8-letter words containing i, s, e
- arc sine — the angle, measured in radians, that has a sine equal to a given number. Symbol: sin −1. Abbreviation: arc sin, arcsin;
- arcesius — a son of Zeus and Euryodia, father of Laertes, and grandfather of Odysseus.
- archaise — Standard spelling of from=non-Oxford.
- archives — Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
- archwise — like an arch
- arginase — an enzyme which hydrolyses arginine into ornithine and urea
- argosies — Plural form of argosy.
- argufies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy.
- aridness — The state or quality of being arid.
- ariettas — Plural form of arietta.
- ariettes — a short aria.
- aristate — Botany. having aristae; awned.
- aristide — Jean-Bertrand, born 1953, Haitian priest and political leader: first democratically elected president, 1991, 1994–96, 2001–04.
- armoires — Plural form of armoire.
- armories — (US) Plural form of armory.
- arsenide — a compound in which arsenic is the most electronegative element
- arsenite — a salt or ester of arsenous acid, esp a salt containing the ion A5O33–
- arteries — Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- artesian — noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- articles — legal training
- artiness — The quality of being arty.
- artistes — Plural form of artiste.
- asbestic — relating to asbestos
- ascetics — Plural form of ascetic.
- ascribed — Simple past tense and past participle of ascribe.
- ascribes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ascribe.
- aseismic — denoting a region free of earthquakes
- asfetida — asafetida.
- asherite — a member of the tribe of Asher.
- ashiness — the condition of being like ash in colour or texture or of containing or being coated with ash
- ashmedai — (tool) A symbolic mathematics package by Michael Levine <[email protected]> that influenced SMP and FORM. There are versions for the Univac 1108 and VAX/VMS.
- asnieres — a suburb of Paris, France, on the Seine. Pop: 82 720 (2006)
- asperity — If you say something with asperity, you say it impatiently and severely.
- aspermia — the failure to form or emit semen
- aspermic — (of a male animal) Unable to produce sperm.
- aspheric — a lens that has a shape that is not completely round
- aspirate — to articulate (a stop) with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
- aspirers — to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive): to aspire after literary immortality; to aspire to be a doctor.
- asplenia — Absence of normal spleen function.
- assailed — Simple past tense and past participle of assail.
- assailer — One who assails; an assailant.
- assegais — Plural form of assegai.
- assidean — a member of a sect, characterized by its religious zeal and piety, that flourished in the 2nd century b.c. during the time of the Maccabees and vigorously resisted the Hellenization of Jewish culture and religion.
- assiento — a slave trade treaty between other countries and Spain which allowed other countries to supply slaves to Spanish dependencies or colonies
- assigned — Simple past tense and past participle of assign.
- assignee — a person to whom some right, interest, or property is transferred
- assigner — to give or allocate; allot: to assign rooms at a hotel.
- assinine — Alternative spelling of asinine.
- assisted — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
- assister — One who assists; an assistant or helper.