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Nipa PalmnounMWEany creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuariesverified
Nitric AcidnounMWEacid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuelsverified
Nitrogen BalancenounMWEthe balance between the amount of nitrogen taken in (to the soil or the body) and the amount given off (lost or excreted)verified
Nitrogen FixationnounMWEthe assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by soil bacteria and its release for plant use on the death of the bacteriaverified
Nitrogen NarcosisnounMWEconfused or stuporous state caused by high levels of dissolved nitrogen in the bloodverified
Nitrogen OxidenounMWEany of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materialsverified
Nitrogen TrichloridenounMWEa yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flourverified
Nitrohydrochloric AcidnounMWEa yellow fuming corrosive mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid that dissolves metals (including gold)verified
Nitta TreenounMWEany of several Old World tropical trees of the genus Parkia having heads of red or yellow flowers followed by pods usually containing edible seeds and pulpverified
No Fault Automobile InsurancenounMWEa system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the accidentverified
No Fault InsurancenounMWEa system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the accidentverified
no longer needed for legal, regulatory, or business reasonnounMWESomething that is not needed anymore for business, regulatory, or legal reasons.verified
No Man's LandnounMWEthe ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both)verified
No-Go AreanounMWEan area that is dangerous or impossible to enter or to which entry is forbiddenverified
No-Lone ZonenounMWEArea, room, or space that, when staffed, must be occupied by two or more appropriately cleared individuals who remain within sight of each other. See Two-Person Integrity.verified
No-Par StocknounMWEstock with no par value specified in the corporate charter or on the stock certificateverified
No-Par-Value StocknounMWEstock with no par value specified in the corporate charter or on the stock certificateverified
Noble GasnounMWEany of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic tableverified
Noblesse ObligenounMWEthe obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically)verified
Nodal RhythmnounMWEthe normal cardiac rhythm when the heart is controlled by the atrioventricular nodeverified
Nodding GroundselnounMWEplant with erect leafy stems bearing clusters of rayless yellow flower heads on bent individual stalksverified
Nodding ThistlenounMWEEurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower headsverified
Nodding Wild OnionnounMWEwidely distributed North American wild onion with white to rose flowersverified
Nol ProsnounMWEan entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceedverified
Nolle ProsequinounMWEan entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceedverified
Nolo ContenderenounMWE(law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to convictionverified
Nom De GuerrenounMWEa fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social roleverified
Nominal AphasianounMWEinability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objectsverified
Nominal DamagesnounMWE(law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract)verified
Nominating AddressnounMWEan address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for electionverified
Nominating SpeechnounMWEan address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for electionverified
Non ProsnounMWEa judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court)verified
Non VultnounMWEin law, an answer of 'no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects them to convictionverified
Non-Christian PriestnounMWEa person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religionverified
non-compliance informationnounMWEInformation regarding a failure to act in accordance with applicable standards and regulations.verified
Non-Dedicated File ServernounMWE(computer science) a file server that can be used simultaneously as a workstationverified
Non-deterministic Random Bit GeneratornounMWEAn RBG that (when working properly) produces outputs that have full entropy. Contrast with a DRBG. Other names for non-deterministic RBGs are True Random Number (or Bit) Generators and, simply, Random Number (or Bit) Generators.verified
Non-Insulin-Dependent DiabetesnounMWEmild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adultsverified
Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes MellitusnounMWEmild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adultsverified
Non-Ionic DetergentnounMWEa class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do not ionize in aqueous solutionsverified
Non-Local MaintenancenounMWEMaintenance activities conducted by individuals communicating through an external network (e.g., the internet) or an internal network.verified
Non-Organizational UsernounMWEA user who is not an organizational user (including public users).verified
Non-Printable CharacternounMWEA character that doesn't have a corresponding character letter to its corresponding ASCII code. Examples would be the Linefeed, which is ASCII character code 10 decimal, the Carriage Return, which is 13 decimal, or the bell sound, which is decimal 7. On a PC, you can often add non-printable characters by holding down the Alt key, and typing in the decimal value (i.e., Alt-007 gets you a bell). There are other character encoding schemes, but ASCII is the most prevalent.verified
non-privileged accessnounMWEA category of system access in which the account, role, or session carries only standard user permissions and is explicitly excluded from administrative, security-function, or other elevated capabilities reserved for privileged users. It is distinguished from privileged access by the absence of authorizations to execute security-relevant operations such as modifying system configurations, managing accounts, or administering cryptographic functions. In practice, frameworks use it both as a classification of access type and as an operational requirement — mandating that even users who hold privileged accounts switch to non-privileged accounts or roles whenever they perform ordinary, non-security functions, thereby limiting the attack surface exposed during routine work.verified