Nouns

notoryctus

noun

type genus of the family Notoryctidae: comprising solely the...

notostraca

noun

small freshwater crustaceans with a shield-shaped carapace

notropis

noun

shiners

nouakchott

noun

capital of Mauritania; located in western Mauritania near th...

novelisation

noun

converting something into the form of a novel

novelization

noun

converting something into the form of a novel

novial

noun

an artificial language

novillada

noun

a bullfight in which the bulls are less than four years old

novillero

noun

a bullfighter who is required to fight bulls less than four...

nowness

noun

the quality of being the present

nowrooz

noun

(Persian) the new year holiday in Iran and Azerbaijan and Af...

nowruz

noun

(Persian) the new year holiday in Iran and Azerbaijan and Af...

nrem

noun

a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do...

nrna

noun

ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell

nrti

noun

an antiviral drug used against HIV; is incorporated into the...

nsaid

noun

an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids

nsf

noun

an independent agency of the federal government responsible...

nsw

noun

the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and...

nswc

noun

the agency that provides scientific and engineering and tech...

ntis

noun

an agency in the Technology Administration that is a primary...

nubbiness

noun

looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)

nucha

noun

the back side of the neck

nucifraga

noun

nutcrackers

nucleosynthesis

noun

(astronomy) the cosmic synthesis of atoms more complex than...

nuda

noun

ctenophores lacking tentacles; comprises one genus: beroe

nudger

noun

someone who nudges; someone who gives a gentle push

nudibranchia

noun

comprising numerous marine gastropod mollusks lacking a shel...

nudnick

noun

(Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest

nuffield

noun

British industrialist who manufactured automobiles and creat...

numberplate

noun

a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the...

numdah

noun

an embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt

numenius

noun

curlews

numeracy

noun

skill with numbers and mathematics

numerologist

noun

a believer in numerology

numida

noun

guinea fowl

numidian

noun

an inhabitant of ancient Numidia

numididae

noun

guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar

numidinae

noun

guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar

numismatologist

noun

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

nummulite

noun

large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary period

nummulitidae

noun

a family of fossil protoctists

nung

noun

a branch of the Tai languages

nuphar

noun

spatterdocks

nuprin

noun

a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (tra...

nuptse

noun

a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet a...

nurnberg

noun

a city in southeastern Germany; site of Allied trials of Naz...

nurseling

noun

an infant considered in relation to its nurse

nurturance

noun

physical and emotional care and nourishment

nutgrass

noun

a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nut...

nutritiousness

noun

the quality of being nourishing and promoting healthy growth