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Napkinnouna small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothingverified
Napoleonnouna rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard creamverified
Naprapathynouna drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissuesverified
Naproxennouna nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Naprosyn) used in the treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal inflammation and moderate painverified
Naproxen SodiumnounMWEa nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) that fights pain and inflammationverified
Naranjillanounsmall perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or orangesverified
Narcissusnounbulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clustersverified
Narco-Statenounan area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistentverified
Narcolepsynouna sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleepverified
Narcotic AntagonistnounMWEan antagonist used to counteract the effects of narcotics (especially to counteract the depression of respiration)verified
Narghilenounan oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through waterverified
Nargilehnounan oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through waterverified
Narisnounany of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynxverified
Narrationnouna message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of eventsverified
Narrow BoatnounMWEa long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canalsverified
Narrow-Leaf PenstemonnounMWEplant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clustersverified
Narrow-Leaved BottletreenounMWElarge tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red insideverified
Narrow-Leaved Everlasting PeanounMWEEuropean perennial with mottled flowers of purple and pinkverified
Narrow-Leaved Flame FlowernounMWEsimilar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and yellow-orange flowersverified
Narrow-Leaved PlantainnounMWEan Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regionsverified
Narrow-Leaved SpleenwortnounMWENorth American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalksverified
Narrow-Leaved Strap FernnounMWEfern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fernverified
Narrowhead MorelnounMWEa morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around itverified
Narwhalnounsmall Arctic whale, the male having a long spiral ivory tusk, also spelled narwhaleverified
Narwhalenounsmall Arctic whale, the male having a long spiral ivory tusk, also spelled narwhalverified
Nasal CavitynounMWEeither of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynxverified
Nasal DecongestantnounMWEa decongestant that provides temporary relief of nasal symptoms of the common cold and rhinitis and upper respiratory infectionsverified
Nasal MeatusnounMWEthe passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projections of the nasal conchaeverified
Nasal SinusnounMWEany of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavitiesverified
Nasionnounthe craniometric point at the bridge of the nose where the frontal and nasal bones of the skull meetverified
Nasogastric FeedingnounMWEfeeding consisting of delivering liquid nutrients through a tube passing through the nose and into the stomachverified
Nasopharyngeal LeishmaniasisnounMWEa form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South Americaverified
Nasturtiumnounany tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowersverified
Natal PlumnounMWEvery large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leavesverified
National AssistancenounMWEbenefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by lawverified
National CensorshipnounMWEcensorship under civil authority of communications entering or leaving of crossing the borders of the United States or its territories or possessionsverified
National DebtnounMWEthe debt of the national government (as distinguished from the debts of individuals and businesses and political subdivisions)verified
National Debt CeilingnounMWEa limit set by Congress beyond which the national debt cannot riseverified
National IncomenounMWEthe total value of all income in a nation (wages and profits and interest and rents and pension payments) during a given period (usually 1 yr)verified