English words: nippley to nitrobenzene

300 English words, part 39 of 99 of the words starting with N, A to Z. 28 have a page of their own.

English words nippley to nitrobenzene

nippley adjective: Alternative spelling of nipply.
nipply adjective /ˈnɪp.liː/: Very cold.
Nippo- prefix: Alternative form of Nippono-.
Nippon proper noun /ˈnɪpɒn/: Japan.
Nippon daisy noun: A flowering plant of species Nipponanthemum nipponicum, native to coastal Japan and cultivated as an ornamental in other regions.
Nipponese adjective, noun: Japanese.
Nipponic adjective: Of or relating to Nippon (i.e. Japan); Japanese.
Nipponism noun: Anything of Japanese origin.
nipponium noun: A chemical element, supposed to be the then-undiscovered technetium, but later identified as rhenium.
Nipponization noun: The process of nipponizing, or making Japanese.
nipponize verb: To make or become Japanese, as to customs, culture, or style.
Nipponophile noun: One who loves Japan or Japanese culture.
Nipponophilia noun: The love of Japan or Japanese culture.
Nipponophilic adjective: Expressing or relating to Nipponophilia.
Nipponophobe noun: One who hates or fears Japan or the Japanese.
Nipponophobia noun: A fear or hatred of Japan.
Nipponophobic adjective: Expressing or relating to Nipponophobia.
Nippori proper noun: A district of Arakawa, Tokyo prefecture, Japan.
Nippur proper noun: An ancient city in Sumer, modern Nuffar in Afak Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq.
NIPPV noun: Initialism of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation.
nippy adjective, noun /ˈnɪpi/: Fast; speedy.
nipradilol noun: The beta blocker 8-(2-hydroxy-3-(isopropylamino)propoxy)-3-chromanol 3-nitrate that has a nitric oxide donative action
niprofazone noun: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
nipslip noun: Alternative form of nip slip.
nipsy noun: Synonym of trap ball.
NIPT noun: Initialism of noninvasive prenatal testing.
nipter noun: The ecclesiastical ceremony of washing the feet; maundy.
niqaab noun: Alternative spelling of niqab.
niqab noun /nɪˈkɑːb/: A veil which covers the face (except for the eyes), worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijab.
niqabed adjective /nɪˈkɑːbd/: Wearing a niqab.
niqabi noun /nɪˈkɑːbi/: A Muslim woman wearing a niqab.
niqqud noun: Alternative spelling of nikud.
NIR noun: Abbreviation of near infrared or near infrared radiation.
niramiai noun: The staredown between sumo wrestlers before a match.
niraparib noun: A drug being developed as a cancer treatment.
NIRF noun: Initialism of near-infrared fluorescence.
Nirgranth noun: A Jain ascetic monk.
Nirgrantha noun: Alternative form of Nirgranth.
nirgundi noun: Chinese chaste tree (Vitex negundo).
Nirgunty noun: A low-ranking official responsible for the regulation of irrigation and the distribution of water.
niridazol noun: Alternative form of niridazole.
niridazole noun /nɪˈɹɪdəzoʊl/: A particular schistosomicide drug.
nirk noun: A tariff, rate, or current price, especially one established by authority.
nirls noun: herpes
Nirmal proper noun: A district of Telangana, India.
nirmanakaya noun: The third aspect of the Trikaya: the physical manifestation of a Buddha in time and space.
nirmatrelvir noun: An antiviral drug developed to treat COVID-19, the second to obtain regulatory approval in the Western World, from the FDA in the United States of America.
Niro proper noun: A surname.
nirogacestat noun: An anticancer medication for the treatment of desmoid tumors.
Nirosta noun: A form of stainless steel typically used to make blades.
NIRS noun: Abbreviation of near infrared spectroscopy/spectrography.
nirsevimab noun: A human recombinant monoclonal antibody used to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in infants.
niru noun: A company within the military of the Qing dynasty.
nirvana noun /nɪrˈvɑːn(ɑː)/: Complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
nirvana fallacy noun: The informal fallacy of comparing actual things with unrealistic, idealized alternatives.
nirvanic adjective: Pertaining to nirvana; heavenly.
nirvanol noun /ˈnɪɹ.vəˌnɔl/: A derivative of hydantoin which is a metabolite of and contributes most of the pharmacological effects of mephenytoin.
nis adjective, noun: A nix; a hobgoblin, especially one that resides in a farm house.
nisab noun: A minimum amount of wealth beyond which one must pay zakat (alms).
Nisaean adjective: Alternative form of Nisean.
Nisaian adjective: Alternative form of Nisean.
Nisan proper noun /niːˈsɑːn/: The seventh month of the civil year and the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Adar and before Iyar.
NiSb noun: breithauptite
nisba noun: An Arabic derivational adjective formed with the suffix ـِيّ m (-iyy) / ـِيَّة f (-iyya), or the equivalent construction in another Semitic (or other...
nisbah noun: Alternative form of nisba.
nisbe noun: Alternative form of nisba.
nisberry noun: Alternative spelling of naseberry.
Nisbet proper noun: A surname.
Nisbett proper noun: A surname.
nisbite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal tin white mineral containing antimony and nickel.
NISCH syndrome noun: Abbreviation of neonatal ichthyosis–sclerosing cholangitis syndrome
Nisean adjective: Of or relating to ancient Nisaia in Media.
nisei noun /ˈniseɪ/: a person born outside of Japan of parents who were born in Japan
Nisenan noun /ˈnisɪˌnɑn/: A member of the Southern or Valley Maidu, various Native American groups of central California.
nisey noun: A simpleton.
Nisga'a noun: A First Nation people inhabiting northwest British Columbia, on the mouth of the Nass river.
nish noun, pronoun: Nothing.
Nisha proper noun: A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Nishada noun: A member of a tribe mentioned in ancient Indian literature, said to have ruled several kingdoms.
Nishan Sahib noun: A Sikh holy flag, colored orange and white, with a symbol of the khanda.
Nishapur proper noun: A city in Iran.
Nishga noun: Alternative form of Nisga'a.
nishi noun: the left-hand (less prestigious) side of the banzuke (番付, “ranking list”)
Nishida proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Nishikawa proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Nishiki noun: A variety of California-grown medium-grain rice.
Nishikori proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Nishimoto proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Nishimura proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Nishinomiya proper noun: A city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Nishio proper noun: A city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Nishioka proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Nishitani proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Nishiwaki proper noun: A city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Nishiyama proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Nishizawa proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Nishnaabe noun: Alternative form of Anishinaabe.
nishtaneh hateva phrase: Material conditions have changed in such a way that an earlier pronouncement no longer applies; or that an earlier statement was not incorrect but merely...
nisi noun: decree nisi
nisi prius noun: In the 19th century, those legal actions tried before judges of the King's Bench Division, and in the early 20th century those actions tried at assize by a...
Nisibene adjective, noun /ˈnɪsɪbiːn/: Of or pertaining to Nisibis.
Nisibis proper noun /ˈnɪs.ɪ.bɪs/: Synonym of Nusaybin, a city in southeastern Turkey.
nisin noun: A polycyclic peptide produced by fermentation with the bacterium Lactococcus lactis; used as a preservative in processed cheese etc.
nisinic adjective: Of or relating to nisin.
Niska noun: Alternative form of Nisga'a.
Niskayuna proper noun: A town with hamlet and census-designated place therein, in Schenectady County, New York, United States.
Niskin noun: Clipping of Niskin bottle.
Niskin bottle noun: An improved type of Nansen bottle that is open on both ends and is currently most commonly used.
Nisku proper noun: A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
Niskwalli noun: Alternative form of Nisqually.
nisnas noun: Erythrocebus patas pyrrhonotus, the eastern subspecies of patas monkey.
nisobamate noun: A tranquilizer of the carbamate family.
nisoldipine noun: A calcium channel blocker of the dihydropyridine class.
nisoxetine noun: A drug that inhibits the reuptake of norepinephrine (noradrenaline), originally researched as an antidepressant but not currently used in humans.
nispero noun: The loquat, Eriobotrya japonica.
NISQ noun: Acronym of noisy intermediate-scale quantum (computer).
Nisqualli noun: Alternative form of Nisqually.
Nisqually noun: Any member of a Native American tribe in western Washington state, near the Nisqually River.
Nissan noun /ˈnɪsæn/: A car of the Japanese Nissan brand.
Nissard noun: A native or inhabitant of Nice.
Nisse proper noun: A town in Borsele, Netherlands.
nissei noun: Alternative form of nisei.
Nissen proper noun: A surname.
Nissen hut noun: A prefabricated building, formerly used by the military, having a semicircular roof of corrugated iron.
Nissl proper noun: A surname from German.
Nissl body noun: A large granular body found in neurons, believed to be primarily concerned with the synthesis of proteins for intercellular use.
Nissl granule noun: Nissl body
Nissl substance noun: Nissl body
Nissley proper noun: A surname from German.
nissonite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic bluish green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.
Nist proper noun: A surname from Welsh.
nistatine noun: Alternative form of nystatin.
nisus noun /ˈnaɪ.səs/: A mental or physical effort to attain a specific goal; a striving.
nisusiid noun: Any brachiopod of the family †Nisusiidae.
Nisyrian adjective, noun: Of or relating to Nisyros.
Nisyros proper noun: A Greek island in the Dodecanese.
nit noun, verb /nɪt/: The egg of a louse.
nit comb noun: A fine-toothed comb used to remove nits from the hair.
nit-keeper noun: Someone, usually a criminal, who keeps watch; a lookout
nit-noid adjective, noun: A small and inconsequential detail.
nit nurse noun: A nurse who periodically checked schoolchildren's hair for lice.
nit-picker noun: Alternative spelling of nitpicker.
nit-picking noun: Alternative spelling of nitpicking.
nit-picky adjective: Alternative spelling of nitpicky.
Nita proper noun: A female given name.
nitarsone noun: An antiprotozoal drug.
nitazene noun: A synthetic opioid derived from 2-benzylbenzimidazole.
nitazoxanide noun: A synthetic nitrothiazolyl-salicylamide derivative used as an antiprotozoal agent.
nitch noun /nɪt͡ʃ/: Alternative form of knitch (“a small bundle”).
nitchevo interjection: never mind; no matter
nitchie noun /ˈniːtʃiː/: A Native North American.
nite noun /ˈnaɪ̯t/: Informal spelling of night.
nitecapone noun: A drug that acts as a selective inhibitor of the enzyme catechol O-methyl transferase.
niteclub noun: Alternative form of nightclub.
nitelite noun: A nightlight.
nitency noun /ˈnaɪtənsi/: endeavour; effort; tendency
nitenpyram noun: An insecticide used to kill external parasites of livestock and pets.
niter noun: A mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder.
niterie noun: A nightclub or nightspot.
nitery noun: Alternative form of niterie (“night club”).
Nitesh proper noun /ˈnɪtɛʃ/: A male given name.
nitespot noun: Alternative form of nightspot.
nitgrass noun: Gastridium ventricosum, a European annual grass bearing a long, thin, smooth inflorescence of spikelets.
Nith proper noun: A river in south-west Scotland, mainly in Dumfries and Galloway council area; in full, the River Nith.
nither adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈnɪð.ə/: Alternative form of nether
nithered adjective /ˈnɪðəd/: Very cold; shrivelled with cold.
nithing adjective, noun /ˈnaɪðɪŋ/: A coward, a dastard; a wretch.
nithiocyamine noun: amoscanate
Nithsdale noun: A hood that can be drawn over the face.
NITian noun: An alum of one of the National Institutes of Technology.
nitic adjective: Having a reasonable amount of clay, but that falls apart into flat-edged geometrical forms that have shiny faces
nitid adjective: Bright; lustrous; shining.
nitidine noun: A type of benzophenanthridine alkaloid that derives from various species of Zanthoxylum, but most notably Zanthoxylum nitidum.
nitidity noun: Quality of being nitid; brightness; clarity.
nitidous adjective: Synonym of nitid.
nitidulid noun: Any beetle in the family Nitidulidae.
nitinol noun: An alloy of nickel and titanium that has the ability to return to a predetermined shape when heated.
nitisinone noun: A drug originally developed as a herbicide but now used to treat hereditary tyrosinemia type 1.
nitisol noun: A nitic soil.
niton noun: Former name of radon.
nitpick noun, verb /ˈnɪt.pɪk/: To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
nitpicker noun /ˈnɪt.pɪk.ə(ɹ)/: One who nitpicks (finds fault in unimportant details).
nitpickery noun: nitpicking behaviour
nitpickety adjective: Synonym of nitpicky.
nitpickiness noun: The quality of being nitpicky; pedantry over trivia.
nitpicking noun: The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
nitpickingly adverb: In a manner that is nitpicking; in a way that nitpicks.
nitpickish adjective: somewhat nitpicky
nitpicky adjective: Finicky; overly critical; concerned with insignificant details.
nitr- prefix: Alternative form of nitro- used before a vowel.
nitracaine noun: A stimulant with local anesthetic properties, closely related to dimethocaine, that has been sold as a designer drug.
nitracline noun: A layer in a body of water in which the nitrate concentration changes rapidly with depth
nitracrine noun: An antitumour drug.
nitragin noun: a fertilizer consisting of a culture of nitrogen-fixing bacteria obtained from the root nodules of leguminous plants
nitralin noun: A selective pre-emergent dinitroaniline herbicide with IUPAC name 4-(methylsulfonyl)-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropylaniline
nitramide noun: The compound NH₂-NO₂
nitramidine noun: An early form of nitrocellulose
nitramine noun: Any amine having a nitro group substituted for a hydrogen atom; an amide of nitric acid R-NH-NO₂.
nitrammite noun: gwihabaite
nitranilate noun: Any salt or ester of nitranilic acid
nitranilic acid noun: A complex organic acid, 2,5-dihydroxy-3,6-dinitrocyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione, produced by the action of nitrous acid on hydroquinone
nitraniline noun: Alternative spelling of nitroaniline
nitraquazone noun: A phosphodiesterase inhibitor.
nitrary noun: A place where potassium nitrate or saltpetre is produced.
nitrat noun: a salt or ester of nitric acid; nitrate.
nitratation noun: The conversion of nitrite into nitrate, typically be means of the enzyme nitrite oxidoreductase
nitrate noun, verb /ˈnaɪˌtɹeɪt/: Any salt or ester of nitric acid.
nitrate of soda noun: sodium nitrate
nitrated adjective, verb: Reacted, or treated with, nitric acid or a nitrate.
nitratian adjective: Containing nitrate anions
nitratine noun: A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral form of sodium nitrate.
nitrating adjective, verb: That promotes nitration
nitration noun: The reaction of something with nitric acid; especially such a reaction, in the presence of sulphuric acid, to introduce a nitro functional group into a...
nitratite noun: Synonym of nitratine.
nitrative adjective: That nitrates.
nitratocuprate noun: Any of several anions of general formula Cu(NO₃)ₘⁿ⁻; any salt containing such an anion.
nitrator noun: a reaction vessel in which nitration takes place
nitrazepam noun /nʌɪˈtɹeɪ.zɪ.pam/: A short-acting hypnotic drug (British trademark Mogadon) of the benzodiazepine group, used to treat insomnia; C₁₅H₁₁N₃O₃.
nitrazepate noun: An anxiolytic benzodiazepine drug.
nitrazine noun: A pH indicator used in medicine
nitre noun: UK standard spelling of niter.
nitre bush noun: Any flowering plant of the genus Nitraria, family Nitrariaceae, native to Africa, Europe, Asia, Russia and Australia.
nitre goosefoot noun: Chenopodium nitrariaceum, an Australian herb.
nitre of potash noun: Potassium nitrate.
nitrefazole noun: A particular enzyme inhibitor used in the treatment of alcoholism.
nitrendipine noun: A dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker.
nitrene noun /ˈnaɪˌtɹiːn/: Any organic compound, the univalent nitrogen equivalent of a carbene, having general formula RN
nitrenium noun: The radical cation H₂N:⁺ derived from ammonia
nitrenoid adjective, noun: characteristic of a nitrene
nitrergic adjective: mediated by nitric oxide
nitrian adjective: Containing nitrogen (especially when this replaces another element)
nitriary noun: An artificial bed composed of animal matter, used for the manufacture of nitrate.
nitric adjective, noun /ˈnaɪtɹɪk/: Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen.
nitric acid noun: A transparent, colorless to pale yellow, fuming corrosive liquid, HNO₃; a highly reactive oxidizing agent used in the production of fertilizers, explosives,...
nitric oxide noun: the binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen NO; an unstable compound which rapidly oxidizes in the presence of air.
nitricum noun: nitric acid
nitridated adjective: Subject to nitridation.
nitridation noun: Reaction or treatment with a nitride.
nitride noun, verb /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd/: A compound of nitrogen where nitrogen has an oxidation state of −3.
nitrided adjective: Subjected to the nitriding process.
nitrider noun: A machine that carries out nitriding.
nitriding noun /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd.iŋ/: A method of case hardening steel by the surface absorption of nitrogen by heating with ammonia.
nitridization noun: The process of nitridizing.
nitridize verb: To form a nitride from
nitridyl noun: A radical nitrogen ion with a double negative charge; N^(2−•); A nitrogen atom with only two bonds.
nitrifaction noun: Synonym of nitrification.
nitriferous adjective: Yielding or containing nitre.
nitrifiable adjective: Capable of being nitrified.
nitrification noun: The process of nitrifying
nitrifier noun: An agent employed in nitrification.
nitrify verb: To treat or react with nitrogen or a nitrogen-containing compound.
nitrifying adjective: Describing certain bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrite and nitrate in the soil
nitrilase noun: Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of nitriles to carboxylic acids and ammonia, without the formation of "free" amide intermediates.
nitrilate verb: To introduce one or more nitrile groups into a molecule.
nitrile noun /ˈnaɪtɹaɪl/: Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.
nitrile imide noun: Any compound having the structure R-C⁺=N-N⁻-R (or other resonance forms)
nitrile rubber noun: a membrane whose predominant resinous ingredient is a synthetic rubber made by polymerization of acrylonitrile with butadiene.
nitrilic adjective: Relating to or composed of a nitrile.
nitrilimine noun: nitrile imide
nitrilium noun: Any cation formed by protonation of a nitrile; R-C≡N⁺H or R-C⁺=NH
nitriloacetate noun: Synonym of cyanoformate.
nitriloacetic adjective: nitrilotriacetic
nitriloside noun: amygdalin; vitamin B17
nitrilotriacetate noun: The anion of nitrilotriacetic acid
nitrilotriacetic adjective: Of or pertaining to nitrilotriacetic acid or its derivatives
nitrilotriacetic acid noun: A polyamino carboxylic acid used as a chelating agent.
nitrimine noun: any compound of general formula R₂C=NNO₂
nitritation noun: treatment with nitrites
nitrite noun /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪt/: Any salt or ester of nitrous acid.
nitrite reductase noun: Any enzyme that catalyses the reduction of nitrite ions
nitritopentamminocobalt noun: A yellowish-brown compound of ammonia and cobalt, (CO(NH₃)₅NO₂)X₂.
nitrituria noun: The presence of nitrite in the urine.
nitro adjective, noun, prefix /ˈnaɪtɹəʊ/: The univalent NO₂ functional group.
Nitro Express noun: A large-calibre cartridge with adequate ballistics to kill big game.
nitro-hydrochloric adjective: Containing nitric and hydrochloric ions, see nitro-hydrochloric acid.
nitro-hydrochloric acid noun: Aqua regia.
nitro musk noun: Any of a number of synthetic musks involving a certain arrangement of nitro groups.
nitro sugar noun: Any nitro derivative of a saccharide
nitroalanine noun: The amino acid NO₂CH₂CH(NH₂)CO₂H
nitroaldol noun: Any nitro derivative of an aldol
nitroaliphatic adjective: Describing an aliphatic nitro-compound
nitroalizarin noun: Any of a number of dyes produced by the addition of a nitro group to alizarin.
nitroalkane noun: Any alkane containing a nitro group
nitroalkene noun: Any nitro derivative of an alkene
nitroamide noun: Any N-nitro derivative of an amide
nitroamine noun: Any N-nitro derivative of an amine
nitroanilide noun: Any amide of nitroaniline
nitroaniline noun: Any nitro derivative of aniline.
nitroanion noun: Any nitronate or similar anion that has a nitro group
nitroanisole noun: Any organic compound derived from anisole in which a nitro group is attached to the aromatic ring.
nitroarene noun: Any nitro derivative of an arene
nitroarginine noun: A nitro derivative of the amino acid arginine, used in biochemical research.
nitroaromatic adjective, noun: Describing any aromatic compound containing one or more nitro groups
nitroaryl adjective, noun: Describing any aryl radical containing one or more nitro groups
nitrobacter noun: Any bacterium of the genus Nitrobacter.
nitrobacterial adjective: Relating to nitrobacteria.
nitrobacterium noun: Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble...
nitrobarite noun: A mineral consisting of barium nitrate.
nitrobenzaldehyde noun: Any of three isomeric nitro derivatives of benzaldehyde
nitrobenzene noun: A nitro derivative of benzene, C₆H₅NO₂, prepared by reacting benzene with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids; any of a series of such compounds having...

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.