amyl nitrate
— Noun
– English
～ a vasodilator that is sometimes used to treat angina pectoris
ammonium nitrate
— Noun
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～ used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant
A. Noam Chomsky
— Noun
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～ United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928)
Alfred Bernhard Nobel
— Noun
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～ Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896)
Alfred Nobel
— Noun
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～ Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896)
Anthemis nobilis
— Noun
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～ Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis
atrioventricular node
— Noun
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～ a node of specialized heart muscle located in the septal wall of the right atrium; receives impulses from the sinoatrial node and transmits them to atrioventricular bundle
ascending node
— Noun
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～ the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north
axillary node
— Noun
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～ any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in the neck and chest and arm regions
Ascophyllum nodosum
— Noun
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～ similar to and found with black rockweed
age norm
— Noun
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～ the average age at which particular performances are expected to appear
anglo-norman
— Noun
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～ the French (Norman) language used in medieval England
Andre Le Notre
— Noun
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～ French landscape gardener who designed many formal gardens including the parks of Versailles (1613-1700)
aleph-nought
— Noun
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～ the smallest infinite integer
art nouveau
— Noun
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～ a French school of art and architecture popular in the 1890s; characterized by stylized natural forms and sinuous outlines of such objects as leaves and vines and flowers
Aster novae-angliae
— Noun
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～ common perennial of eastern North America having showy purplish flowers; a parent of the Michaelmas daisy
Aster novi-belgii
— Noun
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～ North American perennial herb having small autumn-blooming purple or pink or white flowers; widely naturalized in Europe
Alfred Noyes
— Noun
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～ English poet (1880-1958)
amygdaloid nucleus
— Noun
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～ an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior