English words: Nicol prism to Nigerian prince scam

300 English words, part 35 of 99 of the words starting with N, A to Z. 22 have a page of their own.

English words Nicol prism to Nigerian prince scam

Nicol prism noun: An optical device used to generate polarized light.
Nicola proper noun /ˈnɪ.kə.lə/: A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Nicolaides-Baraitser syndrome noun: A rare genetic condition characterized by mild to severe developmental delays with absent or limited speech, seizures, short stature, sparse hair, typical...
Nicolaism noun: A particular Christian heresy (in the early church)
Nicolaitan noun /nɪ.kəˈleɪ.ɪ.t(ə)n/: A member of an early Christian sect (Nicolaism), said to participate in certain pagan ceremonies.
Nicolaitanism noun: The beliefs of the Nicolaitans, an early Christian group or sect.
Nicolaite noun /nɪ.kəˈleɪ.ʌɪt/: A Nicolaitan.
Nicolaitism noun: The practices of the Nicolaitan sect; libertinism, especially among the clergy; clerical marriage.
Nicolas proper noun /ˈnɪ.kə.ləs/: A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], of less common usage, variant of Nicholas.
Nicolau-Balus syndrome noun: A cutaneous condition characterized by syringomas and milia.
Nicolaus proper noun: A census-designated place in Sutter County, California, United States.
Nicolay proper noun: A surname.
Nicole proper noun /nɪˈkəʊl/: A female given name from Ancient Greek.
nicoletiid noun: Any of the primitive wingless insects in the family Nicoletiidae.
Nicolette proper noun: A female given name from French.
Nicoletti proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Nicolini proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Nicoll proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Nicolle proper noun: A female given name.
Nicollet proper noun: A surname from French.
Nicolls proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Nicolo proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Nicolosi proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Nicolson proper noun /ˈnɪkəlsən/: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Nicomachean adjective /ˌnaɪkɒməˈkiən/: Of or pertaining to Nicomachus.
Nicomachus proper noun: A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Nicomedia proper noun: Former name of Izmit: a city in Turkey; the ancient capital of Bithynia.
Nicomedian adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to Nicomedia.
nicomiid noun: Any treehopper in the family Nicomiidae, a synonym of the Membracidae.
nicomorphine noun: The 3,6-dinicotinate ester of morphine, a strong opioid agonist analgesic two to three times as potent as morphine.
Nicopolis proper noun: Former name of Preveza: a city in northwestern Greece; the former capital of Epirus Vetus, in the Roman Empire.
Nicopolitan noun: An inhabitant or a resident of Nicopolis.
nicopyrite noun: Synonym of pentlandite.
nicor noun: A sea monster.
nicoracetam noun: A nootropic racetam drug, differing from aniracetam in having a pyridine ring in place of aniracetam's benzene ring.
nicorandil noun: A vasodilatory drug used to treat angina.
Nicos proper noun: A transliteration of a male given name (Νίκος) used in Greece.
Nicosia proper noun /ˌnɪkoʊˈsiə/: The capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus.
Nicosian adjective, noun: Of, from, or pertaining to Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus.
nicosulfuron noun: A particular N-sulfonylurea used as a herbicide
Nicot proper noun: A surname from French.
nicotelline noun: A tricyclic heterocycle composed of three linked pyridine rings, 2,4-dipyridin-3-ylpyridine
nicothoid noun: Any copepod in the family Nicothoidae.
nicotian adjective: Relating to, or derived from, tobacco.
nicotiana noun: Any ornamental plant of the genus Nicotiana
nicotianamine noun: An enzyme inhibitor N-(N-(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)-3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)azetidine-2-carboxylic acid or its derivatives
nicotianin noun: Alternative form of nicotianine.
nicotianine noun: A white waxy amino acid with a hot, bitter taste, extracted from tobacco leaves.
nicotianoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
nicotic adjective: nicotinic
nicotidine noun: A complex, oily, nitrogenous base, isomeric with nicotine, obtained by the reduction of certain derivatives of the pyridine group.
nicotiflorin noun: A rutinoside of kaempferol present in the rhizomes of some ferns
nicotinal adjective: Synonym of nicotinic: Of or relating to nicotine.
nicotinaldehyde noun: The aldehyde 3-pyridinecarboxaldehyde related to nicotinic acid
nicotinamidase noun: A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction nicotinamide + H₂O ⇌ nicotinate + NH₃.
nicotinamide noun: The amide of nicotinic acid (or niacin).
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide noun: An organic coenzyme involved in biological oxidation and reduction reactions.
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate noun: The phosphate of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; a coenzyme important in fatty acid synthesis.
nicotinamide adenine trinucleotide noun: An organic coenzyme involved in biological oxidation and reduction reactions.
nicotinate noun: Any salt or ester of nicotinic acid.
nicotine noun /ˈnɪkətiːn/: An alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant.
nicotine alkaloid noun: any of a range of related alkaloids found in various species of the genus Nicotiana, especially Nicotiana tabacum which is cultivated for the manufacture of...
nicotine gum noun: A form of chewing gum that slowly releases nicotine into the body; used by people who are trying to quit smoking
nicotine patch noun: An adhesive patch, affixed to the skin, that slowly diffuses nicotine into the bloodstream; used by people who are trying to quit smoking
nicotine polacrilex noun: Nicotine bound to polymethacrylic acid, used in gums and lozenges to help people give up smoking.
nicotine pouch noun: A small rectangular pouch containing a powder made of nicotine and other ingredients that is placed between the lip and gum while the nicotine is absorbed.
nicotine stomatitis noun: A benign lesion on the hard palate caused by smoking tobacco or long-term drinking of very hot beverages.
nicotine yellow noun: A shade of yellow.
nicotinean adjective: Synonym of nicotinic: of or relating to nicotine.
nicotined adjective: Stained by nicotine from smoking tobacco.
nicotineless adjective: Without nicotine.
nicotinelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of nicotine.
nicotinergic adjective: activated by nicotine
nicotini noun: A martini cocktail made by mixing vodka with a tea made from tobacco leaves.
nicotinian adjective: Synonym of nicotinic: of or relating to nicotine.
nicotinic adjective: Of or pertaining to nicotine or its derivatives.
nicotinic acetylcholine receptor noun: A particular acetylcholine receptor which is also an ion channel.
nicotinic acid noun: pyridine-3-carboxylic acid; together with nicotinamide is a part of the vitamin B complex
nicotinism noun: nicotine poisoning (especially as a result of tobacco use)
nicotinist noun: One who is addicted to nicotine, the alkaloid found in tobacco.
nicotinize verb: To treat or to drug with nicotine
nicotinized adjective, verb: Drugged or impregnated with nicotine.
nicotinohydroxamic acid noun: Synonym of nicoxamat.
nicotinoid noun /ˈnɪkətɪˌnɔɪd/: Any of a large group of compounds related to nicotine.
nicotinoyl noun: The radical derived from nicotinic acid
nicotinoylation noun: Reaction with a nicotinoyl radical
nicotinurate noun: Any salt or ester of nicotinuric acid
nicotinuric acid noun: The N-nicotinoyl derivative of glycine
nicotinyl noun: A univalent radical derived from nicotine
nicotism noun: Alternative form of nicotinism.
nicotize verb: Alternative form of nicotinize.
nicotized adjective, verb: Synonym of nicotinized
Nicotra proper noun: A surname from Italian.
nicouline noun: rotenone
nicoxamat noun: A uricosuric drug.
NICRUT noun: Acronym of net income charitable remainder unitrust.
nictate verb /nɪkˈteɪt/: To wink or blink; (of certain animals) to close the nictating membrane.
nictating membrane noun: Alternative form of nictitating membrane.
nictation noun /nɪˈkteɪʃən/: An act or instance of winking or blinking; a wink, a blink.
nictemeral adjective: Varying regularly with a day/night cycle; diurnal; circadian.
nictiazem noun: A calcium channel blocker.
nictindole noun: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
nictitans noun: The nictitating membrane.
nictitant adjective: Synonym of nictitating.
nictitate verb /ˈnɪktɪteɪ̯t/: to wink or blink
nictitating adjective, verb /ˈnɪktɪteɪtɪŋ/: winking, blinking
nictitating membrane noun: A transparent protective fold of skin acting as an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles and some mammals.
nictitation noun /nɪktɪˈteɪʃən/: Winking, blinking
NICU noun: Initialism of neonatal intensive care unit.
Niculescu proper noun: A surname from Romanian.
nicy-nicy adjective: Alternative spelling of nicey-nicey.
nid noun: Alternative form of nide (“nest of pheasants”).
nid-nod verb: To nod back and forth.
Nida proper noun: A surname.
nidah noun: Alternative form of niddah.
nidal adjective: Of or pertaining to nests.
nidality noun: The idea that microscale disease foci are determined by the entire ecosystem.
nidamental adjective: Used to describe an internal organ, in some elasmobranchs and molluscs, that secretes egg cases or the gelatinous covering of eggmass.
nidamentum noun: egg case
nidana noun: The standard introduction to a sutra, stating the location and occasion of a particular teaching of the Buddha.
nidate verb: To become implanted in, especially, a uterus.
nidation noun: The implantation of the early embryo in the uterus.
nidatory adjective: Of or relating to a nest.
-nidazole suffix /ˈnʌɪ.də.zəʊl/: Used to form names of metronidazole derivatives used as antiprotozoals and radiosensitizers.
Nidd proper noun: A river in North Yorkshire, England, which joins the (Yorkshire) Ouse.
nidda noun: Alternative spelling of niddah.
niddah noun: Someone whom Halacha considers menstruant.
nidder verb: To keep down or under.
Nidderdale proper noun: The upper valley of the River Nidd in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district.
niddering adjective, noun /ˈnɪdəɹɪŋ/: Synonym of nithing (“a coward, a dastard; a wretch”).
nidderling adjective, noun: Someone who is weak and cowardly.
niddick noun /ˈnɪdɪk/: The nape of the neck.
niddicock noun: A foolish person.
niddle-noddle adjective, verb: To wag the head.
NIDDM noun: Initialism of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Niddrie proper noun: A suburb in eastern Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3071).
niddui noun: Brief excommunication, lasting either seven or thirty days.
niddy-noddy noun: A tool used to make skeins from yarn, consisting of a central bar with crossbars at each end, offset from each other by 90°.
nide noun /naɪd/: A nest of pheasants.
niderling adjective, noun: Alternative form of nidderling.
nidge verb: To dress the face of (a stone) with a sharp-pointed hammer.
nidget noun: A fool or idiot.
nidgeting noun: The visiting of neighbours' houses to summon the midwife and other women to a birth.
nidging adjective, verb: trifling
Nidhi noun: fund, reserve of money
Nidhogg proper noun: a dragon who lives in Niflheim (world of ice and the dead), feeding upon the roots of Yggdrasil and bodies of the damned.
nidicolous adjective /nɪˈdɪkələs/: Tending to stay at the nest or birthplace for a long time after birth, due to dependence on the parents for feeding and protection.
nidificant noun: A bird that builds nests.
nidificate verb /nɪˈdɪfɪˌkeɪt/: To make or build a nest.
nidification noun: The act or process of building a nest.
nidificational adjective: Relating to the building of a nest.
nidiform adjective /ˈnaɪdɪfɔːm/: Shaped like a nest.
nidifugal adjective: Synonym of nidifugous.
nidifugous adjective /nɪˈdɪfjʊɡəs/: That leaves the nest shortly after hatching.
nidify verb /ˈnɪd.əˌfaɪ/: To make a nest.
niding adjective, noun /ˈnaɪdɪŋ/: Alternative form of nithing.
nidiologist noun: Alternative form of nidologist.
nidiology noun: Alternative form of nidology.
-nidipine suffix /ˈnɪd.ɪp.iːn/: Used to form names of nifedipine derivatives used as calcium channel blockers.
nido- prefix: a nest-like structure
nido soup noun /ˌni.do ˈsup/: bird's nest soup (Chinese soup made from edible bird's nest)
nidogen noun: entactin
nidologist noun: One who studies nests.
nidology noun: The study of nests.
nidopallial adjective: Relating to the nidopallium
nidopallium noun: A region of the avian brain, used mostly for some types of executive functions but also for other higher cognitive tasks.
nidopallium caudolaterale noun: The avian equivalent of the primate prefrontal cortex. A region of a bird's brain, located at the rear, that coordinates cognition in the pallium layer of...
nidor noun /ˈnʌɪdə/: The smell of burning animals, especially of burning animal fat.
nidorose adjective: Alternative form of nidorous.
nidorosity noun: belching with the taste of undigested meat
nidorous adjective /ˈnaɪd.ə.ɹəs/: Emitting a strong, unpleasant odor, especially one like that of cooking fat or similar greasy substances.
nidoviral adjective: Relating to nidoviruses
nidovirus noun: Any of a group of viruses of the order Nidovirales that cause respiratory disease in snakes
nidroxyzone noun: A topical anti-infective drug.
nids noun: Abbreviation of network intrusion detection system.
nidulant adjective: Nestling, as a bird in its nest.
nidulariaceous adjective: Of, pertaining to, or resembling fungi of the family Nidulariaceae (the bird's nest fungi).
nidulate adjective, verb: To make or build a nest.
nidulation noun: The time of remaining in the nest, or the nest-building.
nidus noun /ˈnaɪdəs/: An aggregate of neurons.
NIE noun: Initialism of National Intelligence Estimate.
Niebla proper noun: A surname.
niebloid noun /ˈniblɔɪ̯d/: An entity that can be called as a function but which is not visible to argument-dependent name lookup.
Niebuhr proper noun: A surname from German.
Niebuhrian adjective: Of or relating to Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971), American theologian, ethicist, and political commentator.
niece noun /niːs/: A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
niece-in-law noun: Someone's nephew's wife.
nieceless adjective: Without a niece.
niecely adjective: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a niece.
nieceship noun: The state, condition, or relationship of a niece.
Nied proper noun: A surname from German.
Nieder proper noun: A surname from German.
Niederer proper noun: A surname from German.
niedermayrite noun: A rare monoclinic hydrated copper cadmium sulfate hydroxide mineral.
Niedermeyer proper noun: A surname from German.
nief noun /niːf/: A serf or bondsman born into servitude.
niefling noun /ˈniːflɪŋ/: A nibling.
Niehoff proper noun: A surname.
Niel proper noun /niːl/: A town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.
Nield proper noun: A surname.
niellated adjective: Decorated with niello.
nielle adjective /njɛl/: Extremely dark black.
nielled adjective: Decorated with the niello technique.
niellist noun: One who makes niello ornaments.
niello noun, verb /niˈɛləʊ/: Any of various black metal alloys, made of sulphur with copper, silver or lead, used to create decorative designs on other metals.
nielloware noun: Articles made from niello.
niellure noun: The niello process.
nielsbohrium noun: A rejected name for dubnium (105).
Nielsen proper noun: A surname from Danish or from Norwegian [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Nielson proper noun: A surname.
Nieman proper noun: A surname.
Niemann proper noun: A surname.
Niemann-Pick disease noun: Any of a group of fatal inherited metabolic disorders associated with sphingomyelin accumulation in the central nervous system.
Niemeier proper noun: A surname.
Niemeier lattice noun: Any of the 24 positive definite even unimodular lattices of rank 24.
Niemeyer proper noun: A surname.
Niemi proper noun: A surname from Finnish.
nien-hao noun: The regnal year, reign period, or regnal title used when traditionally numbering years in a Chinese emperor's reign and in naming certain Chinese rulers.
Nienaber proper noun: A surname.
niente adverb /niˈɛn.teɪ/: totally silent, as a musical direction (abbreviated to n. or ∅ in sheet music)
niephling noun: Alternative form of niefling.
Nier proper noun: A surname
nierembergia noun: Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
nierite noun: A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing four nitrogen and three silicon.
Niersteiner noun: A variety of Rhine wine from Nierstein, near Mainz.
Niese proper noun: A surname.
nieshout noun: Synonym of sneezewood.
niet interjection: Alternative spelling of nyet.
Nieto proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
Nietzsche proper noun /ˈniː.t͡ʃə/: A surname from German, most famously borne by Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher.
Nietzschean adjective, noun /ˈniː.t͡ʃɪ.ən/: Of, pertaining to or characteristic of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher, or his writings.
Nietzscheanism noun /ˈniː.t͡ʃɪ.ənɪzəm/: The philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), or support for its views.
Nietzscheanly adverb: In a Nietzschean way.
Nietzscheism noun: Nietzschean beliefs generally.
Nietzscheite noun: Synonym of Nietzschean.
Nietzschesque adjective: Nietzschean
Nietzschism noun: Alternative form of Nietzscheism.
Nieuport proper noun: A city and municipality of West Flanders, Belgium.
Nieva proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
nieveful noun: handful; fistful
nievie-nievie-nick-nack noun: A game of Scottish origin in which one person would try to guess the hand in which another person was holding an object.
nievitas noun: A white-flowered plant of genus Cryptantha or related genera such as Greeneocharis or Johnstonella.
nievling noun: The milking of an animal by grasping the teat in one's fist, rather than pressing the fingers along it.
nife noun: The innermost layers or core of the Earth, composed chiefly of nickel and iron.
nifedipine noun /nʌɪˈfɛd.ɪ.piːn/: A synthetic compound which acts as a calcium antagonist and is used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of cardiac and circulatory disorders.
nifekalant noun: An antiarrhythmic agent.
nifenalol noun: A nitrophenyl derivative of an amino alcohol that is an adrenergic blocker
nifenazone noun: A drug that has been used as an analgesic for a number of rheumatic conditions.
niff noun, verb /nɪf/: A bad smell.
niff-naff noun: Something or someone insignificant; a trifle.
niff-naffy adjective: fastidious; fussy about small details
niffer noun, verb: To barter.
niffle verb: To pilfer.
niffler noun: A raddle (instrument used by weavers).
niffy adjective: Having a bad smell.
nifH noun: A gene that codes for the dinitrogenase reductase iron containing protein (NifH) which forms part of molybdenum nitrogenases that fix nitrogen.
nifkin noun: The perineum.
nifle noun: A trifle; something small and insignificant.
Niflheim proper noun: In Germanic and Norse cosmology, the Norse underworld, location of the domain Hel and of the realm of Hel, the goddess of the dead.
niflumic adjective: Related to niflumic acid and its derivatives
niflumic acid noun: A drug used for joint and muscular pain.
NIFOC adjective: Initialism of naked in front of computer.
Nifong verb: To make a self-serving, politically-motivated accusation or prosecution.
nifontovite noun: A monoclinic mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.
nift noun /ˈnɪft/: Niece.
NIFTI noun: Acronym of naval infrared thermal imager.
niftily adverb: In a nifty manner; cleverly.
niftiness noun: Quality of being nifty.
nifty adjective, noun /ˈnɪfti/: Good, smart; useful or beneficial, often in an impressively clever way.
nifur- prefix /nʌɪ.fjʊə.ɹ/: Used to form names of 5-nitrofuran derivatives.
nifuradene noun: A topical antiinfective drug.
nifuraldezone noun: A topical antiinfective drug.
nifuratel noun: A local antiprotozoal and antifungal agent used in gynecology.
nifurmerone noun: An antifungal drug.
nifuroquine noun: A topical antiinfective drug.
nifuroxazide noun: An oral nitrofuran antibiotic.
nifuroxime noun: A topical antiinfective drug.
nifurquinazol noun: An antibacterial agent of the nitrofuran class.
nifursemizone noun: An antiprotozoal drug.
nifurtimox noun /nʌɪˈfɜː.tɪ.mɒks/: A nitrofuran antitrypanosomal drug administered orally in the treatment of Chagas disease; C₁₀H₁₃N₃O₅S.
nifurtoinol noun: A nitrofuran-derived antibiotic used in the treatment of urinary tract infections.
nifurzide noun: A particular kind of anti-infection agent.
nig noun, verb: Niggard.
nig-nog noun: A foolish person; hence, a raw and unskilled recruit.
Nigam proper noun: A surname from Hindi.
nigari noun: bittern: the liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine), used as a coagulating agent in the manufacture of tofu.
Nige noun: Synonym of Nigel.
Nigel No Friends noun: A person who has few or no friends.
Nigel no mates noun: Synonym of Billy no mates (“a person with few or no friends”).
nigella noun /naɪˈd͡ʒɛlə/: Any plant of the genus Nigella of about twelve species of annual flowering plants, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour but also found in shades...
nigelline noun: An alkaloid found in nigella seeds
nigellone noun: A polymer of thymoquinone that occurs in the oil of Nigella sativa
niger noun /ˈnaɪd͡ʒə(ɹ)/: An Ethiopian herb (Guizotia abyssinica), grown for its seed and edible oil.
Niger-Congo adjective, noun: A speaker of any Niger-Congo language, or a member of a Niger-Congo culture by ancestry or other affinity.
Niger seed noun: The seed of the ramtil plant.
nigeran noun: A polysaccharide found in black mold, Aspergillus niger.
Nigeria proper noun /naɪˈd͡ʒɪə̯ɹiə/: A country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Abuja. Largest city: Lagos. Currency: naira (₦).
Nigerian adjective, noun /naɪˈd͡ʒɪəɹɪən/: A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent.
Nigerian Prince noun /naɪˌdʒɪəɹɪən ˈpɹɪns/: A cheat who seeks to obtain money through advance fee scams.
Nigerian prince scam noun: A scam in which the solicitor offers large sums of money in return for a smaller up front investment.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under N: 29,582 words, in 99 parts.