Nernst
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~ German physicist and chemist who formulated the third law of thermodynamics (1864-1941)
Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus
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~ Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
nero
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~ Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
Nero's crown
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~ tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand
Nerodia
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~ North American water snakes
Nerthus
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~ the Teutonic goddess of fertility; later identified with Norse Njord
neruda
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~ Chilean poet (1904-1973)
Nerva
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~ Emperor of Rome who introduced a degree of freedom after the repressive reign of Domitian; adopted Trajan as his successor (30-98)
nerve cell
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~ a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
nerve agent
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~ a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system
nerve
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~ impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
nerve impulse
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~ the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; "they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus"
nerve center
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~ a center that provides information and control; "the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam"
nerve
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~ any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
nerve end
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~ the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse
nerve
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~ the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
nerve fibre
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~ a threadlike extension of a nerve cell
nerve ending
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~ the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse
nerve centre
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~ a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"