Science and Technology
- Effective number of codons, a measure to study the state of codon usage biases in genes
- Nanocoulomb, an SI unit of electric charge
- Nasal cannula, a device used to deliver supplemental oxygen
- Neural crest, a transient component of the ectoderm
- Not Connected, an unconnected pin in electronic equipment (or no connection)
- Normally closed, an electrical switch where the default position is closed
- Numerical control, a method of automatic operation of machine tools
- NC (complexity) Nick's Class, the set of decision problems decidable in polylogarithmic time on a parallel computer with a polynomial number of processors
- National coarse, a Unified Thread Standard for screw, nut, and bolts
- Nanocapsule
- Noise Curve, a graphic representation of sound pressure levels relative to human hearing perception
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