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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Neutralization ReactionnounMWEa chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a saltverified
Nevoid ElephantiasisnounMWEthickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstructionverified
New BallgamenounMWEa particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situationverified
New Caledonian PinenounMWEvery tall evergreen of New Caledonia and the New Hebrides similar to norfolk island pineverified
New EditionnounMWEa publication (such as a book) that has been modified or updated and offered again for saleverified
New England Boiled DinnernounMWEcorned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually other vegetablesverified
New England Clam ChowdernounMWEa thick chowder made with clams and potatoes and onions and salt pork and milkverified
New LinenounMWEthe operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed as the first character on the next lineverified
New TownnounMWEa planned urban community created in a rural or undeveloped area and designed to be self-sufficient with its own housing and education and commerce and recreationverified
New WavenounMWEany creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)verified
New York MinutenounMWEa very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)verified
News AgencynounMWEan agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronicallyverified
News ConferencenounMWEa conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrityverified
News OrganisationnounMWEan agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronicallyverified
News OrganizationnounMWEan agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronicallyverified
News ProgramnounMWEa program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentaryverified
Next of KinnounMWEthe person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given personverified
Nickel-Iron BatterynounMWEa storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxideverified
Nicotinamide Adenine DinucleotidenounMWEa coenzyme present in most living cells and derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acidverified
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide PhosphatenounMWEa coenzyme similar to NAD and present in most living cells but serves as a reductant in different metabolic processesverified
Nicotine PoisoningnounMWEtoxic condition caused by the ingestion or inhalation of large amounts of nicotineverified
Nictitating MembranenounMWEa protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammalsverified
Night JasminenounMWEWest Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by nightverified
Night JessaminenounMWEWest Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by nightverified
Night RidernounMWEmember of a secret mounted band in United States South after the American Civil Warverified
Night SchoolnounMWEa school that holds classes in the evenings for students who cannot attend during the dayverified
Night ShiftnounMWEthe work shift taking up most of the night, usually from midnight to 8 a.m.verified
Night TerrornounMWEan emotional episode (usually in young children) in which the person awakens in terror with feelings of anxiety and fear but is unable to remember any incident that might have provoked those feelingsverified
Nihil ObstatnounMWEthe phrase used by the official censor of the Roman Catholic Church to say that a publication has been examined and contains nothing offensive to the churchverified
Nihilistic DelusionnounMWEthe delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not existverified