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  • English Word Necrological Definition Of or pertaining to necrology; of the nature of necrology; relating to, or giving, an account of the dead, or of deaths.
  • English Word Necrologies Definition of Necrology
  • English Word Necrologist Definition One who gives an account of deaths.
  • English Word Necrology Definition An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a collection of obituary notices.
  • English Word Necromancer Definition One who practices necromancy; a sorcerer; a wizard.
  • English Word Necromancy Definition The art of revealing future events by means of a pretended communication with the dead; the black art; hence, magic in general; conjuration; enchantment. See Black art.
  • English Word Necromantic Definition Conjuration.
  • English Word Necromantic Definition Alt. of Necromantical
  • English Word Necromantical Definition Of or pertaining to necromancy; performed by necromancy.
  • English Word Necronite Definition Fetid feldspar, a mineral which, when struck, exhales a fetid odor.
  • English Word Necrophagan Definition Eating carrion.
  • English Word Necrophagan Definition Any species of a tribe (Necrophaga) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on carrion; a burying beetle.
  • English Word Necrophagous Definition Of or pertaining to the Necrophaga; eating carrion. See Necrophagan.
  • English Word Necrophobia Definition An exaggerated fear of death or horror of dead bodies.
  • English Word Necrophore Definition Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus Necrophorus and allied genera; -- called also burying beetle, carrion beetle, sexton beetle.
  • English Word Necropolis Definition A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a graveyard.
  • English Word Necropolises Definition of Necropolis
  • English Word Necropsy Definition A post-mortem examination or inspection; an autopsy. See Autopsy.
  • English Word Necroscopic Definition Alt. of Necroscopical
  • English Word Necroscopical Definition Or or relating to post-mortem examinations.
  • English Word Necrose Definition To affect with necrosis; to unergo necrosis.
  • English Word Necrosed Definition Affected by necrosis; dead; as, a necrosed bone.
  • English Word Necrosis Definition Mortification or gangrene of bone, or the death of a bone or portion of a bone in mass, as opposed to its death by molecular disintegration. See Caries.
  • English Word Necrosis Definition A disease of trees, in which the branches gradually dry up from the bark to the center.
  • English Word Necrotic Definition Affected with necrosis; as, necrotic tissue; characterized by, or producing, necrosis; as, a necrotic process.
  • English Word Nectar Definition The drink of the gods (as ambrosia was their food); hence, any delicious or inspiring beverage.
  • English Word Nectar Definition A sweetish secretion of blossoms from which bees make honey.
  • English Word Nectareal Definition Nectareous.
  • English Word Nectareal Definition Of or pertaining to a nectary.
  • English Word Nectarean Definition Resembling nectar; very sweet and pleasant.