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Necklacenounjewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)verified
Necktienounneckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn under a collar and tied in knot at the frontverified
Necrobiosis LipoidicanounMWEskin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on the legs)verified
Necromancynounthe belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the worldverified
Necropsynounan examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by diseaseverified
Necrosisnounthe localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)verified
Necrotizing EnteritisnounMWEenteritis characterized by bloody diarrhea and severe abdominal painverified
Necrotizing EnterocolitisnounMWEan acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infantsverified
Nectarinenounvariety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow fleshverified
Nectarine TreenounMWEvariety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow fleshverified
need to knownounMWEAn administrative action officially declaring a particular individual requires access to specified sensitive or classified information in order to perform their assigned duties.RequirementRegulatedCUI
Need To Know DeterminationnounMWEDecision made by an authorized holder of official information that a prospective recipient requires access to specific official information to carry out official duties.ProcessRegulatedCUI
Needinessnounthe quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degreeverified
Needlepoint EmbroiderynounMWEembroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestryverified
Needs Assessment for IT Security Awareness and TrainingnounMWEA process that can be used to determine an organization’s awareness and training needs. The results of a needs assessment can provide justification to convince management to allocate adequate resources to meet the identified awareness and training needs.Process
Negative CorrelationnounMWEa correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with small values of the otherverified
negative effectnounMWEA measure, expressed as a function of the likelihood that an event may occur, how fast the event may impact objectives and the estimated negative impact that an event may have on objectives or the impact that an event had on objectives.MetricRegulated
Negative Magnetic PolenounMWEthe pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freelyverified
Negative MuonnounMWEan elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecondverified
Negative PolenounMWEthe pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freelyverified
Negative ReinforcernounMWEa reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced itverified
Negative Reinforcing StimulusnounMWEa reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced itverified
Negativenessnouncharacterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commandsverified
Negativismnouncharacterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commandsverified
Negativitynouncharacterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commandsverified
Neglecternouna person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilitiesverified
Negritudenounan ideological position that holds Black culture to be independent and valid on its own termsverified
Negro PeachnounMWEa stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with round brownish-red warty fruitverified
Negro PeppernounMWEtropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicineverified
Neighborhoodnounan area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)verified