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nanoballoonA nanoscale balloonnanofictionFiction in very short form, especially in 55 words or fewer.nanopatternA nanoscale pattern, especially one etched on a microchipnanosiliconnanoparticulate silicon, typically employed in the manufacture of semiconductor chipsnanosurgeonA robot that performs nanosurgery.napabucasin(medicine) A drug that induces apoptosis in cancer cellsnaratriptanA triptan drug, N-methyl-3-(1-methyl-4-piperidinyl)-1H-indole-5-ethanesulfonamide.nebaliaceanAny crustacean of the order Nebaliacea.necessarian(philosophy, theology) An adherent of necessarianism; an advocate of the doctrine of necessity.necrophagan(entomology, obsolete) Any of the former tribe Necrophaga of beetles that feed on carrion.necrostatinThe compound 5-(indol-3-ylmethyl)-3-methyl-2-thio-hydantoin, that inhibits apoptosis.nectiopodanAny crustacean of the order Nectiopodaneddylation(biochemistry) The process by which the protein NEDD8 is conjugated to its target proteins, analogous to ubiquitinationneedlewomanA woman who works with a needle; a female embroiderer, sewer, etc.needlewomenplural of needlewomannegociationObsolete form of negotiation.negotiationThe process of achieving agreement through discussion.nematoceranAny fly of the Nematoceranemorubicin(pharmacology) An anthracycline antibiotic.neoallergenA newly-created allergen (typically by cooking)neoambrosin(organic chemistry) The sesquiterpene lactone (3aS,6S,9aR,9bR)-6,9a-dimethyl-3-methylidene-3a,4,5,6,8,9b-hexahydroazuleno[8,7-b]furan-2,9-dione present in Ambrosia maritimaneogitostinA particular steroid glycoside.neogrifolin(organic chemistry) The phenol 5-methyl-4-[(2E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trienyl]benzene-1,3-diol present in a polypore of genus AlbatrellusneomutationA mutation that has not been previously described / recordedneoselacianMisspelling of neoselachian.nepenthesin(biochemistry) A protease present in Nepenthes pitcher plantsnephrilysinMisspelling of neprilysin.nephrotoxinAny nephrotoxic substance.nepomorphanAny true bug of the infraorder NepomorphanereistoxinAny toxin based on the parent compound 4-N,N-dimethylamino-1,2-dithiolane, usually used as an insecticidenervimotion(physiology) The movement caused in the sensory organs by external agents and transmitted to the muscles by the nerves.nervuration(zoology) The arrangement or distribution of nervures.nestohedron(geometry) For a building set B, the Minkowski sum of the simplices Δ_S as S ranges over B. (Here Δ_S is the standard simplex of S, i.e., the convex hull of the (nonzero endpoints of the) standard unit vectors eᵢ for i in S.) Every nestohedron is a generalized permutahedron.neugroschen(historical) A Saxon Scheidemünze coin minted from 1841 to 1873.neuralationThe formation of the embryonic nervous systemneurobiotinA fluorescent neuroanatomical tracerneurocalcin(biochemistry) A neuronal calcium-binding protein found in mammalian brains.neurofascin(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins involved in cell adhesion.neuroglobin(biochemistry) Any of a class of vertebrate globins involved in cellular oxygen homeostasisneurogranin(biochemistry) A protein, produced in the brain, that binds calmodulin.neuroleukin(biochemistry) A neurotrophic protein related to phosphohexose isomeraseneuroparsinAny of a group of neuropeptides present in locusts and other insectsneurophysin(biochemistry) Any of a group of carrier proteins that transport the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin to the posterior pituitary from the paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamusneuropteranAny insect of the order Neuroptera, having four large and membranous wings.neuropteronAny member of the order Neuroptera.neuroserpinA serine proteinase inhibitor that is expressed in neurons during embryogenesis and in the adult nervous systemneurotactin(biochemistry) The murine form of the chemokine protein.neurotensinA 13-amino acid peptide that exerts neuromodulatory functions in the central nervous system and endocrine/paracrine actions in the peripheryneurothelin(biochemistry) A cell-surface glycoprotein associated with the blood/brain barrierneurotophinMisspelling of neurotrophin.neurotrimin(biochemistry) A protein that is active within the limbic systemneurotropinAlternative form of neurotrophin.neuroweapon(military) Any weapon that targets the nervous system of an enemy combatantneurulation(embryology) The process by which the beginnings of the vertebrate nervous system is formed in embryos.neutravidin(biochemistry) A deglycosylated version of avidinnewsreelmanA person who films newsreels.nickelodeonAlternative letter-case form of Nickelodeon.nictitationWinking, blinkingniggeration(offensive, ethnic slur) Synonym of niggerization.nitratation(biochemistry) The conversion of nitrite into nitrate, typically be means of the enzyme nitrite oxidoreductasenitridationReaction or treatment with a nitride.nitritationtreatment with nitritesnitrocarbon(organic chemistry) Any nitro derivative of a hydrocarbon, especially of an aliphatic hydrocarbonnitrocephinAlternative form of nitrocefin.nitrocottonSynonym of nitrocellulose.nitroolefin(organic chemistry) Any nitro derivative of an olefinnitrophorinAny of a group of hemoproteins found in the saliva of blood-feeding insects.nitrosation(organic chemistry) The conversion of an amine or other compound into a nitroso compoundnoblepersonA nobleman or noblewoman.nocathiacinAny of a class of antibiotic thiazolyl peptides produced by some bacterianociception(physiology) The physiological process underlying the sensation of pain.noctovision(historical) An early television system using infrared light.nodosaurianSynonym of nodosaurid, any member of the family Nodosauridae, ankylosaurians without clublike tails.nogalamycin(pharmacology) An anthracycline antibiotic produced by the soil bacterium Streptomyces nogalater.nogiragenin(organic chemistry) A sapogenin found in Metanarthecium luteo-viride.nojirimycinAn antibiotic, produced by some strains of Streptomyces, that inhibits glucosidases.nonadditionAbsence of addition; failure to add.nonadhesionLack of adhesion.nonadoptionThe failure or refusal to adoptnonallergenAny substance that is not an allergen.nonambitionAbsence of ambition; the quality of being unambitious.nonaviationNot of or pertaining to aviation.noncampaign(chiefly politics) Not a campaign, or not related to a campaignnonchampionOne who is not a champion.noncoercionAbsence of coercion.noncohesionLack of cohesion; failure to cohere.noncreationAbsence of creation; failure to create.nondecisionLack of a decision.nondeletionThe absence of a deletion.nondilutionAbsence of dilution; failure to dilute.nondivisionNot of or pertaining to a division.nondonation(uncountable) A lack of a donation; a failure to donate.noneffusionLack of effusion.nonejectionAbsence of ejection; failure to eject.nonelectionNot having or relating to an electionnonemissionAbsence of emission; failure to emit something.nonemulsionThat is not emulsion or lacks emulsion.nonequationAbsence of equation; not equating things.nonerectionThe state or condition of not putting in erect, upright, standing up position.noneruption(dentistry) The failure of a tooth to erupt.nonestrogenNot of or pertaining to estrogen.nonevictionFailure to evict (especially in terms of allowing existing residents to remain when a building is redeveloped).nonexactionLack of exaction; failure to exact something.nonexcisionNot involving or not relating to excision.nonexertionLack of exertion.nonfixationAn absence of fixationnonfrictionAbsence of friction.nonfruitionLack of fruition; failure to develop.nonfunctionFailure to function; inoperativeness.nongarrisonNot of or pertaining to a garrison.nongaussianAlternative spelling of non-Gaussian.nonglycogenNot of or pertaining to glycogen.nonhalationLack of halation.nonhydrogenNot of or pertaining to hydrogen.nonmagicianOne who is not a magician.nonmarathonNot relating to a marathon.nonmusicianA person who is not a musician.nonmutationNot of or pertaining to mutation.nonnitrogenNot of or pertaining to nitrogen.nonomissionLack of omission; failure to omit something.nonparaffinNot of, pertaining to, or containing paraffin.nonpartisanNot partisan; impartial and unbiased.nonpartizanDated spelling of nonpartisan.nonpathogenAn organism that is not a pathogen.nonplanktonNot of or pertaining to plankton.nonquestionAny utterance that is not a question.nonreactionAbsence of reaction; failure to react.nonrelationAbsence of relation between things.nonreligionA belief system that is not a religion.nonrevisionThat which is not a revision; a failure to revise or amend.nonrotationAbsence of rotation; the state of not being rotated, as of body parts being X-rayed.nonsalesmanOne who is not a salesman.nonsolutionThat which is not a solution; a proposed solution that is ineffective or unworkable.nonsyntaxin(biochemistry) Any protein that is not a syntaxinnontaxationNot of or pertaining to taxation.nonthespianOne who is not a thespian.nonthrombinNot relating to thrombin.nontungstenNot of or pertaining to tungsten.nonvacationNot of or pertaining to a vacation.nonvolitionAbsence of volition.norbergenin(organic chemistry) The O-demethylated derivative of bergenin.nordentatin(organic chemistry) A pyranocoumarin with chemical formula C₁₉H₂₀O₄.norfloxacin(pharmacology) A synthetic fluoroquinolone antibiotic structurally related to nalidixic acid, which is used topically to treat conjunctivitis and orally for the treatment of bacterial infections of the urinary tract; 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid, C₁₆H₁₈FN₃O₃.norflurazon(organic chemistry) A herbicide 4-chloro-5-(methylamino)-2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]pyridazin-3-onenostocaleanAny cyanobacterium of the order Nostocalesnostopeptin(organic chemistry) Any of a group of cyclodepsipeptides, present in Nostoc, that inhibit elastasenotaspideanA sea slug of the former suborder Notaspidea, now split into clades Umbraculida and Pleurobranchomorpha.notodontian(zoology) A notodontidnotopleuronA thoracic pleurite present in some insects just below the notumnotostracanAny shrimp of the order Notostraca, now the single family Triopsidae (tadpole shrimp or shield shrimp).notosuchian(zoology) A member of the Notosuchia, a suborder of primarily Gondwanan mesoeucrocodylian crocodylomorphs that lived during the Cretaceous period.nucleolysin(biochemistry) A nucleolytic enzymenucleoporinAny of a family of porins that facilitates transport through nuclear pores in the nuclear envelope of cellsnudipleuranAny marine gastropod mollusk of the clade NudipleuranullifidianOf no faith or religion; not trusting to faith for salvation.nummulation(physiology, rare) The arrangement of the red blood corpuscles in rouleaux, like piles of coins, as when a drop of human blood is examined under the microscope.nuncupation(obsolete) The act of nuncupating.nundination(obsolete) Traffic at fairs; buying and selling.nutrication(obsolete) feeding or nourishmentnutritarianA person whose diet selection is based on the nutrient content or nutrition of food.nycthemeronAlternative spelling of nychthemeron.