Webster's Dictionary 1913

973

Nickname

Nick″name′ (?), n. [OE. ekename surname, hence, a nickname, an ekename being understood as a nekename, influenced also by E. nick, v. See Eke, and Name.] A name given in contemp...

974

Nickname (2)

Nick″name′, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Nicknamed (#); p. pr. & vb. n.Nicknaming.] To give a nickname to; to call by a nickname.You nickname virtue; vice you should have spoke. Shak.I al...

975

Nicolaitan

Ni′co‐la″i‐tan (nĭk′ō̍‐lā″ĭ‐tan), n. [So called from Nicolas of Antioch, mentioned in Acts vi. 5.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of certain corrupt persons in the early church at Ephesus, w...

976

Nicotian

Ni‐co″tian (?), n. [F. nicotiane; — so called from Nicot, who introduced it into France, a. d. 1560.] Tobacco. B. Jonson.

977

Nicotian (2)

Ni‐co″tian, a. Pertaining to, or derived from, tobacco. Bp. Hall.

978

Nicotiana

‖Ni‐co′ti‐a″na (?), n. [NL. See Nicotian.] (Bot.) A genus of American and Asiatic solanaceous herbs, with viscid foliage and funnel-shaped blossoms. Several species yield tobacc...

979

Nicotianine

Ni‐co″ti‐a‐nine (? or?), n. [F. nicotianine. See Nicotian.] (Chem.) A white waxy substance having a hot, bitter taste, extracted from tobacco leaves and called also tobacco camp...

980

Nicotic

Ni‐cot″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Nicotinic.

981

Nicotidine

Ni‐cot″i‐dine (? or?), n. [Nicotine + pyridine.] (Chem.) A complex, oily, nitrogenous base, isomeric with nicotine, and obtained by the reduction of certain derivatives of the p...

982

Nicotine

Nic″o‐tine (? or?), n. [F. nicotine. See Nicotian.] (Chem.) An alkaloid which is the active principle of tobacco. It is a colorless, transparent, oily liquid, having an acrid od...

983

Nicotinic

Nic′o‐tin″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, nicotine; nicotic; — used specifically to designate an acid related to pyridine, obtained by the oxidation of nicotin...

984

Nicotinism

Nic″o‐tin‐ism (?), n. [Nicotine + -ism.] (Med.) The morbid condition produced by the excessive use of tobacco.

985

Nictate

Nic″tate (?), v. i. [L. nictare, nictatum, from nicere to beckon.] To wink; to nictitate.

986

Nictation

Nic‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. nictatio; cf. F. nictation.] The act of winking; nictitation.

987

Nictitate

Nic″ti‐tate (?), v. i. [See Nictate.] To wink; to nictate.Nictitating membrane(Anat.), a thin membrane, found in many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the lower lid, of th...

988

Nictitation

Nic′ti‐ta″tion (?), n. The act of winking.

989

Nidamental

Nid′a‐men″tal (?), a. [L. nidamentum materials for a nest, fr. nidus nest. See Nest.] (Zoöl.) Of, pertaining to, or bearing, eggs or egg capsules; as, the nidamental capsules of...

990

Nidary

Ni″da‐ry (?), n. [L. nidus a nest.] A collection of nests. velyn.

991

Nide

Nide (nīd), n. [L. nidus a nest: cf. F. nid.] A nestful; a brood; as, a nide of pheasants.

992

Nidering

Ni″der‐ing (?), a. [See Niding.] Infamous; dastardly. Sir W. Scott.

993

Nidgery

Nidg″er‐y (?), n. [See Nidget.] A trifle; a piece of foolery. Skinner.

994

Nidget

Nidg″et (?), n. [Written also nigget, nigeot.] [Cf. F. nigaud a booby, fool, OF. niger to play the fool.] A fool; an idiot, a coward. Camden.

995

Nidificate

Nid″i‐fi‐cate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Nidificated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nidificating.] [L. nidificare, nidificatum; nidus nest + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy, and cf. nest....

996

Nidification

Nid′i‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. nidification.] The act or process of building a nest.

997

Niding

Ni″ding (nī″dĭng), n. [Written also nithing.] [AS. nīðing, fr. nīð wickedness, malice, hatred.] A coward; a dastard; — a term of utmost opprobrium.He is worthy to be called a ni...

998

Nidor

Ni″dor (nī″dẽr), n. Scent or savor of meat or food, cooked or cooking. Jer. Taylor.

999

Nidorose

Ni″dor‐ose′ (?), a. Nidorous. Arbuthnot.