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novercal [novercal 词源字典]: "Of, relating to, or characteristic of a stepmother; stepmotherly. Frequently in extended use: cruel, malicious, hostile (usually derogatory )", Early 17th cent.; earliest use found in Henry Cockeram (fl. 1623–1658), lexicographer. From classical Latin novercālis of or belonging to a stepmother, characteristic of a stepmother from noverca stepmother (probably from an extended form of the base of novus + -cus, suffix forming adjectives) + -ālis.[novercal etymology, novercal origin, 英语词源]
necroscopy: "Pathological examination of a dead body; post-mortem examination; an instance of this", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in James Prichard (1786–1848), physician and ethnologist. From necro- + -scopy. Compare Italian necroscopia, French nécroscopie.
nulli secundus: "Pre-eminent; second to none", Mid 18th cent.; earliest use found in Henry Fielding (1707–1754), author and magistrate. From classical Latin nūllī secundus second to none from nūllī, dative of nūllus no + secundus.
nival: "Relating to or characteristic of a region of perpetual snow", Mid 17th century: from Latin nivalis, from nix, niv- 'snow'.
nephralgia: "Pain in, or in the region of, the kidney", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in Medical and Physical Journal. From nephro- + -algia, after post-classical Latin nephralgia (F. Boissier de Sauvages Nosologia Methodica II. 112).
nephanalysis: "Analysis of the amounts and kinds of cloud present over an area, now usually based on satellite images; a map or chart showing the results of such an analysis", 1940s. From ancient Greek νέϕος cloud + analysis. Compare nephsystem and earlier nephology.
nympha: " Zoology = nymph", Early 17th cent.; earliest use found in Philemon Holland (1552–1637), translator. From classical Latin nympha semi-divine spirit, young woman, maiden, larva of an insect, in post-classical Latin also labia minora from ancient Greek νύμϕη young bride, maiden, semi-divine spirit, larva of an insect, a type of mollusc, in Hellenistic Greek also clitoris, (in poetic use) water; probably cognate with classical Latin nūbere to marry.
non-periodic: "Characterized by or exhibiting a lack of periodicity; without regular recurrence", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From non- + periodic.
noctambulation: "Sleepwalking", Early 18th century: from Latin nox, noct- 'night' + ambulatio(n-) (from ambulare 'to walk').
necrophagous: "That feeds on dead bodies or decaying animal tissue; characterized by such behaviour", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in William Kirby (1759–1850), entomologist and naturalist. From necro- + -phagous, after scientific Latin necrophagus from Hellenistic Greek νεκροϕάγος from νεκρο- + -ϕάγος.
nai: "A barber", From Hindi.
novocaine: "Another term for procaine", Early 20th century: from Latin novus 'new' + -caine (from cocaine).
neophilia: "Love of, preference for, or great interest in what is new; a love of novelty", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Political Science Quarterly. From neo- + -philia.
no mo': "No longer; not any more", Late 19th cent. From no + mo'. Compare no mo noun adj.1 adv.1, no more noun adjective adverb, and no less adverb noun pron..
nug: "To nudge or prod", Mid 19th cent. Partly from the unattested Norn reflex of the Scandinavian word represented by Icelandic nugga to rub, Norwegian nugge to push, nudge, rub, scrape (probably from the same Scandinavian base as Norwegian gnugge, Old Swedish gnugga (Swedish gnugga), all in sense ‘to rub’, perhaps ultimately from an ablaut variant of the Indo-European base of ancient Greek χναύειν to nibble), and partly from the unattested Norn reflex of the Scandinavian word represented by Old Icelandic hnyggja to push or drive back, Norwegian (Nynorsk) nyggja to rub, bump, push (originally a variant of the Scandinavian word represented by Old Icelandic hnøggva to push or drive back, Norwegian (Nynorsk) nøgga to startle, cognate with Old High German hniuwan to knock over, break in pieces (Middle High German niuwen, nūwen), ultimately from the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek κνύειν to scratch).
nema (1): "A long, slender, tubular extension of the sicula in a graptolite", Early 20th cent. From German Nema from ancient Greek νῆμα thread.
nema (2): "A nematode, especially one that parasitizes plants", Early 20th cent. Shortened from nematode. Compare ancient Greek νῆμα thread.
nugacious: "Trivial, trifling; of no significance or importance", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in John Gaule (1603/4–1687), Church of England clergyman and author. From classical Latin nūgāci-, nūgāx trifling, frivolous (from nūgārī to trifle + -āx: see -acious) + -ous.
noosphere: "A postulated sphere or stage of evolutionary development dominated by consciousness, the mind, and interpersonal relationships", 1940s: from French noösphere, based on Greek noos 'mind'.
number-crunch: "To process (large amounts of numerical data)", 1970s; earliest use found in Wireless World. From number + crunch, after number crunching.