9-letter words containing ni
- revarnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- reznikoff — Charles, 1894–1976, U.S. poet.
- rhodanize — to plate with rhodium
- rhodonite — a mineral, manganese metasilicate, MnSiO 3 , occurring usually in rose-red masses, sometimes used as an ornamental stone; manganese spar.
- ripienist — an orchestral member who is there to swell the sound rather than play solo
- rollatini — a dish consisting of thin slices of poultry or meat rolled around a filling, especially of ham and cheese, and baked in a sauce.
- romanised — to make Roman Catholic.
- roumanian — Romania.
- routinier — a person who adheres to a routine; esp., a competent but uninspired orchestra conductor
- routinism — adherence to routine.
- routinist — someone who lives by routine
- routinize — to develop into a regular procedure.
- rovaniemi — a city in N Finland, near the Arctic Circle.
- runniness — the state of being runny
- runningly — in a running manner; rapidly
- ruritania — a mythical, romantic kingdom conceived as the setting for a fairy tale, costume drama, comic operetta, or the like.
- ruthenian — Also, Ruthene [roo-theen] /ruˈθin/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the inhabitants of Ruthenia, Galicia, and neighboring regions.
- ruthenium — a steel-gray, rare metallic element, belonging to the platinum group of metals. Symbol: Ru; atomic weight: 101.07; atomic number: 44; specific gravity: 12.2 at 20°C.
- saddening — causing someone to become sad
- safranine — any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes, phenazine derivatives, used for dyeing wool, silk, etc.
- sagenitic — relating to sagenite
- sakyamuni — one of the names of Buddha.
- salinized — to treat with salt or render saline.
- salvemini — Gaetano [gah-e-tah-naw] /ˌgɑ ɛˈtɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1957, Italian historian in the U.S.
- sanbenito — an ornamented garment worn by a condemned heretic at an auto-da-fé.
- sanitaria — an institution for the preservation or recovery of health, especially for convalescence; health resort.
- sanitized — to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
- sanitizer — a substance or preparation for killing germs, designed for use especially on food-processing equipment.
- santonica — the dried flower heads of any of several species of wormwood, belonging to the genus Artemisia, used as a vermifuge.
- santorini — a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- sapogenin — a crystalline substance derived from saponin
- saracenic — History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- sardinian — of or relating to Sardinia, its inhabitants, or their language.
- sardonian — a person who flatters with harmful or deadly intent
- saturnian — of or relating to the planet Saturn.
- saturniid — any of several large, brightly colored moths of the family Saturniidae, comprising the giant silkworm moths.
- saturnine — sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn.
- saturnism — lead poisoning (def 1b).
- saturnist — a dull, gloomy, or saturnine person thought to be born under the influence of Saturn
- schnittke — Alfred, 1934–1998, Russian composer.
- schnitzel — a cutlet, especially of veal.
- screening — a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- se'nnight — a week.
- sea onion — Also called sea squill. a Mediterranean plant, Urginea maritima, of the lily family, yielding medicinal squill.
- seasoning — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- seigniory — the power or authority of a seignior.
- selenious — containing tetravalent or bivalent selenium.
- selenitic — of or relating to selenite
- semainier — a chest of the 18th century having seven long drawers: originally meant to hold a week's supply of clothing.
- seniority — the state of being senior; priority of birth; superior age.