11-letter words containing i, r, e, n, c
- neanthropic — of or relating to modern forms of humans as compared with extinct species of the genus Homo.
- necessarian — (philosophy, theology) An adherent of necessarianism, an advocate of the doctrine of necessity.
- necessaries — being essential, indispensable, or requisite: a necessary part of the motor.
- necessarily — by or of necessity; as a matter of compulsion or requirement: You don't necessarily have to attend.
- neckerchief — a cloth or scarf worn round the neck.
- 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.
- nephritical — Alternative form of nephritic.
- nephrogenic — (medicine, anatomy) that forms the tissues of the kidney.
- nephrotoxic — Damaging or destructive to the kidneys.
- net curtain — Net curtains are curtains made of thin cloth that people hang across their windows to stop people outside seeing into their houses in the daytime.
- 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.
- 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.
- nigrescence — tending toward black; blackish.
- 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.
- nonachiever — a student who fares poorly in the classroom or has failing grades.
- nonallergic — not having an allergy; not sensitive to a particular antigen.
- nonclerical — Not doing or involving routine clerical work in an office.
- noncoercive — serving or tending to coerce.
- noncreative — having the quality or power of creating.
- noncredible — capable of being believed; believable: a credible statement.
- nondescript — of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind: a nondescript novel; a nondescript color.
- nondirected — not directed
- nonelectric — Not electric; not operated by electricity.
- nonmetrical — (music) Without the constraints of a metronome; not played or sung with a strict underlying rhythmic method.
- nonoperatic — not operatic
- nonreactive — tending to react.
- nonreducing — that does not reduce