11-letter words containing n, e, o, l
- naphazoline — 2-(1-naphthylmethyl)-2-imidazoline hydrochloride, a sympathomimetic agent used as a vasoconstrictor.
- napoleon ii — (François Charles Joseph Bonaparte; Duke of Reichstadt) 1811–32, titular king of Rome (son of Napoleon I).
- napoleonite — a variety of diorite rock with a spherical structure
- narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- nationalise — To bring a private company under the control of a specific government.
- nationalize — to bring under the ownership or control of a nation, as industries and land: a movement to nationalize the oil industry.
- necrologies — Plural form of necrology.
- necrologist — a list of persons who have died within a certain time.
- necrophilia — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necrophilic — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necropoleis — Plural form of necropolis.
- needle book — something used for keeping sewing needles in. It is made of fabric and looks like a book
- needlepoint — embroidery upon canvas, usually with uniform spacing of stitches in a pattern.
- needlewoman — a woman who does needlework.
- needlewomen — Plural form of needlewoman.
- nefariously — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- negotiables — Plural form of negotiable.
- nei monggol — Inner Mongolia
- neighbourly — (British, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.
- 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.
- neonatology — the study of the development and disorders of newborn children.
- 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.
- neoptolemus — the son of Achilles, who slew Priam at the fall of Troy.
- 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.
- nerve block — an arrest of the passage of impulses through a nerve by means of pressure on the nerve or by injection of an anesthetic into or around the nerve.
- netherworld — the infernal regions; hell.
- neuroblasts — Plural form of neuroblast.
- 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.
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- neuropteral — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Neuroptera.
- neurulation — the formation of a neurula.
- neutrophile — (biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.