8-letter words containing ni
- cornices — Plural form of cornice.
- corniche — a coastal road, esp one built into the face of a cliff
- cornicle — a wax-secreting organ on an aphid's abdomen that is shaped like a horn
- corniest — pertaining to or affected with corns of the feet.
- cornific — producing horns
- coronial — of or relating to a coroner
- coronium — a hypothetical element whose existence was proposed in the 19th century to explain a green line seen in the solar coronal spectrum; this is now known to be highly-ionized iron and nickel
- cothurni — a grave and elevated style of acting; tragic acting; tragedy.
- cotinine — a substance, C10H12N20, used to indicate the presence of nicotine
- coturnix — any of several quails of the genus Coturnix of the family Phasianidae
- cozening — Present participle of cozen.
- craniate — having a skull or cranium
- crannied — full of crannies or chinks
- crannies — Plural form of cranny.
- cratonic — Of or pertaining to the craton.
- criminis — Plural form of crimini.
- crooning — a style of relaxed and seemingly effortless singing, particularly popular in the1930s and 1940s
- crostini — pieces of toasted bread served with a savoury topping
- crowning — the stage of labour when the infant's head is passing through the vaginal opening
- cryonics — the practice of freezing a human corpse in the hope of restoring it to life in the future
- ctenidia — any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid.
- ctenizid — a spider of the family Ctenizidae, comprising the trap-door spiders.
- cuniform — Alternative spelling of cuneiform.
- cutinize — to become or cause to become covered or impregnated with cutin
- cyanides — Plural form of cyanide.
- cyanidin — (organic compound) A anthocyanidin pigment, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) chromenylium-3,5,7-triol, found in many red berries.
- cyanines — Plural form of cyanine.
- cyclonic — of or relating to a cyclone.
- cynicism — Cynicism is the belief that people always act selfishly.
- cyprinid — any teleost fish of the mainly freshwater family Cyprinidae, typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales and including such food and game fishes as the carp, tench, roach, rudd, and dace
- daemonic — inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- daimonic — daemon.
- daltonic — color blindness, especially the inability to distinguish red from green.
- danielle — a feminine name
- danilova — Alexandra [al-ig-zan-druh,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-druh] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə/ (Show IPA), 1904?–97, Russian ballet dancer.
- danishes — Plural form of danish.
- daphnias — Plural form of daphnia.
- dawnings — Plural form of dawning.
- deboning — to remove the bones from (meat, fish, or fowl); bone: Before cooking, the chicken breasts should be deboned with a small, sharp knife.
- decennia — a period of ten years; a decade.
- defining — decisive; critically important: Taking a course in architecture was a defining turn in her life.
- definite — If something such as a decision or an arrangement is definite, it is firm and clear, and unlikely to be changed.
- deianira — a sister of Meleager and wife of Hercules. She unintentionally killed Hercules by dipping his tunic in the poisonous blood of the Centaur Nessus, thinking it to be a love charm
- deigning — to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity; condescend: He would not deign to discuss the matter with us.
- deionise — Alternative spelling of deionize.
- deionize — to remove ions from (water) by the use of cation and anion exchangers
- demining — Present participle of demine.
- deminish — Obsolete form of diminish.
- demoniac — of, like, or suggestive of a demon; demonic
- demonian — of, relating to, or resembling a demon