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Noncoding DnanounMWEsequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a proteinverified
Nonconformitynoununorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or valuesverified
Nondepository Financial InstitutionnounMWEa financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insuranceverified
Nondirectional AntennanounMWEan antenna that sends or receives signals equally in all directionsverified
Nondiscretionary TrustnounMWEan investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organizedverified
NondiscriminationnounIn the context of machine learning non-discrimination can be defined as follows: (1) people that are similar in terms non-protected characteristics should receive similar predictions, and (2) differences in predictions across groups of people can only be as large as justified by non-protected characteristics.Requirement
Nondisjunctionnounmeiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separateverified
Nonesuch ClovernounMWEprostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black podsverified
Noneventnounan anticipated event that turns out to be far less significant than was expectedverified
Nonfluent AphasianounMWEaphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impairedverified
Nongonococcal UrethritisnounMWEsexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by chlamydia)verified
Nongovernmental OrganizationnounMWEan organization that is not part of the local or state or federal governmentverified
Nonindulgencenounthe trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)verified
Nonintrusive monitoringnounMWEThe use of transported probes or traces to assemble information, track traffic and identify vulnerabilitiesCapability
Nonlinear CorrelationnounMWEany correlation in which the rates of change of the variables is not constantverified
Nonlinear DistortionnounMWEdistortion that occurs when the output signal does not have a linear relation to the input signalverified
Nonlinear SystemnounMWEa system whose performance cannot be described by equations of the first degreeverified
Nonparametric StatisticsnounMWEthe branch of statistics dealing with variables without making assumptions about the form or the parameters of their distributionverified
Nonparticulate RadiationnounMWEradiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric chargeverified
Nonperformancenounfailure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstancesverified
Nonprofit OrganizationnounMWEan organization chartered for other than profit-making activitiesverified
Nonproliferationnounthe prevention of something increasing or spreading, especially referring to the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weaponsverified
Nonrapid Eye MovementnounMWEa recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occurverified
Nonrapid Eye Movement SleepnounMWEa recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occurverified
Nonrestrictive ClausenounMWEa subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifiesverified
Nonsocial InfectionnounMWEan infection that is acquired at a hospital or other healthcare facilityverified
Nonsolid ColornounMWEa color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired colorverified
Nonsolid ColournounMWEa color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired colorverified
Nonsteroidal Anti-InflammatorynounMWEan anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroidsverified
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory DrugnounMWEan anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroidsverified
Nonstop FlightnounMWEa flight made without intermediate stops between source and destinationverified
Nontextual MatternounMWEphotographs or other visual representations in a printed publicationverified
Nonthrombocytopenic PurpuranounMWEpurpura resulting from a defect in the capillaries caused by bacteria or drugsverified
Nontricyclicnouna class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAOverified
Nontricyclic AntidepressantnounMWEa class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAOverified
Nontricyclic Antidepressant DrugnounMWEa class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAOverified
Nontricyclic DrugnounMWEa class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAOverified
Nonvascular OrganismnounMWEorganisms without vascular tissue: e.g. algae, lichens, fungi, mossesverified
Nonverbal IntelligencenounMWEintelligence that is manifested in the performance of tasks requiring little or no use of languageverified
Nonviolent ResistancenounMWEpeaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperateverified