Library / English Dictionary

NT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An organization concerned to preserve historic monuments and buildings and places of historical interest or natural beauty; founded in 1895 and supported by endowment and private subscription

Synonyms:

National Trust; NT

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

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

NGO; nongovernmental organization (an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

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 Context examples: 

See NTs for specifics.

(Neurosurgical Procedure, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)

Upon intravenous administration, Clostridium novyi-NT spores germinate exclusively in hypoxic tissue, such as avascular regions of tumors.

(Clostridium Novyi-NT Spores, NCI Thesaurus)

Spores of the bacterial strain Clostridium novyi-NT, the attenuated obligate anaerobic C. novyi, with potential immunostimulating, bacteriolytic, and antineoplastic activities.

(Clostridium Novyi-NT Spores, NCI Thesaurus)