Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913, 100,000 entries)Use the search box below if you want to search in Websters only, use the box at the right to search all of Enyclo. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | Webster > Letter N > Page 3 of 43. « Previous ¦1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ¦ Next » Naphthol Naph"thol noun [ Naphth alene + -ol .] (Chemistry) Any one of a series of hydroxyl derivatives of naphthalene, analogous to phenol. In general they are crystalline substances with a phenol (carbolic) odor. Naphthol blue , Naphthol orange , Naphthol yellow (Chemistry) , Naphthoquinone Naph`tho·qui"none noun [ Naphth alene + quinone .] (Chemistry) A yellow crystalline substance, C 10 H 6 O 2 , analogous to quinone, obtained by oxidizing naphthalene with chromic acid.
Naphthyl Naph"thyl noun [ Naphth alene + -yl .] (Chemistry) A hydrocarbon radical regarded as the essential residue of naphthalene.
Naphthylamine Naph`thyl·am"ine noun (Chemistry) One of two basic amido derivatives of naphthalene, C 10 H 7 .NH 2 , forming crystalline solids.
Napier's bones, Napier's rods Na"pi·er's bones`, Na"pi·er's rods` A set of rods, made of bone or other material, each divided into nine spaces, and containing the numbers of a column of the multiplication table; -- a contrivance of Baron Napier, the inventor of logarithms, for facilitating the operations of multiplication and division.
Napierian, Naperian Na·pie"ri·an, Na·pe"ri·an }, adjective Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Napier , or Naper . Naperian logarithms . Napiform Na"pi·form adjective [ Latin napus turnip + -form : confer French napiforme . Confer Navew .] (Botany) Turnip-shaped; large and round in the upper part, and very slender below.
Napkin Nap"kin noun [ Dim. of Old French nape a tablecloth, cloth, French nappe , Latin mappa . See Napery .] Naples yellow Na"ples yel"low See under Yellow .
Napless Nap"less adjective Without nap; threadbare. Shak.
Napoleon Na·po"le·on noun [ From the Emperor Napoleon 1.] A French gold coin of twenty francs, or about $3.86.
Napoleon Na·po"le·on noun Napoleonic Na·po`le·on"ic adjective Of or pertaining to Napoleon I., or his family; resembling, or having the qualities of, Napoleon I. Lowell.
Napoleonist Na·po"le·on·ist noun A supporter of the dynasty of the Napoleons.
Nappe Nappe noun [ French nappe cloth, sheet. See Napery .] (Geom.) Sheet; surface; all that portion of a surface that is continuous in such a way that it is possible to pass from any one point of the portion to any other point of the portion without leaving the surface. Thus, some hyperboloids have one nappe , and some have two.
Nappiness Nap"pi·ness noun [ From 2d Nappy .] The quality of having a nap; abundance of nap, as on cloth.
Napping Nap"ping noun Nappy Nap"py adjective [ From 1st Nap .] Nappy Nap"py adjective [ From 3d Nap .] Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy. Holland.
Nappy Nap"py noun ; plural Napu Na·pu" noun [ Native name.] (Zoology) A very small chevrotain ( Tragulus Javanicus ), native of Java. It is about the size of a hare, and is noted for its agility in leaping. Called also Java musk deer , pygmy musk deer , and deerlet .
Napus Na"pus noun [ Latin ] (Botany) A kind of turnip. See Navew .
Narceine Nar"ce·ine noun [ Latin narce numbness, torpor, Greek ...............: confer French narcéïne .] (Chemistry) An alkaloid found in small quantities in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a bitter astringent taste. It is a narcotic. Called also narceia .
Narcissine Nar·cis"sine adjective Of or pertaining to Narcissus.
Narcissus Nar·cis"sus noun ; plural Narcosis Nar·co"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek Narcotic Nar·cot"ic adjective [ French narcotique , Greek .............................., from ..................... to benumb, Narcotic Nar·cot"ic noun (Medicine) A drug which, in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which, in poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions, and, when given in sufficient quantity, causes death. The best examples are opium (with morphine), belladonna (with atropine), and conium. Nercotykes and opye (opium) of Thebes.Chaucer. Narcotical Nar·cot"ic·al adjective Narcotic. -- Narcotine Nar"co·tine noun [ Confer French narcotine . Confer Cotarnine .] (Chemistry) An alkaloid found in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline substance, tasteless and less poisonous than morphine; -- called also narcotia .
Narcotinic Nar`co·tin"ic adjective Pertaining to narcotine.
Narcotism Nar"co·tism noun [ Confer French narcotisme .] Narcosis; the state of being narcotized. G. Eliot.
Narcotize Nar"co·tize transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Narcotized ; present participle & verbal noun Narcotizing .] To imbue with, or subject to the influence of, a narcotic; to put into a state of narcosis.
Nard Nard noun [ Anglo-Saxon , from Latin nardus , Greek ..................; confer Hebrew nêrd , Persian nard , Scr. nalada .] Nardine Nard"ine adjective [ Latin nardinus , Greek .........................] Of or pertaining to nard; having the qualities of nard.
Nardoo Nar·doo" noun (Botany) An Australian name for Marsilea Drummondii , a four-leaved cryptogamous plant, sometimes used for food.
Nare Nare noun [ Latin naris .] A nostril. [ R.] B. Jonson.
Nares Na"res noun plural [ Latin , plural of naris nostril.] (Anat.) The nostrils or nasal openings, -- the anterior nares being the external or proper nostrils, and the posterior nares , the openings of the nasal cavities into the mouth or pharynx.
Nargile, Nargileh Nar"gile, Nar"gi·leh noun [ Persian nārghīl , prop., a cocoanut; probably so called because first made of a cocoanut.] An apparatus for smoking tobacco. It has a long flexible tube, and the smoke is drawn through water.
Narica Nar"i·ca noun (Zoology) The brown coati. See Coati .
Nariform Nar"i·form adjective [ Latin naris nostril + -form . See Nose .] Formed like the nose.
Narine Nar"ine adjective Of or belonging to the nostrils.
Narrable Nar"ra·ble adjective [ Latin narrabilis , from narrare to narrate.] Capable of being narrated or told. [ Obsolete]
Narragansetts Nar`ra·gan"setts noun plural ; sing. Narrate Nar·rate" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Narrated ; present participle & verbal noun Narrating .] [ Latin narratus , past participle of narrare to narrate, probably for gnarigare , from gnarus knowing. See Ignore , Know .] To tell, rehearse, or recite, as a story; to relate the particulars of; to go through with in detail, as an incident or transaction; to give an account of. Syn. -- To relate; recount; detail; describe.
Narration Nar·ra"tion noun [ Latin narratio : confer French narration .] Narrative Nar"ra·tive adjective [ Confer French narratif .] But wise through time, and narrative with age.Pope. Narrative Nar"ra·tive noun That which is narrated; the recital of a story; a continuous account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a story. Cyntio was much taken with my narrative .Tatler. Syn. -- Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; narration; story; tale. See Account . Narratively Nar"ra·tive·ly adverb In the style of narration.
Narrator Nar·ra"tor noun [ Latin ] One who narrates; one who relates a series of events or transactions.
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