8-letter words that end in n
- anderson — a river in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories, rising in lakes north of Great Bear Lake and flowing west and north to the Beaufort Sea. Length: about 580 km (360 miles)
- andizhan — a city in E Uzbekistan. Pop: 413 000 (2005 est)
- andorran — of or relating to Andorra or its inhabitants
- androgen — any of several steroids, produced as hormones by the testes or made synthetically, that promote development of male sexual organs and male secondary sexual characteristics
- anfinsen — Christian Boehmer. 1916–95, US biochemist, noted for his research on the structure of enzymes. Nobel prize for chemistry 1972
- angleton — a town in S Texas.
- anglican — Anglican means belonging or relating to the Church of England, or to the churches related to it.
- anniston — a city in E Alabama.
- ant lion — any of a family (Myrmeleontidae) of neuropteran insects, some of which have large-jawed larvae (doodlebugs) that lie hidden in cone-shaped pits where they feed on ants and other insects that fall in
- antiarin — a poison derived from antiar
- antiguan — of or relating to Antigua or its inhabitants
- antimuon — the antiparticle of a muon
- antiphon — a short passage, usually from the Bible, recited or sung as a response after certain parts of a liturgical service
- antiporn — opposed to pornography
- apachean — a subgroup of the Athabaskan language family comprising the languages of the Apache tribes and the Navajo.
- apastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are farthest apart (opposed to periastron).
- apertion — (archaic) The act of opening.
- aphelion — the point in its orbit when a planet or comet is at its greatest distance from the sun
- apiarian — of or relating to the breeding and care of bees
- apollyon — the destroyer, a name given to the Devil (Revelation 9:11)
- appleton — Sir Edward (Victor). 1892–1965, English physicist, noted particularly for his research on the ionosphere: Nobel prize for physics 1947
- aquarian — a person who keeps an aquarium
- aramaean — of or relating to Aram (the biblical name for ancient Syria)
- arawakan — a family of American Indian languages found throughout NE South America
- arbutean — relating to arbutus, or made from arbutus wood
- arcadian — of or relating to Arcadia or its inhabitants, esp the idealized Arcadia of pastoral poetry
- archaean — any member of the Archaea, a domain of prokaryotic microorganisms, distinguished from bacteria on molecular phylogenetic grounds and often found in hostile environments, such as volcanic vents and hot springs
- archaeon — A microorganism, physically resembling a bacterium, of the kingdom Archaea.
- arizonan — of Arizona
- arkansan — a native or inhabitant of Arkansas
- armarian — a monk in charge of the library and scriptorium in a monastery.
- armenian — a native or inhabitant of Armenia or an Armenian-speaking person elsewhere
- arminian — denoting, relating to, or believing in the Christian Protestant doctrines of Jacobus Arminius, published in 1610, which rejected absolute predestination and insisted that the sovereignty of God is compatible with free will in man. These doctrines deeply influenced Wesleyan and Methodist theology
- armozeen — a plain silk, often black, used for clerical gowns and mourning purposes, as well as for women's dresses during and before the 18th century
- artesian — noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- as a man — in unison; unanimously
- ascidian — any minute marine invertebrate animal of the class Ascidiacea, such as the sea squirt, the adults of which are degenerate and sedentary: subphylum Tunicata (tunicates)
- ashkelon — Ashqelon
- ashqelon — city in SW Israel, on the Mediterranean: nearby is the site of an ancient city-state (often sp. Ashkelon) of the Philistines, 12th cent. b.c. (cf. I Sam. 6:17; Jer. 25:20): pop. 57,000
- asmonean — Hasmonean.
- assassin — An assassin is a person who assassinates someone.
- assidean — a member of a sect, characterized by its religious zeal and piety, that flourished in the 2nd century b.c. during the time of the Maccabees and vigorously resisted the Hellenization of Jewish culture and religion.
- assyrian — an inhabitant of ancient Assyria
- asterion — (anatomy) The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.
- asturian — of or relating to Asturias
- asuncion — the capital and chief port of Paraguay, on the Paraguay River, 1530 km (950 miles) from the Atlantic. Pop: 1 750 000 (2005 est)
- atchison — a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River.
- athenian — a native or inhabitant of Athens
- atherton — Mike, full name Michael Andrew Atherton. born 1968, English cricketer: played for Lancashire (1987–2001) and England (1989–2001); captain of England (1993–1998)
- atkinson — Sir Harry Albert. 1831–92, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1876–77; 1883–84; 1887–91)