14-letter words containing nit
- nitroglycerine — a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 5 N 3 O 9 , prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.
- nitroguanidine — (chemistry) A colourless, crystalline solid manufactured from guanine and used in explosives and pesticides.
- nitrosobenzene — a blue, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 6 H 5 NO, that is green as a molten solid or in solution.
- non-congenital — having by nature a specified character: a congenital fool.
- noncognitivism — the semantic meta-ethical thesis that moral judgments do not express facts and so do not have a truth value, thus excluding both naturalism and non-naturalism
- nonfinite verb — a verb form that does not indicate person or number; in English, the infinitive and participles.
- nonnitrogenous — containing no nitrogen.
- nonrecognition — absence or lack of recognition.
- nontrinitarian — One who rejects or does not ascribe to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity.
- ornithischians — Plural form of ornithischian.
- ornithological — the branch of zoology that deals with birds.
- ornithologists — Plural form of ornithologist.
- ornithomorphic — relating to an ornithomorph
- paternity suit — legal dispute over identity of father
- paternity test — an assessment of possible paternity based on a comparison of the genetic markers of the offspring and those of the putative father.
- polar zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it at one of the poles
- porphyrogenite — a prince born after his father has succeeded to the throne
- progenitorship — parenthood; the position of being a progenitor
- quasi-infinite — immeasurably great: an infinite capacity for forgiveness.
- retrocognition — the paranormal ability or occurrence of seeing into the past
- sanitary towel — sanitary napkin.
- sanitation man — a man who collects and disposes of refuse for the sanitation department of local government
- scsi initiator — (hardware) A device that begins a SCSI transaction by issuing a command to another device (the SCSI target), giving it a task to perform. Typically a SCSI host adapter is the initiator but targets may also become initiators.
- self-initiated — initiated or begun by oneself.
- silver nitrate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, bitter, corrosive, poisonous powder, AgNO 3 , produced by the reaction of silver and dilute nitric acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions and mirrors, as a laboratory reagent, and in medicine as an antiseptic, astringent, and in the routine prophylaxis of ophthalmia neonatorum.
- sodium nitrate — a crystalline, water-soluble compound, NaNO 3 , that occurs naturally as soda niter: used in fertilizers, explosives, and glass, and as a color fixative in processed meats.
- sodium nitrite — Chemistry. a yellowish or white crystalline compound, NaNO 2 , soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol and ether: used in the manufacture of dyes and as a color fixative.
- strontium unit — a unit expressing the concentration of strontium-90 in an organic medium, such as soil, milk, bone, etc, relative to the concentration of calcium in the same medium
- tendovaginitis — the swelling of both a tendon and its sheath
- the humanities — the study of literature, philosophy, and the arts
- thioantimonite — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioantimonious acids
- trinitarianism — the belief in, or doctrine of, the Trinity.
- trinitrocresol — a yellow, crystalline compound, C 7 H 5 N 3 O 7 , used in high explosives.
- trinity sunday — the Sunday after Pentecost, observed as a festival in honor of the Trinity.
- ultimogeniture — postremogeniture.
- unhumanitarian — having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
- unit character — a characteristic, usually controlled by a single gene, that is transmitted as a unit in heredity.
- unit furniture — furniture consisting of separate units, conceived to be combined in different ways
- unit separator — (character) (US) ASCII character 31.
- unitary matrix — a square matrix that is the inverse of its Hermitian conjugate
- united kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801–1922. 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Capital: London. Abbreviation: U.K.
- united nations — (used with a singular verb) an international organization, with headquarters in New York City, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the charter signed by 51 founding countries in San Francisco in 1945. Abbreviation: UN. Compare General Assembly, Security Council.
- vulvovaginitis — inflammation of the vulva and vagina.
- winter aconite — a small Old World plant, Eranthis hyemalis, of the buttercup family, often cultivated for its bright-yellow flowers, which appear very early in the spring.