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Nest (nĕst), n. [AS. nest; akin to D. & G. nest, Sw. näste, L. nidus, for nisdus, Skr. nīḍa resting place, nest; cf. Lith. lizdas, Arm. neiz, Gael. & Ir. nead. Prob. from the particle ni down, Skr. ni + the root of E. sit, and thus orig., a place to sit down in. √ 264. See , and , and cf. , , .] 1. The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young.
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The birds of the air have nests. Matt. viii. 20.
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2. Hence: The place in which the eggs of other animals, as insects, turtles, etc., are laid and hatched; a snug place in which young animals are reared. Bentley.
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3. A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who occupy a nest, frequent a haunt, or are associated in the same pursuit; as, a nest of traitors; a nest of bugs.
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A little cottage, like some poor man's nest. Spenser.
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4. (Geol.) An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.
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5. A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger.
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6. (Mech.) A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.
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Nest (?), v. i. To build and occupy a nest.
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The king of birds nested within his leaves. Howell.
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Nest, v. t. To put into a nest; to form a nest for.
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From him who nested himself into the chief power. South.
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nest egg, n. 1. An egg left in the nest to prevent the hen from forsaking it, and to induce her to lay more in the same place.
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2. Hence, (figuratively), Money set aside in a special fund to be used for special occasions, or more commonly, for retirement; as, she set aside a large hunk of her salary every month and had a considerable nest egg for her retirement.
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Nestful (?), n.; pl. Nestfuls (�). As much or many as will fill a nest.
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Nestle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Nestled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Nestling (?).] [AS. nestlian.] 1. To make and occupy a nest; to nest. [Obs.]
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The kingfisher . . . nestles in hollow banks. L'Estrange.
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2. To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter.
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Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild country, and there nestle till succors came. Bacon.
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The children were nestled all snug in their beds
While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads. Clement Clarke Moore (A Visit From St. Nicholas, (a poem [1823]) also called The ).
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3. To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the parent; as, a child nestles.
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Nestle, v. t. To house, as in a nest.
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2. To cherish, as a bird her young.
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Nestling (?). n. 1. A young bird which has not abandoned the nest. Piers Plowman.
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2. A nest; a receptacle. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Nestling, a. Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.
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Nestor (?), prop. n. (Zoöl.) A genus of parrots with gray heads, of New Zealand and Papua, allied to the cockatoos. See .
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Nestorian (?), prop. n. (Eccl. Hist.) An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople in the fifth century, who was condemned as a heretic for maintaining that the divine and the human natures were not merged into one nature in Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that it was improper to call Mary the mother of God though she might be called the mother of Christ; also, one of the sect established by the followers of Nestorius in Persia, India, and other Oriental countries, and still in existence. Opposed to Eutychian.
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Nestorian, a. 1. Of or relating to the Nestorians.
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2. Relating to, or resembling, Nestor, the aged warrior and counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; experienced; aged; as, Nestorian caution.
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Nestorianism (?), n. The doctrines of the Nestorian Christians, or of Nestorius.
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Net (nĕt), n. [AS. net; akin to D. net, OS. net, netti, OHG. nezzi, G. netz, Icel. & Dan. net, Sw. nät, Goth. nati; of uncertain origin.] 1. A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc.
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2. Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding.
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A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet. Prov. xxix. 5.
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In the church's net there are fishes good or bad. Jer. Taylor.
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3. Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.
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4. (Geom.) A figure made up of a large number of straight lines or curves, which are connected at certain points and related to each other by some specified law.
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5. A network. [informal]
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6. Specifically: The internet; -- usually the net; as, I found it on the net. [slang]
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Net, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Netted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Netting.] 1. To make into a net; to make in the style of network; as, to net silk.
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2. To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.
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And now I am here, netted and in the toils. Sir W. Scott.
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3. To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.
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Net, v. i. To form network or netting; to knit.
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Net, a. [F. See clean.] 1. Without spot; pure; shining. [Obs.]
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Her breast all naked as net ivory. Spenser.
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2. Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc. [R.]
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3. Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight, etc. [Less properly written nett.]
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Coloq. Net tonnage (Naut.), the tonnage of a vessel after a deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to allow space for crew, machinery, etc.
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Net, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Netted; p. pr. & vb. n. Netting.] To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation.
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Netball n. A team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post.
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Ne Temere (?). [So named from L. ne not + temere rashly, the first two words in the decree.] (R. C. Ch.) A decree of the Congregation of the Council declaring invalid [so far as the laws of the Roman Catholic Church are concerned] any marriage of a Roman Catholic, or of a person who has ever been a Roman Catholic, if not contracted before a duty qualified priest (or the bishop of the diocese) and at least two witnesses. The decree was issued Aug. 2, 1907, and took effect on Easter Apr. 19, 1908. The decree by its terms does not affect mixed marriages (those between Roman Catholics and persons of another faith) in Germany.
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Netfish (?), n. (Zoöl.) An astrophyton.
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Nether (nĕ�ẽr), a. [OE. nethere, neithere, AS. niðera, fr. the adv. niðer downward; akin to neoðan below, beneath, D. neder down, G. nieder, Sw. nedre below, nether, a. & adv., and also to Skr. ni down. √201. Cf. .] Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; belonging to the region below; lower; under; -- opposed to upper.
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'Twixt upper, nether, and surrounding fires. Milton.
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This darksome nether world her light
Doth dim with horror and deformity. Spenser.
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All my nether shape thus grew transformed. Milton.
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Nethermore (nĕ�ẽrmōr), a. Lower, nether. [Obs.] Holland.
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Nethermost (nĕ�ẽrmōst), a. [AS. niðemest. See , and cf. .] Lowest; as, the nethermost abyss. Milton.
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Nethinim (?), n. pl. [Heb., pl. of nāthīn given, granted, a slave of the temple, fr. nāthan to give.] (jewish Antiq.) Servants of the priests and Levites in the menial services about the tabernacle and temple.
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Netify (?), v. t. [Net, a. + -fy.] To render neat; to clean; to put in order. [R.] Chapman.
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Netsuke (?), n. [Jap.] In Japanese costume and decorative art, a small object carved in wood, ivory, bone, or horn, or wrought in metal, and pierced with holes for cords by which it is connected, for convenience, with the inro, the smoking pouch (tabako-ire), and similar objects carried in the girdle. It is now much used on purses sold in Europe and America.
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nett adj. remaining after all deductions; same as a., 3. Contrasted to gross. [Brit.] [Narrower terms: take-home]
Syn. -- net, clear.
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netted adj. resembing a net or a web.
Syn. -- lacy, netlike, webbed, weblike.
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Netting (?), n. [From , n.] 1. The act or process of making nets or network, or of forming meshes, as for fancywork, fishing nets, etc.
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2. A piece of network; any fabric, made of cords, threads, wires, or the like, crossing one another with open spaces between.
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3. (Naut.) A network of ropes used for various purposes, as for holding the hammocks when not in use, also for stowing sails, and for hoisting from the gunwale to the rigging to hinder an enemy from boarding. Totten.
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Coloq. Netting needle , a kind of slender shuttle used in netting. See , n., 3.
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Netting, n. Urine. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Nettle (?), n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel, OHG. nezzïla, nazza, Dan. nelde, nälde, Sw. nässla; cf, Lith. notere.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. Urtica gracilis is common in the Northern, and Urtica chamædryoides in the Southern, United States. The common European species, Urtica urens and Urtica dioica, are also found in the Eastern united States. Urtica pilulifera is the Roman nettle of England.
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☞ The term nettle has been given to many plants related to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as: Coloq. Australian nettle , a stinging tree or shrub of the genus Laportea (as Laportea gigas and Laportea moroides); -- also called nettle tree. -- Coloq. Bee nettle , Coloq. Hemp nettle , a species of Galeopsis. See under . -- Coloq. Blind nettle , Coloq. Dead nettle , a harmless species of Lamium. -- Coloq. False nettle (Bæhmeria cylindrica), a plant common in the United States, and related to the true nettles. -- Coloq. Hedge nettle , a species of Stachys. See under . -- Coloq. Horse nettle (Solanum Carolinense). See under . -- Coloq. nettle tree . (a) Same as . (b) See Australian nettle (above). -- Coloq. Spurge nettle , a stinging American herb of the Spurge family (Jatropha urens). -- Coloq. Wood nettle , a plant (Laportea Canadensis) which stings severely, and is related to the true nettles.
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Coloq. Nettle cloth , a kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and used as a substitute for leather for various purposes. -- Coloq. Nettle rash (Med.), an eruptive disease resembling the effects of whipping with nettles. -- Coloq. Sea nettle (Zoöl.), a medusa.
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Nettle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nettled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Nettling (?).] To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to violent anger.
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The princes were so nettled at the scandal of this affront, that every man took it to himself. L'Estrange.
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Nettlebird (?), n. (Zoöl.) the European whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.]
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Nettler (?), n. One who nettles. [R.] Milton.
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Nettles (?), n. pl. [See .] (Naut.) (a) The halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted for pointing or grafting. (b) Small lines used to sling hammocks under the deck beams. (c) Reef points.
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nettlesome adj. same as , 1.
Syn. -- annoying, galling, chafing, irritating, pesky, pestiferous, pestilent, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing.
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Nettling (?), n. (Rope Making) (a) A process (resembling splicing) by which two ropes are joined end to end so as to form one rope. (b) The process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs, to prevent tangling.
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Nettling, p. pr. & a. Stinging; irritating.
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Coloq. Nettling cell (Zoöl.), a lasso cell. See under .
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Netty (?), a. Like a net, or network; netted. [R.]
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Net-veined (?), a. Having veins, or nerves, reticulated or netted; as, a net-veined wing or leaf.
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Network (?), n. 1. A fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other at certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the crossings, thus leaving spaces or meshes between them.
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2. Any system of lines or channels interlacing or crossing like the fabric of a net; as, a network of veins; a network of railroads.
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3. Hence: (Computers) A system of computers linked together by communications channels allowing the exchange of data between the linked computers.
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4. (Radio, Television) A group of transmitting stations connected by communications channels that permit the same program to be broadcast simultaneously from multiple stations over a very wide area; as, the CBS television network; also, the organization that controls the programming that is broadcast over such a network. Contrasted with a local station or local transmitter.
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5. (Electricity, Electronics) Any arrangement of electrical devices or elements connected together by conducting wires; as, a power transmission network.
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6. A group of buildings connected by means of transportation and communication between them, and controlled by a central organization for a common purpose; as, a book distribution network.
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network (?), v. i. To take steps to make and cultivate the acquaintance of people who can be helpful to oneself, especially in finding new employment, advancing to a higher position in one's occupation, or exchanging information.
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network (?), v. t. To connect together into a network; as, to network computers; to network the printer with computers.
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networking (?), n. Interchanging information or services, among a group; -- of persons or organizations.
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networklike adj. having a network of veins or ribs.
Syn. -- reticular, reticulated.
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Neufchâtel (?), n. A kind of soft sweet-milk cheese; -- so called from Neufchâtel-en-Bray in France.
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Neurad (?), adv. [Gr. ney^ron nerve + L. ad to.] (Anat.) Toward the neural side; -- opposed to hæmad.
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Neural (?), a. [Gr. ney^ron nerve.] (Anat. & Zoöl.) relating to the nerves or nervous system; taining to, situated in the region of, or on the side with, the neural, or cerebro-spinal, axis; -- opposed to hemal. As applied to vertebrates, neural is the same as dorsal; as applied to invertebrates it is usually the same as ventral. Cf. .
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Coloq. Neural arch (Anat.), the cartilaginous or bony arch on the dorsal side of the centrum of the vertebra in a segment of the spinal skeleton, usually inclosing a segment of the spinal cord.
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Neuralgia (?), n. [NL., from Gr. ney^ron nerve + � pain. See .] (Med.) A disease, the chief symptom of which is a very acute pain, exacerbating or intermitting, which follows the course of a nervous branch, extends to its ramifications, and seems therefore to be seated in the nerve. It seems to be independent of any structural lesion. Dunglison.
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Neuralgic (?), a. Of or pertaining to, or having the character of, neuralgia; as, a neuralgic headache.
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Neuralgy (?), n. Neuralgia.
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Neurapophysial (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a neurapophysis.
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Neurapophysis (?), n.; pl. Neurapophyses (#). [NL. See , and .] (Anat.) (a) One of the two lateral processes or elements which form the neural arch. (b) The dorsal process of the neural arch; neural spine; spinous process.
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Neurasthenia (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve + � weakness.] (Med.) A condition of nervous debility supposed to be dependent upon impairment in the functions of the spinal cord.
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Neuration (?), n. (Biol.) The arrangement or distribution of nerves, as in the leaves of a plant or the wings of an insect; nervation; venation.
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Neuraxis (?), n. [Neuro- + axis.] (Anat.) See Axis cylinder, under .
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Neurenteric (?), a. [Neuro- + enteric.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the neuron and the enteron; as, the neurenteric canal, which, in embroys of many vertebrates, connects the medullary tube and the primitive intestine. See Illust. of .
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neurergic adj. same as .
Syn. -- neuropharmacological, neuropharmacologic.
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Neuridin (?), n. [From .] (Physiol. Chem.) A nontoxic base, C5H14N2, found in the putrescent matters of flesh, fish, decaying cheese, etc.
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Neurilemma (?), n. [NL., from Gr. ney^ron nerve + � peel, skin.] (Anat.) (a) The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath. (b) The perineurium.
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Neurility (?), n. [Gr. ney^ron nerve.] (Physiol.) The special properties and functions of the nerves; that capacity for transmitting a stimulus which belongs to nerves. [archaic] G. H. Lewes.
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Neurine (? or ?), n. [Gr. ney^ron a nerve.] (Physiol. Chem.) A poisonous organic base (a ptomaine) formed in the decomposition of protagon with boiling baryta water, and in the putrefaction of proteid matter. It was for a long time considered identical with choline, a crystalline body originally obtained from bile. Chemically, however, choline is oxyethyl-trimethyl-ammonium hydroxide, while neurine is vinyl-trimethyl-ammonium hydroxide. [Written also neurin.]
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Neurism (?), n. [Gr. ney^ron nerve.] (Biol.) Nerve force. See Vital force, under .
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Neuritis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of a nerve.
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Neuro- (�). [Gr. ney^ron nerve.] (Anat.) A combining denoting a nerve, of or pertaining to a nerve or the nervous system.
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Neuro-central (?), a. [Neuro- + central.] (Anat.) Between the neural arch and the centrum of a vertebra; as, the neurocentral suture. Huxley.
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Neurochord (?), n., Neurochordal (�), a. (Zoöl.) See .
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Neurocity (?), n. (Physiol.) Nerve force. [archaic]
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Neurocœle (?), n. [Neuro- + Gr. koi^los a hollow.] (Anat.) The central canal and ventricles of the spinal cord and brain; the myelencephalic cavity.
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Neurocord (?), n. [Neuro- + cord.] (Zoöl.) A cordlike organ composed of elastic fibers situated above the ventral nervous cord of annelids, like the earthworm. -- Neurocordal (#), a.
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Neuro-epidermal (?), a. [Neuro- + epidermal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or giving rise to, the central nervous system and epidermis; as, the neuroepidermal, or epiblastic, layer of the blastoderm.
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Neuroglia (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron ligament + glia glue.] (Anat.) The delicate connective tissue framework which supports the nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord; called also Kölliker's reticulum. It is composed of cells which are not neurons. Once thought to serve merely a supporting funciton, they are now believed to have important metablolic functions. Among them are the astrocytes, ependymal cells, oligodendroglia cells, and microglia cells. Stedman.
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Neurography (?), n. [Neuro- + -graphy.] (Anat.) A description of the nerves. Dunglison.
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Neurokeratin (?), n. [Neuro- + keratin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance, resembling keratin, present in nerve tissue, as in the sheath of the axis cylinder of medullated nerve fibers. Like keratin it resists the action of most chemical agents, and by decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and tyrosin.
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Neurologic, Neurological (?), a. Of or pertaining to neurology.
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Neurologist (?), n. One who is versed in neurology; also, one skilled in the treatment of nervous diseases.
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Neurology (?), n. [Neuro- + -logy.] The branch of science which treats of the nervous system.
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Neuroma (?), n. [NL. See , and .] (Med.) A tumor developed on, or connected with, a nerve, esp. one consisting of new-formed nerve fibers.
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Neuromere (?), n. [Neuro- + -mere.] (Anat.) A metameric segment of the cerebro-spinal nervous system.
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Neuromuscular (?), a. [Neuro- + muscular.] (Physiol.) Nervomuscular.
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Neuron (?), n.; pl. Neura (#). [NL., from Gr. ney^ron nerve.] (Anat.) 1. The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis; myelencephalon. [obsolete] B. G. Wilder.
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2. (Cell Biology) The characteristic specialized cell that is part of the nervous system, serving to conduct electrical impulses to and from the brain, and also between other parts of the body, and composed of a main cell body, the axon, with a varying number of processes of varying length, the dendrites; a nerve cell. The movement and behavior of higher animals depends on the signals tranmsitted by such nerve cells.
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Neuropathic (?), a. Of or pertaining to neuropathy; of the nature of, or suffering from, nervous disease.
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Neuropathy (?), n. [Neuro- + Gr. �, �, to suffer.] (Med.) An affection of the nervous system or of a nerve.
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neuropharmacologic neuropharmacological adj. acting upon or influencing nervous functions; -- of chemical substances.
Syn. -- neurergic.
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Neuropod (?), n. [Neuro- + -pod.] (Zoöl.) A neuropodous animal. G. Rolleston.
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Neuropodium (?), n. [NL., from Gr. ney^ron a nerve + �, dim. of �, �, the foot.] (Zoöl.) The ventral lobe or branch of a parapodium.
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Neuropodous (?), a. [Neuro- + -pod + -ous.] (Zoöl.) Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the neural side, as in most invertebrates; -- opposed to hæmapodous. G. Rolleston.
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Neuropore (?), n. [Neuro- + pore.] (Anat.) An opening at either end of the embryonic neural canal.
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neuropsychology n. the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes.
Syn. -- physiological psychology, psychophysiology.
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Neuropter (n�rŏptẽr), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Neuroptera.
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Neuroptera (n�rŏpt�rȧ), prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve + pteron a wing, fr. ptesqai to fly.] (Zoöl.) An order of hexapod insects having two pairs of large, membranous, net-veined wings. The mouth organs are adapted for chewing. They feed upon other insects, and undergo a complete metamorphosis. The ant-lion, hellgamite, and lacewing fly are examples. Formerly, the name was given to a much more extensive group, including the true Neuroptera and the Pseudoneuroptera.
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