8-letter words containing s, i, e, n, a
- 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
- annalise — record in annals
- annelids — Plural form of annelid.
- annexins — Plural form of annexin.
- anserine — of or resembling a goose
- anthemis — a genus of aromatic herbs of the family Asteraceae, closely related to Chamaemelum and native to the Mediterranean region and SW Asia
- 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.
- 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
- arc sine — the angle, measured in radians, that has a sine equal to a given number. Symbol: sin −1. Abbreviation: arc sin, arcsin;
- arginase — an enzyme which hydrolyses arginine into ornithine and urea
- aridness — The state or quality of being arid.
- arsenide — a compound in which arsenic is the most electronegative element
- arsenite — a salt or ester of arsenous acid, esp a salt containing the ion A5O33–
- artesian — noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- artiness — The quality of being arty.
- ashiness — the condition of being like ash in colour or texture or of containing or being coated with ash
- asnieres — a suburb of Paris, France, on the Seine. Pop: 82 720 (2006)
- asplenia — Absence of normal spleen function.
- assidean — a member of a sect, characterized by its religious zeal and piety, that flourished in the 2nd century b.c. during the time of the Maccabees and vigorously resisted the Hellenization of Jewish culture and religion.
- assiento — a slave trade treaty between other countries and Spain which allowed other countries to supply slaves to Spanish dependencies or colonies
- assigned — Simple past tense and past participle of assign.
- assignee — a person to whom some right, interest, or property is transferred
- assigner — to give or allocate; allot: to assign rooms at a hotel.
- assinine — Alternative spelling of asinine.
- astatine — a radioactive element of the halogen series: a decay product of uranium and thorium that occurs naturally in minute amounts and is artificially produced by bombarding bismuth with alpha particles. Symbol: At; atomic no: 85; half-life of most stable isotope, 210At: 8.1 hours; probable valency: 1,3,5, or 7; melting pt: 302°C; boiling pt: 337°C (est)
- asterion — (anatomy) The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.
- asthenia — an abnormal loss of strength; debility
- asthenic — of, relating to, or having asthenia; weak
- astonied — stunned; dazed
- astringe — to contract or become contracted
- audients — Plural form of audient.
- aversion — If you have an aversion to someone or something, you dislike them very much.
- avidness — a desire to advance; eagerness
- bailsmen — Plural form of bailsman.
- balinese — of or relating to Bali, its people, or their language
- banalise — to render or make banal; trivialize: Television has often been accused of banalizing even the most serious subjects.
- banished — Simple past tense and past participle of banish.
- banisher — someone who or something which banishes
- banishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of banish.
- banister — A banister is a rail supported by posts and fixed along the side of a staircase. The plural banisters can be used to refer to one of these rails.
- bankside — the sloping side of any bank
- baronies — Plural form of barony.
- basanite — a black basaltic rock containing plagioclase, augite, olivine, and nepheline, leucite, or analcite, formerly used as a touchstone