9-letter words containing nit
- jejunitis — (pathology) inflammation of the jejunum.
- kaolinite — a very common mineral, hydrated aluminum disilicate, Al 2 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 , formed by the alteration of other minerals, especially feldspar: the most common constituent of kaolin.
- laminitis — inflammation of sensitive laminae in the hoof of a horse, caused by stressful events, as trauma, infection, or parturition.
- lemnitzer — Lyman Louis [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1899–1988, U.S. army officer; chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff 1960–63; supreme allied commander NATO 1963–69.
- lunitidal — pertaining to the part of the tidal movement dependent upon the moon.
- magnitude — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- malignity — the state or character of being malign; malevolence; intense ill will; spite.
- mammonite — the greedy pursuit of riches.
- manganite — a gray to black mineral, hydrous manganese oxide, MnO(OH); gray manganese ore.
- manitoban — a province in central Canada. 246,512 sq. mi. (638,466 sq. km). Abbreviation: Man. Capital: Winnipeg.
- manitowoc — a port in E Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
- manzanita — any of several western North American shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Arctostaphylos, of the heath family, having leathery leaves and clusters of white to pink flowers.
- mash unit — a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
- maternity — the state of being a mother; motherhood.
- melanitic — containing, or relating to, melanite
- mennonite — 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.
- midianite — a member of an ancient desert people of northwest Arabia near the Gulf of Aqaba, believed to have descended from Midian.
- minitower — a vertical case, smaller than a tower, designed to house a computer system standing on a desk or floor.
- minitrack — a system for tracking satellites, space vehicles, or rockets by means of radio waves.
- minitrend — A small, minor trend.
- mizzonite — a mineral that is a type of scapolite and that contains a high concentration of calcium
- mks units — a metric system of units based on the metre, kilogram, and second as the units of length, mass, and time; it forms the basis of the SI units
- modernity — the quality of being modern.
- monitions — Plural form of monition.
- monitored — (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- monitress — a female student who helps keep order or assists a teacher in school.
- monzonite — any of a group of granular igneous rocks having approximately equal amounts of orthoclase and plagioclase feldspar, intermediate in composition between syenite and diorite.
- morganite — rose-colored beryl.
- multiunit — a single thing or person.
- mundanity — the condition or quality of being mundane; mundaneness.
- munitions — Usually, munitions. materials used in war, especially weapons and ammunition.
- mylonitic — relating to or resembling mylonite
- neptunite — A black silicate mineral with chemical formula KNa2Li(Fe2+,Mn2+)2Ti2Si8O24.
- newmanite — an adherent of John Henry Newman.
- nit-picky — tending to raise petty objections; pernickety
- nitpicked — Simple past tense and past participle of nitpick.
- nitpicker — a person who nitpicks, especially habitually.
- nitramine — any of a class of compounds containing the nitramino group.
- nitramino — containing the nitramino group.
- nitratine — soda niter.
- nitrating — Present participle of nitrate.
- nitration — Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- nitriding — a process of casehardening in which nitrogen is introduced into the metal by keeping it at a suitable temperature in the presence of a nitrogen source.
- nitrified — Simple past tense and past participle of nitrify.
- nitrifier — a person or thing that nitrifies.
- nitrifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nitrify.
- nitronium — (inorganic chemistry) The univalent cation NO2+ derived from nitrogen dioxide.
- nitwitted — Being like a nitwit; being stupid or foolish.
- nonfinite — Infinite.
- obscenity — the character or quality of being obscene; indecency; lewdness.