English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 180 of 488

nirmatrelvirnoun

An antiviral drug developed to treat COVID-19, the second to obtain regulatory approval in the Western World, from the FDA in the United States of America.

Nironame

A surname.

Nirostanoun

A form of stainless steel typically used to make blades.

nirsevimabnoun

A human recombinant monoclonal antibody used to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in infants.

nirvananoun

Complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.

nirvanicadj

Pertaining to nirvana; heavenly.

nirvanolnoun

A derivative of hydantoin which is a metabolite of and contributes most of the pharmacological effects of mephenytoin.

nisnoun

A nix; a hobgoblin, especially one that resides in a farm house.

nisabnoun

A minimum amount of wealth beyond which one must pay zakat (alms).

Nisabaname

The Sumerian goddess of writing, learning, and the harvest.

Nisaeaname

several regions and towns in ancient Iran:

Nisanname

The seventh month of the civil year and the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Adar and before Iyar.

nisbanoun

An Arabic derivational adjective formed with the suffix ـِيّ m (-iyy) / ـِيَّة f (-iyya), or the equivalent construction in another Semitic (or other Afroasiatic) language.

Nisbetname

A surname.

Nisbettname

A surname.

nisbitenoun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal tin white mineral containing antimony and nickel.

Nischayname

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Niseinoun

a person born outside of Japan of parents who were born in Japan

Nisenannoun

A member of the Southern or Valley Maidu, various Native American groups of central California.

Nisga'anoun

A First Nation people inhabiting northwest British Columbia, on the mouth of the Nass river.

nishpron

nothing.

Nishaname

A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Nishan Sahibnoun

A Sikh holy flag, colored orange and white, with a symbol of the khanda.

Nishapurname

A city in Iran.

Nishatganjname

A neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

nishinoun

the left-hand (less prestigious) side of the banzuke (番付, “ranking list”)

Nishidaname

A surname from Japanese.

Nishikawaname

A surname from Japanese.

Nishikinoun

A variety of California-grown medium-grain rice.

Nishikoriname

A surname from Japanese.

Nishimoriname

A surname from Japanese.

Nishimotoname

A surname from Japanese.

Nishimuraname

A surname from Japanese.

Nishinoomotename

A city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

Nishioname

A city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

Nishiokaname

A surname from Japanese.

Nishitname

A male given name from Sanskrit.

Nishitaname

A female given name from Sanskrit.

Nishitaniname

A surname from Japanese.

Nishithname

Alternative form of Nishit: A male given name from Sanskrit

Nishizawaname

A surname from Japanese.

Nishizuminame

A surname from Japanese.

Nishnaabenoun

Alternative form of Anishinaabe.

Nishnaabemwinname

Alternative form of Anishinaabemowin: The macrolanguage spoken by the Nishnaabe (Ojibwe, Nipissing, Algonquins, Odawa, and Potawatomi).

nisinoun

decree nisi

nisi priusnoun

In the 19th century, those legal actions tried before judges of the King's Bench Division, and in the early 20th century those actions tried at assize by a judge given a commission.

Nisibeneadj

Of or pertaining to Nisibis.

Nisibisname

Synonym of Nusaybin, a city in southeastern Turkey.

nisinnoun

A polycyclic peptide produced by fermentation with the bacterium Lactococcus lactis; used as a preservative in processed cheese etc.

nisinicadj

Of or relating to nisin.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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 180. 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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