nubble 
nubble 1 (nuVl), n. [A var. of nobble, dim. of 
noli, null.'} A nub. The name nubble is applied 
to a rocky promontory on the coast of Maine, at 
York. 
nubble"t (nub'l), v. t. [Freq. of nub, *knnb, v. : 
see nub, v. Of. LG. nubbcn, knock.] To beat 
or bruise with the fist. 
I nubbled him so well favouredly with my right, that 
you could sec no Eyes he had for the Swellings. 
N. Bailey, tr. of Colloquies of Erasmus, Notes, II. 466. 
nubbly (nub'li), a. [< nubble^ + -y 1 .] Full of 
nubs, knots, or protuberances. 
Ungainly, nubbly fruit it was. 
B. D. Blaclcmore, Christowell, xxxri. (Encyc. Diet.) 
nubby (mib'i), a. [< nub + -y 1 . Cf. knobby.] 
Full of entanglements or imperfections; lumpy: 
as, dirty, nubby cotton. 
nubecula (nu-bek'u-lii), .; pi. nubecula; (-le). 
[NL., < L. nubecula, a little cloud, dim. of nubes, 
acloud: eeenubilous.] 1. [cap.] In *<><>., one 
of two remarkable clusters of nebulee in the 
southern hemisphere, Nubecula Major and Nu- 
becula Minor, also known as the Magettanic 
clouds (which see, under Magellanie). 2. In 
pathol. : (a) A speck or cloud in the eye. (6) A 
cloudy appearance in urine as it cools ; cloudy 
matter suspended in urine. 
nubecule (nu'be-kul), . [= F. nubfoule = It. n-u- 
becula, < L. nubecula, dim. of nubcs, a cloud.] An 
isolated diminutive mass of clouds; a cloudlet. 
nubia (nu'bi-a), n. [Irreg. < L. nubes, a cloud.] 
A wrap of so?t fleecy material worn about the 
head and neck; a cloud. 
Nubian (nu'bi-an), a. and n. [< ML. Nubia, 
Nubia, < L. Nubiz, Gr. Noti/tei, the Nubians.] I. 
. Of or pertaining to Nubia, a region of Africa, 
bordering on the Bed Sea, and south of Egypt 
proper. The name is merely geographical, Nu- 
bia never having existed as a distinct country. 
M. Eugene Eevillout has been reading the Nubian in- 
scriptions of Phihe. Contemporary Rev., LII. 902. 
II. n. 1. One of a race inhabiting Nubia, of 
mixed descent. 2. In the Nile valley, a negro 
slave : from the large number of slaves at one 
time brought from Nubia. 
nubiferous (nu-bif 'e-rus), a. [= Pg. It. nubifero, 
< L. nubifer,' cloud-bearing, cloud-capped, < 
nubes, a cloud, + ferre = E. bear 1 .] Bringing 
or producing clouds. 
nubigenous (nu-bij'e-nus), a. [= Pg. nubigena, 
< L. nubigena, cloud-born, < nubes, a cloud, + 
-genus, born: see -genous.] Produced by clouds. 
nubilatet (nu'bi-lat), v. t. [< L. nubilare, pp. 
nubilatus, make cloudy, be cloudy, < nubilus, 
cloudy, overcast: see nubilous.] To cloud. 
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neck of the metanotum ; the part of the thorax 
nucleolus 
Formed like a nucleus. (6) In the shape of a 
to which is ioined the petiole of the abdomen, rounded tubercle: applied in botany to the 
Fascia nucnse. See fascia.- Llgamentum nuchae. apothecia of certain lichens. Also nucleotcl. 
nuclein (nu'kle-in), K. [< L. nucleus, a nucleus, 
+ -i2.] The' phosphorized nitrogenous con- 
stituent of cell-nuclei. It is found in two modiflca- 
See ligameittum. 
nuchadiform (nu'ka-di-f6rm), a. 
ML. nucha, q. v., + L. forma, form.] 
[Irreg. < 
Inichth., 
pertaining to the nucha or nape : as, the nuchal 
muscles. 2. Inentom.: (a) Situated superiorly, 
just behind the head : said especially of orna- 
ments, processes, etc., on an insect-larva. (6) 
cleobranchiata, or having their characters ; het- 
eropodous. 
II. n. A member of the Nucleobranchiata ; a 
heteropod. 
kle-o-brang-ki-a'ta), n. 
iiucleobran'cJiiate.] A group of 
mollusks: used with various senses, (a) In De 
Blainville's classification (1824), the last one of five orders 
of the second section of his Paracephalophora monoica, 
divided into two families, Nectopoda and Pteropoda. The 
term is generally held to be a synonym of Heteropoda, but 
it is partly a synonym of Pteropoda. and these two groups 
are not exactly distinguished in the two families into 
which the author divides his nucleobranchs. Moreover, 
the order does not contain the genus Cavolinia, which Is 
pteropodous, and does contain the genus Argonavta, 
which is cephalopodous. It therefore corresponds to no 
natural group, and is disused. See Xectopoda and Hetero- 
poda. (ft) By some recent conchologists used as a substi- 
tute for Heteropoda. 
nut; nut-shaped. 
Nucifraga (nu-sif 'ra-ga), n. [NL., fern, of nuci- 
f rag-us : see nucifragous.] A genus of corvine 
nubile (nu'bil), a. [= F. nubile = Sp. mibil = 
Pg. nubil = It. nubile, < L. nubilis, marriage- 
able, < nubere, cover, veil oneself, as a bride, 
hence wed, marry.] Of an age suitable for mar- 
riage; marriageable. 
The Couslip smiles, In brighter yellow dress'd 
Than that which veils the nubile Virgin's Breast. 
Prior, Solomon, i. 
nubility (uu-bil'i-ti), n. [= F. nubilite = Pg. nu- 
bilidade; as nub'lle + -ily.] The state of being 
nubile or marriageable. [Rare.] 
Unhealthy conditions force the young into premature 
nubility; marriage takes place between mere lads and 
lasses. Westminster Rev., CXXVI. 213. 
nubiloset (nu'bi-los), a. [< LL. nnbilosus, 
cloudy: see nubilous.] Cloudy; abounding in 
clouds. 
nubilous (nu'bi-lus), a. [< F. nubileux =,Sp. 
nubloso = Pg. It. nubiloso, < LL. nubilosus, 
cloudy, < L. nubilus, overcast, cloudy, < nubes, 
a cloud, = Skt. nabhas, a cloud, akin to nebula, 
mist, cloud: see nebule.] Cloudy; overcast; 
gloomy. Bailey. 
nucamentt (nu'ka-ment), n. [< L. nucamentum, 
anything shaped like a nut, hence a fir-cone, < 
nux (nuc-), a nut: see nucleus.] In bot., an 
ament ; a catkin. 
nucamentaceous (nu'ka-men-ta'shius), a. [< 
nucament + -aceous.] In Sot: (of) Pertaining to 
a nucament or catkin. (6) Nut-like in character. 
liucellus (nu-sel'us), n. ; pi. nucelli (-1). [NL., 
< L. micella, a little nut, dim. of nux (nuc-), nut : 
see nucleus.] In bot., the body of the ovule 
containing the embryo-sac ; the nucleus of the 
ovule. The ovules arise as minute protuberances at defi- 
nite points upon the wall of the ovary, and consist, in the 
center of the elevation, of a conical or spheroidal mass of 
cells, called the nucellus. This is afterward surrounded 
by the two integuments of the seed. Also nucleus. 
nucha (nu'ka), n. ; pi. nucha; (-kg). [ML. : see 
nuke.] 1. The nape or upper hind part of the 
neck, next to the hind-head. 2. Inentom., the 
, 
Of or pertaining to the metanotal nucha. Kr 11 pip n t ra ' T ,-,i 1 { a ta, fnu'kl 
Nuchal ligament. See ligamentum nmhce, under Kya- JNUCieODrancmaia <nu K 
Sm.-FuchS I tentacles, thread -like organs which pi. [NL.: see ,micleobra,, 
can be protruded from the neck, found in certain cater- 
pillars. They often emit a disagreeable scent, and are 
supposed to serve for driving away ichneumons or other 
enemies. 
nuchicartilage (nu-ki-kar'ti-laj), n. [< ML. nu- 
cha, q. v., + E. cartilage.] The nuchal carti- 
lage, lamella, or plate o'f many cephalopods, as 
Nautilus and Sepia, a hard formation of the 
integument in the middle of the nuchal region. 
nuciferous (nu-sif'e-rus), a. [< L. nux (mtc-), 
a nut, + ferre = E."6ea-i.] Bearing or produ- 
cing nuts. Bailey, 1731. ,,. ------ , ---- 
nuciform (nu'si-fdrm), a. [< L. nux (nuc-), a nucleobranchiate (nu"kle-o-brang'ki-at), a. 
nut, + forma, form.] In bot., resembling a [< NL. nucleobrancJiiatus, < L. nucleus, a little 
nut, a kernel, + Gr. (ipayx'a, gills.] Having the 
gills or branchise massed in the shell like the 
kernel of a nut; nucleobranch. 
Nucleobranchidae (nu"kle-o-brang'ki-de), n. 
pi. [NL., < Nucleobranch(iata) + -ida;.] A 
family of mollusks, practically equivalent to 
the order Heteropoda, but containing also the 
genus Sagitta. 
nucleochylema (nu"kle-o-kl-le'ma), . [NL., 
< L. nucleus, a kernel, + Gr. x vU (, juice.] The 
nuclear sap which fills the spaces in nucleo- 
hyaloplasm. Micros. Science, XXX. ii. 211. 
micleohyaloplasm (nu"kle-o-hi'a-lo-plazm), n. 
[< L. nucleus, a kernel, + E. hyaline + (proto)- 
plasm.] That feebly staining intermediate 
substance which with chromatin forms the 
threads of the nuclear network ; parachroma- 
tin; linin. 
The author prefers to speak of the Nvcleohyaloplasm, 
with Schwarz, as Linin. Nature, XXXIX. 5. 
nucleoid (nu'kle-oid), a. [< L. nucleus, a kernel, 
+ -aid.] Same as nucleiform. 
nucleolar (nu'kle-o-lar), a. [< nucleolus + -ar 3 .] 
Pertaining to or Having the character of a nu- 
cleolus ; forming or formed by a nucleolus ; en- 
doplastular. 
However, the ultimate fate of these diverticula contain- 
ing nucleolar portions is to become cells of the follicular 
epithelium. Jt. Scharf, Micros. Science, XXVIII. 60. 
nucleolate (nu'kle-o-lat), a. [< nucleolus + 
-ate 1 .] Having a nucleolus or nucleoli. 
nucleolated (nu'kle-o-la-ted), a. [< nucleolate 
.. ., _ . + -ed 2 .] Same as 'nucleolate. 
gus, < L. nux (nuc-), a nut, + frangere (Vfraff}, nucleole (nu'kle-61), n. [= F. nucleole, < L. nu- 
break : see fragile.] Having the habit of crack- eleolus, dim. of 'nucleus, a little nut, kernel : see 
ing nuts, as a bird. nucleus.] A nucleolus. 
nucleal (nu kle-al), a. [< nucleus + -al] Same nucleoli, Plural of nucleolus. 
as nuclear. [Rare.] nucleolid (nu'kle-6-lid ), n. [< nucleolus + -id?.] 
nuclear (nu'kle-ar), o. [< nucleus H -ar^.] A cor puscle which' resembles a nucleolus. 
Pertaining to a nucleus ; having the character -rfc,, typical nuclea r network [of the mid-gut epithelium] 
of a nucleus; constituted by or constituting a ... is frequently exhibited: often complicated, however, 
nucleus ; endoplastic __ Nuclear matrix or fluid b y the presence of nudeolids or nucleoliis-like bodies. 
the homogeneous amorphous substance occupying the in- 7 < rar - R V- Micros. Soc., 2d ser., VI. 232. 
terstices of the nuclear network. Also called nucleoplasm. nucleoline (nu'kle-o-lin), a. and n, [< NL. nu- 
see : teryoptem.-Nuclear membrane, network. See c i eo u nus , q . v .] 1. 'a. Of or pertaining to a nu- 
European Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes). 
birds, or Conidce, intermediate in some re- 
spects between crows and jays ; the nutcrack- 
ers. There are several species, of Europe and 
Asia, the best-known of which is N. caryoca- 
tactes. See nutcracker. 
nucifrage (nu'si-fraj), n. The nutcracker, Nu- 
cifraga caryocatactes. 
nucifragOUS (nu-sif 'ra-gus), a. [< NL. nucifra- 
nucleus, 1 (6). 
nucleate (nu'kle-at), v, ; pret. and pp. nucleated, 
nucleus, a little nut, a kernel : see nucleus.] I. 
trans. To form into or about a nucleus. 
II. intrans. To form a nucleus ; gather about 
a nucleus or center. 
cleolinus. 
ppr. nucleating.' [<'L.'wcfea**,~pp. of (LL.) ? n : A nuc ! e ! 1 1 i ? us :-, 
nucleare, become like a kernel, become hard, < UC - 1 f oll r n ? T s (nu'kle-o-h'nus), .; pi. mdeoiM 
- (-ni). [NL., < nucleolus, q. v.] The nucleus of 
a nucleolus ; the germinal point observable in 
some egg-cells within the germinal spot, which 
is itself contained in the proper nucleus of such 
nucleate (nu'kle-at), . [<~L. nucleates, having an 1 oyl - 
a kernel : see the verb.] Having a nucleus : as, nucleollte (nu'kle-o-lit), . A fossil sea-urchin 
a nucleate cell ; nucleate protoplasm. f ^ ?. e " U8 /"f 'f 'I'^V.- 
nucleated (nu'kle-a-ted),a. [(nucleate + -eeR] Nucleolltes (nu"kle-o-li'te z ), n. ^~L < L. nu- 
Same as nucleate. cleolus, a little nut (see nucleole), 4- -ites, E. 
, -fe 2 .] A genus of nucleolites or fossil sea- 
Protoplasm, simple or nucleated, is the formal basis of - - J - 
all life. Huxley, Lay Sermons, p. 129. 
The nucleated cell in which all life originates. 
,, c ^ e -i r> n -j. j.-^- ;<! 
JSgJ of fte falml y Casstdulldo;, chiefly of 
. 
Fortnightly Rev., N. S., XXXIX. 91. nucleolus (nu-kle'o-lus), .; pi. nucleoli (-h). 
nuclei, n. Plural of nucleus. 
ivucleiferoiis (nu-kle-if 'e-rus), a. [< L. nucleus, 
a kernel, + ferre ='E. bear 1 .] Bearing or con- 
taining a nucleus or nuclei. 
nucleiform (nu'kle-i-fonn), a. [< L. nucleus, a 
kernel, + forma, form.] In bot. and zool. : (a) 
[NL., < L. nucleolus, dim. of nucleus, a little nut: 
see nucleole.] 1. In zool., the nucleus of a nu- 
cleus ; one of the rounded deeply staining struc- 
tures found in the nucleus of a cell. The relation 
they bear to the nuclear network is still uncertain. Some 
consider them as distinct from the nuclear network (Flein- 
ming); others consider them as merely thickened knots of 
