8-letter words containing ae
- foveolae — a small fovea; a very small pit or depression.
- furcraea — a member of a genus of succulent plants of the family Agavaceae native to tropical parts of Central and South America
- furculae — Plural form of furcula.
- gastraea — a primeval double-walled sac-like form whose existence was hypothesized by Ernst Haeckel, who proposed that all animals were descended from it
- gingivae — gum2 (def 1).
- gossaert — Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), Mabuse, Jan.
- graecism — the spirit of Greek thought, art, etc.
- graecize — to impart Greek characteristics to.
- gravidae — a woman's status regarding pregnancy; usually followed by a roman numeral designating the number of times the woman has been pregnant.
- gynaeco- — relating to women; female
- haematic — relating to, acting on, having the colour of, or containing blood
- haematin — Alternative spelling of hematin.
- haemato- — indicating blood
- haere ra — goodbye!
- haeremai — a Māori expression of welcome
- hermaean — denoting or relating to a herm
- hetaerae — a highly cultured courtesan or concubine, especially in ancient Greece.
- ihimaera — Witi (ˈwɪtɪ), full name Witi Tame Ihimaera-Smiler. born 1944, New Zealand Māori novelist and short-story writer; his novels include The Whale Rider (1987) and The Uncle's Story (2002)
- induciae — the time limit given for a defendant to appear in court after first receiving a citation to appear
- induviae — withered leaves which decay on the tree instead of falling off; also, parts of petals (corolla) or sepals (calyx) with the same behaviour
- inferiae — (in Roman religion) offerings made to the spirits of the dead, often propitiatory in nature
- jordaens — Jacob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1593–1678, Flemish painter.
- kistvaen — cist2 .
- laetitia — a female given name.
- laetrile — a controversial drug, purported to cure cancer, prepared from the pits of apricots or peaches and containing about 6 percent cyanide by weight: banned by the FDA.
- laevulin — a polysaccharide occurring in the tubers of certain helianthus plants
- lamellae — a thin plate, scale, membrane, or layer, as of bone, tissue, or cell walls.
- lernaean — relating to Lerna, the swamp or lake near Argos in which dwelt the Hydra which Hercules slew
- leucaena — any of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Leucaena, of the legume family, which includes the lead tree.
- limnaeid — any snail of the family Limnaeidae
- linnaean — of or relating to Linnaeus, who established the binomial system of scientific nomenclature.
- linnaeus — Carolus [kar-uh-luh s] /ˈkær ə ləs/ (Show IPA), (Carl von Linné) 1707–78, Swedish botanist.
- lipaemia — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.
- lipaemic — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.
- lycaenid — A member of the taxonomic family 'Lycaenidae'.
- mae west — Benjamin, 1738–1820, U.S. painter, in England after 1763.
- maeander — ancient name of the Menderes (def 2).
- maebashi — a city in the central part of Honshu, in central Japan.
- maebelle — a female given name.
- maecenas — Gaius Cilnius [sil-nee-uh s] /ˈsɪl ni əs/ (Show IPA), c70–8 b.c, Roman statesman: friend and patron of Horace and Vergil.
- maenadic — (Greek mythology) Of, or pertaining to the maenad.
- maestoso — (especially as a direction) in a majestic manner.
- maestros — Plural form of maestro.
- mamillae — Plural form of mamilla.
- mandaean — a member of an ancient Gnostic sect extant in Iraq.
- mannaean — of or relating to the ancient kingdom of Mannai or its inhabitants.
- maxillae — Irregular plural form of maxilla.
- medullae — Irregular plural form of medulla.
- megagaea — one of the three primary zoogeographic areas of the earth including Europe, Africa, Asia, certain islands southeast of Asia, and the polar and temperate areas of North America
- messiaen — Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles [aw-lee-vyey œ-zhen praw-sper sharl] /ɔ liˈvyeɪ œˈʒɛn prɔˈspɛr ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1908–92, French composer and organist.