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12-letter words containing nic

  • photoactinic — emitting radiation having the chemical effects of light and ultraviolet rays, as on a photographic film.
  • picnic lunch — a meal that you take and eat outdoors
  • picnic races — horse races for amateur riders held in rural areas
  • picnic table — table-and-bench structure used outdoors
  • platonically — of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
  • pre-hellenic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Greeks or their language, culture, thought, etc., especially before the time of Alexander the Great. Compare Hellenistic (def 3).
  • psychotronic — of or relating to a genre of usually low-budget movies that includes horror, fantasy, science-fiction, and underground films.
  • pumpernickel — a coarse, dark, slightly sour bread made of unbolted rye.
  • pyrogenicity — the characteristic of causing fever
  • pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
  • quadraphonic — of, noting, or pertaining to the recording and reproduction of sound over four separate transmission or direct reproduction channels instead of the customary two of the stereo system: a quadraphonic recording.
  • quadriphonic — quadraphonic.
  • quadrisonics — quadraphony.
  • quadrophonic — Alternative spelling of quadraphonic.
  • rabbinically — In a rabbinical way.
  • santa monica — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles, on Santa Monica Bay: resort.
  • sardonically — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
  • saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
  • selenic acid — a crystalline, water-soluble, strong, corrosive, dibasic acid, H 2 SeO 4 , resembling sulfuric acid.
  • semi-organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
  • stannic acid — any of the series of acids usually occurring as amorphous powders and varying in composition from H 2 SnO 3 (alpha-stannic acid) to H 4 SnO 4 .
  • stereophonic — pertaining to a system of sound recording or reproduction using two or more separate channels to produce a more realistic effect by capturing the spatial dimensions of a performance (the location of performers as well as their acoustic surroundings), used especially with high-fidelity recordings and reproduction systems (opposed to monophonic).
  • subsonically — at a velocity below that of sound
  • superorganic — of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.
  • synchronical — happening at the same time
  • technetronic — pertaining to or characterized by cultural changes brought about by advances in technology, electronics, and communications: a technetronic era.
  • technicality — technical character.
  • technicalize — to make technical
  • technicolour — brightly, showily, or garishly coloured; vividly noticeable
  • tectonically — of or relating to building or construction; constructive; architectural.
  • teutonically — of or relating to the ancient Teutons.
  • thessalonica — official name of Salonika.
  • thionic acid — any of the five acids of sulfur of the type H 2 S n O 6 , where n is from two to six.
  • titanic acid — any of various acids derived from titanium dioxide, especially H 2 TiO 3 or Ti(OH) 4 .
  • tonic accent — prominence given to a syllable in speaking, usually due to a change, especially a rise, in pitch.
  • tonic sol-fa — a system of singing characterized by emphasis upon tonality or key relationship, in which tones are indicated by the initial letters of the syllables of the sol-fa system rather than by conventional staff notation.
  • toxigenicity — the quality of being toxigenic
  • transoceanic — extending across or traversing the ocean: a transoceanic cable.
  • tsunamigenic — producing a tsunami or tsunamis
  • tyrannically — of or characteristic of a tyrant.
  • un-manicured — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
  • unchronicled — not chronicled or recorded
  • unicellulate — a unicellular organism.
  • unironically — pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery: an ironical compliment; an ironical smile.
  • unmechanical — not having any skill or knowledge in relation to machines or machinery
  • uranic oxide — uranium dioxide.
  • vaginicoline — living in a sheath
  • vaginicolous — living in a sheath
  • viscerotonic — of, relating to, or possessing the character traits typical of viscerotonia
  • vitellogenic — producing or stimulating the formation of yolk
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