12-letter words containing d, e, n, t, i
- motor-driven — propelled or made to function by means of a motor
- motor-minded — disposed to perceive one's environment in terms of mechanical or muscular activity.
- mountain dew — moonshine; whisky that has been illegally distilled
- mountainside — The sloping surface of a mountain.
- multicentred — Having multiple centres.
- multidentate — having several or many teeth or toothlike processes.
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- muttonbirder — a person who hunts muttonbirds
- namib desert — a desert region in SW Africa, extending along the coast from SW Angola to W South Africa. 1200 miles (1930 km) long, 30–100 miles (48–160 km) wide; 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).
- nationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of nationalise.
- nationalized — Simple past tense and past participle of nationalize.
- near-sighted — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- necessitated — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- needlepoints — Plural form of needlepoint.
- netherlandic — Dutch (def 7).
- neuropeptide — any of various short-chain peptides, as endorphins, that function as neuromodulators in the nervous system and as hormones in the endocrine system.
- newly minted — new, recently created
- nicotinamide — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 N 2 O, the amide of nicotinic acid, and a component of the vitamin-B complex, found in meat, liver, fish, whole wheat, and eggs: used in medicine chiefly as an agent for preventing or treating human pellagra or animal black tongue.
- night dancer — (in Uganda) a person believed to employ the help of the dead in destroying other people
- night editor — an editor responsible for getting a morning newspaper to press, for the night operations of a wire service, or the like.
- nightdresses — Plural form of nightdress.
- ninety-third — next after the ninety-second; being the ordinal number for 93.
- ninth-grader — a student in their ninth year at school
- nitric oxide — a colorless, slightly water-soluble gas, NO, formed by the action of dilute nitric acid on copper, and by the direct combination of atmospheric oxygen and nitrogen at the high temperatures of an electric arc: an intermediate in the manufacture of nitric acid.
- nitrogenized — Treated with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound.
- non-definite — clearly defined or determined; not vague or general; fixed; precise; exact: a definite quantity; definite directions.
- non-detailed — thorough in the treatment of details; minute: a detailed report.
- non-domestic — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- non-dutiable — subject to customs duty, as imported goods.
- non-incident — an individual occurrence or event.
- non-resident — not resident in a particular place.
- nonactivated — not activated,
- nonaddictive — producing or tending to cause addiction: an addictive drug.
- noncandidate — a person who has not yet announced his or her availability for election to a political office or who has declared himself or herself not a candidate.
- noncommitted — not committed
- nondeceptive — not deceptive
- nondeductive — not related to deduction or subtraction
- nondepleting — not depleting
- nondescripts — Plural form of nondescript.
- nondirective — Not directive.
- noneditorial — not relating to an editor or an editorial
- noneducation — not involving education
- nonidentical — similar or alike in every way: The two cars are identical except for their license plates.
- noninductive — not inductive: a noninductive resistance.
- nonirrigated — not irrigated; dry
- nonmotorized — not equipped with a motor
- nonpigmented — a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc.
- nonresidents — Plural form of nonresident.
- nonsteroidal — of or relating to a substance that is not a steroid but has certain similar physiological effects.
- nonvitrified — Not converted into glass.