| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| nationalization | noun | The act of nationalizing, or the state of being nationalized. |
| nearsightedness | noun | See Myopic, and Myopia. |
| neuro-epidermal | adjective | Pertaining to, or giving rise to, the central nervous system and epiderms; as, the neuroepidermal, or epiblastic, layer of the blastoderm. |
| noematachograph | noun | An instrument for determining and registering the duration of more or less complex operations of the mind. |
| noli-me-tangere | noun | Any plant of a genus of herbs (Impatiens) having capsules which, if touched when ripe, discharge their seeds. — See Impatiens., The squirting cucumber. See under Cucumber., A name formerly applied to several varieties of ulcerous cutaneous diseases, but now restricted to Lupus exedens, an ulcerative affection of the nose. |
| nolo contendere | A plea, by the defendant, in a criminal prosecution, which, without admitting guilt, subjects him to all the consequences of a plea of quilty. | |
| nonacquaintance | noun | Want of acquaintance; the state of being unacquainted. |
| nonacquiescence | noun | Refusal of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply. |
| noncommissioned | adjective | Not having a commission. |
| noncontributing | adjective | Alt. of Noncontributory |
| noncontributory | adjective | Not contributing. |
| noninflectional | adjective | Not admitting of, or characterized by, inflection. |
| nonintervention | noun | The state or habit of not intervening or interfering; as, the nonintervention of one state in the affairs of another. |
| nonpresentation | noun | Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented. |
| nonprofessional | adjective | Not belonging to a profession; not done by, or proceeding from, professional men; contrary to professional usage. |
| non prosequitur | A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute. See Nolle prosequi. | |
| nonslaveholding | adjective | Not possessing or holding slaves; as, a nonslaveholding State. |
| northeastwardly | adverb | Toward the northeast. |
| northwestwardly | adverb | Toward the northwest. |
| notwithstanding | preposition | Without prevention, or obstruction from or by; in spite of., Nevertheless; however; although; as, I shall go, notwithstanding it rains. |
| numismatography | noun | A treatise on, or description of, coins and medals. |
| numismatologist | noun | One versed in numismatology. |