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81Neptazane — Nep·ta·zane nep tə .zān trademark used for a preparation of methazolamide * * * Nep·ta·zane (nepґtə zān) trademark for a preparation of methazolamide …
82nepotism — nep|o|tism [ nepə,tızəm ] noun uncount the practice of using your power and influence to give jobs to people in your family instead of to people who deserve to have them ╾ nep|o|tis|tic [ ,nepə tıstık ] adjective …
83nepotism — nep•o•tism [[t]ˈnɛp əˌtɪz əm[/t]] n. patronage or favoritism based on family relationship • Etymology: 1655–65; < It nepotismo. See nephew ne•pot•ic nəˈpɒt ɪk nep o•tis′tic, nep o•tis′ti•cal,adj. nep′o•tist, n …
84nepotism — nep|o|tis|m [ˈnepətızəm] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: népotisme, from Latin nepos; NEPHEW] the practice of unfairly giving the best jobs to members of your family when you are in a position of power ▪ allegations of nepotism and… …
85nepman — /nep meuhn/, n., pl. nepmen. (in the Soviet Union) a person who engaged briefly in private enterprise during the New Economic Policy of the 1920 s. [ < Russ népman, equiv. to nep, acronym from Nóvaya ekonomícheskaya polítika NEW ECONOMIC POLICY + …
86neptunisch — nep|tu|nisch 〈Adj.〉 auf Neptunismus beruhend, durch Einwirkung des Wassers entstanden ● neptunische Gesteine Meeresablagerungen * * * nep|tu|nisch <Adj.>: 1. zu Neptun gehörend. 2. (Geol. veraltet) sedimentär: es Gestein …
87Neptunismus — Nep|tu|nịs|mus 〈m.; ; unz.〉 veraltete Auffassung, dass alle Gesteine aus Meeresablagerungen entstanden seien [neulat., nach dem röm. Meeresgott Neptunus] * * * Neptunịsmus [nach dem römischen Gott Neptun] der, , Geologie: von A. G. Werner… …
88Nepperei — Nep|pe|rei, die; , en (ugs. abwertend): [dauerndes] Neppen. * * * Nep|pe|rei, die; , en (ugs. abwertend): [dauerndes] Neppen …
89Nepeta — Nep·e·ta (nepґə tə) a genus of mints of the family Labiatae, found in parts of Europe and Asia. N. cataґria L. is catnip, a plant that contains the volatile aromatic oil nepetalactone, an attractant to cats; its leaves and tops, called… …
90Neptune — Nep•tune [[t]ˈnɛp tun, tyun[/t]] n. 1) myt the Roman god of the sea, identified with the Greek god Poseidon 2) the sea or ocean: Neptune s mighty roar[/ex] 3) astron. the planet eighth in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of… …
