9-letter words containing n, e, t, l
- monostele — an individual or sole stele in the middle of the stem or root of a plant that contains tube-like vessels
- monostely — the state of being monostelic
- montadale — one of a breed of white-faced, hornless sheep developed in the U.S. by crossing Cheviot rams and Columbia ewes, noted for their meat and heavy fleece.
- monthlies — pertaining to a month, or to each month.
- monticule — a subordinate volcanic cone.
- montreuil — a suburb of Paris, in N France.
- montville — a town in SE Connecticut.
- motlanthe — Kgalema (ɡɑːˈlɛmə). born 1949, South African statesman: president (2008–09)
- mottelson — Ben R(oy) born 1926, Danish physicist, born in the U.S.: Nobel prize 1975.
- mountable — Able to be mounted.
- multilane — (of a road or of vehicular traffic) Having more than one lane of traffic traveling in at least one direction.
- multiline — Consisting of multiple lines.
- multitone — having or characterized by more than one musical tone
- multizone — Of or pertaining to more than one zone.
- musteline — belonging or pertaining to the family Mustelidae, including the martens, skunks, minks, weasels, badgers, and otters.
- myelinate — Of, related to, or composed of myelin.
- nahcolite — a carbonate mineral, naturally occurring sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO 3 .
- nailbiter — the act or practice of biting one's fingernails, especially as the result of anxiety or nervousness.
- nameplate — a flat, usually rectangular piece of metal, wood, or plastic on which the name of a person, company, etc., is printed or engraved: She has a large office with her nameplate on the door.
- nanotesla — one billionth of a tesla.
- nathanael — a disciple of Jesus, possibly Bartholomew. John 1:45–51.
- nathaniel — Bartholomew (def 1).
- natheless — nevertheless.
- natrolite — a white or colorless zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum, Na 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 1 0 ⋅2H 2 O, often occurring in acicular crystals.
- naturedly — (in combinations) With a certain nature, in a certain manner.
- navelwort — a European plant, Umbilicus rupestris, of the stonecrop family, having fleshy, round leaves and yellowish-green flowers.
- neat line — a line defining a limit or edge of an excavation, cut stone, etc.
- nebulated — having dim or indistinct markings, as a bird or other animal.
- neckcloth — cravat (def 2).
- nectareal — of, relating to, or resembling nectar
- neglected — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- neglecter — A person who neglects, or takes no notice of something.
- neglector — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- negligent — guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty: negligent officials.
- nelspruit — a city in NE South Africa, the capital of Mpumalanga province on the Crocodile River: trading and agricultural centre, esp for fruit, with a growing tourist trade. Pop: 21 541 (2001)
- neo-latin — New Latin.
- neolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
- neologist — a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase.
- neoplasty — the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of damaged structures
- nephalist — (obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller.
- nestlings — Plural form of nestling.
- net sales — Net sales are total sales after subtracting discounts, returned goods, and allowances for damaged goods.
- netballer — (netball) A netball player.
- netbollix — ["bollix": to bungle] IBM's NetBIOS, an extremely brain-damaged network protocol that, like Blue Glue, is used at commercial shops that don't know any better.
- neuchatel — a canton in W Switzerland. 309 sq. mi. (800 sq. km).
- neurility — the ability belonging to nerves to conduct electrical impulses
- neutrally — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- new latin — the Latin that became current, notably in scientific literature, after the Renaissance, c1500. Abbreviation: NL, NL., N.L.
- new style — time reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar. Compare old style (def 2).
- newcastle — 1st Duke of, Pelham-Holles, Thomas.