English words starting with neo - page 3

Meanings of Neoplastic:

adjective

Relating to a neoplasm or neoplasia.

Usage examples:

The sound sometimes occurs in splenic infarction, in neoplastic disease that involves the surface o…

Meanings of Neoplasticism:

noun

A style of abstract painting developed by piet mondrian, using only vertical and horizontal lines and rectangular shapes in black, white, grey, and primary colours.

Usage examples:

The term neoplasticism was coined by mondrian's friend the dutch mathematician and theosophist m.j.…

Meanings of Neoplatonism:

noun

A philosophical and religious system developed by the followers of plotinus in the 3rd century ad.

Usage examples:

Such was the change of climate brought about by centuries of religious thought deeply influenced by…

Meanings of Neoprene:

noun

A synthetic polymer resembling rubber, resistant to oil, heat, and weathering.

Usage examples:

Bindings also come in a variety of designs and materials, from a simple leather thong to a syntheti…

Meanings of Neoprenes:

noun

A synthetic polymer resembling rubber, resistant to oil, heat, and weathering.

Usage examples:

Bindings also come in a variety of designs and materials, from a simple leather thong to a syntheti…

Meanings of Neorealism:

noun

A movement or school in art or philosophy representing a modified form of realism.

Usage examples:

More than just theories, neo-realism and neo-liberalism represent paradigms or conceptual framework…

Meanings of Neosalvarsan:

noun

= neoarsphenamine .

Meanings of Neossoptile:

noun

Any of the soft or downy feathers of a juvenile bird. often contrasted with teleoptile.

Meanings of Neostigmine:

noun

A synthetic compound with the property of inhibiting cholinesterase, used to treat ileus, glaucoma, and myasthenia gravis.

Usage examples:

At the end of procedures, the neuromuscular blockade was reversed, if necessary, with neostigmine, …

Meanings of Neostriatum:

noun

The caudate nucleus and the putamen, considered as the more recently evolved part of the corpus striatum.

Meanings of Neoteny:

noun

The retention of juvenile features in the adult animal.

Usage examples:

This is a classic example of an evolutionary phenomenon known as neoteny - the retention of larval …

Meanings of Neoteric:

adjective

New or modern; recent.

Usage examples:

Another effort by the white house to display its neoteric wizardry went awry

noun

A modern person; a person who advocates new ideas.

Usage examples:

A whole group of young poets, the so-called ‘neoterics’, shared the same rejection of traditional n…

Meanings of Neoterics:

noun

A modern person; a person who advocates new ideas.

Usage examples:

A whole group of young poets, the so-called ‘neoterics’, shared the same rejection of traditional n…

adjective

New or modern; recent.

Usage examples:

Another effort by the white house to display its neoteric wizardry went awry

Meanings of Neoterism:

noun

Originally: modernity, novelty, innovation (especially in language). later also: the use of new words or phrases, neologism; an instance of this.

Meanings of Neoterist:

noun

A proponent or adherent of new ideas, beliefs, or practices; (also) a coiner or user of new words or phrases, a neologist. also (occasionally) as adjective.

Meanings of Neothalamus:

noun

The lateral part of the thalamus, which projects to the neocortex and is most highly developed in primates.

Meanings of Neotropic:

adjective

Neotropical.

Meanings of Neotropical:

adjective

Relating to or denoting a zoogeographical region comprising central and south america, including the tropical southern part of mexico and the caribbean. distinctive animals include edentates, opossums, marmosets, and tamarins.

Usage examples:

There are a number of animals which prey on neotropical river otters including anacondas, jaguars, …

Meanings of Neotype:

noun

A mineral containing barium, now regarded as a variety of calcite.

Meanings of Neotypes:

noun

A mineral containing barium, now regarded as a variety of calcite.

Meanings of Neovolcanic:

adjective

Of, relating to, or designating volcanic rocks and phenomena dating from the tertiary period (up to about 65 million years ago) to the present time (contrasted with palaeovolcanic). now often: specifically designating or relating to zones of recent volcanic activity.

Meanings of Neoza:

noun

More fully "neoza pine": the chilgoza pine, pinus gerardiana, valued for its edible seeds.

Meanings of Neozoic:

adjective

Of, relating to, or designating an era following the palaeozoic era, comprising both the mesozoic and cenozoic (cainozoic) eras.

noun

The neozoic era; the rocks collectively dating from this time.