9-letter words containing ene
- madrilene — a consommé flavored with tomato, frequently jelled and served cold.
- magdalene — the, Mary Magdalene.
- melongene — eggplant (def 1).
- melpomene — the Muse of tragedy.
- methylene — containing the methylene group.
- moistened — Simple past tense and past participle of moisten.
- moistener — Something used to moisten, especially a cosmetic.
- naiveness — having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- nalmefene — a drug, C 21 H 25 NO 3 , used in the treatment of dependence disorders, as alcoholism and narcotics addiction.
- naphthene — any of a group of hydrocarbon ring compounds of the general formula, C n H 2n , derivatives of cyclopentane and cyclohexane, found in certain petroleums.
- nobleness — distinguished by rank or title.
- nonenergy — not related to energy or the energy industry
- nota bene — note well; take note
- obscenely — offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved: obscene language.
- oligocene — noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 40 to 25 million years ago.
- oligogene — a gene that produces or significantly affects the expression of a qualitative heritable characteristic, acting either alone or with a few other genes.
- oncogenes — Plural form of oncogene.
- oogenesis — the origin and development of the ovum.
- oogenetic — Of or pertaining to oogenesis.
- pachytene — the third stage of prophase in meiosis, during which each chromosome pair separates into sister chromatids with some breakage and crossing over of genes.
- paleocene — noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, from 65 to 55 million years ago, and characterized by a proliferation of mammals.
- paleogene — noting or pertaining to the earlier part of the Cenozoic Era, in the system adopted by some geologists, occurring from 65 to 25 million years ago and including the Oligocene, Eocene, and Paleocene epochs: corresponds to the earlier part of the Tertiary Period in the system generally used in the U.S. Compare Neogene.
- parenesis — exhortation; admonition
- peneplain — an area reduced almost to a plain by erosion.
- penetrant — a person or thing that penetrates.
- penetrate — to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
- pentylene — any unsaturated hydrocarbon with formula C5H8
- phenetics — classification of organisms based on measurable similarities and differences rather than genetic makeup and evolutionary descent.
- phenetole — a colorless, volatile, aromatic, water-insoluble liquid, C 8 H 1 0 O.
- phenylene — containing a phenylene group.
- phosphene — a luminous image produced by mechanical stimulation of the retina, as by pressure applied to the eyeball by the finger when the lid is closed.
- photogene — an afterimage on the retina.
- phrenetic — frenetic.
- pleiocene — Pliocene
- polygenes — multiple factors
- polythene — polyethylene.
- praeneste — ancient name of Palestrina.
- propylene — containing the propylene group.
- pyreneite — a garnet, of greyish-black colour, usually identified as a variety of andradite
- quenelles — Plural form of quenelle.
- quickened — Simple past tense and past participle of quicken.
- quickener — to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: She quickened her pace.
- quietened — Simple past tense and past participle of quieten.
- quietener — a thing which quiets or sedates
- reconvene — to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose.
- renegated — to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of: an investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
- renewable — able to be renewed: a library book that is not renewable.
- renewably — in a renewable fashion, in such a way as to be renewable
- renewedly — in a renewed fashion
- rhigolene — a petroleum distillate intermediate between cymogene and gasoline, formerly used to produce local anesthesia by freezing.