English Dictionary: Notornis mantelli | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Natrium \Na"tri*um\, n. [NL. See {Natron}.] (Chem.) The technical name for sodium. | |
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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}.] | |
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Neithermore \Neith"er*more`\, a. Lower, nether. [Obs.] --Holland. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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}. | |
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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. | |
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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}. | |
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Nethermost \Neth"er*most`\, a. [AS. ni([?])emest. See {Nether}, and cf. {Aftermost}.] Lowest; as, the nethermost abyss. --Milton. | |
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Nidering \Ni"der*ing\, a. [See {Niding}.] Infamous; dastardly. [Obs.] --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Xyloidin \Xy*loid"in\, n. [Xylo- + -oid.] (Chem.) A substance resembling pyroxylin, obtained by the action of nitric acid on starch; -- called also {nitramidin}. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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Nitromagnesite \Ni`tro*mag"ne*site\, n. [Nitro- + magnesite.] (Chem.) Nitrate of magnesium, a saline efflorescence closely resembling nitrate of calcium. | |
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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. | |
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Nitromethane \Ni`tro*meth"ane\, n. [Nitro- + methane.] (Chem.) A nitro derivative of methane obtained as a mobile liquid; -- called also {nitrocarbol}. | |
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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}. | |
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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}. | |
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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}. | |
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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}. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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Nutrimental \Nu`tri*men"tal\, a. Nutritious. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Natrona, PA Zip code(s): 15065 | |
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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) | |
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New Durham, NH Zip code(s): 03855 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Netware Input/Output Subsystem 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. |