English words starting with ness

Meanings of Ness:

noun

A headland or promontory.

Usage examples:

Orford ness

suffix

(forming nouns chiefly from adjectives) denoting a state or condition.

Usage examples:

Liveliness

Meanings of Nessberry:

noun

A north american soft fruit of the loganberry type; the bush producing this, thought to be a cross between a north american dewberry and a north american raspberry, or perhaps a variety or cultivar of the former.

Meanings of Nesselrode:

noun

More fully "nesselrode cream", "nesselrode pie", "nesselrode pudding". an iced dessert made with chestnuts, cream, preserved fruits, etc., and frequently flavoured with rum.

Meanings of Nesses:

noun

A headland or promontory.

Usage examples:

Orford ness

Meanings of Nesslerise:

verb

To treat (a solution or sample) with nessler's reagent. also: to measure the concentration of (ammonia) by means of the nessler test.

Meanings of Nesslerised:

adjective

Treated with or produced by treatment with nessler's reagent.

Meanings of Nesslerization:

noun

The process of treating a solution with nessler's reagent to test for the presence of ammonia or measure its concentration.

Meanings of Nesslerize:

verb

To treat (a solution or sample) with nessler's reagent. also: to measure the concentration of (ammonia) by means of the nessler test.

Meanings of Nesslerized:

adjective

Treated with or produced by treatment with nessler's reagent.

Meanings of Nesslerizing:

verb

To treat (a solution or sample) with nessler's reagent. also: to measure the concentration of (ammonia) by means of the nessler test.

Meanings of Nessus:

proper noun

A centaur who was killed by hercules with a poisoned arrow. hercules eventually died when he was given a shirt smeared with the centaur's blood, which poisoned him.