Nouns

notturno

noun

a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)

noumenon

noun

the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, n...

novation

noun

(law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual...

noviciate

noun

the period during which you are a novice (especially in a re...

novobiocin

noun

an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used to trea...

novosibirsk

noun

a city in the Asian part of Russia on the Ob river; largest...

noyes

noun

English poet (1880-1958)

noxiousness

noun

the quality of being noxious

nubble

noun

a small lump or protuberance

nubia

noun

an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and...

nubbin

noun

a small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn)

nucellus

noun

central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac

nuclease

noun

general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nuc...

nucleole

noun

a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organe...

nucleon

noun

a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus

nucleolus

noun

a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organe...

nucleonics

noun

the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of...

nucleoplasm

noun

the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell

nucleoprotein

noun

any of several substances found in the nuclei of all living...

nucleotide

noun

a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural uni...

nucleoside

noun

a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid

nudeness

noun

the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind

nudibranch

noun

any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchi...

nullipara

noun

(obstetrics) a woman who has never give birth to a child

numbat

noun

small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claw...

numbfish

noun

any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniforme...

numen

noun

a spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a pla...

numeration

noun

the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

numerosity

noun

a large number

numerousness

noun

a large number

numidia

noun

an ancient kingdom (later a Roman province) in North Africa...

numismatics

noun

the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)

numismatist

noun

a collector and student of money (and coins in particular)

numismatology

noun

the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)

nurser

noun

a person who treats something carefully

nursling

noun

an infant considered in relation to its nurse

nurseryman

noun

someone who takes care of a garden

nusku

noun

god of fire and light; corresponds to Babylonian Girru

nutation

noun

uncontrolled nodding

nutlet

noun

a small nut

nutria

noun

aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bre...

nyala

noun

spiral-horned South African antelope with a fringe of white...

nyasaland

noun

a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved i...

nyctalopia

noun

inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency o...

nyctimene

noun

East Indian fruit bats

nyctophobia

noun

a morbid fear of night or darkness

nylghai

noun

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

nylghau

noun

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

nymphalid

noun

medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having...

nymphet

noun

a sexually attractive young woman