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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Nonce WordnounMWEa word with a special meaning used for a special occasionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonchalancenounthe trait of remaining calm and seeming not to careverifiedMay 18, 2026
Noncitizennouna person who comes from a foreign countryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Noncoding DnanounMWEsequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a proteinverifiedMay 18, 2026
Noncomnouna military officer appointed from enlisted personnelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Noncommissioned OfficernounMWEa military officer appointed from enlisted personnelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonconformancenounfailure to conform to accepted standards of behaviorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonconformismnouna lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonconformitynoununorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or valuesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nondepository Financial InstitutionnounMWEa financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insuranceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nondevelopmentnounfailure of normal development to occurverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nondirectional AntennanounMWEan antenna that sends or receives signals equally in all directionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nondiscretionary TrustnounMWEan investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organizedverifiedMay 18, 2026
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.RequirementMay 18, 2026
Nondisjunctionnounmeiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nondrinkernouna person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beveragesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nondrivernouna person who is not a driververifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonentitynounthe state of not existingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonequivalencenounnot interchangeableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonesuchnounmodel of excellence or perfection of a kindverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonesuch ClovernounMWEprostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black podsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Noneventnounan anticipated event that turns out to be far less significant than was expectedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonexistencenounthe state of not existingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonfat Dry MilknounMWEdehydrated skimmed milkverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonfeasancenouna failure to act when under an obligation to do soverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonfictionnounprose writing that is not fictionalverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonfictional ProsenounMWEprose writing that is not fictionalverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonfluent AphasianounMWEaphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impairedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nongonococcal UrethritisnounMWEsexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by chlamydia)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Nongovernmental OrganizationnounMWEan organization that is not part of the local or state or federal governmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonindulgencenounthe trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Noninterferencenouna foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Noninterventionnouna foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonintrusive monitoringnounMWEThe use of transported probes or traces to assemble information, track traffic and identify vulnerabilitiesCapabilityMay 18, 2026
Nonlinear CorrelationnounMWEany correlation in which the rates of change of the variables is not constantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonlinear DistortionnounMWEdistortion that occurs when the output signal does not have a linear relation to the input signalverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonlinear SystemnounMWEa system whose performance cannot be described by equations of the first degreeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonmalignant NeoplasmnounMWEa tumor that is not cancerousverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonmalignant TumornounMWEa tumor that is not cancerousverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonmalignant TumournounMWEa tumor that is not cancerousverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonmembernouna person who is not a memberverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonobservancenouna lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc.verifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonoccurrencenounabsence by virtue of not occurringverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonparametric StatisticsnounMWEthe branch of statistics dealing with variables without making assumptions about the form or the parameters of their distributionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonparticipantnouna person who does not participateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonparticipationnounwithdrawing from the activities of a groupverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonparticulate RadiationnounMWEradiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric chargeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonpartisanshipnounan inclination to weigh both views or opinions equallyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonpasserine BirdnounMWEchiefly arboreal birds especially of the order CoraciiformesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonpaymentnounloss resulting from failure of a debt to be paidverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonperformancenounfailure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstancesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonpersonnouna person regarded as nonexistent and having no rightsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonprofit OrganizationnounMWEan organization chartered for other than profit-making activitiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonproliferationnounthe prevention of something increasing or spreading, especially referring to the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weaponsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonrapid Eye MovementnounMWEa recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occurverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonrapid Eye Movement SleepnounMWEa recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occurverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonreadernouna student who is very slow in learning to readverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonreligious PersonnounMWEa person who does not manifest devotion to a deityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonremittalnounloss resulting from failure of a debt to be paidverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonresistancenoungroup refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violenceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonrestrictive ClausenounMWEa subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonsense VersenounMWEnonsensical writing (usually verse)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonsensicalitynouna message that seems to convey no meaningverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonsingular MatrixnounMWEa square matrix whose determinant is not zeroverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonsmokernouna passenger car for passengers who want to avoid tobacco smokeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonsmoking CarnounMWEa passenger car for passengers who want to avoid tobacco smokeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonsocial InfectionnounMWEan infection that is acquired at a hospital or other healthcare facilityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonsolid ColornounMWEa color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired colorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonsolid ColournounMWEa color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired colorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonspecific UrethritisnounMWEinflammation of the urethra of unknown causeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonstarternouna horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been enteredverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonsteroidnounan organic compound that does no contain a steroidverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonsteroidal Anti-InflammatorynounMWEan anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroidsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory DrugnounMWEan anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroidsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonstop FlightnounMWEa flight made without intermediate stops between source and destinationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonsuchnounmodel of excellence or perfection of a kindverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nontextual MatternounMWEphotographs or other visual representations in a printed publicationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonthrombocytopenic PurpuranounMWEpurpura resulting from a defect in the capillaries caused by bacteria or drugsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nontricyclicnouna class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAOverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nontricyclic AntidepressantnounMWEa class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAOverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nontricyclic Antidepressant DrugnounMWEa class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAOverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nontricyclic DrugnounMWEa class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAOverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonuniformitynounthe quality of being diverse and interestingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonvascular OrganismnounMWEorganisms without vascular tissue: e.g. algae, lichens, fungi, mossesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonvascular PlantnounMWEany of numerous plants of the division BryophytaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonverbal IntelligencenounMWEintelligence that is manifested in the performance of tasks requiring little or no use of languageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonviolencenounpeaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonviolent ResistancenounMWEpeaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nonworkernouna person who does nothingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Noodlenouninformal terms for a human headverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nooknounan interior angle formed by two meeting wallsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nook and CrannynounMWEsomething remoteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nookienounslang for sexual intercourseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nooks and CranniesnounMWEsomething remoteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nookynounslang for sexual intercourseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Noonnounthe middle of the dayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Noontidenounthe middle of the dayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nopalnounany of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pearsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nor'-Eastnounthe compass point midway between north and eastverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nor'-Nor'-Eastnounthe compass point that is midway between north and northeastverifiedMay 18, 2026