9-letter words containing i, n, r, e
- muffineer — a caster for sprinkling sugar or other condiments on food.
- murdering — Present participle of murder.
- murkiness — dark, gloomy, and cheerless.
- muscarine — a poisonous compound, C 8 H 1 9 NO 3 , found in certain mushrooms, especially fly agaric, and in decaying fish.
- muster in — to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge.
- mustering — Present participle of muster.
- mutineers — A person, esp. a soldier or sailor, who rebels or refuses to obey the orders of a person in authority.
- muttering — to utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself; murmur.
- mycerinus — king of ancient Egypt c2600–2570 b.c.: builder of the third great pyramid at ·El· Giza.
- myenteric — Relating to or denoting a plexus of nerves of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems situated between and supplying the two layers of muscle in the small intestine.
- mykerinos — Mycerinus.
- myricetin — (organic compound) A particular flavonol, found in many vegetables etc., that has antioxidant and other therapeutic properties.
- n'importe — no matter
- nailbiter — the act or practice of biting one's fingernails, especially as the result of anxiety or nervousness.
- napierian — of, relating to, or formulated by John Napier.
- narcotine — An alkaloid found in opium; noscapine.
- narcotise — Alternative spelling of narcotize.
- narcotize — to subject to or treat with a narcotic; stupefy.
- narghiles — Plural form of narghile.
- narguileh — hookah
- narrative — a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
- natrolite — a white or colorless zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum, Na 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 1 0 ⋅2H 2 O, often occurring in acicular crystals.
- nattering — to talk incessantly; chatter.
- naughtier — disobedient; mischievous (used especially in speaking to or about children): Weren't we naughty not to eat our spinach?
- navicerts — Plural form of navicert.
- near miss — a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target.
- nebuliser — Alternative spelling of nebulizer.
- nebulizer — to reduce to fine spray; atomize.
- neck-rein — to guide or direct (a horse) with the pressure of a rein on the opposite side of the neck from the direction in which the rider wishes to travel.
- necrophil — person who is sexually attracted to dead bodies
- necrosing — Present participle of necrose.
- necrotise — to undergo necrosis.
- necrotize — to undergo necrosis.
- nectaried — having a nectary or nectaries
- nectaries — Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- nectarine — a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
- nectarize — to mix or saturate with nectar.
- nefarious — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- nefertiti — fl. early 14th century b.c., Egyptian queen: wife of Amenhotep IV.
- negritude — the historical, cultural, and social heritage considered common to black people collectively.
- negrophil — a white or other nonblack person who is especially sympathetic to or supportive of black people.
- neighbors — Plural form of neighbor.
- neighbour — a person who lives near another.
- neisseria — any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Neisseria, certain species of which, as N. gonorrhoeae, are pathogenic for humans.
- nelspruit — a city in NE South Africa, the capital of Mpumalanga province on the Crocodile River: trading and agricultural centre, esp for fruit, with a growing tourist trade. Pop: 21 541 (2001)
- neoterism — an innovation in language, as a new word, term, or expression.
- neoterist — a person who is keen on innovation and novelty
- neoterize — to coin new words, terms, or expressions; neologize.
- nephridia — the excretory organ of many invertebrates, consisting of a tubule with one end opening into the body cavity and the other opening into a pore at the body surface.
- nephritic — inflammation of the kidneys, especially in Bright's disease.