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Naggy
Irritable; touchy.
Naiuml;vet
The state or quality of being naive.
Nanny
A diminutive of or , the proper name.
Naphthalate
A salt of naphthalic acid; a phthalate.
Naphthalize
To mingle, saturate, or impregnate, with naphtha.
Naphthene
A peculiar hydrocarbon fraction occuring as an ingredient of some crude petroleums, mostly mixtures of derivatives of the five- and six-membered saturated cyclic alkanes, cyclopentane and cyclohexane, having the general formula CH.
Narcotical
Narcotic.
narrowed
reduced in size as if by being squeezed.
Nascent
Commencing, or in process of development; beginning to exist or to grow; coming into being; .
Nasopharyngeal
Of or pertaining to both throat and nose; .
Natch
The rump of beef; esp., the lower and back part of the rump.
natica
Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods belonging to , , , and other allied genera (family .) They burrow beneath the sand, or mud, and drill other shells.
Nativity
The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner, etc.
Nautilus
The only existing genus of tetrabranchiate cephalopods. About four species are found living in the tropical Pacific, but many other species are found fossil. The shell is spiral, symmetrical, and chambered, or divided into several cavities by simple curved partitions, which are traversed and connected together by a continuous and nearly central tube or siphuncle. See .
Navicular
The navicular bone.
Neap
Low.
Near
Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh.
Near
Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; . See the Note under ,
Nearctic
Of or pertaining to a region of the earth's surface including all of temperate and arctic North America and Greenland. In the geographical distribution of animals, this region is marked off as the habitat certain species.
Neatress
A woman who takes care of cattle.
nebulation
The condition of being nebulated; also, a clouded, or ill-defined, color mark.
Necessary
Such as must be; impossible to be otherwise; not to be avoided; inevitable.
Necessary
A thing that is necessary or indispensable to some purpose; something that one can not do without; a requisite; an essential; -- used chiefly in the plural; .
necklace
A string of beads, etc., or any continuous band or chain, worn around the neck as an ornament.
Necrologist
One who gives an account of deaths.
Needful
Full of need; in need or want; needy; distressing.
Needily
In a needy condition or manner; necessarily.
Needlebook
A book-shaped needlecase, having leaves of cloth into which the needles are stuck.
Nef
The nave of a church.
Negroloid
See .
Neomorph
A structure, part, or organ developed independently, that is, not derived from a similar structure, part, or organ, in a preexisting form.
Neonomianism
The doctrines or belief of the neonomians.
Nephthys
The goddess associated with ritual of the dead; sister of Geb and Nut; wife of Set.
neritic
Relating to the belt or region of shallow water adjoining the seacost; .
Neroli
An essential oil obtained by distillation from the flowers of the orange. It has a strong odor, and is used in perfumery, etc.
Netsuke
In Japanese costume and decorative art, a small object carved in wood, ivory, bone, or horn, or wrought in metal, and pierced with holes for cords by which it is connected, for convenience, with the inro, the smoking pouch (tabako-ire), and similar objects carried in the girdle. It is now much used on purses sold in Europe and America.
Neurad
Toward the neural side; -- opposed to .
Neuration
The arrangement or distribution of nerves, as in the leaves of a plant or the wings of an insect; nervation; venation.
Neurility
The special properties and functions of the nerves; that capacity for transmitting a stimulus which belongs to nerves.
Neuropathy
An affection of the nervous system or of a nerve.
Neurotomical
Of or pertaining to neurotomy.
Nevadite
A granitoid variety of rhyolite, common in Nevada.
Newel
The upright post about which the steps of a circular staircase wind; hence, in stairs having straight flights, the principal post at the foot of a staircase, or the secondary ones at the landings. Also called . See , under .
News
A report of recent occurrences; information of something that has lately taken place, or of something before unknown; fresh tidings; recent intelligence.
niagara
A large flow, used figuratively.
Nibelungenlied
A great medieval German epic of unknown authorship containing traditions which refer to the Burgundians at the time of Attila (called in the poem) and mythological elements pointing to heathen times.
nickelodeon
A place of entertainment, as for moving picture exhibition, charging a fee or admission price of five cents.
Nigerien
A native or inhabitant of Niger.
Niggling
petty, trivial, or inconsequential.
Nightgown
A loose gown used for undress; also, a gown used for a sleeping garment.
Nighttime
The time from dusk to dawn; -- opposed to .
Nine-eyes
The lamprey.
Nipple
The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap.
Nisus
A striving; an effort; a conatus.
Nitroprussic
Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, a complex acid called acid, obtained indirectly by the action of nitric acid on potassium ferrocyanide (yellow prussiate), as a red crystalline unstable substance. It forms salts called , which give a rich purple color with alkaline sulphides.
Nitroquinol
A hypothetical nitro derivative of quinol or hydroquinone, not known in the free state, but forming a well defined series of derivatives.
Nitrosylic
Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrosyl; .
Niveous
Snowy; resembling snow; partaking of the qualities of snow.
Noah's ark
The ship built by Noah according to God's command, as related in the bible.
Nobel prize
Prizes for the encouragement of men and women who work for the interests of humanity, established by the will of (1833-1896), the Swedish inventor of dynamite, who left his entire estate for this purpose. They are awarded yearly for what is regarded as the most important work during the year in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology, idealistic literature, and service in the interest of peace. The prizes, averaging $40,000 each, were first awarded in 1901. The monetary value of the awards have increased each year, to near one million U. S. dollars by the end of the 20th century.
Nocive
Hurtful; injurious.
Noggen
Made of hemp; hence, hard; rough; harsh.
Nome
See .
Noncombatant
Any person connected with an army, or within the lines of an army, who does not make it his business to fight, as any one of the medical officers and their assistants, chaplains, and others; also, any of the citizens of a place occupied by an army; also, any one holding a similar position with respect to the navy.
Nondelivery
A neglect or failure of delivery; omission of delivery.
Non-Episcopal
Not Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or system.
nonequivalent
Not equal or interchangeable in value, quantity, or significance.
Nonphotobiotic
Capable of living without light; .
nonrenewable
That can not be renewed; . Opposite of .
Nonsensitive
Not sensitive; wanting sense or perception; not easily affected.
nonvolatile
not readily evaporated. Opposite of .
nonvolatilizable
not able to be volatilized.
Noot
See 1st .
nori
A type of dried seaweed, pressed into sheets and used as a seasoning or as a wrapper for sushi.
Noropianic
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the aromatic series obtained from opianic acid.
Norseman
One of the ancient Scandinavians; a Northman.
North
Northward.
Northeastern
Of or pertaining to the northeast; northeasterly.
Norwegian
Of or pertaining to Norway, its inhabitants, or its language.
Nosebleed
A bleeding at the nose.
Nosocomial
Of or pertaining to a hospital; .
Notification
The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making known; especially, the act of giving official notice or information to the public or to individuals, corporations, companies, or societies, by words, by writing, or by other means.
Notochord
An elastic cartilagelike rod which is developed beneath the medullary groove in the vertebrate embryo, and constitutes the primitive axial skeleton around which the centra of the vertebr and the posterior part of the base of the skull are developed; the . See of .
Nott
Shorn.
Novelism
Innovation.
Nowel
The core, or the inner part, of a mold for casting a large hollow object.
Noyau
A cordial of brandy, etc., flavored with the kernel of the bitter almond, or of the peach stone, etc.
Np
The chemical symbol for Neptunium, a transuranic element having atomic number 93.
nucleon number
The sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus.
Nudicaul
Having the stems leafless.
Numerable
Capable of being numbered or counted.
Nummulitic
Of, like, composed of, containing, nummulites; .
nun
The 25th letter of the Arabic alphabet, corresponding in pronunciation to .
Nutmegged
Seasoned with nutmeg.
Nutritious
Nourishing; promoting growth, or preventing decay; alimental.
Nystagmus
A rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs.