Nystan
— Noun
– English
~ an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes
nystatin
— Noun
– English
~ an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes
nyx
— Noun
– English
~ (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night; daughter of Chaos; counterpart of Roman Nox
Nuttall's oak
— Noun
– English
~ similar to the pin oak; grows in damp sites in Mississippi River basin
Nuttall oak
— Noun
– English
~ similar to the pin oak; grows in damp sites in Mississippi River basin
northern oak fern
— Noun
– English
~ yellow-green fern of rocky areas of northern hemisphere
natural object
— Noun
– English
~ an object occurring naturally; not made by man
noblesse oblige
— Noun
– English
~ the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically)
Nothofagus obliqua
— Noun
– English
~ tall deciduous South American tree
nihil obstat
— Noun
– English
~ the phrase used by the official censor of the Roman Catholic Church to say that a publication has been examined and contains nothing offensive to the church
nihil obstat
— Noun
– English
~ authoritative approval
naturally occurring
— Adjective
– English
~ existing by nature and without artificial aid; "one of the 93 naturally occurring chemical elements"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
— Noun
– English
~ an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth's environment; provides weather reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and other natural disasters related to weather
Nymphaea odorata
— Noun
– English
~ a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions
National Liberation Front of Corsica
— Noun
– English
~ a terrorist group formed in 1976 to work for Corsican independence; attacks on Corsica are aimed at sabotaging public infrastructure and symbols of colonialism
Nation of Islam
— Noun
– English
~ a group of militant Black Americans who profess Islamic religious beliefs and advocate independence for Black Americans
National Institute of Justice
— Noun
– English
~ the law enforcement agency that is the research and development branch of the Department of Justice