English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 217 of 488

nonacnegenicadj

Not acnegenic.

nonacneiformadj

Not acneform; unlike acne.

nonacontanenoun

Any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has 90 carbon atoms, but especially n-nonacontane

nonacoordinateadj

Having nine ligands

nonacopticadj

Self-intersecting.

nonacosadienenoun

Any of very many isomers of an aliphatic hydrocarbon that has twenty-nine carbon atoms and two double bonds

nonacosanenoun

A saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having 29 carbon atoms

nonacosanoicadj

Of or pertaining to nonacosanoic acid or its derivatives

nonacosanolnoun

Any aliphatic alcohol that has 29 carbon atoms, but especially 1-nonacosanol

nonacosenenoun

Any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having 29 carbon atoms and one double bond

nonacousticadj

Not acoustic.

nonacousticaladj

Not acoustical; nonacoustic.

nonacquaintancenoun

Lack of acquaintance; the quality of being unacquainted.

nonacquaintedadj

Not acquainted; unacquainted; unfamiliar.

nonacquiescencenoun

Lack of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.

nonacquiescentadj

Not acquiescent.

nonacquiescingadj

Not acquiescing; not resting one's opposition to something.

nonacquirableadj

Not acquirable; unacquirable.

nonacquiredadj

Not acquired.

nonacquisitionnoun

Absence of acquisition.

nonacquisitionaladj

Not acquisitional; not involving acquisition.

nonacquisitiveadj

Not acquisitive.

nonacquisitivenessnoun

The quality of not being acquisitive.

nonacquittalnoun

Absence of acquittal; failure to acquit.

nonacraladj

Not acral

nonacridadj

Not acrid.

nonacrimoniousadj

Not acrimonious.

nonacrobaticadj

Not acrobatic; Not requiring, supporting, or displaying feats requiring skillful physical prowess, coordination, and agility.

nonacrocentricadj

Having the centromere near the middle, and thus having roughly equal-sized arms.

nonacronymousadj

Not acronymous.

nonacrophobicadj

Not acrophobic; unafraid of heights.

nonacrophonicadj

Not acrophonic; having a name whose initial sound differs from the sound it represents.

nonacrosomaladj

Not acrosomal; unrelated to acrosomes.

nonacrosticadj

Not in the form of an acrostic.

nonacrylicadj

Not acrylic.

nonactnoun

That which is not an act or deed.

nonactableadj

Not actable.

nonactingadj

Not acting.

nonactinicadj

Not actinic

nonactinidenoun

Any element that is not an actinide.

nonactionnoun

The absence of action; failure to act.

nonactionableadj

Not actionable.

nonactivatableadj

Not activatable.

nonactivatedadj

Not activated

nonactivatingadj

That does not activate

nonactivationnoun

The absence of activation

nonactivationaladj

Not activational.

nonactivatoryadj

Not activatory

nonactiveadj

Not active; inactive; inert.

nonactivelyadv

Not actively

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