Nephalism
(Neph"a*lism) n. [Gr. soberness, fr. sober, to drink no wine: cf. F. néphalisme.] Total abstinence
from spirituous liquor.
Nephalist
(Neph"a*list) n. [Cf. F. néphaliste.] One who advocates or practices nephalism.
Nepheline
(Neph"e*line Neph"e*lite) , n. [gr. cloud: cf. F. néphéline. Cf. Nebula.] (Min.) A mineral
occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy hexagonal crystals; also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having
a greasy luster, as the variety elæolite. It is a silicate of aluminia, soda, and potash.
Nephelodometer
(Neph`e*lo*dom"e*ter) n. [Gr. a cloud + way + -meter.] (Meteorol.) An instrument for
reckoning the distances or velocities of clouds.
Nephelometer
(Neph`e*lom"e*ter) n. [Gr. a cloud + -meter.] An instrument for measuring or registering
the amount of cloudiness.
Nephew
(Neph"ew) (nef"u; in England nev"u; 277), n. [OE. neveu, nevou, nevu, fr. F. neveu, OF.
also, nevou, L. nepos; akin to AS. nefa, D. neef, G. neffe, OHG. nevo, Icel. nefi a kinsman, Gr.
ne`podes, pl., brood, young, Skr. nepat grandson, descendant. &radic262. Cf. Niece, Nepotism.]
1. A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant. [Obs.]
But if any widow have children or nephews [Rev. Ver. grandchildren].
1 Tim. v. 4.
If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker to their grandfathers than to their fathers.
Jer. Taylor. 2. A cousin. [Obs.] Shak.
3. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Chaucer.
Nephilim
(||Neph"i*lim) n. pl. [Heb. nephilim.] Giants. Gen. vi. 4. Num. xiii. 33.
Nephoscope
(Neph"o*scope) n. [Gr. a cloud + -scope.] (Meteorol.) An instrument for observing the
clouds and their velocity.
Nephralgia
(||Ne*phral"gi*a Ne*phral"gy) , n. [NL. nephralgia, fr. Gr. a kidney + pain: cf. F. néphralgie.]
(Med.) Neuralgia of the kidneys; a disease characterized by pain in the region of the kidneys without any
structural lesion of the latter. Quain.
Nephridial
(Ne*phrid"i*al) a. (Zoöl. & Anat.) Of or pertaining to a nephridium.
Nephridium
(||Ne*phrid"i*um) n.; pl. Nephridia [NL., fr. Gr. of the kidneys.] (Zoöl. & Anat.) A segmental
tubule; one of the tubules of the primitive urinogenital organs; a segmental organ. See Illust. under Loeven's
larva.
Nephrite
(Neph"rite) n. [Cf. F. néphrite. See Nephritis.] (Min.) A hard compact mineral, of a dark
green color, formerly worn as a remedy for diseases of the kidneys, whence its name; kidney stone; a
kind of jade. See Jade.
Nephritic
(Ne*phrit"ic Ne*phrit"ic*al) , a. [L. nephriticus, Gr. : cf. F. néphrétique. See Nephritis.]
1. Of or pertaining to the kidneys or urinary organs; renal; as, a nephritic disease.
2. (Med.) (a) Affected with a disease of the kidneys; as, a nephritic patient. (b) Relieving disorders
of the kidneys; affecting the kidneys; as, a nephritic medicine.
Nephritic stone (Min.), nephrite; jade. See Nephrite.
