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  Np
       n 1: a radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace
            amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production
            of plutonium [syn: neptunium, atomic number 93]
       2: a registered nurse who has received special training and can
          perform many of the duties of a physician [syn: nurse
          practitioner, nurse clinician]