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  • n  a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
  • n  the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
  • n  a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes
  • n  (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter
  • n  the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet
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n'djamena
  • n  the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river
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n-type semiconductor
  • n  a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of electrons
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n.b.
  • n  a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something
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na
  • n  a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
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naan
  • n  leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop
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nabalus
  • n  genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Prenanthes
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nabalus alba
  • n  herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes
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nabalus serpentarius
  • n  common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes
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nablus
  • n  an ancient city in the West Bank to the north of Jerusalem; the home of Jacob in biblical times
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nabob
  • n  a governor in India during the Mogul empire
  • n  a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)
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naboom
  • n  small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra
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nabothian cyst
  • n  a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix
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nabothian follicle
  • n  a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix
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nabothian gland
  • n  one of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete mucus
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nabu
  • n  Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools
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nabumetone
  • n  a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Relafen)
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