nef
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nef
1680–90; < French: ship < Latin nāvis. See nave
Example Sentences
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Even at royal feasts, the only ornament on the table was a nef, a vessel made to hold salt.
From Slate • May 5, 2015
Ronald Desrosiers at the New England Regional Primate Research Center has demonstrated that when the nef gene is removed from SIV, the virus no longer has the power to make monkeys sick.
From Time Magazine Archive
A live vaccine made from HIV, he maintains, can be made safer by removing not just the nef gene but several others as well.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the very least, the nef gene offers an attractive target for drug developers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Il est la nef, il est le phare!
From The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth by Bury, J. B. (John Bagnell)
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