English Words: N
24,391 words · Page 98 of 488
A movement in art, literature and (especially in Italy) cinema, shortly after the Second World War, that concentrated on real life.
Of or pertaining to the post World War II international relations movement of neorealism.
Of or relating to natives or inhabitants of the mainland United States (especially New York) who are of Puerto Rican descent.
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.
[(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.
One of a pair of restriction enzymes that recognizes the same nucleotide sequence but cleaves it differently.
any simple silicate mineral in which the SiO₄ tetrahedra are isolated and have metal ions as neighbours
A French and Belgian political movement of the 1930s, proposing a "constructive revolution" headed by the state and technocrats.
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.
A Lipsian philosophical movement, originating in the late 16th century, that sought to combine the beliefs of stoicism and Christianity.
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.
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