8-letter words containing n, i, e, t, o
- retinoid — Biochemistry. any of a group of substances related to vitamin A and functioning like vitamin A in the body.
- rimstone — a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- ringtone — telephone's ringing sound
- ritenuto — held back momentarily
- rodentia — the order comprising the rodents.
- romanite — a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- rosinate — a salt or acid occurring in resin
- 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.
- routines — a customary or regular course of procedure.
- saponite — a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- saxonite — any peridotite rock composed mainly of olivine and orthopyroxene
- sedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- sedition — incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
- see into — to examine or investigate
- seicento — the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- semitone — a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
- senorita — a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- serotine — late in occurring, developing, or flowering.
- serotiny — the quality or condition of being serotine
- setpoint — the desired value in a closed-loop feedback system, as in regulation of temperature or pressure.
- sidenote — a note written in the margin of a page
- 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)
- sikeston — a city in SE Missouri.
- sinopite — a clay-like mineral containing iron oxides
- siphonet — (of aphids) a small siphon on the abdomen by which an aphid emits sticky liquid
- sisseton — a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Santee branch of the Dakota.
- somniate — to dream
- sonatine — a short or simplified sonata.
- sonicate — a thing which has been subjected to sound waves
- steinbok — steenbok.
- stellion — an olive-green Mediterranean lizard with black star-shaped spots, belonging to the family Stellionidae
- stenosis — a narrowing or stricture of a passage or vessel.
- stenotic — a narrowing or stricture of a passage or vessel.
- stovaine — a drug used for anaesthetic purposes and as a cocaine substitute
- taconite — a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- taenioid — ribbon-like in structure
- tailbone — the coccyx.
- taileron — an aileron located on the tailplane of an aircraft
- technion — (body) Israel Institute of Technology. Address: Haifa, Israel.
- tectonic — of or relating to building or construction; constructive; architectural.
- tenebrio — a type of small mealworm
- tenorist — a person who sings tenor.
- tenorite — a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- teosinte — a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant.
- tetanoid — Pathology. an infectious, often fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium that enters the body through wounds and characterized by respiratory paralysis and tonic spasms and rigidity of the voluntary muscles, especially those of the neck and lower jaw. Compare lockjaw.
- teutonic — of or relating to the ancient Teutons.
- the lion — the constellation Leo, the fifth sign of the zodiac
- thermion — an ion emitted by incandescent material.
- thionate — any salt or ester of thionic acid
- thionine — a crystalline derivative of thiazine used as a violet dye to stain microscope specimens