9-letter words starting with n
- neimenggu — Inner Mongolia.
- neisseria — any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Neisseria, certain species of which, as N. gonorrhoeae, are pathogenic for humans.
- nelspruit — a city in NE South Africa, the capital of Mpumalanga province on the Crocodile River: trading and agricultural centre, esp for fruit, with a growing tourist trade. Pop: 21 541 (2001)
- nem. con. — nemine contradicente
- nematodes — Plural form of nematode.
- nemertean — any member of the invertebrate phylum Nemertea, comprising the ribbon worms.
- nemophila — any of a genus, Nemophila, of low-growing hairy annual plants, esp N. menziesii, grown for its blue or white flowers: family Hydrophyllaceae
- neo-latin — New Latin.
- neocortex — the largest and evolutionarily most recent portion of the cerebral cortex, composed of complex, layered tissue, the site of most of the higher brain functions.
- neocosmic — Of or relating to the universe in its present state; specifically, relating to the races of human beings known to history.
- neodymium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element occurring with cerium and other rare-earth metals, and having rose-colored to violet-colored salts. Symbol: Nd; atomic weight: 144.24; atomic number: 60; specific gravity: 6.9 at 20°C.
- neogamist — A person recently married; newlywed.
- neogothic — of, relating to, or designating chiefly a style of architecture in which gothic motifs and forms are imitated.
- neohippie — Alternative form of neohippy.
- neolignan — (organic compound) Any compound having a structure based on a neolignane.
- neolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
- neologian — Neological.
- neologism — a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase.
- neologist — a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase.
- neologize — to make or use new words or create new meanings for existing words.
- neomorphs — Plural form of neomorph.
- neon lamp — a gas-discharge bulb containing two electrodes in neon gas and emitting a glow when a voltage is applied across the electrodes.
- neon sign — a sign illuminated by neon or neon lamps
- neonomian — someone who holds to neonomianism
- neopagans — Plural form of neopagan.
- neophilia — Love of new things.
- neophobia — Extreme or irrational fear or dislike of anything new, novel, or unfamiliar.
- neophobic — Afflicted by neophobia; fearing or disliking what is new.
- neophytes — Plural form of neophyte.
- neophytic — a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
- neopilina — any primitive mollusk of the genus Neopilina, having a serial repetition of internal organs that suggests a close relationship to the annelids.
- neoplasia — Pathology. tumor growth.
- neoplasms — Plural form of neoplasm.
- neoplasty — the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of damaged structures
- neotenous — Also called pedogenesis. the production of offspring by an organism in its larval or juvenile form; the elimination of the adult phase of the life cycle.
- neoterism — an innovation in language, as a new word, term, or expression.
- neoterist — a person who is keen on innovation and novelty
- neoterize — to coin new words, terms, or expressions; neologize.
- nepenthes — nepenthe.
- nephalism — teetotalism; abstinence from alcohol
- nephalist — (obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller.
- nepheline — a feldspathoid mineral, essentially sodium aluminum silicate, NaAlSiO 4 , occurring in alkali-rich volcanic rocks.
- nephogram — a photograph of a cloud
- nephology — The study or contemplation of clouds.
- nephridia — the excretory organ of many invertebrates, consisting of a tubule with one end opening into the body cavity and the other opening into a pore at the body surface.
- nephritic — inflammation of the kidneys, especially in Bright's disease.
- nephritis — inflammation of the kidneys, especially in Bright's disease.
- nephrosis — kidney disease, especially marked by noninflammatory degeneration of the tubular system.
- nephrotic — Pertaining to, resembling or caused by nephrosis.
- neptunian — pertaining to Neptune or the sea.