Nepp

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• Neptune

  [nep-toon, -tyoon] /ˈnɛp tun, -tyun/ noun 1. any whelk of the genus Neptunea, especially N. decemcostata, common along the eastern coast of North America and having a shell with seven to ten raised reddish-brown spiral ridges on a pale beige or yellow background. [nep-toon, -tyoon] /ˈnɛp tun, -tyun/ noun 1. the ancient Roman god of […]

• Neptune plant

  noun See air fern

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• Neptunian

  [nep-too-nee-uh n, -tyoo-] /nɛpˈtu ni ən, -ˈtyu-/ adjective 1. pertaining to Neptune or the sea. 2. pertaining to the planet Neptune. 3. (often lowercase) Geology. formed by the action of water. /nɛpˈtjuːnɪən/ adjective 1. of or relating to the Roman god Neptune or the sea 2. of, occurring on, or relating to the planet Neptune […]

• Neptunium

  [nep-too-nee-uh m, -tyoo-] /nɛpˈtu ni əm, -ˈtyu-/ noun, Chemistry, Physics. 1. a transuranic element produced in nuclear reactors by the neutron bombardment of U-238: decays rapidly to plutonium and then to U-235. Symbol: Np; atomic number: 93. /nɛpˈtjuːnɪəm/ noun 1. a silvery metallic transuranic element synthesized in the production of plutonium and occurring in trace […]