13-letter words containing nic
- nonelectronic — of or relating to electronics or to devices, circuits, or systems developed through electronics.
- nonmechanical — having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.
- nonpathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- oceanic crust — the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- oceanic ridge — any section of the narrow, largely continuous range of submarine mountains that extends into all the major oceans and at which new oceanic lithosphere is created by the rise of magma from the earth's interior
- omnicompetent — able to judge or deal with all matters
- omnicorporeal — Comprehending or including all bodies; embracing all substance.
- opsonic index — the ratio of the number of bacteria destroyed by phagocytes in the blood of a test patient to the number destroyed in the blood of a normal individual
- organoarsenic — (organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to arsenic bond.
- panharmonicon — a mechanical instrument that imitates orchestral sounds
- panic selling — widespread selling of a security or investment, causing sharp price declines. Usually caused by an unexpected event seen to devalue the security.
- pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
- pathognomonic — Medicine/Medical. characteristic or diagnostic of a specific disease: a pathognomonic sign of pneumonia.
- penicillamine — a chelating agent, C 5 H 1 1 NO 2 S, produced by the degradation of penicillin, used in the treatment of severe rheumatoid arthritis and in heavy metal poisoning.
- penicilliform — in the shape of a pencil or paintbrush
- penicillinase — any of a group of enzymes used to treat allergic reactions to penicillin
- pentatonicism — the use of a five-tone scale.
- physharmonica — a keyboard musical instrument fitted with free reeds, and which is an early form of harmonium
- picnic basket — woven container for carrying food outdoors
- platinic acid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, H 2 PtO 3 , used chiefly in platinization.
- platinocyanic — of or derived from platinocyanic acid.
- platonic love — Platonism. love of the Idea of beauty, seen as terminating an evolution from the desire for an individual and the love of physical beauty to the love and contemplation of spiritual or ideal beauty.
- platonic year — a period of about 26,000 years, equal to the time required for a complete revolution of the equinoxes.
- polycistronic — of or relating to the transcription of two or more adjacent cistrons into a single messenger RNA molecule.
- polytechnical — relating to a technical school
- postcanonical — written at a later date than the books belonging to a canon, especially the Bible.
- postembryonic — occurring after the embryonic phase.
- preganglionic — of, relating to, or consisting of ganglia.
- progestogenic — relating to progestogen
- psychasthenic — a person who has psychasthenia
- psychotogenic — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
- pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
- quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quadriphonics — quadraphony.
- satanic abuse — sexual abuse (esp of children), killing, or violent acts considered to be carried out as part of satanic worship rituals
- scenic design — the creation of scenery for television, film and stage
- schizophrenic — Psychiatry. of or relating to schizophrenia: Not all of these patients are schizophrenic.
- sonic barrier — sound barrier.
- speech clinic — a place at which specialists in speech therapy reeducate those with a speech handicap.
- spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
- sphagnicolous — growing in moss
- stannic oxide — a white, amorphous, water-insoluble powder, SnO 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of ceramic glazes and glass, and of polishing powders for metal, glass, and marble.
- steroidogenic — of or pertaining to steroidogenesis
- succinic acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 4 H 6 O 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of lacquers, dyes, and perfume.
- sulfonic acid — any of a large group of organic compounds of the structure RSO 2 OH, which are strong acids that give neutral sodium salts: used in the synthesis of phenols, dyes, and other substances.
- synchronicity — coincidence in time; contemporaneousness; simultaneousness.
- teledildonics — a technology supposedly enabling two or more people to engage in sexual activity remotely
- telegenically — having physical qualities or characteristics that televise well; videogenic.
- telemechanics — the science or practice of operating mechanisms by remote control.
- titanic oxide — a white, water-insoluble powder, TiO 2 , used chiefly in white pigments, plastics, ceramics, and for delustering synthetic fibers.