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All Natural: Athletes, especially body builders who can avoid using steroids or other banned substances.

Olfactory Hallucination: A hallucination involving the perception of odor, such as of burning rubber or decaying fish.

On-Call Pay: Additional compensation awarded to employees who are required to remain on call during off-duty hours.

On-Call Time: Used to define periods of time when an employee is off duty but is required to remain on or close to the company premises or to respond to a call or page within a specified period of time, r . . . View Full Definition

Nothing Ball: A ball that accomplishes little because of a poor hit, no action, or both. An ineffective ball.

Nonparallel Shift In The Yield Curve: A shift in the yield curve in which yields do not change by the same number of basis points for every maturity. Related: Parallel shift in the yield curve.

Newhall Winds: The local name for winds blowing downward from desert uplands through the Newhall Pass southward into the San Fernando Valley, north of Los Angeles.

Nonbearing Wall: A wall supporting no load other than its own weight.

Noncallable: When a bond is noncallable, the issuer cannot redeem it before the stated maturity date. Some bonds have call protection for their full term, and others for a fixed period — often ten years. . . . View Full Definition

Open Externally-Ventilated Machine: A machine which is ventilated with external air by means of a separate motor-driven blower mounted on machine enclosure.