13-letter words containing ni
- decarbonizing — Present participle of decarbonize.
- decolonialize — decolonize.
- decommunizing — Present participle of decommunize.
- deep mourning — completely black mourning clothes made of a drab material: After her brother died, she was in deep mourning for a year.
- dehydrogenize — dehydrogenate.
- demasculinise — Alternative spelling of demasculinize.
- demasculinize — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- demolitionist — an act or instance of demolishing.
- dental clinic — a school clinic in which minor dental work is carried out by dental nurses
- depressogenic — Causing or tending to cause depression.
- dereligionize — to remove the religious aspects from (something)
- derivationist — a person who believes that it is possible to derive knowledge of what is good for humans from a metaphysical study of humans themselves
- dessert knife — a knife used during the dessert course, usually somewhat smaller than a dinner knife.
- desynchronize — Disturb the synchronization of; put out of step or phase.
- deterministic — Deterministic ideas or explanations are based on determinism.
- deuteragonist — (in ancient Greek drama) the character next in importance to the protagonist, esp the antagonist
- digitoxigenin — a steroid derived from digitalis, used in certain cardiac drug treatments
- dignification — The act of dignifying; exaltation.
- dinitrogenase — (enzyme) One of two enzymes which, together with ATP, catalyze the reduction of molecular nitrogen into ammonia.
- dinitrophenol — any of the six isomers consisting of phenol where two hydrogen atoms are substituted by nitro groups, C 6 H 4 N 2 O 5 , used in dyes and wood preservatives, and in biochemistry to uncouple oxidative phosphorylation.
- dipsomaniacal — Pertaining to or suffering from dipsomania.
- discordianism — (recreation) /dis-kor'di-*n-ism/ The veneration of Eris, also known as Discordia; widely popular among hackers. Discordianism was popularised by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson's novel "Illuminatus!" as a sort of self-subverting Dada-Zen for Westerners - it should on no account be taken seriously but is far more serious than most jokes. Consider, for example, the Fifth Commandment of the Pentabarf, from "Principia Discordia": "A Discordian is Prohibited of Believing What he Reads." Discordianism is usually connected with an elaborate conspiracy theory/joke involving millennia-long warfare between the anarcho-surrealist partisans of Eris and a malevolent, authoritarian secret society called the Illuminati. See Religion, Church of the SubGenius, and ha ha only serious.
- disharmonious — inharmonious; discordant.
- disharmonized — Simple past tense and past participle of disharmonize.
- disheartening — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
- disorganizing — Present participle of disorganize.
- disponibility — Availability.
- diversionists — Plural form of diversionist.
- dodecaphonism — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- dodecaphonist — a user of the twelve-tone system of serial music
- dolichocranic — dolichocephalic.
- double nickel — the national speed limit of 55 miles per hour as established in 1974 on U.S. highways.
- double-nickel — the national speed limit of 55 miles per hour as established in 1974 on U.S. highways.
- dress uniform — U.S. Air Force. a uniform consisting of the coat and trousers of the service uniform, with a white shirt and black bow tie, worn for formal occasions.
- dry lightning — lightning produced by a thunderstorm that is unaccompanied by rain
- early warning — An early warning system warns people that something bad is likely to happen, for example that a machine is about to stop working, or that a country is being attacked.
- early-evening — taking place or being presented in the early part of the evening
- early-morning — taking place or being presented in the early part of the morning
- earning power — business: ability to profit
- east germanic — a branch of the Germanic languages no longer extant, comprising Gothic and probably others of which there are no written records. Abbreviation: EGmc.
- ecumenicalism — the doctrines and practices of the ecumenical movement.
- educationists — Plural form of educationist.
- edwardsianism — a modified form of Calvinism taught by Jonathan Edwards.
- egomaniacally — In an egomaniacal manner.
- electrophonic — Relating to electronic equipment to produce sound (this adjectival sense is not comparable).
- embryonically — In an embryonic way.
- emigrationist — a person who promotes emigration
- enigmatically — Acting in a manner that suggests an enigma.
- epileptogenic — causing an epileptic attack
- equestrianism — The skill or sport of horse riding . As an Olympic sport it is divided into three disciplines: show jumping, dressage, and the three-day event (combining show jumping, dressage, and cross-country riding).