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   Nat Turner
         n 1: United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a
               rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and
               executed (1800-1831) [syn: {Turner}, {Nat Turner}]

English Dictionary: Notornis mantelli by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neo-Darwinian
adj
  1. of or relating to Darwin's theories as modified by modern genetic findings; "Neo-Darwinian theories"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neo-Darwinism
n
  1. a modern Darwinian theory that explains new species in terms of genetic mutations
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nethermost
adj
  1. farthest down; "bottommost shelf" [syn: bottommost, lowermost, nethermost]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neutering
n
  1. the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering"
    Synonym(s): neutering, fixing, altering
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neutrino
n
  1. an elementary particle with zero charge and zero mass
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neutron
n
  1. an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neutron bomb
n
  1. atom bomb that produces lethal neutrons with less blast
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neutron flux
n
  1. the rate of flow of neutrons; the number of neutrons passing through a unit area in unit time
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neutron radiation
n
  1. radiation of neutrons (as by a neutron bomb)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neutron star
n
  1. a star that has collapsed under its own gravity; it is composed of neutrons
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nitramine
n
  1. a yellow crystalline explosive solid that is used in detonators
    Synonym(s): tetryl, nitramine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
no-trump
n
  1. a version of contract bridge in which no suit is designated as trump for the duration of the hand
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
notornis
n
  1. flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules [syn: notornis, takahe, Notornis mantelli]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Notornis mantelli
n
  1. flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules [syn: notornis, takahe, Notornis mantelli]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
notturno
n
  1. a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
    Synonym(s): nocturne, notturno
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nutrient
adj
  1. of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew" [syn: alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive]
n
  1. any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
    Synonym(s): food, nutrient
  2. any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nutrient agar
n
  1. any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
    Synonym(s): agar, nutrient agar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nutrient artery
n
  1. an artery that supplies the medullary cavity of the long bone
    Synonym(s): nutrient artery, arteria nutricia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nutriment
n
  1. a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Natrium \Na"tri*um\, n. [NL. See {Natron}.] (Chem.)
      The technical name for sodium.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Natron \Na"tron\, n. [F., fr. Sp. natron, Ar. natr[d4]n,
      nitr[d4]n. Cf. {Niter}, {Anatron}.] (Min.)
      Native sodium carbonate. [Written also {anatron}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neithermore \Neith"er*more`\, a.
      Lower, nether. [Obs.] --Holland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neo-Darwinism \Ne`o-Dar"win*ism\, n.
      The theory which holds natural selection, as explained by
      Darwin, to be the chief factor in the evolution of plants and
      animals, and denies the inheritance of acquired characters;
      -- esp. opposed to {Neo-Lamarckism}. Weismannism is an
      example of extreme Neo-Darwinism. -- {Ne`o-Dar*win"i*an}, a.
      & n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neo-Darwinism \Ne`o-Dar"win*ism\, n.
      The theory which holds natural selection, as explained by
      Darwin, to be the chief factor in the evolution of plants and
      animals, and denies the inheritance of acquired characters;
      -- esp. opposed to {Neo-Lamarckism}. Weismannism is an
      example of extreme Neo-Darwinism. -- {Ne`o-Dar*win"i*an}, a.
      & n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Weismannism \Weis"mann*ism\, n. (Biol.)
      The theories and teachings in regard to heredity propounded
      by the German biologist August Weismann, esp. in regard to
      germ plasm as the basis of heredity and the impossibility of
      transmitting acquired characteristics; -- often called
      {neo-Darwinism}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neo-Darwinism \Ne`o-Dar"win*ism\, n.
      The theory which holds natural selection, as explained by
      Darwin, to be the chief factor in the evolution of plants and
      animals, and denies the inheritance of acquired characters;
      -- esp. opposed to {Neo-Lamarckism}. Weismannism is an
      example of extreme Neo-Darwinism. -- {Ne`o-Dar*win"i*an}, a.
      & n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Weismannism \Weis"mann*ism\, n. (Biol.)
      The theories and teachings in regard to heredity propounded
      by the German biologist August Weismann, esp. in regard to
      germ plasm as the basis of heredity and the impossibility of
      transmitting acquired characteristics; -- often called
      {neo-Darwinism}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nethermost \Neth"er*most`\, a. [AS. ni([?])emest. See {Nether},
      and cf. {Aftermost}.]
      Lowest; as, the nethermost abyss. --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nidering \Ni"der*ing\, a. [See {Niding}.]
      Infamous; dastardly. [Obs.] --Sir W. Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Xyloidin \Xy*loid"in\, n. [Xylo- + -oid.] (Chem.)
      A substance resembling pyroxylin, obtained by the action of
      nitric acid on starch; -- called also {nitramidin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nitranilic \Ni`tra*nil"ic\, a. [Nitro- + chloranil + -ic.]
      (Chem.)
      Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex organic acid
      produced as a white crystalline substance by the action of
      nitrous acid on hydroquinone.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nitraniline \Ni*tran"i*line\ (? [or] ?), n. [Nitro- + aniline.]
      (Chem.)
      Any one of a series of nitro derivatives of aniline. In
      general they are yellow crystalline substances.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nitromagnesite \Ni`tro*mag"ne*site\, n. [Nitro- + magnesite.]
      (Chem.)
      Nitrate of magnesium, a saline efflorescence closely
      resembling nitrate of calcium.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nitrometer \Ni*trom"e*ter\, n. [Nitro- + -meter: cf. F.
      nitrom[8a]tre.] (Chem.)
      An apparatus for determining the amount of nitrogen or some
      of its compounds in any substance subjected to analysis; an
      azotometer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nitromethane \Ni`tro*meth"ane\, n. [Nitro- + methane.] (Chem.)
      A nitro derivative of methane obtained as a mobile liquid; --
      called also {nitrocarbol}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nitromuriatic \Ni`tro*mu`ri*at"ic\, a. [Cf. F. nitromuriatique.
      See {Nitro-}, and {Muriatic}.] (Chem.)
      Of, pertaining to, or composed of, nitric acid and muriatic
      acid; nitrohydrochloric. See {Nitrohydrochloric}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nitrohydrochloric \Ni`tro*hy`dro*chlo"ric\, a. [Nitro- +
      hydrochloric.] (Chem.)
      Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitric and hydrochloric
      acids.
  
      {Nitrohydrochloric acid}, a mixture of nitric and
            hydrochloric acids, usually in the proportion of one part
            of the former to three of the latter, and remarkable for
            its solvent action on gold and platinum; -- called also
            {nitromuriatic acid}, and {aqua regia}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trona \Tro"na\, n. [Of Egyptian or North African origin.] (Chem.
      & Min.)
      A native double salt, consisting of a combination of neutral
      and acid sodium carbonate, {Na2CO3.2HNaCO3.2H2O}, occurring
      as a white crystalline fibrous deposit from certain soda
      brine springs and lakes; -- called also {urao}, and by the
      ancients {nitrum}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Moho \[d8]Mo"ho\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A gallinule ({Notornis Mantelli}) formerly inhabiting New
      Zealand, but now supposed to be extinct. It was incapable of
      flight. See {Notornis}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Notornis \[d8]No*tor"nis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] the south, or
      southwest + [?] bird.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of birds allied to the gallinules, but having
      rudimentary wings and incapable of flight. {Notornis
      Mantelli} was first known as a fossil bird of New Zealand,
      but subsequently a few individuals were found living on the
      southern island. It is supposed to be now nearly or quite
      extinct.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nutrient \Nu"tri*ent\, a. [L. nutriens, p. pr. of nutrire. See
      {Nourish}.]
      Nutritious; nourishing; promoting growth. -- n. Any substance
      which has nutritious qualities, i. e., which nourishes or
      promotes growth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nutriment \Nu"tri*ment\, n. [L. nutrimentum, fr. nutrire to
      nourish. See {Nourish}.]
      1. That which nourishes; anything which promotes growth and
            repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life;
            food; aliment.
  
                     The stomach returns what it has received, in
                     strength and nutriment diffused into all parts of
                     the body.                                          --South.
  
      2. That which promotes development or growth.
  
                     Is not virtue in mankind The nutriment that feeds
                     the mind ?                                          --Swift.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nutrimental \Nu`tri*men"tal\, a.
      Nutritious.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Natrona, PA
      Zip code(s): 15065

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Natrona County, WY (county, FIPS 25)
      Location: 42.96515 N, 106.80461 W
      Population (1990): 61226 (29082 housing units)
      Area: 13830.7 sq km (land), 92.9 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   New Durham, NH
      Zip code(s): 03855

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Netware Input/Output Subsystem
  
      (NIOS) The lowest {layer} in
      the {Novell NetWare} {client} architecture.   NIOS is the
      interface layer between the client operating system and the
      32-bit client services provided by NetWare.
  
      {(http://developer.novell.com/research/appnotes/1996/november/01/04.htm)}.
  
      (1999-04-24)
  
  

From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
   neutron
   Weight: 1.6749286*10^-27kg
   A neutral hadron that is stable in the atomic nucleus but decays into a
   protron, an electron and an antineutrino with a mean life of 12 minutes
   outside the nucleus. Neutrons exist in all atomic nuclei except normal
   hydrogen. Reported in 1932 by James Chadwick.
  
  
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