norad
/ˈnɔːræd/
norad is the clipping of noradrenaline.
Meaning of noradrenaline
Noun
noradrenaline (countable and uncountable, plural noradrenalines)
- Synonym of norepinephrine.
- Ranicide in rats was found to be reduced by injection of noradrenaline into the hypothalamus, as was muricide behaviour (Bandler, 1970).[…]Other sites in the unspecified ‘ventral midbrain’ were also found (Bandler, 1971) at which noradrenaline administration in crystalline form served to facilitate...1984, Stephen T. Mason, “Catecholamines and vegetative behaviour”, in Catecholamines and Behaviour, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, section “Aggression”, page 333
- Synonyms:
- norepinephrine
Proper noun (1) capitalized: NORAD
NORAD
- Acronym of North American Aerospace Defense Command
- In a Saturday news release, NORAD said the fighters were working to redirect the turboprop west, out over the Pacific Ocean, before it crashed on Ketron Island.2018 August 12, David Gutman, Mike Baker, “Sea-Tac officials, airlines to meet Monday to discuss security protocols after turboprop heist”, in The Seattle Times, archived from the original on 13 Aug...
- Acronym of Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Norad
Norad
- British alternative spelling of NORAD
Questions about norad
- What is norad the clipping of?
- Norad is the clipping of noradrenaline.
- What part of speech is norad?
- Norad is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce norad?
- Norad is pronounced /ˈnɔːræd/.
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