<B>neoisolationism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a revival or recurrence of isolationism. </DL>
<A NAME="neoisolationist">
<B>neoisolationist, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> having to do with neoisolationism. <DD><I>noun </I> a person who supports neoisolationism. </DL>
<A NAME="neokantian">
<B>neo-Kantian, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with the followers and successors of Immanuel Kant. <DD><I>noun </I> a follower of Kant and his philosophy. </DL>
<A NAME="neokeynesian">
<B>neo-Keynesian, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> having to do with or based upon the Keynesian concepts of government spending and fiscal programs as major factors in economic growth. <DD><I>noun </I> a supporter of a neo-Keynesian fiscal policy. </DL>
<A NAME="neolamarckian">
<B>Neo-Lamarckian, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with Neo-Lamarckism. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>=Neo-Lamarckist.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="neolamarckism">
<B>Neo-Lamarckism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the revival in a modified form of Lamarck's theory of organic evolution that maintains that characteristics acquired by parents during their lifetime can be inherited by their offspring. </DL>
<A NAME="neolamarckist">
<B>Neo-Lamarckist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an advocate of Neo-Lamarckism. </DL>
<A NAME="neolatin">
<B>neo-Latin, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> Latin written and used, especially in modern scientific literature, more or less as a living language; Modern Latin. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with such Latin. </DL>
<A NAME="neolith">
<B>neolith, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a neolithic stone implement. </DL>
<A NAME="neolithic">
<B>neolithic</B> or <B>Neolithic, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of the later Stone Age, marked by the beginning of agriculture and animal husbandry, and the use of polished stone weapons and tools. <DD><I>noun </I> the neolithic period. </DL>
<A NAME="neologian">
<B>neologian, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> given to neologism, as in views on religious subjects. <DD><I>noun </I> a neologist, as on religious subjects. </DL>
<A NAME="neological">
<B>neological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or characterized by neology or neologism. adv. <B>neologically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="neologism">
<B>neologism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the use of new words or old words with new meanings. <BR> <I>Ex. His particular grievance was neologisms ... even the newspaper, he complained, had got into the habit of using the adjective "off-colored"--properly applied only to certain diamonds--to describe the pigmentation of half-caste people (New Yorker).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a new word or expression or a new meaning for an old word. <BR> <I>Ex. Such neologisms are clipped words like lube for lubricating oil and co-ed for co-educational; back-formations like to televise (1931) from television ... ; blends like cablegram from cable and telegram ... ; artificial or made-up formations like carborundum, cellophane, and pianola (Simeon Potter).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>the introduction of new views or doctrines, especially on religious subjects. </DL>
<A NAME="neologist">
<B>neologist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who introduces or uses neologisms in language. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person given to neologism in views, especially on religious subjects. </DL>
<A NAME="neologistic">
<B>neologistic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with neologism or neologists. </DL>
<A NAME="neologize">
<B>neologize, </B>intransitive verb, <B>-gized,</B> <B>-gizing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to introduce or use neologisms in language. <DD><B> 2. </B>to introduce or adopt new views, especially on religious subjects. </DL>
<A NAME="neology">
<B>neology, </B>noun, pl. <B>-gies.</B> <B>=neologism.</B></DL>
<A NAME="neomalthusian">
<B>neo-Malthusian, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with the theory or view, based upon Malthusianism, which advocates selective birth control as a means of eliminating poverty and raising the standard of living. <DD><I>noun </I> an advocate of this theory or view. <BR> <I>Ex. The neo-Malthusians of the 1900's urge planned parenthood (H. W. Spiegel).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neomalthusianism">
<B>neo-Malthusianism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the theories of the neo-Malthusians. </DL>
<A NAME="neomelanesian">
<B>Neo-Melanesian, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the pidgin English of Melanesia; beche-de-mer. </DL>
<A NAME="neomort">
<B>neomort, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a body whose brain is dead but with other organs kept functioning by artificial means. <BR> <I>Ex. The neomort by definition has no functioning nervous system (Harper's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neomycin">
<B>neomycin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an antibiotic substance similar to streptomycin and obtained from a related soil actinomycete. It is used in the treatment of tuberculosis and other bacterial diseases. </DL>
<A NAME="neon">
<B>neon, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a rare chemical element that is a colorless, odorless, inert gas, forming a very small part of the air. Tubes containing neon are used in electric signs or lamps, giving off a fiery red glow. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=neon lamp.</B> <DD><B> 3. </B>a sign for advertising made up of neon lamps. <DD><B> 4. </B>the light or glow of a neon lamp. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>composed of neon lamps. <BR> <I>Ex. a neon sign.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>like a neon lamp or light. <BR> <I>Ex. ... beneath the flickering neon sky (Manchester Guardian Weekly).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neonatal">
<B>neonatal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with newborn babies. <BR> <I>Ex. neonatal disease, neonatal mortality.</I> adv. <B>neonatally.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="neonate">
<B>neonate, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a newborn baby. </DL>
<A NAME="neonatology">
<B>neonatology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the medical study of the problems and disorders of newborn babies. </DL>
<A NAME="neonazi">
<B>neo-Nazi, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a member of a political party favoring neo-Nazism. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person who favors or supports neo-Nazism. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with neo-Nazism or neo-Nazis. </DL>
<B>neo-Nazism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any movement to restore the principles and beliefs of Nazism. </DL>
<A NAME="neonlamp">
<B>neon lamp</B> or <B>light,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a glass tube filled with neon gas and containing two electrodes instead of a filament. When voltage is applied to the electrodes, an electric discharge occurs and the gas glows fiery red. </DL>
<A NAME="neontetra">
<B>neon tetra,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a small, bright red and blue fish of the upper Amazon region, commonly raised in aquariums. </DL>
<A NAME="neontology">
<B>neontology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> study of life existing at present, as distinguished from paleontology. adj. <B>neontological.</B> noun <B>neontologist.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="neoorthodox">
<B>neoorthodox, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or characteristic of neoorthodoxy. </DL>
<A NAME="neoorthodoxy">
<B>neoorthodoxy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a movement in Protestantism reverting to traditional Christian dogmas in reaction to liberalism. <DD><B> 2. </B>any movement in other religions, such as Islam and Judaism, returning to an older form of religious beliefs and practices. </DL>
<A NAME="neopagan">
<B>neopagan, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or characteristic of a revival of paganism. </DL>
<A NAME="neopallium">
<B>neopallium, </B>noun. <B>=neocortex.</B></DL>
<A NAME="neopentecostal">
<B>neo-Pentecostal, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with a movement in Protestant and Catholic churches of the United States which emphasizes Pentecostal beliefs and practices. <DD><I>noun </I> a member of a neo-Pentecostal church or sect; charismatic. noun <B>neo-Pentecostalism.</B> noun <B>neo-Pentecostalist.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="neophilia">
<B>neophilia, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a love of novelty; great interest in anything new. </DL>
<A NAME="neophiliac">
<B>neophiliac, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or animal characterized or affected by neophilia. </DL>
<A NAME="neophobia">
<B>neophobia, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> fear of anything new. </DL>
<A NAME="neophyte">
<B>neophyte, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a new convert; person recently admitted to a religious body. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person who is new at something; beginner; novice. <BR> <I>Ex. The employer looked upon the new office boy as a hopeful young neophyte.</I> (SYN) tyro. <DD><B> 3. </B>in the Roman Catholic Church: <DD><B> a. </B>a newly ordained priest. <DD><B> b. </B>a novice of a religious order. <DD><B> 4. </B>(in the early Christian Church) a person newly baptized. <DD><B> 5. </B>(U.S.) (in fraternities) a person who has completed his pledging period, but has yet to be initiated into the fraternity. </DL>
<A NAME="neopilina">
<B>neopilina, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a primitive mollusk found at great depths in the Pacific Ocean. It is a living representative of an animal group which had previously been known to exist only as fossils 300 to 500 million years old. <BR> <I>Ex. The structure of neopilina shows it is much like the annelids, or segmented worms (Science News Letter).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neoplasia">
<B>neoplasia, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the development of new tissue or of neoplasms. </DL>
<A NAME="neoplasm">
<B>neoplasm, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a new, abnormal growth of tissue, such as a tumor. </DL>
<A NAME="neoplastic">
<B>neoplastic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with a neoplasm. </DL>
<A NAME="neoplasticism">
<B>neoplasticism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a movement in modern art led by the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), emphasizing abstract and geometric designs and forms; De Stijl. </DL>
<A NAME="neoplasticist">
<B>neoplasticist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a follower of neoplasticism. </DL>
<A NAME="neoplasty">
<B>neoplasty, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ties.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> plastic surgery to repair, reconstruct, or restore a part of the body. </DL>
