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N

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The 14th letter of the Roman alphabet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("N" is a kind of...):

alphabetic character; letter; letter of the alphabet (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech)

Holonyms ("N" is a member of...):

Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet (the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter

Synonyms:

N; normality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("N" is a kind of...):

relative quantity (a quantity relative to some purpose)

Domain category:

solution (a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes

Synonyms:

N; newton

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("N" is a kind of...):

force unit (a unit of measurement of physical force)

Meronyms (parts of "N"):

dyne (a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram)

Holonyms ("N" is a part of...):

sthene (a unit of force equal to 1000 newtons)

Sense 4

Meaning:

The cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees

Synonyms:

due north; N; north; northward

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("N" is a kind of...):

cardinal compass point (one of the four main compass points)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

Synonyms:

atomic number 7; N; nitrogen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("N" is a kind of...):

chemical element; element (any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter)

gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "N"):

azote (an obsolete name for nitrogen)

liquid nitrogen (nitrogen in a liquid state)

Holonyms ("N" is a substance of...):

air (a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of)

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 Context examples: 

Patients with Ménétrier disease may be at a higher risk of stomach cancer.

(Ménétrier disease, NCI Dictionary)

D—n the fellow! cried he; why, M. Clerval, I assure you he has outstript us all.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

Encoded by human APP Gene (APP Family), Amyloid Beta A4 Protein Precursor is an N-/O-glycosylated sulfated metal ion-binding type I cell surface protein containing a BPTI protease inhibitor domain.

(Amyloid Beta A4 Protein Precursor, NCI Thesaurus)

For example, the gases emitted by our cars pass through a catalyst to make them less harmful to the environment and our health, comments Belén Rubio Ruiz of the UGR.

(Scientists successfully deliver “Trojan horse” catalysts into cancerous tumour cells to destroy them from within, Universities of Granada)

For the highest p-value, the critical p-value becomes (alpha/n), where n is the number of outcomes being tested; for the second-highest p-value, the critical p-value will be (alpha/n-1), and so on.

(Adjusted Bonferroni Correction, NCI Thesaurus)

These signaling proteins include type II protein kinase A, serine/threonine kinase protein kinase N, protein phosphatase 1, protein phosphatase 2a, protein kinase C-epsilon and phosphodiesterase 4D3.

(A Kinase Anchor Protein 9, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

The U.N. estimates that about 8 million metric tons of plastic end up in the world’s oceans every year.

(Researchers Discover Microplastics in 100 Percent of People Studied, VOA)

On the first page were written the initials “J.H.N.” and the date “1883.”

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"It knows for certain more'n a self-respectin' wolf ought to know," Henry agreed.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

“The cap’n is Wolf Larsen, or so men call him. I never heard his other name. But you better speak soft with him. He is mad this morning. The mate—”

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)