Words ending with tan
3 letter words ending with tan
- tan — to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
- black and tan — a mixture of stout or porter and ale
- flowers of tan — a common slime mold, Fuligo septica, of the central and eastern U.S., having large sporophores and yellowish, foamy plasmodia, that during a wet growing season may spread to cover large areas of lawns, woody debris, and growing plants.
- mayfair tan — suntan (def 2).
- yuan tan — an annual Chinese festival marking the Chinese New Year. It can last over three days and includes the exchange of gifts, firework displays, and dancing
4 letter words ending with tan
5 letter words ending with tan
- cotan — cotangent
- cutan — (biochemistry) A hydrocarbon polymer, of uncertain structure but thought to be similar to kerogen, found in some plants.
- hotan — an oasis in W China, in SW Xinjiang.
- octan — (of a fever) occurring every eighth day.
- ratan — Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
6 letter words ending with tan
- arctan — arctangent: the function the value of which for a given argument is the angle in radians (between –π/2 and π/2) the tangent of which is that argument: the inverse of the tangent function
- bhutan — a kingdom in central Asia: disputed by Tibet, China, India, and Britain since the 18th century but most closely connected with India; contains inaccessible stretches of the E Himalayas in the north. Official language: Dzongka; Nepali is also spoken. Official religion: Mahayana Buddhist. Currencies: ngultrum and Indian rupee. Capital: Thimbu. Pop: 725 296 (2013 est). Area: about 46 600 sq km (18 000 sq miles)
- caftan — A caftan is a long loose garment with long sleeves. Caftans are worn by men in Arab countries, and by women in America and Europe.
- captan — a fungicide produced from mercaptan
- coltan — a metallic ore found esp in the E Congo, consisting of columbite and tantalite (a source of the element tantalum)
7 letter words ending with tan
- avestan — the oldest recorded language of the Iranian branch of the Indo-European family; the language of the Avesta
- capitan — a mountain in E California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: precipice that rises over 3300 feet (1000 meters) above Yosemite Valley.
- capstan — A capstan is a machine consisting of a drum that turns round and pulls in a heavy rope or something attached to a rope, for example an anchor.
- civitan — a member of Civitan International, a service club founded 1918.
- dakotan — of or relating to Dakota or its inhabitants
8 letter words ending with tan
- albertan — of or relating to Alberta or its inhabitants
- augustan — characteristic of, denoting, or relating to the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar (63 bc–14 ad), his period, or the poets, notably Virgil, Horace, and Ovid, writing during his reign
- dagestan — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the Caspian Sea: annexed from Persia in 1813; rich mineral resources. Capital: Makhachkala. Pop: 2 584 200 (2002). Area: 50 278 sq km (19 416 sq miles)
- galactan — any of the class of hexosans, as agar, that yield galactose upon hydrolysis.
- insectan — Of or relating to insects.
9 letter words ending with tan
- athelstan — ?895–939 ad, king of Wessex and Mercia (924–939 ad), who extended his kingdom to include most of England
- bantustan — (formerly, in South Africa) an area reserved for occupation by a Black African people, with limited self-government; abolished in 1993
- charlatan — You describe someone as a charlatan when they pretend to have skills or knowledge that they do not really possess.
- daghestan — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the Caspian Sea: annexed from Persia in 1813; rich mineral resources. Capital: Makhachkala. Pop: 2 584 200 (2002). Area: 50 278 sq km (19 416 sq miles)
- harmattan — (on the west coast of Africa) a dry, parching land breeze, charged with dust.
10 letter words ending with tan
- aethelstan — Athelstan
- constantan — an alloy of copper (60 per cent) and nickel (40 per cent). It has a high resistivity that does not vary significantly with temperature and is used in resistors and, with copper, in thermocouples
- kafiristan — former name of Nuristan.
- kalimantan — Indonesian name of Borneo, especially referring to the southern, or Indonesian, part.
- kazakhstan — a republic in central Asia, NE of the Caspian Sea and W of China. 1,049,155 sq. mi. (2,717,311 sq. km). Capital: Akmola.
11 letter words ending with tan
- adzharistan — an autonomous region in SW Georgia, bordered by Turkey and the Black Sea. 1120 sq. mi. (2900 sq. km). Capital: Batumi.
- afghanistan — a republic in central Asia: became independent in 1919; occupied by Soviet troops, 1979–89; controlled by mujaheddin forces from 1992 until 1996 when Taliban forces seized power; in the US-led 'war on terror' (2001) the Taliban were overthrown although their insurgency continues; generally arid and mountainous, with the Hindu Kush range rising over 7500 m (25 000 ft) and fertile valleys of the Amu Darya, Helmand, and Kabul Rivers. Official languages: Pashto and Dari (Persian), Tajik also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim. Currency: afghani. Capital: Kabul. Pop: 31 108 077 (2013 est). Area: 657 500 sq km (250 000 sq miles)
- ash-shaytan — (in Muslim usage) Satan; the devil.
- baluchistan — a mountainous region of SW Asia, in SW Pakistan and SE Iran
- hallstattan — of, relating to, or belonging to a variously dated early period of Iron Age culture in Europe, characterized by the use of bronze, the introduction of iron, and by artistic work in pottery, jewelry, etc.
12 letter words ending with tan
- cosmopolitan — A cosmopolitan place or society is full of people from many different countries and cultures.
- heterokontan — of or relating to a heterokont
- liverpolitan — a native or inhabitant of Liverpool
- metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
- pentapolitan — of or pertaining to a pentapolis
13 letter words ending with tan
- black-and-tan — (of a dog) of a black color with tan markings above the eyes and on the muzzle, chest, legs, feet, and breech.
- heteropolitan — a heterosexual man, typically living in a city, whose attitudes and interests are regarded as masculine but not excessively so
- megalopolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
- technopolitan — of or relating to a place or society dominated by technology
15 letter words ending with tan
- nonmetropolitan — Not metropolitan.
16 letter words ending with tan
- non-metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
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