11-letter words containing c, r, i, n, o
- mucoprotein — a protein that yields carbohydrates as well as amino acids on hydrolysis.
- multicarbon — having several carbon atoms
- mycoprotein — A food product derived from fungus, the basis of Quorn.
- myonecrosis — Necrosis of muscle tissue.
- narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- narcotizing — Present participle of narcotize.
- nasogastric — of, relating to, or involving the nose and stomach.
- neanthropic — of or relating to modern forms of humans as compared with extinct species of the genus Homo.
- necrobiosis — the death of cells or tissue caused by aging or disease.
- necrologies — Plural form of necrology.
- necrologist — a list of persons who have died within a certain time.
- necromantic — a method of divination through alleged communication with the dead; black art.
- necrophagia — the eating of dead bodies; esp., the practice of feeding on carrion
- necrophilia — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necrophilic — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necrophobia — an abnormal fear of death; thanatophobia.
- necropoleis — Plural form of necropolis.
- necroscopic — of or relating to a necropsy or postmortem examination
- necrotizing — Causing or accompanied by necrosis.
- negentropic — Of or characterized by a reduction in entropy (and corresponding increase in order).
- neo-hebraic — Hebrew as spoken and written since the Diaspora
- neocortical — the largest and evolutionarily most recent portion of the cerebral cortex, composed of complex, layered tissue, the site of most of the higher brain functions.
- neocortices — Plural form of neocortex.
- neotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
- nephrogenic — (medicine, anatomy) that forms the tissues of the kidney.
- nephrotoxic — Damaging or destructive to the kidneys.
- neuroactive — affecting or interacting directly with the nervous system
- neuroethics — The ethics of neuroscience and neurotechnology.
- neuroleptic — (chiefly of a drug) tending to reduce nervous tension by depressing nerve functions.
- neuropathic — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- neuroticism — the state of having traits or symptoms characteristic of neurosis.
- neurotropic — having an affinity for nerve cells or tissue: a neurotropic virus; a neurotropic drug.
- neutropenic — Having neutropenia.
- nicol prism — one of a pair of prisms used to produce and analyze plane-polarized light in a polarizing microscope. Also called Nicol. Compare polarizer (def 1).
- nicostratus — a son of Menelaus and Helen who, with his illegitimate brother Megapenthes, expelled Helen from Sparta when Menelaus died.
- niger-congo — a subfamily of Niger-Kordofanian, that comprises a large number of languages of Africa, as Ewe, Ibo, Yoruba, and the Bantu languages, spoken in nearly all of the equatorial forest region and in much of southern Africa.
- night court — a criminal court that convenes at night for the quick disposition of charges and the granting of bail.
- ninth chord — a chord formed by the superposition of four thirds.
- nitro-chalk — a chemical fertilizer containing calcium carbonate and ammonium nitrate
- nitrocotton — cellulose nitrate.
- nitrostarch — an orange powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 8 O 2 6 , soluble in ethanol, used in explosives.
- nociceptors — Plural form of nociceptor.
- non-aerobic — (of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.
- non-cursive — (of handwriting) in flowing strokes with the letters joined together.
- non-lyrical — (of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and especially the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry.
- non-radical — of or going to the root or origin; fundamental: a radical difference.
- nonachiever — a student who fares poorly in the classroom or has failing grades.
- nonallergic — not having an allergy; not sensitive to a particular antigen.
- nonaromatic — lacking odour or fragrance
- nonartistic — not artistic