NISTE
Nis"te. Etym: [Contr. from ne wiste.]
Defn: Wist not; knew not. [Obs.] Chaucer.
NISUS
Ni"sus, n. Etym: [L., fr. niti, p.p. nisus, to strive.]
Defn: A striving; an effort; a conatus.
A nisus or energizing towards a presented object. Hickok.
NIT Nit, n. Etym: [AS. hnitu; akin to D. neet, G. niss, OHG. niz; cf. gr. gnit, Sw. gnet, Dan. gnid, Russ. & Pol. gnida, Bohem. hnida, W. nedd.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The egg of a louse or other small insect. Nit grass (Bot.), a pretty annual European grass (Gastridium lendigerum), with small spikelets somewhat resembling a nit. It is also found in California and Chili.
NITENCY
Ni"ten*cy, n. Etym: [L. nitens, p.pr. of nitere to shine.]
Defn: Brightness; luster. [R.]
NITENCY
Ni"ten*cy, n. Etym: [From :. nitens, p.pr. pf niti to strive.]
Defn: Endeavor; rffort; tendency. [R.] Boyle.