8-letter words containing y, e, i
- epilepsy — A neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
- epimysia — Plural form of epimysium.
- epinasty — (botany) the downward curvature of leaves etc due to differential growth rates.
- epiphany — The manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12).
- epiphyte — A plant that grows on another plant but is not parasitic, such as the numerous ferns, bromeliads, air plants, and orchids growing on tree trunks in tropical rain forests.
- episcopy — (obsolete) survey; superintendence.
- epistyle — architrave (sense 1)
- epizooty — an epizootic disease
- eponymic — Of or relating to an eponym.
- epyllion — (literary) a
- equality — The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
- equinity — a horse-like nature
- erringly — In an erring manner; with mistakes or sins.
- eryngium — (botany) Any of the genus Eryngium of umbelliferous plants resembling thistles.
- essaying — Present participle of essay.
- essayish — resembling an essay
- essayist — A person who writes essays, especially as a literary genre.
- esterify — (chemistry) (of an acid) to combine with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) to combine with an acid, to form an ester.
- eternity — Infinite or unending time.
- etherify — (organic chemistry) To convert (an alcohol etc.) into an ether.
- etiology — The cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition.
- eucyclic — having the same number of leaves in each whorl
- euonymin — an extract obtained from the bark of the spindle tree (Euonymus atropurpureus)
- euploidy — (genetics) The condition of having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.
- eurydice — a dryad married to Orpheus, who sought her in Hades after she died. She could have left Hades with him had he not broken his pact and looked back at her
- euthymia — (psychology) A normal, non-depressed, reasonably positive mood; serenity.
- evil eye — cursed stare
- evitably — In an evitable way; avoidably.
- exigency — An urgent need or demand.
- exiguity — The quality of being meagre or scanty.
- exocytic — Of or pertaining to exocytosis.
- eyeblink — An act of blinking one's eyelids one time.
- eyelifts — Plural form of eyelift.
- eyeliner — A cosmetic applied as a line around the eyes to make them appear larger or more noticeable.
- eyepiece — The lens or group of lenses that is closest to the eye in a microscope, telescope, or other optical instrument.
- eyepoint — A point of reference based on the observer's focus, used in generating visual imagery in virtual reality systems.
- eyeshine — the reflection of light from an animal's eye at night
- eyesight — A person's ability to see.
- facilely — moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
- farriery — the art, work, or establishment of a farrier
- fayalite — the iron end member of the olivine group, Fe 2 SiO 4 .
- feasibly — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
- feistily — full of animation, energy, or courage; spirited; spunky; plucky: The champion is faced with a feisty challenger.
- felicity — the state of being happy, especially in a high degree; bliss: marital felicity.
- felinely — In a feline manner; .
- felinity — belonging or pertaining to the cat family, Felidae.
- femality — Femaleness.
- feminacy — feminine nature.
- feminity — the quality of being feminine; womanliness.
- feracity — (obsolete) The state of being feracious, or fruitful.