2-Letter Words Starting with N

A naked figure [n -S] / {naked=adj}

Atomic bomb, for one

Zap in a microwave (Sl.)

Use a microwave (wordplay)

Gregorian-chant symbol

Symbol in Gregorian chant notation

Musical notational sign

Attention-getter of sorts

Send a second email to, say

Push (with a wink?)

Film with few costumes (wordplay)

Film that's barely shown (wordplay)

Film with no costume designer (wordplay)

Cavell for one

Margaret Houlihan for one

Practical worker (wordplay)

How kind one is!

Motherly type (wordplay)

Kind mother (wordplay)

Molding with undulating lower edge

Small cloud

Little cloud

Tumorous growth sometimes

Somehow undo the French knot

Small lump or swelling

Reason for rust, perhaps

Boycott of a kind.

Cause of obsolescence.

Subtle shade (of meaning)

Subtle variation, in meaning say

Shade of difference (wordplay)

Small lump.

Small lump

Of marriageable age (wordplay)

Old enough to marry

Ready for it? Tangled Up in Blue

Napes Anat.

Napes: Anat.

As Fool called Lear

Old relative - sister? Not quite clear

Nod the head

Nod, as a flower.

Modern art exhibition said to droop

Show affection, in a way

Loving motion

Snout caress

Clouds in the cosmos

Interstellar dust clouds

Interstellar space clouds

""A vascular ridge on a leaf, also NERVURE""

A vein in a leaf, or in an insect's wing

Leaf ridge

Vein.

Ornamental figure of Japanese art

Small kimono fastener

Kimono sash ornament

Poisonous ptomaine

It's a bit of a nerve!

A cell with an axon and dendrites

Cell that conducts nerve impulses

Clue not used by aviator (wordplay)

Clue not suited to bat

Old World bat.

Ninefold; lone pun (anagram)

Word hitting two Triple Word Scores in Scrabble

Standing joke among lone characters in baseball team, say (wordplay)

""A species of atom, also NUCLEIDE""

Like a nun

School run - true/false (wordplay)

Cherish (a hope)

Encourage development of (a child)

Hard and crunchy, maybe

Like the flavor of amontillado

Resembling a litchi

Stir up unease at upset (wordplay)

Go green, say

Name a practice consumed by disgust

""To reduce to a fine spray, also NEBULIZE""

Convert to a fine spray

Cloudy Var.

Cloudy variable

Cloudlike

Neurula

Piece of music for the night (wordplay)

The night air (wordplay)

Any of 13 piano pieces by Faure

What's knotty could be unloosed

Lumpy hooter's terribly loud inside

What's no use, old, terribly lumpy

Topic of little concern

Matter of little interest

It hasn't been a problem for us in eons

{cloudy=adj}

Any of important enzymes in plants and animals

Form into a central mass

Form around a central area

Having a center, as a cell

Student in new kind of surgery reportedly found body essential for growth

Trouble is found in small change perhaps

Is put in the shade? Bother!

That's water for the sow, perhaps

Able to figure out menu - and the price!

Tear menu (anagram)

Proficient in arithmetic, say

Place of chaos and crazy behaviour

Indelicate informal word for a mental hospital

{nutgrass=n}

""An aesthetic and ideological concept affirming the independent nature, quality, and validity of Black culture.""

""Not having immunity; susceptible; likely to be affected with, if exposed.""

LEAGUE to come together for a common purpose

LEGUME a type of plant

Like some online forms

Like some items in downloads

UNIQUE something that is rare or the only one of its kind

Capable of being counted

Capable of being counted

Having value as food

Good for you

Providing nourishment

NATURAL a type of musical note

Make less artificial.

""Pl -chiae [-kɪˌiː] -chias , -chies (in ancient Rome) 1. (Historical Terms) a mock sea fight performed as an entertainment""

Make ineffective through impartial viewers being heard

Make ineffective.

Counteract

Offset

DURABLE {hardy=adj}

ROUTINE a regular course of procedure

Rock used for whetstones.

""A type of molecule found in all living organisms, present mostly in chemically combined form as a component of nucleic acids, and also in smaller amounts in free form, consisting of a pentose sugar bound to a purine or pyrimidine base; two types of nucleoside, ribonucleoside and deoxyribonucleoside, are present. The most common bases present in nucleosides are adenine, cytosine, uracil, guanine, and thymine, and to a lesser extent hypoxanthine and other bases are found. The most commmon ribonucleosides composed from these bases are called adenosine, cytidine, uridine, and guanosine. The forms esterified with orthophosphoric at the 5-position of the pentose are called nucleotides. The nucleotides form the monomer units which are combined into DNA and RNA, which carry the genetic information required for reproduction in all known organisms.ribonucleoside and deoxyribonucleoside, are present. The most common bases present in nucleosides are adenine, cytosine, uracil, guanine, and thymine, and to a lesser extent hypoxanthine and other bases are found. The most commmon ribonucleosides composed from these bases are called adenosine, cytidine, uridine, and guanosine. The forms esterified with orthophosphoric at the 5-position of the pentose are called nucleotides. The nucleotides form the monomer units which are combined into DNA and RNA, which carry the genetic information required for reproduction in all known organisms.""

""Any of the repeating subunits of chromatin, consisting of a DNA chain coiled around a core of histones.""

DNA building block

Genetic building block

Phosphate and sugar linked in this compound; once dilute (anagram)

NUMBER to {count=v}

The office of a nuncio.

The providing of loving care and attention.

Like a certain class of steroids that can alter brain function

BURNABLE something that can be burnt

GRADUATE to receive an academic degree or diploma

LANGUAGE to express in a body of words serving as communication

PUNITIVE inflicting punishment

RECOURSE to turn to someone for aid

REUSABLE capable of being used again

A chemical compound or group that is attracted to nuclei and tends to donate or share electrons.

Oral, as a will

A hormone secreted by or acting on a part of the nervous system.

""Any of various short-chain peptides found in brain tissue, such as endorphins.""

Medical knowhow cures niece? No, sadly!

Pavlov and Alzheimer's thing, generally

System of naming

Neater column (anagram) - terminology

Strange manner to clue terminology

Inflected form of CRUSHABLE Inflected form of CRUSH to press out of shape

DEDUCTIVE Of or pertaining to deduction; capable of being deduced from premises; deducible.

""EXCLUSIVE Having the power of preventing entrance; debarring from participation or enjoyment; possessed and enjoyed to the exclusion of others; as, exclusive bars; exclusive privilege; exclusive circles of society. as, exclusive bars; exclusive privilege; exclusive circles of society.""

(Of directors) only advisory

INDUCTIVE Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; usually followed by to. to.

INFLUENCE A flowing in or upon; influx.

""INSURANCE The act of insuring, or assuring, against loss or damage by a contingent event; a contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, called premium, one party undertakes to indemnify or guarantee another against loss by certain specified risks. Cf. Assurance, n., 6. premium, one party undertakes to indemnify or guarantee another against loss by certain specified risks. Cf. Assurance, n., 6.""

INTRUSIVE Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome.

""INTUITIVE Seeing clearly; as, an intuitive view; intuitive vision. as, an intuitive view; intuitive vision.""

""NUTRITIVE Of or pertaining to nutrition; as, the nutritive functions; having the quality of nourishing; nutritious; nutrimental; alimental; as, nutritive food or berries. as, the nutritive functions; having the quality of nourishing; nutritious; nutrimental; alimental; as, nutritive food or berries.""

PURPOSIVE Having or indicating purpose or design.

An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a nucleotide to a nucleoside and phosphoric acid.

A hydrolytic enzyme that removes sialic acid from mucoproteins and is found chiefly in microorganisms of the respiratory and intestinal tracts.

AUTOMOTIVE of or pertaining to the automobile.

""CONDUCTIVE Having the quality or power of conducting; as, the conductive tissue of a pistil. as, the conductive tissue of a pistil.""

CUMULATIVE Composed of parts in a heap; forming a mass; agregated.

""Not allowable as a tax deduction; as, political contributions are nondeductible. Opposite of deductible.as, political contributions are nondeductible. Opposite of deductible.""

DIFFUSIBLE Capable of flowing or spreading in all directions; that may be diffused.

""DISCLOSURE The act of disclosing, uncovering, or revealing; bringing to light; exposure.""

DISCURSIVE Passing from one thing to another; ranging over a wide field; roving; digressive; desultory.

""DISRUPTIVE Causing, or tending to cause, disruption; caused by disruption; breaking through; bursting; as, the disruptive discharge of an electrical battery. as, the disruptive discharge of an electrical battery.""

EVALUATIVE exercising or involving careful analytical evaluations.

""FIGURATIVE Representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical; representative.""

""FORFEITURE The act of forfeiting; the loss of some right, privilege, estate, honor, office, or effects, by an offense, crime, breach of condition, or other act.""

MEASURABLE Capable of being measured; susceptible of mensuration or computation.

""OCCURRENCE A coming or happening; as, the occurence of a railway collision. as, the occurence of a railway collision.""

Not giving results

Sterile

REFUNDABLE

Like a bottle on which no deposit has been paid

Nonsubject

""Of, relating to, or involving the interaction between the nervous system and the hormones of the endocrine glands: the neuroendocrine apparatus in birds.""

""See Gun cotton, under Gun. Gun cotton, under Gun.""

""ACCOUNTABLE Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct. as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.""

ACQUISITIVE Acquired.

BARBITURATE

""Not combustible; not able to burn; as, drapery should be made of noncombustible materials. Opposite of combustible.as, drapery should be made of noncombustible materials. Opposite of combustible.""

COMMUTATIVE Relative to exchange; interchangeable; reciprocal.

Disagreement

""CONSECUTIVE Following in a train; suceeding one another in a regular order; successive; uninterrupted in course or succession; with no interval or break; as, fifty consecutive years. as, fifty consecutive years.""

""CONSUMPTIVE Of or pertaining to consumption; having the quality of consuming, or dissipating; destructive; wasting.""

""DESTRUCTIVE Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; often with of or to; as, intemperance is destructive of health; evil examples are destructive to the morals of youth. of or to; as, intemperance is destructive of health; evil examples are destructive to the morals of youth.""

""EQUIVALENCE The condition of being equivalent or equal; equality of worth, value, signification, or force; as, an equivalence of definitions. as, an equivalence of definitions.""

""INTERCOURSE A <?/<?/mmingling; intimate connection or dealings between persons or nations, as in common affairs and civilities, in correspondence or trade; communication; commerce; especially, interchange of thought and feeling; association; communion.""

JUSTICIABLE Proper to be examined in a court of justice.

SPECULATIVE Given to speculation; contemplative.

""ARCHITECTURE The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; often called civil architecture. civil architecture.""

""CONSTRUCTIVE Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power. as, to exhibit constructive power.""

QUANTIFIABLE

QUANTITATIVE Relating to quantity.

""REPRODUCTIVE Tending, or pertaining, to reproduction; employed in reproduction.""

Like Parkinson's disease