Nocuous

Word NOCUOUS
Character 7
Hyphenation noc u ous
Pronunciations /ˈnɑ.kju.əs/

Definitions and meanings of "Nocuous"

What do we mean by nocuous?

Harmful; noxious. adjective

Noxious; hurtful.

Specifically, venomous or poisonous, as a serpent: thanatophidian; of or pertaining to the Nocua.

Hurtful; noxious. adjective

Likely to cause harm or damage adjective

Likely to cause harm or damage.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Nocuous

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The word "nocuous" in example sentences

The internet makes periodic, seemingly in-nocuous appearances throughout Jennifer Egan's new novel, A Visit From the Goon Squad. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Perfume or cologne applied on top of body odor combines to a nocuous smell for others. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Somewhere during the week shoulder pads became tied to an economic slowdown as did an almost nocuous kaleidoscope of color patterns. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As long as we have media celebrities like George Stephanopoulus and Bill O'Reilly constantly confronting McCain on this nocuous association with a man who feels that in a year of the most catastrophic attack on our country that it was a good year for him, the voter will know the truth ... right? ❋ Unknown (2008)

That innocuous graphic shows that we have a decidedly nocuous problem. ❋ Zoe Brain (2007)

Hassem had most likely purchased blossoms that were cut or plucked improperly, and therefore had lost some of their nocuous powers. ❋ Moore, Sean A. (1994)

The reaction was first described in Nature as “a syndrome produced by diverse nocuous agents.” ❋ Leo Goldberger (1993)

Under cover of in-nocuous conversation designed to allay the interest of the soldier's two associates, they proceeded to study his per'sonal desk monitor. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (1982)

Elric had witnessed many obscenities in his life and was moved by few of them, but this device, though superficially more in - nocuous than much he had seen, brought bile into his mouth. ❋ Moorcock, Michael, 1939- (1970)

The receptors for pain have been designated nociceptors (nocuous or harmful) by Sherrington. ❋ Unknown (1915)

This quality of control, having been phylogenetically most recently acquired, is the most vulnerable to various nocuous influences. ❋ Unknown (1915)

Just as the larynx, the ear, the nose, the sole of the foot, and the skin have all developed the specific type of nociceptors which are adapted for their specific protective purposes, and which, when adequately stimulated, respond in a specific manner in accordance with the law of phylogenetic association, so, the abdominal viscera have developed equally specific nociceptors as a protection against specific nocuous influences. ❋ Unknown (1915)

As a further remarkable proof of the marvelous adaptation of the body mechanism to meet varying environmental conditions, we find that just as nociceptors have been implanted in only those parts of the body which have been subject to nocuous contacts, so a type of infection which causes muscular action in one part of the body may cause none when it attacks another. ❋ Unknown (1915)

The air of the theatre, the ball-room, the race-course, seem so impregnated with the nocuous germs and microbes of evil, that it is perilous for the soul to expose itself to them, conscious as it is of predisposing bias and weakness. ❋ Unknown (1888)

This "small space" might describe a range of circumstances in the South Bronx. Residents 'lives are shaped by low expectations and nocuous pasts, by close walls at home and in school, by their limited mobility. ❋ Cynthia Fuchs (2010)

Without self-limitation, the quest for energy will be a perpetual tail-chase exhibiting severe nocuous, deleterious, and annihilative repercussions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Another unintentionally nocuous element of the movie is the presence of the boys 'bodyguard Big Rob. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Recommendations on prevention of penetration of nocuous programs have been given to all users of the state information network.

Admittedly, it is difficult at times to distinguish between the nocuous and the innocuous, for one may not always be aware of contemporary sentiments. ❋ Unknown (1986)

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