10-letter words containing ni
- parmenides — flourished c450 b.c, Greek Eleatic philosopher.
- parsonical — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- passionist — a member of the “Congregation of Barefooted Clerks of the Most Holy Cross and Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ,” founded in 1720 and engaged chiefly in missionary work.
- patagonian — a tableland region of southern Argentina.
- pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- patronised — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronizer — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patterning — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
- penicillin — any of several antibiotics of low toxicity, produced naturally by molds of the genus Penicillium and also semisynthetically, having a bactericidal action on many susceptible Gram-positive or Gram-negative cocci and bacilli, some also being effective against certain spirochetes.
- peninsular — an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
- penis envy — the repressed wish of a female to possess a penis.
- penitently — feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite.
- pentatonic — relating to any of several scales consisting of five notes, the most commonly encountered one being composed of the first, second, third, fifth, and sixth degrees of the major diatonic scale
- peridinian — a member of the genus Peridinium
- peridinium — a member of the Peridinium genus of marine- or freshwater-dwelling dinoflagellate organisms characterized by armoured plates
- perigonial — of or pertaining to a perigon
- perigonium — the envelope of modified leaves surrounding the antheridia in mosses.
- periphonic — (of sound reproduction) involving speakers placed at different heights so as to produce sound from all directions
- pernicious — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- pernickety — persnickety.
- pertaining — to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
- phaelonion — an item of religious clothing, worn in the Eastern Church, and taking the form of a garment without sleeves for the upper body, rather like a chasuble
- phagedenic — a severe, destructive, eroding ulcer.
- phagomania — a compulsive desire to eat
- philoxenia — an act of hospitableness and welcome
- phlegmonic — relating to or having the characteristics of a phlegmon
- phoenician — a native or inhabitant of Phoenicia.
- phoenixism — the process of making a business insolvent in order to evade paying debts and then setting the business up again under a new name
- phonically — of or relating to speech sounds.
- phosgenite — a mineral, lead chlorocarbonate, Pb 2 Cl 2 CO 3 , occurring in crystals.
- phosphonic — of or relating to phosponic acid or anything derived from it
- photogenic — forming an attractive subject for photography or having features that look well in a photograph: a photogenic face.
- phylogenic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- phytogenic — of plant origin.
- pianissimo — very soft.
- pianistics — (used with a singular verb) the art or practice of playing the piano.
- picayunish — of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount.
- piccaninny — pickaninny.
- pickaninny — a term used to refer to a black child.
- picnic ham — a section of boned and smoked pork shoulder
- picnickers — an excursion or outing in which the participants carry food with them and share a meal in the open air.
- picnicking — an excursion or outing in which the participants carry food with them and share a meal in the open air.
- pidginized — to develop (a language) into a pidgin.
- pillionist — a passenger riding on the pillion of a motorcycle
- pinnigrade — moving by means of finlike parts or flippers, as the seals and walruses.
- pipelining — pipeline
- plain knit — the simplest knitted construction, consisting of vertical ribs visible on the front of the fabric and horizontal rows of stitches visible on the back, used in the production of hosiery and jersey fabrics.
- planigraph — an x-ray photograph in which a given plane of the body is well defined and those above and below it purposely out of focus.
- planimeter — an instrument for measuring mechanically the area of plane figures.