English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 67 of 488

nebentannoun

A potent endothelin receptor A antagonist.

nebentypusnoun

The character χ, as applied to a modular form.

Nebr.name

Nebraska, a state of the United States of America.

Nebra sky discname

A bronze disc featuring gold symbols inlaid on a blue-green patina, generally interpreted as depicting the Sun or full moon, a lunar crescent and stars (including a group that may be the Pleiades), dated to circa 1800–1600 BCE and attributed to the Unetice culture of the early European Bronze Age.

nebracetamnoun

A nootropic racetam drug used as an antidepressant.

nebramycinnoun

An aminoglycosidic antibiotic complex produced by Streptomyces tenebrarius bacteria.

Nebraskaname

A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.

Nebraska Icenoun

Two dimensional bilayer ice I, a phase of water ice that is two-dimensional and can shrink when frozen.

Nebraskanadj

Of, or pertaining to, Nebraska or its culture

nebraskanicadj

Only used in nebraskanic acid

nebraskanic acidnoun

A fatty acid found in the seed oil of Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)

nebraskensisnoun

A subspecies of Clavibacter michiganensis that causes wilt and leaf blight in maize.

nebriannoun

Any nebriin and ground beetle in the genus Nebria.

nebrisnoun

The skin of a fawn, as worn by Dionysus, and as worn in his honor by his male followers and female followers (maenads) and other votaries in Ancient Greece. It has also been shown as a panther or fox skin in different contexts.

Nebuchadnezzarname

A ruler of Babylon in the Chaldean Dynasty who reigned c. 605 B.C.E. – 562 B.C.E. According to the Bible, he conquered Judah and Jerusalem, and sent the Israelites into exile.

nebulanoun

A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).

nebulaenoun

plural of nebula

nebulalikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a nebula.

nebularadj

Of or pertaining to a nebula.

nebularinenoun

An antibiotic found in Clitocybe nebularis.

nebularizationnoun

The process of nebularizing.

nebularizeverb

To form into a nebula.

nebulatedadj

Clouded with indistinct colour markings.

nebulenoun

A decorative wavy or curly pattern; moulding of an undulating or wavy form.

nebulettenoun

An isoform of the protein nebulin, expressed in cardiac muscle.

nebulisernoun

Alternative spelling of nebulizer.

nebuliticadj

Relating to, or containing, the mineral nebulite.

nebuliumnoun

A supposed chemical element proposed as a result of spectral analysis of light from a nebula; the emission lines concerned are now known to be due to doubly-ionized oxygen.

nebulizationnoun

The process of forming nebulae.

nebulizeverb

To convert liquid into a fine spray of aerosols, by using a nebulizer; to atomize

nebulizedadj

Produced by nebulization; turned from liquid to a spray or mist.

nebulizernoun

A device used to convert liquid into a fine spray of aerosols, by means of oxygen, compressed air, or ultrasonic vibration.

nebuloseadj

nebulous; cloudy

nebulositynoun

The characteristic of being nebulous; cloudiness (measured in octas).

nebulosusnoun

a cloud species which consists of a veil of cloud, showing no distinct details. Associated with cirrostratus, and stratus genera.

nebulousadj

In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.

nebulouslyadv

In a manner like that of a cloud or haze.

nebulousnessnoun

The characteristic of being nebulous.

nebulyadj

Edged in a deeply wavy line, intended to represent clouds.

nebulænoun

plural of nebula

NECphrase

Initialism of not elsewhere classified, used in classification codes such as Standard Industrial Classification, International Standard Classification of Occupations, DSM-IV-TR, DSM-5, ICD-9, and ICD-10.

nec fascnoun

Necrotizing fasciitis.

necatoriasisnoun

Infection by hookworms of the genus Necator.

Necatorinaname

Tradename of a carbon tetrachloride-based anthelmintic medication.

NECCOname

Acronym of New England Confectionery Company.

necessaradj

Necessary.

necessariannoun

An adherent of necessarianism; an advocate of the doctrine of necessity.

necessarianismnoun

An extreme form of determinism that holds that all phenomena, including the will, are subject to immutable rules of cause and effect; necessitarianism.

necessarieadj

Obsolete spelling of necessary.

necessariesnoun

Necessary or indispensable items.

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