11-letter words containing o, n, a, s, i
- nanophysics — the physics of structures and artefacts with dimensions in the nanometre range or of phenomena occurring in nanoseconds
- nanoscience — The underlying science of nanotechnology.
- nasi goreng — a dish, originating in Malaysia, consisting of rice fried with a selection of other ingredients
- nasogastric — of, relating to, or involving the nose and stomach.
- nasological — the scientific study of noses.
- nationalise — To bring a private company under the control of a specific government.
- nationalism — spirit or aspirations common to the whole of a nation.
- nationalist — a person devoted to nationalism.
- nearshoring — the practice of moving one's employees or business activities from a distant country back to a country that is nearby: The U.S.-based company is focusing on the nearshoring of its customer-service operations from India to Canada. Compare offshoring.
- nefariously — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- negationist — the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge.
- negotiables — Plural form of negotiable.
- negotiators — Plural form of negotiator.
- nematocides — Plural form of nematocide.
- nematodirus — any parasitic nematode worm of the genus Nematodirus
- neo-dadaist — a minor art movement chiefly of the 1960s reviving some of the objectives of dada but placing emphasis on the importance of the work of art produced rather than on the concept generating the work.
- neo-fascism — a modern right-wing political movement that includes significant elements of fascism, esp inspired by fascist Italy
- neo-fascist — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neo-realism — art, cinema: social realist style
- neofascists — Plural form of neofascist.
- neoliberals — Plural form of neoliberal.
- neopaganism — a 20th-century revival of interest in the worship of nature, fertility, etc., as represented by various deities.
- neosilicate — (chemistry) any simple silicate mineral in which the SiO4 tetrahedra are isolated and have metal ions as neighbours.
- 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
- nicholas ii — (Gérard de Bourgogne) died 1061, pope 1058–61.
- nicholas iv — (Girolamo Masci) died 1292, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1288–92.
- nicostratus — a son of Menelaus and Helen who, with his illegitimate brother Megapenthes, expelled Helen from Sparta when Menelaus died.
- nishinomiya — a city on S Honshu, in S Japan.
- nitrogenase — an enzyme complex that catalyzes the reduction of molecular nitrogen in the nitrogen-fixation process of bacteria.
- nitrosamine — any of a series of compounds with the type formula R 2 NNO, some of which are carcinogenic, formed in cured meats by the conversion of nitrite.
- nitrosation — a chemical reaction in which organic compounds are converted into nitroso compounds
- nitrosourea — any of various lipid-soluble, synthetic or naturally occurring alkylating agents that can cross the blood-brain barrier: used in the treatment of certain brain cancers.
- nitrostarch — an orange powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 8 O 2 6 , soluble in ethanol, used in explosives.
- noisemakers — Plural form of noisemaker.
- noisemaking — The production of noise.
- nominalised — Simple past tense and past participle of nominalise.
- nominations — Plural form of nomination.
- nominatives — Plural form of nominative.
- non-abusive — using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language: an abusive author; abusive remarks.
- non-clastic — Biology. breaking up into fragments or separate portions; dividing into parts.
- non-dualism — the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two.
- non-marxist — an adherent of Karl Marx or his theories.
- nonabrasive — not causing abrasion.
- nonactivist — One who is not an activist.
- nonadhesive — coated with glue, paste, mastic, or other sticky substance: adhesive bandages.
- nonagesimal — (astronomy) The middle to highest point of a part of an ecliptic that is above the horizon at any period of time.
- nonarrivals — Plural form of nonarrival.
- nonartistic — not artistic
- nonbotanist — a person who is not a botanist, a person who does not study plants