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neanthropic [neanthropic 词源字典]: "Of, relating to, or designating the single extant species of human, Homo sapiens, as opposed to extinct forms or species known only from fossil remains. Now chiefly historical", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in John William Dawson (1820–1899), geologist and educationist. From neo- + anthropic. Compare slightly earlier palaeanthropic.[neanthropic etymology, neanthropic origin, 英语词源]
nigrescent: "Blackish", Mid 18th century: from Latin nigrescent- 'growing black', from the verb nigrescere, from niger, nigr- 'black'.
nociception: "The sensation or perception of pain", 1920s. From noci- + -ception, after nociceptive, nociceptor.
newspaperdom: "The world or realm of newspapers; newspapers collectively", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in The Southern Quarterly Review. From newspaper + -dom.
nepionic: "Designating the early postembryonic stages of ontogeny, specifically the stage between the embryonic and the neanic; of, relating to, or at such a stage of development", Late 19th cent. From ancient Greek νήπιος infant, child (of uncertain origin) + -onic.
nudeness: "The state of being naked or unclothed", Mid 19th cent..
nage: "An aromatic court bouillon or stock, used for cooking shellfish", From French.
neossoptile: "Any of the soft or downy feathers of a juvenile bird. Often contrasted with teleoptile", Late 19th cent. From ancient Greek (non-Attic) νεοσσός a young bird + -ptile.
non assumpsit: "A plea in an action of assumpsit by which the defendant denies having made any promise or undertaking", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Reports of Cases of the Star Chamber and High Commission. From post-classical Latin non assumpsit he did not undertake from classical Latin nōn not + assūmpsit he undertook, 3rd singular perfect indicative of assūmere.
nannandrous: "Designating certain green alga of the order Oedogoniales which produce small, unicellular male plantlets (dwarf males) during sexual reproduction", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Mordecai Cooke (1825–1914), naturalist and mycologist. From post-classical Latin nannandrus + -ous.
neuropathist: "Originally: †a physician who attributes the causation of disease to the activity of the nervous system ( obsolete ). Later: a specialist in diseases of the nervous system; a neurologist", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in William Fox (1836–1879), physician and dermatologist. From neuropathy + -ist.
nuciform: "Having the shape or form of a nut; specifically (of soil texture) characterized by rounded aggregates of particles resembling nuts", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. From nuci- + -form.
narcissine: "Of the nature of or resembling Narcissus, the youth of Greek mythology; loving or admiring oneself excessively, narcissistic", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Blount (1618–1679), antiquary and lexicographer. From classical Latin narcissinus of the plant narcissus (Pliny) from Hellenistic Greek ναρκίσσινος from νάρκισσος + -ινος.
nigritude: "Blackness", Mid 17th century: from Latin nigritudo 'blackness', from niger, nigr- 'black'.
nuchal ligament: "A large fibroelastic ligament extending from the cervical vertebrae to the occiput in many mammals, serving as a support for the head; also called ligamentum nuchae", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist.
noogenesis: "In or with reference to the writings of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin: the development of the stage or sphere of evolutionary development dominated by consciousness, the mind, and interpersonal relationships", 1940s; earliest use found in Scientific Monthly. From ancient Greek νόος nous + -genesis, after French noogénèse.
noctiflorous: "Flowering at night", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in The Encyclopedic Dictionary. After either French noctiflore or post-classical Latin noctiflorus.
negationist: "A person who denies or rejects something", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Patrick Edward Dove (1815–1873), political theorist. From negation + -ist.
nucleonics: "The branch of science and technology concerned with atomic nuclei and nucleons, especially the exploitation of nuclear power", 1940s: from nuclear, on the pattern of electronics.
non-consenter: "A person who withholds consent; a dissenter", Late 17th cent.; earliest use found in Richard Baxter (1615–1691), ejected minister and religious writer. From non- + consenter.