8-letter words containing s, e, n
- anfinsen — Christian Boehmer. 1916–95, US biochemist, noted for his research on the structure of enzymes. Nobel prize for chemistry 1972
- anginose — (dated) Relating to angina; anginous.
- anglaise — an old English country-dance.
- anglesey — an island and county of N Wales, formerly part of Gwynedd (1974–96), separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait. Administrative centre: Llangefni. Pop: 59 500 (2003 est). Area: 720 sq km (278 sq miles)
- angolese — a member of any of the tribes residing in Angola.
- angriest — feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about): to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the snub.
- angulose — having angles
- anicetus — Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- animates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animate.
- anisette — a liquorice-flavoured liqueur made from aniseed
- ankylose — (of bones in a joint, etc) to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis
- annalise — record in annals
- annamese — of or relating to Annam
- annelids — Plural form of annelid.
- annensky — Innokenty Fyodorovich [ee-nuh-kyen-ti fyaw-duh-ruh-vyich] /i nʌˈkyɛn tɪ ˈfyɔ də rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1856–1909, Russian poet.
- annexins — Plural form of annexin.
- annulets — Plural form of annulet.
- annulose — (of earthworms, crustaceans, and similar animals) having a body formed of a series of rings; segmented
- anodynes — Plural form of anodyne.
- anoscope — proctoscope.
- anserine — of or resembling a goose
- ansermet — Ernest (ɛrnɛst). 1883–1969, Swiss orchestral conductor; principal conductor of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes
- answered — Simple past tense and past participle of answer.
- answerer — someone who answers
- antabuse — a drug, a brand of disulfiram, used in the treatment of alcoholism, that acts by inducing nausea and other unpleasant symptoms following ingestion of alcohol; tetraethylthiuram disulphide
- antbears — Plural form of antbear.
- antennas — a conductor by which electromagnetic waves are sent out or received, consisting commonly of a wire or set of wires; aerial.
- antepast — an appetizer
- anthemis — a genus of aromatic herbs of the family Asteraceae, closely related to Chamaemelum and native to the Mediterranean region and SW Asia
- antheses — Plural form of anthesis.
- anthesis — the time when a flower becomes sexually functional
- antigens — Immunology. any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies and combine specifically with them.
- antilles — main island group of the West Indies, including all but the Bahamas
- antiques — the business of selling antique objects
- antisera — a serum containing antibodies, as antitoxins or agglutinins, obtained by inoculation of animals and used for injection into other animals to provide immunity to a specific disease.
- antrorse — directed or pointing upwards or forwards
- anuresis — inability to urinate even though urine is formed by the kidneys and retained in the urinary bladder
- apneusis — protracted gasping inhalation followed by short inefficient exhalation, which can cause asphyxia
- apolunes — Plural form of apolune.
- araneose — arachnoid, especially as a plant.
- araneous — resembling a spider's web
- arc sine — the angle, measured in radians, that has a sine equal to a given number. Symbol: sin −1. Abbreviation: arc sin, arcsin;
- archness — the quality of being arch, or saucily mischievous
- ardennes — a department of NE France, in Champagne-Ardenne region. Capital: Mézières. Pop: 288 806 (2003 est). Area: 5253 sq km (2049 sq miles)
- arginase — an enzyme which hydrolyses arginine into ornithine and urea
- aridness — The state or quality of being arid.
- arnsberg — a city in North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany.
- arranges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arrange.
- arrasene — a material of wool and silk that is used in embroidery
- arsenals — Plural form of arsenal.