10-letter words containing nit
- lenitively — In a lenitive manner.
- magnitudes — Plural form of magnitude.
- manitoulin — an island in N Lake Huron belonging to Canada. 80 miles (130 km) long.
- manzanitas — Plural form of manzanita.
- marcionite — a member of a Gnostic ascetic sect that flourished from the 2nd to 7th century a.d. and that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Christ.
- melaconite — the massive variety of tenorite
- mennonites — a member of an evangelical Protestant sect, originating in Europe in the 16th century, that opposes infant baptism, practices baptism of believers only, restricts marriage to members of the denomination, opposes war and bearing arms, and is noted for simplicity of living and plain dress.
- minitab ii — A system for interactive solution of small statistical problems.
- moissanite — (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal pyramidal mineral containing carbon and silicon.
- monitorial — of or relating to a monitor.
- monitories — Plural form of monitory.
- monitoring — (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- motor unit — a motor neuron and the muscle fibers innervated by its axon.
- mylonitize — to form into mylonite
- naumannite — a mineral, silver-lead selenide, (Ag 2 Pb)Se, usually occurring in iron-black cubic crystals.
- nitpickers — Plural form of nitpicker.
- nitpicking — to be excessively concerned with or critical of inconsequential details.
- nitrazepam — a synthetic chemical compound belonging to the benzodiazepine group of drugs; a minor tranquillizer used mainly in sleeping tablets, such as Mogadon. Formula: C15H11N3O3
- nitrifiers — a person or thing that nitrifies.
- nitrifying — Describing certain bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrite and nitrate in the soil.
- nitrofuran — A class of drug, derived from furan, used to inhibit bacterial growth.
- nitrogenic — Of, relating to, or containing nitrogen.
- nitrometer — an apparatus for determining the amount of nitrogen or nitrogen compounds in a substance or mixture.
- nitwittery — foolishness; stupidity
- non-finite — A non-finite clause is a clause which is based on an infinitive or a participle and has no tense. Compare finite.
- nongenital — not related to, or involving, the genitals
- noninitial — not initial
- omnitheism — The belief that all religions contain a core recognition of the same God.
- omnitheist — A person who believes in omnitheism.
- ornithopod — any herbivorous dinosaur of the suborder Ornithopoda whose members usually walked erect on their hind legs.
- ornithosis — psittacosis, especially of birds other than those of the parrot family.
- palagonite — a yellow basaltic glass
- paragonite — a mica, similar in composition and appearance to muscovite but containing sodium instead of potassium.
- penitently — feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite.
- phosgenite — a mineral, lead chlorocarbonate, Pb 2 Cl 2 CO 3 , occurring in crystals.
- 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.
- pregenital — of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- premonitor — a person who, or a thing which, forewarns
- primogenit — the eldest child in a family
- progenitor — a biologically related ancestor: a progenitor of the species.
- punitively — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
- pyroxenite — any rock composed essentially, or in large part, of pyroxene of any kind.
- quaternity — a group or set of four.
- ranitidine — an antihistamine, C 13 H 22 N 4 O 3 S·HCl, that inhibits the formation of gastric acid, used in the treatment of peptic ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
- reigniting — to set on fire; kindle.
- reignition — the act or fact of igniting; state of being ignited.
- reinitiate — to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate major social reforms.
- reknitting — the method of repairing holes or runs in knitted garments
- san benito — a city in S Texas.
- sanguinity — cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.