12-letter words containing ni
- animated oat — an oat, Avena sterilis, of the Mediterranean region, having spikelets that twist or move when exposed to sudden moisture, due to the hygroscopic action of the awns.
- animatronics — a branch of film and theatre technology that combines traditional puppetry techniques with electronics to create lifelike animated effects
- anisaldehyde — a colorless, oily, aromatic liquid, the para form of C 8 H 8 O 2 , having a vanillalike odor: used chiefly in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfume, and as an intermediate in organic synthesis.
- anisocytosis — (medicine) Significant size variation of blood cells.
- anisomorphic — differing in the semantic scope of terms referring to the real world: for instance, English and Russian are anisomorphic with regard to colour terms, English treating light blue and navy blue as shades of one colour but Russian treating these two shades as unrelated
- anisothermal — (thermodynamics) Of or pertaining to a system that is not in thermal equilibrium, that does not have a single fixed temperature.
- anisotropies — Plural form of anisotropy.
- anisotropism — the state of being anisotropic
- annie besant — Annie (Wood) 1847–1933, English theosophist.
- annie oakley — a free ticket; pass
- annihilating — to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly: The heavy bombing almost annihilated the city.
- annihilation — the act of annihilating
- annihilative — Serving to annihilate; radically destructive.
- annihilatory — Causing annihilation.
- annihilistic — Relating to annihilation.
- anorexigenic — causing loss of appetite
- antagonising — Present participle of antagonise.
- antagonistic — If a person is antagonistic to someone or something, they show hatred or dislike towards them.
- antagonizing — to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist of: His speech antagonized many voters.
- anthocyanine — Alternative form of anthocyanin.
- anthocyanins — Plural form of anthocyanin.
- anthranilate — a salt present in anthranilic acid
- anthrophonic — Relating to anthrophony.
- anti-zionist — a person who is opposed to Zionism
- anticolonial — opposed to colonialism
- anticyclonic — Of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone.
- antifeminine — opposed to or discriminating against women or feminine characteristics or behaviour
- antifeminism — the opposition to feminism
- antifeminist — a person, movement or action opposed to feminism
- antigenicity — the quality or extent of being antigenic
- antihumanism — opposition to humanism
- antimnemonic — difficult to remember (often deliberately so)
- antiphonical — Alternative form of antiphonic.
- antoninianus — an ancient Roman coin made either of silver or bronze and equal in value to two denarii
- appertaining — to belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.; pertain or relate (usually followed by to): privileges that appertain to members of the royal family.
- apportioning — Present participle of apportion.
- aqua ammonia — a water solution of ammonia; ammonia water; ammonium hydroxide
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- arfvedsonite — a type of hornblende with the composition Na3(Fe,Mg)4FeSi8O22(OH)2
- aristophanic — 448?–385? b.c, Athenian comic dramatist.
- arithmomania — an obsessive desire to count objects, or a fixation with numbers and calculations
- arsenic acid — a white poisonous soluble crystalline solid used in the manufacture of arsenates and insecticides. Formula: H3AsO4
- arseniferous — Lb geology Containing or producing arsenic.
- arseniureted — combined with arsenic
- ascensionist — a person who has completed a mountain ascent, esp a notable one
- ascertaining — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- ashurbanipal — died ?626 bc, king of Assyria (?668–?626): son of Esarhaddon. He built the magnificent palace and library at Nineveh
- assurbanipal — Ashurbanipal
- astonishable — (obsolete) Astonishing.
- astonishment — Astonishment is a feeling of great surprise.