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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: N

1
 n
the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet
2
 n
the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
3
 n
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
4
 n
a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes
5
 n
(of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: N
1

n the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet

Synonyms:
n
Type of:
alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet
the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
2

n the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees

Synonyms:
due north, north, northward
Type of:
cardinal compass point
one of the four main compass points
3

n a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

Synonyms:
atomic number 7, nitrogen
Types:
azote
an obsolete name for nitrogen
liquid nitrogen
nitrogen in a liquid state
Type of:
chemical element, element
any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
gas
a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
4

n a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes

Synonyms:
newton
Type of:
force unit
a unit of measurement of physical force
5

n (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter

Synonyms:
normality
Type of:
relative quantity
a quantity relative to some purpose
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