An African bird of the genus Schizorhis, related to the plantain eaters.
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Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Napier, or Naper.
Table linen; also, linen clothing, or linen in general.
See Navew.
The complex mixture of volatile, liquid, inflammable hydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and usually called crude petroleum, mineral oil, or rock oil. That portion of the distillate obtained in the refinement of petroleum which is intermediate between the lighter gasoline and the heavier benzine, and has a specific gravity of about 0.7, -- used as a solvent for varnishes, as a carburetant, illuminant, etc.
A salt of naphthalic acid; a phthalate.
A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, C10H8, analogous to benzene, and obtained by the distillation of certain bituminous materials, such as the heavy oil of coal tar. It is the type and basis of a large number of derivatives among organic compounds. Formerly called also naphthaline.
Pertaining to , or derived from, naphthalene; -- used specifically to designate a yellow crystalline substance, called naphthalenic acid and also hydroxy quinone, and obtained from certain derivatives of naphthol.
Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; -- formerly used to denote any one of a series of acids derived from naphthalene, and called naphthalene acids, now specifically referring to 1,8-naphthalenedicaboxylic acid, C12H8O4. Formerly, designating an acid probably identical with phthalic acid.
Same as Naphthylamine.
See Naphthalene.
To mingle, saturate, or impregnate, with naphtha.
A dyestuff, resembling alizarin, obtained from naphthoquinone as a red crystalline substance with a bright green, metallic luster; -- called also naphthalizarin.
A peculiar hydrocarbon fraction occuring as an ingredient of some crude petroleums, mostly mixtures of derivatives of the five- and six-membered saturated cyclic alkanes, cyclopentane and cyclohexane, having the general formula CnH2n.
A compound of naphthalene or its radical with a metallic element; as, mercuric naphthide.
Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; -- used to designate any one of a series of carboxyl derivatives, called naphthoic acids of the general formula C10H7.COOH, such as 1-naphthoic acid.
Any one of a series of hydroxyl derivatives of naphthalene, analogous to phenol. In general they are crystalline substances with a phenol (carbolic) odor.
A yellow crystalline substance, C10H6O2, analogous to quinone, obtained by oxidizing naphthalene with chromic acid.
A hydrocarbon radical regarded as the essential residue of naphthalene.
One of two basic amido derivatives of naphthalene, C10H7.NH2, forming crystalline solids.
Turnip-shaped; large and round in the upper part, and very slender below.
A little towel, made of cloth or paper, esp. one for wiping the fingers and mouth at table.
Without nap; threadbare.
A French gold coin of twenty francs, no longer minted or circulated. It bore the portrait of Napoleon I. or Napoleon III.
Of or pertaining to Napoleon I., or his family; resembling, or having the qualities of, Napoleon I.
A supporter of the dynasty of the Napoleons.
Sheet; surface; all that portion of a surface that is continuous in such a way that it is possible to pass from any one point of the portion to any other point of the portion without leaving the surface. Thus, some hyperboloids have one nappe, and some have two.
The quality of having a nap; abundance of nap, as on cloth.
The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.
A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides.
A diaper{4}.
A drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues.
A very small chevrotain (Tragulus Javanicus), native of Java. It is about the size of a hare, and is noted for its agility in leaping. Called also Java musk deer, pygmy musk deer, and deerlet.
A kind of turnip. See Navew.
An alkaloid found in small quantities in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a bitter astringent taste. It is a narcotic. Called also narceia.
Of or pertaining to Narcissus.
An exceptional interest in and admiration for oneself.
Someone in love with hisself or herself.
Having an excessive love of oneself; egocentric; egoistic.
Someone in love with themselves; a narcissist.
Privation of sense or consciousness, due to a narcotic.
A drug which, in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which, in poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions, and, when given in sufficient quantity, causes death. The best examples are opium (with morphine), belladonna (with atropine), and conium.
Narcotic.
An alkaloid found in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline substance, tasteless and less poisonous than morphine; -- called also narcotia.
Pertaining to narcotine.
Narcosis; the state of being narcotized.
To imbue with, or subject to the influence of, a narcotic; to put into a state of narcosis.
under the influence of narcotics.
Inducing stupor or narcosis.
An East Indian plant (Nardostachys Jatamansi) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery.
Of or pertaining to nard; having the qualities of nard.
An Australian name for Marsilea Drummondii, a four-leaved cryptogamous plant, sometimes used for food.
A nostril.
The nostrils or nasal openings, -- the anterior nares being the external or proper nostrils, and the posterior nares, the openings of the nasal cavities into the mouth or pharynx.
An apparatus for smoking tobacco. It has a long flexible tube, and the smoke is drawn through water. Also called hoookah and water pipe. Functionally similar to the hubble-bubble, a simplified form.
The brown coati. See Coati.
Formed like the nose.
Of or belonging to the nostrils.
A law enforcement agent specializing in narcotics law violations.
Capable of being narrated or told.
A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited the shores of Narragansett Bay.
To tell, rehearse, or recite, as a story; to relate the particulars of; to go through with in detail, as an incident or transaction; to give an account of.
The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; a recital of certain events, usually in chronological order; rehearsal.
That which is narrated; the recital of a story; a continuous account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a story.
In the style of narration.
One who narrates; one who relates a series of events or transactions.
Giving an account of events; narrative; as, narratory letters.
Nearer.
To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait.
Of narrow mental scope; lacking tolerance or breadth of view; illiberal; mean. Opposite of broad-minded, open-minded, liberal.
reduced in size as if by being squeezed.
One who, or that which, narrows or contracts.
The act of contracting, or of making or becoming less in breadth or extent.
With little breadth; in a narrow manner.
The condition or quality of being narrow.
A tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula communis). See Giant fennel, under Fennel.
See Narwhal.
Narrow.
An arctic cetacean (Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, or tusk, projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish, and unicorn whale. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side.
An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously.
A genus of mammals comprising the proboscis monkeys.
Same as nasalize.
The quality or state of being nasal.
The act of nasalizing, or the state of being nasalized.
To utter words or letters with a nasal sound; to speak through the nose; to pronounce with a lowered velum.
In a nasal manner; by the nose.
A kind of pessary of medicated wool or cotton, formerly used.
State of being nascent; birth; beginning; origin.
Commencing, or in process of development; beginning to exist or to grow; coming into being; as, a nascent germ.
A tropical fruit. See Sapodilla.
Firm; stiff; hard; also, chilly.
Bearing a horn, or horns, on the nose, as the rhinoceros.
Having the shape of a nose.
The middle point of the nasofrontal suture.
Connected with both the nose and the mouth; as, the nasobuccal groove in the skate.
Of or pertaining to the nose and the front of the head; as, the embryonic nasofrontal process which forms the anterior boundary of the mouth.
Connected with the lachrymal apparatus and the nose; as, the nasolachrymal, or lachrymal duct.
Connected with both the nose and the palate; as, the nasopalatine or incisor, canal connecting the mouth and the nasal chamber in some animals; the nasopalatine nerve.
Of or pertaining to both throat and nose; as, a nasopharyngeal polypus.
Of or pertaining to the internasal septum.
Connected with, or near, both the turbinal and the nasal bones; as, the nasoturbinal bone, made up of the uppermost lammelae of the ethmoturbinal, and sometimes united with the nasal. The nasoturbinal bone.
Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera Nassa, Tritia, and other allied genera of the family Nassidae; a dog whelk. See Illust. under Gastropoda.
In a nasty manner.
The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity.
Same as Nasturtium.
A genus of cruciferous plants, having white or yellowish flowers, including several species of cress. They are found chiefly in wet or damp grounds, and have a pungent biting taste.
Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous.
Having a nice sense of smell.
Quickness of scent; hence, nice discernment; acuteness.
Not.
Of or pertaining to one's birth; accompying or dating from one's birth; native.
Of or pertaining to one's birth or birthday, or one's nativity.
A bitter crystalline substance constituting the essential principle of Natal aloes. Cf. Aloon.
One's birth, or the circumstances attending it.
Floating in water, as the leaves of water lilies, or submersed, as those of many aquatic plants.
In a floating manner; swimmingly.
The act of floating on the water; swimming.
The swimming birds.
Inclined or adapted to swim; swimming; as, natatorial birds.
Adapted for swimming; -- said of the legs of certain insects.
A swimming bath.
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