University Vocabulary
367,698 words and 113,531 expressions at the university level.
a protein found in vertebrates such as humans, mice and chickens
plural of N-cadherin
Having an arbitrary number of dimensions.
plural of N-facility
In the Open Systems Interconnection-Reference Model (OSI-RM), the transfer of data from one layer (N) to the next higher layer (N+1).
Synonym of 1-propanol.
plural of n-simplex
Alternative form of N-terminus.
plural of N-terminal
The end of a polypeptide chain that consists of an amino acid with a free amino group.
Alternative form of natheless.
Alternative form of な-adjective.
plural of na-adjective
plural of naanwich
The religious beliefs of the Naassenes.
A district of Odisha, India.
plural of Nabataean
Alternative form of Nabataean.
plural of Nabathaean
plural of Nabathean
plural of Nabathite.
A vestment worn by some priests in the Russian Orthodox Church: a square or rectangular cloth worn at the right hip, suspended from a strap.
plural of nabedrennik
plural of Nabeshima
A specific extract of Cannabis that is approved for use as a botanical drug.
plural of nabobery
plural of nabobess
In a nabobish manner.
plural of nabobship
Alternative form of nabocklish.
Don't worry about it; never mind.
Reminiscent of the works of Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), characterised by a lush descriptive style and intricate wordplay.
Of or pertaining to Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) or his writings, characterised by a lush descriptive style and intricate wordplay.
An attitude or turn of phrase characteristic of the Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977).
plural of Nabokovism
The first king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, who lived c.658 – 605 B.C.E.
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
A municipality of Davao de Oro, Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines.
plural of Naccarato
Alternative form of Nakhichevan.
A surname from German.
plural of Nachreiner
A kind of ornament consisting of one or two additional notes after a note or trill.
plural of Nachschlag
plural of Nachthorn
plural of Nachtmaal
A municipality in Almería, Andalusia, Spain.
A member of the Nacionalista Party (Filipino: Partido Nacionalista), the oldest political party in the Philippines, founded in 1907.
plural of Nacionalista
Any virus that lacks an enveloping covering
A city, the county seat of Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States.
A bridged diazabicyclooctane β-lactamase inhibitor [(1R,2S,5R)-2-[(2-aminoethoxy)carbamoyl]-7-oxo-1,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-6-yl]oxidanesulfonic acid.
An Indian wind instrument with a large flaring bell.
plural of nadaswaram
Alternative form of nadaswaram.
plural of nadhaswaram
A topical fluoroquinolone antibiotic for the treatment of acne vulgaris and bacterial skin infections.
A surname.
A relatively low-molecular weight fraction of heparin that is used as an antithrombotic agent in the treatment of deep vein thrombosis
plural of naegleria
An infection of the brain by the free-living protist Naegleria fowleri.
A Korean dish of long, thin hand-made noodles made from flour and starch from various ingredients.
The generation and development of naevi
An anticoagulant.
A thrombolytic drug.
Misspelling of naphazoline.
An antidepressant drug.
A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.
An anticonvulsant drug of the imidazole class.
A nonsteroidal antiestrogenic drug that has been investigated to treat advanced breast cancer.
A drug used in the management of peripheral and cerebral vascular disorders.
An antihypertensive drug.
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
A person from Nagaland.
plural of Nagalander
Name of a rāga in Carnatic music. It is the 30th melakarta rāga in the 72 melakarta rāga system of Carnatic music.
Archaic form of Nagapattinam.
A town in Tamil Nadu, India, which contains the administrative headquarters of the Nagapattinam district.
plural of Nagarajan
A district of Telangana, India.
An orthorhombic-dipyramidal greenish black mineral containing barium, boron, chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, titanium, and vanadium.
Alternative form of nadaswaram.
plural of nagaswaram
A phosphatian allanite mineral.
plural of nagavator
A barangay of Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
plural of Nagengast
The quality of being nagging.
Any of a group of diterpenoid lactones that have antifungal activity
plural of nagilactone
The Japanese martial art of wielding the naginata.
plural of nagoonberry
Synonym of arctic raspberry.
A barangay of San Juan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
A barangay of Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
A municipality of Quirino, Philippines.
plural of nagualist
A barangay of San Carlos, Pangasinan, Philippines.
plural of nagyagite
A city in Hungary.
Alternative form of nah ah mean?
A Germanic tribe mentioned by the Roman scholar Tacitus.
A surname from Armenian.
plural of Nahapetian
A surname from Armenian.
plural of Nahapetyan
plural of nahcolite
A Pohnpeian chief.
plural of nahnmwarki
The Nahua people.
plural of Nahuatlan
A person who is proficient in the Nahuatl language
plural of Nahuatlato
A word or phrase borrowed from the Nahuatl language.
Synonym of Nahuatlism.
plural of nahuatlismo
plural of Nahuatlism
A student of Nahuatl.
plural of Nahuatlist
A town in Sonsonate department, El Salvador.
Of or relating to the Naiadaceae.
Alternative spelling of nail biter.
plural of nail-biter
Alternative form of nail clippers.
Alternative form of nail clippers.
Alternative form of nail cutter.
plural of nail-cutter
plural of nail-file
Having a head like that of a nail.
The manufacture of nails.
Wearing nail polish.
Alternative form of nail trimmer.
plural of nail trimmer
The quality of being nailable.
plural of nailbiter
Alternative form of nail-biting.
Alternative form of nail bomber.
plural of nailbomber
A chalk stream that only flows intermittently.
plural of nailbourne
simple past and past participle of nailbrush
plural of nailbrush
present participle and gerund of nailbrush
Alternative form of nail clippers.
Alternative form of nail clippers.
Alternative form of nail clipping.
plural of nailclipping
Alternative form of nail cutter.
plural of nailcutter
plural of naileress
Alternative form of nail-making.
Alternative form of nail polish.
Alternative form of nail-polished.
plural of nailpolish
plural of nailprint
plural of nailsmith
A town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST8499).
Of or relating to V. S. Naipaul (1932–2018), Trinidadian British writer.
A historical county in northeastern Scotland, which was absorbed into Highland Region in 1975.
plural of Nairobian
Relating to nairoviruses.
Any of the genus Nairovirus (now Orthonairovirus) of tick-borne bunyaviruses with circular, negative-sense single-stranded RNA.
plural of nairovirus
A rural municipality in Suoyarvsky District, Karelia, Russia.
Of or relating to the Najadaceae.
Alternative form of Najibullah
plural of Najeebullah
A male given name from Arabic, an Islamic name.
plural of Najibullah
plural of nakabandi
simple past and past participle of nakadashi
present participle and gerund of nakadashi
plural of nakadashi
A district in central Uganda.
An orthorhombic mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, manganese, nickel, oxygen, and sulfur.
Lacking tools or weapons.
present participle and gerund of nakedise
present participle and gerund of nakedize
plural of nakedness
Alternative form of Nakhichevan.
Alternative form of Nakhichevan.
Alternative form of Nakhichevan.
An autonomous republic and exclave of Azerbaijan.
Alternative form of Nakhichevan.
Alternative form of Nakhichevan.
An orthorhombic mineral found in Mount Nakkaalaaq, Greenland.
A First Nations people who traditionally inhabited the Cape Scott area of British Columbia.
plural of nakshatra
A surname from Armenian.
plural of Nalbandian
A surname from Armenian.
plural of Nalbandyan
A fabric creation technique predating knitting and crochet, involving passing the full length of the working thread through each loop, and with separate lengths pieced together during the process.
A synthetic opioid antagonist which is very similar to morphine in chemical structure and is given by injection (usually in the form of its hydrochloride) as an analgesic; (−)-(5R,6S,14S)-9a-cyclobutylmethyl-4,5-epoxymorphinan-3,6,14-triol, C₂₁H₂₇NO₄.
A mineral with a chemical formula of Pd₂Sb.
Alternative form of nalbinding.
plural of nalesniki
A powerful demon with the head of a boar.
plural of nalfeshnee
Any salt or ester of nalidixic acid.
plural of nalidixate
plural of nalisniki
plural of nalistnik
A town in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India, once a busy trading centre and important seat of Buddhism.
The drug nalmefene.
A drug used to reverse opioid overdose.
The compound (5α)-17-allyl-3,14-dihydroxy-4,5-epoxymorphinan-6-one hydrazone that is an opioid receptor antagonist
A derivative of naloxazone that is an opioid receptor antagonist
A synthetic drug, similar to morphine, which blocks opiate receptors in the nervous system and is used chiefly in the treatment of heroin addiction.
A highly potent and selective delta opioid receptor antagonist used in biomedical research.
Alternative spelling of nameability.
Alternative spelling of nameableness.
plural of namamahay
A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing manganese, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
An arid region of Namibia and Northern Cape province, South Africa, divided by the lower course of the Orange River into two portions: Little Namaqualand to the south and Great Namaqualand to the north.
A town in Kamuli District, Eastern Region, Uganda.
present participle and gerund of namaste
A chief governor.
Alternative form of Nambikwara.
A native people of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Alternative form of Nambikwara.
plural of Nambissan
plural of Nambooree
A Malayali Brahmin of the Nambūdiri subcaste, traditionally the most elite in the Indian state of Kerala, and known for extreme orthodoxy.
plural of Namboothiri
plural of Nambudiri
simple past and past participle of namby-pamby
comparative form of namby-pamby: more namby-pamby
plural of namby-pamby
Insipid and sentimental.
One who engages in name-calling.
plural of name-caller
The use of derogatory labels in verbal attacks on a person or other entity.
plural of name-calling
Alternative form of name change.
Alternative form of namecheck.
simple past and past participle of name-check
Synonym of name-dropping.
third-person singular simple present indicative of name-check
simple past and past participle of name-drop
Alternative spelling of namedropper.
plural of name-dropper
The practice of casually mentioning famous or important people or the titles of their works, subtly implying familiarity or association, in order to impress others.
third-person singular simple present indicative of name-drop
plural of name-sake
The quality of being nameable.
The quality of being nameable.
plural of nameboard
Alternative form of name-calling.
plural of namecalling
Someone who or something which changes their or someone else's name.
plural of namechanger
simple past and past participle of namecheck
present participle and gerund of namecheck
plural of namecheck
simple past and past participle of namedrop
A person who name-drops
plural of namedropper
present participle and gerund of namedrop
plural of namedropping
simple past and past participle of namefag
present participle and gerund of namefag
A person with whom one shares a surname or given name, or both.
plural of namefellow
A Meitei surname from Manipuri
Without using, or revealing a name; anonymously.
The state or quality of being nameless.
plural of namepiece
Bearing a nameplate.
plural of nameplate
The process of affixing a nameplate or (figurative) assigning a name or brand.
present participle and gerund of namesake
plural of namescape
plural of namesclop
simple past and past participle of namesearch
third-person singular simple present indicative of namesearch
present participle of namesearch
Alternative spelling of name server.
plural of nameserver
The way names are assigned.
simple past and past participle of namespace
plural of namespace
present participle and gerund of namespace
Tagged with a nametag.
plural of namevoter
Voting for an entry in a demoscene competition because of its author or demogroup rather than its actual merits.
Worthy of being named or having a name; nameable; worthy of mention.
Quality of being Namibian.
simple past and past participle of namierise
third-person singular simple present indicative of namierise
present participle and gerund of namierise
An approach to historiography that involves a highly detailed examination of sociological conditions and individuals' motives.
simple past and past participle of Namierize
third-person singular simple present indicative of Namierize
present participle and gerund of Namierize
A retinoic acid drug.
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
Alternative form of Nambudiri.
plural of Nampoothiri
Alternative form of Nambudiri.
plural of Nampootiri
Alternative form of Nanchang.
Alternative form of Nanchuan.
Alternative form of Nanchong.
plural of nanaerobe
Relating to nanaerobes
A follower of a Sikh sect based around the teachings of Guru Nanak (1469-1539).
plural of Nanakpanthi
A tropical solar calendar used in Sikhism, having for its reference epoch the birth of Guru Nanak.
Any loriciferan of the family Nanaloricidae
plural of nanaloricid
Any of a group of pyranonaphthoquinone antibiotics and antifungal agents isolated from an actinomycete
plural of nanaomycin
A barangay of Umingan, Pangasinan, Philippines.
A village in Crowan parish and Sithney parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW6332).
A broad spectrum polyether antibiotic used to treat Zika virus
Alternative form of none-so-pretty.
plural of Nandamuri
A noraporphine with chemical formula C₁₈H₁₇O₄N, found in Hernandia ovigera.
A writing system used to write in Sanskrit.
plural of nandiniid
A semisynthetic anabolic steroid C₁₈H₂₆O₂ derived from testosterone that is used in the form of its ester derivatives medically especially to treat anemia associated with kidney disease and illicitly (as by athletes and bodybuilders) to increase muscle mass.
plural of nandrolone
A barangay of Tuba, Benguet, Philippines.
A barangay of Rosario, La Union, Philippines.
plural of Nangeroni
Alternative spelling of nanization
The artificial dwarfing of trees, as in bonsai.
plural of Nanjinger
Of or related to Nanjing, China.
plural of nankhatai
Alternative form of Nanjingese.
A trigonal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, fluorine, magnesium, and oxygen.
Synonym of Nanna (god of the moon)
plural of nannandrium
A small male filament in certain green algae.
Having nannandria.
Any crustacean in the family Nannastacidae.
plural of nannastacid
Alternative spelling of nanofossil.
plural of nannofossil
Alternative form of nanoplankton.
Any stomatopod in the family Nannosquillidae.
Alternative spelling of nanny goat.
plural of nanny-goat
plural of nannyberry
The sheepberry (plant or fruit).
plural of nannygoat
Alternative form of nanocircuit.
plural of nano-circuit
Alternative spelling of nanodevice.
plural of nano-device
An SI unit of electrical capacitance equal to 10⁻⁹ farads. Symbol: nF
plural of nano-farad
Alternative spelling of nanofluid.
plural of nano-fluid
An SI unit of energy, work and heat equal to 10⁻⁹ joules. Symbol: nJ
Synonym of nanoparticle.
plural of nano-pore
Synonym of nanorobot.
A dense cluster of nanotubes having a form resembling a sea urchin, especially one made from vanadium oxides.
plural of nano-urchin
plural of nano-volt
plural of nano-watt
A nanoscale actuator
plural of nanoactuator
Any nanoaerobic organism
plural of nanoaerobe
Living in environments having nanomolar concentrations of oxygen
plural of nanoagent
An aggregate or cluster of nanoparticles
simple past and past participle of nanoalloy
present participle and gerund of nanoalloy
plural of nanoalloy
An SI unit of electrical current equal to 10⁻⁹ amperes. Symbol: nA
plural of nanoampere
plural of nanoanalysis
The analysis of a surface or material at the nanometer level
The analytics of nanoanalysis
One billionth (10⁻⁹) of an angstrom.
plural of nanoangstrom.
A nanoscale antenna-like structure for sending and transmitting electromagnetic waves.
plural of nanoantenna
plural of nanoantenna
A nanobody
A very small apartment, smaller than a microapartment.
A nanoscale aperture
plural of nanoaperture
Describing microbes of the phylum Nanoarchaeota
Alternative form of nanoarchaeote.
plural of nanoarchaeon
Any microorganism of the phylum Nanoarchaeota
plural of nanoarray
nanoscale asperity or roughness
plural of nanoassay
A nanoscale assembly
plural of nanobacterium
Of or pertaining to nanobacteria
Any supposed microorganism much smaller than a bacterium.
A nanoscale mechanical resonator used to measure the mass of particles and molecules down to zeptogram scale.
plural of nanobalance
A nanoscale balloon
plural of nanoballoon
A nanoparticle in the form of a barbell.
plural of nanobarbell
A nanoscale barcode (typically composed of nanoparticles)
plural of nanobarcode
A nanoscale barrier (especially in a biological cell)
plural of nanobarrier
plural of nanobattery
Any electrical battery fabricated on a nanoscale.
A nanoscale bilayer film
plural of nanobilayer
Any nanoscale biodevice
One who studies nanobiology.
A branch of biology dealing with nanoscale biological interactions.
plural of nanobiome
nanoscale bionics (study of nanoscale electronic interactions in biological systems)
A nanoscale biosensor
Abbreviation of nanobiotechnology.
A nanoscale bipyramid, especially such a nanocrystal of gold
plural of nanoblade
plural of nanoblend
A nanoscale blinker (optical oscillator)
plural of nanoblinker
plural of nanoblock
plural of nanobloom
plural of nanobody
A nanoscale branch, typically of a crystal
Having nanobranches
plural of nanobranch
plural of nanobreak
simple past and past participle of nanobrew
The person or company that operates a nanobrewery.
plural of nanobrewery
plural of nanobrewer
A very small brewery, smaller than a microbrewery and often run by only one person.
present participle and gerund of nanobrew
plural of nanobrick
A nanoscale bridge
plural of nanobridge
A nanoscale bristle, especially one of many that make up a nanostructure
plural of nanobristle
A nanosized bubble
plural of nanobubble
A nanoscale bullet, typically used to administer medicine.
plural of nanobullet
plural of nanobunch
The formation of nanobunches
plural of nanocable
A nanoscale camera.
plural of nanocamera
plural of nanocanal
A unit of luminous intensity equal to 10⁻⁹ of a candela
plural of nanocandela
A nanoscale capacitor
A nanosize capillary
A nanoscale capsid, especially one engineered as a drug-delivery system
plural of nanocapsid
A colloid whose particles have dimensions measured in nanometres, especially such an emulsion of water and oil or biological lipids
plural of nanocapsule
A carbon-based material whose constituents are of nanoscale dimensions, or which is produced by nanotechnology.
plural of nanocarbon
A carpet of carbon nanotubes used to enhance the flow of heat at a critical point where computer chips connect to heat sinks.
plural of nanocarpet
A nanoscale carrier (of drugs or biomolecules)
plural of nanocarrier
catalysis using products of nanotechnology
A catalyst composed of nanoparticles
plural of nanocatalyst
A nanoscale catheter
plural of nanocatheter
plural of nanocavity
A nanosized cavity, especially one that is part of a nanoarray.
Cellulose, in the form of nanosized fibrils, that produces a gel on contact with water.
plural of nanocentury
A unit of time equal to one billionth of a century or approximately 3.156 seconds.
Alternative form of nanocephaly.
Having an abnormally small head.
nanocephalic
The condition of being nanocephalic.
The condition of having an abnormally small head.
Any ceramic material, especially one having a very small grain size, produced by nanotechnology
plural of nanoceramic
plural of nanochain
A nanoscale channel
plural of nanochannel
Relating to nanochemistry
plural of nanochemical
A chemist who specializes in nanochemistry
The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale
plural of nanochemist
nanoparticulate chitosan
A nanosized ciliate
plural of nanociliate
An electrical circuit at nanoscale.
nanoscale circuitry
plural of nanocircuit
A cluster of nanoparticles
Grouped into a nanocluster