English Words: N
24,391 words · Page 106 of 488
Any toxin based on the parent compound 4-N,N-dimethylamino-1,2-dithiolane, usually used as an insecticide
A tubular bumper running below the doors along the side of four-wheeled vehicle, in place of a running board.
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.
A deity worshipped throughout ancient Mesopotamia, associated with war, pestilence, and the Sun.
The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of neridronic acid. Used as a medication to inhibit bone loss in disorders of bone metabolism.
Used attributively to designate theories or equipment devised by or arising from the work of Walther Hermann Nernst (1864-1941), German chemist.
A thermoelectric (or thermomagnetic) phenomenon observed when a sample allowing electrical conduction is subjected to a magnetic field and a temperature gradient normal (perpendicular) to each other. An electric field will be induced normal to both.
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 any point in time to the standard electrode potential, temperature, activity, and reaction quotient of the underlying reactions and species used.
A theorem, used in the development of the third law of thermodynamics, stating that as absolute zero is approached, the entropy change for a chemical or physical transformation approaches zero.
A type of incandescent lamp using a ceramic rod, used as a source of infrared radiation.
Of or relating to Walther Nernst (1864–1941), German physicist who helped to establish the modern field of physical chemistry and contributed to electrochemistry, thermodynamics and solid-state physics.
A beautiful black marble found in fragments among Ancient Roman ruins, and usually thought to have come from ancient Laconia.
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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 106. 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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