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Nonplane

Not lying in one plane; not planar; -- said of certain curves.

Nonplus

To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment.

nonporous

Not porous; especially, not having vessels that appear as pores; as, nonporous wood. Opposite of porous.

nonpregnant

not pregnant; as, a drug approved only for use in nonpregnant females. Opposite of pregnant.

nonprehensile

not prehensile; as, cats have a nonprehensile tail. Opposite of prehensile.

nonprescription

able to be sold legally without a doctor's prescription; over-the-counter; -- of medicinal drugs; as, Aspirin is a nonprescription antiinflammatory drug. Opposite of prescription.

Nonpresentation

Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented.

nonrecreational

involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby; as, nonrecreational footbal.

Nonrecurring

Nonrecurrent; as, the costs of a layoff are considered as a nonrecurring expense.

nonreflective nonreflecting

not capable of total reflection of light; not polished or shiny; as, It is complicated to create realistic shading effects on nonreflecting surfaces.

Nonregent

A master of arts whose regency has ceased. See Regent.

nonremittal

The act of failing to meet a financial obligation.

Nonrendition

Neglect of rendition; the not rendering what is due.

nonrenewable

That can not be renewed; as, a nonrenewable option; books on that shelf are nonrenewable. Opposite of renewable.

nonrepresentational

not intended to realistically represent a physical object; -- of visual art work. Opposite of representational.

Nonresident

A nonresident person; one who does not reside in the State or jurisdiction.

nonresilient

Not rebounding with the normal or expected velocity.

Nonresistance

The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without opposition.

Nonresistant

One who maintains that no resistance should be made to constituted authority, even when unjustly or oppressively exercised; one who advocates or practices absolute submission.

nonretractile nonretractable

not able to be drawn into the main body; -- of claws and other extensile parts of animals or objects; as, a bear's claws, unlike a cat's, are nonretractile. Opposite of retractile.

nonreturnable

That may not be returned for a refund; -- of purchased goods, or containers for purchased items; as, nonreturnable bottles. Opposite of returnable.

nonreversible

Not reversible or capable of having either side out; -- used mostly of clothing. Opposite of reversible.

nonrigid

Not rigid; especially, designating an airship having a shape maintained only by internal gas pressure and without a supporting structure. Opposite of rigid.

Nonsane

Unsound; not perfect; as, a person of nonsane memory.

nonsectarian

not restricted to one sect or school or party; as, religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere; public funding is restricted to nonsectarian colleges. Opposite of sectarian.

Nonsense

That which is not sense, or has no sense; words, or language, which have no meaning, or which convey no intelligible ideas; absurdity.

Nonsensical

Without sense; unmeaning; absurd; foolish; irrational; preposterous.

Nonsensitive

Not sensitive; wanting sense or perception; not easily affected.

Nonsexual

Having no distinction of sex; sexless; neuter.

Nonslaveholding

Not possessing or holding slaves; as, a nonslaveholding State.

Nonsonant

Not sonant. A nonsonant or nonvocal consonant.

nonstop

A flight made without intermediate landings between source and destination; as, how many nonstops are there to Dallas?.

Nonstriated

Without striations; unstriped; as, nonstriated muscle fibers.

nonsubjective

undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena; objective. Opposite of subjective.

nontaxable

Not subject to taxation; -- of goods imported into a country or sold at retail outlets; as, most laws imposing sales taxes make food nontaxable. Opposite of taxable.

nontechnical

not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences; as, nontechnical aspects of the job; nontechnical training. Opposite of technical.

Nontenure

A plea of a defendant that he did not hold the land, as affirmed.

Nonterm

A vacation between two terms of a court.

nonterritorial

not displaying territoriality; -- of animals; as, a nonterritorial species. Opposite of territorial.

Nontronite

A greenish yellow or green mineral, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron.

Nonuniformist

One who believes that past changes in the structure of the earth have proceeded from cataclysms or causes more violent than are now operating; -- called also nonuniformitarian.

Nonunion

Not belonging to, or affiliated with, a trades union; as, a nonunion carpenter.

Nonunionist

One who does not belong, or refuses to belong, to a trades union.

nonviolence

The theory, doctrine, or practice of peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate.

nonviolent

peacefully resistant in response to injustice; not using violence; -- used of protests and demonstrations; as, nonviolent resistance. Opposite of violent.

Nonvocal

Not vocal; destitute of tone. A nonvocal consonant.

nonvocalic

not vocalic; not having vowel character; -- used of liquids and nasals. Opposite of vocalic.

nonvolatile

not readily evaporated. Opposite of volatile.

nonwashable

not washable; damaged by washing; -- used mostly of clothing, especially clothing that must be cleaned by a dry-cleaning process. Opposite of washable.

nonwoody

not woody; not consisting of or resembling wood; as, nonwoody plants. Opposite of woody.

nonworker

A person who does not work as s/he should.

Nonyl

The hydrocarbon radical, C9H19-, derived from nonane and forming many compounds. Used also adjectively; as, nonyl alcohol.

Nonylene

Any one of a series of metameric, unsaturated hydrocarbons C9H18 of the ethylene series.

Nonylenic

Of, pertaining to, related to, or designating, nonylene or its compounds; as, nonylenic acid.

Nonylic

Of, pertaining to, or designating, nonyl or its compounds; as, nonylic acid.

Noodle

A thin strip of dough, made with eggs, rolled up, cut into small pieces, and used in soup.

Nook

A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat.

Noology

The science of intellectual phenomena.

Noon

To take rest and refreshment at noon.

Noon-flower

The goat's beard, whose flowers close at midday.

Noonday

Of or pertaining to midday; meridional; as, the noonday heat; only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun.

Nooning

A rest at noon; a repast at noon.

Noose

To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.

Nopal

A cactaceous plant (Nopalea cochinellifera), originally Mexican, on which the cochineal insect feeds, and from which it is collected. The name is sometimes given to other species of Cactaceae.

Nopalry

A plantation of the nopal for raising the cochineal insect.

Nor

A negative connective or particle, introducing the second member or clause of a negative proposition, following neither, or not, in the first member or clause (as or in affirmative propositions follows either). Nor is also used sometimes in the first member for neither, and sometimes the neither is omitted and implied by the use of nor.

nor'-west

Northwest; the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees.

nor'easter noreaster

a storm blowing from the northeast; -- a term used especially in the northeastern region of the United States.

Nordic

of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scandinavia; as, Nordic languages have a gender system.

norepinephrine

A hormone (C8H11NO3) secreted by the adrenal medulla; it also serves as a neurotransmitter, released at synapses; called also noradrenaline. Chemically it is 2-amino-1-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethanol. It is a precursor of epinephrine in the body.

nori

A type of dried seaweed, pressed into sheets and used as a seasoning or as a wrapper for sushi.

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