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81numismatic — [ˌnju:mɪz matɪk] adjective relating to coins or medals. Derivatives numismatically adverb Origin C18: from Fr. numismatique, via L. from Gk nomisma, nomismat current coin …
82nutation — [nju: teɪʃ(ə)n] noun 1》 a periodic variation in the inclination of an axis of rotation, especially that causing the earth s precession to follow a wavy rather than a circular path. 2》 Botany the circular swaying movement of the tip of a growing… …
83nutraceutical — [ˌnju:trə sju:tɪk(ə)l] noun another term for functional food. Origin 1990s: from L. nutrire nourish + pharmaceutical …
84nutria — [ nju:trɪə] noun the skin or fur of the coypu. Origin C19: from Sp., lit. otter …
85pneumatic — [nju: matɪk] adjective containing or operated by air or gas under pressure. Derivatives pneumatically adverb pneumaticity noun Origin C17: from Fr. pneumatique or L. pneumaticus, from Gk pneumatikos, from pneuma wind …
86pneumato- — [ nju:mətəʊ] combining form 1》 of or containing air: pneumatophore. 2》 relating to the spirit: pneumatology. Origin from Gk pneuma, pneumat wind, breath, spirit …
87pneumatophore — [ nju:mətəfɔ:] noun 1》 Zoology the gas filled float of some colonial coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man of war. 2》 Botany (in mangroves) an aerial root specialized for the exchange of gases …
88pneumococcus — [ˌnju:mə(ʊ) kɒkəs] noun (plural pneumococci kɒk(s)ʌɪ, kɒk(s)i:) a bacterium associated with pneumonia and some forms of meningitis. [Streptococcus pneumoniae.] Derivatives pneumococcal adjective …
89pneumoconiosis — [ˌnju:mə(ʊ)kəʊnɪ əʊsɪs] noun Medicine a disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of dust, characterized by inflammation, coughing, and fibrosis. Origin C19: from pneumo + Gk konis dust + osis …
90pneumocystis — [ˌnju:mə(ʊ) sɪstɪs] noun Medicine a parasitic protozoan that can cause fatal pneumonia in people affected with immunodeficiency disease. [Pneumocystis carinii.] …
