Phrase Hound found 38 phrases and 273 compound words that contain nor. The most common are listed below. Open nor in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 38
- NOR gateA logic gate performing a Boolean logic NOR operation.
- Nor-calAlternative form of Norcal: The northern half of the state of California, generally split from Socal by the Tehachapi mountain range.
- Lop NorAlternative form of Lop Nur: A largely dried up salt lake, known for being used as a nuclear testing site, located in southeastern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.
- neither here nor thereHaving no influence or significance on the issue at hand.
- Koko NorSynonym of Qinghai: A province in northwestern China. Capital: Xining.
- NOR gatesplural of NOR gate: A logic gate performing a Boolean logic NOR operation.
- Nor NakhichevanSynonym of Nakhichevan-on-Don: Originally a town established on the right bank of Don in Russia by Armenians resettled from Crimea; later incorporated into the city of Rostov-on-Don.
- Nor ShirakanSynonym of Parskahayk: The seventh province of the ancient kingdom of Armenia, now in northwestern Iran.
- nor'-eastAlternative form of northeast: The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.
- nor'-westAlternative form of northwest: The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.
- neither fish nor fowlNot easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; also, not having the advantages of the various options.
- hide nor hairA trace, indication, or evidence, especially of a person.
- nor'-nor'-eastAlternative form of north-northeast.
- nor'-nor'-westAlternative form of north-northwest.
- neither fish nor fleshAlternative form of neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring (synonym of neither fish nor fowl).
- for love nor moneyAlternative form of for love or money: Used with a negative to indicate that something is quite impossible
- nee nora representation of the sound of a siren
- nor'-westsplural of nor'-west: The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.
- nor'-eastsplural of nor'-east: The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.
- nor-triterpenesplural of nor-triterpene: Any compound formally derived from a triterpene by removal of a methylene group.
- nor-triterpeneAlternative form of nortriterpene: Any compound formally derived from a triterpene by removal of a methylene group.
- common sense is neither common nor sensicalMany assumptions that people make through intuition, popular culture, or 'common sense' turn out to be incorrect.
- neither use nor ornamentUseless.
- neither employed nor retiredA professional limbo where someone is too old to easily be hired but too young (or financially unable) to officially retire; a group that has left the workforce but cannot yet access pensions or Social Security benefits.
- rhyme nor reasonAlternative form of rhyme or reason: Logic; common sense.
Compound words 273
- norepinephrineA neurotransmitter found in the locus coeruleus which is synthesized from dopamine.
- norethindroneUS form of norethisterone.
- norfloxacinA synthetic fluoroquinolone antibiotic structurally related to nalidixic acid, which is used topically to treat conjunctivitis and orally for the treatment of bacterial infections of the urinary tract …
- XNORA logic gate which is the inverse of XOR.
- norgestrelA synthetic progestogen C₂₁H₂₈O₂ having two optically active forms of which the biologically active levorotatory form is used in birth control pills.
- norgestimateA synthetic progestogen C₂₃H₃₁NO₃ (trademark Ortho Tri-Cyclen) that is used in combination with an estrogen (as ethinylestradiol) in birth control pills.
- nortropaneA bicyclic heterocycle derived from tropane by loss of a methylene group; any derivative of this compound.
- norbergeninThe O-demethylated derivative of bergenin.
- norbuprenorphineA major active metabolite of buprenorphine.
- norharmanThe aromatic heterocycle 9H-pyrido[3,4-B]indole