/ Dictionary / Index N nilpotent: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: nil•po•tent Pronunciation: (nil-pōt'nt), [key] — adj. Math. equal to zero when raised to a certain power. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: nilpotent (Thesaurus) Nilotic crocodile nil sine numine* Related Content Daily Word Quiz: agitated Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language