characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands
newsworthiness
Noun
the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins
news
Noun
the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins
news
Noun
a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary
news
Noun
information about recent and important events
news
Noun
informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone
news
Noun
information reported in a newspaper or news magazine
nasal septum
Noun
a partition of bone and cartilage between the nasal cavities
nasal concha
Noun
one of several turbinate bones in the nasal cavity
nasion
Noun
the craniometric point at the bridge of the nose where the frontal and nasal bones of the skull meet
nephron
Noun
any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
nerve plexus
Noun
a network of intersecting nerves
nasal meatus
Noun
the passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projections of the nasal conchae
neuroepithelium
Noun
epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings
nasal sinus
Noun
any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavities
nodule
Noun
a small node
nodule
Noun
(mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)
nodule
Noun
small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
nervous tissue
Noun
tissue composed of neurons
nerve tissue
Noun
tissue composed of neurons
nasal bone
Noun
an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose
naked eye
Noun
the eye unaided by any optical instrument that alters the power of vision or alters the apparent size or distance of objects
nucleus
Noun
the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex
nucleus
Noun
a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
nucleus
Noun
any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord
nucleus
Noun
a small group of indispensable persons or things
nucleus
Noun
the positively charged dense center of an atom
nucleus
Noun
(astronomy) the center of the head of a comet
nasolacrimal duct
Noun
a duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity
nasal canthus
Noun
the inner corner of the eye
nictitating membrane
Noun
a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals
nutrient artery
Noun
an artery that supplies the medullary cavity of the long bone
nasofrontal vein
Noun
a vein located in the anterior medial part of the orbit
neurohormone
Noun
a hormone that is released by nerve impulses (e.g., norepinephrine or vasopressin)
nucleoplasm
Noun
the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell
nucleolus
Noun
a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus
nucleole
Noun
a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus
nucleolus organizer
Noun
the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division
nucleolus organiser
Noun
the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division
nucleolar organizer
Noun
the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division
nucleolar organiser
Noun
the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division
noradrenaline
Noun
a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses
norepinephrine
Noun
a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses
nonallele
Noun
genes that are not competitors at the same locus
neoplastic cell
Noun
a cell that is part of tumor
neuromuscular junction
Noun
the junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it supplies
nervous system
Noun
the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
nervus
Noun
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
neural structure
Noun
a structure that is part of the nervous system
nerve center
Noun
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process