11-letter words containing i, n, h
- nephrotoxin — Any nephrotoxic substance.
- net fishing — Fishing using a net, esp a large commercial drift net
- netherlings — underwear
- neuroethics — The ethics of neuroscience and neurotechnology.
- neuropathic — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- neutrophile — (biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.
- neutrophils — Plural form of neutrophil.
- new english — Modern English.
- nicholas ii — (Gérard de Bourgogne) died 1061, pope 1058–61.
- nicholas iv — (Girolamo Masci) died 1292, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1288–92.
- nicht wahr? — isn't that so?
- niederrhein — a section of the Rhine River between Bonn, Germany and the North Sea.
- nietzschean — the philosophy of Nietzsche, emphasizing the will to power as the chief motivating force of both the individual and society.
- niggerheads — Plural form of niggerhead.
- night coach — the class of airline coach at a lower fare than regularly offered, often restricted to late-night journeys.
- night court — a criminal court that convenes at night for the quick disposition of charges and the granting of bail.
- night heron — any of several thick-billed, crepuscular or nocturnal herons of the genus Nycticorax and related genera, as N. nycticorax (black-crowned night heron) of the Old and New Worlds, and Nyctanassa violacea (yellow-crowned night heron) of America.
- night latch — a door lock operated from the inside by a knob and from the outside by a key.
- night light — soft room light left on at night
- night nurse — a nurse whose duty is to look after a patient or patients during the night
- night raven — a bird that cries in the night.
- night shift — the work force, as of a factory, scheduled to work during the nighttime.
- night snake — a nocturnal, mildly venomous New World snake, Hypsiglena torquata, having a gray or yellowish body marked with dark brown spots.
- night stand — small bedside table
- night stick — a special club carried by a policeman; billy.
- night table — a small table, chest, etc., for use next to a bed.
- night watch — a painting (1642) by Rembrandt.
- night-blind — a condition of the eyes in which vision is normal in daylight but abnormally poor at night or in a dim light; nyctalopia.
- night-light — a usually dim light kept burning at night, as in a child's bedroom.
- night-night — go night-night, Baby Talk. to go to bed or to sleep.
- night-watch — a painting (1642) by Rembrandt.
- nightdreams — Plural form of nightdream.
- nightfaring — journeying at night, travelling abroad by night
- nightingale — Florence ("the Lady with the Lamp") 1820–1910, English nurse: reformer of hospital conditions and procedures; reorganizer of nurse's training programs.
- nightlights — Plural form of nightlight.
- nightmarish — resembling a nightmare, especially in being terrifying, exasperating, or the like: his nightmarish experience in a concentration camp.
- nightscopes — Plural form of nightscope.
- nightshades — Plural form of nightshade.
- nightshirts — Plural form of nightshirt.
- nightstands — Plural form of nightstand.
- nightsticks — Plural form of nightstick.
- nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
- nikethamide — a stimulant derived from nicotinic acid, primarily affecting the respiratory system and formerly used to counteract tranquilizer overdoses
- nimzowitsch — Aaron Isayevich (ɪˈzaɪjɛvɪtʃ) 1886–1935, Latvian chess player and theorist; influential in enunciating the principles of the hypermodern school, of which he was the main instigator
- nineteenths — Plural form of nineteenth.
- ningxia hui — an administrative division in N China. 25,640 sq. mi. (66,400 sq. km). Capital: Yinchuan.
- ningxia-hui — autonomous region in NW China, on the border of Inner Mongolia: 65,637 sq mi (169,999 sq km); pop. 4,660,000; cap. Yinchuan
- ninnyhammer — a fool or simpleton; ninny.
- ninth chord — a chord formed by the superposition of four thirds.
- ninth grade — the ninth year of school, usually the first year of high school