NRL, n.
the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines
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| NRL |
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| Naval Research Laboratory |
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NRO, n.
an intelligence agency in the United States Department of Defense that designs and builds and operates space reconnaissance systems to detect trouble spots worldwide and to monitor arms control agreements and environmental issues and to help plan military operations
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| NRO |
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| National Reconnaissance Office |
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NRTI, n.
an antiviral drug used against HIV; is incorporated into the DNA of the virus and stops the building process; results in incomplete DNA that cannot create a new virus; often used in combination with other drugs
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| nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor |
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NSA, n.
the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
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| National Security Agency |
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NSAID, n.
an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids
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| NSAID |
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| nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory |
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| nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
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"NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox-1 and Cox-2 enzymes"
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diclofenac potassium, Cataflam
diclofenac sodium, Voltaren
diflunisal, Dolobid
etodolac, Lodine
fenoprofen, fenoprofen calcium, Nalfon
flurbiprofen, Ansaid
ibuprofen, isobutylphenyl propionic acid, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin
indomethacin, Indocin
ketoprofen, Orudis, Orudis KT, Oruvail
ketorolac, Torodal
ketorolac tromethamine, Acular, Toradol
meclofenamate, meclofenamate sodium, Meclomen
mefenamic acid, Ponstel
nabumetone, Relafen
naproxen, Naprosyn
naproxen sodium, Aleve, Anaprox, Aflaxen
oxaprozin, Daypro
piroxicam, Feldene
sulindac, Clinoril
tolmetin sodium, Tolectin
salicylate
NSC, n.
a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security; supervises the Central Intelligence Agency
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| NSC |
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| National Security Council |
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NSF, n.
an independent agency of the federal government responsible for the promotion of progress in science and engineering by supporting programs in research and education
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| National Science Foundation |
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NSU, n.
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NSW, n.
the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare
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| NSW |
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| Naval Special Warfare |
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NSWC, n.
the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for all aspects of surface warfare
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| NSWC |
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| Naval Surface Warfare Center |
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NT, n.
an organization concerned to preserve historic monuments and buildings and places of historical interest or natural beauty; founded in 1895 and supported by endowment and private subscription
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| NT |
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| National Trust |
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NTIS, n.
an agency in the Technology Administration that is a primary resource for government-funded scientific and technical and engineering and business related information
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| NTIS |
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| National Technical Information Service |
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NUWC, n.
the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for submarine and undersea warfare systems
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| NUWC |
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| Naval Underwater Warfare Center |
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NV, n.
a state in the western United States
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| Battle Born State |
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| NV |
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| Nev. |
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| Nevada |
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| Sagebrush State |
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| Silver State |
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Hoover Dam
Lake Mead
Carson City, capital of Nevada
Las Vegas
Reno
Black Rock Desert
Death Valley
Lake Tahoe
Colorado, Colorado River
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Southwest, southwestern United States
United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
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NW, n.
the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
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| NW |
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| nor'-west |
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| northwest |
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| northwestward |
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NWbN, n.
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NWbW, n.
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NY, n.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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| Empire State |
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| N.Y. |
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| NY |
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| New York |
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| New York State |
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Cornell University
Tappan Zee Bridge
Liberty Island, Bedloe's Island
New Netherland
Albany, capital of New York
Buffalo
Cooperstown
Erie Canal
New York, New York City, Greater New York
Ithaca
West Point
Long Island
Binghamton
Kingston
Newburgh
Niagara Falls
Rochester
Schenectady
Syracuse
Utica
Saratoga Springs
Watertown
Adirondacks, Adirondack Mountains
Allegheny, Allegheny River
American Falls
Catskills, Catskill Mountains
Delaware, Delaware River
Hudson, Hudson River
Lake Champlain, Champlain
Mohawk River
Niagara, Niagara Falls
Susquehanna, Susquehanna River
Taconic Mountains
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NYSE, n.
a stock exchange in New York
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| N. Y. Stock Exchange |
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| NYSE |
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| New York Stock Exchange |
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| big board |
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Na, n.
a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
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| Na |
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| atomic number 11 |
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| sodium |
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Na-Dene, n.
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Nabalus, n.
genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Prenanthes
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| Nabalus |
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| genus Nabalus |
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Nabalus alba, n.
herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes
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| Nabalus alba |
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| Prenanthes alba |
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| cankerweed |
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| white lettuce |
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Nabalus serpentarius, n.
common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes
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| Nabalus serpentarius |
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| Prenanthes serpentaria |
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| gall of the earth |
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| lion's foot |
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Nablus, n.
an ancient city in the West Bank to the north of Jerusalem; the home of Jacob in biblical times
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| Nablus |
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Nabokov, n.
United States writer (born in Russia) (1899-1977)
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| Nabokov |
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| Vladimir Nabokov |
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| Vladimir vladimirovich Nabokov |
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Nabu, n.
Nacimiento, n.
Nadine Gordimer, n.
South African novelist and short-story writer whose work describes the effects of apartheid (born in 1923)
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| Gordimer |
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| Nadine Gordimer |
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Naegele's rule, n.
rule for calculating an expected delivery date; subtract three months from the first day of the last menstrual period and add seven days to that date
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| Naegele's rule |
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