8-letter words containing n, a, t, i, e
- aperient — laxative
- apertion — (archaic) The act of opening.
- aphanite — any fine-grained rock, such as a basalt, containing minerals that cannot be distinguished with the naked eye
- argentic — of or containing silver in the divalent or trivalent state
- arointed — Simple past tense and past participle of aroint.
- arretine — of or relating to Arretium (the ancient Latin name of Arezzo, a city in central Italy)
- arsenite — a salt or ester of arsenous acid, esp a salt containing the ion A5O33–
- artesian — noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- artiness — The quality of being arty.
- assiento — a slave trade treaty between other countries and Spain which allowed other countries to supply slaves to Spanish dependencies or colonies
- astatine — a radioactive element of the halogen series: a decay product of uranium and thorium that occurs naturally in minute amounts and is artificially produced by bombarding bismuth with alpha particles. Symbol: At; atomic no: 85; half-life of most stable isotope, 210At: 8.1 hours; probable valency: 1,3,5, or 7; melting pt: 302°C; boiling pt: 337°C (est)
- asterion — (anatomy) The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.
- asthenia — an abnormal loss of strength; debility
- asthenic — of, relating to, or having asthenia; weak
- astonied — stunned; dazed
- astringe — to contract or become contracted
- atabrine — quinacrine hydrochloride, C23H30ClN3O·2HCl·2H2O, a synthetic drug used in treating malaria and other diseases
- atechnic — a person who has no technical or scientific ability or understanding
- atheling — (in Anglo-Saxon England) a prince of any of the royal dynasties
- athenian — a native or inhabitant of Athens
- atherine — any of several small fish of the genus Atherina
- athonite — of or relating to Mount Athos.
- atrazine — a white crystalline compound widely used as a weedkiller. Formula: C8H14N5Cl
- atropine — a poisonous alkaloid obtained from deadly nightshade, having an inhibitory action on the autonomic nervous system. It is used medicinally in pre-anaesthetic medication, to speed a slow heart rate, and as an emergency first-aid counter to exposure to chemical warfare nerve agents. Formula: C17H23NO3
- attained — to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain: to attain one's goals.
- attainer — a person who attains or achieves something
- audients — Plural form of audient.
- auncient — Obsolete form of ancient.
- auntlike — similar to or like an aunt
- autunite — a yellowish fluorescent radioactive mineral consisting of a hydrated calcium uranium phosphate in tetragonal crystalline form. It is found in uranium ores. Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2.10–12H2O
- aventail — the movable front flap on a helmet
- aventine — one of the seven hills on which Rome was built
- averting — Present participle of avert.
- bacterin — a vaccine prepared from bacteria
- bailment — a contractual delivery of goods in trust to a person for a specific purpose
- banister — A banister is a rail supported by posts and fixed along the side of a staircase. The plural banisters can be used to refer to one of these rails.
- baritone — In music, a baritone is a man with a fairly deep singing voice that is lower than that of a tenor but higher than that of a bass.
- basanite — a black basaltic rock containing plagioclase, augite, olivine, and nepheline, leucite, or analcite, formerly used as a touchstone
- bassinet — A bassinet is a small bed for a baby that is like a basket.
- beathing — Present participle of beath.
- beatings — Plural form of beating.
- beatniks — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the Beat Generation.
- berating — to scold; rebuke: He berated them in public.
- bidental — a sacred place where lightning has struck
- bivalent — (of homologous chromosomes) associated together in pairs
- bleating — to utter the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf or a sound resembling such a cry.
- boeotian — a native or inhabitant of Boeotia, a region of ancient Greece
- boethian — Anicius Manlius Severinus [uh-nish-ee-uh s man-lee-uh s sev-uh-rahy-nuh s] /əˈnɪʃ i əs ˈmæn li əs ˌsɛv əˈraɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 475?–525? Roman philosopher and statesman.
- botanize — to collect or study plants
- braunite — a brown or black mineral that consists of manganese oxide and silicate and is a source of manganese. Formula: 3Mn2O3.MnSiO3