8-letter words containing n, i
- alerting — fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind.
- aleutian — of, denoting, or relating to the Aleutian Islands, the Aleuts, or their language
- algerian — Algerian means belonging or relating to Algeria, or its people or culture.
- algerine — of or relating to Algeria or its inhabitants
- alginate — a salt or ester of alginic acid
- algonkin — Algonquin
- aliakmon — a river in N Greece. 200 miles (322 km) long: longest river in Greece.
- aliasing — the error in a vision or sound signal arising from limitations in the system that generates or processes the signal
- alicante — a port in SE Spain: commercial centre. Pop: 305 911 (2003 est)
- alienage — the legal status of an alien
- alienate — If you alienate someone, you make them become unfriendly or unsympathetic towards you.
- alienees — Plural form of alienee.
- alienism — the study and treatment of mental illness
- alienist — a psychiatrist who specializes in the legal aspects of mental illness
- alienors — Plural form of alienor.
- aligning — to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- aliments — that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- alinasal — (anatomy) Pertaining to expansions of the nasal bone or cartilage.
- alinotum — the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- aliquant — of, signifying, or relating to a quantity or number that is not an exact divisor of a given quantity or number
- alitrunk — (zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
- alizarin — a brownish-yellow powder or orange-red crystalline solid used as a dye and in the manufacture of other dyes. Formula: C6H4(CO)2C6H2(OH)2
- alkaline — Something that is alkaline contains an alkali or has a pH value of more than 7.
- alkannin — a dark red, amorphous, water-insoluble powder, C 16 H 16 O 5 , obtained from the root of the alkanet: used chiefly for coloring fats, oils, and pharmaceuticals.
- allanite — a rare black or brown mineral consisting of the hydrated silicate of calcium, aluminium, iron, cerium, lanthanum, and other rare earth minerals. It occurs in granites and other igneous rocks. Formula: (Ca,Ce,La,Y)2(Al,Fe,Be,Mn,Mg)3(SiO4)3(OH)
- allaying — to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet.
- alleging — to assert without proof.
- alliance — An alliance is a group of countries or political parties that are formally united and working together because they have similar aims.
- allision — the striking of one ship by another.
- allowing — to give permission to or for; permit: to allow a student to be absent; No swimming allowed.
- alloying — relating to, or used in, alloying
- alluding — Present participle of allude.
- alluring — Someone or something that is alluring is very attractive.
- allusion — An allusion is an indirect reference to someone or something.
- alluvion — the wash of the sea or of a river
- alpinely — In an alpine way, loftily.
- alpinism — mountain climbing, especially in the Alps.
- alpinist — a mountaineer who climbs in medium-sized glaciated mountain areas such as the Alps
- alsatian — An Alsatian is a large, usually fierce dog that is often used to guard buildings or by the police to help them find criminals.
- altering — to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will; to alter course.
- aluminic — of or relating to aluminium
- aluminum — a silvery, lightweight, easily worked, metallic chemical element that resists corrosion and is found abundantly, but only in combination: symbol, Al; at. no., 13
- alumni's — a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- amandine — a protein found in almonds
- amanitin — a poison secreted by mushrooms of the genus Amanita
- amassing — to gather for oneself; collect as one's own: to amass a huge amount of money.
- amatoxin — Any of a class of toxic peptides produced by several mushrooms of the genus Amanita and others.
- amazonia — the land around the Amazon river
- amazonis — an area on the equator of Mars.
- amberina — a characteristic of a type of glassware known for its blended colours, containing amber at the base merging into red higher up the piece