8-letter words containing n, i, u, e
- quotient — the result of division; the number of times one quantity is contained in another.
- ramequin — a small dish in which food can be baked and served.
- reducing — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- refusing — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- refusion — a new or further fusion
- reguline — of, relating to, or of the nature of, a regulus.
- reinduce — to induce again
- reinduct — to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies: The committee inducted her as president.
- reinfund — to pour in again, to flow in again
- reinfuse — to infuse again
- reinjure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- reinjury — an injury which follows a previous injury to the same place in the body
- reinsure — to insure again.
- relumine — to relume.
- resinous — full of or containing resin.
- resuming — to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue: to resume a journey.
- resupine — lying on the back; supine.
- retinula — a group of elongate neural receptor cells forming part of an arthropod compound eye: each retinula cell leads to a nerve fiber passing to the optic ganglion.
- returnik — a person returning or intending to return to his or her own country, esp the former Soviet Union
- reuchlin — Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1455–1522, German humanist scholar.
- rheingau — a small wine-growing region in Hesse, in central Germany, on the Rhine.
- rinceaux — an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- ritenuto — held back momentarily
- 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.
- rudiment — Usually, rudiments. the elements or first principles of a subject: the rudiments of grammar. a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something: the rudiments of a plan.
- rugbeian — of or relating to Rugby School
- ruminate — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
- run time — 1. The elapsed time to perform a computation on a particular computer. 2. The amount of time a processor actually spent on a particular process and not on other processes or overhead (see time-sharing). 3. The period of time during which a program is being executed, as opposed to compile-time or load time. The term should be hyphenated when used as an adjective. 4. run-time support.
- runcible — Early system for mathematics on IBM 650. See also FORTRUNCIBLE, IT.
- runelike — resembling a rune or runes
- ruthenia — a former province in E Czechoslovakia.
- ruthenic — containing ruthenium in a higher valence state than the corresponding ruthenious compound.
- sanguine — cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.
- sauteing — cooked or browned in a pan containing a small quantity of butter, oil, or other fat.
- sciurine — of or relating to the squirrels and allied rodents of the family Sciuridae.
- segueing — to continue at once with the next musical section or composition (often used as a musical direction).
- seigneur — a lord, especially a feudal lord.
- selenium — a nonmetallic element chemically resembling sulfur and tellurium, occurring in several allotropic forms, as crystalline and amorphous, and having an electrical resistance that varies under the influence of light. Symbol: Se; atomic weight: 78.96; atomic number: 34; specific gravity: (gray) 4.80 at 25°C, (red) 4.50 at 25°C.
- semilune — a half-moon shape
- seminude — naked or unclothed, as a person or the body.
- semuncia — a bronze coin produced during the period of the Roman Republic, weighing half an ounce, and equivalent in value to a twenty-fourth of an as at the time
- senarius — a Latin verse of six feet, especially an iambic trimeter.
- sequined — a small shining disk or spangle used for ornamentation, as on women's clothing and accessories or on theatrical costumes.
- shunpike — a side road taken instead of a turnpike or expressway to avoid tolls or to travel at a leisurely pace.
- shuriken — a martial-arts weapon usually in the shape of a star or cross with sharp protruding edges, thrown with a spin towards the target
- signieur — a lord
- sinecure — an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
- snuggies — warm knitted underwear, especially long underpants, for women or children.
- sourdine — mute (def 10).