Np

Physics.

neper; nepers.

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Definition for np (2 of 5)

Np

Symbol, Chemistry.

neptunium.

Definition for np (3 of 5)

NP

noun phrase.
nurse-practitioner.

Definition for np (4 of 5)

n.p.

Definition for np (5 of 5)

N.P.

new paragraph.
nisi prius.
no protest.
notary public.
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  • Richard examined every bucketful of earth as he pulled it np.

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British Dictionary definitions for np (1 of 4)

np1

abbreviation for

printing new paragraph
law nisi prius
no place of publication

British Dictionary definitions for np (2 of 4)

np2

the internet domain name for

Nepal

British Dictionary definitions for np (3 of 4)

Np

symbol for

neper

the chemical symbol for

neptunium

British Dictionary definitions for np (4 of 4)

NP

abbreviation for

neuropsychiatric
neuropsychiatry
Also: np Notary Public
noun phrase
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Medical definitions for np (1 of 2)

Np

The symbol for the elementneptunium

Medical definitions for np (2 of 2)

NP

abbr.

nurse practitioner
neuropsychiatry
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Scientific definitions for np (1 of 2)

Np

The symbol for neptunium.

Scientific definitions for np (2 of 2)

neptunium
[ nĕp-tōō′nē-əm ]

Np

A silvery, radioactive metallic element of the actinide series. It occurs naturally in minute amounts in uranium ores and is produced artificially as a byproduct of plutonium production. Its longest-lived isotope is Np 237 with a half-life of 2.1 million years. Atomic number 93. See Periodic Table.
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