9-letter words containing ni
- pontonier — an officer or soldier in charge of bridge equipment or the construction of pontoon bridges.
- portolani — a descriptive atlas of the Middle Ages, giving sailing directions and providing charts showing rhumb lines and the location of ports and various coastal features.
- posttonic — immediately following a stressed syllable: a posttonic syllable; a posttonic vowel.
- preconize — to proclaim or commend publicly.
- premonish — to admonish beforehand; forewarn
- presenile — pertaining to or exhibiting the characteristics of presenility; prematurely old.
- procyonid — any animal of the family Procyonidae, including the raccoons
- profanity — the quality of being profane; irreverence.
- propionic — of or derived from propionic acid.
- proponing — to suggest for consideration; propose.
- proteinic — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- ptomainic — causing or resulting from ptomaines
- puddening — the rope fender on a boat
- punishing — causing or characterized by harsh or injurious treatment; severe; brutal: The storm was accompanied by punishing winds.
- punningly — in a punning manner
- purdonium — a type of coal scuttle having a slanted cover that is raised to open it, and an inner removable metal container for the coal
- pycnidium — (in certain ascomycetes and fungi imperfecti) a globose or flask-shaped fruiting body bearing conidia on conidiophores.
- pyrogenic — producing or produced by heat or fever.
- pyromania — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- quinidine — a colorless, crystalline alkaloid, C 2 0 H 2 4 N 2 O 2 , isomeric with quinine, obtained from the bark of certain species of cinchona trees or shrubs, used chiefly to regulate heart rhythm and to treat malaria.
- rabbinics — the Hebrew language as used by rabbis in post-Biblical times.
- rabbinism — the beliefs, practices, and precepts of the rabbis of the Talmudic period.
- rabbinite — a proponent of the Talmud and the teachings and traditions of the rabbis in the face of rejection by the Karaites.
- radionics — a dowsing technique using a pendulum to detect the energy fields that are emitted by all forms of matter
- raskolnik — a member of any of several sects founded by dissenters from the Russian Orthodox Church who opposed the liturgical reforms of Nikon in the 17th century.
- rationing — a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: a daily ration of meat and bread.
- ravenings — rapacious behaviour and activities
- re-ignite — to set on fire; kindle.
- reanimate — to restore to life; resuscitate.
- reasoning — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- reckoning — count; computation; calculation.
- reclining — person: lying back
- recognise — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- recognize — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- reconning — reconnaissance.
- redlining — Automotive. the maximum rotational speed, or angular velocity, of the engine crankshaft that is considered safe: often measured in rpm. a red line or boundary of a red area that delineates such a value, as on a tachometer.
- refurnish — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- refusenik — a Soviet citizen, usually Jewish, who was denied permission to emigrate from the Soviet Union.
- reignited — to set on fire; kindle.
- remaining — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- reminisce — to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.
- renifleur — a person who is sexually aroused or gratified by odors.
- renitence — resisting pressure; resistant.
- reopening — the act of opening again something that was closed
- replenish — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- rerunning — to run again.
- resigning — to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from): to resign from the presidency.
- retaining — to keep possession of.
- retinitis — inflammation of the retina.
- reubenite — a member of the tribe of Reuben.