11-letter words containing l, i, o, n, e
- nematocidal — Acting as a nematocide; fatal to nematodes.
- nemean lion — a powerful lion strangled by Hercules as one of his labors.
- nemophilist — (rare) One who is fond of forests or forest scenery; a haunter of the woods.
- neo-realism — art, cinema: social realist style
- neocolonial — the policy of a strong nation in seeking political and economic hegemony over an independent nation or extended geographical area without necessarily reducing the subordinate nation or area to the legal status of a colony.
- 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.
- neoliberals — Plural form of neoliberal.
- neologistic — a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase.
- neologizing — Present participle of neologize.
- neoplatonic — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
- neopopulism — pertaining to a revival of populism, especially a sophisticated form appealing to commonplace values and prejudices.
- neopopulist — pertaining to a revival of populism, especially a sophisticated form appealing to commonplace values and prejudices.
- neosilicate — (chemistry) any simple silicate mineral in which the SiO4 tetrahedra are isolated and have metal ions as neighbours.
- neotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
- neovitalism — a new or revived form of the belief that life is a vital principle (vitalism)
- neovitalist — someone who holds to the theory of neovitalism
- nephrolepis — any fern of the tropical genus Nephrolepis, some species of which are grown as ornamental greenhouse or house plants for their handsome deeply-cut drooping fronds: family Polypodiaceae
- nephroliths — a renal calculus; kidney stone.
- neurofibril — a fibril of a nerve cell.
- neuroglobin — (protein) Any of a class of vertebrate globins involved in cellular oxygen homeostasis.
- neuroleptic — (chiefly of a drug) tending to reduce nervous tension by depressing nerve functions.
- neurologist — a physician specializing in neurology.
- neurulation — the formation of a neurula.
- neutrophile — (biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.
- neutrophils — Plural form of neutrophil.
- new biology — the branch of biology that deals with the nature of biological phenomena at the molecular level through the study of DNA and RNA, proteins, and other macromolecules involved in genetic information and cell function, characteristically making use of advanced tools and techniques of separation, manipulation, imaging, and analysis.
- new milford — a town in W Connecticut.
- nickelodeon — an early motion-picture theater where a film or a variety show could be seen, usually for the admission price of a nickel.
- nilpotently — In a nilpotent fashion.
- nippleworts — Plural form of nipplewort.
- nitrobenzol — Nitrobenzene.
- nitrobenzyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any of three isomeric univalent radicals derived from nitrobenzene.
- nitromersol — a brownish-yellow or yellow, granular, water-insoluble powder, C 7 H 5 HgNO 3 : used in alkaline solution chiefly as an antiseptic.
- nitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
- nobel prize — any of various awards made annually, beginning in 1901, from funds originally established by Alfred B. Nobel for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology, literature, and the promotion of peace; an annual award in economics was established in 1969 from private funds.
- noblesville — a town in central Indiana.
- noctilucent — (of high-altitude clouds) visible during the short night of the summer.
- noiselessly — accompanied by or making little or no noise; silent; quiet: a noiseless step; a noiseless typewriter.
- nominalised — Simple past tense and past participle of nominalise.
- nominalized — to convert (another part of speech) into a noun, as in changing the adjective lowly into the lowly or the verb legalize into legalization.
- non-aligned — not aligned: nonaligned machine parts.
- non-allelic — any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation.
- non-audible — capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard.
- non-citable — to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority: He cited the Constitution in his defense.
- non-ductile — capable of being hammered out thin, as certain metals; malleable.
- non-feeling — the function or the power of perceiving by touch.
- non-fissile — capable of being split or divided; cleavable.
- non-fragile — easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
- non-hostile — of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation.
- non-literal — in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical: the literal meaning of a word.