VOCABULARY. 



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Nachtschmetterling, m., night but- 

 terfly. 



nachweisbar, adj., demonstrable. 



nachweisen, to demonstrate, to refer. 



Nachwirkung, f., effect, consequence. 



Nacken, m., neck. 



nadelformig, adj., needle-shaped. 



Nadelstich, m., prick of a needle. 



Nahe, f., neighborhood. 



nahern, sich, to approach. 



nahren, to nourish, to feed. 



Nahrung, f., sustenance, food. 



Nahrungsaufnahme, f., taking of 

 food, feeding. 



Nahrungsbestandteil, m., source of 

 sustenance, food~constituent. 



Nahrungskanal, m., alimentary 

 canal. 



Nahrungssuche, f., search for food. 



namlich, adj., namely, for instance. 



nass, adj., -wet. 



Natrium 



Natron, 



Natur, f., nature; ereignis, n., 

 natural event ; erscheinung, f., 

 natural phenomenon ; forscher, 

 m., investigator of nature ; ge- 

 genstand, m., natural object; 

 gesetz, n., natural law ; wis- 

 senschaft, f., natural science; 

 ziichtung, . , natural selection. 



Nebelhautchen, n., coating of mist. 



Nebelmasse, f., nebulous mass. 



neigen, to incline. 



Neigung, f., inclination. 



nennen, to call. 



Nerv, m., nerve. 



Nervenanregung, f., nerve impulse. 



neuaufgefunden, adj., newly dis- 

 covered. 



Nichtgebrauch, m., disuse. 

 Nichtleiter, m., non-conductor. 

 nieder, adv., down. 

 niederknieen, to kneel down. 

 Niederschlag, m., precipitate. 

 niedrig, adj., !ow. 

 Niere, f., kidney. 

 Nilthal, n., valley of the Nile. 

 Ninive, n., Nineveh. 

 Niveau, m., level. 

 notig,adj., \ necusa ry. 



notwendig, adj., ) 

 Nutz, m., use. 

 niitzlich, adj., useful. 



o. 



ob, if, whether. 



obenauf, adv., on top, above. 



Oberflache, f., surface. 



oberflSchlich, adj., superficial. 



Oberkiefe, f., upper jaw. 



Ochs, m., ox. 



6l, n., oil. 



Ofen, m., stove; schwSrze, f., 



stove polish. 

 offenbaren, to reveal. 

 Offnung, f., opening. 

 ohngefahr, adv., about, nearly. 

 orangenfarbig, adj., orange color. 

 ordnen, to arrange. 

 Ordnung, f., order. 

 Organzelle, f., organic cell. 

 Ort, m., place. 

 Osten, m., east. 



Ostgrenze, f., eastern boundary. 

 oxydieren, to oxidize. 



P. 



Pangenesis, f., genesis of all things, 

 pangenesis. 



