neuroglia | (noun) sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system | Synonyms: glia |
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neurogliacyte | (noun) a cell of the neuroglia | Synonyms: glial cell, neuroglial cell |
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neuroglial | (adjective) relating to or consisting of neuroglia | - |
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neurohormone | (noun) a hormone that is released by nerve impulses (e.g., norepinephrine or vasopressin) | - |
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neurohypophysis | (noun) the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature | Synonyms: pars nervosa, posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland |
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neurolemma | (noun) thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber | Synonyms: neurilemma |
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neuroleptic | (noun) tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired | Synonyms: antipsychotic, antipsychotic agent, antipsychotic drug, major tranquilizer, major tranquilliser, major tranquillizer, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic drug |
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neurolinguist | (noun) someone trained in neuroscience and linguistics who studies brain processes during language production and reception | - |
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neurolinguistics | (noun) the branch of linguistics that studies the relation between language and the structure and function of the nervous system | - |
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neurologic | (adjective) of or relating to or used in or practicing neurology | Synonyms: neurological |
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neurological | (adjective) of or relating to or used in or practicing neurology | Synonyms: neurologic |
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neurologist | (noun) a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it | Synonyms: brain doctor |
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neurology | (noun) the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system | - |
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(noun) (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders | Synonyms: clinical neurology |
neurolysin | (noun) any toxin that affects neural tissues | Synonyms: neurotoxin |
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neuroma | (noun) any tumor derived from cells of the nervous system | - |
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neuromarketing | (noun) marketing based on studies of consumers' sensorimotor, cognitive, and affective responses | Synonyms: neuro-marketing |
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neuromatous | (adjective) of or relating to or caused by neuromas | - |
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neuromotor | (adjective) relating to a nerve fiber or impulse passing toward motor effectors | - |
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neuromuscular | (adjective) affecting or characteristic of both neural and muscular tissue | - |
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neuron | (noun) a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses | Synonyms: nerve cell |
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neuronal | (adjective) of or relating to neurons | Synonyms: neural, neuronic |
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neuronic | (adjective) of or relating to neurons | Synonyms: neural, neuronal |
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neuropathy | (noun) any pathology of the peripheral nerves | - |
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neurophysiological | (adjective) of or concerned with neurophysiology | - |
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neurophysiology | (noun) the branch of neuroscience that studies the physiology of the nervous system | - |
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neuropil | (noun) the complex network of unmyelinated axones, dendrites, and glial branches that form the bulk of the central nervous system's grey matter and in which nerve cell bodies are embedded | Synonyms: neuropile |
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neuropile | (noun) the complex network of unmyelinated axones, dendrites, and glial branches that form the bulk of the central nervous system's grey matter and in which nerve cell bodies are embedded | Synonyms: neuropil |
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neuroplasty | (noun) plastic surgery of the nerves | - |
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neuropsychiatric | (adjective) of or relating to neuropsychiatry | - |
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neuropsychiatry | (noun) the branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders attributable to diseases of the nervous system | - |
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neuropsychological | (adjective) of or concerned with neuropsychology | - |
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neuropsychology | (noun) the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes | Synonyms: physiological psychology, psychophysiology |
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neuropteran | (noun) insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins | Synonyms: neuropteron, neuropterous insect |
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neuropteron | (noun) insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins | Synonyms: neuropteran, neuropterous insect |
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neurosarcoma | (noun) a malignant neoplasm of nerve tissue and fibrous tissue and connective tissue | Synonyms: malignant neuroma |
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neuroscience | (noun) the scientific study of the nervous system | - |
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neuroscientist | (noun) a neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain | - |
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neurosis | (noun) a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction | Synonyms: neuroticism, psychoneurosis |
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neurosurgeon | (noun) someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain) | Synonyms: brain surgeon |
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neurosurgery | (noun) any surgery that involves the nervous system (brain or spinal cord or peripheral nerves) | - |
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neurosyphilis | (noun) syphilis of the central nervous system | - |
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neurotic | (adjective) affected with emotional disorder | Synonyms: psychoneurotic |
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(adjective) characteristic of or affected by neurosis | - |
(noun) a person suffering from neurosis | Synonyms: mental case, psychoneurotic |
neurotically | (adverb) in a neurotic manner | - |
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neuroticism | (noun) a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction | Synonyms: neurosis, psychoneurosis |
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neurotoxic | (adjective) poisonous to nerves or nerve cells | - |
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neurotoxin | (noun) any toxin that affects neural tissues | Synonyms: neurolysin |
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neurotransmitter | (noun) a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse | - |
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neurotropic | (adjective) (of a virus, toxin, or chemical) tending to attack or affect the nervous system preferentially | - |
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neurotropism | (noun) an affinity for neural tissues | - |
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neuter | (adjective) neither male nor female (of grammatical gender) | - |
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(adjective) having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs | Synonyms: sexless |
(noun) a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine) | - |
(verb) remove the ovaries of | Synonyms: alter, castrate, spay |
neutered | (adjective) having testicles or ovaries removed | Synonyms: altered |
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neutering | (noun) the sterilization of an animal | Synonyms: altering, fixing |
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neutral | (adjective) having no hue | Synonyms: achromatic |
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(adjective) possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics | - |
(adjective) lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics | - |
(adjective) not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest | - |
(adjective) having no personal preference | Synonyms: impersonal |
(adjective) having no net electric charge | Synonyms: electroneutral |
(adjective) having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive | Synonyms: indifferent, inert |
(noun) one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute | - |
neutralisation | (noun) action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action | Synonyms: counteraction, neutralization |
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(noun) action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war | Synonyms: neutralization |
(noun) (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation) | Synonyms: neutralization |
(noun) a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water | Synonyms: neutralisation reaction, neutralization, neutralization reaction |
neutralise | (verb) make chemically neutral | Synonyms: neutralize |
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(verb) make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of | Synonyms: negate, neutralize, nullify |
(verb) make incapable of military action | Synonyms: neutralize |
(verb) get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing | Synonyms: do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralize, waste |
neutralised | (adjective) made neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics | Synonyms: neutralized |
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neutralism | (noun) a policy of neutrality or nonalignment in international affairs | - |
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neutralist | (noun) an advocate of neutrality in international affairs | - |
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neutrality | (noun) nonparticipation in a dispute or war | - |
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(noun) pH value of 7 | - |
(noun) tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement | Synonyms: disinterest |
neutralization | (noun) action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action | Synonyms: counteraction, neutralisation |
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(noun) action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war | Synonyms: neutralisation |
(noun) (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation) | Synonyms: neutralisation |
(noun) a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water | Synonyms: neutralisation, neutralisation reaction, neutralization reaction |
neutralize | (verb) make chemically neutral | Synonyms: neutralise |
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(verb) make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of | Synonyms: negate, neutralise, nullify |
(verb) make incapable of military action | Synonyms: neutralise |
(verb) get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing | Synonyms: do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, waste |
(verb) make politically neutral and thus inoffensive | - |
(verb) oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions | Synonyms: counteract, counterbalance, countervail |
neutralized | (adjective) made neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics | Synonyms: neutralised |
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neutrino | (noun) an elementary, electrically neutral particle with a very small mass | - |
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neutron | (noun) an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus | - |
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neutropenia | (noun) leukopenia in which the decrease is primarily in number of neutrophils (the chief phagocytic leukocyte) | - |
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neutrophil | (noun) the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes | Synonyms: neutrophile |
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neutrophile | (noun) the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes | Synonyms: neutrophil |
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neve | (noun) the upper part of a glacier (beyond the limit of perpetual snow) where the snow turns to ice | - |
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never | (adverb) not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances; not ever; at no time in the past or future | Synonyms: ne'er |
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nevermore | (adverb) at no time hereafter | Synonyms: never again |
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nevertheless | (adverb) despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession) | Synonyms: all the same, at the same time, even so, however, nonetheless, notwithstanding, still, withal, yet |
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nevirapine | (noun) a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Viramune) used to treat AIDS and HIV | Synonyms: Viramune |
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nevus | (noun) a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth | Synonyms: birthmark |
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new | (adjective) not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered | - |
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(adjective) unaffected by use or exposure | - |
(adjective) (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity | Synonyms: young |
(adjective) lacking training or experience | Synonyms: raw |
(adjective) original and of a kind not seen before | Synonyms: fresh, novel |
(adjective) other than the former one(s); different | - |
(adjective) (often followed by `to') unfamiliar | - |
(adjective) having no previous example or precedent or parallel | Synonyms: unexampled |
(adverb) very recently | Synonyms: fresh, freshly, newly |
newbie | (noun) any new participant in some activity | Synonyms: entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, neophyte, newcomer, starter |
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newborn | (adjective) having just or recently arisen or come into existence | Synonyms: new-sprung |
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(adjective) recently born | - |
(noun) a baby from birth to four weeks | Synonyms: neonate |
newcomer | (noun) any new participant in some activity | Synonyms: entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, neophyte, newbie, starter |
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(noun) a recent arrival | - |
newel | (noun) the central pillar of a circular staircase | - |
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(noun) the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail | Synonyms: newel post |
newfangled | (adjective) (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new | Synonyms: new-fangled |
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newfound | (adjective) newly discovered | - |
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newly | (adverb) very recently | Synonyms: fresh, freshly, new |
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newlywed | (noun) someone recently married | Synonyms: honeymooner |
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newmarket | (noun) a long close-fitting coat worn for riding in the 19th century | - |
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newness | (noun) the quality of being new; the opposite of oldness | - |
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news | (noun) the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins | Synonyms: newsworthiness |
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(noun) information about recent and important events | Synonyms: intelligence, tidings, word |
(noun) information reported in a newspaper or news magazine | - |
(noun) a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary | Synonyms: news program, news show |
(noun) informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone | - |
newsagent | (noun) someone who sells newspapers | Synonyms: newsdealer, newsstand operator, newsvendor |
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newsboy | (noun) a boy who delivers newspapers | Synonyms: carrier |
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newsbreak | (noun) a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story | Synonyms: flash, news bulletin, newsflash |
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newscast | (noun) a broadcast of news or commentary on the news | - |
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newscaster | (noun) someone who broadcasts the news | - |
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newsdealer | (noun) someone who sells newspapers | Synonyms: newsagent, newsstand operator, newsvendor |
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newsflash | (noun) a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story | Synonyms: flash, news bulletin, newsbreak |
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newsgroup | (noun) an area on a computer network, especially on the internet, devoted to the discussion of a specified topic | - |
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newsless | (adjective) not providing news or information | - |
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(adjective) not having or receiving news or information | - |
newsletter | (noun) report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group | Synonyms: newssheet |
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newsman | (noun) a male person who investigates and reports or edits news stories | - |
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newsmonger | (noun) a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others | Synonyms: gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger |
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newspaper | (noun) the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher | Synonyms: paper |
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(noun) a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements | Synonyms: paper |
(noun) a business firm that publishes newspapers | Synonyms: newspaper publisher, paper |
(noun) cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers | Synonyms: newsprint |
newspapering | (noun) journalism practiced for the newspapers | - |
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newspaperman | (noun) a male journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media | Synonyms: pressman |
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