7-letter words that end in n
- al-anon — an association for the families and friends of alcoholics to give mutual support
- aladdin — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) a poor youth who obtains a magic lamp and ring, with which he summons genies who grant his wishes
- alamein — a town on the N coast of Egypt, about 70 miles (113 km) W of Alexandria: decisive British victory October 1942.
- alantin — (chemistry, obsolete) inulin.
- alarcon — Pedro Antonio de (ˈpeðro anˈtonjo de). 1833–91, Spanish novelist and short-story writer, noted for his humorous sketches of rural life, esp in The Three-Cornered Hat (1874)
- alaskan — of or relating to Alaska or its inhabitants
- alateen — a support organization of teenage children of alcoholic parents, usually operated in conjunction with Alcoholics Anonymous.
- alation — the state of having wings
- albumen — Albumen is the same as albumin.
- albumin — Albumin is a protein that is found in blood plasma, egg white, and some other substances.
- alcoran — the Koran
- alebion — a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
- alencon — a town in NW France: early lace-manufacturing centre. Pop: 28 935 (1999)
- alerion — an eagle, usually without a beak or feet
- alexian — a member of a congregation of brothers founded for the care of the sick at Mechlin, Brabant, in the 15th century.
- algol n — (language) A successor to ALGOL 60 proposed by Yoneda.
- alkoran — the Koran
- allicin — a substance found in garlic that has anti-bacterial qualities and the distinct smell redolent of garlic
- allison — Donald ("Donnie") born 1939, and his brother, Robert, (Bobby), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.
- alloxan — a reddish organic compound C4H2N2O4 produced by oxidation of uric acid
- allston — Washington. 1779–1843, US painter and author, regarded as the earliest US Romantic painter. His paintings include Elijah in the Desert (1818) and Moonlit Landscape (1819)
- almaden — a town in S Spain: rich cinnabar mines, worked since Roman times. Pop: 6659 (2003 est)
- almsman — a person who gives or receives alms
- alphorn — a wind instrument used in the Swiss Alps, consisting of a very long tube of wood or bark with a cornet-like mouthpiece
- althorn — a valved brass musical instrument belonging to the saxhorn or flügelhorn families
- alumian — (mineral) natroalunite.
- amation — lovemaking
- ameslan — American sign language: a language in which meaning is conveyed by hand gestures and their position in relation to the upper part of the body
- amotion — the deprivation of a possession
- amphion — a son of Zeus and Antiope: he builds a wall around Thebes by charming the stones into place with a lyre
- an nhon — a city in S central Vietnam.
- anation — (chemistry) The replacement of a ligand (especially of water) by an anion in a coordination compound.
- anatman — (in Theravada Buddhism) the belief that since all things are constantly changing, there can be no such thing as a permanent, unchanging self: one of the three basic characteristics of existence
- andaman — Also, Andamanese. of or relating to the Andaman Islands, the Andamanese people, or their language.
- andijon — a city in E Uzbekistan, near the border of Kyrgyzstan.
- andiron — either of a pair of metal supports with ornamented front uprights, used to hold the wood in a fireplace
- aneirin — 6th century ad, Welsh poet. His Y Gododdin, preserved in The Book of Aneirin (?1250), is one of the earliest surviving Welsh poems
- aneurin — thiamine
- angevin — a native or inhabitant of Anjou
- anglian — of or relating to the Angles or to the Anglian dialects of Old English
- angolan — Angolan means belonging or relating to Angola or its people.
- anlagen — Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
- annexin — (biology) Any of a group of cellular proteins found in all kingdoms (animal, plant and fungi) with the exception of the bacteria.
- antaean — an African giant who was invincible when in contact with the earth but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed.
- antigen — An antigen is a substance that helps the production of antibodies.
- antigun — opposed to the possession and proliferation of guns
- antiman — opposed to men
- antlion — any of various neuropterous insects of the family Myrmeleontidae, which typically resemble dragonflies and are most common in tropical regions
- antwren — any of several small antbirds, especially of the genus Myrmotherula.
- anywhen — at any time