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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Nitric \Ni"tric\, adjective [Cf. F. nitrique. See {Niter}.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen; specifically, designating any one of those compounds in which, as contrasted with {nitrous} compounds, the element has a higher valence; as, nitric oxide; nitric acid.

{Nitric acid}, a colorless or yellowish liquid obtained by distilling a nitrate with sulphuric acid. It is powerfully corrosive, being a strong acid, and in decomposition a strong oxidizer.

{Nitric anhydride}, a white crystalline oxide of nitrogen ({N2O5}), called {nitric pentoxide}, and regarded as the anhydride of nitric acid.

{Nitric oxide}, a colorless poisous gas ({NO}) obtained by treating nitric acid with copper. On contact with the air or with oxygen, it becomes reddish brown from the formation of nitrogen dioxide ({NO2}, also called nitric dioxide or nitric peroxide).

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Nitroso- \Ni*tro"so-\ (? or ?). (Chem.) A prefix (also used adjectively) designating the group or radical {-NO}, called the nitroso group, or its compounds.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Nitrosyl \Ni*tro"syl\, noun [Nitroso- + -yl.] (Chem.) The radical {-NO}, called also the {nitroso group}. The term is sometimes loosely used to designate certain nitro compounds; as, nitrosyl sulphuric acid. Used also adjectively.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

No \No\ (n[=o]), adjective [OE. no, non, the same word as E. none; cf. E. a, an. See {None}.] Not any; not one; none; as, yes, we have no bananas; -- often used as a quantifier.

Let there be no strife . . . between me and thee. --Gen. xiii. 8.

That goodness is no name, and happiness no dream. --Byron.

Note: In Old England before a vowel the form non or noon was used. ''No man.'' ''Noon apothercary.'' --Chaucer.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

no \no.\ n. Number; -- the number designating place in an ordered sequence; as, no. 2. [abbrev.] [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

No \No\, adverb [OE. no, na, AS. n[=a]; ne not + [=a] ever. AS. ne is akin to OHG. ni, Goth. ni, Russ. ne, Ir., Gael. & W. ni, L. ne, Gr. nh (in comp.), Skr. na, and also to E. prefix un-. [root] 193. See {Aye}, and cf. {Nay}, {Not}, {Nice}, {Nefarious}.] Nay; not; not at all; not in any respect or degree; -- a word expressing negation, denial, or refusal. Before or after another negative, no is emphatic.

We do no otherwise than we are willed. --Shak.

I am perplx'd and doubtful whether or no I dare accept this your congratulation. --Coleridge.

There is none righteous, no, not one. --Rom. iii. 10.

No! Nay, Heaven forbid. --Coleridge.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

No \No\ (n[=o]), noun; pl. {Noes} (n[=o]z).

1. A refusal by use of the word no; a denial.

2. A negative vote; one who votes in the negative; as, to call for the ayes and noes; the noes have it.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

nay \nay\ (n[=a]), adverb [Icel. nei; akin to E. no. See {No}, adverb]

1. No; -- a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded by {no}. Opposed to {aye} or {yea}. See also {Yes}. [1913 Webster +PJC]

And eke when I say ''ye,'' ne say not ''nay.'' --Chaucer.

I tell you nay; but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. --Luke xiii. 3.

And now do they thrust us out privily? nay, verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out. --Acts xvi. 37.

He that will not when he may, When he would he shall have nay. --Old Prov.

Note: Before the time of Henry VIII. nay was used to answer simple questions, and no was used when the form of the question involved a negative expression; nay was the simple form, no the emphatic. --Skeat.

2. Not this merely, but also; not only so, but; -- used to mark the addition or substitution of a more explicit or more emphatic phrase.

Note: Nay in this sense may be interchanged with yea. ''Were he my brother, nay, my kingdom's heir.'' --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

no

adjective: quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of; "we have no bananas"; "no eggs left and no money to buy any"; "have you no decency?"; "did it with no help"; "I'll get you there in no time" [syn: {no(a)}] [ant: {all(a)}, {some(a)}]

noun

1: a negative; "his no was loud and clear" [ant: {yes}]

2: a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known [syn: {nobelium}, {atomic number 102}]

adverb

1: referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present; "he was no heavier than a child" [syn: {no more}]

2: not in any degree or manner; not at all; "he is no better today"

3: used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement; "no, you are wrong" [also: {noes} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

no.

noun: the number designating place in an ordered sequence [syn: {ordinal number}, {ordinal}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

122 Moby Thesaurus words for "no": Australian ballot, Hare system, I refuse, I will not, abnegation, au contraire, aye, ballot, by no means, canvass, canvassing, casting vote, certainly not, con, contradiction, count me out, counting heads, cumulative voting, deciding vote, declension, declination, declinature, declining, denial, deprivation, disagreement, disallowance, disclaimer, disclamation, disobedience, dissent, division, enfranchisement, fagot vote, far from it, franchise, from scratch, graveyard vote, hand vote, holding back, impossible, in no way, include me out, interest, list system, nay, naysaying, negation, negative, negative answer, negative attitude, negativeness, negativism, negativity, nein, nix, no such thing, non, nonacceptance, noncompliance, nonconsent, none, nonobservance, nontransferable vote, not, not a bit, not a jot, not a whit, not at all, not likely, not really, not so, nothing doing, nyet, plebiscite, plebiscitum, plumper, plural vote, poll, polling, preferential voting, pro, proportional representation, proxy, quite the contrary, recantation, record vote, referendum, refusal, rejection, representation, repudiation, retention, right to vote, rising vote, say, secret ballot, show of hands, side, single vote, snap vote, straw vote, suffrage, the affirmative, the negative, thumbs-down, to the contrary, transferable vote, turndown, unwillingness, viva voce, voice, voice vote, vote, voting, voting right, withholding, write-in, write-in vote, yea, yeas and nays, yes

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

no The {country code} for Norway. (1999-01-27)

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

No or No-A'mon, the home of Amon, the name of Thebes, the ancient capital of what is called the Middle Empire, in Upper or Southern Egypt. "The multitude of No" (Jer. 46:25) is more correctly rendered, as in the Revised Version, "Amon of No", i.e., No, where Jupiter Amon had his temple. In Ezek. 30:14, 16 it is simply called "No;" but in ver. 15 the name has the Hebrew Hamon prefixed to it, "Hamon No." This prefix is probably the name simply of the god usually styled Amon or Ammon. In Nah. 3:8 the "populous No" of the Authorized Version is in the Revised Version correctly rendered "No-Amon." It was the Diospolis or Thebes of the Greeks, celebrated for its hundred gates and its vast population. It stood on both sides of the Nile, and is by some supposed to have included Karnak and Luxor. In grandeur and extent it can only be compared to Nineveh. It is mentioned only in the prophecies referred to, which point to its total destruction. It was first taken by the Assyrians in the time of Sargon (Isa. 20). It was afterwards "delivered into the hand" of Nebuchadnezzar and Assurbani-pal (Jer. 46:25, 26). Cambyses, king of the Persians (B.C. 525), further laid it waste by fire. Its ruin was completed (B.C. 81) by Ptolemy Lathyrus. The ruins of this city are still among the most notable in the valley of the Nile. They have formed a great storehouse of interesting historic remains for more than two thousand years. "As I wandered day after day with ever-growing amazement amongst these relics of ancient magnificence, I felt that if all the ruins in Europe, classical, Celtic, and medieval, were brought together into one centre, they would fall far short both in extent and grandeur of those of this single Egyptian city." Manning, The Land of the Pharaohs.

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

No, stirring up; forbidding

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