nor- Hear it!

nor- definition

nor- (nôr)

  1. normal
    1. a compound lacking a particular radical, often methyl, when compared to another compound norepinephrine vs. epinephrine
    2. the straight-chain isomer norleucine

Etymology: < nor(mal)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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