English Words: N
24,391 words · Page 431 of 488
A chemical derived from Damnacanthus indicus with IUPAC name 1,3-dihydroxy-9,10-dioxoanthracene-2-carbaldehyde
A kind of organ gun having a row of up to twelve barrels, and fired by pulling a lever back and forth, with ammunition fed by gravity through a chute for each barrel.
Of or relating to William Nordhaus (born 1941), American economist known for his work in economic modelling and climate change.
An event in which individual skiers take part in runs on a cross-country skiing course and a ski jumping hill.
A subgenre of film noir, set (and usually produced) in Scandinavia; typified by psychologically complex storylines involving the investigation of cruel or brutal crime, as well as heavy use of stark landscapes, pathetic fallacy and grinding realism.
An antioxidant compound found in the creosote bush (Larrea tridentata), formerly used as a food preservative.
A rare, light brown, orthorhombic zinc silicate mineral discovered in the Kola peninsula, Russia.
Abbreviation of no-radio. Pertaining to an aircraft, operations, or flight without an operating aviation communications radio.
A test of the strong equivalence principle of general relativity that relies on detecting polarization in the orbit of the moon in the direction of the sun.
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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 431. 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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