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Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology refers to the development of products and production processes at the molecular level, which is a scale smaller than 100 nanometers (a nanometer is one-billionth of a meter).
Manufacturing Term
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National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC
An organization of the insurance commissioners or directors of all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories organized to promote consistency of regulatory practice and statutory accounting standards throughout the United States.
Insurance Term
Letter: N
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National income NI
The sum of all incomes, net of consumption of fixed capital (CFC), earned in production. Includes both factor incomes and nonfactor charges. It formerly excluded nonfactor charges.
Economy Term
Letter: N
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Natural Gas Equivalents
Oil and NGL volumes are converted to natural gas equivalents using the ratio of one barrel of crude oil, condensate or NGL to 6,000 cubic feet of natural gas.
Energy Term
Letter: N
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Natural Gas Liquids
Natural gas liquids, often referred to as NGLs, are both feedstocks used in the manufacture of refined fuels and are products of the refining process. Common NGLs used include propane, isobutane, normal butane and natural gasoline.
Energy Term
Letter: N
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Natural Gas Liquids NGL
Liquid hydrocarbons that are extracted and separated from the natural gas stream. NGL products include ethane, propane, butane, natural gasoline and heavier hydrocarbons.
Energy Term
Letter: N
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NDA or New Drug Application
When the sponsor of a new drug believes that enough evidence on the drugs safety and effectiveness has been obtained to meet FDAs requirements for marketing approval, the sponsor submits to FDA a new drug application (NDA). The application must contain data from specific technical viewpoints for review, including chemistry, pharmacology, medical, biopharmaceutics, and statistics. If the NDA is app
Health Care Term
Letter: N
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Net Asset Value NAV
The value of one share of a mutual fund. NAV is calculated by taking the funds total assets, subtracting liabilities, and dividing by the number of shares outstanding.
Financial Term
Letter: N
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Net Card Fees
Represents the charge card membership fees earned during the period. These fees are recognized as revenue over the covered card membership period (typically one year), net of provision for projected refunds for cancellation of card membership.
Financial Term
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Net domestic product NDP
The market value of the goods and services produced by labor and property in the United States less the value of the fixed capital used up in production; equal to gross domestic product (GDP) less consumption of fixed capital (CFC). NDP may be viewed as an estimate of sustainable product, which is a rough measure of the level of consumption that can be maintained while leaving capital assets intac
Economy Term
Letter: N
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Net exports of goods and services
Exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services.
Economy Term
Letter: N
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Net government saving
The difference between government current receipts and government current expenditures, national income and product accounts.
Economy Term
Letter: N
