Skip to main content
PlainSpell

English words: nycteribiid to nZVI

182 English words, part 99 of 99 of the words starting with N, A to Z. 15 have a page of their own.

English words nycteribiid to nZVI

  1. nycteribiid noun: Any fly of the family Nycteribiidae.
  2. nycterid noun: Any member of the family Nycteridae of slit-faced bats.
  3. nycteroleterid noun: Any parareptile of the family Nycteroleteridae.
  4. nycthemeral adjective: Alternative spelling of nychthemeral.
  5. nycthemere noun: Alternative form of nychthemeron.
  6. nycthemeron noun: Alternative spelling of nychthemeron.
  7. nycti- prefix: Night.
  8. nyctibatrachid noun: Any frog of the family Nyctibatrachidae.
  9. nyctibiid noun: Any potoo in the family Nyctibiidae.
  10. nyctinastic adjective: Relating to nyctinasty, the movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness.
  11. nyctinastism noun: Synonym of nyctinasty.
  12. nyctinasty noun: The movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness; the closing of a flower at night.
  13. nyctipelagic adjective: Appearing on the surface of the sea only at night.
  14. nyctiphruretid noun: Any parareptile in the family Nyctiphruretidae.
  15. nyctitheriid noun: Any member of the family †Nyctitheriidae of extinct mammals.
  16. nyctitropic adjective: Turning or bending at night into different positions.
  17. nyctitropism noun: Synonym of nyctinasty.
  18. nycto- prefix: Alternative form of nyct-.
  19. nyctograph noun: A device that allows a person to write in a form of shorthand (nyctography) in the dark.
  20. nyctography noun: The use of the nyctograph
  21. nyctohemeral adjective: Alternative form of nychthemeral.
  22. nyctohylophobia noun: The fear of dark forests or wooded areas.
  23. nyctophile noun: Someone who loves the night or darkness.
  24. nyctophilia noun: Love of the night; attraction (sometimes sexual) to night or darkness.
  25. nyctophiliac noun: A nyctophile, a person who loves the night or darkness.
  26. nyctophilic adjective: (Tending to be) active at night.
  27. nyctophobe noun: Someone who is afraid of the night or darkness.
  28. nyctophobia noun: A fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness.
  29. nyctophobic adjective: Afflicted with nyctophobia; fearful of the dark or of night.
  30. nyctosaurid noun: Any pterosaur in the family Nyctosauridae.
  31. nyctotropic adjective: Alternative form of nyctitropic.
  32. nycturia noun: nocturia
  33. Nydia proper noun: A female given name.
  34. nye noun /naɪ/: Alternative form of nide (“nest of pheasants”).
  35. nyem noun: name
  36. Nyepi proper noun: A Hindu Balinese day of silence, fasting, and meditation that falls on Bali's Lunar New Year.
  37. NYer noun: A New Yorker.
  38. Nyerere proper noun: A surname from Zanaki; especially when referring to Tanzanian politician Julius Nyerere.
  39. Nyererean adjective: Of or relating to Julius Nyerere (1922–1999), Tanzanian politician and anticolonial activist.
  40. nyerereite noun: A mineral with the chemical formula Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂.
  41. Nyerges proper noun: A surname.
  42. Nyeri proper noun: A large town and county of the same name in central Kenya.
  43. nyet interjection, noun /njɛt/: A no; a negative response (in a Russian context).
  44. Nygaard proper noun /ˈnaɪɡɑɹd/: A surname from Danish or Norwegian.
  45. Nygard proper noun: A surname from the North Germanic languages.
  46. nygma noun: A spot on the wings of certain endopterygotes, having a peculiar dense cuticular structure, and of uncertain function.
  47. Nygren proper noun: A surname from Swedish.
  48. Nyikina adjective: Of or pertaining to an Aboriginal people of Kimberley, Western Australia.
  49. Nyima proper noun: A county of Nagqu, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
  50. Nyimang noun: A sub-ethnic group of the Nuba peoples living in northern Sudan.
  51. Nyingma proper noun: One of the four major traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.
  52. Nyiragongo proper noun: A territory of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; in full, Nyiragongo Territory.
  53. Nyishi noun: An ethnic group of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India, speaking the Nishi language.
  54. nyjer noun: Alternative spelling of niger (Guizotia abyssinica)
  55. nyjer seed noun: Alternative form of Niger seed.
  56. Nyla proper noun: A female given name.
  57. Nyland proper noun: A surname from Norwegian.
  58. Nylander proper noun: A surname from Swedish.
  59. Nylanderian adjective: Of or relating to William (Wilhem) Nylander (1822–1899), Finnish botanist and entomologist.
  60. nylast noun: An old Swedish unit of weight.
  61. nylestriol noun: Alternative form of nilestriol.
  62. nylgau noun: Alternative form of nilghai.
  63. nylghai noun: Alternative form of nilghai.
  64. nylghau noun: Alternative form of nilghai.
  65. nylidrin noun: buphenine
  66. nylon noun /ˈnaɪlɒn/: Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded...
  67. nylon-eating bacterium noun: Any of the strain Paenarthrobacter ureafaciens KI72 of bacteria that can digest certain by-products of nylon 6 manufacture using the enzyme nylonase.
  68. nylon-string guitar noun: A guitar strung with nylon strings and with a neck that joins the body at the twelfth rather than the fourteenth fret, as in a typical guitar.
  69. nylonase noun: A type of enzyme capable of digesting nylon molecules.
  70. nyloned adjective: Covered by nylon clothing.
  71. nylonless adjective: Without nylon.
  72. nylons noun: stockings made from nylon
  73. Nylund proper noun: A surname from Swedish.
  74. nym noun, suffix /nɪm/: Alternative form of -onym.
  75. Nyman proper noun: A surname.
  76. nymotype noun: The first described form of a species.
  77. nymotypical adjective: The same as the first described form of a species.
  78. nymph noun, verb /ˈnɪmf/: Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grottos, wind, etc.
  79. nymph of darkness noun: A female prostitute.
  80. nymph of the pavé noun: A female prostitute.
  81. nymph of the pavement noun: A female prostitute.
  82. nympha noun /ˈnɪmfə/: A nymph.
  83. nymphaea noun /nɪmˈfiːə/: the European white water lily.
  84. nymphaeaceous adjective: Of or relating to the family Nymphaeaceae of water lilies.
  85. nymphaeid noun: A plant rooted in the bottom, but with leaves floating on the water surface.
  86. nymphaeum noun: A shrine consecrated to water nymphs, often with a fountain.
  87. nymphal adjective: of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs
  88. nymphalid noun: Any butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
  89. nymphaline noun: Any butterfly of the subfamily Nymphalinae
  90. nymphatic adjective /nɪmˈfæ.tɪk/: Having nymphomania; nymphomaniacal.
  91. nymphean adjective: of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs
  92. nymphectomy noun: removal of all or part of the labia minora
  93. nymphet noun /nɪmˈfɛt/: A small nymph.
  94. nymphetry noun: The state of being a nymphet.
  95. nymphette noun /nɪmˈfɛt/: Alternative form of nymphet.
  96. nympheum noun: Alternative form of nymphaeum.
  97. nymphic adjective: Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs.
  98. nymphical adjective: of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs
  99. nymphicidal adjective: That kills nymphs (insect larvae)
  100. nymphid noun [ˈnɪmfɪd]: Any winged insect of the family Nymphidae, a split-footed lacewing.
  101. nymphine adjective: Pertaining to a nymph or nymphs.
  102. nymphing noun, verb: Fly fishing using a nymph larva as bait.
  103. nymphiparous adjective: Producing nymphs.
  104. nymphish adjective: Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs.
  105. nymphitis noun: inflammation of the labia minora
  106. nymphlike adjective: Resembling a nymph.
  107. nymphly adjective: Befitting a nymph.
  108. nympho noun, prefix /ˈnɪmfoʊ/: A nymphomaniac.
  109. nymphochrysalis noun: Synonym of protonymph.
  110. nymphoid adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to a nymph.
  111. nympholepsia noun: Alternative form of nympholepsy.
  112. nympholepsy noun /ˈnɪmfəˌlɛpsi/: A frenzied state of (usually erotic) emotion, especially concerning something or someone unattainable.
  113. nympholept noun: A person in a state of nympholepsy.
  114. nympholeptic adjective: Of, or relating to, or having characteristics of an instance of nympholepsy.
  115. nymphologist noun: An expert in nymphology.
  116. nymphology noun: The study of mythological nymphs.
  117. nymphomania noun /nɪmfəˈmeɪnɪə/: Excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women.
  118. nymphomaniac adjective, noun /ˌnɪm.fəʊˈmeɪ.niˌæk/: A woman who has an excessive libido.
  119. nymphomaniacal adjective: Characteristic of nymphomania or a nymphomaniac.
  120. nymphomaniacally adverb: like a nymphomaniac, in a nymphomaniac manner
  121. nymphomanic adjective, noun: nymphomaniac
  122. nymphomyiid noun: Any fly in the family Nymphomyiidae.
  123. nymphon noun: sea spider
  124. nymphonid noun: Any sea spider in the family Nymphonidae.
  125. nymphophile noun: A hebephile who is attracted to girls.
  126. nymphophilia noun: Hebephilia toward girls.
  127. nymphosis noun: The passage from the larval state to the nymph state of an insect.
  128. nymphotomy noun: incision into the labia minora
  129. nymphuline noun: Any moth of the former crambid subfamily Nymphulinae (now Acentropinae)
  130. nymshift verb: To change one's pseudonym so as to appear to be posting messages as an unrelated user.
  131. nymshifter noun: One who deceptively posts messages under several different pseudonyms.
  132. nymwars noun: Conflicts over policies mandating that users of Internet services identify themselves using their real legal names.
  133. -nymy suffix: Alternative form of -onymy.
  134. nynanthean noun: Any sea anemone in the suborder Nynantheae
  135. Nyngan proper noun: A town in the Bogan council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
  136. Nynorsk proper noun /ˈnjuːnɔːsk/: One of the two major written standards (language variants) of Norwegian.
  137. nyo particle: pronunciation or cutesy spelling of no.
  138. Nyole noun: A tribe of the Luhya nation from Bunyore in Western Kenya.
  139. Nyon proper noun: A municipality and district (Nyon District) in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
  140. Nyonya noun: A female Peranakan
  141. Nyonya chang noun [ˈnjo˧.njɑ˦ ˌt͡s˭ɑŋ˨˩]: A variant of bak chang (zongzi) originating in Peranakan cuisine, made with minced pork, candied winter melons and sometimes roasted peanuts and blue pea...
  142. Nyonya zhang noun: Alternative spelling of Nyonya chang.
  143. Nyoro noun: A Bantu ethnic group native to the traditional kingdom of Bunyoro in modern Uganda.
  144. nyotaimori noun: The practice of serving sashimi or sushi on the naked body of a woman.
  145. NYP phrase: Initialism of not yet published.
  146. nypoid adjective: Belonging or relating to the palms of the subfamily Nypoideae.
  147. Nyquist proper noun /ˈnaɪ.kwɪst/: A surname from Swedish.
  148. Nyquist noise noun: Synonym of Johnson-Nyquist noise.
  149. Nyquist rate noun: Twice the bandwidth of a bandlimited function or a bandlimited channel.
  150. Nyro proper noun: A surname.
  151. Nysa proper noun: A female given name.
  152. NYSD noun: Initialism of New York State senate district; An electoral district in the New York State Senate, for the state senate of the State of New York.
  153. nyssa noun: A tree of the genus Nyssa.
  154. nyssaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Nyssaceae.
  155. nystagmic adjective: Exhibiting or pertaining to nystagmus (involuntary eye movement).
  156. nystagmiform adjective: Resembling nystagmus.
  157. nystagmogram noun: A diagnostic image produced by nystagmography.
  158. nystagmographic adjective: Relating to nystagmography.
  159. nystagmography noun: The diagnostic recording of eye movements to identify nystagmus.
  160. nystagmoid adjective: Resembling nystagmus.
  161. nystagmus noun /nɪˈstæɡ.məs/: Rapid and excessive involuntary eye movement, usually lateral.
  162. nystatin noun /ˈnʌɪ.stət.ɪn/: An antifungal drug that is derived from a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces noursei) used especially against Candida.
  163. nystatinolide noun: The lactone of nystatin that is an antifungal antibiotic
  164. nystose noun: An oligosaccharide consisting of three fructose and one glucose residues
  165. Nystrom proper noun: A surname from Swedish.
  166. nytril noun: An artificial fiber containing vinylidene dinitrile.
  167. nyu hafu noun: Alternative form of newhalf.
  168. nyuck interjection: Alternative form of nyuk (“exaggerated laugh”).
  169. nyuk interjection: An exaggerated laugh.
  170. nyula noun: The ichneumon, or Egyptian mongoose.
  171. Nyunga adjective, noun /ˈnʊŋa/: An indigenous people of southwestern Australia.
  172. Nyungan adjective /ˈnʊŋan/: Of or relating to the Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in the southwestern region of Western Australia.
  173. Nyungwe proper noun: a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique.
  174. NYX proper noun /nɪks/: The primordial goddess of night.
  175. NZ noun /ɛn zɛd/: Initialism of new zaïre.
  176. NZAFL noun /ɛn zɛd eɪ ɛf ɛl/: Alternative form of AFLNZ.
  177. Nzema noun: Any member of an Akan people of southwestern Ghana and southeast Côte d'Ivoire.
  178. NZer noun /ˌɛnˈzɛdə(ɹ)/: A citizen or resident of New Zealand; a New Zealander
  179. Nzima noun: Alternative spelling of Nzema.
  180. nzimbu noun: The shell of Olivella nana, used as currency.
  181. NZMC noun: Initialism of near-zero marginal cost.
  182. nZVI noun: Abbreviation of nano zero-valent iron.

Part 98 · English words: N

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.