8-letter words containing o, n, a, i, s
- santorin — Thera.
- saponify — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- saponite — a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- sardonic — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- sassolin — a boric acid found in the saline deposits of the hot springs near Sasso in Tuscany
- satinpod — either of two European plants belonging to the genus Lunaria, of the mustard family, L. annua or L. rediviva, cultivated for their shiny flowers and large, round, flat, satiny pods.
- savoring — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- saxonian — a state in E central Germany. 6561 sq. mi. (16,990 sq. km). Capital: Dresden.
- saxonism — an English word or idiom of Anglo-Saxon rather than foreign, as Latin or French, origin.
- saxonite — any peridotite rock composed mainly of olivine and orthopyroxene
- scaldino — an Italian earthen brazier
- scallion — any onion that does not form a large bulb; green onion.
- scansion — the metrical analysis of verse. The usual marks for scansion are ˘ for a short or unaccented syllable, ¯ or · for a long or accented syllable, ^ for a rest, | for a foot division, and ‖ for a caesura or pause.
- scenario — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- sea lion — any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- sea-lion — any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- seagoing — designed or fit for going to sea, as a vessel.
- sedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- seminoma — a malignant tumour of the testicle
- semolina — a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
- 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.
- sensoria — a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- shamokin — a borough in E Pennsylvania.
- shaoxing — a city in NE Zhejiang province, in E China.
- shoaling — any large number of persons or things.
- sidonian — a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- signoria — the government of an Italian city-state
- sihanouk — Prince Norodom [nawr-uh-dom,, -duh m] /ˈnɔr əˌdɒm,, -dəm/ (Show IPA), 1922–2004, Cambodian statesman: premier 1952–60; chief of state 1960–70 and 1975–76.
- siloxane — any of the class of compounds containing the structural unit R 2 SiO, where R is an organic group or hydrogen.
- simoniac — a person who practices simony.
- sinfonia — a symphony.
- skiatron — a cathode-ray tube used in radar
- skokiaan — (in South Africa) a potent alcoholic beverage drunk by Black Africans in shebeens
- slavonia — a historic region in N Croatia.
- slavonic — Slavonian.
- slovenia — a republic in SE Europe: formerly part of Yugoslavia. 7819 sq. mi. (20,250 sq. km). Capital: Ljubljana.
- socinian — a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- sogdiana — a province of the ancient Persian Empire between the Oxus and Jaxartes rivers: now in Uzbekistan. Capital: Samarkand.
- solanine — a poisonous alkaloid found in various solanaceous plants, including potatoes which have gone green through exposure to light
- solation — to change from a gel to a sol.
- solimena — Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1657–1747, Italian painter.
- somalian — an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- somniate — to dream
- sonatina — a short or simplified sonata.
- sonatine — a short or simplified sonata.
- sonicate — a thing which has been subjected to sound waves
- spondaic — of or relating to a spondee.
- stallion — an uncastrated adult male horse, especially one used for breeding.
- stanovoi — a mountain range in the E Russian Federation in Asia: a watershed between the Pacific and Arctic oceans; highest peak, 8143 feet (2480 meters).
- stasimon — (in ancient Greek drama) a choral ode, especially in tragedy, divided into strophe and antistrophe: usually alternating with the epeisodion and, in the final ode, preceding the exodos.