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nitrogen balance
nitrogen cycle
nitrogen dioxide
nitrogen fixation
nitrogen mustard
nitrogen narcosis
nitrogenase
nitrogenize
nitrogenous base
nitroglycerin
nitrohydrochloric acid
nitromethane
nitroparaffin
nitrosamine
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nitrous acid
nitrous oxide
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nixie (1)
nix·ie [ níksee ] (plural nix·ies) or nix [ niks ] (plural nix·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
sprite: in Germanic mythology, a female water spirit that can appear in human form or as half-human, half-fish
[Early 19th century. < German Nixe, feminine of Nix]
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