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No Look Pass: A pass from a ball handler who does not see the receiver, but is estimating where he should be.

Northern Analysis: A technique for transferring electrophoretically resolved rna segments from an agarose gel to a nitrocellulose filter paper sheet via capillary action.

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: An agreement among the six New England States to support the farm price of milk used for fluid consumption at a higher level than under current federally mandated minimum prices in the regio . . . View Full Definition

North Pacific High: A semi-permanent, subtropical area of high pressure in the North Pacific Ocean. It is strongest in the Northern Hemispheric summer and is displaced towards the equator during the winter when . . . View Full Definition

Northern Blot: A gel-based laboratory procedure that locates mrna sequences on a gel that are complementary to a piece of dna used as a probe.

Northern Dialect: A dialect of American English stretching through the northernmost sections of the United States.

Northumbrian: The Old English dialect spoken in the kingdom of Northumbria (i.e., north of the Umber river).

Northern Europe (NE) Cotton Price: An average of the five lowest prices of several internationally-traded cottons (including cost, insurance, and freight) quoted for delivery in Northern Europe. The NE price is used by USDA i . . . View Full Definition

North Pacific Current: A North Pacific Ocean cur-rent setting eastward from about 160° east to somewhat beyond about 150° west. It continues the flow of the Kuroshio Extension, sending branches to the south.

Norton: This well-known native N. American V.aestivalis cultivar, with the alias name Virginia Seedling, was thought to be derived by chance pollination involving the American aestivalis native spec . . . View Full Definition