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Nopal
Nopal (nopalli, Nahuatl) is the Mexican name for Opuntia prickly pear cacti, especially Opuntia ficus-indica, whose pads (nopalitos) are eaten as a low-calorie vegetable and forage; CAM photosynthesis, mucilage, and Mexico's leading production distinguish it.
Nopaltzin
Nopaltzin was, according to Nahuatl tradition, the lord of Acolhuahcan, son and successor of the Chichimec emperor Xolotl, ruling the Valley of Mexico from Tenayuca.
Nope (film)
Nope is a 2022 American science-fiction horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele, starring Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer as siblings attempting to photograph an otherworldly presence.
Noppanut Guntachai
Noppanut Guntachai (นพณัฐ กันทะชัย), nicknamed Boun, is a Thai actor and singer under GMMTV, born 1995 in Bangkok. Known for Win in Until We Meet Again and Between Us, Ramil in Revamp: The Undead Story, and the BounPrem pairing with Prem Warut.
NOPS
NOPS (NONA/ParaSpeckle) domain: a ~52-amino-acid protein–protein interaction module after RRM2 in DBHS RNA-binding proteins SFPQ, NONO, and PSPC1, essential for dimerization and paraspeckle localization; distinct from nucleolar Nop proteins.
NOR gate
A NOR gate is a digital logic gate whose output is high only when all its inputs are low; it performs the complement of OR and is a universal gate.
NOR logic
NOR logic is the Boolean operation, written A ↓ B, that outputs true only when all inputs are false; its NOR gate is a universal gate.
Nor-Am Cup
Nor-Am Cup (NAC), the FIS North American continental cup in alpine skiing for Canada and the USA, Race Level 1 below the World Cup; season winners on the World Cup point scale earn personal World Cup starts.
Nor'easter
A nor'easter is a powerful coastal storm that moves up the East Coast of North America, bringing strong northeast winds, heavy snow or rain, and coastal flooding.
Nora
Nora (Νῶρα) is an ancient Phoenician, Punic, and Roman city on the Capo di Pula promontory near Pula, southern Sardinia, home of the Nora Stone bearing Sardinia's first written name, with forum, theatre, baths, and mosaics, occupied from the 8th century BC to the 8th century AD.
Nora Arnezeder
Nora Arnezeder, French actress and singer born 1989 in Paris; breakthrough as Douce in Faubourg 36 (2008), Lumières and Étoile d'Or winner; later Safe House, Zoo, Mozart in the Jungle, Army of the Dead.
Nora Aunor
Nora Aunor, also known as Nora Cabaltera Villamayor, was a Filipino actress and producer. She rose to fame after winning Tawag ng Tanghalan in 1967 and starred in Himala.
Nora B. Fischer
Nora B. Fischer, also known as Nora Barry Fischer, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania since 2019.
Nora Barnacle
Nora Barnacle (Nora Joseph Barnacle) was an Irish woman from Galway who left Ireland with James Joyce in 1904, married him in 1931, and inspired Molly Bloom in Ulysses.
Nora Callebout
Nora Eveline Callebout (Callebout-Coates) was a British sprinter of the London Olympiades club who won 60 m titles at the 1922 and 1923 Monte Carlo Women's Olympiads, the 100 yards at the 1922 Paris Women's World Games, and ran in the record-setting British 4x100 m relay.
Nora Cornolle
Nora "Wonder" Cornolle (born 1989) is a French women's bantamweight UFC fighter from Epinay-sur-Seine with a Muay Thai style, a 10-4 pro record, six KO wins, and a UFC debut win over Joselyne Edwards in 2023.
Nora D. Volkow
Nora D. Volkow, also known as Nora Volkow, is a Mexican-born American psychiatrist who has directed the National Institute on Drug Abuse since 2003, the first woman and first Hispanic person to hold the post.
Nora Dannehy
Nora Dannehy is an American lawyer serving as an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court since 2023, previously the first woman U.S. Attorney for Connecticut.
Nora Dunn
Nora Dunn (born 1952, Chicago) is an American actress and comedian, an SNL cast member 1985–1990 known for Pat Stevens and the Sweeney Sisters, who boycotted the Andrew Dice Clay episode and later starred in Passion Fish, Three Kings, and Entourage.
Nora En Pure
Nora En Pure is the stage name of Daniela Di Lillo, a Swiss-South African deep house DJ and producer behind the 2013 hit "Come With Me".
Nora Ephron
Nora Ephron (1941-2012), American journalist, essayist, screenwriter, and director; wrote When Harry Met Sally..., Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail, and Heartburn; three Oscar nominations for original screenplay; directed Julie & Julia.
Nora Fatehi
Nora Fatehi, Moroccan-Canadian dancer, singer, and actress born 1992 in Canada, works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam cinema; known for "Dilbar" (2018), one billion YouTube views, Filmfare award, Warner Music deal 2024.
Nora Fries
Nora Fries, also Lazara and Mrs. Freeze, is a DC Comics character, the terminally ill wife of Mr. Freeze (Victor Fries), created by Paul Dini for Batman: The Animated Series' 'Heart of Ice' (1992) and adapted into comics in 1997.
Nora Gjakova
Nora Gjakova, Kosovar judoka born 1992 in Peja, Olympic 57 kg champion at Tokyo 2020, European champion 2018, Kosovo flag bearer Paris 2024; retired December 31, 2025, now coaching in Belgium.
Nora Heisterkamp
Nora Heisterkamp is a hematology and oncology researcher at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and Children's Hospital Los Angeles, known for identifying the BCR and ABL genes.
Nora Kirkpatrick
Nora Kirkpatrick (born 1984, Peru, Illinois) is an American actress, writer, and director; former Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros accordionist, writer on Daisy Jones & The Six, creator of Hulu's Door No. 1, and director of Couples Weekend.
Nora Miao (苗可秀)
Nora Miao (苗可秀), born 1952 in Hong Kong, is a Hong Kong actress who starred in all three of Bruce Lee's completed Hong Kong films, later co-starred with Jackie Chan and became a Toronto radio host.
Nora Midtsundstad
Nora Midtsundstad (born 2003, Kongsvinger) is a Norwegian ski jumper for Vaaler IF. Youth Olympic mixed team gold 2020, three Continental Cup wins in 2022, World Cup debut Oberhof 2022.
Nora Mørk
Nora Mørk, born 1991 in Oslo, is a Norwegian handball right back for Team Esbjerg; Olympic champion 2024, three-time World Champion, five-time European Champion, and six-time EHF Champions League winner with three clubs.
Nora Pollestad
Nora Pollestad (Nora Hundsnes Pollestad), Norwegian ice hockey defender born 2004 in Stavanger; Stavanger Hockey youth product, gold medalist in girls' 3-on-3 ice hockey at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, Norway women's international, now at Utica University (NCAA III).