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Nephrites
- noun - an amphibole mineral consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade that is less valuable than from jadeite; once believed to cure kidney disorders
Nephritic
- adjective - affected by nephritis
- of or relating to the kidneys
Nephritis
- noun - an inflammation of the kidney
Neurontin
- noun - an anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingles
New Latin
- noun - Latin since the Renaissance; used for scientific nomenclature
Newcastle
- noun - a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression `carry coals to Newcastle' meaning to do something unnecessary)
- Avian viral disease
News Item
- noun - an item in a newspaper
Nilometer
- - An instrument for measuring the rise of water in the Nile during its periodical flood.
Nitrostat
- noun - a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)
- trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris