Non*ten"ure (?), n. (Law) A plea of a defendant that he did not hold
the land, as affirmed.
Non"term` (?), n. (Law) A vacation between two terms of a court.
Non*tox"ic (?), a. Not toxic.
Non"tro*nite (?), n. [So called because found in the arrondissement of
Notron, France.] (Min.) A greenish yellow or green mineral, consisting
chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron.
Non*u"ni*form`ist (?), n. One who believes that past changes in the
structure of the earth have proceeded from cataclysms or causes more
violent than are now operating; -- called also nonuniformitarian.
Non*un"ion*ist (?), n. One who does not belong, or refuses to belong,
to a trades union.
Non*us"ance (?), n. Neglect of using; failure to use. [R.] Sir T.
Browne.
Non*us"er (?), 1. A not using; failure to use.
An office may be forfeited by misuser or nonuser.
Blackstone.
2. (Law) Neglect or omission to use an easement or franchise or to
assert a right. Kent.
Non*vas"cu*lar (?), a. (Anat.) Destitute of vessels; extravascular.
Non`ver*nac"u*lar (?), a. Not vernacular.
A nonvernacular expression.
Sir W. Hamilton.
Non*vo"cal (?), a. Not vocal; destitute of tone. -- n. A nonvocal
consonant.
Non"yl (?), n. [Nonane + - yl.] (Chem.) The hydrocarbon radical, C9H19,
derived from nonane and forming many compounds. Used also adjectively;
as, nonyl alcohol.
Non"y*lene (?), n. [Nonane + ethylene.] (Chem.) Any one of a series of
metameric, unsaturated hydrocarbons C9H18 of the ethylene series.
Non`y*len"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, related to, or
designating, nonylene or its compounds; as, nonylenic acid.
No*nyl"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, nonyl or
its compounds; as, nonylic acid.
Noo"dle (?), n. [Cf. Noddle, Noddy.] A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid
person; a ninny. [Low]
The chuckling grin of noodles.
Sydney Smith.
Noo"dle, n. [G. nudel vermicelli.] A thin strip of dough, made with
eggs, rolled up, cut into small pieces, and used in soup.
Nook (?), n. [OE. nok; cf. Gael. & Ir. niuc.] A narrow place formed by
an angle in bodies or between bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded
retreat.
How couldst thou find this dark, sequestered nook?
Milton.
Nook"-shot`ten (?), a. Full of nooks, angles, or corners. [Obs. or
Prov. Eng.]
That nook-shotten isle of Albion.
Shak.
No`ö*log"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to noölogy.
No*öl"o*gist (?), n. One versed in noölogy.
No*öl"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. &?;, &?;, the mind + -logy.] The science of
intellectual phenomena.