial product of which is chiefly synthesized in the form of its chloride (thiamine chloride or thiamine hydrochloride) for therapeutic administration, or in nitrate form (thiamine mononitrate) for enriching flour mixes.
- thiazine — any of a class of compounds containing a ring composed of one atom each of sulfur and nitrogen and four atoms of carbon.
- thieving — to take by theft; steal.
- thingies — Facetious. any small item whose name is unknown or forgotten.
- thinness — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- thinnest — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- thionate — any salt or ester of thionic acid
- thionine — a crystalline derivative of thiazine used as a violet dye to stain microscope specimens
- thiophen — a water-insoluble, colorless liquid, C 4 H 4 S, resembling benzene, occurring in crude coal-tar benzene: used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis.
- thirteen — a cardinal number, 10 plus 3.
- thisness — the state or quality of being 'this' rather than 'that' (used to distinguish one thing from another)
- tholepin — thole1
- trephine — a small circular saw with a center pin mounted on a strong hollow metal shaft to which is attached a transverse handle: used in surgery to remove circular disks of bone from the skull.
- triphone — a group of three phonemes
- unweight — Skiing. to lessen downward force and friction between the skis and the snow by a quick upward or downward shifting of the body or by using bumps in the terrain.
- vietminh — a Vietnamese, Communist-led organization whose forces fought against the Japanese and especially against the French in Indochina: officially in existence 1941–51.
- whetting — to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction.
- whiteman — Paul ("Pops") 1891–1967, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- whitened — Simple past tense and past participle of whiten.
- whitener — a preparation for making something white, as a bleach, dye, or polish: a bottle of shoe whitener.
- withness — (philosophy) The quality of being or doing with something.
- xanthein — the part of the coloring matter in yellow flowers that is soluble in water. Compare xanthin (def 1).
- xanthide — (obsolete, organic chemistry) Any derivative of xanthogen.
- xanthine — a crystalline, nitrogenous compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 O 2 , related to uric acid, occurring in urine, blood, and certain animal and vegetable tissues.
- xenolith — a rock fragment foreign to the igneous rock in which it is embedded.
- zenithal — of or relating to the zenith; situated at or near the zenith.