9-letter words containing nit
- oceanites — Plural form of oceanite.
- olivenite — a mineral, basic copper arsenate, Cu 4 As 2 O 8 (OH) 2 , occurring in crystals and in masses, usually olive-green in color.
- ornithine — an amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 3 CH(NH 2)COOH, obtained by the hydrolysis of arginine and occurring as an intermediate compound in the urea cycle of mammals.
- ornithoid — resembling a bird.
- ornithol. — ornithological
- paternity — the state of being a father; fatherhood.
- penitence — the state of being penitent; regret for one's wrongdoing or sinning; contrition; repentance.
- penitency — the state of being penitent
- penitente — a member of a religious order, chiefly in Spanish-American communities in New Mexico, known for their practice of self-flagellation, especially during Holy Week.
- penninite — a member of the chlorite group, rhombohedral in habit.
- phrenitis — inflammation of the brain; encephalitis.
- pigeonite — a monoclinic variety of pyroxene consisting mainly of a mixture of (MgFe)SiO 3 and CaMg(SiO 3) 2 .
- plenitude — fullness or adequacy in quantity, measure, or degree; abundance: a plenitude of food, air, and sunlight.
- polianite — a variety of pyrolusite, MnO 2 , having well-developed crystals.
- profanity — the quality of being profane; irreverence.
- rabbinite — a proponent of the Talmud and the teachings and traditions of the rabbis in the face of rejection by the Karaites.
- re-ignite — to set on fire; kindle.
- reignited — to set on fire; kindle.
- renitence — resisting pressure; resistant.
- retinitis — inflammation of the retina.
- reubenite — a member of the tribe of Reuben.
- rhodonite — a mineral, manganese metasilicate, MnSiO 3 , occurring usually in rose-red masses, sometimes used as an ornamental stone; manganese spar.
- sagenitic — relating to sagenite
- 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.
- schnittke — Alfred, 1934–1998, Russian composer.
- schnitzel — a cutlet, especially of veal.
- selenitic — of or relating to selenite
- simeonite — a member of the Israelite tribe of Simeon.
- sink unit — a fitted unit that consists of a sink, draining board and cupboards underneath
- solemnity — the state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity; impressiveness: the solemnity of a state funeral.
- splenitis — inflammation of the spleen
- sternitic — relating to the sternite
- succinite — Baltic or 'true' amber, so called because of the succinic acid in the fossil resin: often incorrectly applied to fossilized resin (amber) generally
- sylvanite — a mineral, gold silver telluride, (AuAg)Te 2 , silver-white with metallic luster, often occurring in crystals so arranged as to resemble written characters: an ore of gold.
- sylvinite — an ore containing sylvine
- tanzanite — Mineralogy. a variety of zoisite valued as a gem for its purplish-blue color and strong pleochroism.
- tauchnitz — Karl Christoph Traugott [kahrl kris-tawf trou-gawt] /ˈkɑrl ˈkrɪs tɔf ˈtraʊ gɔt/ (Show IPA), 1761–1836, and his son, Karl Christian Philipp [kris-tee-ahn fee-lip,, fil-ip] /ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn ˈfi lɪp,, ˈfɪl ɪp/ (Show IPA) 1798–1884, German printers and publishers.
- tenonitis — tendinitis.
- tightknit — well-organized and integrated.
- torbanite — Petrology. a dark-brown oil shale containing a large amount of carbonaceous matter.
- trinitrin — glyceryl trinitrate
- unignited — to set on fire; kindle.
- unit card — a main entry catalog card, duplicates of which are used for added entries.
- unit cell — the simplest unit of a regular lattice.
- unit cost — the cost of a specified unit of a product or service.
- unit dose — A unit dose is the amount of a medication administered to a patient in a single dose.
- unit rule — (in national conventions of the Democratic Party) a rule whereby a state's delegation votes as a unit, not recognizing minority votes within the delegation.