NP

Multiple Entries:
  NP    Np    n.p.    neptunium  

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NP

▶abbreviation notary public.

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Np

▶symbol the chemical element neptunium.

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n.p.

▶abbreviation

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neptunium /nɛpˈtjuːnɪəm/

▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 93, a radioactive metal of the actinide series. (Symbol: Np)

– origin C19: from Neptune, on the pattern of uranium (Neptune being the next planet beyond Uranus).