12-letter words containing s, i, n, c, e
- myringoscope — an instrument for examining the eardrum
- natchitoches — a city in NW Louisiana.
- necessitated — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- necessitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of necessitate.
- neckerchiefs — Plural form of neckerchief.
- necromimesis — a pathological state in which a person believes himself or herself to be dead.
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- necropolises — Plural form of necropolis.
- negativistic — a negative or pessimistic attitude.
- neoclassical — (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
- neorealistic — Of or pertaining to neorealism.
- neotectonics — the study of geologically recent movements of the earth's crust and measurement of its local effects in order to develop techniques for predicting earthquakes.
- nepotistical — Nepotistic.
- nesosilicate — any silicate, as olivine, in which the SiO 4 tetrahedra are not interlinked.
- net curtains — curtains made of a thin light mesh fabric of cotton, nylon, or other fibre
- neurasthenic — pertaining to or suffering from neurasthenia.
- neurectomies — Plural form of neurectomy.
- neurochemist — A researcher or other professional in the field of neurochemistry.
- neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neuroscience — the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.
- neutralistic — Employing or relating to neutralism.
- neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
- new politics — politics concerned more with grass-roots participation in the political process than with party loyalty or affiliation: identified especially with the candidacies of Senators Eugene McCarthy and George McGovern.
- news service — an agency that gathers news stories for its members or subscribers. Compare news agency (def 1), press association, wire service.
- nickel steel — steel to which up to 9 percent nickel has been added.
- nickelodeons — Plural form of nickelodeon.
- nietzscheism — the philosophy of Nietzsche, emphasizing the will to power as the chief motivating force of both the individual and society.
- nightclothes — Clothes worn to bed.
- nitroscanate — The ether analogue of amoscanate, used in veterinary medicine as an anthelmintic.
- no vacancies — No vacancies is used on a notice at a hotel or guest house when there are no rooms available to rent.
- noise factor — the ratio of the noise output of an ideal device to the noise output of the unit being tested.
- non-cohesion — the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together.
- non-cohesive — characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent.
- non-decision — the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment: They must make a decision between these two contestants.
- non-domestic — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- non-egoistic — pertaining to or of the nature of egoism.
- non-specific — Non-specific medical conditions or symptoms have more than one possible cause.
- non-systemic — of or relating to a system.
- nonaesthetic — not aesthetic, not related to the appreciation of beauty
- noncausative — Not causative.
- noncollusive — involving collusion; fraudulently contrived by agreement: a collusive agreement to increase prices.
- noncorrosive — That does not cause corrosion.
- nondescripts — Plural form of nondescript.
- noneconomist — a person who is not an economist
- nonexclusive — not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
- nonexistence — absence of existence.
- nonfluencies — spoken or written with ease: fluent French.
- noninsurance — the condition or state of not having insurance