9-letter words containing en
- endogenic — Formed or occurring beneath the surface of the earth.
- endolymph — The fluid in the membranous labyrinth of the ear.
- endomixis — the reorganization of certain nuclei with some protozoa
- endomorph — A person with a soft round body build and a high proportion of fat tissue.
- endophagy — cannibalism within the same group or tribe
- endophyte — A plant, especially a fungus, that lives inside another plant.
- endoplasm — The more fluid, granular inner layer of the cytoplasm in ameboid cells.
- endoproct — entoproct
- endorheic — (of a lake or basin) Internally drained; having no outlet.
- endorphin — Any of a group of hormones secreted within the brain and nervous system and having a number of physiological functions. They are peptides that activate the body’s opiate receptors, causing an analgesic effect.
- endorsees — Plural form of endorsee.
- endorsers — Plural form of endorser.
- endorsing — Present participle of endorse.
- endorsive — pertaining to endorsement
- endoscope — An instrument that can be introduced into the body to give a view of its internal parts.
- endoscopy — (medicine) the examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope.
- endosmose — osmosis in which water enters a cell or organism from the surrounding solution
- endosomal — Of or pertaining to an endosome.
- endosomes — Plural form of endosome.
- endosperm — The part of a seed that acts as a food store for the developing plant embryo, usually containing starch with protein and other nutrients.
- endospore — A resistant asexual spore that develops inside some bacteria cells.
- endosteum — (biology) A membranous vascular layer of cells which line the medullary cavity of a bone.
- endostyle — (zoology) A longitudinal ciliated groove on the ventral wall of the pharynx which produces mucus to gather food particles, found in urochordates and cephalochordates and in the larvae of lampreys.
- endotherm — An animal that is dependent on or capable of the internal generation of heat; a warm-blooded animal.
- endotoxic — Of, related to, or caused by an endotoxin.
- endotoxin — A toxin that is present inside a bacterial cell and is released when the cell disintegrates. It is sometimes responsible for the characteristic symptoms of a disease, e.g., in botulism.
- endowered — Simple past tense and past participle of endower.
- endowment — The action of endowing something or someone.
- endpapers — Plural form of endpaper.
- endpoints — Plural form of endpoint.
- enduement — Enduing.
- endungeon — to put in a dungeon
- endurable — Able to be endured; bearable.
- endurably — In an endurable or tolerable manner.
- endurance — The fact or power of enduring an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way.
- energetic — Showing or involving great activity or vitality.
- energical — Alternative form of energic.
- energised — Alternative spelling of energized.
- energiser — Alternative spelling of energizer.
- energises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of energise.
- energized — Simple past tense and past participle of energize.
- energizer — A person who, or a thing which energizes.
- energizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of energize.
- energumen — A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity.
- enervated — Cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.
- enervates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enervate.
- enfeebled — Make weak or feeble.
- enfeebles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enfeeble.
- enfeoffed — Simple past tense and past participle of enfeoff.
- enfiladed — Simple past tense and past participle of enfilade.