Definition of Noyau

1. n. A cordial of brandy, etc., flavored with the kernel of the bitter almond, or of the peach stone, etc.

Definition of Noyau

1. Noun. A French liqueur made at Poissy in north central France from brandy and flavoured with almonds and the pits of apricots since the early nineteenth century. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Noyau

1. a flavoured brandy [n -S]

Medical Definition of Noyau

1. A cordial of brandy, etc, flavored with the kernel of the bitter almond, or of the peach stone, etc. Origin: F, prop, the stone or nut of a fruit, fr. L. Nucalis like a nut. See Newel a post. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Noyau

noxae
noxal
noxes
noxious
noxious trade
noxiously
noxiousness
noxiousnesses
noxiptiline
noxythiolin
noy
noyade
noyades
noyance
noyances
noyau (current term)
noyaus
noyeau
noyed
noyeses
noyful
noying
noyl
noyls
noyous
noys
noyse
noyses
noysome
nozle

Literary usage of Noyau

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Druggist (1885)
"What the liqueur sold as noyau is really composed of is as doubtful as the composition of most other liqueurs, judging by the various accounts, ..."

2. Copernicus by Ralph Copeland, John Louis Emil Dreyer (1884)
"Suivant la ligne axiale de la queue, on remarquait une trainee plus sombre, et immediatement a l'arriere du noyau, on notait un espace presque totalement ..."

3. Archives de biologie (1880)
"Si l'on fixe le bord du noyau en observation ainsi que la surface de sa moitié placée superficiellement, on y reconnaît l'existence de granulations (ou ..."

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