8-letter words that end in se
- helicase — any of the enzymes that use the energy derived from the hydrolysis of nucleoside triphosphates to unwind the double-stranded helical structure of nucleic acids: RNA and DNA helicases.
- henhouse — a shelter for poultry.
- highrise — (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment house.
- hooknose — a curved nose; aquiline nose.
- hortense — a female given name.
- hothouse — an artificially heated greenhouse for the cultivation of tender plants.
- humanise — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- icehouse — a building for storing ice.
- idealise — to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.
- idocrase — vesuvianite.
- immunise — to make immune.
- in phase — having the same phase.
- in posse — possible; potential
- in-house — company: internal
- incorpse — to incorporate
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- inhearse — (transitive) To place into, or as if into, a hearse or coffin.
- inter se — (italics) Latin. among or between themselves.
- introrse — turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
- isohypse — (meteorology) A line on a map connecting points of equal height of a given pressure level.
- j'accuse — any strong denunciation
- japanese — of, relating to, or characteristic of Japan, its people, or their language.
- javanese — of or relating to the island of Java, its people, or their language.
- jealouse — to suspect
- jeunesse — the time of one's youth
- job case — any of various cases for holding type, especially one of several that accommodate both uppercase and lowercase letters. Compare California job case, case2 (def 8).
- kanarese — of or relating to Kanara, a part of the Maharashtra province in W India.
- katalase — catalase.
- keratose — having a skeleton formed of horny fibers, as certain sponges.
- key case — a small case in which keys are carried.
- kilobase — (in expressing the lengths of nucleic acid molecules) 1,000 bases.
- lachaise — Gaston [gas-tuh n;; French ga-stawn] /ˈgæs tən;; French gaˈstɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1882–1935, U.S. sculptor, born in France.
- lacrosse — a game, originated by Indians of North America, in which two 10-member teams attempt to send a small ball into each other's netted goal, each player being equipped with a crosse or stick at the end of which is a netted pocket for catching, carrying, or throwing the ball.
- lacunose — full of or having lacunae.
- laminose — laminate; laminar.
- largesse — generous bestowal of gifts.
- larousse — Pierre Athanase [pyer a-ta-nahz] /pyɛr a taˈnɑz/ (Show IPA), 1817–75, French grammarian, lexicographer, and encyclopedist.
- lebanese — of or relating to Lebanon or its natives or inhabitants.
- legalese — language containing an excessive amount of legal terminology or of legal jargon.
- legalise — to make legal; authorize.
- levulose — fructose.
- likewise — moreover; in addition; also; too: She is likewise a fine lawyer.
- listwise — Of or relating to a list or lists.
- literose — affectedly literary
- localise — (transitive) alternative spelling of localize.
- logicise — to make logical; give logical form to: to logicize a sequence of events.
- longcase — A longcase clock.
- longwise — lengthwise
- low-rise — having a comparatively small number of floors, as a motel or townhouse, and usually no elevator.
- lyricise — to write lyrics.