8-letter words containing s, i, n
- 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.
- anhingas — Plural form of anhinga.
- anicetus — Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- animates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animate.
- animists — Plural form of animist.
- anisette — a liquorice-flavoured liqueur made from aniseed
- annalise — record in annals
- annalist — a writer of annals
- annelids — Plural form of annelid.
- annexins — Plural form of annexin.
- anniston — a city in E Alabama.
- anoopsia — a form of squint in which the eye turns upwards
- anserine — of or resembling a goose
- ansi x12 — (standard) Standards defining the structure, format, and content of business transactions conducted through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). ANSI X12 is produced by the committee ASC X12, supported by the Data Interchange Standards Association, Inc. (DISA).
- antacids — Plural form of antacid.
- antbirds — Plural form of antbird.
- 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
- anthills — Plural form of anthill.
- antibias — countering bias
- antiboss — acting against a boss or bosses
- anticous — (in plants) facing the axis of the flower
- 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
- antimask — interlude in a masque
- antinous — the chief suitor of Penelope, killed by Odysseus upon his return from Troy.
- antiphus — (in the Iliad) a Trojan ally, the son of Talaemenes and a nymph.
- antiques — the business of selling antique objects
- antirust — (of a product or procedure) effective against rust
- antisana — a volcano in N central Ecuador, in the Andes. Height: 5756 m (18 885 ft)
- 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.
- antiship — (of a weapon) designed for attacking ships
- antiskid — designed or constructed to prevent the skidding of a vehicle, especially by reducing hydraulic pressure in the brake system to prevent the brakes from locking.
- antislip — designed to prevent slipping or to remain stationary
- antismog — acting to reduce smog, aimed at preventing smog
- antismut — opposed to or acting to prevent the circulation of obscene material
- antisnob — a person opposed to snobbery
- antispam — intended to block unsolicited e-mails
- antistat — a substance that prevents or reduces the accumulation of static electricity
- antisway — Designed to stabilize the left and right suspension systems of a road vehicle so as reduce roll or sway when turning corners.
- antonius — Marcus (ˈmɑːkəs)
- 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
- appoints — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appoint.
- apposing — Present participle of appose.
- arc sine — the angle, measured in radians, that has a sine equal to a given number. Symbol: sin −1. Abbreviation: arc sin, arcsin;
- arcanist — a person with secret knowledge of a manufacturing technique
- arginase — an enzyme which hydrolyses arginine into ornithine and urea
- arianism — the doctrine of Arius, pronounced heretical at the Council of Nicaea, which asserted that Christ was not of one substance with the Father, but a creature raised by the Father to the dignity of Son of God
- aridness — The state or quality of being arid.