8-letter words containing l, e, n, i, t
- linament — (surgery) lint, especially when made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.
- linarite — a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- linctape — (storage) A formatted, block-oriented, high-reliability, random access tape system used on the Laboratory Instrument Computer. The tape was 3/4" wide. The funny DECtape is actually a variant of the original LINCtape. According to Wesley Clark, DEC tried to "improve" the LINCtape system, which mechanically, was wonderfully simple and elegant. The DEC version had pressure fingers and tape guides to force alignment as well as huge DC servo motors and complex control circuitry. These literally shredded the tape to bits if not carefully adjusted, and required frequent cleaning to remove all the shedded tape oxide. That was amazing, because the tape had a micro-thin plastic layer OVER the oxide to protect it. What happened was that all the forced alignment stuff caused shredding at the edge. An independent company, Computer Operations[?], built LINCtape drives for use in nuclear submarines. This was based on the tape system's high reliability. Correspondent Brian Converse has a picture of himself holding a LINCtape punched full of 1/4" holes. It still worked!
- lincture — A linctus; medicine taken by licking with the tongue.
- line art — graphic material that consists of lines or areas of pure black and pure white and requires no screening for reproduction. Compare halftone (def 2).
- line cut — an engraving consisting only of lines or areas that are solid black or white. Compare halftone (def 2).
- line out — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- line-out — a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- lineated — marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- lineouts — Plural form of lineout.
- lingster — an interpreter
- liniment — a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating.
- linotype — to typeset on a Linotype machine.
- lintfree — Free of lint.
- lintless — That does not contain, or does not shed lint.
- lintseed — Archaic form of linseed.
- listened — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
- listener — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
- litanies — Plural form of litany.
- liteness — the quality of being 'lite', normally related to low-calorie and low-fat food
- longtime — existing, occurring, or continuing for a long period of time; longstanding: longtime friends celebrating 50 years of association.
- luminate — (obsolete) To illuminate.
- lutenist — a person who plays the lute.
- luteolin — a yellow coloring substance, C 15 H 10 O 6 , obtained from the weed Reseda luteola: used in dyeing silk and, formerly, in medicine.
- manliest — having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength or bravery.
- melanist — a melanistic person
- melanite — a deep black variety of andradite garnet.
- melinite — a high explosive containing picric acid.
- melitene — ancient name of Malatya.
- melittin — a polypeptide that is the main toxic component in bee venom
- menilite — another name for liver opal, esp a brown or grey variety
- mentalis — (muscle) A paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin.
- metaling — any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity, ductility, conductivity, and a unique luster when freshly fractured.
- milicent — a female given name.
- milstein — Cesar, 1927–2002, Argentinian immunologist: Nobel prize 1984.
- minstrel — a medieval poet and musician who sang or recited while accompanying himself on a stringed instrument, either as a member of a noble household or as an itinerant troubadour.
- minutely — occurring every minute.
- mollient — Serving to soften or assuage; emollient.
- moulinet — a portable pulley device for bending crossbow or turning the drum of a crane
- muslinet — a thick type of muslin
- mylonite — Geology. a rock that has been crushed and sheared to such an extent that its original texture has been destroyed.
- mytilene — Also called Lesbos. a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 836 sq. mi. (2165 sq. km).
- nail set — a short rod of steel used to drive a nail below or flush with a surface.
- nathalie — a female given name.
- natively — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.
- naxalite — a member of an extreme Maoist group in India that originated in 1967 in West Bengal and which employs tactics of agrarian terrorism and direct action
- nephtali — Naphtali.
- nestling — a young bird not yet old enough to leave the nest.
- net silk — raw silk that has been reeled and twisted into yarn.
- netlingo — (computing) An on-line dictionary of more than 3000 terms, started in 1995 and updated monthly. NetLingo contains simple explanations and comprehensive coverage, including chat acronyms and smilies. It is also available in dead tree form.