| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| naphthoquinone | noun | A yellow crystalline substance, C10H6O2, analogous to quinone, obtained by oxidizing naphthalene with chromic acid. |
| napier’s bones | Alt. of Napier’s rods | |
| nasopharyngeal | adjective | Of or pertaining to both throat and nose; as, a nasopharyngeal polypus. |
| naturalization | noun | The act or process of naturalizing, esp. of investing an alien with the rights and privileges of a native or citizen; also, the state of being naturalized. |
| necessarianism | noun | The doctrine of philosophical necessity; necessitarianism. |
| necessitattion | noun | The act of making necessary, or the state of being made necessary; compulsion. |
| needle-pointed | adjective | Pointed as needles. |
| neighborliness | noun | The quality or state of being neighborly. |
| nemthelminthes | noun pl. | Alt. of Nematelminthes |
| nematelminthes | noun pl. | An ordr of helminths, including the Nematoidea and Gordiacea; the roundworms. |
| neoplatonician | noun | A neoplatonist. |
| nephelodometer | noun | An instrument for reckoning the distances or velocities of clouds. |
| neptunicentric | adjective | As seen from Neptune, or having Neptune as a center; as, Neptunicentric longitude or force. |
| neurapophysial | adjective | Of or pertaining to a neurapophysis. |
| neutralization | noun | The act or process of neutralizing, or the state of being neutralized., The act or process by which an acid and a base are combined in such proportions that the resulting compound is neutral. See Neutral, a., 4. |
| newfangledness | noun | Affectation of, or fondness for, novelty; vain or affected fashion or form. |
| new year’s day | the first day of a calendar year; the first day of January. Often colloquially abbreviated to New year’s or new year. | |
| niagara period | A subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system, embracing the Medina, Clinton, and Niagara epoch. The rocks of the Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively distributed, and at Niagara Falls consist of about eighty feet of shale supporting a greater thickness of limestone, which is gradually undermined by the removal of the shale. See Chart of Geology. | |
| nicaragua wood | Brazil wood. | |
| night-blooming | adjective | Blooming in the night. |
| nitrocellulose | noun | See Gun cotton, under Gun. |
| nitromagnesite | noun | Nitrate of magnesium, a saline efflorescence closely resembling nitrate of calcium. |
| niteosaccharin | noun | An explosive nitro derivative of certain sugars, analogous to nitroglycerin, gun cotton, etc. |
| nitrosalicylic | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or designating, a nitro derivative of salicylic acid, called also anilic acid. |
| noctambulation | noun | Somnambulism; walking in sleep. |
| nolle prosequi | Will not prosecute; — an entry on the record, denoting that a plaintiff discontinues his suit, or the attorney for the public a prosecution; either wholly, or as to some count, or as to some of several defendants. | |
| nonappointment | noun | Neglect of making appointment; failure to receive an appointment. |
| noncoincidence | noun | Lack of coincidence. |
| nonconcurrence | noun | Refusal to concur. |
| noncondensible | adjective | Not condensible; incapable of being liquefied; — said of gases. |
| nondevelopment | noun | Failure or lack of development. |
| non est factum | The plea of the general issue in an action of debt on bond. | |
| nonexportation | noun | A failure of exportation; a not exporting of commodities. |
| nonfulfillment | noun | Neglect or failure to fulfill. |
| nonimportation | noun | Want or failure of importation; a not importing of commodities. |
| nonperformance | noun | Neglect or failure to perform. |
| nonphotobiotic | adjective | Capable of living without light; as, nonphotobiotic plant cells, or cells which habitually live in darkness. |
| nonpreparation | noun | Neglect or failure to prepare; want of preparation. |
| nonproficiency | noun | Want of proficiency; failure to make progress. |
| nonresemblance | noun | Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity. |
| notobranchiata | noun pl. | A division of nudibranchiate mollusks having gills upon the back., The Dorsibranchiata. |
| notobranchiate | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Notobranchiata. |
| nucamentaceous | adjective | Like a nut either in structure or in being indehiscent; bearing one-seeded nutlike fruits. |
| nucumentaceous | adjective | See Nucamentaceous. |
| nudibranchiata | noun pl. | A division of opisthobranchiate mollusks, having no shell except while very young. The gills are naked and situated upon the back or sides. See Ceratobranchia. |
| nudibranchiate | adjective & noun | Same as Nudibranch. |