English Words: N
24,391 words · Page 181 of 488
An improved type of Nansen bottle that is open on both ends and is currently most commonly used.
A drug that inhibits the reuptake of norepinephrine (noradrenaline), originally researched as an antidepressant but not currently used in humans.
A prefabricated building, formerly used by the military, having a semicircular roof of corrugated iron.
A river located in southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts in the United States.
A large granular body found in neurons, believed to be primarily concerned with the synthesis of proteins for intercellular use.
The staining of the cell body, in particular the endoplasmic reticulum, used to highlight structural features of neurons.
A monoclinic-prismatic bluish green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.
A drug that acts as a selective inhibitor of the enzyme catechol O-methyl transferase.
Gastridium ventricosum, a European annual grass bearing a long, thin, smooth inflorescence of spikelets.
Having a reasonable amount of clay, but that falls apart into flat-edged geometrical forms that have shiny faces
A type of benzophenanthridine alkaloid that derives from various species of Zanthoxylum, but most notably Zanthoxylum nitidum.
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 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.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
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