Webster's Dictionary 1913

1513

Nonmedullated

Non‐med″ul‐la′ted (?), a. Not medullated; (Anat.) without a medulla or marrow, or without a medullary sheath; as, a nonmedullated nerve fiber.

1514

Nonmember

Non‐mem″ber, n. One who is not a member.

1515

Nonmembership

Non‐mem″ber‐ship, n. State of not being a member.

1516

Nonmetal

Non″met′al (?), n.(Chem.) Any one of the set of elements which, as contrasted with the metals, possess, produce, or receive, acid rather than basic properties; a metalloid; as, ...

1517

Nonmetallic

Non′me‐tal″lic (?), a. 1. Not metallic.2. (Chem.) Resembling, or possessing the properties of, a nonmetal or metalloid; as, sulphur is a nonmetallic element.

1518

Nonmoral

Non‐mor″al (?), a. Not moral nor immoral; having no connection with morals; not in the sphere of morals or ethics; not ethical.

1519

Nonnatural

Non‐nat″u‐ral, a. Not natural; unnatural.

1520

Nonne

Nonne (?), n. A nun. Chaucer.

1521

Nonnecessity

Non′ne‐ces″si‐ty (?), n. Absence of necessity; the quality or state of being unnecessary.

1522

Nonnitrogenous

Non′ni‐trog″e‐nous (?), a. Devoid of nitrogen; as, a nonnitrogenous principle; a nonnitrogenous food. See the Note under Food, n., 1.

1523

Nonnucleated

Non‐nu″cle‐a′ted (?), a. Without a nucleus.

1524

Nonny

Non″ny (?), n. A silly fellow; a ninny.

1525

Nonobedience

Non′o‐be″di‐ence (nŏn′ō̍‐bē″dĭ‐ens), n. Neglect of obedience; failure to obey.

1526

Nonobservance

Non′ob‐serv″ance (–ŏb‐zẽrv″ans), n. Neglect or failure to observe or fulfill.

1527

Nonoic

No‐no″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, nonane; as, nonoic acid, which is also called pelargonic acid. Cf. Pelargonic.

1528

Nonone

Non″one (?), n. [Nonane + -one, suffix denoting the third degree of unsaturation.] (Chem.) Any one of several metameric unsaturated hydrocarbons (C9H14) of the valylene series.

1529

Nonoxygenous

Non′ox‐yg″e‐nous (?), a.(Chem.) Without oxygen; characterized by the absence of oxygen; as, a nonoxygenous alkaloid.

1530

Nonpareil

Non′pa‐reil″ (?), n. [See Nonpareil, a.]1. Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; — often used as a name.2. [F. nonpareille.] (Print.) A size...

1531

Nonpareil (2)

Non′pa‐reil″, a. [F., from non not + pareil equal, fr. LL. pariculus, dim. of L. par equal. See Non, and Pair, Peer.] Having no equal; peerless.

1532

Nonpayment

Non‐pay″ment, n. Neglect or failure to pay.

1533

Nonperformance

Non′per‐form″ance, n. Neglect or failure to perform.

1534

Nonphotobiotic

Non‐pho′to‐bi‐ot″ic (?), a.(Biol.) Capable of living without light; as, nonphotobiotic plant cells, or cells which habitually live in darkness.

1535

Nonplane

Non′plane″ (?), a.(Math.) Not lying in one plane; — said of certain curves.

1536

Nonplus

Non″plus (?), n. [L. non not + plus more, further. See Plural.] A state or condition which baffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficulty; inability to proceed or ...

1537

Nonplus (2)

Non″plus′ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Nonplused (?) or Nonplussed; p. pr. & vb. n.Nonplusing or Nonplussing.] To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment.H...

1538

Nonpreparation

Non‐prep′a‐ra″tion (?), n. Neglect or failure to prepare; want of preparation.

1539

Nonpresentation

Non‐pres′en‐ta″tion (?), n. Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented.