10-letter words containing l, i, n, t
- mutinously — disposed to, engaged in, or involving revolt against authority.
- myelinated — (of a nerve) having a myelin sheath; medullated.
- mylodontid — (zoology) Any member of the Mylodontidae.
- mylonitize — to form into mylonite
- nail-biter — a person who bites his or her nails, especially habitually.
- naphtalite — a member of the tribe of Naphtali.
- natalitial — of or relating to a birth or birthday
- natatorial — pertaining to, adapted for, or characterized by swimming: natatorial birds.
- nationally — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
- nationless — a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own: The president spoke to the nation about the new tax.
- naturalise — Alternative spelling of naturalize.
- naturalism — Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
- naturalist — a person who studies or is an expert in natural history, especially a zoologist or botanist.
- naturality — The condition of being natural; nature, naturalness.
- naturalize — to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.
- naturelike — the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- nautically — of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation: nautical terms.
- nautiloids — Plural form of nautiloid.
- neapolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of Naples: a Neapolitan love song.
- nebulosity — nebulous or nebular matter.
- nectarlike — Resembling or characteristic of nectar.
- néel point — the temperature above which an antiferromagnetic substance loses its antiferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic
- negational — Of, pertaining to or involving negation; negatory, negative.
- negatively — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- neglecting — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- neglection — Neglect.
- neglective — (archaic) neglectful.
- negotiable — capable of being negotiated: a negotiable salary demand.
- neoplastic — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- neorealist — Of or pertaining to the post World War II international relations movement of neorealism.
- neoterical — Alternative form of neoteric.
- nephrolith — a renal calculus; kidney stone.
- net.police — /net-p*-lees'/ (Or "net police", "net.cops") Those Usenet readers who feel it is their responsibility to pounce on and flame any posting which they regard as offensive or in violation of their understanding of netiquette. Generally used sarcastically or pejoratively. See also net.-, code police.
- nettlefish — jellyfish.
- neurolytic — Pathology. disintegration of nerve tissue. exhaustion of a nerve by excess stimulation.
- neutralino — (physics) Any of several hypothetical particles, predicted by supersymmetry, related to neutrinos.
- neutralise — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
- neutralism — the policy or advocacy of maintaining strict neutrality in foreign affairs.
- neutralist — a person who advocates or adheres to a policy of strict neutrality in foreign affairs.
- neutrality — the state of being neutral.
- neutralize — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
- neutrophil — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- nickeltype — an electrotype with a deposit of nickel.
- nidamental — bearing eggs, serving as a nest, of or pertaining to a receptacle for eggs
- nidulation — nest-building, nidification
- night bolt — night latch.
- night life — entertainment at night
- night soil — human excrement collected and used as fertilizer.
- night-long — A night-long event is one that continues throughout the night.
- nightclass — an evening lesson