Glossary

(na chə rə līz): To cause something, such as a plant, to become established as if native.

(na və gā shən): The science of getting ships, aircraft, or spacecraft from place to place, especially the method of determining position, course, and distance traveled.

(nir shȯr): The nearshore region includes water from a lake, bay, or ocean shoreline to 30 meters in depth.

(nek tǝr): In botany, a liquid made by the flowers of plants.

(ne mǝ tōd): Any of a major group of long cylinder-shaped worms that are parasites in animals or plants or live in soil or water; also called a roundworm.

(nest liŋ): A young bird that has not left the nest.

(net): An amount, profit, weight, price, result, that is left after another amount is subtracted.

(nü mün): The Moon’s phase when its dark side is toward Earth.

(nich, nēsh, or nish): A habitat supplying the factors necessary for the existence of an organism or species.

(nī trə jən): A colorless tasteless odorless element that occurs as a gas which makes up 78 percent of the atmosphere and that forms a part of all living tissues.

(näk tər nəl): Active at night.

(nän kǝ mä dǝ tē val yü): A monetary value placed on something although it is something that cannot be bought or sold.

(nän fla mǝ bǝl): Not flammable; specifically, not easily ignited and not burning rapidly if ignited.

(nän in dij ə nəs): Growing, living, or occurring in a region or environment which is not native to the organism or thing.

(nän nā tiv): Not naturally occurring in an area.

(nȯr thərn he mə sfir): The half of the Earth that lies north of the equator.

(nō tәs): To learn something is there by seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, or touching it.

(nä vəl): New and not resembling anything used or known before.

(nu̇ mer ik): Having to do with numbers or a system of numbers.

(nǝr s(ǝ) rē): A place where plants (like trees or shrubs) are grown for transplanting, for use as stocks in grafting, or for sale.