Nouns

neutrophil

noun

the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or...

nevus

noun

a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth

newburgh

noun

a town on the Hudson River in New York; in 1782 and 1783 it...

newel

noun

the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supp...

newsboy

noun

a boy who delivers newspapers

newsbreak

noun

a short news announcement concerning some on-going news stor...

newsdealer

noun

someone who sells newspapers

newsmonger

noun

a person given to gossiping and divulging personal informati...

newspaperwoman

noun

a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers...

newspeak

noun

deliberately ambiguous and contradictory language used to mi...

nibelungenlied

noun

an epic poem written in Middle High German and based on the...

nicety

noun

conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or pro...

nichrome

noun

an alloy of nickel and chromium with high electrical resista...

nicknack

noun

miscellaneous curios

nicosia

noun

the capital and largest city of Cyprus

nicotiana

noun

American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid f...

nidaros

noun

a port in central Norway on Trondheim Fjord

nidus

noun

a central point or locus of an infection in an organism

nightjar

noun

mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mott...

nightrider

noun

member of a secret mounted band in United States South after...

nightwalker

noun

terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; of...

nihil

noun

(Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsucces...

nihility

noun

the state of nonexistence

nilgai

noun

large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings...

nilotic

noun

a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the Chari-N...

nimiety

noun

a quantity much larger than is needed

ninepence

noun

a coin worth nine pennies

ninepin

noun

a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in En...

ningal

noun

(Akkadian) a goddess; wife of the Moon god Sin

ninon

noun

a fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or ny...

niobium

noun

a soft grey ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs...

nisei

noun

a person born in the United States of parents who emigrated...

nisus

noun

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

niter

noun

(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive

nitramine

noun

a yellow crystalline explosive solid that is used in detonat...

nitre

noun

(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive

nitride

noun

a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive el...

nitrification

noun

the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an o...

nitrile

noun

any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano rad...

nitrite

noun

the radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a sa...

nitrobacteria

noun

soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates

nitrobenzene

noun

a poisonous oily water-soluble liquid used as a solvent and...

nitrocellulose

noun

a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives

nitrochloroform

noun

a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tear...

njord

noun

(Norse mythology) chief of the Vanir; god of the sea and win...

njorth

noun

(Norse mythology) chief of the Vanir; god of the sea and win...

nobelium

noun

a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding...

nobelist

noun

winner of a Nobel prize

noctiluca

noun

large bioluminescent marine protozoan

noctambulist

noun

someone who walks about in their sleep