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  • 121nib — Neb Neb (n[e^]b), n. [AS. nebb head, face; akin to D. neb, Icel. nef, beak of a bird, nose, Dan. n[ae]b beak, bill, Sw. n[ a]bb, n[ a]f, and prob. also to D. sneb, snavel, bill, beak, G. schnabel, Dan. & Sw. snabel, and E. snap. Cf. {Nib}, {Snap} …

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  • 122NebuchadnezzarII — Neb·u·chad·nez·zar II (nĕb ə kəd nĕzʹər, nĕb yə ), 630? 562B.C. King of Babylonia (605 562) who captured (597) and destroyed (586) Jerusalem and carried the Israelites into captivity in Babylonia. * * * …

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  • 123nebulize — neb•u•lize [[t]ˈnɛb yəˌlaɪz[/t]] v. t. lized, liz•ing to reduce to fine spray; atomize • Etymology: 1870–75 neb u•li•za′tion, n. neb′u•liz er, n …

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  • 124nebulous — neb•u•lous [[t]ˈnɛb yə ləs[/t]] adj. 1) hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused 2) cloudy or cloudlike 3) of or resembling a nebula or nebulae; nebular • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L nebulōsus full of mist, foggy, cloudy. See nebula, ous… …

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  • 125Neblung — Neb|lung: ↑ Nebelung. * * * Neb|lung: ↑Nebelung. Ne|be|lung, Neblung, der; s, e (veraltet): November …

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  • 126Nebcin — Neb·cin (nebґsin) trademark for preparations of tobramycin sulfate …

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  • 127NebuPent — Neb·u·Pent (nebґu pent) trademark for preparations of pentamidine isethionate …

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  • 128nebbish — neb•bish [[t]ˈnɛb ɪʃ[/t]] n. Slang. sts a pitifully ineffectual, inept, and timid person • Etymology: 1890–95; < Yiddish nebekh poor, unfortunate, prob. < Slavic; cf. Czech nebohý poor neb′bish•y, adj …

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