8-letter words containing n, e, g, o, t
- groaneth — Archaic third-person singular form of groan.
- gunstone — (obsolete) A cannonball.
- hagueton — acton.
- heptagon — a polygon having seven angles and seven sides.
- histogen — a region in a plant in which tissues differentiate.
- huguenot — a member of the Reformed or Calvinistic communion of France in the 16th and 17th centuries; a French Protestant.
- jelutong — a tree, Dyera costulata, of the Malay Peninsula, from which a resinous latex is obtained.
- lactogen — (biochemistry) A polypeptide placental hormone, part of the somatotropin family, with structure and function similar to those of growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus.
- legation — a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- leighton — Frederick (Baron Leighton of Stretton) 1830–96, English painter and sculptor.
- lodgment — the act of lodging.
- longterm — covering a relatively long period of time: a long-term lease.
- longtime — existing, occurring, or continuing for a long period of time; longstanding: longtime friends celebrating 50 years of association.
- magneto- — indicating magnetism or magnetic properties
- magneton — a unit of magnetic moment, used in measuring the magnetic moment of atomic and subatomic particles.
- magnetos — Plural form of magneto.
- megadont — macrodont.
- megatons — Plural form of megaton.
- mitogens — Plural form of mitogen.
- montaged — Simple past tense and past participle of montage.
- montages — Plural form of montage.
- montague — (in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet) the family name of Romeo. Compare Capulet.
- negation — the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge.
- negators — Plural form of negator.
- negatory — marked by negation; denying; negative.
- negatron — Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
- 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.
- nitrogen — a colorless, odorless, gaseous element that constitutes about four-fifths of the volume of the atmosphere and is present in combined form in animal and vegetable tissues, especially in proteins: used chiefly in the manufacture of ammonia, nitric acid, cyanide, explosives, fertilizer, dyes, as a cooling agent, etc. Symbol: N; atomic weight: 14.0067; atomic number: 7; density: 1.2506 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- nonguest — a person who is not a guest, esp referring to a computer or internet site login
- nor gate — Computers. NOR circuit.
- not gate — Computers. NOT circuit.
- notogaea — a biogeographical division comprising the Australian region.
- octangle — octangular.
- ontogeny — the development or developmental history of an individual organism.
- osteogen — (physiology) The soft tissue, or substance, which, in developing bone, ultimately undergoes ossification.
- othering — (chiefly philosophy) The process of perceiving or portraying someone or something as fundamentally different or alien.
- outrange — to have a longer or greater range than.
- outreign — to reign for longer than
- oxtongue — any of various Eurasian plants of the genus Picris, having oblong bristly leaves and clusters of dandelion-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- pathogen — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- pentagon — a polygon having five angles and five sides.
- petdingo — (tool) An Estelle to C++ translator.
- photogen — a light oil obtained by the distillation of bituminous shale, coal, or peat: once commercially produced chiefly as an illuminant and as a solvent.
- pinotage — a red grape variety of South Africa, a cross between the Pinot Noir and the Hermitage
- ragstone — a hard sandstone or limestone, esp when used for building
- ringtone — telephone's ringing sound
- roentgen — Wilhelm Konrad [wil-helm kon-rad;; German vil-helm kawn-raht] /ˈwɪl hɛlm ˈkɒn ræd;; German ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈkɔn rɑt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1923, German physicist: discoverer of x-rays 1895; Nobel prize 1901.
- routeing — (networking) (US "routing") /roo'ting/ The process, performed by a router, of selecting the correct interface and next hop for a packet being forwarded. This is the British and international standard spelling. See also Exterior Gateway Protocol, Interior Gateway Protocol.
- signoret — Simone (simɔ̃), original name Simone Kaminker. 1921–85, French stage and film actress, whose films include La Ronde (1950), Casque d'Or (1952), Room at the Top (1958), and Ship of Fools (1965): married the actor and singer Yves Montand (1921–91)
- songfest — an informal, often spontaneous gathering at which people sing folk songs, popular ballads, etc.