English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 89 of 488

neoatheroscleroticadj

Relating to neoatherosclerosis

neoattinenoun

Any ant of the clade Neoattini

neoautopolyploidnoun

A newly-formed autopolyploid

neoautotetraploidnoun

A newly-formed autotetraploid

neoaviannoun

Any bird of the clade Neoaves.

neobanknoun

A modern type of direct bank that operates exclusively online without a traditional physical branch network, often mobile-first and even without banking licence.

neobankingnoun

A modern type of direct banking that operates exclusively online without a traditional physical branch network, often mobile-first and even without banking licence.

neobaraminnoun

A group of the currently alive members of a baramin.

neobatrachiannoun

Any frog or toad of the suborder Neobatrachia.

neobavaisoflavonenoun

The isoflavone 7-hydroxy-3-[4-hydroxy-3-(3-methyl-2-buten-1-yl)phenyl]-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one that inhibits DNA polymerase and platelet aggregation

neobehavioralismnoun

postbehavioralism

neobehaviorismnoun

A form of behaviorism that takes unobservable internal behaviors into account.

neobehavioristnoun

An advocate of neobehaviorism.

neobehaviourismnoun

Standard spelling of neobehaviorism.

neobehaviouristnoun

Alternative form of neobehaviorist.

neobetanidinnoun

A dehydro- derivative of betanidin

neobetaninnoun

A dehydro- derivative of betanin

neobianinoun

A Korean dish of thinly sliced beef in broad sections, which are tenderized and grilled.

neobiosaminenoun

Any isomer of the disaccharide moiety present in the antibiotic glycoside neomycin.

neobioticadj

A newly-created living organism.

neobladdernoun

A replacement for the bladder, made from segments of bowel, for use following cystectomy

neoblastnoun

A large, undifferentiated cell of annelid worms that participate in regeneration of lost parts.

neoblasticadj

Constituting or pertaining to a new growth, as of tissue.

neoblastsnoun

plural of neoblast

neobotanynoun

The branch of botany that deals with plants that still exist in modern times, as opposed to paleontology.

neobrutalismnoun

Alternative form of neubrutalism.

neoburlesquenoun

A modern fashion style based on traditional burlesque.

neocancernoun

A neopathic cancer

neocapillarynoun

Any of a group of newly-formed capillaries, typically in a tumour

neocapitalismnoun

A politico-economic theory that combines capitalism with political policies designed to address some of the social inequities of unconstrained capitalism.

neocapitalistnoun

An adherent of neocapitalism.

neocapitalisticadj

Of or relating to neocapitalism.

neocarbnoun

Any form of carbohydrate introduced to the human diet relatively recently, since the beginnings of agriculture.

neocardiomyogenesisnoun

The regeneration of heart tissue

neocardiovascularadj

relating to newly-formed cardiovascular tissue

neocarrabiosenoun

The sugar 3-O-(3,6-anhydro-α-D-galactopyranosyl)-β-D-galactopyranose that often occurs as the sulfate.

neocartilagenoun

newly-formed cartilage

neocartilaginousadj

Relating to or composed of neocartilage.

neocarzinostatinnoun

A macromolecular chromoprotein enediyne antibiotic secreted by Streptomyces macromomyceticus.

neocasomorphinnoun

A newly-discovered form of the peptide casomorphin

neocassettenoun

A newly-formed cassette

neocatastrophismnoun

The hypothesis that life-exterminating events such as gamma-ray bursts have acted as a galactic regulation mechanism in the Milky Way upon the emergence of complex life in its habitable zone.

Neocatechumenaladj

Of or pertaining to the Neocatechumenal Way, a community-based Catholic movement founded in Madrid in 1964.

neocembrenenoun

Cembrene A, a natural monocyclic diterpene isolated from corals of the genus Nephthea.

neocentricadj

In which secondary sites in some chromosomes act as sites of attachment of spindle fibres

neocentromerenoun

A functioning centromere in a new location

neocentromericadj

Of or pertaining to neocentromeres

neocentrophyidnoun

Any kinorhynch of the family Neocentrophyidae.

neoceratopsiannoun

Any dinosaur of the clade Neoceratopsia.

neocerebellaradj

Relating to the neocerebellum.

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