native sulphur
1: an old name for sulfur [syn: {brimstone}, {native sulfur}]
native-born
1: belonging to a place by birth; "a native-born Scot"; "a native Scot"
nativeness
1: the quality of belonging to or being connected with a certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin [ant: {foreignness}]
nativism
1: the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation) 2: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate
nativist
1: advocating the perpetuation of native societies; "the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman"; "the nativistic faith preaches the old values"- C.K.Kluckhohn [syn: {nativistic}] 2: o...
nativistic
1: advocating the perpetuation of native societies; "the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman"; "the nativistic faith preaches the old values"- C.K.Kluckhohn [syn: {nativist}] 2: of ...
nativity
1: the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child" [syn: {birth}, {nascency}, {nascence}] [ant: {death}] 2: the theological doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father; Ch...
NATO
1: an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security [syn: {North Atlantic Treaty Organization}]
natriuresis
1: the presence of abnormally large amounts of sodium in the urine
Natrix
1: water snakes; a cosmopolitan genus [syn: {genus Natrix}]
Natrix maura
1: a small harmless grass snake [syn: {viperine grass snake}]
Natrix natrix
1: harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common in England [syn: {grass snake}, {ring snake}, {ringed snake}]
Natrix sipedon
1: in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water [syn: {common water snake}, {banded water snake}, {Nerodia sipedon}]
natrolite
1: a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum
Natta
1: Italian chemist noted for work on polymers (1903-1979) [syn: {Giulio Natta}]
natter
1: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate}, {confab}, {chitcha...
natterjack
1: common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe; runs rather than hops [syn: {Bufo calamita}]
nattily
1: in a natty manner; with smartness; "it was arranged carefully and nattily"
nattiness
1: stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance [syn: {jauntiness}, {dapperness}, {rakishness}]
natty
1: marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {jaunty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {smart}, {spiffy}, {snappy}, {spruce}] [also: {nattiest}...
natural
1: in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena" [...
natural action
1: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" [syn: {natural process}, {action}, {activity}]
natural childbirth
1: labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process; "natural childbirth is considered the safest for the baby"
natural covering
1: a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" [syn: {covering}, {cover}]
natural depression
1: a sunken or depressed geological formation [syn: {depression}] [ant: {natural elevation}]
natural elevation
1: a raised or elevated geological formation [syn: {elevation}] [ant: {natural depression}]
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natural endowment
1: natural qualities or talents [syn: {endowment}, {gift}, {talent}]
natural event
1: an event that happens [syn: {happening}, {occurrence}]
natural family planning
1: any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs; coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle
natural fiber
1: derived from plants or animals [syn: {natural fibre}]
natural fibre
1: derived from plants or animals [syn: {natural fiber}]
natural gas
1: a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes [syn: {gas}]
natural glass
1: magma of any composition that cooled very rapidly
natural immunity
1: immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup [syn: {innate immunity}]
natural language
1: a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language [syn: {tongue}] [ant: {artificial language}]
natural language processing
1: the branch of information science that deals with natural language information [syn: {NLP}, {human language technology}]
natural language processor
1: an application program that deals with natural language text [syn: {natural language processing application}]
natural law
1: a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society [syn: {law}]
natural number
1: the number 1 and any other number obtained by adding 1 to it repeatedly
natural object
1: an object occurring naturally; not made by man [ant: {artifact}]
natural order
1: the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws
natural philosophy
1: the science of matter and energy and their interactions [syn: {physics}, {physical science}]
natural process
1: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" [syn: {natural action}, {action}, {activity}]
natural resource
1: resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature [syn: {natural resources}]
natural resources
1: resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature [syn: {natural resource}]
natural science
1: the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena
natural scientist
1: a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology) [syn: {naturalist}]
natural selection
1: a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment [syn: {survival}, {survival of the fittest}, {selection}]
natural spring
1: a natural flow of ground water [syn: {spring}, {fountain}, {outflow}, {outpouring}]
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