| nicker | 1. One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with half-pence. 2. The cutting lip which projects downward at the edge of a boring bit and cuts a circular groove in the wood to limit the size of the hole that is bored. Origin: From Nick, v.t. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| nicker nut | A rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish colour. The seeds grow in the prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers of the genus Caesalpinia. C. Bonduc has yellowish seeds; C.Bonducella, bluish gray. [Spelt also neckar nut, nickar nut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nicker tree | <botany> The plant producing nicker nuts. Alternative forms: neckar tree and nickar tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Nickerson-Kveim test | <radiology> Intradermal injection, diagnostic for sarcoidosis (12 Dec 1998) |
| nicking | <molecular biology> The production of breaks in a single strand of double-stranded DNA. Such nicks may be produced by the endonuclease DNase I. (14 Nov 1997) |
| nickle | <zoology> The European woodpecker, or yaffle. Synonym: nicker pecker. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |