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Meanings of Nubecula:

noun

In form nubecula. (the name of) either of the magellanic clouds.

Meanings of Nubeculae:

noun

In form nubecula. (the name of) either of the magellanic clouds.

Meanings of Nubia:

proper noun

An ancient region of southern egypt and northern sudan, including the nile valley between aswan and khartoum and the surrounding area. much of nubia is now drowned by the waters of lake nasser, formed by the building of the two dams at aswan. nubians constitute an ethnic minority group in egypt.

Meanings of Nubian:

adjective

Relating to nubia, its people, or their language.

Usage examples:

For its part the sony gallery is showcasing black and white photographs taken in the early 1960s by…

noun

A native or inhabitant of nubia.

Usage examples:

Cunningham and the group of islanders joined nubians, toda, zulu and sioux and ‘the entirely bogus …

Meanings of Nubiferous:

adjective

That brings clouds; cloudy or full of cloud; existing in clouds.

Meanings of Nubilation:

noun

Cloudiness; the state or condition of being cloud-like.

Meanings of Nubile:

adjective

(of a young woman) sexually attractive.

Usage examples:

He employed a procession of nubile young secretaries

Meanings of Nubilous:

adjective

Clouded in appearance; foggy, misty.

Meanings of Nubs:

noun

The crux or central point of a matter.

Usage examples:

The nub of the problem lies elsewhere

Meanings of Nucamentaceous:

adjective

Of a fruit: resembling a small nut, specifically indehiscent.

Meanings of Nucellar:

adjective

Relating to the central part of an ovule, containing the embryo sac.

Usage examples:

Nucellar tissue surrounding the embryo sac

Meanings of Nucelli:

noun

The central part of an ovule, containing the embryo sac.

Usage examples:

In addition, the grains were observed to float in water with sacci uppermost, consistent with the s…

Meanings of Nucellus:

noun

The central part of an ovule, containing the embryo sac.

Usage examples:

In addition, the grains were observed to float in water with sacci uppermost, consistent with the s…

Meanings of Nucha:

noun

The nape of the neck. also: the rear part of the head, or part of the body immediately behind the head (in a vertebrate or invertebrate animal).

Meanings of Nuchae:

Plural of nucha specialized

Meanings of Nuchal:

adjective

Relating to the nape of the neck.

Usage examples:

The excised nodule consisted of fibrocartilaginous tissue surrounded by dense connective tissue of …

Meanings of Nuciferous:

adjective

(of a tree or bush) bearing nuts.

Meanings of Nuciform:

adjective

Having the shape or form of a nut; specifically (of soil texture) characterized by rounded aggregates of particles resembling nuts.

Meanings of Nucin:

noun

Juglone.

Meanings of Nucivorous:

adjective

Feeding on nuts.

Meanings of Nucleal:

adjective

Central in importance; pivotal, seminal.

Meanings of Nucleant:

adjective

Forming a nucleus.

noun

A particle that initiates nucleation, especially in another substance; an agent of (especially heterogeneous) nucleation.

Meanings of Nuclear:

adjective

Relating to the nucleus of an atom.

Usage examples:

Nuclear chemistry

Meanings of Nuclear-family:

noun

A social unit of two parents and their children

Usage examples:

We average fewer than two children per nuclear family.

Meanings of Nuclear-power:

noun

The power produced when the nucleus (= central part) of an atom is divided or joined to another nucleus

Usage examples:

The expansion of nuclear power is a politically charged issue., the substance is a byproduct of the…