| NEPHALISM | • nephalism n. (Obsolete, Temperance movement) The practice of abstaining completely from the drinking of alcohol; teetotalism. • NEPHALISM n. total abstinence from alcoholic drinks. |
| NEPHALIST | • nephalist n. (Obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller. • NEPHALIST n. one who advocates or practices nephalism, total abstinence from alcoholic drinks. |
| NEPHELINE | • nepheline n. (Mineralogy) A feldspathoid mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically… • NEPHELINE n. a rock-forming mineral, silicate of sodium, potassium and aluminium, colourless, usually crystallizing in hexagonal prisms, also NEPHELITE. |
| NEPHELITE | • nephelite n. (Mineralogy) Synonym of nepheline. • NEPHELITE n. a rock-forming mineral, silicate of sodium, potassium and aluminium, colourless, usually crystallizing in hexagonal prisms, also NEPHELINE. |
| NEPHOGRAM | • nephogram n. A picture of a cloud. • nephogram n. (Physics) A graphical depiction of a physical quantity that resembles a cloud. • NEPHOGRAM n. a photograph of clouds. |
| NEPHOLOGY | • nephology n. The branch of meteorology that studies clouds. • NEPHOLOGY n. the study of clouds. |
| NEPHRALGY | • nephralgy n. Archaic form of nephralgia. • NEPHRALGY n. pain in the kidneys, also NEPHRALGIA. |
| NEPHRIDIA | • nephridia n. Plural of nephridium. • NEPHRIDIUM n. in invertebrates and lower chordates, an organ serving the function of a kidney. |
| NEPHRISMS | • NEPHRISM n. ill health caused by kidney disease. |
| NEPHRITES | • nephrites n. Plural of nephrite. • NEPHRITE n. a kind of jade used as charm against kidney disease, aka kidney stone. |
| NEPHRITIC | • nephritic adj. Of, relating to, or affected with nephritis or nephritic syndrome. • nephritic adj. (Archaic) Of or relating to the kidneys. • nephritic n. Someone with nephritis (but see people-first language). |
| NEPHRITIS | • nephritis n. (Pathology) Inflammation of the kidney. • NEPHRITIS n. an inflammation of the kidneys. |
| NEPHROSES | • nephroses n. Plural of nephrosis. • NEPHROSIS n. degenerative lesions of the renal tubules. |
| NEPHROSIS | • nephrosis n. (Pathology) A non-inflammatory disease of the kidneys that is characterised by the leaking of blood… • NEPHROSIS n. degenerative lesions of the renal tubules. |
| NEPHROTIC | • nephrotic adj. Pertaining to, resembling or caused by nephrosis. • nephrotic n. An individual who has nephrosis (but see people-first language). • NEPHROTIC adj. of or like nephrosis, a disease of the kidneys. |