7-letter words containing n, e, i
- epigone — A less distinguished follower or imitator of someone, especially an artist or philosopher.
- epigoni — the descendants of the Seven against Thebes, who undertook a second expedition against the city and eventually captured and destroyed it
- epinaos — a rear vestibule
- epizoan — Alternative form of epizoon.
- epizoon — An animal that lives on the body of another animal, especially as a parasite.
- epsilon — The name for the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, \u03b5 or \u0395, preceded by delta ('\u0394', '\u03b4') and followed by zeta ('\u0396', '\u03b6').
- epstein — Sir Jacob. 1880–1959, British sculptor, born in the US of Russo-Polish parents
- equines — Plural form of equine.
- equinia — glanders (disease)
- equinox — The time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length (about September 22 and March 20).
- erasing — Present participle of erase.
- erasion — The act of erasing; a rubbing out or obliteration.
- erepsin — a mixture of proteolytic enzymes secreted by the small intestine
- ericson — Leif (liːf). 10th–11th centuries ad, Norse navigator, who discovered Vinland (?1000), variously identified as the coast of New England, Labrador, or Newfoundland; son of Eric the Red
- erigena — John Scotus. ?800–?877 ad, Irish Neo-Platonist philosopher
- erinite — (mineral) A hydrous copper arseniate of an emerald-green colour.
- erinyes — Furies
- erlking — a malevolent spirit who carries children off to death
- ermelin — an ermine
- ermined — Simple past tense and past participle of ermine.
- ermines — Fur resembling ermine but with white spots on a black ground.
- eroding — Present participle of erode.
- erosion — The process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
- errhine — (medicine, rare) Causing an increase in mucus within the nose, and hence causing one to sneeze.
- erskine — Thomas, 1st Baron. 1750–1823, Scottish lawyer: noted as a defence advocate, esp in cases involving civil liberties
- esculin — (organic compound) A coumarin glucoside which exists in horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), California buckeye (Aesculus californica), prickly box (Bursaria spinosa) and in daphnin (the dark green resin of Daphne mezereum).
- eserine — (chemistry) Physostigmine.
- espying — Present participle of espy.
- estonia — Baltic state
- etamine — a cotton or worsted fabric of loose weave, used for clothing, curtains, etc
- etching — A print produced by the process of etching.
- etesian — Pertaining to a dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean.
- ethenic — (chemistry) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling ethene or ethylene.
- ethnica — Plural form of ethnicon.
- ethnics — Plural form of ethnic.
- etiolin — a yellow form of chlorophyll particular to plants grown in the dark
- etonian — a pupil of Eton College
- eucaine — a crystalline optically active substance formerly used as a local anaesthetic. Formula: C15H21NO2
- eugenia — a plant of the clove genus Eugenia
- eugenic — Of or relating to eugenics.
- eugénie — original name Eugenia María de Montijo de Guzmán, Comtesse de Téba. 1826–1920, Empress of France (1853–71) as wife of Napoleon III
- eupneic — Characterized by eupnea; possessing healthy breathing.
- evading — Present participle of evade.
- evanish — (archaic, intransitive) To vanish.
- evasion — The action of evading something.
- even if — in the unlikely case that
- evening — The period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 p.m. to bedtime.
- evident — Plain or obvious; clearly seen or understood.
- evinced — Simple past tense and past participle of evince.
- evinces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of evince.