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English words: nocardiosis to nohuda

300 English words, part 43 of 99 of the words starting with N, A to Z. 32 have a page of their own.

English words nocardiosis to nohuda

  1. nocardiosis noun: An infectious disease affecting either the lungs or the whole body, caused by infection by bacteria of the genus Nocardia.
  2. nocardiotic adjective: Relating to nocardiosis.
  3. nocathiacin noun: Any of a class of antibiotic thiazolyl peptides produced by some bacteria
  4. Noce proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  5. nocebo noun /nəʊˈsiː.bəʊ/: A substance which a patient experiences as harmful due to a previous negative perception, but which is in fact pharmacologically (medicinally) inactive.
  6. nocebo effect noun: A deleterious placebo effect.
  7. noceffector noun: A nociceptive effector (nerve)
  8. nocence noun /ˈnəʊ.səns/: Guilt; transgression.
  9. nocency noun /ˈnəʊ.sən.si/: Guilt; transgression.
  10. nocent adjective, noun /ˈnəʊ.sənt/: Causing injury; harmful.
  11. nocently adverb: In a nocent manner; guiltily.
  12. noci- prefix: Relating to pain and its perception.
  13. noci-ceptive adjective: Alternative form of nociceptive.
  14. nociceptin noun: A neurologically active oligopeptide related to the opioids.
  15. nociception noun: The physiological process underlying the sensation of pain.
  16. nociceptive adjective /ˌnəʊ.sɪˈsɛp.tɪv/: Relating to the perception or sensation of pain.
  17. nociceptive pain noun: Pain caused by potentially harmful stimuli that are detected by nociceptors around the body.
  18. nociceptively adverb: In a nociceptive manner (by means of nociception)
  19. nociceptor noun: A sensory receptor that sends signals that cause the perception of pain in response to a potentially damaging stimulus.
  20. nocicipient adjective: nociceptive
  21. nocifensive adjective: Describing a response to pain or discomfort
  22. nocino noun: A sticky Italian liqueur made from unripe green walnuts steeped in spirit.
  23. nocioception noun: The physiological perception of pain.
  24. nociperception noun: nociception
  25. nociperceptive adjective: nociceptive
  26. nociplastic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or resulting from plasticity, of a kind analogous to neuroplasticity, in parts of the central nervous system concerned with nociception.
  27. nociplastic pain noun: Heightened responsiveness to sensory input, thought to result from dysfunction in the processing of pain signals by the central nervous system.
  28. nociplasticity noun: The condition of being nociplastic.
  29. nocireception noun: Synonym of nociception.
  30. nocireceptive adjective: Synonym of nociceptive.
  31. nocireceptor noun: Synonym of nociceptor.
  32. nociresponsive adjective: That responds to noxious stimulus.
  33. nocisensor noun: Synonym of nociceptor.
  34. nocistatin noun: A neuropeptide that inhibits nociceptin action in pain transmission
  35. nocive adjective /ˈnəʊsɪv/: Hurtful, injurious; noxious.
  36. nock interjection, noun, verb /nɒk/: Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
  37. nocked adjective, verb: Containing nocks.
  38. nockies noun: Binoculars.
  39. nockless adjective: Without a nock.
  40. nocks noun, verb: binoculars
  41. nocktat noun: An old unit of length used in surveying, equivalent to 1/12 of an archin.
  42. noclip verb: To navigate through a game environment with collisions disabled, so as to be able to pass through solid walls, etc.
  43. nocobactin noun: A siderophore present in bacteria of the Nocardia
  44. nocodazol noun: Alternative form of nocodazole.
  45. nocodazole noun: An antineoplastic compound methyl 5-(2-thenoyl)-2-benzimidazolecarbamate which inhibits the growth of microtubules
  46. nocoiner noun /ˈnoʊ̯kɔɪ̯nəɹ/: A person who does not hold or invest in any cryptocurrencies.
  47. nocosomial adjective: nosocomial
  48. noct- prefix: Alternative form of nyct-.
  49. noctambulant adjective /nɒkˈtæm.bjə.lənt/: Relating to or given to sleepwalking; noctambulous.
  50. noctambulate verb /nɒkˈtæm.bjə.leɪt/: To sleepwalk.
  51. noctambulation noun /nɒkˌtæmbjʊˈleɪʃən/: sleepwalking
  52. noctambule noun: A sleepwalker.
  53. noctambulic adjective: Of or relating to sleepwalking.
  54. noctambulism noun: Sleepwalking.
  55. noctambulist noun: One who sleepwalks at night; a somnambulist.
  56. noctambulistic adjective: Relating to a noctambulist or sleepwalker.
  57. noctambulo noun: A sleepwalker at night.
  58. noctambulous adjective: Of or relating to sleepwalking.
  59. Nocte proper noun: A Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India.
  60. Nocten noun: A subgroup of the Wichí people.
  61. nocticolid noun: Any cockroach in the family Nocticolidae.
  62. noctidial adjective: Comprising a night and a day.
  63. noctidiurnal adjective: Consisting of night and day.
  64. noctiferous adjective /nɒkˈtɪfəɹəs/: night-time; dark like the night.
  65. noctiflorous adjective: That flowers at night.
  66. noctilionid noun: A South American bat of the genus Noctilio, with cheek pouches and large incisor teeth; a bulldog bat.
  67. noctilionoid noun: Any bat of the superfamily Noctilionoidea
  68. noctiluca noun /ˌnɒk.tɪˈluː.kə/: A firefly, glowworm.
  69. noctilucal adjective: Alternative form of noctilucous.
  70. noctilucence noun: The property of being noctilucent.
  71. noctilucent adjective /ˌnɒktɪˈluːsənt/: Shining or glowing at night, especially of very high-altitude clouds that reflect sunlight long after sunset; nightshining.
  72. noctilucent cloud noun: Clouds characterized by their electric-blue or silvery-white, wispy streaks, filaments, or ripples high in the twilight sky; Earth's highest clouds, glowing...
  73. noctilucin noun: Alternative form of noctilucine.
  74. noctilucine noun: A nitrogenous substance in fireflies, glowworms and marine animals, once believed to be responsible for their luminescence.
  75. noctilucoid adjective: Synonym of noctilucous.
  76. noctilucous adjective: Shining in the night or darkness; luminescent.
  77. noctiluminous adjective: Synonym of noctilucent.
  78. noctiphobia noun: Fear of night, or the dark; nyctophobia.
  79. noctivagant adjective, noun /nɒkˈtɪvəɡənt/: Walking or wandering in the nighttime, nightwandering.
  80. noctivagate verb: To go about by night.
  81. noctivagation noun: A roving or going about in the night.
  82. noctivagator noun: One who noctivagates.
  83. noctivagous adjective: Wandering or active at night
  84. noctograph noun: A form of stylus that helps a blind person to write.
  85. noctophobia noun: Synonym of nyctophobia.
  86. noctovision noun: An early television system using infrared light.
  87. noctovisor noun: A device for displaying noctovision.
  88. noctuary noun: A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal.
  89. noctuid noun: Any moth in the species-rich family Noctuidae or the superfamily Noctuoidea.
  90. noctuidous adjective: Of or resembling noctuid moths.
  91. noctuiform adjective: Having the form of a noctuid moth.
  92. noctuine noun: Any moth in the subfamily Noctuinae
  93. noctule noun /ˈnɒktjuːl/: A bat, of the genus Nyctalus, that lives in tree hollows.
  94. noctuoid noun: Any moth of the superfamily Noctuoidea
  95. nocturesis noun: Nocturnal enuresis: involuntary urination (urinary incontinence) at night, especially during sleep.
  96. nocturia noun: A frequent need to arise during the night in order to urinate.
  97. nocturic adjective: Having or relating to nocturia.
  98. nocturlabe noun: An instrument for navigation, or telling the time, at night, by measuring the position of stars relative to the pole star
  99. nocturn noun /ˈnɒktɜːn/: The night office of the Christian liturgy of the Hours, such as is performed in monasteries.
  100. nocturnal adjective, noun /nɒkˈtɜː.nəl/: Of a person, creature, group, or species, primarily active during the night.
  101. nocturnal active photolocation noun: The use of nighttime light such as phosphorescence or fluorescence to navigate or locate objects at night.
  102. nocturnal arc noun: The arc of a circle described by the Sun, or a star, in the night.
  103. nocturnal delirium noun: A state of agitation or confusion, especially in elderly patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, which begins daily at...
  104. nocturnal emission noun: An ejaculation or orgasm while asleep, often accompanied by an erotic dream.
  105. nocturnal penile tumescence noun: An erection during sleep or on waking up.
  106. nocturnal pollution noun: nocturnal emission
  107. nocturnalism noun: Synonym of nocturnality.
  108. nocturnalist noun: A creature of nocturnal habits.
  109. nocturnality noun: The condition or habit of being active at night.
  110. nocturnally adverb: During the night.
  111. nocturnalness noun: The state or quality of being nocturnal.
  112. nocturne noun /ˈnɒktɜːn/: A work in a genre of piano music of moderate tempo with a highly-decorated, improvisatory melody.
  113. nocturnelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a nocturne.
  114. nocturnin noun: A protein (a deadenylase) which plays an important role in posttranscriptional regulation of metabolic genes under circadian control
  115. nocturnist noun: A hospitalist who works only night shifts.
  116. nocturnoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
  117. nocuity noun: The quality of being nocuous; harmfulness.
  118. nocument noun: harm, injury, or detriment
  119. nocuous adjective /ˈnɑ.kju.əs/: Likely to cause harm or damage.
  120. nocuously adverb: In a nocuous manner.
  121. nocuousness noun: The condition of being nocuous.
  122. œnocyan noun: A bluish pigment found in red wine.
  123. nod noun, verb /nɒd/: To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.
  124. nod-back noun: A soft header played away from the opponent's goal
  125. nod in verb: To score with a header
  126. nod off verb: To fall asleep, especially unintentionally.
  127. nod out verb: To become drowsy and fall asleep; nod off.
  128. nod through verb: to listen to, endure, or accept something, nodding in agreement without making comment.
  129. Noda proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
  130. nodachi noun: A large-sized Japanese longsword, having a long handle suitable for multiple two-handed grip positions.
  131. nodakenin noun: The glycoside of nodakenetin.
  132. nodal adjective /ˈnəʊdəl/: Of the nature of, or relating to, a node.
  133. nodal analysis noun: A method of solving for the voltages of nodes in an electric circuit, in which a system of equations is written for the currents (using Kirchhoff's current...
  134. nodal fever noun: Synonym of erythema nodosum.
  135. nodalise verb: Alternative form of nodalize.
  136. nodality noun: The quality or degree of being nodal.
  137. nodalization noun: The process or result of nodalizing.
  138. nodalize verb: To decompose (a model) into a set of interlinked nodes.
  139. nodally adverb: In a nodal fashion; in terms of nodes.
  140. nodated adjective: knotted
  141. nodation noun: The act of making a knot.
  142. nodaviral adjective: Relating to nodaviruses.
  143. nodavirus noun: Any virus of the family Nodaviridae.
  144. Nodaway proper noun: the Nodaway River in Iowa and Missouri, USA.
  145. nodder noun: One who nods.
  146. noddify verb: To make (someone) into a noddy (“silly or stupid person”); to make a fool of, to make a monkey out of.
  147. noddin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of nodding.
  148. nodding adjective, noun, verb /ˈnɑdɪŋ/: The act by which one nods.
  149. nodding acquaintance noun: A casual or partial familiarity; a relationship which is not close or fully developed; an inexact understanding (of something).
  150. nodding blue lily noun: Stypandra glauca, a rhizomatous perennial plant of southern Australia, with blue lily-like flowers.
  151. nodding disease noun: A poorly understood disease of Africa, characterized by stunted growth and a nodding seizure when eating or feeling cold.
  152. nodding donkey noun: A pumpjack.
  153. nodding onion noun: Allium cernuum, a wild onion native to North America.
  154. nodding syndrome noun: Synonym of nodding disease.
  155. nodding thistle noun: Synonym of musk thistle.
  156. nodding trillium noun: The flowering plant Trillium cernuum.
  157. nodding wakerobin noun: Synonym of nodding trillium.
  158. noddingly adverb: With a nodding motion, possibly expressing agreement.
  159. noddle noun, verb /ˈnɒdəl/: The head; the part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs.
  160. noddled adjective, verb: Having a noddle or head.
  161. noddy adjective, noun, verb /ˈnɒdi/: A silly or stupid person; a fool, an idiot.
  162. Noddy cap noun: A rubber cap protecting the nose cone of a missile.
  163. Noddy suit noun: A kind of NBC suit with a pointed hood.
  164. node noun /nəʊd/: A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
  165. node of Ranvier noun /ˈɹɑn.vi.eɪ/: A small constriction in the myelin sheath of axons.
  166. node of Rouvière noun /ɹuˈvjɛɹ/: The retropharyngeal lymph node found at the base of the fossa of Rosenmüller.
  167. node-voltage analysis noun: Synonym of nodal analysis.
  168. noded adjective: Having or divided into nodes.
  169. nodeless adjective: Lacking nodes.
  170. nodelessness noun: Absence of nodes.
  171. nodelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a node.
  172. nodelist noun: A list of bulletin board systems and their connection details.
  173. nodename noun: Synonym of hostname.
  174. nodeset noun: A set of nodes.
  175. nodesize noun: The value of a node of a tree.
  176. nodeweed noun: An American plant of species Synedrella nodiflora.
  177. nodewise adverb: In terms of nodes.
  178. Nodhead noun: A variety of apple with mostly red skin.
  179. nodiak noun: Zaglossus bruijnii, the western long-beaked echidna.
  180. nodical adjective: Of or pertaining to the nodes of an orbiting body (such as the moon)
  181. nodical month noun: Synonym of lunar month.
  182. nodiferous adjective: Bearing nodes.
  183. nodiform adjective: Shaped like a knot or knob.
  184. NODIS phrase: Abbreviation of no distribution: a document classification level.
  185. nodofascicular adjective: Relating to a node and a fascicle.
  186. nodome noun: A crossing hitch, as used in Japanese rope bondage.
  187. nodopathy noun: Any peripheral neuropathy caused by changes restricted to the nodes of Ranvier and paranodal regions.
  188. nodosarine adjective, noun: Resembling in form or structure a foraminiferous shell of the genus Nodosaria.
  189. nodosaur noun: Synonym of nodosaurus, Nodosaurus textilis, an ankylosaurian dinosaur of the Cretaceous period lacking a clublike tail.
  190. nodosaurian noun: Synonym of nodosaurid, any member of the family Nodosauridae, ankylosaurians without clublike tails.
  191. nodosaurid noun: Any member of the family †Nodosauridae, ankylosaurians without clublike tails.
  192. nodose adjective: Knot-like; swollen
  193. nodosely adverb: In a nodose manner.
  194. nodosity noun: A knotty swelling.
  195. nodosome noun: Any of a group of proteins that regulate the control of bacterial infections and inflammation
  196. nodososide noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
  197. nodous adjective /ˈnəʊdəs/: Nodose; knotty.
  198. nodoventricular adjective: Relating to a node and a ventricle.
  199. nodowa noun: A thrust at the opponent's throat.
  200. nodulapeptin noun: A cyclopeptide sulfate produced by the cyanobacterium Nodularia
  201. nodular adjective: Of or relating to a nodule or nodules.
  202. nodularin noun: Any of a group of hepatotoxins produced by cyanobacteria.
  203. nodularity noun: The condition of being nodular.
  204. nodularly adverb: In a nodular manner
  205. nodulate verb: To produce nodules.
  206. nodulated adjective, verb: Having nodules.
  207. nodulating adjective, verb: Producing nodules.
  208. nodulation noun: The presence of nodules.
  209. nodule noun /ˈnɒdjuːl/: A small lump, often roughly hemispherical in shape; a small node.
  210. nodulectomy noun: The excision of a (typically cancerous) nodule.
  211. noduled adjective: Having nodules.
  212. noduliferous adjective: Having nodules.
  213. noduliform adjective: Shaped like a little knot or knob.
  214. nodulin noun: Any of a class of plant proteins formed or enhanced during symbiotic nitrogen fixation in root nodules
  215. nodulisporamide noun: Any derivative of nodulisporic acid that is used to kill fleas, especially in animal fur
  216. nodulization noun: The formation of nodules.
  217. nodulize verb: To form into nodules.
  218. nodulizing adjective, noun: The consolidation of fine material into nodules
  219. nodulocystic adjective: Characterized by nodules and cysts.
  220. nodulogenesis noun: The formation of nodules, typically in a goitre
  221. nodulose adjective: having nodules.
  222. nodulosely adverb: In a nodulose manner.
  223. nodulosporin noun: Any antibacterial fungal metabolite produced by Nodulisporium
  224. noduloulcerative adjective: Both nodular and ulcerative.
  225. nodulous adjective: Alternative form of nodulose.
  226. nodulus noun /ˈnɒd.jʊ.ləs/: A nodule; a little knot or lump.
  227. nodus noun: A difficulty.
  228. NOE adjective: Initialism of nap-of-the-earth.
  229. noegenesis noun: The acquisition of new knowledge from observation and experience, and from inferring relationships between known things.
  230. noegenetic adjective: Of or relating to noegenesis.
  231. noekkelost noun: A semihard Norwegian cow's-milk cheese flavoured with cumin and cloves.
  232. noel interjection, noun /nəʊˈɛl/: Acronym of no observed effect level.
  233. Noeleen proper noun: A female given name from French, a 20th century variant of Noelle.
  234. Noelene proper noun: A female given name from French, a 20th-century variant of Noelle.
  235. Noeline proper noun: A female given name from French, a 20th-century variant of Noelle.
  236. Noell proper noun: A surname.
  237. Noelle proper noun /ˈnəʊəl/: A female given name from French, often given to girls born near Christmas.
  238. Noem proper noun: A surname.
  239. noema noun /nəʊˈiːmə/: The perceived as perceived
  240. noematachograph noun: A timing instrument, used to measure the duration of various cognitive tasks.
  241. noematic adjective /ˌnəʊ.ɪˈmætɪk/: Of or relating to the understanding.
  242. noematical adjective: Synonym of noematic.
  243. noematically adverb: In noematic terms.
  244. noematics noun /nəwɪˈmatɪks/: The study of mental processes, consciousness, and thought.
  245. noematograph noun: An instrument for recording the time of physical processes, having a manually operated cylinder covered in paper which is struck by a percussion hammer and...
  246. noeme noun: An irreducible unit of meaning; the semantic component of a glosseme.
  247. Noemi proper noun: A female given name.
  248. noemics noun: The science of the understanding; intellectual science.
  249. noer noun: One who noes.
  250. noesis noun /nəʊˈiːsɪs/: Cognition, the functioning of intellect.
  251. noetherian adjective /noʊˈθɪəriən/: In which any ascending chain of ideals eventually becomes constant.
  252. Noetherian domain noun /nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən doʊ̯ˈmeɪ̯n/: A Noetherian ring which is also an integral domain.
  253. noetherian module noun: A module whose every submodule is finitely generated; or equivalently, a module whose submodules satisfy an ascending chain condition (i.e., any ascending...
  254. Noetherian ring noun /nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən ˈɹɪŋɡ/: A ring which is either: (a) a commutative ring in which every ideal is finitely generated, or (b) a noncommutative ring that is both left-Noetherian (every...
  255. noetherianity noun: The condition of being noetherian
  256. Noetian noun: A follower of Noetus, a presbyter of the church of Asia Minor about AD 230, who believed that the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost in the Holy Trinity were not...
  257. noetic adjective, noun /nəʊˈɛt.ɪk/: Of or pertaining to the mind or intellect.
  258. noetical adjective: Alternative form of noetic.
  259. noetically adverb: In a noetic way.
  260. noetiid noun: Any member of the family Noetiidae of clams.
  261. noeud vital noun: The junction between root and stem of a plant.
  262. NOF noun: Initialism of neck of femur.
  263. NoFapper noun: A member of the website and community forum NoFap, serving as a support group for those who wish to give up pornography and masturbation; one who avoids...
  264. nofetumomab noun: A monoclonal antibody used to diagnose certain cancers.
  265. Noffke proper noun: A surname from German.
  266. Noffsinger proper noun: A surname from German.
  267. nofi noun: Alternative spelling of no-fi.
  268. NOFORN adjective: Abbreviation of not for release to foreign nationals: used as a page header and footer in classified U.S. federal government documents, especially those...
  269. nofotane noun: In Samoa, a woman who has married into a family and whose social status is determined by that of her husband.
  270. Nofziger proper noun: A surname.
  271. nog noun, verb /nɒɡ/: A wooden block, the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.
  272. Noga proper noun: A surname from Polish.
  273. nogada noun: A sauce made from walnuts and spices.
  274. Nogai adjective, noun /noʊˈɡaɪ/: A member of the Turkic people who speak this language.
  275. nogaku noun: Synonym of noh (“Japanese music drama”).
  276. nogalamycin noun: An anthracycline antibiotic produced by the soil bacterium Streptomyces nogalater.
  277. Nogales proper noun: A city, the county seat of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States.
  278. Nogalian noun: A person from or resident of Nogales, Arizona.
  279. nogapendekin alfa inbakicept noun: A drug used to treat bladder cancer.
  280. noggen adjective, noun: Made of flax or hemp
  281. noggin noun /ˈnɑɡɪn/: A small mug, cup or ladle; the contents of such a container.
  282. nogging noun, verb: A horizontal beam used in the construction of a building, especially to strengthen upright posts.
  283. Noggle proper noun: A surname.
  284. nogiragenin noun: A sapogenin found in Metanarthecium luteo-viride.
  285. Nogle proper noun: A surname from German.
  286. nogo adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of no-go.
  287. nogodinid noun: Any fulgoroid planthopper in the family Nogodinidae.
  288. nogoer noun: Alternative form of no-goer.
  289. Noguchi proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
  290. Noguchi table noun: A modernist table with a wooden base, composed of two identical curved wood pieces, and a heavy plate-glass top.
  291. Nogueira proper noun: A surname from Portuguese.
  292. Noguera proper noun: A surname from Catalan.
  293. noh noun /nəʊ/: A kind of classical Japanese musical drama.
  294. Noha proper noun: A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Нога (Noha).
  295. nohkan noun: A transverse flute used to accompany Japanese noh theater.
  296. NoHo proper noun /ˈnoʊhoʊ/: A neighborhood of Manhattan, New York.
  297. nohow adverb: In no way; not at all; by no available means.
  298. nohowish adjective: Feeling out of sorts.
  299. nohows adverb: Alternative form of nohow.
  300. nohuda noun: Alternative form of nakhoda.

Part 42 · Part 44 · English words: N

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.