11-letter words containing ni
- quadrasonic — of, noting, or pertaining to the recording and reproduction of sound over four separate transmission or direct reproduction channels instead of the customary two of the stereo system: a quadraphonic recording.
- quadrennial — occurring every four years: a quadrennial festival.
- quadrennium — a period of four years.
- quaternions — Plural form of quaternion.
- questioning — indicating or implying a question: a questioning tone in her voice.
- questionist — a person who questions
- quinic acid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, solid cyclic compound, C 7 H 1 2 O 6 , present in cinchona bark, coffee beans, and the leaves of many plants.
- quinonimine — a colorless, crystalline compound, C 6 H 5 NO, the parent of the indophenol dyes, derived from quinone.
- quinternion — five gathered sheets folded in two for binding together.
- radio knife — an electrical instrument for cutting tissue that by searing severed blood vessels seals them and prevents bleeding.
- radiophonic — a radiotelephone.
- rainier iii — Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand de Grimaldi [lwee ahn-ree mak-sahns ber-trahn duh gree-mal dee] /lwi ɑ̃ˈri makˈsɑ̃s bɛrˈtrɑ̃ də gri mal ˈdi/ (Show IPA), Prince of Monaco, 1923–2005, reigning prince of Monaco 1949–2005.
- rat-running — the practice of driving through residential side streets to avoid congested main roads
- re-skinning — to replace or repair the exterior surface or coating of: The space shuttle had to be reskinned before returning to service.
- reactionism — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- reactionist — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- real tennis — an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled indoor court with various openings, a sloping-roofed corridor along three sides, and a buttress on the fourth side
- reanimation — to restore to life; resuscitate.
- reasonings' — the act or process of a person who reasons.
- reawakening — rousing; quickening: an awakening interest in ballet.
- recognition — an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.
- recognizing — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- reinitiated — to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate major social reforms.
- rejuvenized — to rejuvenate.
- relationism — a doctrine maintaining the existence of relations between things
- relationist — a person who maintains a theory rooted in the relation between ideas
- religionism — excessive or exaggerated religious zeal.
- religionist — excessive or exaggerated religious zeal.
- religionize — to be devoted to or bring under the influence of religion
- reminiscent — awakening memories of something similar; suggestive (usually followed by of): His style of writing is reminiscent of Melville's.
- reminiscing — to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.
- reorganizer — a person who reorganizes
- repaglinide — an oral drug used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, often in combination with metformin.
- repatronize — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- replenished — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- replenisher — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- retinispora — any member of the genus Retinispora, of conifers which grow in the east of Asia and in the east and west of North America
- revisionism — advocacy or approval of revision.
- revisionist — an advocate of revision, especially of some political or religious doctrine.
- rex begonia — a plant, Begonia rex, native to India, having wrinkled, variegated leaves and thick, hairy stems, and cultivated in many varieties.
- rhizoctonia — any of various soil-inhabiting fungi of the genus Rhizoctonia, some species of which are destructive to cultivated plants, causing damping off of seedlings, foliage blight, root and stem cankers, and rot of storage organs.
- ribbed-knit — rib-knit (def 2).
- roentgenium — a superheavy, synthetic radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Rg; atomic number: 111.
- roentgenize — to subject to the action of x-rays.
- rugby union — a form of rugby football played between teams of 15 players
- rum-running — the activity of smuggling illicit liquor
- running dog — Disparaging. a person or institution subservient to counterrevolutionary interests. a manipulable, servile follower; lackey: to be reviled as a running dog of the colonialists.
- running fix — a fix made from a moving vessel or aircraft from observations made at different times, the course and distance run between the observations being considered.
- running gag — a joke or humorous allusion used recurrently in a play, film, television skit, etc., for a cumulative comic effect.
- sacred nine — the Muses.