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Necropsy
C1noun
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Necropsy

The examination of a dead body, especially an animal, to determine the cause of death.

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Nefarious activity
C1noun
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Nefarious activity

Wicked, villainous, or criminal behavior that violates moral or legal codes.

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Negative Energy
C1noun
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Negative Energy

A theoretical concept in physics referring to energy that has a negative value, often associated with hypothetical scenarios such as dark energy or certain interpretations of quantum mechanics.

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Neglected-goods
C1noun
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Neglected-goods

Products or merchandise that receive inadequate consumer attention, marketing support, or shelf space within a retail or economic environment.

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Neglectedness
C1noun
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Neglectedness

The state or condition of being neglected, ignored, or given insufficient attention and care.

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Negligee
C1noun
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Negligee

A light, comfortable, and often sheer or delicate dressing gown or nightgown worn by women.

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Negotiated Settlement
C1noun
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Negotiated Settlement

An agreement reached by negotiation, typically resolving a dispute or conflict.

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Neighborhood-upgrading
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Neighborhood-upgrading

The process of improving the physical infrastructure, housing stock, public spaces, and socioeconomic conditions of a residential area.

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Neighboring-dialect
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Neighboring-dialect

A regional variety of a language spoken in an immediately adjacent geographic area, typically sharing significant linguistic features and mutual intelligibility with the reference dialect.

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Neither hide nor hair
C1idiom
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Neither hide nor hair

Used to emphasize that someone or something cannot be found anywhere; completely out of sight or missing.

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Nematode
C1noun
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Nematode

A worm of the large phylum Nematoda, having a slender, unsegmented cylindrical body, often parasitic in animals and plants or free-living in soil and water.

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Nemesis
C1noun
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Nemesis

A long-standing rival or arch-enemy, especially one whom a person cannot easily defeat or overcome.

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