English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 90 of 488

neocerebellumnoun

The part of the cerebellum that receives input from afferent nerves originating in the cerebral cortex; cerebrocerebellum.

neocervixnoun

A surgically crafted cervix.

neochlorogenicadj

Relating to neochlorogenic acid or its derivatives

neochlorogenic acidnoun

A natural polyphenolic compound, an isomer of chlorogenic acid, found in certain dried fruits and a variety of other plant sources.

neochondrogenesisnoun

The formation and development of new cartilage.

neochromosomenoun

A chromosome that does not occur normally in nature; especially one associated with a cancer

neoclassicadj

neoclassical

neoclassicaladj

Of pertaining to a style of architecture based on classical models, especially such a style of the 18th century.

neoclassical compoundnoun

A word formed from combining forms originating from classical languages (Ancient Greek or classical Latin), such as biology.

neoclassical darkwavenoun

A subgenre of darkwave that emerged in mid-1980s, characterized by a dark and melancholic atmosphere combined with elements of Western classical music.

neoclassical liberalismnoun

Capitalist ideology which stresses the importance of deregulation and private ownership over the means of production.

neoclassicalismnoun

Synonym of neoclassicism.

neoclassicallyadv

In a neoclassical way.

neoclassicismnoun

Any of several movements in the arts, architecture, literature and music that revived forms from earlier centuries, especially those of the ancient Greeks and ancient Romans.

neocloudnoun

A kind of datacentre provider of maximum performance on scarcest space, in particular for artificial intelligence and supercomputers, where hyperscalers are not cost-effective.

neoclovenenoun

The sesquiterpene (1R,6S)-2,6,8,8-tetramethyltricyclo[5.2.2.0^(1,6)]undec-2-ene

neocohennoun

A neoconservative.

neocollagenesisnoun

The process of generating new collagen

neocolonialadj

Of or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism

neocolonialismnoun

The control or domination by a powerful country over weaker ones (especially former colonies) by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance.

neocolonialistadj

Of or relating to neocolonialism.

neocolonialisticadj

Of or pertaining to neocolonialism

neocolonialisticallyadv

In a neocolonialistic manner.

neocolonializationnoun

Exacting control or domination through economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance, especially by a developed and powerful country against a developing former colony.

neocolonializeverb

To make neocolonial.

Neocomianadj

Of or pertaining to the Lower Greensand.

neocommunismnoun

Eurocommunism

neoconnoun

A neoconservative.

neoconceptualadj

Pertaining to neoconceptualism.

neoconceptualismnoun

A school of art of the 1980s and 1990s, characterised by appropriation and the rejection of traditional artistic methods and values, that derives from the conceptual art of the 1960s and 1970s.

neoconceptualistnoun

An artist who creates works of neoconceptualism.

neoconcreteadj

Of or relating to a Brazilian art movement of 1959–61 which rejected the pure rationalist approach of concretism and embraced a more phenomenological and less scientific art.

neoconcretismnoun

The neoconcrete approach to art.

neoconismnoun

The neoconservative ideology.

neoconistnoun

A proponent of neoconism.

neoconjugatenoun

Any synthetic glycoconjugate

neoconservatismnoun

A right-wing political movement that supports free markets, supply-side economics and an interventionist foreign policy.

neoconservativenoun

A supporter of neoconservatism.

neoconservativelyadv

In a neoconservative manner.

neoconservativismnoun

Alternative form of neoconservatism.

neocoonnoun

A neoconservative.

neocorporatismnoun

Synonym of corporatism (“capitalist system in which corporations influence the government”).

neocortexnoun

The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.

neocorticaladj

Of or pertaining to the neocortex

neocorticallyadv

In a neocortical context; in or of the neocortex.

neocorticogenesisnoun

The growth and development of the neocortex

neocosmicadj

Of or relating to the universe in its present state; specifically, relating to the races of human beings known to history.

neocracynoun

Government by the new or inexperienced.

neocriticaladj

Relating to neocriticism.

neocriticismnoun

A philosophy that rejects the noumena of Kant, restricting knowledge to phenomena as constituted by a priori categories

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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 90. 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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