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beginning with letter N
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N
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noun
  1. The fourteenth letter of the Appendix:Roman script, English alphabet, preceded by M and followed by O.
abbreviation
  1. (military) Navy
NAD
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initialism
  1. nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
  2. nothing abnormal discovered - used frequently in medical test results
NADP
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initialism
  1. nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
niacin
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noun
  1. (vitamin) A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex,found in meat, yeast and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.
nicotinamide
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noun
  1. (vitamin) The amide of nicotinic acid (or niacin).
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
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noun (abbreviated as NAD)
  1. (biochemistry) an organic coenzyme involved in biological oxidation and reduction reactions
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
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noun (wikipedia, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide)
(abbreviated as NADP)
  1. (biochemistry) the phosphate of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; a coenzyme important in fatty acid synthesis
nicotinic acid
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noun
  1. (vitamin) pyridine-3-carboxylic acid; together with nicotinamide is a part of the vitamin B complex.
nitrogenase
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noun
  1. The enzyme, in nitrogen-fixing bacteria, that catalyzes the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia.
category:Enzymes
norepinephrine
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noun
  1. (neurotransmitter) A neurotransmitter found in the locus coeruleus which is synthesized from dopamine.
nuclease
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noun
  1. (enzyme) Any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotide subunits of nucleic acids.

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