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  • multispectral — (of an airborne camera or scanner) capable of sensing and recording radiation from invisible as well as visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
  • multistranded — having several strands
  • multisyllable — polysyllable.
  • multisystemic — Of, pertaining to or affecting more than one system or organ of the body.
  • multitheistic — Of or relating to multitheism.
  • murexide test — a test in which treatment of a substance, usually urine, with nitric acid and ammonia indicates the presence of uric acid by formation of murexide.
  • muscle tissue — cell tissue that muscles are made of
  • music theatre — a modern musical-dramatic work that is performed on a smaller scale than, and without the conventions of, traditional opera
  • musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
  • mussel shrimp — any of numerous tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans of the subclass Ostracoda, having a shrimplike body enclosed in a hinged bivalve shell.
  • myelin sheath — a wrapping of myelin around certain nerve axons, serving as an electrical insulator that speeds nerve impulses to muscles and other effectors.
  • myelinisation — Alt form myelinization.
  • myelofibrosis — the replacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue, characteristic of leukemia and certain other diseases.
  • myrmecophiles — Plural form of myrmecophile.
  • mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
  • naive realism — the theory that the world is perceived exactly as it is.
  • nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
  • nanocomposite — Denoting a composite material that has a grain size measured in nanometers.
  • nanomaterials — Plural form of nanomaterial.
  • neo-darwinism — the theory of evolution as expounded by later students of Charles Darwin, especially Weismann, holding that natural selection accounts for evolution and denying the inheritance of acquired characters.
  • neo-platonism — a philosophical system which was first developed in the 3rd century ad as a synthesis of Platonic, Pythagorean, and Aristotelian elements, and which, although originally opposed to Christianity, later incorporated it. It dominated European thought until the 13th century and re-emerged during the Renaissance
  • neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
  • neoclassicism — (often initial capital letter) Architecture. the trend or movement prevailing in the architecture of Europe, America, and various European colonies at various periods during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, characterized by the introduction and widespread use of Greek orders and decorative motifs, the subordination of detail to simple, strongly geometric overall compositions, the presence of light colors or shades, frequent shallowness of relief in ornamental treatment of façades, and the absence of textural effects.
  • neoliberalism — an outgrowth of the U.S. liberal movement, beginning in the late 1960s, that modified somewhat its traditional endorsement of all trade unions and opposition to big business and military buildup.
  • neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
  • neopositivism — A resurgent positivism, or an updated version of it.
  • neosurrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
  • nephrectomies — Plural form of nephrectomy.
  • nerve impulse — a progressive wave of electric and chemical activity along a nerve fiber that stimulates or inhibits the action of a muscle, gland, or other nerve cell.
  • neuraminidase — An enzyme, present in many pathogenic or symbiotic microorganisms, that catalyzes the breakdown of glycosides containing neuraminic acid.
  • neurilemmomas — Plural form of neurilemmoma.
  • neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
  • neuromyelitis — (pathology) inflammation of both the spinal cord and nerves.
  • new age music — a type of gentle melodic popular music originating in the US in the late 1980s, which takes in elements of jazz, folk, and classical music and is played largely on synthesizers and acoustic instruments
  • new criticism — (often initial capital letters) an approach to the critical study of literature that concentrates on textual explication and rejects historical and biographical study as irrelevant to an understanding of the total formal organization of a work.
  • new economics — Keynesianism.
  • new hampshire — a state in the NE United States. 9304 sq. mi. (24,100 sq. km). Capital: Concord. Abbreviation: NH (for use with zip code), N.H.
  • news magazine — periodical about current affairs
  • nice-nellyism — excessive modesty; prudishness.
  • night jasmine — Also called hursinghar, sad tree, tree of sadness. a jasminelike, Indian shrub or small tree, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, of the verbena family, having fragrant, white and orange flowers that bloom at night.
  • noise limiter — an electronic circuit that cuts off all noise peaks that are stronger than some specific maximum for the desired input signal, thus limiting atmospheric and other interference.
  • noise masking — the use of noise to cancel out another sound, as with a white noise machine.
  • nominal scale — a discrete classification of data, in which data are neither measured nor ordered but subjects are merely allocated to distinct categories: for example, a record of students' course choices constitutes nominal data which could be correlated with school results
  • nominal wages — minimum pay
  • non-composite — Nautical. noting a vessel having frames of one material and shells and decking of another, especially one having iron or steel frames with shells and decks planked.
  • non-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • noninstalment — (of a loan) not payable in instalments
  • nonleguminous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes.
  • nonmainstream — denoting someone or something not in the main current (of style, culture, etc)
  • nonmembership — the fact or condition of being a nonmember
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