12-letter words containing l, e, n, i, t
- neutrophiles — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- neutrophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained only by neutral dyes.
- new atlantis — a political allegory by Francis Bacon, published in 1627.
- new politics — politics concerned more with grass-roots participation in the political process than with party loyalty or affiliation: identified especially with the candidacies of Senators Eugene McCarthy and George McGovern.
- newly minted — new, recently created
- next in line — person: front of queue
- nickel plate — thin coating of nickel
- nickel steel — steel to which up to 9 percent nickel has been added.
- nickel-plate — to coat with nickel by electroplating or other process.
- night letter — former name of overnight telegram. Abbreviation: NL.
- night people — a person who prefers to stay up late or who functions best during the nighttime hours.
- nightclothes — Clothes worn to bed.
- nightclubber — One who visits a nightclub.
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- nightingales — Plural form of nightingale.
- nikola tesla — Nikola [nik-oh-luh] /ˈnɪk oʊ lə/ (Show IPA), 1856–1943, U.S. physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor, born in Croatia.
- nineteenthly — in the nineteenth place
- nitrate film — film stock using a base of cellulose nitrate: extremely flammable and tending to erode at a relatively early age.
- nitroaniline — (organic chemistry) Any nitro derivative of aniline.
- nitrogelatin — gelatin dynamite.
- nitrotoluene — (organic compound) Any of several nitro derivatives of toluene; they have a number of industrial uses, and those with multiple nitro groups are explosive.
- noctilucence — (of high-altitude clouds) visible during the short night of the summer.
- noematically — in an intellectual manner
- nomenclative — relating to the act of naming
- nomothetical — Nomothetic.
- non-athletic — physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child.
- non-celibate — a person who abstains from sexual relations.
- non-detailed — thorough in the treatment of details; minute: a detailed report.
- non-dutiable — subject to customs duty, as imported goods.
- non-elective — pertaining to the principle of electing to an office, position, etc.
- non-electric — pertaining to, derived from, produced by, or involving electricity: an electric shock.
- non-imitable — capable or worthy of being imitated: She has many good, imitable qualities.
- non-literary — pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature: literary history.
- non-material — not material or composed of matter.
- non-metrical — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- non-oriental — (usually initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Orient, or East; Eastern.
- non-tangible — capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
- non-terminal — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
- non-virulent — actively poisonous; intensely noxious: a virulent insect bite.
- non-volatile — non-volatile storage
- nonaffiliate — One who is not an affiliate.
- nonalignment — the state or condition of being nonaligned.
- nonbacterial — Not bacterial.
- noncelebrity — a person who is not a celebrity
- nondepleting — not depleting
- noneditorial — not relating to an editor or an editorial
- nonemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- nonessential — not essential; not necessary: Nonessential use of gasoline was forbidden during the war.
- nonheritable — Not heritable.
- nonidentical — similar or alike in every way: The two cars are identical except for their license plates.