Index of letter N
| -n | See -en2 and -en3 |
| n- | Normal; number; negative. |
| nano- | In units of measurement, a factor of 10-9. |
| -nap | Abduct in order to extract a ransom. |
| naphth(o)- | Napthalene. |
| narco- | Stupor, drowsiness, or insensibility; the illicit production and use of drugs. |
| nas(o)- | The nose. |
| -nasty | Nastic movement. |
| natro- | Sodium. |
| -naut | A literal or figurative voyager. |
| necro- | Death; a corpse. |
| nega- | Negative. |
| nemat(o)- | Thread-like in shape. |
| neo- | New. |
| nepho- | Cloud. |
| nephr(o)- | A kidney or the kidneys. |
| -ness | A state or condition. |
| neur(o)- | Nerves or the nervous system. |
| neutr(o)- | Neutral. |
| nigr(o)- | Black. |
| -nik | A person associated with a specified thing or quality. |
| nitr(o)- | Containing nitrogen, nitric acid, or nitrates. |
| noci- | Pain. |
| noct(i)- | Night. |
| -nomic | See -nomy |
| nomo- | Law. |
| -nomy | A specified area of knowledge or the laws governing it. |
| non- | Not. |
| nona- | Nine; having nine. |
| noo- | The mind. |
| nor- | An organic compound that is the parent of another. |
| normo- | Normal; close to the average. |
| noso- | Disease. |
| nuci- | A nut. |
| nucleo- | Nucleus; nuclear; nucleic acid. |
| nudi- | Naked. |
| nulli- | Nothing. |
| number prefixes | Number prefixes derived from Latin and Greek. |
| number words | Words for multiples of thousands. |
| nyct(o)- | Night. |
| -nym | See -onym |
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