12-Letter Words Starting with N

Naprapathy

Egotistical

Narcolepsy

Narcoleptic

NARCOTIC a drug that dulls the senses

Narrowness

""NATIONALIZE To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.""

Natriuretic

NATURALISE

Based on real life

Imitating real life

True-to-life representation of acts in ritual

""NATURALIZE To make natural; as, custom naturalizes labor or study. as, custom naturalizes labor or study.""

NATUROPATH

Neckerchief

""Of or pertaining to necrology; of the nature of necrology; relating to, or giving, an account of the dead, or of deaths.""

Necrologist

Magicians making centre-half back? Liars!

Necromancy

Of or pertaining to the Necrophaga; eating carrion. See Necrophagan. Necrophaga; eating carrion. See Necrophagan.

Sexual pervert in police car, terribly hard to keep in

Necrophilia

NECROPHILE

""NECROPOLIS A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a graveyard.""

One doing embroidery

Seamstress

Negrophobia

Local place

Locality

Community

Adjacent, nearby

Adjoining

""ORTHODOXY Soundness of faith; a belief in the doctrines taught in the Scriptures, or in some established standard of faith; opposed to heterodoxy or to heresy. heterodoxy or to heresy.""

REALISTIC Of or pertaining to the realists; in the manner of the realists; characterized by realism rather than by imagination.

An instrument for measuring or registering the amount of cloudiness.

An apparatus used to measure the size and concentration of particles in a liquid by analysis of light scattered by the liquid.

Nephrology

Kidney doctor

English port with nothing doing for renal expert

Pl. nephropathies A disease or abnormality of the kidney.

Nephrostome

Netherworld

Nervous condition

Nervous debility

What could make you uneasier than debilitation (wordplay)

""A psychological disorder characterized by chronic fatigue and weakness, loss of memory, and generalized aches and pains, formerly thought to result from exhaustion of the nervous system. No longer in scientific use.""

Nerves

Science of the physiology of the nervous system

The study of the chemical composition and processes of the nervous system and the effects of chemicals on it.

Neurofibril

Pl. neurofibromas or neurofibromata (-m -t ) A usually benign tumor originating in peripheral nerve fibers and composed chiefly of neurilemma cells.

A hormone secreted by or acting on a part of the nervous system.

NEUROHUMOR

Neuroleptic

Of or pertaining to neurolgy.

Neurologist

Neuropathy

""Any of various short-chain peptides found in brain tissue, such as endorphins.""

Neuropteran

Neuropteral.

Medical knowhow cures niece? No, sadly!

Pavlov and Alzheimer's thing, generally

Of or relating to the sensory activity or functions of the nervous system: neurosensory cells.

Medical specialist ungenerous or nasty

One operating on brain, spinal cord, etc

O.R. specialist

Delicate operation hiding moola from France

NEUROTIC one affected with a neurosis

Neuroticism

Neurulation

NEUTRALISE

NEUTRALIST A neutral; one who professes or practices neutrality.

Neutrality

Neutralizer

NEUTRALIZE To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality.

""NEUTRINO a subatomic particle, also NEUTRON""

""NEUTROPHILE One of a group of leukocytes whose granules stain only with neutral dyes; it is the chief phagocytic leukocyte in the circulating blood, comprising from 54% to 65% of the total number of leukocytes.""

All the same (wordplay)

She let nerves jangle all the same

All the same

Newspaper

Rag organiser (wordplay)

Hack report and document for worker

Member of syndicate prepares the leader

We pen and pen with arms outstretched

Newswriting

Hot spot regular

Nightdress

Nightwalker

Cloud that's bust in a storm, violently

Ninnyhammer

""A yellow aromatic liquid (C6H5.NO2), produced by the action of nitric acid on benzene, and called from its odor imitation oil of bitter almonds, or essence of mirbane. It is used in perfumery, and is manufactured in large quantities in the preparation of aniline. Fornerly called also nitrobenzol. C6H5.NO2), produced by the action of nitric acid on benzene, and called from its odor imitation oil of bitter almonds, or essence of mirbane. It is used in perfumery, and is manufactured in large quantities in the preparation of aniline. Fornerly called also nitrobenzol.""

Nitrogenase

A nitro derivative of methane obtained as a mobile liquid; called also nitrocarbol. nitrocarbol.

Nitrosamine

Nomenclator

System of naming

Neater column (anagram) - terminology

Strange manner to clue terminology

Nomography

ABSORBENT Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.

Person between ages of 90 and 99

Ninety year old

One coming up to 100

""ARBITRARY Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment. as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment.""

""ARCHITECT A person skilled in the art of building; one who understands architecture, or makes it his occupation to form plans and designs of buildings, and to superintend the artificers employed.""

Nonargument

ASSERTIVE Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.

Nonattender

BACTERIAL Of or pertaining to bacteria.

Nonbeliever

BREAKABLE Capable of being broken.

BREATHING breathe

Plural of gerund noun

""BROADCAST A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.""

""CANCEROUS Like a cancer; having the qualities or virulence of a cancer; affected with cancer; as, a cancerous growth.as, a cancerous growth.""

CELEBRITY Celebration; solemnization.

CERTIFIED certify

""CHARACTER A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.""

CLASSROOM

Word with prefix non-

""COLLECTOR One who collects things which are separate; esp., one who makes a business or practice of collecting works of art, objects in natural history, etc.; as, a collector of coins. as, a collector of coins.""

COLLINEAR

COLORFAST

Noncomposer

CONCURRED concur

Material such as glass or porcelain

Nonconform

Nonconform

CONGRUENT Possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding.

Nonconsumer

""CORPORATE Formed into a body by legal enactment; united in an association, and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual; incorporated; as, a corporate town. as, a corporate town.""

CORRODING corrode

""CORROSIVE Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as, the corrosive action of an acid. "Corrosive liquors." Grew. "Corrosive famine."Thomson. as, the corrosive action of an acid. "Corrosive liquors." Grew. "Corrosive famine."Thomson.""

Plural or third person singular

Noncoverage

Noncriminal

CROSSOVER the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis.

Inflected form of CRUSHABLE Inflected form of CRUSH to press out of shape

Noncustomer

DEFORMING deform

DEPRESSED depress

Nondescript

""DIRECTIVE Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern; showing the way.""

""EDITORIAL Of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor; as, editorial labors; editorial remarks. as, editorial labors; editorial remarks.""

Word with prefix non-

EMERGENCY Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion.

""EMPIRICAL Pertaining to, or founded upon, experiment or experience; depending upon the observation of phenomena; versed in experiments.""

FEDERATED federate

FLOWERING flower

""FRIVOLOUS Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument. as, a frivolous argument.""

""Inflected form of GLAMOROUS Inflected form of GLAMOR to bewitch, also GLAMOUR""

Nongraduate

HAZARDOUS Exposed to hazard; dangerous; risky.

IMMIGRANT One who immigrates; one who comes to a country for the purpose of permanent residence; correlative of emigrant. emigrant.

""INSURANCE The act of insuring, or assuring, against loss or damage by a contingent event; a contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, called premium, one party undertakes to indemnify or guarantee another against loss by certain specified risks. Cf. Assurance, n., 6. premium, one party undertakes to indemnify or guarantee another against loss by certain specified risks. Cf. Assurance, n., 6.""

Word with prefix non-

INTRUSIVE Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome.

IRRIGATED irrigate

LANDOWNER An owner of land.

LIBRARIAN One who has the care or charge of a library.

Plural or third person singular

Inflected form of LINEARITY Inflected form of LINEAR resembling a straight line

Nonliterate

""MERCURIAL Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury; swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable; as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament. as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament.""

""METAMERIC Having the same elements united in the same proportion by weight, and with the same molecular weight, but possessing a different structure and different properties; as, methyl ether and ethyl alcohol are metameric compounds. See Isomeric. as, methyl ether and ethyl alcohol are metameric compounds. See Isomeric.""

Inflected form of MICROBIAL Inflected form of MICROBE a microscopic organism

Not participating in migrations; -- used of animals that do not migrate. Opposite of migratory.migratory.

""MOLECULAR Pertaining to, connected with, produced by, or consisting of, molecules; as, molecular forces; molecular groups of atoms, etc. as, molecular forces; molecular groups of atoms, etc.""

MOTORIZED motorize

NARRATIVE Of or pertaining to narration; relating to the particulars of an event or transaction.

""NORMATIVE relating to or dealing with norms; as, normative discipline; normative samples.as, normative discipline; normative samples.""

Inflected form of NUMERICAL Inflected form of NUMERIC a {numeral=n}

""NUTRITIVE Of or pertaining to nutrition; as, the nutritive functions; having the quality of nourishing; nutritious; nutrimental; alimental; as, nutritive food or berries. as, the nutritive functions; having the quality of nourishing; nutritious; nutrimental; alimental; as, nutritive food or berries.""

""OBSERVANT Taking notice; viewing or noticing attentively; watchful; attentive; as, an observant spectator; observant habits as, an observant spectator; observant habits""

OPERATING operate

Broken

Word with prefix non-

Not parasitic.

PASSERINE Of or pertaining to the Passeres.

""PERFORMER One who performs, accomplishes, or fulfills; as, a good promiser, but a bad performer; especially, one who shows skill and training in any art; as, a performer of the drama; a performer on the harp. as, a good promiser, but a bad performer; especially, one who shows skill and training in any art; as, a performer of the drama; a performer on the harp.""

""PETROLEUM Rock oil, mineral oil, or natural oil, a dark brown or greenish inflammable liquid, which, at certain points, exists in the upper strata of the earth, from whence it is pumped, or forced by pressure of the gas attending it. It consists of a complex mixture of various hydrocarbons, largely of the methane series, but may vary much in appearance, composition, and properties. It is refined by distillation, and the products include kerosene, benzine, gasoline, paraffin, etc.""

PRACTICAL Of or pertaining to practice or action.

PRODUCING produce

PURPOSIVE Having or indicating purpose or design.

REALISTIC Of or pertaining to the realists; in the manner of the realists; characterized by realism rather than by imagination.

Not recurring.

Nonrecurrent.

""REDUNDANT Exceeding what is natural or necessary; superabundant; exuberant; as, a redundant quantity of bile or food. as, a redundant quantity of bile or food.""

REGULATED regulate

Nonrelative

""RELIGIOUS Of or pertaining to religion; concerned with religion; teaching, or setting forth, religion; set apart to religion; as, a religious society; a religious sect; a religious place; religious subjects, books, teachers, houses, wars. as, a religious society; a religious sect; a religious place; religious subjects, books, teachers, houses, wars.""

Cannot be replenished

""REPAYABLE Capable of being, or proper to be , repaid; due; as, a loan repayable in ten days; services repayable in kind. as, a loan repayable in ten days; services repayable in kind.""

""The state or condition of being nonresident,""

RESIDENCY Residence.

No set dinners arranged for hotel visitors not staying the night (wordplay)

Making no resistance.

Inflected form of RESPONDER Inflected form of RESPOND to {answer=v}

Nonresponse

Plural or third person singular

Nonruminant

Nonsecretor

""SECRETORY Secreting; performing, or connected with, the office secretion; secernent; as, secretory vessels, nerves. as, secretory vessels, nerves.""

Integrated new functioning car seat in buggy

""Inflected form of SPHERICAL Inflected form of SPHERIC having the form of a sphere, also SPHERAL""

Inflected form of STEROIDAL Inflected form of STEROID a type of chemical compound

Without any long-term focus

SYMMETRIC Symmetrical.

Word with prefix non-

""TREATMENT The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation; handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment. as, unkind treatment; medical treatment.""

""TURBULENT Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; roused to violent commotion; as, the turbulent ocean. as, the turbulent ocean.""

""UNIVERSAL Of or pertaining to the universe; extending to, including, or affecting, the whole number, quantity, or space; unlimited; general; allreaching; allpervading; as, universal ruin; universal good; universal benevolence or benefice. as, universal ruin; universal good; universal benevolence or benefice.""

VOLUNTARY Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice.

See norepinephrine .

""NORMALIZE To make normal; as, to normalize relations with China.as, to normalize relations with China.""

Pertaining to or having normal blood pressure.

Normal body temperature.

A condition of normal body temperature.