English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 181 of 488

Niskin bottlenoun

An improved type of Nansen bottle that is open on both ends and is currently most commonly used.

Nisleyname

A surname.

Nislyname

A surname.

nisnasnoun

Erythrocebus patas pyrrhonotus, the eastern subspecies of patas monkey.

nisobamatenoun

A tranquilizer of the carbamate family.

nisoxetinenoun

A drug that inhibits the reuptake of norepinephrine (noradrenaline), originally researched as an antidepressant but not currently used in humans.

nisperonoun

The loquat, Eriobotrya japonica.

Nisporeniname

A raion of Moldova.

NISQnoun

Acronym of noisy intermediate-scale quantum (computer).

Nissanname

A Japanese car manufacturer.

Nissardnoun

A native or inhabitant of Nice; a Niçois.

Nissen hutnoun

A prefabricated building, formerly used by the military, having a semicircular roof of corrugated iron.

Nissewaardname

A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Nissitissitname

A river located in southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts in the United States.

Nissl bodynoun

A large granular body found in neurons, believed to be primarily concerned with the synthesis of proteins for intercellular use.

Nissl methodname

The staining of the cell body, in particular the endoplasmic reticulum, used to highlight structural features of neurons.

Nissleyname

A surname from German.

nissonitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic bluish green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Nisswaname

A city in Minnesota.

NISTname

Acronym of National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Nistlername

A surname from German.

Nistoreștiname

A village in Cozieni, Buzău County, Romania.

nisusnoun

A mental or physical effort to attain a specific goal; a striving.

Niswandername

A surname.

Nisyrosname

A Greek island in the Dodecanese.

nitnoun

The egg of a louse.

nit nursenoun

A nurse who periodically checked schoolchildren's hair for lice.

nit-noidnoun

A small and inconsequential detail.

Nitashaname

A female given name.

nitazenenoun

A synthetic opioid derived from 2-benzylbenzimidazole.

nitazoxanidenoun

A synthetic nitrothiazolyl-salicylamide derivative used as an antiprotozoal agent.

nitchnoun

Alternative form of knitch (“a small bundle”).

nitchevointj

never mind; no matter

nitchienoun

A Native North American.

nitenoun

Informal spelling of night.

nitecaponenoun

A drug that acts as a selective inhibitor of the enzyme catechol O-methyl transferase.

nitencynoun

endeavour; effort; tendency

niternoun

A mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder.

niterienoun

A nightclub or nightspot.

Niteshname

A male given name.

nitespotnoun

Alternative form of nightspot.

nitgrassnoun

Gastridium ventricosum, a European annual grass bearing a long, thin, smooth inflorescence of spikelets.

nitheradj

Alternative form of nether.

nitheredadj

Very cold; shrivelled with cold.

nithingnoun

A coward, a dastard; a wretch.

Nithsdalenoun

A hood that can be drawn over the face.

NITiannoun

An alum of one of the National Institutes of Technology.

niticadj

Having a reasonable amount of clay, but that falls apart into flat-edged geometrical forms that have shiny faces

nitidadj

Bright; lustrous; shining.

nitidinenoun

A type of benzophenanthridine alkaloid that derives from various species of Zanthoxylum, but most notably Zanthoxylum nitidum.

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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 181. 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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