16-letter words containing ni
- automanipulation — physical stimulation of one's own genitals.
- avalon peninsula — a large peninsula of Newfoundland, between Trinity and Placentia Bays. Area: about 10 000 sq km (4000 sq miles)
- azuero peninsula — a peninsula in SW Panama, bordered on the E by the Gulf of Panama.
- babylonian exile — the exile of the Jews, deported by Nebuchadnezzar into Babylonia in 597 b.c. and permitted to return by Cyrus in 538 b.c.
- balkan peninsula — a large peninsula in SE Europe, between the Adriatic and Aegean Seas
- bargaining agent — an organization, usually a trade union, that acts or bargains on behalf of a group of employees in collective bargaining
- bargaining level — the level within an organizational hierarchy, such as company level, national level, etc, at which collective bargaining takes place
- bargaining power — the ability of a person, group, or organization to exert influence over another party in a negotiation in order to achieve a deal which is favourable to themselves
- bargaining scope — the range of topics within the scope of a particular set of negotiations leading to a collective agreement
- bargaining table — a table around which the parties involved in a negotiation sit
- benito mussolini — Benito [buh-nee-toh;; Italian be-nee-taw] /bəˈni toʊ;; Italian bɛˈni tɔ/ (Show IPA), (I"Il Duce") 1883–1945, Italian Fascist leader: premier of Italy 1922–43.
- biomagnification — biological magnification.
- black nightshade — a poisonous solanaceous plant, Solanum nigrum, a common weed in cultivated land, having small white flowers with backward-curved petals and black berry-like fruits
- blended learning — the use of both classroom teaching and on-line learning
- blenheim spaniel — a variety of toy spaniel that is white with reddish-brown spots
- botanical garden — a place where collections of plants and trees are kept for scientific study and exhibition
- breast screening — a radiological or other examination of a woman's breasts to check for signs of cancer
- brittany spaniel — a short-tailed French bird dog that typically has a smooth orange- or liver-and-white coat
- bronchopneumonia — inflammation of the lungs, originating in the bronchioles
- burning question — urgent matter for discussion
- cabinet minister — a minister who is a member of the cabinet
- caledonian canal — a canal in N Scotland, linking the Atlantic with the North Sea through the Great Glen: built 1803–47; now used mostly for leisure boating
- california poppy — a papaveraceous plant, Eschscholtzia californica, of the Pacific coast of North America, having yellow or orange flowers and finely divided bluish-green leaves
- california quail — a quail, Callipepla californica, of the western coast of the U.S., having grayish-brown plumage with black, white, and chestnut markings.
- canine distemper — distemper1 (def 1a).
- cassini division — the gap or dark region between the two main outer rings of Saturn: it has a width of about 4,700 km (2,920 mi)
- centennial state — Colorado (used as a nickname).
- chauvinistically — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
- chief technician — a noncommissioned officer in the Royal Air Force junior to a flight sergeant
- chlorogenic acid — a colorless crystalline acid, C 16 H 18 O 9 , that is important in plant metabolism and is purportedly responsible for the browning or blackening of cut apples, potatoes, and other fruits and vegetables.
- chlorpheniramine — an antihistaminic compound, C 20 H 23 ClN 2 O 4 , used in treating the symptoms of allergies.
- chorioamnionitis — Inflammation of the fetal membranes (amnion and chorion) due to a bacterial infection, most often associated with prolonged labour.
- choriomeningitis — (medicine) A form of cerebral meningitis associated with inflammation of the choroid plexus.
- chorionic villus — one of the branching outgrowths of the chorion that, together with maternal tissue, form the placenta.
- christening robe — a long white dress worn by a baby at his or her christening
- chronic glaucoma — Ophthalmology. abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains (open-angle glaucoma or chronic glaucoma) or by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor (angle-closure glaucoma or acute glaucoma)
- circuit training — Circuit training is a type of physical training in which you do a series of different exercises, each for a few minutes.
- cisaconitic acid — a stereoisomer of 1-propene-1,2,3 tricarboxylic acid, C 6 H 6 O 6 , an important intermediate in the Krebs cycle.
- civic university — (in Britain) a university originally instituted as a higher education college serving a particular city
- cleaning product — a detergent or other household cleaner
- clinically obese — overweight to a degree which causes medical complications
- closed community — a plant community that does not allow for further colonization, all the available niches being occupied
- coadministration — Joint administration.
- collaborationism — The act of collaborating, especially with an enemy.
- collaborationist — A collaborationist government or individual is one that helps or gives support to the enemy during the war.
- colonial heights — a town in central Virginia.
- combining weight — the atomic weight of an atom or radical divided by its valence.
- communicableness — The state or quality of being communicable.
- communion sunday — any Sunday on which communion is administered.
- communitarianism — A theory or system of social organization based on small self-governing communities.