8-letter words containing t, i, s
- entastic — characterized by spasms
- enterics — (biology) Gram-negative eubacteria that inhabit intestines.
- enthesis — (anatomy) The point at which a tendon, ligament, or muscle inserts into a bone.
- enticers — Plural form of enticer.
- entities — Plural form of entity.
- entitles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of entitle.
- entrails — A person or animal's intestines or internal organs, especially when removed or exposed.
- entrains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of entrain.
- entryism — the policy or practice of members of a particular political group joining an existing political party with the intention of changing its principles and policies, instead of forming a new party
- entwines — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of entwine.
- epiblast — The outermost layer of an embryo before it differentiates into ectoderm and mesoderm.
- epinasty — (botany) the downward curvature of leaves etc due to differential growth rates.
- episteme — (philosophy) Scientific knowledge; a principled system of understanding; sometimes contrasted with 'empiricism'.
- epistler — A writer of an epistle.
- epistles — Plural form of epistle.
- epistome — (zoology) a mouth-covering lobe or ridge in bryozoans and phoronids.
- epistyle — architrave (sense 1)
- 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.