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Np

1
Physics.
  1. neper; nepers.



Np

2
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. neptunium.

NP

3

abbreviation

  1. Informal.,  (used in digital communications) no problem. Also np

  2. noun phrase.

  3. nurse-practitioner.

n.p.

4

abbreviation

  1. net proceeds.

  2. new paragraph.

  3. nisi prius.

  4. no pagination.

  5. no place of publication.

  6. no protest.

  7. notary public.

N.P.

5

abbreviation

  1. new paragraph.

  2. nisi prius.

  3. no protest.

  4. notary public.

NP

1

abbreviation

  1. neuropsychiatric

  2. neuropsychiatry

  3. Also: npNotary Public

  4. noun phrase

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np

2

abbreviation

  1. printing new paragraph

  2. law nisi prius

  3. no place of publication

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Np

3

symbol

  1. neper

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

symbol

  1. neptunium

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

np

4

abbreviation

  1. Nepal

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Example Sentences

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Element 43 was later found and named technetium in 1937 and the symbol “Np” was used to describe neptunium in 1940.

For example, the transformation of U-235 used in nuclear reactors results in the formation of radioactive, long-lived Np-237 through a process of neutron capture, gamma emission, and beta decay.

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