8-letter words containing n, a, e, t
- air vent — a small opening through which air can escape from an enclosed space
- akinetic — without motion, unmoving
- al dente — If you cook pasta or a vegetable until it is al dente, you cook it just long enough so that it is neither hard nor soft but is firm and slightly chewy.
- albertan — of or relating to Alberta or its inhabitants
- alerting — fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind.
- aleutian — of, denoting, or relating to the Aleutian Islands, the Aleuts, or their language
- alginate — a salt or ester of alginic acid
- alicante — a port in SE Spain: commercial centre. Pop: 305 911 (2003 est)
- alienate — If you alienate someone, you make them become unfriendly or unsympathetic towards you.
- alienist — a psychiatrist who specializes in the legal aspects of mental illness
- aliments — that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- alkanets — Plural form of alkanet.
- allanite — a rare black or brown mineral consisting of the hydrated silicate of calcium, aluminium, iron, cerium, lanthanum, and other rare earth minerals. It occurs in granites and other igneous rocks. Formula: (Ca,Ce,La,Y)2(Al,Fe,Be,Mn,Mg)3(SiO4)3(OH)
- altadena — a town in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- alterant — that which alters the state of something
- altering — to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will; to alter course.
- alternat — the practice of deciding precedence by lot
- ambident — (chemistry) Describing a molecule or group that has two alternative and interacting reaction sites, to either of which a bond may be made during a reaction.
- ambiente — atmosphere; ambiance.
- ambients — Plural form of ambient.
- aminated — to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- ammonate — ammoniate (def 2).
- ammonite — any extinct marine cephalopod mollusc of the order Ammonoidea, which were common in Mesozoic times and generally had a coiled partitioned shell. Their closest modern relative is the pearly nautilus
- amnestic — causing amnesia
- amniotes — Plural form of amniote.
- amongest — Obsolete form of amongst.
- amounted — the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- 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.