8-letter words containing en
- chromene — a compound derived from plants, used as an insecticide
- cistvaen — a pre-Christian stone coffin or burial chamber
- citizens — a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection (distinguished from alien).
- clansmen — Irregular plural form of clansman.
- clarence — a closed four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, having a glass front
- classmen — Plural form of classman.
- clemence — (obsolete) clemency.
- clemency — If someone is granted clemency, they are punished less severely than they could be.
- clemente — Roberto Walker [roh-bair-toh] /roʊˈbɛər toʊ/ (Show IPA), 1934–72, U.S. baseball player, born in Puerto Rico.
- clementi — Muzio [moo-tsyaw] /ˈmu tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1752–1832, Italian pianist and composer in England.
- clenched — Closed tightly.
- clencher — something or someone who clenches
- clenches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clench.
- cliental — a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- clinamen — a bias or inclination
- cliveden — a mansion in Buckinghamshire, on the N bank of the Thames near Maidenhead: formerly the home of Nancy Astor and the scene of gatherings of politicians and others (known as the Cliveden Set); now a hotel
- cloyment — satiety
- coachmen — Plural form of coachman.
- coagency — a joint agency
- coagment — (obsolete) To join together.
- coattend — to attend jointly
- codename — Alternative spelling of code name.
- coendure — to endure together
- coenurus — an encysted larval form of the tapeworm Multiceps, containing many encapsulated heads. In sheep it can cause the gid, and when eaten by dogs it develops into several adult forms
- coenzyme — a nonprotein organic molecule that forms a complex with certain enzymes and is essential for their activity
- coextend — to extend or cause to extend equally in space or time
- cogenial — Alternative spelling of congenial.
- cogently — convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
- cognomen — (originally) an ancient Roman's third name or nickname, which later became his family name
- cohenite — a rare microscopic mineral, carbide of iron, nickel, or cobalt, (Fe, Ni, Co) 3 C, found in lunar rocks and some meteorites.
- coherent — If something is coherent, it is well planned, so that it is clear and sensible and all its parts go well with each other.
- coinvent — to invent jointly
- collagen — Collagen is a protein that is found in the bodies of people and animals. It is often used as an ingredient in cosmetics or is injected into the face in cosmetic surgery, in order to make the skin look younger.
- colleens — Plural form of colleen.
- comenius — John Amos, Czech name Jan Amos Komensky. 1592–1670, Czech educational reformer
- commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
- commends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commend.
- comments — Plural form of comment.
- comnenus — an important Byzantine family from which the imperial dynasties of Constantinople (1057–59; 1081–1185) and Trebizond (1204–1461) derived
- compends — Plural form of compend.
- compense — (obsolete) To compensate.
- condence — Nonstandard spelling of condense.
- condense — If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
- conenose — any of several large bloodsucking bugs of the genus Triatoma
- congener — a member of a class, group, or other category, esp any animal of a specified genus
- congenic — (of inbred animal cells) genetically identical except for a single gene locus
- consense — To agree; to form by consensus.
- consents — Plural form of consent.
- contends — to struggle in opposition: to contend with the enemy for control of the port.
- contents — everything that is inside a container