8-letter words starting with n
- negatory — marked by negation; denying; negative.
- negatron — Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
- neglects — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of neglect.
- negligee — a dressing gown or robe, usually of sheer fabric and having soft, flowing lines, worn by women.
- negrillo — a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, as a Pygmy.
- negritic — of or relating to blacks or to the Negritos.
- negroism — the doctrine or advocacy of equal rights for black people.
- negroize — to cause to include black people or to have the qualities or characteristics of black people: efforts to Negroize the team.
- nehemiah — a Hebrew leader of the 5th century b.c.
- neighbor — a person who lives near another.
- neighing — Present participle of neigh.
- nekrasov — Nikolai Alekseyevich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsjejɪvitʃ). 1821–77, Russian poet, who wrote chiefly about the sufferings of the peasantry
- nektonic — the aggregate of actively swimming aquatic organisms in a body of water, able to move independently of water currents.
- nematoad — Misspelling of nematode.
- nematode — any unsegmented worm of the phylum Nematoda, having an elongated, cylindrical body; a roundworm.
- nembutal — pentobarbital sodium
- nembutsu — meditation on the name of Amida.
- nemorous — (rare) Forested; full of trees, dark with shady groves.
- nenuphar — A water lily, especially the European white water lily (Nymphaea alba) or the yellow water lily (Nuphar lutea).
- neo-dada — a minor art movement chiefly of the 1960s reviving some of the objectives of dada but placing emphasis on the importance of the work of art produced rather than on the concept generating the work.
- neo-nazi — a person who belongs to a political organization whose beliefs are inspired by or reminiscent of Nazism.
- neo-noir — (of a film) set in contemporary modern times, but showing characteristics of a film noir, in plot or style
- neoblast — any large and undifferentiated stem cell in certain worms, esp planarian worms, involved in regeneration and repair
- neocracy — Government by the new or inexperienced.
- neogaean — a biogeographical division comprising the Neotropical region.
- neohippy — A new age hippy.
- neolocal — living or located away from both the husband's and the wife's relatives: a neolocal family.
- neologic — neologism.
- neomorph — (genetics) a gain of function mutation that causes novel gene function.
- neomycin — an antibiotic produced by an actinomycete, Streptomyces fradiae, administered orally or locally, used chiefly for skin, urinary tract, and eye infections and as a surgical antiseptic.
- neonatal — of or relating to newborn children.
- neonates — Plural form of neonate.
- neopagan — Alternative spelling of neo-pagan.
- neophobe — One who dislikes new or novel things.
- neophyte — a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
- neoplasm — a new, often uncontrolled growth of abnormal tissue; tumor.
- neoprene — an oil-resistant synthetic rubber: used chiefly in paints, putties, linings for tanks and chemical apparatus, and in crepe soles for shoes.
- neorican — a Puerto Rican living in New York or one who has lived in New York and returned to Puerto Rico.
- neostyle — a manifolding device similar to the cyclostyle.
- neotenic — Exhibiting neoteny.
- neoteric — modern; new; recent.
- neotoxin — a newly developed toxin
- neotypes — Plural form of neotype.
- nepalese — of or relating to Nepal, its inhabitants, or their language.
- nepenthe — a drug or drink, or the plant yielding it, mentioned by ancient writers as having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble.
- nephelo- — clouds, cloudy
- nephrism — chronic kidney disease, renal failure
- nephrite — Mineralogy. a compact or fibrous variety of actinolite, varying from whitish to dark green: a form of jade.
- nephroid — kidney-shaped
- nephrons — Plural form of nephron.