English words: nephroblast to nervation

300 English words, part 23 of 99 of the words starting with N, A to Z. 25 have a page of their own.

English words nephroblast to nervation

nephroblast noun: A cell from which the tissues of the kidneys develop
nephroblastic adjective: Relating to or composed of nephroblasts.
nephroblastoma noun: A tumour affecting a kidney.
nephroblastomatosis noun: The formation of nephroblastomas
nephrocalcin noun: An acidic glycoprotein that prevents the formation of kidney stones
nephrocalcinosis noun: The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.
nephrocarcinogen noun: Anything that is carcinogenic to the kidneys
nephrocarcinogenesis noun: The formation and development of nephrocarcinomas
nephrocarcinoma noun: carcinoma of the kidney
nephrocardiac adjective: Relating to the kidneys and heart.
nephrocardiovascular adjective: Relating to, or affecting the kidneys and the cardiovascular system
nephrocolic adjective: Synonym of nephrocolonic.
nephrocolonic adjective: Relating to the kidney and the colon.
nephrocystin noun: Any of a group of proteins, mutations in whose genes are associated with nephronophthisis.
nephrocystostomy noun: A combined nephrostomy and cystostomy
nephrocyte noun: A specialized cell, especially in arthropods, whose function involves the accumulation or formation of waste or excretory products.
nephrocytic adjective: Relating to or composed of nephrocytes.
nephrodialysis noun: kidney dialysis
nephrogenesis noun: development of the kidney
nephrogenetic adjective: Relating to nephrogenetics
nephrogenetics noun: The application of genetics to nephrology.
nephrogenic adjective: that forms the tissues of the kidney
nephrogenicity noun: The quality of being nephrogenic.
nephrogenous adjective: Of renal origin.
nephrogram noun: The diagnostic image produced by nephrography.
nephrograph noun: The device used in nephrography
nephrographic adjective: Relating to nephrography.
nephrography noun: diagnostic imaging of the kidneys
nephroid adjective, noun: A plane curve resembling two intersecting ellipses
nephrolith noun: Synonym of kidney stone.
nephrolithiasis noun: The formation of, and thus also the presence of, calculi in the kidneys (kidney stones).
nephrolithic adjective: Of or relating to gravel, or renal calculi.
nephrolithometry noun: The measurement and classification of kidney stones
nephrolithostomy noun: The surgical removal of a kidney stone
nephrolithotomy noun: The removal of a renal calculus by incision into the kidney
nephrolithotripsy noun: The breaking-up of kidney stones by means of ultrasound
nephrologic adjective: Alternative form of nephrological.
nephrological adjective: of or pertaining to nephrology
nephrologist noun: A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
nephrology noun /nəˈfɹɒlədʒi/: The branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys.
nephroma noun: a tumour of the renal system
nephromegaly noun: The process whereby one or both kidneys become enlarged.
nephrometric adjective: Relating to nephrometry
nephrometry noun: The measurement of the kidneys
nephron noun /ˈnɛ.fɹɒn/: The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, which filters the blood in order to regulate chemical concentrations, and thereby produces urine.
nephron loop noun: Synonym of loop of Henle.
nephronal adjective: Relating to nephrons
nephronectin noun: An extracellular matrix protein, expressed in developing endocrine organs, that is a ligand for integrin.
nephronic adjective: Alternative form of nephronal.
nephronophthisis noun /ˌnɛf.ɹoʊ.nəfˈθaɪ.sɪs/: A genetic disorder of the kidneys which affects children.
nephropathia noun: Synonym of nephropathy.
nephropathic adjective: Relating to nephropathy.
nephropathogenesis noun: nephritic pathogenesis
nephropathogenic adjective: Pathogenic to the kidneys.
nephropathogenicity noun: The condition of being nephropathogenic
nephropathological adjective: Relating to nephropathology
nephropathologist noun: A pathologist whose speciality is nephropathology
nephropathology noun: The pathology of the kidneys
nephropathy noun: Damage to, disease of, or abnormality of the kidneys.
nephropexy noun: Suspension or fixation of the kidney.
nephrophane noun: A form of cellulose used to construct dialysis membranes
nephropid noun: Any member of the Nephropidae.
nephroplegia noun: functional paralysis of the kidney
nephropore noun: An opening of the antennal gland on the ventral surface of the coxa of an insect's antenna
nephroprotectant noun: Any nephroprotective remedy.
nephroprotection noun: Protection of the kidneys.
nephroprotective adjective: That protects the kidneys from harm
nephroprotector noun: A nephroprotective agent
nephropsid noun: Any lobster in the family Nephropsidae.
nephroptosis noun: An abnormal condition in which the kidney drops down into the pelvis when the patient stands up.
nephroptotic adjective: Relating to nephroptosis.
nephropyelitis noun: An infection of the kidney and the renal pelvis
nephropyosis noun: Synonym of pyonephrosis.
nephrorrhaphy noun: suturing of the kidney (to hold it in place)
nephros noun: A kidney-like organ.
nephrosclerosis noun: arteriosclerosis of the renal arteries
nephrosclerotic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with nephrosclerosis.
nephroscope noun: An instrument used to examine the kidney through an inserted tube
nephroscopy noun: The examination of the kidney by means of a nephroscope
nephrosic adjective: Of or pertaining to nephrosis
nephrosiderosis noun: siderosis of the kidney
nephrosis noun: A non-inflammatory disease of the kidneys that is characterised by the leaking of blood protein into the urine, swelling or oedema, and degenerative lesions.
nephrosonographic adjective: Relating to nephrosonography.
nephrosonography noun: Ultrasonography of the kidneys.
nephrosphere noun: A cluster of kidney epithelial cells
nephrosplenic adjective: Relating to the kidneys and the spleen
nephrostogram noun: A radiograph of a kidney made after injection of a contrast medium through a nephrostomy tube
nephrostome noun: The funnel-shaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity.
nephrostomy noun: The creation of a nephrostome.
nephrotic adjective, noun: Pertaining to, resembling or caused by nephrosis.
nephrotic syndrome noun: nephrosis
nephrotome noun: A section of the mesoderm formerly believed to give rise to the pronephros and eventually to the rest of the kidney.
nephrotomic adjective: Relating to the nephrotome.
nephrotomize verb: To carry out nephrotomy upon.
nephrotomogram noun: A tomographic nephrogram.
nephrotomy noun: The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney.
nephrotoxic adjective: Toxic to the kidneys.
nephrotoxicant noun: Any nephrotoxic material
nephrotoxicity noun: The state or condition of being nephrotoxic; toxicity that damages kidneys.
nephrotoxin noun: Any nephrotoxic substance.
nephrotropic adjective: That has an affinity for, and thus accumulates in, the kidneys
nephroureterectomy noun: Synonym of ureteronephrectomy.
nephroureterolithiasis noun: The presence of calculi in the kidneys and ureters.
nephrourinary adjective: Relating to the kidneys and the urinary tract.
nephrourologic adjective: Of or pertaining to both nephrology and urology, combining the skills of both of those medical specialties, as for example in developmental anomalies...
nephrovascular adjective: Relating to the blood vessels of the kidney
nephrozoan noun: A member of the clade Nephrozoa, which includes all deuterostomes and protostomes.
-nephry suffix: Pertaining to or connected with a kidney.
nephtheid noun: Any soft coral in the family Nephtheidae
Nephthys proper noun /ˈnɛfθɪs/: An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Set and sister of Isis, Osiris, and Set, worshiped as a protective goddess and nurse of the pharaoh and associated...
nephtyid noun: Any polychaete worm of the family Nephtyidae.
nepicastat noun: An inhibitor of dopamine beta-hydroxylase.
nepid noun: Any member of the family Nepidae of water scorpions.
nepinalone noun: A particular cough suppressant.
nepionic adjective: immature
nepiophile noun: Synonym of infantophile.
nepiophilia noun: Synonym of infantophilia.
nepist adjective, noun: A supporter the New Economic Policy.
nepit noun: Synonym of nat (“logarithmic unit of information”).
nepitella noun: A herb, Clinopodium nepeta, lesser calamint.
nepitrin noun: The 7-glucoside of nepetin.
nepman noun /ˈnɛpmən/: Someone engaged in private enterprise under Lenin's New Economic Policy in the Soviet Union.
nepo noun /ˈnɛp.oʊ/: Clipping of nepotism.
nepocide noun: Alternative form of nepoticide (“killing of one's own nephew”).
nepomorphan noun: Any true bug of the infraorder Nepomorpha
nepotal adjective /ˈnɛpətəl/: Of or relating to a nephew.
nepotarchy noun: A government run by multiple members of the same family.
nepotation noun /ˌnɛpəˈteɪʃn̩/: prodigal, dissolute, or uproarious behavior
nepotic adjective /nəˈpɒtɪk/: nepotistic
nepotically adverb: In a nepotic manner.
nepoticidal adjective: Of or pertaining to nepoticide.
nepoticide noun /nəˈpɒtɪsaɪd/: The killing of one's own nephew.
nepotious adjective: nepotistic
nepotism noun /ˈnɛp.ə.tɪ.zəm/: The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
nepotist noun: One who engages in nepotism.
nepotistic adjective: Of or pertaining to nepotism; favoring relatives because of their relationship rather than their abilities.
nepotistical adjective: nepotistic
nepotistically adverb: In a nepotistic manner.
nepouite noun: A rare apple-green nickel silicate mineral.
nepoviral adjective: Relating to nepoviruses.
nepovirus noun: Any of the genus Nepovirus of plant viruses of the family Secoviridae, transmitted by nematodes.
neppiness noun: The quality of being neppy.
neppy adjective: Of cotton: having neps or knots.
neprilysin noun /ˌnɛpɹɪˈlaɪsɪn/: A particular type of metalloprotease, namely membrane metallo-endopeptidase (MME)
neprosin noun: A peptidase present in the digestive fluid of the pitcher plant Nepenthes ventrata
nepsis noun: Wakefulness and watchfulness; a state of sobriety following a period of catharsis.
nepskoeite noun: An orthorhombic yellowish white mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.
neptic adjective, noun: Relating to nepsis.
nepticulid noun: Any moth in the family Nepticulidae.
neptunate noun: Any oxyanion of neptunium; any salt containing such an ion.
Neptune proper noun /ˈnɛptjuːn/: The eighth planet in our solar system, represented in astronomy and astrology by ♆.
Neptune grass noun: Posidonia oceanica, a seagrass native to the Mediterranean.
Neptune powder noun: An explosive containing nitroglycerine, used in blasting.
Neptune's cup noun: A large cup-shaped marine sponge (Cliona patera).
Neptune's Fix noun: Synonym of tianeptine.
Neptunean adjective, noun: Alternative form of Neptunian.
neptunian adjective, noun /nɛpˈtjuː.nɪ.ən/: Of or pertaining to Neptune, the Roman god of fresh water and the sea, the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon.
Neptunian planet noun: Synonym of ice giant (“A giant planet composed mostly of astronomical ices”).
neptunic adjective: Relating to tetravalent neptunium.
Neptunicentric adjective: Appearing as if seen from the centre of the planet Neptune; relating or referring to Neptune as a centre.
neptunism noun: Alternative form of Neptunism.
Neptunist noun: A proponent of Neptunism.
neptunite noun: A black silicate mineral with chemical formula KNa₂Li(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)₂Ti₂Si₈O₂₄
neptunium noun /nɛpˈtjuːniəm/: The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 93 and symbol Np.
neptunocene noun: The actinocene cyclooctatetraenide with chemical formula Np(C₈H₈)₂.
neptunous adjective: Relating to trivalent neptunium
nequinate noun: An antiprotozoal drug.
ner infix, interjection, noun /nɜː/: An interjection generally used when gloating about a perceived cause of humiliation or inferiority for the person being addressed, often when disagreeing...
ner tamid noun: An "eternal lamp" found within Jewish synagogues, illuminating the area before or near the Torah ark.
Nera proper noun: A warrior of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
neral noun: citral
nerandomilast noun: A medication for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
neratinib noun: A tyrosine kinase inhibitor used to treat breast cancer.
Nerazzurri proper noun: Inter Milan
-nercept suffix /nəs.ɛpt/: Used to form names of tumor necrosis factor receptor ligands.
nercha noun: A promise or vow.
nerd noun /nɜːd/: A person who is intellectual but generally introverted.
nerd chic noun: Synonym of geek chic
nerd glasses noun: Plastic eyeglasses with thick, horn-rimmed (typically black) frames, characteristically worn by nerds and members of the hipster subculture.
nerd out verb: To study intensely, swot
nerd pole noun, verb: Any tall, thin structure, usually only a few blocks wide, built in a voxel-based video game, especially one constructed by jumping and placing blocks...
nerd revolution noun: The phenomenon (associated with the growth of the Internet in the 2000s) of nerds and nerd culture becoming increasingly influential and socially acceptable.
nerd snipe verb: To present someone with a very interesting problem to solve, distracting them from whatever they were doing previously.
nerdcore noun /ˈnɜːdˌkɔː/: An intentionally nerdy style of hip-hop music.
nerddom noun: Alternative form of nerdom.
nerderati noun: An elite community of nerds.
nerdery noun: Nerdish behaviour or attitudes.
nerdette noun: A female nerd.
nerdfest noun: A gathering of nerds or an event centered around the interests of nerds.
Nerdfighter noun: A member of the mainly online-based community subculture Nerdfighteria.
nerdgasm noun, verb: A feeling of great excitement or pleasure over something nerdy.
nerdhood noun: The state or period of being a nerd.
Nerdic noun: The jargon and special vocabulary of computing, information technology and mobile devices; geekspeak
nerdification noun: The process of making or becoming nerdy.
nerdify verb: to make or render nerdy
nerdily adverb: In a nerdy way.
nerdiness noun: the quality of being nerdy
nerdish adjective: Like a nerd; having the traits of a nerd.
nerdishly adverb: In a nerdish manner.
nerdishness noun: The state or quality of being nerdish.
nerdism noun: The practices or behaviours of nerds; nerdiness.
nerdistan noun: A locus of high-tech industry, particularly a town or suburb where many high-tech workers live.
nerditude noun: The quality or measure of how nerdy a person is.
nerdity noun: Nerdiness.
nerdity test noun: An online purity test to gauge the taker's nerdiness.
nerdlike adjective: nerdy
nerdlinger noun: A nerd.
nerdly adjective: Synonym of nerdy.
nerdness noun: The quality of being a nerd.
nerdom noun: The attitudes and behaviours of a nerd; nerdiness.
nerdship noun: The state, quality, or condition of being a nerd.
nerdsnipe verb: Alternative spelling of nerd-snipe.
nerdsome adjective: nerdy; like, or characteristic of, a nerd
nerdspeak noun /ˈnɜːd.spiːk/: The language of nerds; technical or computer jargon.
nerdtastic adjective /nɜː(ɹ)dˈtæstɪk/: Very nerdy, especially in a positive or appealing way.
nerdvana noun: A place or state of happiness and fulfillment for nerds.
nerdwear noun: Synonym of geekwear.
nereid noun /ˈnɪəɹiɪd/: Alternative letter-case form of Nereid.
Nereidean adjective /ˌnɛriˈɪdiən/: Alternative form of Nereidian.
nereidian adjective, noun /ˌnɛriˈɪdiən/: nereidid
nereidid noun: Any member of the family Nereididae of polychaete worms.
Nereis noun: Synonym of Nereid (“female water deity”)
nereistoxin noun: Any toxin based on the parent compound 4-N,N-dimethylamino-1,2-dithiolane, usually used as an insecticide
nerelimomab noun: A mouse monoclonal antibody that acts as a TNF inhibitor.
Neretva proper noun: A river in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Nereus proper noun /ˈnɪə.ɹiˌuːs/: The eldest son of Pontus (the sea) and Gaia (the earth).
nerf noun, verb /nɜːf/: To bump lightly, whether accidentally or purposefully.
nerf ball noun: Any small foam ball, soft and very light, designed for indoor use.
nerf bar noun: A tubular bumper running below the doors along the side of four-wheeled vehicle, in place of a running board.
nerf net noun: A net running between a nerf bar on a vehicle and the vehicle itself, in order to prevent the driver's leg getting caught between the two.
nerfed adjective, verb: Crippled; made weak or worse.
Nerfer noun: A person who plays with Nerf equipment.
nerfling noun: A small freshwater cyprinoid fish (Leuciscus idus, syn. Idus idus).
Nergal proper noun: A deity worshipped throughout ancient Mesopotamia, associated with war, pestilence, and the Sun.
Neri proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Neria proper noun: A surname.
Neriah proper noun: A female given name.
neriaside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
nerick noun: Alternative form of nirk (“tariff etc.”).
neridiginoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
neridronate noun: The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of neridronic acid. Used as a medication to inhibit bone loss in disorders of bone metabolism.
neridronic acid noun: A bisphosphonate drug to inhibit bone loss.
nerigoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
neriid noun: Any fly of the family Neriidae.
neriifolin noun: A particular cardiac glycoside.
neriifoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
nerik noun: Alternative form of nirk (“tariff etc.”).
nerillid noun: Any polychaete worm of the family Nerillidae.
Nerima proper noun: A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan.
nerine noun: Any of various plants of the genus Nerine, native to South Africa, used ornamentally, and toxic to many mammals.
nerineid noun: Any extinct sea snail in the family Nerineidae.
nerinellid noun: Any extinct sea snail in the family Nerinellidae.
nerineoidean noun: Any of the superfamily †Nerineoidea of extinct sea snails.
Nerio proper noun: A surname.
neriolin noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
nerion noun: oleander (Nerium oleander)
Neris proper noun: A surname.
nerisopam noun: A 2,3-benzodiazepine derivative with potent anxiolytic and neuroleptic effects in animal studies.
Nerissa proper noun /nəˈɹɪsə/: A female given name from Ancient Greek.
neritaloside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
nerite noun /ˈnɪəɹaɪt/: Any snail of the genus Nerita, or more generally, of the family Neritidae.
neritic adjective /nəˈɹɪtɪk/: Of or relating to a marine environment of shallow waters.
neritid noun /nəˈɹaɪtɪd/: Any in sea snail in the family Neritidae; a nerite.
neritiliid noun: Any snail in the family Neritiliidae.
neritimorph noun: Any gastropod mollusc of the subclass Neritimorpha
neritopsid noun: Any gastropod in the family Neritopsidae.
neriumoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
nerizoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
nerka noun /ˈnɜːkə/: A sockeye salmon.
Nernst noun /nɜːnst/: Used attributively to designate theories or equipment devised by or arising from the work of Walther Hermann Nernst (1864-1941), German chemist.
Nernst effect noun: A thermoelectric (or thermomagnetic) phenomenon observed when a sample allowing electrical conduction is subjected to a magnetic field and a temperature...
Nernst equation noun: An electrochemical equation that relates the reduction potential of a half-cell (or the total voltage, i.e. the electromotive force, of the full cell) at...
Nernst lamp noun: A type of incandescent lamp using a ceramic rod, used as a source of infrared radiation.
Nernstian adjective: Of or relating to Walther Nernst (1864–1941), German physicist who helped to establish the modern field of physical chemistry and contributed to...
Nero noun /ˈniːroʊ/: Any cruel and wicked tyrant.
nero antico noun: A beautiful black marble found in fragments among Ancient Roman ruins, and usually thought to have come from ancient Laconia.
nero di seppia noun: Cuttlefish ink, used as a sauce for pasta or risotto.
Nero's crown noun: Synonym of pinwheel flower
Nero Wolfe noun: A wealthy gourmand with exacting standards and a wealth of knowledge on specialist subjects, especially orchids.
Neroic adjective: Synonym of Neronic.
nerol noun: The monoterpene alcohol (Z)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol, found in many essential oils.
neroli noun /ˈnɪəɹəli/: More fully neroli oil or oil of neroli: an essential oil distilled from the blossoms of the bitter orange or Seville orange (Citrus × aurantium subsp....
nerolic adjective: Relating to, or derived from nerol
nerolic acid noun: The monoterpenoid unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid (2Z)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienoic acid
nerolidol noun: A naturally-occurring sesquiterpene found in the essential oils of many plants and flowers (including neroli), used in flavouring and perfumery.
nerolidyl noun: A univalent radical derived from nerolidol
Neron proper noun: A surname.
Neronian adjective /nɪˈɹəʊnɪən/: Of or pertaining to the Roman emperor Nero, notorious for debauchery and barbarous cruelty.
Neronic adjective: Of or relating to the ancient Roman emperor Nero.
neros noun: A period of 600 years.
nerrick noun: Alternative form of nirk (“tariff etc.”).
nerrik noun: Alternative form of nirk (“tariff etc.”).
nersick adjective: Nervous and sick at the same time.
nerts adjective, interjection, noun: Crazy; nuts.
nertz adjective, interjection, noun: nuts.
Nerudan adjective: Of or relating to Pablo Neruda (born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto; 1904–1973), Chilean poet-diplomat and politician.
nerue noun: Early Modern English spelling of nerve
nerval adjective: Of or relating to nerves.
nervate adjective: Having nerves.
nervation noun: A pattern of nerves, e.g. as seen on a leaf.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under N: 29,582 words, in 99 parts.