nem

[US]/nɛm/
[UK]/nɛm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a unit of nutritional value for children's food, equivalent to the heat of 1 gram of breast milk; a unit of nutritional value equal to the nutritional content of 1 milliliter of breast milk; personal name (used in Cambodia)
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Phrases & Collocations

nem. con.

nemaline myopathy

nematocyst cell

nematode worm

nemoral plant

nemophilist at heart

nemes sun hat

nemes hood cloth

nemesis of evil

nemertean worm

Example Sentences

nemesis caught up with the corrupt official at last.

the nem of the story was the forgotten hero.

his nem proved to be his own hubris.

nem is latin for "not any" in legal documents.

the poet personified nem as a stern judge.

everyone feared the nem that followed the tyrant.

his greatest nem was his inability to forgive.

the nem of ambition destroyed the empire.

she became her own nem through revenge.

the nem arrived when least expected.

they nem'd the proposal without explanation.

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