English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 1 of 488

ncharacter

The fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.

N' Orlinsname

Pronunciation spelling of New Orleans, representing Louisiana English.

n'alladv

Alternative form of and all.

N'Djamenaname

The capital city of Chad.

n'est-ce pasphrase

Used to form tag questions.

N'koname

A writing system invented for the Manding languages of West Africa.

n'lyadv

Abbreviation of nearly.

N-acetyl-dihydroxyhomotyrosinenoun

A derivative of homotyrosine with two hydroxy groups, and an acetyl group attached to the nitrogen atom.

N-acetyl-p-aminophenolnoun

Synonym of para-acetylaminophenol (acetaminophen / paracetamol / tylenol)

n-adicadj

Of the order n.

n-aryadj

Of, or relating to, n entities (where n is an arbitrary or large number).

n-bombnoun

The word nigger or nigga.

n-butanenoun

The saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (CH₃(CH₂)₂CH₃).

n-decanenoun

The saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (CH₃(CH₂)₈CH₃).

n-dimensionaladj

Having an arbitrary number of dimensions.

n-gramnoun

A contiguous sequence of n items (usually characters or words) from a given sequence of text or speech, used in analysis.

n-heptanenoun

The saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (CH₃(CH₂)₅CH₃).

n-hexanenoun

The saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (CH₃(CH₂)₄CH₃).

n-iamondnoun

A polyiamond consisting of n triangles.

N-methylleucinenoun

A chemical compound derived from leucine by adding a methyl group to its nitrogen atom.

N-methylnipecotic acidnoun

The chemical compound 1-methylpiperidine-3-carboxylic acid.

N-methylphenylalaninenoun

A chemical compound derived from phenylalanine by adding a methyl group to its nitrogen atom.

N-methylvalinenoun

A chemical compound derived from valine by adding a methyl group to its nitrogen atom.

n-nonanenoun

The saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (CH₃(CH₂)₇CH₃).

n-octanenoun

The saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (CH₃(CH₂)₆CH₃).

n-ominonoun

A polyomino consisting of n squares.

n-pentanenoun

The saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (CH₃(CH₂)₃CH₃).

n-plexadj

Multiplex of degree n.

n-propanolnoun

Synonym of 1-propanol.

N-raynoun

A discredited hypothetical form of radiation described in 1903.

N-terminalnoun

Alternative form of N-terminus.

N-terminusnoun

The end of a polypeptide chain that consists of an amino acid with a free amino group.

n-tieradj

Synonym of multitier.

N-towernoun

The practice of spelling out the word nigger by multiple individuals in a sequence of posts.

n-tuplenoun

A tuple containing n terms.

n-wordnoun

The word nigger or nigga or nigra.

n-word passnoun

Alternative form of N-word pass.

N.A.S.A.name

Dated form of NASA.

N.C.name

Initialism of North Carolina: a state of the United States.

N.J.name

Initialism of New Jersey: a state of the United States, as used in case citations.

N.N.name

Used as a substitute for an unknown name or one that the writer wishes not to reveal.

N.S.A.name

Initialism of National Security Agency.

n.s.g.adj

Abbreviation of not so good; chiefly used in reports and reviews of stage plays, television shows etc.

N.Y.name

Initialism of New York: a state of the United States.

n/aadj

not applicable

N/Dnoun

Initialism of non-drinker.

n/mintj

Abbreviation of never mind.

N/Snoun

Initialism of non-smoker.

n00bnoun

A beginner, someone lacking skill, or someone who uses beginner tactics.

n00bsnoun

plural of n00b

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The English alphabetical index for the letter N contains 24,391 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 488 pages, and you are currently viewing page 1. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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