English Words: N
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A semisynthetic mixed opioid agonist-antagonist with analgesic and narcotic antagonist properties.
An opioid inverse agonist used to counter the effects of an overdose on opioids (such as heroin or morphine).
A synthetic drug, similar to morphine, which blocks opiate receptors in the nervous system and is used chiefly in the treatment of heroin addiction.
A highly potent and selective delta opioid receptor antagonist used in biomedical research.
A type of wagashi which may contain fruit jellies, other gelatines such as kanten, or sweetened bean paste, usually freshly made and much more moist than others, generally containing 30% more water.
A demon-like being in Japanese folklore, portrayed by men in ogre masks and traditional straw capes during a New Year's ritual of admonishing badly-behaved children.
An arid region of Namibia and Northern Cape province, South Africa, divided by the lower course of the Orange River into two portions: Little Namaqualand to the south and Great Namaqualand to the north.
The use of the greeting in which one puts one's hands together and bows slightly; greeting with a namaste.
A Japanese dish consisting of thinly sliced uncooked vegetables and meat or seafood, marinated in rice vinegar.
The togue: a large North American lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, usually spotted with red.
a person regular in salah; one who goes to the mosque (Islamic equivalent of a parishioner)
A Malayali Brahmin of the Nambūdiri subcaste, traditionally the most elite in the Indian state of Kerala, and known for extreme orthodoxy.
A local government area in the Mid North Coast region, New South Wales, Australia; in full, Nambucca Valley Council.
A triclinic-pinacoidal reddish orange brown mineral containing hydrogen, lithium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
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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 13. 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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