English Words: N

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nephrotomenoun

A section of the mesoderm formerly believed to give rise to the pronephros and eventually to the rest of the kidney.

nephrotomicadj

Relating to the nephrotome.

nephrotomizeverb

To carry out nephrotomy upon.

nephrotomogramnoun

A tomographic nephrogram.

nephrotomynoun

The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney.

nephrotoxicadj

that is poisonous to kidney tissue

nephrotoxicantnoun

Any nephrotoxic material

nephrotoxicitynoun

The state or condition of being nephrotoxic; toxicity that damages kidneys.

nephrotoxinnoun

Any nephrotoxic substance.

nephrotropicadj

That has an affinity for, and thus accumulates in, the kidneys

nephroureterectomynoun

Synonym of ureteronephrectomy.

nephroureterolithiasisnoun

The presence of calculi in the kidneys and ureters.

nephrourinaryadj

Relating to the kidneys and the urinary tract.

nephrourologicadj

Of or pertaining to both nephrology and urology, combining the skills of both of those medical specialties, as for example in developmental anomalies ranging from the kidneys through other regions of the genitourinary tract.

nephrovascularadj

Relating to the blood vessels of the kidney

nephrozoannoun

A member of the clade Nephrozoa, which includes all deuterostomes and protostomes.

Nephthysname

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 with funerary rites and the transition from life to death.

nepidnoun

Any member of the family Nepidae of water scorpions.

nepionicadj

immature

nepiophilenoun

Synonym of infantophile.

nepiophilianoun

Synonym of infantophilia.

nepitnoun

Synonym of nat (“logarithmic unit of information”).

nepitellanoun

A herb, Clinopodium nepeta, lesser calamint.

Nepmannoun

Someone engaged in private enterprise under Lenin's New Economic Policy in the Soviet Union.

neponoun

Clipping of nepotism.

nepo babynoun

Clipping of nepotism baby.

nepo friendnoun

Clipping of nepotism friend.

nepocidenoun

Alternative form of nepoticide (“killing of one's own nephew”).

nepotaladj

Of or relating to a nephew.

nepotarchynoun

A government run by multiple members of the same family.

nepotationnoun

prodigal, dissolute, or uproarious behavior

nepoticadj

nepotistic

nepoticallyadv

In a nepotic manner.

nepoticidaladj

Of or pertaining to nepoticide.

nepoticidenoun

The killing of one's own nephew.

nepotismnoun

The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.

nepotism babynoun

A person, especially a celebrity, whose success in an occupation or field is perceived as attributable at least partly to their parent's influence or support (as a necessary input albeit not the sole one).

nepotism friendnoun

Someone who benefits from having a famous or influential friend.

nepotisticadj

Of or pertaining to nepotism; favoring relatives because of their relationship rather than their abilities.

nepotisticallyadv

In a nepotistic manner.

nepouitenoun

A rare apple-green nickel silicate mineral.

nepovirusnoun

Any of the genus Nepovirus of plant viruses of the family Secoviridae, transmitted by nematodes.

neppinessnoun

The quality of being neppy.

neppyadj

Of cotton: having neps or knots.

Nepramname

A Meitei surname from Manipuri

neprilysinnoun

A particular type of metalloprotease, namely membrane metallo-endopeptidase (MME)

nepsisnoun

Wakefulness and watchfulness; a state of sobriety following a period of catharsis.

nepskoeitenoun

An orthorhombic yellowish white mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.

neptunatenoun

Any oxyanion of neptunium; any salt containing such an ion.

Neptunename

The eighth planet in our solar system, represented in astronomy and astrology by ♆.

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