| NEPHALISMS | • NEPHALISM n. total abstinence from alcoholic drinks. |
| NEPHALISTS | • nephalists n. Plural of nephalist. • NEPHALIST n. one who advocates or practices nephalism, total abstinence from alcoholic drinks. |
| NEPHELINES | • nephelines n. Plural of nepheline. • NEPHELINE n. a rock-forming mineral, silicate of sodium, potassium and aluminium, colourless, usually crystallizing in hexagonal prisms, also NEPHELITE. |
| NEPHELINIC | • nephelinic adj. (Geology) relating to, or composed of nepheline. • NEPHELINIC adj. of or like nepheline, a mineral found in igneous rocks and used for ceramics and enamels. |
| NEPHELITES | • nephelites n. Plural of nephelite. • NEPHELITE n. a rock-forming mineral, silicate of sodium, potassium and aluminium, colourless, usually crystallizing in hexagonal prisms, also NEPHELINE. |
| NEPHOGRAMS | • nephograms n. Plural of nephogram. • NEPHOGRAM n. a photograph of clouds. |
| NEPHOGRAPH | • nephograph n. A device for taking photographs of clouds. • NEPHOGRAPH n. an instrument for photographing clouds. |
| NEPHOLOGIC | • NEPHOLOGIC adj. relating to nephology, the study of clouds, also NEPHOLOGICAL. |
| NEPHOSCOPE | • nephoscope n. An instrument for determining the direction of and angular velocity of clouds. • NEPHOSCOPE n. an instrument for observing direction and velocity of clouds. |
| NEPHRALGIA | • nephralgia n. Neuralgia (i.e. pain) of the kidneys. • NEPHRALGIA n. pain in the kidneys, also NEPHRALGY. |
| NEPHRALGIC | • nephralgic adj. Relating to nephralgia. • NEPHRALGIC adj. relating to nephralgia, neuralgia of the kidneys. |
| NEPHRIDIAL | • nephridial adj. Of or pertaining to a nephridium. • NEPHRIDIAL adj. of or pertaining to a nephridium, a segmental tubule. |
| NEPHRIDIUM | • nephridium n. (Biology) A tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates. • nephridium n. (Anatomy) The embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney. • NEPHRIDIUM n. in invertebrates and lower chordates, an organ serving the function of a kidney. |
| NEPHRITICS | • nephritics n. Plural of nephritic. • NEPHRITIC n. a medicine alleviating kidney conditions. |
| NEPHROLOGY | • nephrology n. (Medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys. • NEPHROLOGY n. the study of the kidneys. |
| NEPHROPEXY | • nephropexy n. (Surgery) suspension or fixation of the kidney. • NEPHROPEXY n. the fixation of a floating kidney. |
| NEPHROTICS | • nephrotics n. Plural of nephrotic. • NEPHROTIC n. a disease of the kidneys. |
| NEPHROTOMY | • nephrotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney. • NEPHROTOMY n. the extraction of a stone from the kidney by cutting. |