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nicol prism
optical device that produces plane-polarized light
nicol prism meaning(s)
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- (n) optical device that produces plane-polarized light
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nicola amati
Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to Guarneri and Stradivari…
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nicola sacco
United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Bartolomeo Vanzetti was…
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nicolas de malebranche
French philosopher (1638-1715)
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nicolas leonard sadi carnot
French physicist who founded thermodynamics (1796-1832)
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nicolas poussin
French painter in the classical style (1594-1665)
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nicolaus copernicus
Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar…
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nicolo amati
Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to Guarneri and Stradivari…
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nicolson
/ˈnɪ koʊl sən/
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English diplomat and author (1886-1968)
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nicosia
/nɪ kə ˈsi ə/
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the capital and largest city of Cyprus
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nicotiana
American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid foliage
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nicotiana alata
South American ornamental perennial having nocturnally fragrant greenish-white…
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nicotiana glauca
evergreen South American shrub naturalized in United States; occasionally…
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nicotiana rustica
tobacco plant of South America and Mexico
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nicotiana tabacum
tall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and terminal…
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nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
a coenzyme present in most living cells…
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nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
a coenzyme similar to NAD…
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nicotine
/ˈnɪ kə ˌtin/
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an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as…
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nicotine addiction
an addiction to nicotine
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nicotine poisoning
toxic condition caused by the ingestion or inhalation of large…
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nicotinic acid
a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and…
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nictate
briefly shut the eyes
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nictation
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
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nictitate
briefly shut the eyes