English Words: N
24,391 words · Page 159 of 488
The practices of the Nicolaitan sect; libertinism, especially among the clergy; clerical marriage.
A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], of less common usage, variant of Nicholas.
The 3,6-dinicotinate ester of morphine, a strong opioid agonist analgesic two to three times as potent as morphine.
Former name of Preveza: a city in northwestern Greece; the former capital of Epirus Vetus, in the Roman Empire.
A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction nicotinamide + H₂O ⇌ nicotinate + NH₃.
An organic coenzyme involved in biological oxidation and reduction reactions.
A particular acetylcholine receptor which is also an ion channel.
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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 159. 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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