nabothian cyst
         n 1: a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine
               cervix [syn: {nabothian cyst}, {nabothian follicle}]

English Dictionary: neptunium	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nabothian follicle n a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix Synonym(s): nabothian cyst, nabothian follicle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nabothian gland n one of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete mucus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Neptune n (Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants; "the existence of Neptune was predicted from perturbations in the orbit of Uranus and it was then identified in 1846"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neptunium n a radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production of plutonium Synonym(s): neptunium, Np, atomic number 93
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nevadan n a native or resident of Nevada
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
novation n (law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Naphthene \Naph"thene\, n. (Chem.)       A peculiar hydrocarbon occuring as an ingredient of Caucasian       petroleum.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neptune \Nep"tune\, n. [L. Neptunus.]       1. (Rom. Myth.) The son of Saturn and Ops, the god of the             waters, especially of the sea. He is represented as             bearing a trident for a scepter.          2. (Astron.) The remotest known planet of our system,             discovered -- as a result of the computations of             Leverrier, of Paris -- by Galle, of Berlin, September 23,             1846. Its mean distance from the sun is about             2,775,000,000 miles, and its period of revolution is about             164,78 years.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Neptune powder}, an explosive containing nitroglycerin, --             used in blasting.          {Neptune's cup} (Zo[94]l.), a very large, cup-shaped, marine             sponge ({Thalassema Neptuni}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Neptune powder}, an explosive containing nitroglycerin, --             used in blasting.          {Neptune's cup} (Zo[94]l.), a very large, cup-shaped, marine             sponge ({Thalassema Neptuni}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neptunian \Nep*tu"ni*an\, Neptunist \Nep"tu*nist\, n. [Cf. F.       neptinien, neptuniste.] (Geol.)       One who adopts the neptunian theory.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neptunian \Nep*tu"ni*an\, a. [L. Neptunius belonging to Neptune:       cf. F. neptunien.]       1. Of or pertaining to the ocean or sea.          2. (Geol.) Formed by water or aqueous solution; as, Neptunian             rocks.          {Neptunian races} (Ethnol.), the Malay and Polynesian races.                      {Neptunian theory} (Geol.), the theory of Werner, which             referred the formation of all rocks and strata to the             agency of water; -- opposed to the Plutonic theory.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neptunian \Nep*tu"ni*an\, a. [L. Neptunius belonging to Neptune:       cf. F. neptunien.]       1. Of or pertaining to the ocean or sea.          2. (Geol.) Formed by water or aqueous solution; as, Neptunian             rocks.          {Neptunian races} (Ethnol.), the Malay and Polynesian races.                      {Neptunian theory} (Geol.), the theory of Werner, which             referred the formation of all rocks and strata to the             agency of water; -- opposed to the Plutonic theory.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neptunian \Nep*tu"ni*an\, a. [L. Neptunius belonging to Neptune:       cf. F. neptunien.]       1. Of or pertaining to the ocean or sea.          2. (Geol.) Formed by water or aqueous solution; as, Neptunian             rocks.          {Neptunian races} (Ethnol.), the Malay and Polynesian races.                      {Neptunian theory} (Geol.), the theory of Werner, which             referred the formation of all rocks and strata to the             agency of water; -- opposed to the Plutonic theory.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neptunicentric \Nep*tu`ni*cen"tric\, a. [Neptune + centric.]       (Astron.)       As seen from Neptune, or having Neptune as a center; as,       Neptunicentric longitude or force.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neptunian \Nep*tu"ni*an\, Neptunist \Nep"tu*nist\, n. [Cf. F.       neptinien, neptuniste.] (Geol.)       One who adopts the neptunian theory.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neptunium \Nep*tu"ni*um\, n. [NL.]       A new metallic element, of doubtful genuineness and uncertain       indentification, said to exist in certain minerals, as       columbite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sage \Sage\, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus       saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See       {Safe}.] (Bot.)       (a) A suffruticose labiate plant ({Salvia officinalis}) with             grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc.             The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which             many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet             sage, and Mexican red and blue sage.       (b) The sagebrush.          {Meadow sage} (Bot.), a blue-flowered species of Salvia ({S.             pratensis}) growing in meadows in Europe.          {Sage cheese}, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green             by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which             are added to the milk.          {Sage cock} (Zo[94]l.), the male of the sage grouse; in a             more general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse.                      {Sage green}, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves             of garden sage.          {Sage grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a very large American grouse             ({Centrocercus urophasianus}), native of the dry sagebrush             plains of Western North America. Called also {cock of the             plains}. The male is called {sage cock}, and the female             {sage hen}.          {Sage hare}, or {Sage rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), a species of hare             ({Lepus Nuttalli, [or] artemisia}) which inhabits the arid             regions of Western North America and lives among             sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely             a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit.          {Sage hen} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the sage grouse.          {Sage sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a small sparrow ({Amphispiza             Belli}, var. {Nevadensis}) which inhabits the dry plains             of the Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush.          {Sage thrasher} (Zo[94]l.), a singing bird ({Oroscoptes             montanus}) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western             North America.          {Sage willow} (Bot.), a species of willow ({Salix tristis})             forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green             leaves.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Novatian \No*va"tian\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)       One of the sect of Novatius, or Novatianus, who held that the       lapsed might not be received again into communion with the       church, and that second marriages are unlawful.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Novatianism \No*va"tian*ism\, n.       The doctrines or principles of the Novatians. --Milner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Novation \No*va"tion\, n. [L. novatio; novus new: cf. F.       novation.]       1. Innovation. [Obs.]                         I shall easily grant that novations in religion are                      a main cause of distempers in commonwealths. --Laud.          2. (Law) A substitution of a new debt for an old one; also,             the remodeling of an old obligation.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Napton, MO       Zip code(s): 65340
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Neptune Beach, FL (city, FIPS 48100)       Location: 30.31474 N, 81.39374 W       Population (1990): 6816 (3265 housing units)       Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 11.4 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 32266
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Neptune City, NJ (borough, FIPS 49920)       Location: 40.20060 N, 74.03311 W       Population (1990): 4997 (2298 housing units)       Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 07753
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
New Baden, IL (village, FIPS 52142)       Location: 38.53636 N, 89.69774 W       Population (1990): 2602 (974 housing units)       Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62265
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Nipton, CA       Zip code(s): 92364
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Neptune          A hypertext system for computer assisted software engineering,       developed at Tektronix.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NP time          {nondeterministic polynomial time}
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
neptunium    Symbol: Np    Atomic number: 93    Atomic weight: (237)    Radioactive metallic transuranic element, belongs to the actinoids.    Np-237, the most stable isotope, has a half-life of 2.2*10^6 years and is    a by product of nuclear reactors. The other known isotopes have mass    numbers 229 through 236, and 238 through 241. Np-236 has a half-life of    5*10^3 years. First produced by Edwin M. McMillan and P.H. Abelson in    1940.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Naphtuhim       a Hamitic tribe descended from Mizraim (Gen. 10:13). Others       identify this word with Napata, the name of the city and       territory on the southern frontier of Mizraim, the modern Meroe,       at the great bend of the Nile at Soudan. This city was the royal       residence, it is said, of Queen Candace (Acts 8:27). Here there       are extensive and splendid ruins.