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Nacarat
A pale red color, with a cast of orange.
Nvus
A spot or mark on the skin of children when born; a birthmark; -- the term includes moles as wells a other types of birthmark, and is most commonly applied to reddish or brownish raised vascular areas of the skin, i. e., those consisting mainly of blood vessels, as dilated arteries, veins, or capillaries.
Namation
A distraining or levying of a distress; an impounding.
namedrop
To refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire so as to impress them; same as to .
Naos
A term used by modern archologists instead of . See .
Nardoo
An Australian name for , a four-leaved cryptogamous plant, sometimes used for food.
Nassa
Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera , , and other allied genera of the family ; a dog whelk. See under .
Nastily
In a nasty manner.
Nativity
The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner, etc.
Nautilite
A fossil nautilus.
nave
The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also or .
Navicular
The navicular bone.
Nazaritism
The vow and practice of a Nazarite.
Near
Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; . See the Note under ,
Necropsy
A post-mortem examination or inspection; an autopsy. See .
Nectostem
That portion of the axis which bears the nectocalyces in the .
Needlewoman
A woman who does needlework; a seamstress.
Neighbor
To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be near.
Nematocyst
A lasso cell, or thread cell. See , under .
Nematognathi
An order of fishes having barbels on the jaws. It includes the catfishes, or siluroids. See .
Nemertid
Nemertean.
Nepotism
Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of one's family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of relationship, rather than of merit or of legal claim.
Nervate
Nerved.
Nervous
Possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous.
Nestle
To house, as in a nest.
Nestling
A young bird which has not abandoned the nest.
Neural
relating to the nerves or nervous system; taining to, situated in the region of, or on the side with, the neural, or cerebro-spinal, axis; -- opposed to . As applied to vertebrates, is the same as ; as applied to invertebrates it is usually the same as . Cf. .
Neurokeratin
A substance, resembling keratin, present in nerve tissue, as in the sheath of the axis cylinder of medullated nerve fibers. Like keratin it resists the action of most chemical agents, and by decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and tyrosin.
Never
Not ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past, present, or future.
Nicery
Nicety.
Nicolaitan
One of certain corrupt persons in the early church at Ephesus, who are censured in Rev. ii. 6, 15.
Nicotian
Tobacco.
niff
An unpleasant smell.
nightclub
An establishment providing entertainment (as singers, dancers, or comedy acts), usually open late into the night or early morning, typically serving alcoholic beverages and food.
nightie
Any loose-fitting clothing for wear in bed.
Nightingale
A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird ( syn. ). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song.
Nimble
Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift.
Ninefold
Nine times repeated.
Nitrify
To combine or impregnate with nitrogen; to convert, by oxidation, into nitrous or nitric acid; to subject to, or produce by, nitrification.
Nitrosyl
The radical , called also the . The term is sometimes loosely used to designate certain nitro compounds; . Used also adjectively.
no.
Number; -- the number designating place in an ordered sequence; .
Nodding
Curved so that the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward.
Noemics
The science of the understanding; intellectual science.
Nolleity
The state of being unwilling; nolition.
Nome
See .
Non
No; not. See ,
Nonage
The ninth part of movable goods, formerly payable to the clergy on the death of persons in their parishes.
Nonappointment
Neglect of making appointment; failure to receive an appointment.
nonassociative
not associative. Opposite of .
nondecisive
not crucial; not comprising a decisive factor in a result. Opposite of and .
Non-Episcopal
Not Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or system.
nonflammable
Not easily ignited, and burning only slowly if ignited.
Non prosequitur
A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute. See .
nonrepresentative
Not standing for something else. Opposite of .
Nology
The science of intellectual phenomena.
Norma
A norm; a principle or rule; a model; a standard.
North-Central
Of or pertaining to a region of the U. S. generally including states of the upper Mississippi valley and Great Lakes region lying north of the Ohio River and the southern boundaries of Kansas and Missouri and between the western boundary of Pennsylvania and the eastern boundaries of Montana; Wyoming; and Colorado.
Northwest
Toward the northwest.
Nosological
Of or pertaining to nosology.
Notandum
A thing to be noted or observed; a notable fact; -- chiefly used in the plural.
notecase
A case for holding paper money; a wallet.
Noteless
Not attracting notice; not conspicuous.
Noteworthy
Worthy of observation or notice; remarkable.
Nothingarian
One of no certain belief; one belonging to no particular sect.
Notionality
A notional or groundless opinion.
Notionally
In mental apprehension; in conception; not in reality.
Notophthalmus
One of the genera of newts, included in the family .
Nototherium
An extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous marsupials, found in the Pliocene formation of Australia.
Notus
The south wind.
Novelize
To innovate.
Nozzle
The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of anything; .
Nubile
Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable.
Nuclein
A constituent of the nuclei of all cells, containing protein and nucleic acid. It is a colorless amorphous substance, readily soluble in alkaline fluids and especially characterized by its comparatively large content of phosphorus. It also contains nitrogen and sulphur.
Nude
Bare; naked; unclothed; undraped; .
Nugatory
Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant.
Nullification
The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect.
Numbfish
The torpedo, which by the electric shocks which it gives.
Nunnation
The pronunciation of at the end of words.