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Nowadays (nouȧdāz), adv. [For now on (OE. an) days. See , 1.] In these days; at the present time.
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What men of spirit, nowadays,
Come to give sober judgment of new plays? Garrick.
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{ Noway (?), Noways (?), No way } adv. [No, a. + way. Cf. .] In no manner or degree; not at all; nowise.
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But Ireland will noways allow that name unto it. Fuller.
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Nowch (?), n. See . [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Nowd (?), n. (Zoöl.) The European gray gurnard (Trigla gurnardus). [Written also knoud.]
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Nowed (?), a. [F. noué, p. p. of nouer to knot, fr. L. nodare. See .] (Her.) Knotted; tied in a knot, as a serpent.
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Nowel (?), n. [See .] [Written also noël.]
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1. Christmas; also, a shout of joy at Christmas for the birth of the Savior. [Obs.]
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2. (Mus.) A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediæval origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol. Grove.
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Nowel, n. [F. noyau, prop., a kernel. See , a post.] (Founding) (a) The core, or the inner part, of a mold for casting a large hollow object. (b) The bottom part of a mold or of a flask, in distinction from the cope; the drag.
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Nowes (?), n. pl. [From OF. nous. See , .] The marriage knot. [Obs.] Crashaw.
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Nowhere (?), adv. [AS. nāhwǣr. See , and .] Not anywhere; not in any place or state; as, the book is nowhere to be found.
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Nowhither (?), adv. [No + whither.] Not anywhither; in no direction; nowhere. [Archaic] “Thy servant went nowhither.” 2 Kings v. 25.
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Nowise (?), adv. [For in no wise. See , n.] Not in any manner or degree; in no way; noways.
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Others whose case is nowise different. Earle.
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Nowt (?), n. pl. (Zoöl.) Neat cattle.
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Nowthe (?). See . [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Noxious (?), a. [L. noxius, fr. noxa harm; akin to nocere to harm, hurt. Cf. , .]
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1. Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, noxious air, food, or climate; pernicious; corrupting to morals; as, noxious practices or examples.
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Too frequent an appearance in places of public resort is noxious to spiritual promotions. Swift.
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2. Guilty; criminal. [R.]
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Those who are noxious in the eye of the law. Abp. Bramhall.
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Syn. -- Noisome; hurtful; harmful; injurious; destructive; pernicious; mischievous; corrupting; baneful; unwholesome; insalubrious. See .
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-- Noxiously, adv. -- Noxiousness, n.
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Noy (?), v. t. [See .] To annoy; to vex. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Piers Plowman.
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All that noyed his heavy spright. Spenser.
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Noy, n. That which annoys. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
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Noyade (?), n. [F., fr. noyer to drown, L. necare to kill.] A drowning of many persons at once, -- a method of execution practiced at Nantes in France during the Reign of Terror, by Jean Baptiste Carrier.
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Noyance (?), n. Annoyance. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Noyau (?), n. [F., prop., the stone or nut of a fruit, fr. L. nucalis like a nut. See a post.] A cordial of brandy, etc., flavored with the kernel of the bitter almond, or of the peach stone, etc.
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Noyer (?), n. An annoyer. [Obs.] Tusser.
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Noyful (?), a. Full of annoyance. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Noyls (?), n. pl. See .
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Noyous (?), a. Annoying; disagreeable. [Obs.]
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Watch the noyous night, and wait for joyous day. Spenser.
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Nozle (?), n. Nozzle. [Obs.]
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Nozzle (?), n. [A dim. of nose. √261.] [Written also nosle.] 1. The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of anything; as, the nozzle of a bellows.
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2. Specifically: (a) A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe. (b) A short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.
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Np n. The chemical symbol for Neptunium, a transuranic element having atomic number 93.
Syn. -- Neptunium, atomic number 93.
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nth adj. Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series; as, to the nth degree.
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nu n. The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet ( ν).
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Nuance (?), n. [F.] 1. A shade of difference; a delicate gradation.
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2. A small difference in meaning, significance, or expression.
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Nub (?), v. t. [Cf. .] To push; to nudge; also, to beckon. [Prov. Eng.]
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Nub, n. A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story. [Colloq.]
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Nubbin (?), n. A small or imperfect ear of maize. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Nubble (?), v. t. [Cf. LG. nubben to knock, cuff.] To beat or bruise with the fist. [Obs.] Ainsworth.
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Nubecula (?), n.; pl. Nubeculæ (-lē). [L., dim. of nubes cloud.] 1. (Astron.) (a) A nebula. (b) pl. Specifically, the Magellanic clouds.
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2. (Med.) (a) A slight spot on the cornea. (b) A cloudy object or appearance in urine. Dunglison.
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nubia (?), n. [From L. nubes cloud.] A light fabric of wool, worn on the head by women; a cloud.
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Nubian (?), prop. a. Of or pertaining to Nubia in Eastern Africa. -- n. A native of Nubia.
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nubiferous (?), a. [L. nubifer; nubes cloud + ferre to bear: cf. F. nubifère.] Bringing, or producing, clouds.
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Nubigenous (?), a. [L. nubes cloud + -genous.] Born of, or produced from, clouds. [R.]
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Nubilate (?), v. t. [L. nubilatus, p. p. of nubilare to cloud, fr. nubes cloud.] To cloud. [Obs.]
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Nubile (?), a. [L. nubilis, fr. nubere to marry: cf. F. nubile. See .] Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable. Prior.
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2. Sexually attractive, sometimes used as a genteel euphemism for having well-developed breasts; -- of a young woman.
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Nubility (?), n. [Cf. F. nubilité .] The state of being marriageable. [R.]
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{ Nubilose (?), Nubilous (?), } a. [L. nubilosus, nubilus, fr. nubes cloud.] Cloudy. [R.]
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Nucament (?), n. [L. nucamenta fir cones, fr. nux, nucis, a nut.] (Bot.) A catkin or ament; the flower cluster of the hazel, pine, willow, and the like.
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Nucamentaceous (?), a. [See .] (Bot.) Like a nut either in structure or in being indehiscent; bearing one-seeded nutlike fruits. [Written also nucumentaceous.]
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Nucellus (?), n.; pl. Nucelli (#). [NL., dim. of nux, nucis, a nut.] (Bot.) See , 3 (a).
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Nucha (?), n.; pl. Nuchæ (#). [LL.] (Zoöl.) The back or upper part of the neck; the nape.
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Nuchal (?), a. [Cf. F. nucal.] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the back, or nape, of the neck; -- applied especially to the anterior median plate in the carapace of turtles.
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Nuciferous (?), a. [L. nux, nucis, nut + -ferous.] Bearing, or producing, nuts.
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Nuciform (?), a. [L. nux, nucis, nut + -form.] (Bot.) Shaped like a nut; nut-shaped.
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Nucin (?), n. [L. nux, nucis, a nut.] (Chem.) See .
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{ Nucleal (?), Nuclear (?), } a. 1. Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of ) or the nuclear fibrils of a cell; the nuclear part of a comet, etc.
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Nuclear (?), a. 1. of, pertaining to, or using ; a nuclear exchange, i.e. a reciprocal bombardment by nuclear weapons..
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2. Of, pertaining to, or powered by atomic energy; same as ; as, a nuclear submarine; a nuclear power plant.
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3. Of or pertaining to nations possessing nuclear weapons; as, the nuclear club.
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Nuclear device (?), n. an explosive device, whether used as a weapon or for other purposes, which depends for most of its explosive power on the release of energy from within atomic nuclei. A fission device or a fusion device.
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nuclear energy n. Energy derived from nuclear reactions; -- used at present especially of electrical power generated in atomic reactors, but encompassing also fusion energy.
Syn. -- atomic energy, atomic power, nuclear energy, nuclear power.
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nuclear engineering n. The branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors.
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nuclear explosion n. The explosion of an atomic bomb or atomic device; -- sometimes also used of fusion-powered explosions.
Syn. -- atomic explosion.
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nuclear family n. A family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner.
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nuclear fission n. A nuclear reaction in which a heavy atomic nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy.
Syn. -- fission.
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nuclear fusion n. A type of nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy. Syn. -- fusion, nuclear fusion reaction.
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nuclear fusion reaction n. A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy. Syn. -- fusion, nuclear fusion.
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nuclear magnetic resonance n. (Physics) The specific absorption and re-emission of electromagnetic radiation at characteristic wavelengths by atomic nuclei in a magnetic field. It is abbreviated NMR. The wavelength of the radiation absorbed depends on the type of nucleus, the intensity of the magnetic field, and the local chemical environment in which the nucleus resides. It is the latter effect (called the chemical shift), by which atoms of specific elements in different chemical compounds show a different resonance frequency, which gives rise to the greatest utility of this phenomenon in analyzing the chemical structure of substances. Similar effects of the chemical environment permit the discrimination of different types of living tissue by virtue of their different chemical composition, thus permitting utilization of the phenomenon in medical diagnostic instruments, especially for .
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Nuclear physics (?), n. That branch of physics which studies the structure of and phenomena observed in atomic nuclei.
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Nuclear physicist (?), n. A scientist specializing in .
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nuclear power n. 1. Power derived from nuclear reactions; -- used at present especially of electrical power generated in atomic reactors, but encompassing also fusion power.
Syn. -- atomic energy, atomic power, nuclear energy, nuclear energy.
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2. A country possessing nuclear weapons.
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nuclear-powered ship n. A ship for which the motive power comes from the energy generated by a nuclear reactor.
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nuclear-powered submarine n. A submarine for which the motive power comes from the energy generated by a nuclear reactor. Same as .
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nuclear reaction n. A process that alters the energy or structure or composition of an atomic nucleus.
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nuclear reactor n. (phys.) Any of several devices that maintain and control a sustained nuclear fission chain reaction, for the production of energy, heat, or artificial elements, or for research purposes. The main fuel sustaining the reaction and consumed by the process is typically uranium or plutonium. Syn. -- reactor, atomic pile, fission reactor, nuclear pile
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nuclear resonance n. (Physics) The resonance absorption of a gamma ray by a nucleus identical to the nucleus that emitted the gamma ray.
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nuclear war n. A war in which nuclear weapons are used by both sides. As generally used, the term assumes major use of nuclear weapons by at least two opposing warring states. As of 1999, no nuclear war has occurred.
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nuclear warhead n. The warhead of a missile containing an atom bomb or hydrogen bomb.
Syn. -- atomic warhead, thermonuclear warhead, nuke.
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Nuclear weapon (?), n. A weapon of great explosive power, such as an atomic bomb or a hydrogen bomb, which depends for most of its explosive power on the release of energy from within atomic nuclei by a nuclear reaction. A fission weapon or a fusion weapon. The term includes atomic shells for cannon.
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nuclear winter n. a hypothetical lowering of global temperature postulated as the aftermath of a full nuclear war. The mechanism of such an effect depends primarily on the injection into the atmosphere of small solid particles, as soot from burning forests, which reflect sunlight and cause a reduction in solar energy retained by the earth.
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Nucleate (?), a. [L. nucleatus having a kernel.] Having a nucleus; nucleated.
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Nucleate (?), v. t. [Cf. L. nucleare to become kernelly.] To gather, as about a nucleus or center.
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nucleate (?), v. i. To form into a nucleus or multiple nuclei; as, raindrops may nucleate around silver iodide crystals.
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Nucleated (?), a. Having a nucleus; nucleate; as, nucleated cells.
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nucleic acid (n�klāĭk ăsĭd or n�klēĭk), n. (Chem., Biochem., Genetics) A natural or synthetic polymer consisting of chains of ribonucleotide or deoxyribonucleotide units. The nucleic acids are vital constituents of all living cells, carrying the genetic information propagated between generations, and, while a cell is alive, having a continued function in coding for the amino acid sequence of proteins being synthesized by the cell. The two natural types of nucleic adic are (RNA) and (DNA).
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Nucleiform (?), a. [L. nucleus kernel + -form.] Formed like a nucleus or kernel.
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Nuclein (?), n. (Physiol. Chem.) A constituent of the nuclei of all cells, containing protein and nucleic acid. It is a colorless amorphous substance, readily soluble in alkaline fluids and especially characterized by its comparatively large content of phosphorus. It also contains nitrogen and sulphur.
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Nucleobranch (?), a. (Zoöl.) Belonging to the Nucleobranchiata. -- n. One of the Nucleobranchiata.
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Nucleobranchiata (?), n. pl. [NL. See , and ] (Zoöl.) See .
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Nucleoidioplasma (?), n. [NL. See , and .] (Biol.) Hyaline plasma contained in the nucleus of vegetable cells.
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Nucleolar (?), a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to the nucleolus of a cell.
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Nucleolated (?), a. Having a nucleole, or second inner nucleus.
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Nucleole (?), n. [See .] The nucleus within a nucleus; nucleolus.
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Nucleolus (?), n.; pl. Nucleoli (#). [L., a little nut, dim. of nucleus.] 1. A little nucleus.
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2. (Biol.) A small rounded body contained in the nucleus of a cell or a protozoan.
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☞ It was termed by Agassiz the entoblast. In the protozoa, where it may be situated on one side of the nucleus, it is sometimes called the endoplastule, and is supposed to be concerned in the male part of the reproductive process. See .
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nucleon n. (Physics) A neutron or proton, when contained within an atomic nucleus.
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nucleon number n. The sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus. Syn. -- mass number.
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Nucleoplasm (?), n. [Nucleus + -plasm.] (Biol.) The matter composing the nucleus of a cell; the protoplasm of the nucleus; karyoplasma.
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Nucleoplasmic (?), a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm; -- esp. applied to a body formed in the developing ovum from the plasma of the nucleus of the germinal vesicle.
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nucleoside n. (Biochem.) A type of molecule found in all living organisms, present mostly in chemically combined form as a component of nucleic acids, and also in smaller amounts in free form, consisting of a pentose sugar bound to a purine or pyrimidine base; two types of nucleoside, ribonucleoside and deoxyribonucleoside, are present. The most common bases present in nucleosides are adenine, cytosine, uracil, guanine, and thymine, and to a lesser extent hypoxanthine and other bases are found. The most commmon ribonucleosides composed from these bases are called adenosine, cytidine, uridine, and guanosine. The forms esterified with orthophosphoric at the 5-position of the pentose are called nucleotides. The nucleotides form the monomer units which are combined into DNA and RNA, which carry the genetic information required for reproduction in all known organisms.
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nucleotide n. a phosphate ester of a nucleoside; one of the monomeric components of DNA or RNA.
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Nucleus (?), n.; pl. E. Nucleuses (#), L. Nuclei (#). [L., a kernel, dim. fr. nux, nucis, nut. Cf. post.]
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1. A kernel; hence, a central mass or point about which matter is gathered, or to which accretion is made; the central or material portion; -- used both literally and figuratively.
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It must contain within itself a nucleus of truth. I. Taylor.
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2. (Astron.) The body or the head of a comet.
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3. (Bot.) (a) An incipient ovule of soft cellular tissue. (b) A whole seed, as contained within the seed coats.
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4. (Biol.) A body, usually spheroidal, in a eukaryotic cell, distinguished from the surrounding protoplasm by a difference in refrangibility and in behavior towards chemical reagents, which contains the chromosomal genetic material, including the chromosomal DNA. It is more or less protoplasmic, and consists of a clear fluid (achromatin) through which extends a network of fibers (chromatin) in which may be suspended a second rounded body, the nucleolus (see ). See Cell division, under .
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☞ The nucleus is sometimes termed the endoplast or endoblast, and in the protozoa is supposed to be concerned in the female part of the reproductive process. See .
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5. (Zoöl.) (a) The tip, or earliest part, of a univalve or bivalve shell. (b) The central part around which additional growths are added, as of an operculum. (c) A visceral mass, containing the stomach and other organs, in Tunicata and some mollusks.
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Nucula (?), n. [L., little nut, dim. of nux, nucis, a nut.] (Zoöl.) A genus of small marine bivalve shells, having a pearly interior.
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Nucule (nūk�l), n. [L. nucula a small nut.] (Bot.) Same as .
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Nucumentaceous (?), a. (Bot.) See .
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Nudation (?), n. [L. nudatio, fr. nudare to make naked, fr. nudus naked. See .] The act of stripping, or making bare or naked.
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Nuddle (?), v. i. To walk quickly with the head bent forward; -- often with along. [Prov. Eng.]
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Nude (nūd), a. [L. nudus. See .] 1. Bare; naked; unclothed; undraped; as, a nude statue.
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2. (Law) Naked; without consideration; void; as, a nude contract. See . Blackstone.
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Coloq. The nude , the undraped human figure in art.
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-- Nudely, adv.- Nudeness, n.
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Nudge (nŭj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nudged (nŭjd); p. pr. & vb. n. Nudging.] [Cf. Prov. G. knütschen to squeeze, pinch, E. Knock.] To touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation.
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Nudge (?), n. A gentle push, or jog, as with the elbow.
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Nudibrachiate (?), a. [L. nudus naked + brachium an arm.] (Zoöl.) Having tentacles without vibratile cilia. Carpenter.
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Nudibranch (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Nudibranchiata. -- n. One of the Nudibranchiata.
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Nudibranchiata (?), n. pl. [NL. See , and .] (Zoöl.) A division of opisthobranchiate mollusks, having no shell except while very young. The gills are naked and situated upon the back or sides. See .
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Nudibranchiate (?), a. & n. (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Nudicaul (?), a. [L. nudus naked + caulis stem.] (Bot.) Having the stems leafless.
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Nudification (?), n. [L. nudus naked + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See .] The act of making nude.
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Nudity (?), n.; pl. Nudities (#). [Cf. F. nudité.] 1. The quality or state of being nude; nakedness.
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2. That which is nude or naked; naked part; undraped or unclothed portion; esp. (Fine Arts), the human figure represented unclothed; any representation of nakedness; -- chiefly used in the plural and in a bad sense.
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There are no such licenses permitted in poetry any more than in painting, to design and color obscene nudities. Dryden.
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nudnik (n�dnĭk) n. [Yiddish, fr. Russ. nudnyi tiresome.] a pestiferous boring and dull person.
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Nudum pactum (?). [L., a nude pact.] (Law) A bare, naked contract, without any consideration and therefore unenforceable in a court of law. Tomlins.
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Nugacity (?), n. [L. nugacitas, fr. nugax, -acis, trifling.] Futility; trifling talk or behavior; drollery. [R.] Dr. H. More.
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Nugæ (?), n. pl. [L.] Trifles; jests.
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Nugation (?), n. [Cf. OF. nugation.] The act or practice of trifling. [R.] Bacon.
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Nugatory (?), a. [L. nugatorius, fr. nugari to trifle, nugae jests, trifles.] 1. Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant.
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2. Of no force; inoperative; ineffectual.
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If all are pardoned, and pardoned as a mere act of clemency, the very substance of government is made nugatory. I. Taylor.
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Nugget (?), n. [Earlier niggot, prob. for nigot, an ingot. See .] 1. A lump; a mass, esp. a native lump of a precious metal; as, a nugget of gold.
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2. Something of value, usually found among many other less valuable things; -- often used figuratively; as, a nugget of useful information in a sea of data.
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Nugify (?), v. t. [L. nugae trifles + -fy.] To render trifling or futile; to make silly. [R.] Coleridge.
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Nuisance (?), n. [OE. noisance, OF. noisance, nuisance, fr. L. nocentia guilt, fr. nocere to hurt, harm; akin to necare to kill. Cf , , , .] That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious.
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☞ Nuisances are public when they annoy citizens in general; private, when they affect individuals only.
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Nuisancer (?), n. (Law) One who makes or causes a nuisance.
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Nul (?), a. [F. See , a.] (Law) No; not any; as, nul disseizin; nul tort.
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Null (?), a. [L. nullus not any, none; ne not + ullus any, a dim. of unus one; cf. F. nul. See , and , and cf. .] 1. Of no legal or binding force or validity; of no efficacy; invalid; void; nugatory; useless.
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Faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly null,
Dead perfection; no more. Tennyson.
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2. Having a value of zero; as, of null utility.
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3. (Math.) Empty; having no members; as, the null set.
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4. (Computers) Unassigned or meaningless; -- a special value given to variables, especially pointers or logical variables, indicating that it is meaningless and cannot be used in computation; as, an uninitialized pointer in C is given a null value. The actual value that is stored in memory to indicate the null condition may vary with the computer language used.
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Null, n. 1. Something that has no force or meaning.
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2. That which has no value; a cipher; zero. Bacon.
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Coloq. Null method (Physics.), a zero method. See under .
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Null, v. t. [From null, a., or perh. abbrev. from annul.] To annul. [Obs.] Milton.
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Null, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] One of the beads in nulled work.
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Nullah (?), n. [Hind. nālā, fr. Skr. nāla tube.] A water course, esp. a dry one; a gully; a gorge; -- orig. an East Indian term. E. Arnold.
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Nulled (?), a. Turned so as to resemble nulls.
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Coloq. Nulled work (Cabinetwork), ornamental turned work resembling beads (called nulls) strung on a rod.
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Nullibiety (?), n. [L. nullibi nowhere.] The state or condition of being nowhere. [Obs.]
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Nullification (?), n. [L. nullificatio contempt. See .] The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect.
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Coloq. Right of nullification (U. S. Hist.), the right claimed in behalf of a State to nullify or make void, by its sovereign act or decree, an enactment of the general government which it deems unconstitutional.
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Nullifidian (?), a. [L. nullus none + fides faith.] Of no faith; also, not trusting to faith for salvation; -- opposed to solifidian. Feltham.
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Nullifidian, n. An unbeliever. B. Jonson.
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Nullifier (?), n. One who nullifies or makes void; one who maintains the right to nullify a contract by one of the parties.
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Nullify (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nullified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Nullifying (?).] [L. nullificare; nullus none + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See , a., and .] To make void; to render invalid; to deprive of legal force or efficacy.
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Such correspondence would at once nullify the conditions of the probationary system. I. Taylor.
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Syn. -- To abrogate; revoke; annul; repeal; invalidate; cancel. See .
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Nullipore (?), n. [L. nullus none + porus pope.] (Bot.) A name for certain crustaceous marine algæ which secrete carbonate of lime on their surface, and were formerly thought to be of animal nature. They are now considered corallines of the genera Melobesia and Lithothamnion.
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