9-letter words containing n, o, c, e
- nanoscale — of or relating to microscopic particles of matter, devices, etc., that are measured in nanometers or microns: a nanoscale sensor made of a single molecule.
- nanticoke — a member of an extinct North American Indian people who inhabited Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.
- narcotine — An alkaloid found in opium; noscapine.
- narcotise — Alternative spelling of narcotize.
- narcotize — to subject to or treat with a narcotic; stupefy.
- nasoscope — Rhinoscope.
- neck cord — lash1 (def 7).
- neckcloth — cravat (def 2).
- neckdowns — Plural form of neckdown.
- neckmould — (architecture) A small convex moulding surrounding a column at the junction of the shaft and capital.
- necrology — a list of persons who have died within a certain time.
- necrophil — person who is sexually attracted to dead bodies
- necrosing — Present participle of necrose.
- necrotise — to undergo necrosis.
- necrotize — to undergo necrosis.
- necrotomy — Surgery. the excision of necrosed bone.
- nectarous — of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- neglector — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- negociant — wine merchant
- nem. con. — nemine contradicente
- neocortex — 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.
- neocosmic — Of or relating to the universe in its present state; specifically, relating to the races of human beings known to history.
- neogothic — of, relating to, or designating chiefly a style of architecture in which gothic motifs and forms are imitated.
- 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.
- neophobic — Afflicted by neophobia; fearing or disliking what is new.
- neophytic — a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
- nephrotic — Pertaining to, resembling or caused by nephrosis.
- neurochip — a semiconductor chip designed for use in an electronic neural network
- neurocoel — the system of cavities of the embryonic brain and spinal cord.
- neurotics — Plural form of neurotic.
- neutronic — (physics) Involving neutrons.
- newcomers — Plural form of newcomer.
- niccolite — nickeline.
- nickelous — containing bivalent nickel.
- nicodemus — a Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin who became a secret follower of Jesus. John 3:1–21; 7:50–52; 19:39.
- nicolette — a female given name, form of Nicole.
- nicomedia — an ancient city in NW Asia Minor, at the head of the Gulf of Astacus, in present-day Turkey: modern Izmit is on its site.
- nictheroy — Niterói.
- ninescore — the product (180) of nine multiplied by twenty
- niocalite — (mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic light yellow mineral containing calcium, fluorine, niobium, oxygen, and silicon.
- no excuse — If you say that there is no excuse for something, you are emphasizing that it should not happen, or expressing disapproval that it has happened.
- no object — not a hindrance or obstacle
- nocturnes — Plural form of nocturne.
- noisecore — (music) A genre of hardcore punk music characterized by distorted feedback.
- non licet — not permitted or lawful.
- non-vedic — of or relating to the Veda or Vedas.
- nonactive — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- nonameric — Of or pertaining to a nonamer.
- noncancer — Not of or pertaining to cancer.
- noncareer — not related to a career, esp of a job or position