English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 98 of 488

neorealismnoun

A movement in art, literature and (especially in Italy) cinema, shortly after the Second World War, that concentrated on real life.

neorealistadj

Of or pertaining to the post World War II international relations movement of neorealism.

neorealisticadj

Of or pertaining to neorealism.

neorealisticallyadv

In a neorealistic manner.

neorealitynoun

A substitute for reality.

neorectaladj

Relating to a neorectum

neorectumnoun

An artificial rectum formed by means of surgery

neoregelianoun

Any of the genus Neoregelia of flowering plants in the bromeliad family.

neoretinalnoun

A cis-trans isomer of retinal

Neoricanadj

Of or relating to natives or inhabitants of the mainland United States (especially New York) who are of Puerto Rican descent.

neoromanticismnoun

Any of various movements in art, architecture, literature, and philosophy, especially in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, that exist after and incorporate elements of Romanticism.

neoruscogeninnoun

A chemical compound found in the rhizome of butcher's broom.

neosalvarsannoun

A synthetic organoarsenic compound used in the treatment of syphilis.

neosartoricinnoun

[(2S,3R)-3,6,8,9-tetrahydroxy-3-(2-hydroxy-4-oxopent-2-enyl)-10-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-1-oxo-2,4-dihydroanthracen-2-yl] acetate present in the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus.

neosauropodnoun

Any sauropod, of the rank Neosauropoda, from the late Jurassic period

neosaxitoxinnoun

A particular saxitoxin

neoscaffoldnoun

A newly-formed scaffold (typically of a heart valve)

neoschizomernoun

One of a pair of restriction enzymes that recognizes the same nucleotide sequence but cleaves it differently.

neosemanticismnoun

The assignment of a new meaning to an existing word

neosexualitynoun

Any nontraditional sexual orientation.

neoshamannoun

A follower of neoshamanism.

neoshamanicadj

Relating to neoshamanism.

neoshamanismnoun

Modern practices that superficially resemble traditional shamanism.

neoshamanisticadj

Of or relating to neoshamanism.

Neoshoname

A city, the county seat of Newton County, Missouri, United States.

Neosho Rapidsname

A minor city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States.

neosilicatenoun

any simple silicate mineral in which the SiO₄ tetrahedra are isolated and have metal ions as neighbours

neoskippingnoun

The skipping of new exons in the construction of epitopes.

neosocialismnoun

A French and Belgian political movement of the 1930s, proposing a "constructive revolution" headed by the state and technocrats.

neosocialistadj

Of or pertaining to neosocialism.

neosoilnoun

A newly-formed soil

neosomenoun

A migmatite formed by partial melting of an existing rock

neosomynoun

An intrastadial metamorphosis associated with arthropod symbiosis

neospeciesnoun

A newly- discovered, characterised or named species

neospecificitynoun

Newly-acquired specificity

neospinothalamicadj

Of or related to the primitive transmission system for sharp, localized pain.

Neosporinname

An ointment used to prevent bacterial infection and speed healing.

neosporosisnoun

infection by Neospora parasites

neosquamousadj

Relating to newly-formed squamous tissue

neossinenoun

The salivary secretion various swift species use to make their nests.

neossologynoun

The study of young birds.

neostigminenoun

An anticholinesterase drug used in the form of its bromide C₁₂H₁₉BrN₂O₂ or a methyl sulfate derivative C₁₃H₂₂N₂O₆S especially in the diagnosis and treatment of myasthenia gravis and in the treatment of urinary bladder or bowel atony.

neostoicismnoun

A Lipsian philosophical movement, originating in the late 16th century, that sought to combine the beliefs of stoicism and Christianity.

neostomynoun

The construction of an artificial opening

neostratotypenoun

A stratotype designated after the holostratotype as a replacement for it (in the case of it being rendered inaccessible to geologists) to describe a stratigraphic unit.

neostriataladj

Of or pertaining to the neostriatum

neostriatumnoun

That part of the corpus striatum that is more recently developed

neostructuraladj

Relating to neostructuralism.

neostructuralistnoun

A supporter of neostructuralism.

neosuchiannoun

A member of the clade Neosuchia of crocodilian and related reptiles.

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