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13-letter words containing p, i, n, e

  • needle biopsy — the removal of a small amount of tissue or cellular material with a long hollow surgical needle, performed for diagnostic purposes.
  • negative pole — the south-seeking pole of a magnet
  • neo-platonism — a philosophical system which was first developed in the 3rd century ad as a synthesis of Platonic, Pythagorean, and Aristotelian elements, and which, although originally opposed to Christianity, later incorporated it. It dominated European thought until the 13th century and re-emerged during the Renaissance
  • neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
  • neocapitalist — a person who advocates neocapitalism
  • neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
  • neopositivism — A resurgent positivism, or an updated version of it.
  • nephelometric — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
  • nephrectomies — Plural form of nephrectomy.
  • nephrectomize — to perform a nephrectomy upon.
  • nephridiopore — The external opening of a nephridium.
  • nephrological — of or relating to nephrology
  • nephropathies — Plural form of nephropathy.
  • nerve impulse — a progressive wave of electric and chemical activity along a nerve fiber that stimulates or inhibits the action of a muscle, gland, or other nerve cell.
  • neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
  • neuropeptides — Plural form of neuropeptide.
  • neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
  • new hampshire — a state in the NE United States. 9304 sq. mi. (24,100 sq. km). Capital: Concord. Abbreviation: NH (for use with zip code), N.H.
  • niche product — sth of specific or limited consumer interest
  • nickel-plated — covered with a thin layer of nickel, deposited usually by electrolysis
  • nincompoopery — a fool or simpleton.
  • nitroprusside — (inorganic chemistry) Any salt, of the hypothetical nitroprussic acid, that contains a pentacyanonitrosylferrate anion.
  • noise shaping — (communications)   Spectral noise transformation in a quantisation processes. Noise is "colourised" in the time domain an/or frequency domain by adding parts of the previous sample. The SNR bandwidth and SNR time integral stay the same, so some noise decreases, some increases, but overall noise always increases. An example of noise shaping in the frequency domain is quantisation of samples on a Compact Disc to reduce noise below -98 dB. The are different algorithms with slightly different filters, e.g. Super Bitmapping, 4D Recording. A time domain example is MPEG-4 AAC TNS, which is a method to enhance quality by temporal forming of the noise in a transform block.
  • non-composite — Nautical. noting a vessel having frames of one material and shells and decking of another, especially one having iron or steel frames with shells and decks planked.
  • non-deception — the act of deceiving; the state of being deceived.
  • non-deceptive — apt or tending to deceive: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive.
  • non-depletion — to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of: The fire had depleted the game in the forest. Extravagant spending soon depleted his funds.
  • non-empirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
  • non-episcopal — of or relating to a bishop: episcopal authority.
  • non-implement — any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil: agricultural implements.
  • non-imputable — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
  • non-reception — the act of receiving or the state of being received.
  • non-receptive — having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting.
  • non-recipient — a person or thing that receives; receiver: the recipient of a prize.
  • non-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
  • non-spillable — to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully: to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk.
  • nonabsorptive — Not absorptive.
  • nonadsorptive — Not adsorptive.
  • nonalphabetic — not employing alphabetic order
  • nonapplicable — applying or capable of being applied; relevant; suitable; appropriate: an applicable rule; a solution that is applicable to the problem.
  • noncompatible — Not compatible.
  • noncompetitor — a person or group that is not a competitor
  • noncompletion — Lack of completion; failure to finish.
  • noncompliance — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
  • nondeposition — the failure to deposit
  • nondescriptly — in a nondescript manner
  • nondispersive — not dispersive
  • nondisposable — Not disposable.
  • nondisruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
  • nonmembership — the fact or condition of being a nonmember
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