English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 85 of 488

nematopathogenicadj

pathogenic to nematodes

nematopathogenicitynoun

The condition of being nematopathogenic

nematophagousadj

Consuming nematodes.

nematophorousadj

Of or relating to nematophores.

nematosomaladj

Relating to nematosomes

nematosomenoun

A multicellular motile body found in the gastrovascular cavity of the sea anemone Nematostella

nematostaticadj

That halts the growth of nematodes

nematotoxicadj

That is toxic to nematodes

nematotoxicitynoun

The quality of being nematotoxic.

Nemausaname

51 Nemausa, a main belt asteroid.

Nemaususname

The patron god of Nîmes during Roman times.

nembienoun

The barbiturate nembutal.

nembutalnoun

A trade name of pentobarbital.

Nemeanadj

Of or pertaining to Nemea, ancient site in the Peloponnese in Greece, associated with certain myths.

Nemean Lionname

A mythical lion of ancient Nemea that was invulnerable to attack by weapons and was slain by Hercules as one of his labours.

Nemenčinėname

A city in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Nemerovianadj

Of or relating to Howard Nemerov (1920–1991), American poet.

nemerteannoun

Any of several unsegmented, brightly-coloured worms, of the phylum Nemertea; the ribbon worms

Nemertesname

One of the nereids.

nemertidenoun

Any cystine knot peptides from nemertean worms, toxic to many organisms.

nemesesnoun

plural of nemesis

nemesianoun

Any plant of the genus Nemesia in the family Scrophulariaceae.

Nemesianadj

Of or relating to the Greek god Nemesis.

Nemesicadj

Of or relating to the goddess Nemesis.

nemesisnoun

An enemy, especially an archenemy.

Nemethname

A surname.

Nemeth Braillenoun

A form of Braille used for mathematical and scientific notation.

nemeticadj

Of or relating to nemesis

nemicadj

Of or relating to nematodes.

nemine contradicenteadv

With nobody contradicting; by consensus; without dissent.

nemine dissentienteadv

with nobody dissenting

Nemmersname

A surname from German.

nemmineverb

Pronunciation spelling of never mind.

nemoadj

Acronym of not emanating from main office, i.e. broadcast from some remote location instead.

Nemo Cratername

A crater (impact feature) on Charon, the moon or binary companion of the dwarf planet Pluto.

nemonapridenoun

An atypical antipsychotic.

nemophilanoun

Any plant of the genus Nemophila in the family Boraginaceae

nemophilistnoun

Someone who is fond of forests or forest scenery; a visitor of the woods.

nemophilousadj

Fond of forests.

nemoraladj

Pertaining to groves or woodland.

nemoricoleadj

Living in groves.

nemorosonenoun

A polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinol based on a bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-2,4,9-trione skeleton

nemorousadj

Forested; full of trees, dark with shady groves.

nemorubicinnoun

An anthracycline antibiotic.

nemsnoun

The ichneumon, or Egyptian mongoose.

Nemyrivname

A city in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine.

nenpron

none

nenadkevichitenoun

A rare silicate mineral containing niobium.

nenenoun

The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.

Nenetsnoun

A member of a people who live in the extreme northwest of Russia; a Samoyed.

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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 85. 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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