8-letter words containing s, e, i, t
- epitaphs — Plural form of epitaph.
- epitases — Plural form of epitasis.
- epitasis — (ancient drama) The second part of a play, in which the action begins.
- epithets — An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.
- epitomes — Plural form of epitome.
- epitopes — Plural form of epitope.
- epsomite — (mineral) A saline evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate, also found in fumaroles, with the chemical formula MgSO4'·'7H2O.
- equiseta — Plural form of equisetum.
- equities — Plural form of equity.
- erastian — of or supporting Thomas Erastus or his doctrines
- eremites — Plural form of eremite.
- erethism — Excessive sensitivity or rapid reaction to stimulation of a part of the body, especially the sexual organs.
- ergastic — consisting of the non-living by-products of protoplasmic activity
- ergotism — Poisoning produced by eating food affected by ergot, typically resulting in headache, vomiting, diarrhea, and gangrene of the fingers and toes.
- eristics — Plural form of eristic.
- erotesis — (rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby a question is asked in confident expectation of a negative answer.
- erratics — Plural form of erratic.
- errorist — One who encourages and propagates error.
- escapist — Intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy.
- esoteric — Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
- essayist — A person who writes essays, especially as a literary genre.
- essonite — a dark-brown kind of garnet
- estancia — A cattle ranch in Latin America or the southwestern US.
- esterify — (chemistry) (of an acid) to combine with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) to combine with an acid, to form an ester.
- esthesia — Alternative spelling of aesthesia.
- esthesis — (philosophy, psychology) Elemental awareness of sensory stimulation.
- esthetic — Alternative spelling of aesthetic.
- esthonia — Estonia
- estienne — a family of French printers, scholars, and dealers in books, including Henri (ɑ̃ri), ?1460–1520, who founded the printing business in Paris, his son Robert (rɔbɛr), 1503–59, and his grandson Henri, 1528–98
- estimate — Roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of.
- estivate — (of an animal, particularly an insect, fish, or amphibian) spend a hot or dry period in a prolonged state of torpor or dormancy.
- estonian — of Estonia
- esurient — Hungry or greedy.
- étatisme — the authoritarian control by the state
- etchings — Plural form of etching.
- etherise — Alternative spelling of etherize.
- etherish — resembling ether
- etherism — an addiction to ether
- etherist — a person who administers ether
- ethicise — Alt form ethicize.
- ethicism — devotion to ethical principles
- ethicist — A person, especially a philosopher, who studies ethics (principles governing right and wrong conduct).
- ethmoids — Plural form of ethmoid.
- eugenist — An advocate or supporter of eugenics. (from 20th c.).
- eulogist — A speaker who delivers a funeral oration (eulogy) for a deceased person.
- euphuist — One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language; applied especially to a class of writers, in the age of w Elizabeth I, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction.
- eustatic — Of or pertaining to eustasy.
- eustelic — Of or possessing a eustele.
- exciters — Plural form of exciter.
- excitons — Plural form of exciton.