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nacelle

(Encyclopedia) nacellenacellenəsĕlˈ [key]: see airplane.

Nachon

(Encyclopedia) NachonNachonnāˈkŏn [key], later Perez-uzza.

Nachor

(Encyclopedia) NachorNachornāˈkôr [key], variant of Nahor.

Nachtigal, Gustav

(Encyclopedia) Nachtigal, GustavNachtigal, Gustavg&oobreve;sˈtäf näkhˈtēgäl [key], 1834–85, German explorer in Africa. He went (1869) on a mission for the king of Prussia to the sultan of Bornu.…

Nacka

(Encyclopedia) NackaNackanäˈkä [key], city (1994 est. pop. 69,120), Stockholm co., E Sweden, on the Baltic Sea, a suburb of Stockholm. It has radio and television stations and shipyards. Manufactures…

Nacogdoches

(Encyclopedia) NacogdochesNacogdochesnăkˌədōˈchĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 30,872), seat of Nacogdoches co., E Tex., in a pine and hardwood forest area; settled 1779. Industries in the city include…

auger

(Encyclopedia) augeraugerôˈgər [key]: see drill.

nacre

(Encyclopedia) nacre: see mother-of-pearl.

NAD

(Encyclopedia) NAD: see coenzyme.

Nadab

(Encyclopedia) NadabNadabnāˈdăb [key]. 1 Aaron's eldest son, set apart for the priesthood. The exact nature of the transgression (“offering strange fire”) for which he and his brother Abihu died is…