neartermismAn ethical theory which prioritizes improving the conditions of the present and near future, rather than thinking about the distant future (as in longtermism).
neatsfootA yellow oil rendered and purified from the shinbones and feet (but not the hooves) of cattle, and used as a conditioning, softening and preservative agent for leather.
nebbioloA grape variety cultivated in the Langhe, Piedmont.
nebbishOne who is fearful, indecisive and timid, especially in making decisions and plans, in discussions, debates, arguments, and confrontations, and in taking responsibility.
NebelungA domestic cat of a particular breed with long bodies, wide-set green eyes, and long dense silky blue-gray fur.
nebenionAny ion near another one that is involved in transport through a membrane, and that is influencing its transport properties (especially one that assists, rather than counters, the transport of another ion)
nebenkernA mass or shred of chromatin-staining material outside of the nucleus in the cytoplasm.
nebentanA potent endothelin receptor A antagonist.
nebentypusThe character χ, as applied to a modular form.
nebivololA β1 receptor blocker with nitric oxide-potentiating vasodilatory effect, used to treat hypertension.
nebrianAny nebriin and ground beetle in the genus Nebria.
nebrisThe skin of a fawn, as worn by Dionysus, and as worn in his honor by his male followers and female followers (maenads) and other votaries in Ancient Greece. It has also been shown as a panther or fox skin in different contexts.
NebuchadnezzarA very large wine bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 15 liters, equivalent to 20 standard bottles.
nebulaA cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).
nebulalikeResembling or characteristic of a nebula.
nebuleA decorative wavy or curly pattern; moulding of an undulating or wavy form.
nebuletteAn isoform of the protein nebulin, expressed in cardiac muscle.
nebulinAn actin-binding protein localized to the I-band of the sarcomeres in skeletal muscle.
nebuliteA chorismite in which one of the textural elements occurs in lenticular masses that have indistinct boundaries.
nebuliticRelating to, or containing, the mineral nebulite.
nebuliumA supposed chemical element proposed as a result of spectral analysis of light from a nebula; the emission lines concerned are now known to be due to doubly-ionized oxygen.
necessarianAn adherent of necessarianism; an advocate of the doctrine of necessity.
necessarianismAn extreme form of determinism that holds that all phenomena, including the will, are subject to immutable rules of cause and effect; necessitarianism.
necessityThe quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.
NechaevA transliteration of the Russian surname Неча́ев (Nečájev).
NechakoA river that arises on the Nechako Plateau east of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, and flows north toward Fort Fraser, then east to Prince George where it enters the Fraser River.
NechayevA transliteration of the Russian surname Неча́ев (Nečájev).