neap tide
— Noun
– English
~ a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
nine times
— Adverb
– English
~ by a factor of nine; "my investment has increased ninefold"
Nikolaas Tinbergen
— Noun
– English
~ Dutch zoologist who showed that much animal behavior is innate and stereotyped (1907-1988)
nervous tissue
— Noun
– English
~ tissue composed of neurons
nerve tissue
— Noun
– English
~ tissue composed of neurons
next-to-last
— Adjective
– English
~ second last; "the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter"; "the figures in the next-to-last column"
next-to-last
— Adjective
– English
~ used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college; "the junior class"; "a third-year student"
not to mention
— Adverb
– English
~ much less; "she can't boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal"
net ton
— Noun
– English
~ a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
network topology
— Noun
– English
~ the configuration of a communication network
new town
— Noun
– English
~ a planned urban community created in a rural or undeveloped area and designed to be self-sufficient with its own housing and education and commerce and recreation
nerve tract
— Noun
– English
~ a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
North American Free Trade Agreement
— Noun
– English
~ an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico; became effective in 1994 for ten years
non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
— Noun
– English
~ an antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA; often used in combination with other drugs
nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
— Noun
– English
~ 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
nuclear transplantation
— Noun
– English
~ moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
— Noun
– English
~ an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
North Atlantic Treaty
— Noun
– English
~ the treaty signed in 1949 by 12 countries that established NATO
nettle tree
— Noun
– English
~ any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits