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Nilrem. (Steven Anderson). A physi when their shuttle, the Sacajawea, encountered a magnetic storm cian on planet Malcor Ill. Nilrem and crashed on a planet in a binary star system in the Delta was responsible for the treatment Quadrant. (“Coda” [VGR]) of William Riker, masquerading as a Malcorian named Rivas Jakara Nivoch. Planet. Seska promised to meet her brother on Nivoch at the Sikla Medical Facility in on his birthday in 2371. (“Prime Factors.” [VGR]) 2367. When Dr. Berel declined to endanger Riker's life at the request Nixon, Richard M. (1913-1994). Thirty-seventh president of the of Malcorian security, Nilrem re American nation on Earth during the 20th century. Nixon, a polit placed Berel as head of the facility. ically conservative leader, was able to establish diplomatic rela (“First Contact” [TNG)). Merlin, tions with the nation of China, a major feat made possible by his spelled backwards. strong resistance to the influence of that country early in his career. So extraordinary was this breakthrough that Vulcan politNimbus Ill. A barely habitable Class- ical scholars have observed that “only Nixon could go to China.” M planet in the Neutral Zone (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country). Nixon met computer Dubbed the “planet of galactic pioneer Henry Starling in 1970. (“Future's End Part I" [VGRY]) peace,” Nimbus Ill was the site of J . E Klingon, and Federation govern [ Ld 5 | | = an experiment by the Romulan 1 Ln ments to bridge the gap between X - J { Yo all | them by sponsoring a settlement Ky, * b- 8 there. The colony, established in ’, q \ \ A ’ 3 2268, was a dismal failure, although the settlement remained in 3 SN A LUN place for at least two decades. The Vulcan fanatic Sybok began 2» A y 4 H his quest for Sha Ka Ree there. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier) 1 ' Nimian sea salt. Culinary spice native to the Delta Quadrant J | (“Prototype” [VGR]). — ! - J Commander William Riker as part of his disguise while he visited N r nisroh. Curved blade used on planet Tilonus IV. Given to - Tilonus IV in 2369 to rescue a Federation research team. Before y beaming down to Tilonus IV, Lieutenant Worf briefed Riker on his undercover mission, including the use of the nisroh, accidentally cutting Riker on the head. The pain and bleeding from the wound ~~ No'Mat. Klingon planet on which are located the lava caves served as a focal point of reality for Riker in the delusional world ~~ where the Klingon Rite of MajQa is practiced. (“Birthright, Part | created by the neurosomatic techniques he endured on Tilonus [TNG]). As a child, Worf visited No'Mat, where he received a IV. (“Frame of Mind" [TNG]) vision of the prophet Kahless the Unforgettable. Kahless told young Worf he would do something no other Klingon had done Nistrim. SEE: Kazon-Nistrim before. (“Rightful Heir" [TNG]). Worf pondered the meaning of Kahless's words, and when he was old enough, he joined nitrilin. Extremely unstable and rare substance often used in Starfleet, something no Klingon had ever done before. | The microexplosives. (“Improbable Cause” [DS9]) Sword of Kahless” [DS9)) nitrium metal parasites. Spaceborne microscopic life-forms No-win scenario. SEE: Kobayashi Maru scenario that ingest nitrium, converting it to a simple molecular gel. These life-forms normally live in nitrium-rich asteroids, such as those Noah, Dr. Hippocrates. (Avery F found in the Pelloris Field near planet Tessen lll. The Enterprise Brooks). Character in Julian Bashir's D was accidentally infested with nitrium metal parasites on star secret agent holosuite program. Dr date 45733, while destroying an asteroid that was on a collision Noah was a mad scientist bent on course for Tessen lll. Because nitrium is used extensively in star- reshaping the Earth by using power ship construction, the parasites caused substantial damage to ful lasers to cause massive earththe Enterprise-D, nearly resulting in a warp-core breach. (“Costof quakes and flooding Dr. Noah had a Living” [TNG]). secret stronghold at the top of Mount Everest, which he expected nitrium. A metal alloy, used in the construction of Federation would remain an island after his plan starships. Nitrium is used in the interior construction of such caused the rest of the planet's surship's systems as inertial damping field generators, food replica- face to become flooded. A holosuite tion, power transfer conduits, and the matter/antimatter reaction malfunction in 2372 caused the character to look exactly like chamber. (“Cost of Living" [TNG]). Benjamin Sisko. (“Our Man Bashir" [DS9]). nitrogen narcosis. Also known as “rapture of the deep," nitrogen Nobel Prize. Annual awards established by Earth chemist Alfred narcosis was a hazard of 20th-century-Earth deep-sea diving. It Nobel (1833-1896), recognizing outstanding achievements in sci was caused by the replacement of oxygen in oxyhemoglobin with ence, literature, medicine, and peace. Dr. Richard Daystrom nitrogen. In its victims, the resultant anoxia produced disorienta- won a Nobel Prize in 2243 for his theoretical work that led to tion, hallucinations, and lack of judgment. The phenomenon is duotronic computer systems. (“The Ultimate Computer” [TOS)) similar to temporal narcosis. (“Timescape” [TNG]) An ancestor of Jean-Luc Picard won a Nobel Prize in chemistry (Star Trek Generations). nitrogen tetroxide. Hypergolic liquid propellent, often used in simple chemical-reaction-control thrusters: a gas poisonous to —D Nobel, U.S.S. Federation starship, most humanoids. (“Basics, Part I" [VGR]) Egos Olympic class, Starfleet registry number NCC-55012, which, along nitrogenase compound. Useful raw material. Kathryn Janeway = with the U.S.S. Excelsior, took and Chakctay were scouting for nitrogenase compounds in 2373 part in a search-and-rescue mission