8-letter words containing r, e
- acquired — obtained, through buying or being given
- acquiree — a firm that is acquired
- acquirer — In business, an acquirer is a company or person who buys another company.
- acquires — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
- acreages — Plural form of acreage.
- acridine — a colourless crystalline solid used in the manufacture of dyes. Formula: C13H9N
- acrolect — the most standard form of language
- acrolein — a colourless or yellowish flammable poisonous pungent liquid used in the manufacture of resins and pharmaceuticals. Formula: CH2:CHCHO
- acrosome — a cap-like structure on the tip of a spermatozoon that releases enzymes on encountering the ovum allowing fusion with the ovum in the sexual reproductive process; this part of the process is known as the acrosome reaction
- acrylate — a chemical compound used in plastics and resins
- actioner — a film with a fast-moving plot, usually containing scenes of violence
- actoress — Alternative form of actress.
- actressy — exaggerated and affected in manner; theatrical
- adapters — Plural form of adapter.
- adderley — Julian ("Cannonball") 1928–75, American jazz saxophonist.
- addorsed — placed back to back
- adelbert — a masculine name
- adenauer — Konrad (ˈkɔnraːt). 1876–1967, German statesman; chancellor of West Germany (1949–63)
- adfreeze — to adhere through the binding power of ice.
- adherend — a material attached using adhesive
- adherent — An adherent is someone who holds a particular belief or supports a particular person or group.
- adherers — Plural form of adherer.
- adhering — to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling (usually followed by to): The mud adhered to his shoes.
- adiprene — a polyurethane elastomer with exceptional abrasion resistance and strength
- adjuster — An adjuster is a device which allows you to alter a piece of equipment's position or setting.
- adlerian — of or relating to Alfred Adler or his ideas
- admirers — to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval.
- admitter — a person who admits or something which admits
- adopters — Plural form of adopter.
- adorable — If you say that someone or something is adorable, you are emphasizing that they are very attractive and you feel great affection for them.
- adperson — a copywriter, account executive, or other person employed in advertising.
- adrastea — a small satellite of Jupiter, discovered in 1979
- adrenals — Plural form of adrenal.
- adrienne — a feminine name
- adsorbed — Simple past tense and past participle of adsorb.
- adsorber — something which adsorbs
- adultery — If a married person commits adultery, they have sex with someone that they are not married to.
- advancer — a person or thing that advances.
- adverted — to remark or comment; refer (usually followed by to): He adverted briefly to the news of the day.
- advisers — Plural form of adviser.
- aegirite — a mineral of the pyroxene group, NaFeSi2O6, commonly found in alkaline igneous rocks
- aegrotat — (in British and certain other universities, and, sometimes, schools) a certificate allowing a candidate to pass an examination although he has missed all or part of it through illness
- aequorin — a protein obtained from marine organisms that emits blue light in the presence of calcium ions and is used to detect these ions in living tissue
- aerarian — of or relating to the aerarium.
- aerarium — the state treasury in ancient Rome.
- aerating — Present participle of aerate.
- aeration — Aeration is the application of upward-flowing air to a layer of particles.
- aerators — Plural form of aerator.
- aerially — in an aerial manner
- aerified — to aerate.