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Ne`o*no"mi*an , a. Of or pertaining to the Neonomians, or in accordance with their doctrines.

Neonomianism <Xpage=970>

Ne`o*no"mi*an*ism (?) , n. The doctrines or belief of the neonomians.

Neophyte <Xpage=970>

Ne"o*phyte (?) , n. [L. neophytis , Gr. <?/, prop., newly planted; <?/ new + <?/ grown, <?/ that which has grown, a plant, fr. <?/ to grow: cf. F. n\'82ophyte . See New , and Be .] 1. A new convert or proselyte; -- a name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to such as have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, esp. to converts from heathenism or Judaism.

2. A novice; a tyro; a beginner in anything.

Neoplasia <Xpage=970>

Ne`o*pla"si*a (?) , n. [NL., fr. gr. <?/ new + <?/ to form, mold.] (Physiol. & Med.) Growth or development of new material; neoplasty.

Neoplasm <Xpage=970>

Ne"o*plasm (?) , n. [See Neoplasia .] (Physiol. & Med.) A new formation or tissue, the product of morbid action.

Neoplastic <Xpage=970>

Ne`o*plas"tic (?) , a. (Physiol. & Med.) of or pertaining to neoplasty, or neoplasia.

Neoplasty <Xpage=970>

Ne"o*plas`ty (?) , n. [See Neoplasia .] (Physiol. & Med.) Restoration of a part by granulation, adhesive inflammation, or autoplasty.

Neoplatonic <Xpage=970>

Ne`o*pla"ton"ic (?) , a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Neoplatonism or the Neoplatonists.

Neoplatonician <Xpage=970>

Ne`o*pla`to*ni"cian (?) , n. A neoplatonist.

Neoplatonism <Xpage=970>

Ne`o*pla"to*nism (?) , n. [ Neo- + Platonism .] A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which Plotinus was the chief ( A. D. 205-270), and which sought to reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental theosophy. It tended to mysticism and theurgy, and was the last product of Greek philosophy.

Neoplatonist <Xpage=970>

Ne`o*pla"to*nist (?) , n. One who held to Neoplatonism; a member of the Neoplatonic school.

Neorama <Xpage=970>

Ne`o*ra"ma (? &or; ?) , n. [Gr. <?/ temple + <?/ a view.] A panorama of the interior of a building, seen from within.

Neossine <Xpage=970>

Ne*os"sine (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a bid's nest.] The substance constituting the edible bird's nest.

Neossology <Xpage=970>

Ne`os*sol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a young bird + -logy .] (Zo\'94l.) The study of young birds.

Neoteric, Neoterical <Xpage=970>

Ne`o*ter"ic (?) , Ne`o*ter"ic*al (?) , a. [L. neotericus , gr. <?/, fr. <?/, compar. of <?/ young, new.] Recent in origin; modern; new. "Our neoteric verbs."

Fitzed. Hall.

Some being ancient, others neoterical . Bacon.

Neoteric <Xpage=970>

Ne`o*ter"ic , n. One of modern times; a modern.

Neoterically <Xpage=970>

Neo`ter"ic*al*ly (?) , adv. Recently; newly.

Neoterism <Xpage=970>

Ne*ot"er*ism (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ innovation] An innovation or novelty; a neoteric word or phrase.

Neoterist <Xpage=970>

Ne*ot"er*ist , n. One ho introduces new word<?/ or phrases.

Fitzed Hall.

Neoterize <Xpage=970>

Ne*ot"er*ize (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Neoterized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Neoterized .] [Gr. <?/ to innovate.] To innovate; to coin or introduce new words.

Freely as we of the nineteenth century neoterize . fized. Hall.

Neotropical <Xpage=970>

Ne`o*trop"ic*al (?) , a. [ Neo- + tropical .] (Geog. & Zo\'94l.) Belonging to, or designating, a region of the earth's surface which comprises most of South America, the Antilles, and tropical North America.

Neozoic <Xpage=970>

Ne`o*zo"ic (?) , a. [ Neo- + Gr. <?/ life.] (Geol.) More recent than the Paleozoic, -- that is, including the Mesozoic and Cenozoic.

Nep <Xpage=970>

Nep (?) , n. [Abbrev. fr. Nepeta .] (Bot.) Catnip.

Nepa <Xpage=970>

Ne"pa (?) , n. [L. nepa scorpion.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of aquatic hemipterus insects. The species feed upon other insects and are noted for their voracity; -- called also scorpion bug and water scorpion .

Nepaulese <Xpage=970>

Nep`au*lese" (? &or; ?) , a. Of or pertaining to Nepaul, a kingdom in Northern Hindostan. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Nepaul. <-- now = Nepalese -->

Nepenthe <Xpage=970>

Ne*pen"the (?) , n. [Fr. Gr. <?/ removing all sorrow; hence, an epithet of an Egyptian drug which lulled sorrow for the day; <?/ not + <?/ sorrow, grief.] A drug used by the ancients to give relief from pain and sorrow; -- by some supposed to have been opium or hasheesh. Hence, anything soothing and comforting.

Lulled with the sweet nepenthe of a court. Pope.

Quaff, O quaff this kind nepenthe . Poe.

Nepenthes <Xpage=970>

Ne*pen"thes (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/. See Nepenthe .] 1. Same as Nepenthe .

Milton.

2. (Bot.) A genus of climbing plants found in India, Malaya, etc., which have the leaves prolonged into a kind of stout tendril terminating in a pitcherlike appendage, whence the plants are often called pitcher plants and monkey-cups . There are about thirty species, of which the best known is Nepenthes distillatoria . See Pitcher plant .

Nepeta <Xpage=970>

Nep"e*ta (?) , n. [L.] (Bot.) A genus of labiate plants, including the catnip and ground ivy.

Nephalism <Xpage=970>

Neph"a*lism (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ soberness, fr. <?/ sober, <?/ to drink no wine: cf. F. n\'82phalisme .] Total abstinence from spirituous liquor.

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Nephalist <Xpage=971>

Neph"a*list (?) , n. [Cf. F. n\'82phaliste .] One who advocates or practices nephalism.

Nepheline, Nephelite <Xpage=971>

Neph"e*line (?) , Neph"e*lite (?) , n. [gr. <?/ cloud: cf. F. n\'82ph\'82line . Cf. Nebula .] (Min.) A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy agonal crystals; also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy luster, as the variety el\'91olite. It is a silicate of aluminia, soda, and potash.

Nephelodometer <Xpage=971>

Neph`e*lo*dom"e*ter (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a cloud + <?/ way + -meter .] (Meteorol.) An instrument for reckoning the distances or velocities of clouds.

Nephelometer <Xpage=971>

Neph`e*lom"e*ter (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a cloud + -meter .] An instrument for measuring or registering the amount of cloudiness.

Nephew <Xpage=971>

Neph"ew (?; in England <?/; 277) , n. [OE. neveu , nevou , nevu , fr. F. neveu , OF. also, nevou , L. nepos ; akin to AS. nefa , D. neef , G. neffe , OHG. nevo, Icel. nefi a kinsman, gr. <?/, pl., brood, young, Skr. nep\'bet grandson, descendant. &root;262. Cf. Niece , Nepotism .] 1. A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant. [Obs.]

But if any widow have children or nephews [Rev. Ver. grandchildren ,]. 1 Tim. v. 4.

If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker to their grandfathers than to their fathers. Jer. Taylor.

2. A cousin. [Obs.]

Shak.

3. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law.

Chaucer.

Nephilim <Xpage=971>

Neph"i*lim (?) , n. pl. [Heb. n<?/ph\'c6l\'c6m .] Giants.

Gen. vi. 4. Num. xiii. 33.

Nephoscope <Xpage=971>

Neph"o*scope (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a cloud + -scope .] (Meteorol.) An instrument for observing the clouds and their velocity.

Nephralgia, Nephralgy <Xpage=971>

Ne*phral"gi*a (?) , Ne*phral"gy (?) , n. [NL. nephralgia , fr. Gr. <?/ a kidney + <?/ pain: cf. F. n\'82phralgie .] (Med.) Neuralgia of the kidneys; a disease characterized by pain in the region of the kidneys without any structural lesion of the latter.

Quain.

Nephridial <Xpage=971>

Ne*phrid"i*al (?) , a. (Zo\'94l. & Anat.) of or pertaining to a nephridium.

Nephridium <Xpage=971>

Ne*phrid"i*um (?) , n. ; pl. Nephridia (#) . [NL., fr. gr. <?/ of the kidneys .] (Zo\'94l. & Anat.) A segmental tubule; one of the tubules of the primitive urinogenital organs; a segmental organ. See Illust . under Loeven's larva .

Nephrite <Xpage=971>

Neph"rite (?; 277) , n. [Cf. F. n\'82phrite . See Nephritis .] (Min.) A hard compact mineral, of a dark green color, formerly worn as a remedy for diseases of the kidneys, whence its name; kidney stone; a kind of jade. See Jade . <-- varies in color from white to dark green. It is the more common and less valuable variety of jade, the other being jadeite. [MW10] Large deposits are found in Australia. Called also nephritic stone. -->

Nephritic, Nephritical <Xpage=971>

Ne*phrit"ic (?) , Ne*phrit"ic*al (?) , a. [L. nephriticus , gr. <?/: cf. F. n\'82phr\'82tique . See Nephritis .] 1. Of or pertaining to the kidneys or urinary organs; renal; as, a nephritic disease .

2. (Med.) (a) Affected with a disease of the kidneys; as, a nephritic patient . (b) Relieving disorders of the kidneys; affecting the kidneys; as, a nephritic medicine .

Nephritic stone (Min.) , nephrite; jade. See Nephrite .

Nephritic <Xpage=971>

Ne*phrit"ic , n. (Med.) A medicine adapted to relieve or cure disease of the kidneys.

Nephritis <Xpage=971>

Ne*phri"tis (?) , n. [L., fr. gr. <?/ (sc. <?/), fr. <?/ a kidney.] (Med.) An inflammation of the kidneys.

nephrolithic <Xpage=971>

neph`ro*lith"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ a kidney + -lith + ic .] (Med.) of or pertaining to gravel, or renal calculi.

Dunglison.

Nephrology <Xpage=971>

Ne*phrol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a kidney + -logy .] A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions.

Nephrostome <Xpage=971>

Neph"ro*stome (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a kidney + mouth.] (Zo\'94l. & Anat.) The funnelshaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity.

Nephrotomy <Xpage=971>

Ne*phrot"o*my (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a kidney + <?/ to cut: cf. F. n\'82phrotomie .] (Surg.) Extraction of stone from the kidney by cutting.

Nepotal <Xpage=971>

Nep"o*tal (?) , a. Of or relating to a nephew.

Nepotic <Xpage=971>

Ne*pot"ic (?) , a. [See nepotism .] Of or pertaining to npotism.

The nepotic ambition of the ruling pontiff. Milman.

Nepotism <Xpage=971>

Nep"o*tism (?; 277) , n. [L. nepus , nepotus , nephew: cf. F. n\'82potisme . See Nephew .] Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of one's family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of relationship, rather than of merit or of legal claim.

From nepotism Alexander V. was safe; for he was without kindred or relatives. But there was another perhaps more fatal nepotism , which turned the tide of popularity against him -- the nepotism of his order. Milman.

Nepotist <Xpage=971>

Nep"o*tist (?) , n. One who practices nepotism.

Neptune <Xpage=971>

Nep"tune (?) , n. [L. Neptunus .] 1. (Rom. Myth.) The son of Saturn and Ops, the god of the waters, especially of the sea. He is represented as bearing a trident for a scepter.

2. (Astron.) The remotest known planet of our system, discovered -- as a result of the computations of Leverrier, of Paris -- by Galle, of Berlin, September 23, 1846. Its mean distance from the sun is about 2,775,000,000 miles, and its period of revolution is about 164,78 years. <-- now Pluto is the remotest "planet", but recently (1996) the question has been raised whether Pluto can be called a "planet", so this may still be correct! -->

Neptune powder , an explosive containing nitroglycerin, -- used in blasting. -- Neptune's cup (Zo\'94l.) , a very large, cup-shaped, marine sponge ( Thalassema Neptuni ).

Neptunian <Xpage=971>

Nep*tu"ni*an (?) , a. [L. Neptunius belonging to Neptune: cf. F. neptunien .] 1. Of or pertaining to the ocean or sea.

2. (Geol.) Formed by water or aqueous solution; as, Neptunian rocks .

Neptunian races (Ethnol.) , the Malay and Polynesian races. -- Neptunian theory (Geol.) , the theory of Werner, which referred the formation of all rocks and strata to the agency of water; -- opposed to the Plutonic theory.

Neptunian, Neptunist <Xpage=971>

Nep*tu"ni*an (?) , Nep"tu*nist (?) , n. [Cf. F. neptinien , neptuniste .] (Geol.) One who adopts the neptunian theory.

Neptunicentric <Xpage=971>

Nep*tu`ni*cen"tric (?) , a. [ Neptune + centric .] (Astron.) As seen from Neptune, or having Neptune as a center; as, Neptunicentric longitude or force .

Neptunium <Xpage=971>

Nep*tu"ni*um (?) , n. [NL.] A new metallic element, of doubtful genuineness and uncertain indentification, said to exist in certain minerals, as columbite. <-- a radioactive element, produced in reactors from Pt or U; At. num. = 93, Sym. Np, At. Wt. 237.0482 [MW10] -->

Hermann.

Ner <Xpage=971>

Ner (?) , adv. & a. nearer. [Obs.] See Nerre .

Nere <Xpage=971>

Nere (?) . [Contr. fr. ne were .] Were not. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Nereid <Xpage=971>

Ne"re*id (?) , n. ; pl. E. Nereids (#) , L. Nereides (#) . [L. Nereis , -idis , gr. <?/ <?/, <?/, a daughter of Nereus, a nymph of the sea, fr. <?/ Nereus, an ancient sea god; akin to <?/ wet, Skr. n\'bera water, cf. Gr. <?/ to flow.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish.

2. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of Nereis. The word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other families.

Nereidian <Xpage=971>

Ne`re*id"i*an (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any annelid resembling Nereis, or of the family Lycorid\'91 or allied families.

Nereis <Xpage=971>

Ne"re*is (? &or; ?) , n. ; pl. Nereides (#) . [L.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A Nereid. See Nereid .

2. (Zo\'94l.) A genus, including numerous species, of marine ch\'91topod annelids, having a well-formed head, with two pairs of eyes, antenn\'91, four pairs of tentacles, and a protrusile pharynx, armed with a pair of hooked jaws. <-- Illustr. of Nereis (Nereis Pelagica) -->

Nereites <Xpage=971>

Ne"re*ites (?) , n. pl. (Paleon.) Fossil tracks of annelids.

Nereocystis <Xpage=971>

Ne`re*o*cys"tis (?) , n. [NL. See Nereid , and Cyst .] (Bot.) A genus of gigantic seaweeds.

&hand; Nereocystis Lutkeana , of the North Pacific, has a stem many fathoms long, terminating in a great vesicle, which is crowned with a tuft of long leaves. The stem is used by the Alaskans for fishing lines.

Nerfling <Xpage=971>

Nerf"ling (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The id.

Nerita <Xpage=971>

Ne*ri"ta (?) , n. [L., a sort of sea mussel, gr. <?/, <?/.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of marine gastropods, mostly natives of warm climates.

Nerite <Xpage=971>

Ner"ite (? &or; ?; 277) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any mollusk of the genus Nerita.

Neritina <Xpage=971>

Ner`i*ti"na (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A genus including numerous species of shells resembling Nerita in form. They mostly inhabit brackish water, and are often delicately tinted.

Nero <Xpage=971>

Ne"ro (?) , n. A Roman emperor notorius for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant. -- Ne*ro"ni*an (#) , a.

Neroli <Xpage=971>

Ner"o*li (?) , n. [F. n\'82roli , said to be from the name of an Italian princess.] (Chem.) An essential oil obtained by distillation from the flowers of the orange. It has a strong odor, and is used in perfumery, etc.

Neroli camphor (Chem.) , a white crystalline waxy substance, tasteless and odorless, obtained from beroli oil; -- called also auradin .

Nerre <Xpage=971>

Ner"re (?) , adv. & a. [See Near .] Nearer. [Obs.] [Written also neer , ner .]

Chaucer.

Never the neer , never the nearer; no nearer. [Obs.]

Nervate <Xpage=971>

Nerv"ate (?) , a. (Bot.) Nerved.

Nervation <Xpage=971>

Ner*va"tion (?) , n. The arrangement of nerves and veins, especially those of leaves; neuration.

The outlines of the fronds of ferns, and their nervation , are frail characters if employed alone for the determination of existing genera. J. D. Hooker.

Nerve <Xpage=971>

Nerve (?) , n. [OE. nerfe , F. nerf , L. nervus , akin to Gr. <?/ sinew, nerve; cf. <?/ string, bowstring; perh. akin to E. needle . Cf. Neuralgia .] 1. (Anat.) One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous impulses between nerve centers and various parts of the animal body.

&hand; An ordinary nerve is made up of several bundles of nerve fibers, each bundle inclosed in a special sheath (the perineurium ) and all bound together in a connective tissue sheath and framework (the epineurium ) containing blood vessels and lymphatics.

2. A sinew or a tendon.

Pope.

3. Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control; constitutional vigor.

he led me on to mightiest deeds, Above the nerve of mortal arm. Milton.

4. Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.

5. Audacity; assurance. [Slang]

6. (Bot.) One of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs of a leaf, especially when these extend straight from the base or the midrib of the leaf.

7. (Zo\'94l.) One of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of insects.