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Non`ex*ist"ent (?) , a. Not having existence.

Nonexportation <Xpage=980>

Non*ex`por*ta"tion (?) , n. A failure of exportation; a not exporting of commodities.

Nonextensile <Xpage=980>

Non`ex*ten"sile (?) , a. Not extensile; incapable of being stretched.

Non-feasance <Xpage=980>

Non-fea"sance (?) , n. [Pref. non- + OF. faisance a doing, fr. faire to do.] (Law) An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done. Cf. Malfeasance .

Nonfulfillment <Xpage=980>

Non`ful*fill"ment , n. Neglect or failure to fulfill.

Nonillion <Xpage=980>

No*nil"lion (?) , n. [L. nonus ninth + -illion , as in E. million .] According to the French and American notation, a thousand octillions, or a unit with thirty ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, a million octillions, or a unit with fifty-four ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration .

Nonimportation <Xpage=980>

Non*im`por*ta"tion (?) , n. Want or failure of importation; a not importing of commodities.

Nonimporting <Xpage=980>

Non`im*port"ing (?) , a. Not importing; not bringing from foreign countries.

Noninflectional <Xpage=980>

Non`in*flec"tion*al (?) , a. Not admitting of, or characterized by, inflection.

Noninhabitant <Xpage=980>

Non`in*hab"it*ant (?) , n. One who is not an inhabitant; a stranger; a foreigner; a nonresident.

Nonintervention <Xpage=980>

Non*in`ter*ven"tion (?) , n. The state or habit of not intervening or interfering; as, the nonintervention of one state in the affairs of another .

Nonius <Xpage=980>

No"ni*us (?) , n. [Latinized form of Nunez , the name of a Portuguese mathematician.] A vernier.

Nonjoinder <Xpage=980>

Non*join"der (?) , n. (Law) The omission of some person who ought to have been made a plaintiff or defendant in a suit, or of some cause of action which ought to be joined.

Nonjurant <Xpage=980>

Non*ju"rant (?) , a. Nonjuring.

Nonjuring <Xpage=980>

Non*ju"ring (?) , a. [F. jurer to swear, or L. jurare , jurari , to swear, fr. L. jus , juris , right, law, justice. See Jury .] Not swearing allegiance; -- applied to the party in Great Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary, or their successors.

Nonjuror <Xpage=980>

Non*ju"ror (?) , n. (Eng. Hist.) One of those adherents of James II. who refused to take the oath of allegiance to William and Mary, or to their successors, after the revolution of 1688; a Jacobite.

Nonjurorism <Xpage=980>

Non*ju"ror*ism (?) , n. (Eng. Hist.) The doctrines, or action, of the Nonjurors.

Nonlimitation <Xpage=980>

Non*lim`i*ta"tion (?) , n. Want of limitation; failure to limit.

Non liquet <Xpage=980>

Non` li"quet (?) . [L.] It is not clear; -- a verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be deferred to another day of trial.

Nonmalignant <Xpage=980>

Non`ma*lig"nant (?) , a. Not malignant, as a disease.

Nonmanufacturing <Xpage=980>

Non*man`u*fac"tur*ing (?) , a. Not carrying on manufactures.

Nonmedullated <Xpage=980>

Non*med"ul*la`ted (?) , a. Not medullated; (Anat.) without a medulla or marrow, or without a medullary sheath; as, a nonmedullated nerve fiber .

Nonmember <Xpage=980>

Non*mem"ber , n. One who is not a member.

Nonmembership <Xpage=980>

Non*mem"ber*ship , n. State of not being a member.

Nonmetal <Xpage=980>

Non"met`al (?) , n. (Chem.) Any one of the set of elements which, as contrasted with the metals, possess, produce, or receive, acid rather than basic properties; a metalloid; as, oxygen, sulphur, and chlorine are nonmetals .

Nonmetallic <Xpage=980>

Non`me*tal"lic (?) , a. 1. Not metallic.

2. (Chem.) Resembling, or possessing the properties of, a nonmetal or metalloid; as, sulphur is a nonmetallic element .

Nonnatural <Xpage=980>

Non*nat"u*ral , a. Not natural; unnatural.

Nonne <Xpage=980>

Nonne (?) , n. A nun. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Nonnecessity <Xpage=980>

Non`ne*ces"si*ty (?) , n. Absence of necessity; the quality or state of being unnecessary.

Nonnitrognous <Xpage=980>

Non`ni*trog"nous (?) , a. Devoid of nitrogen; as, a nonnitrogenous principle; a nonnitrogenous food . See the Note under Food , n. , 1.

Nonnucleated <Xpage=980>

Non*nu"cle*a`ted (?) , a. Without a nucleus. <-- = anucleate -->

Nonny <Xpage=980>

Non"ny (?) , n. A silly fellow; a ninny.

Nonobedience <Xpage=980>

Non`o*be"di*ence (?) , n. Neglect of obedience; failure to obey.

Nonobservance <Xpage=980>

Non`ob*serv"ance (?) , n. Neglect or failure to observe or fulfill.

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Non obstante <Xpage=981>

Non` ob*stan"te (?) . [L.] 1. Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what has been stated, or is to be stated or admitted.

2. (Law) A clause in old English statutes and letters patent, importing a license from the crown to do a thing notwithstanding any statute to the contrary. This dispensing power was abolished by the Bill of Rights.

In this very reign [Henry III.] the practice of dispensing with statutes by a non obstante was introduced. Hallam.

Non obstante veredicto [LL.] (Law) , a judgment sometimes entered by order of the court, for the plaintiff, notwithstanding a verdict for the defendant.

Stephen.

Nonoic <Xpage=981>

No*no"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, nonane; as, nonoic acid, which is also called pelargonic acid . Cf. Pelargonic .

Nonone <Xpage=981>

Non"one (?) , n. [ Non ane + -one , suffix denoting the third degree of unsaturation.] (Chem.) Any one of several metameric unsaturated hydrocarbons ( C9H14 ) of the valylene series.

Nonoxygenous <Xpage=981>

Non`ox*yg"e*nous (?) , a. (Chem.) Without oxygen; characterized by the absence of oxygen; as, a nonoxygenous alkaloid .

Nonpareil <Xpage=981>

Non`pa*reil" (?) , n. [See Nonpareil , a. ]

1. Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name.

2. [F. nonpareille .] (Print.) A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby ).

&hand; This line is printed in the type called nonpareil .

3. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A beautifully colored finch ( Passerina ciris ), native of the Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish purple. Called also painted finch . (b) Any other similar bird of the same genus.

Nonpareil <Xpage=981>

Non`pa*reil" , a. [F., from non not + pareil equal, fr. LL. pariculus , dim. of L. par equal. See Non , and Pair , Peer .] Having no equal; peerless.

Nonpayment <Xpage=981>

Non*pay"ment , n. Neglect or failure to pay.

Nonperformance <Xpage=981>

Non`per*form"ance , n. Neglect or failure to perform.

Nonphotobiotic <Xpage=981>

Non*pho`to*bi*ot"ic (?) , a. (Biol.) Capable of living without light; as, nonphotobiotic plant cells, or cells which habitually live in darkness .

Nonplane <Xpage=981>

Non`plane" (?) , a. (Math.) Not lying in one plane; -- said of certain curves.

Nonplus <Xpage=981>

Non"plus (?) , n. [L. non not + plus more, further. See Plural .] A state or condition which daffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary.

Both of them are a perfect nonplus and baffle to all human understanding. South.

Nonplus <Xpage=981>

Non"plus` (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Nonplused (?) or Nonplussed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Nonplusing or Nonplussing .] To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment.

He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry's desiring him to tell what it was that he endeavored to prove. Spectator.

Nonpreparation <Xpage=981>

Non*prep`a*ra"tion (?) , n. Neglect or failure to prepare; want of preparation.

Nonpresentation <Xpage=981>

Non*pres`en*ta"tion (?) , n. Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented.

Nonproduction <Xpage=981>

Non`pro*duc"tion , n. A failure to produce or exhibit.

Nonprofessional <Xpage=981>

Non`pro*fes"sion*al (?) , a. Not belonging to a profession; not done by, or proceeding from, professional men; contrary to professional usage.

Nonproficiency <Xpage=981>

Non`pro*fi"cien*cy (?) , n. Want of proficiency; failure to make progress.

Nonproficient <Xpage=981>

Non`pro*fi"cient (?) , n. One who has failed to become proficient.

Non pros. <Xpage=981>

Non" pros.` (<?/) . An abbreviation of Non prosequitur .

Non-pros <Xpage=981>

Non`-pros" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Nonprossed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Non-prossing (?) .] To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow to be dropped (said of a suit); to enter judgment against (a plaintiff who fails to prosecute); as, the plaintiff was non-prossed .

Non prosequitur <Xpage=981>

Non" pro*seq"ui*tur (?) . [L. he does not prosecute.] (Law) A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute. See Nolle prosequi .

Nonrecurrent <Xpage=981>

Non`re*cur"rent (?) , a. Not recurring.

Nonrecurring <Xpage=981>

Non`re*cur"ring (?) , a. Nonrecurrent.

Nonregardance <Xpage=981>

Non`re*gard"ance (?) , n. Want of due regard; disregard; slight. [Obs.]

Shak.

Nonregent <Xpage=981>

Non`re"gent (?) , n. (Eng. Universities) A master of arts whose regency has ceased. See Regent .

Nonrendition <Xpage=981>

Non`ren*di"tion (?) , n. Neglect of rendition; the not rendering what is due.

The nonrendition of a service which is due. S. E. Dwight.

Nonresemblance <Xpage=981>

Non`re*sem"blance (?) , n. Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity.

Nonresidence <Xpage=981>

Non*res"i*dence (?) , n. The state or condition of being nonresident,

Swift.

Nonresident <Xpage=981>

Non*res"i*dent (?) , a. Not residing in a particular place, on one's own estate, or in one's proper place; as, a nonresident clergyman or proprietor of lands .

Nonresident <Xpage=981>

Non*res"i*dent , n. A nonresident person; one who does not reside in the State or jurisdiction.

Nonresistance <Xpage=981>

Non`re*sist"ance (?) , n. The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without opposition.

Nonresistant <Xpage=981>

Non`re*sist"ant (?) , a. Making no resistance.

Nonresistant <Xpage=981>

Non`re*sist"ant , n. One who maintains that no resistance should be made to constituted authority, even when unjustly or oppressively exercised; one who advocates or practices absolute submission; also, one who holds that violence should never be resisted by force.

Nonresisting <Xpage=981>

Non`re*sist"ing , a. Not making resistance.

Nonruminant <Xpage=981>

Non*ru"mi*nant (?) , a. Not ruminating; as, a nonruminant animal .

Nonsane <Xpage=981>

Non`sane" (?) , a. Unsound; not perfect; as, a person of nonsane memory .

Blackstone.

Nonsense <Xpage=981>

Non"sense (?) , n. [Pref. non- + sense : cf. F. nonsens .]

1. That which is not sense, or has no sense; words, or language, which have no meaning, or which convey no intelligible ideas; absurdity.

2. Trifles; things of no importance.

Nonsense verses , lines made by taking any words which occur, but especially certain words which it is desired to recollect, and arranging them without reference to anything but the measure, so that the rhythm of the lines may aid in recalling the remembrance of the words.

Syn. -- Folly; silliness; absurdity; trash; balderdash.

Nonsensical <Xpage=981>

Non*sen"si*cal (?) , a. Without sense; unmeaning; absurb; foolish; irrational; preposterous. -- Non*sen"si*cal*ly , adv. -- Non*sen"si*cal*ness , n.

Nonsensitive <Xpage=981>

Non*sen"si*tive (?) , a. Not sensitive; wanting sense or perception; not easily affected.

Non sequitur <Xpage=981>

Non seq"ui*tur (?) . [L., it does not follow.] (Logic) An inference which does not follow from the premises.

Nonsexual <Xpage=981>

Non*sex"u*al (?) , a. Having no distinction of sex; sexless; neuter.

Nonslaveholding <Xpage=981>

Non*slave"hold`ing (?) , a. Not possessing or holding slaves; as, a nonslaveholding State .

Nonsolution <Xpage=981>

Non`so*lu"tion (?) , n. Failure of solution or explanation.

Nonsolvency <Xpage=981>

Non*sol"ven*cy (?) , n. Inability to pay debts; insolvency.

Nonsolvent <Xpage=981>

Non*sol"vent (?) , a. Not solvent; insolvent.

Nonsolvent <Xpage=981>

Non*sol"vent , n. An insolvent.

Nonsonant <Xpage=981>

Non*so"nant (?) , a. Not sonant. -- n. A nonsonant or nonvocal consonant.

Nonsparing <Xpage=981>

Non*spar"ing (?) , a. Sparing none.

Nonstriated <Xpage=981>

Non*stri"a*ted (?) , a. (Nat. Hist.) Without striations; unstriped; as, nonstriated muscle fibers .

Nonsubmission <Xpage=981>

Non`sub*mis"sion (?) , n. Want of submission; failure or refusal to submit.

Nonsubmissive <Xpage=981>

Non`sub*mis"sive (?) , a. Not submissive.

Nonsuch <Xpage=981>

Non"such (?) , n. See Nonesuch .

Nonsuit <Xpage=981>

Non"suit` (?) , n. (Law) A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a stopping of the suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff, either because he is satisfied that he can not support it, or upon the judge's expressing his opinion. A compulsory nonsuit is a nonsuit ordered by the court on the ground that the plaintiff on his own showing has not made out his case.

Nonsuit <Xpage=981>

Non"suit` , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Nonsuited ; p. pr. & vb. n. Nonsuiting .] (Law) To determine, adjudge, or record (a plaintiff) as having dropped his suit, upon his withdrawal or failure to follow it up. "When two are joined in a writ, and one is nonsuited ."

Z. Swift.

Nonsuit <Xpage=981>

Non"suit` , a. Nonsuited.

D. A. Tyng.

Nonsurety <Xpage=981>

Non*sure"ty (?) , n. Insecurity. [Obs.]

Nontenure <Xpage=981>

Non*ten"ure (?) , n. (Law) A plea of a defendant that he did not hold the land, as affirmed.

Nonterm <Xpage=981>

Non"term` (?) , n. (Law) A vacation between two terms of a court.

Nontoxic <Xpage=981>

Non*tox"ic (?) , a. Not toxic.

Nontronite <Xpage=981>

Non"tro*nite (?) , n. [So called because found in the arrondissement of Notron , France.] (Min.) A greenish yellow or green mineral, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron.

Nonuniformist <Xpage=981>

Non*u"ni*form`ist (?) , n. One who believes that past changes in the structure of the earth have proceeded from cataclysms or causes more violent than are now operating; -- called also nonuniformitarian .

Nonunionist <Xpage=981>

Non*un"ion*ist (?) , n. One who does not belong, or refuses to belong, to a trades union.

Nonusance <Xpage=981>

Non*us"ance (?) , n. Neglect of using; failure to use. [R.]

Sir T. Browne.

Nonuser <Xpage=981>

Non*us"er (?) , 1. A not using; failure to use.

An office may be forfeited by misuser or nonuser . Blackstone.

2. (Law) Neglect or omission to use an easement or franchise or to assert a right.

Kent.

Nonvascular <Xpage=981>

Non*vas"cu*lar (?) , a. (Anat.) Destitute of vessels; extravascular.

Nonvernacular <Xpage=981>

Non`ver*nac"u*lar (?) , a. Not vernacular.

A nonvernacular expression. Sir W. Hamilton.

Nonvocal <Xpage=981>

Non*vo"cal (?) , a. Not vocal; destitute of tone. -- n. A nonvocal consonant.

Nonyl <Xpage=981>

Non"yl (?) , n. [ Non ane + -yl .] (Chem.) The hydrocarbon radical, C9H19 , derived from nonane and forming many compounds. Used also adjectively; as, nonyl alcohol .

Nonylene <Xpage=981>

Non"y*lene (?) , n. [ Non ane + eth ylene .] (Chem.) Any one of a series of metameric, unsaturated hydrocarbons C9H18 of the ethylene series.

Nonylenic <Xpage=981>

Non`y*len"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, related to, or designating, nonylene or its compounds; as, nonylenic acid .

Nonylic <Xpage=981>

No*nyl"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, nonyl or its compounds; as, nonylic acid .

Noodle <Xpage=981>

Noo"dle (?) , n. [Cf. Noddle , Noddy .] A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny. [Low]

The chuckling grin of noodles . Sydney Smith.

Noodle <Xpage=981>

Noo"dle , n. [G. nudel vermicelli.] A thin strip of dough, made with eggs, rolled up, cut into small pieces, and used in soup.

Nook <Xpage=981>

Nook (?) , n. [OE. nok ; cf. Gael. & Ir. niuc .] A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat.

How couldst thou find this dark, sequestered nook ? Milton.

Nook-shotten <Xpage=981>

Nook"-shot`ten (?) , a. Full of nooks, angles, or corners. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

That nook-shotten isle of Albion. Shak.

No\'94logical <Xpage=981>

No`\'94*log"ic*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to no\'94logy.

No\'94logist <Xpage=981>