N
1: (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter [syn: {normality}] 2: a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas...
N'Djamena
1: the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river [syn: {Ndjamena}, {Fort-Lamy}, {capital of Chad}]
n-type semiconductor
1: a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of electrons
n-ways
1: n is between 2 and infinity; "They split the loot four ways" [syn: {ways}]
N. Y. Stock Exchange
1: a stock exchange in New York [syn: {New York Stock Exchange}, {NYSE}, {big board}]
N.B.
1: a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something; "the margins of his book were generously supplied with pencilled NBs" [syn: {nota bene}, {N...
Na
1: a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in...
Na-Dene
1: a family of North American Indian languages
nab
1: tag the base runner to get him out 2: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: {collar}, {nail}, {apprehend}, {arrest}, {pick up}, {cop}] 3: seize suddenly [also: {nabbi...
Nabalus
1: genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Prenanthes [syn: {genus Nabalus}]
Nabalus alba
1: herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes [syn: {white lettuce}, {cankerweed}, {Prenanthes alba}]
Nabalus serpentarius
1: common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape; sometimes pl...
nabob
1: a governor in India during the Mogual empire [syn: {nawab}] 2: a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)
Nabokov
1: United States writer (born in Russia) (1899-1977) [syn: {Vladimir Nabokov}, {Vladimir vladimirovich Nabokov}]
naboom
1: small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra [syn: {cactus euphorbia}, {Euphorbia ingens}]
nabothian cyst
1: a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix [syn: {nabothian follicle}]
nabothian follicle
1: a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix [syn: {nabothian cyst}]
nabothian gland
1: one of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete mucus
Nabu
1: Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools [syn: {Nebo}]
nabumetone
1: a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Relafen) [syn: {Relafen}]
NAC
1: a council consisting of permanent representatives of all the member countries of NATO; has political authority and powers of decision [syn: {North Atlantic Council}]
nacelle
1: a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine
nacho
1: a tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled
Nacimiento
1: a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,302 feet high)
nacre
1: the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell [syn: {mother-of-pearl}]
nacreous
1: consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl 2: having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky op...
nacreous cloud
1: a luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon [syn: {mother-of-pearl cloud}]
NAD
1: a coenzyme present in most living cells and derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid; serves as a reductant in various metabolic processes [syn: {nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide}]
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nada
1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear...
Nadine Gordimer
1: South African novelist and short-story writer whose work describes the effects of apartheid (born in 1923) [syn: {Gordimer}]
nadir
1: an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything [syn: {low-water mark}] 2: the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celest...
nadolol
1: a beta-adrenergic blocking agent (trade name Corgard) that is used to treat hypertension and angina [syn: {Corgard}]
NADP
1: a coenzyme similar to NAD and present in most living cells but serves as a reductant in different metabolic processes [syn: {nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate}]
Naegele's rule
1: rule for calculating an expected delivery date; subtract three months from the first day of the last menstrual period and add seven days to that date
Naemorhedus goral
1: small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountains [syn: {goral}]
Nafcil
1: a penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci [syn: {naf...
nafcillin
1: a penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci [syn: {Naf...
nag
1: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault [syn: {scold}, {scolder}, {nagger}, {common scold}] 2: an old or over-worked horse [syn: {hack}, {jade}, {plug}] v 1: both...
Nag Hammadi
1: a town in Upper Egypt 2: a collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 di...
Nag Hammadi Library
1: a collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 distinct works including th...
Naga
1: Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma
nagami
1: shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats [syn: {nagami kumquat}, {oval kumquat}, {Fortunella margarita}]
nagami kumquat
1: shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats [syn: {nagami}, {oval kumquat}, {Fortunella margarita}]
Nagano
1: a city in central Honshu northwest of Tokyo; site of a Buddhist shrine
Nagari
1: a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi [syn: {Devanagari}, {Devanagari script}, {Nagari script}]
Nagari script
1: a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi [syn: {Devanagari}, {Devanagari script}, {Nagari}]
Nagasaki
1: a city in southern Japan on Kyushu; a leading port and shipbuilding center; on August 9, 1945 Nagasaki became the second populated area to receive an atomic bomb
Nageia
1: small genus of Asian evergreen trees having columnar crowns and distinguished by leaves lacking a midrib; eastern Asia including India and Philippines and New Guinea [syn: {genus Nageia}]
Nageia nagi
1: medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves; southern China to Taiwan and southern Japan [syn: {nagi}]
nagger
1: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault [syn: {scold}, {scolder}, {nag}, {common scold}]
nagi
1: medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves; southern China to Taiwan and southern Japan [syn: {Nageia nagi}]
Nagoya
1: an industrial city in southern Honshu
Naha City
1: the chief city in the Ryukyu Islands
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