8-letter words containing i, s, e
- amniotes — Plural form of amniote.
- amortise — amortize
- anatexis — the partial melting of rocks, esp in the formation of metamorphic rocks
- anchises — a Trojan prince and father of Aeneas. In the Aeneid, he is rescued by his son at the fall of Troy and dies in Sicily
- ancients — Plural form of ancient.
- andesine — a feldspar mineral of the plagioclase series consisting of an aluminium silicate of sodium and calcium. Formula: NaAlSi3O8.CaAl2Si2O8
- andesite — a fine-grained tan or grey volcanic rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar, esp andesine, amphibole, and pyroxene
- anemious — (of a plant) Growing in exposed windy places.
- anemosis — spacing between the annual rings in wood that is caused by strong winds bending the tree trunk
- aneurism — a permanent cardiac or arterial dilatation usually caused by weakening of the vessel wall.
- anfinsen — Christian Boehmer. 1916–95, US biochemist, noted for his research on the structure of enzymes. Nobel prize for chemistry 1972
- anginose — (dated) Relating to angina; anginous.
- anglaise — an old English country-dance.
- 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.
- anicetus — Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- animates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animate.
- anisette — a liquorice-flavoured liqueur made from aniseed
- annalise — record in annals
- annelids — Plural form of annelid.
- annexins — Plural form of annexin.
- anserine — of or resembling a goose
- anthemis — a genus of aromatic herbs of the family Asteraceae, closely related to Chamaemelum and native to the Mediterranean region and SW Asia
- anthesis — the time when a flower becomes sexually functional
- antigens — Immunology. any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies and combine specifically with them.
- antilles — main island group of the West Indies, including all but the Bahamas
- antiques — the business of selling antique objects
- antisera — a serum containing antibodies, as antitoxins or agglutinins, obtained by inoculation of animals and used for injection into other animals to provide immunity to a specific disease.
- anuresis — inability to urinate even though urine is formed by the kidneys and retained in the urinary bladder
- apathies — absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
- apatites — Plural form of apatite.
- aphetise — lose a vowel at the beginning of a word
- aphetism — The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable. For example, see squire.
- aphorise — To create an aphorism.
- apiaries — Plural form of apiary.
- apneusis — protracted gasping inhalation followed by short inefficient exhalation, which can cause asphyxia
- apomixes — Plural form of apomixis.
- appetise — (rare) To whet the appetite.
- apposite — Something that is apposite is suitable for or appropriate to what is happening or being discussed.
- appraise — If you appraise something or someone, you consider them carefully and form an opinion about them.
- apprised — appraise.
- appriser — a person who appraises
- apprises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprise.
- apprizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprize.
- apuleius — Lucius (ˈluːsɪəs). 2nd century ad, Roman writer, noted for his romance The Golden Ass
- aquacise — A type of physical exercise practiced in water mostly vertically and without swimming, typically in a swimming pool in waist deep or deeper water.
- aquiesce — Misspelling of acquiesce.
- aquifers — Plural form of aquifer.
- arabises — any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
- arbiters — Plural form of arbiter.
- arborise — To cause to have a tree like appearance.