Nor
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Nor may refer to:
NOR may stand for:
- In grammar, nor is a coordinating conjunctionGrammatical conjunctionIn grammar, a conjunction is a part of speech that connects two words, sentences, phrases or clauses together. A discourse connective is a conjunction joining sentences. This definition may overlap with that of other parts of speech, so what constitutes a "conjunction" must be defined for each...
- NórNórNór or Nori is firstly a mercantile title and secondly a Norse man's name. It is stated in Norse sources that Nór was the founder of Norway, from whom the land supposedly got its name...
, the eponymous founder-king of Norway in Norse mythology - Nor (Wicked), a character in the book in Wicked
- nor-Nor-In chemical nomenclature, nor is a prefix to name a structural analog that can be derived from a parent compound by the removal of one carbon atom along with the accompanying hydrogen. The nor-compound can be derived by demethylation or by removal of a methylenegroup, a CH group or a C atom...
, a chemical prefix for "stripped-down" molecules lacking groups (such as methyl-groups); for example, noradrenaline - Norma (constellation)Norma (constellation)Norma is a small and inconspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere between Scorpius and Centaurus. Its name is Latin for normal, referring to a right angle, and is variously considered to represent a rule, a carpenter's square, a set square or a level....
, standard astronomical abbreviation
NOR may stand for:
- Logical NORLogical NORIn boolean logic, logical nor or joint denial is a truth-functional operator which produces a result that is the negation of logical or. That is, a sentence of the form is true precisely when neither p nor q is true—i.e. when both of p and q are false...
("Not OR"), a binary operation in logic - NOR Flash Memory, a type of non-volatile computer memory, see Flash memory#NOR flash
- NOR gateNOR gateThe NOR gate is a digital logic gate that implements logical NOR - it behaves according to the truth table to the right. A HIGH output results if both the inputs to the gate are LOW . If one or both input is HIGH , a LOW output results. NOR is the result of the negation of the OR operator...
, an electronic gate that implements a logical NOR
- NOR gate
- Nucleolus organizer regionNucleolus organizer regionThe nucleolus organizer region or nucleolar organizer is a chromosomal region around which the nucleolus forms. This region is the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after the nucleus divides. The region contains several tandem copies of ribosomal RNA genes...
, a chromosomal region around which the nucleolus forms in cell biology - Nitrite oxidoreductaseNitrite oxidoreductaseNitrite oxidoreductase is an enzyme involved in nitrification. It is the last step in the process of aerobic ammonia oxidation, which is carried out by two groups of nitrifying bacteria: ammonia oxidizers such as Nitrosospira, Nitrosomonas and Nitrosococcus convert ammonia to nitrite, while...
, an enzyme - Notice of Readiness, a notice in commercial shippingShippingShipping has multiple meanings. It can be a physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo, by land, air, and sea. It also can describe the movement of objects by ship.Land or "ground" shipping can be by train or by truck...
that a vessel has arrived in port and is prepared to conduct cargo operations, official country code - Normanton railway stationNormanton railway stationNormanton railway station serves the town of Normanton in West Yorkshire, England. It lies south-east of Leeds railway station on the Hallam Line, which is operated by Northern Rail.-History:...
, England; National RailNational RailNational Rail is a title used by the Association of Train Operating Companies as a generic term to define the passenger rail services operated in Great Britain...
station code NOR - Norfolk Orbital Railway, a proposed rail link in the English country of Norfolk