nozzle
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～ a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
nozzle
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～ informal terms for the nose
NP
— Noun
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～ a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician
np
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～ a radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production of plutonium
npa
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～ a terrorist organization that is the militant wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines; a Maoist organization formed to overthrow the government; uses hit squads called Sparrow Units; opposes United States military presence in the Philippines
npc
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～ an agency that serves as the focal point for all Intelligence Community activities related to nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their missile delivery systems
nra
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～ a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government
nrc
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～ an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants
NREM
— Noun
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～ a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time
nrl
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～ the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines
nrna
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～ ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell
nro
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～ an intelligence agency in the United States Department of Defense that designs and builds and operates space reconnaissance systems to detect trouble spots worldwide and to monitor arms control agreements and environmental issues and to help plan military operations
NRTI
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～ an antiviral drug used against HIV; is incorporated into the DNA of the virus and stops the building process; results in incomplete DNA that cannot create a new virus; often used in combination with other drugs
nsa
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～ the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
nsaid
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～ an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids; "NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox-1 and Cox-2 enzymes"
nsc
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～ a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security; supervises the Central Intelligence Agency
nsf
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～ an independent agency of the federal government responsible for the promotion of progress in science and engineering by supporting programs in research and education
nsu
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～ inflammation of the urethra of unknown cause
nsw
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～ the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare