11-letter words containing ni
- paralimnion — the region of a lake floor between the shoreline or water's edge and the zone of rooted vegetation
- paraphrenia — a type of severe paranoid schizophrenia
- parascenium — either of two wings flanking and extending forward from the skene of an ancient Greek theater.
- parataniwha — a New Zealand plant, Elatostema rugosa, with pink and red serrated leaves
- partisanism — partisan action or spirit.
- parvanimity — the state or characteristic of being small-minded
- patriclinic — inherited from the father; more like the father than the mother
- patrimonial — an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
- patroclinic — inherited from the father; more like the father than the mother
- patronising — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronizing — displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner: a patronizing greeting, accompanied by a gentle pat on the pack.
- pearl danio — a slender iridescent tropical cyprinid, Brachydanio albolineatus, from parts of southeast Asia: a popular freshwater aquarium fish.
- pearl onion — a small white onion, often pickled and used as an appetizer or garnish.
- pecuniarily — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
- pelagianism — a follower of Pelagius, who denied original sin and believed in freedom of the will.
- pelargonium — any plant of the genus Pelargonium, the cultivated species of which are usually called geranium. Compare geranium (def 2).
- penicillate — having a penicil or penicils.
- penicillium — any fungus of the genus Penicillium, certain species of which are used in cheesemaking and as the source of penicillin.
- peninsulate — to cause (land) to become peninsular
- penitential — of, pertaining to, proceeding from, or expressive of penitence or repentance.
- pennine way — a long-distance footpath extending from Edale, Derbyshire, for 402 km (250 miles) to Kirk Yetholm, Scottish Borders
- pentatonism — the use of a five-tone scale.
- peregrinity — foreignness; strangeness; the quality of being peregrine
- perennially — lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.
- pericranium — the outer periosteum of the cranium.
- peritonitic — inflammation of the peritoneum, often accompanied by pain and tenderness in the abdomen, vomiting, constipation, and moderate fever.
- peritonitis — inflammation of the peritoneum, often accompanied by pain and tenderness in the abdomen, vomiting, constipation, and moderate fever.
- permanganic — of or derived from permanganic acid.
- persnickety — overparticular; fussy.
- personified — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
- personifies — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
- petalomania — the condition in which a flower has proportionately more petals than is normal
- petitionist — a person who petitions or makes appeals or requests
- phagedaenic — relating to or having the characteristics of phagedaena
- phenix city — a city in E Alabama, on the Chattahoochee River.
- phoenixlike — having a resemblance to a phoenix in the sense of re-emerging and beginning again
- phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
- phosphonium — the positively charged group PH 4 + .
- photoionize — to cause to undergo or to undergo photoionization
- photophonic — of, relating to, or having the properties of a photophone
- phycocyanin — a blue protein pigment, found in algae, involved in the process of photosynthesis.
- phyllomania — the production of leaves in abnormal numbers or places.
- picnic site — an attractive place for picnics
- piz bernina — a mountain in SE Switzerland, the highest peak of the Bernina Alps in the S Rhaetian Alps. Height: 4049 m (13 284 ft)
- planigraphy — 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.
- planimetric — the measurement of plane areas.
- planisphere — a map of half or more of the celestial sphere with a device for indicating the part of a given location visible at a given time.
- plebeianism — belonging or pertaining to the common people.
- plebeianize — to make popular or vulgar
- plenipotent — invested with or possessing full power.