8-letter words containing t, e, r
- erective — Making erect or upright; raising.
- erectors — Plural form of erector.
- eremetic — Of or pertaining to eremites, reclusive, isolated.
- eremital — of, or relating to, an eremite
- eremites — Plural form of eremite.
- eremitic — Characteristic of a hermit.
- 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
- ergative — Relating to or denoting a case of nouns (in some languages, e.g., Basque and Eskimo) that identifies the subject of a transitive verb and is different from the case that identifies the subject of an intransitive verb.
- ergatoid — a wingless, worker-like ant with sexual capability
- ergotism — Poisoning produced by eating food affected by ergot, typically resulting in headache, vomiting, diarrhea, and gangrene of the fingers and toes.
- ergotize — to affect with ergot
- erionite — a common form of zeolite
- eristics — Plural form of eristic.
- eritrean — of or relating to Eritrea or its inhabitants
- erotesis — (rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby a question is asked in confident expectation of a negative answer.
- erotetic — pertaining to a rhetorical question
- erotical — (obsolete) Erotic.
- errantly — In an errant manner.
- errantry — The state of roving in search of chivalrous adventure.
- erratick — Obsolete form of erratic.
- erratics — Plural form of erratic.
- errorist — One who encourages and propagates error.
- eructate — To burp; to belch.
- eructing — Present participle of eruct.
- erumpent — Bursting forth or through a surface.
- erupting — Present participle of erupt.
- eruption — An act or instance of erupting.
- eruptive — Of, relating to, or formed by volcanic activity.
- erythema — Superficial reddening of the skin, usually in patches, as a result of injury or irritation causing dilatation of the blood capillaries.
- erythro- — red
- erythron — red blood cells and their related tissues
- escargot — A snail, especially as an item on a menu.
- escorted — With or having an escort.
- esoteric — Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
- esterase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an ester.
- esterify — (chemistry) (of an acid) to combine with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) to combine with an acid, to form an ester.
- estovers — a right allowed by law to tenants of land to cut timber, esp for fuel and repairs
- estragon — Tarragon.
- estrange — Cause (someone) to be no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienate.
- estreats — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of estreat.
- estrogen — Any of a group of steroid hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body. Such hormones are also produced artificially for use in oral contraceptives or to treat menopausal and menstrual disorders.
- esurient — Hungry or greedy.
- etcetera — Alternative form of et cetera.
- eternall — Obsolete spelling of eternal.
- eternity — Infinite or unending time.
- eternize — Make eternal; cause to live or last forever.
- ethercap — a spider
- ethereal — Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
- etherege — Sir George. ?1635–?92, English Restoration dramatist; author of the comedies The Comical Revenge (1664), She would if she could (1668), and The Man of Mode (1676)