nad

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/ næd /

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noun Slang: Vulgar.

Usually nads. a testicle.

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Origin of nad

First recorded in 1960–65; shortening of gonad

Other definitions for nad (2 of 3)

NAD

Biochemistry.

nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide: a coenzyme, C21H27N7O14P2, involved in many cellular oxidation-reduction reactions.

Other definitions for nad (3 of 3)

N.A.D.

abbreviation

National Academy of Design.

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How to use nad in a sentence

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“Gronkowski” itself never manages to sound more erotic than the name of a hearty Polish stew or a D-list WWE performer.
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Yes, Byrd—dead four-and-a-half years now—was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.
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By the time it concluded with a sing-a-long of “XO,” Beyoncé had done the rare thing.
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In another year, stories about the strange new face of an A-list actress might draw chortles and cackles.
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Now-a-days it is the bankrupt who flouts, and his too confiding creditors who are jeered and laughed at.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
C was a Captain, all covered with lace; D was a drunkard, and had a red face.
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M was a Miser, and hoarded up gold; N was a Nobleman, gallant and bold.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
He felt himself the meanest, vilest thing a-crawl upon this sinful earth, and she—dear God!
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
All that scientific bric-a-brac in the cupboard had far better be thrown away.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

British Dictionary definitions for nad

NAD

noun

biochem nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; a coenzyme that is a hydrogen carrier in metabolic reactions, esp in tissue respirationFormer name: DPN

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Medical definitions for nad (1 of 2)

NAD 2²

abbr.

no apparent distress

no appreciable disease

Medical definitions for nad (2 of 2)

NAD 1¹

[ ĕn′ā-dē′ ]

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; a coenzyme occurring in most living cells and used as an oxidizing or reducing agent in various metabolic processes.

Scientific definitions for nad

NAD