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Nil vs Npo - What's the difference?

nil | npo | initialism |

Nil is a initialism of npo.


As initialisms the difference between nil and npo

is that nil is (nanotechnology) (nanoimprint lithography) while npo is (medicine) "nil per os" (nothing by mouth - nothing may be eaten or drunk).

nil

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Nothing; zero.
  • * 1946 , (Bertrand Russell), History of Western Philosophy , I.19:
    • As to Aristotle's influence on him, we are left free to conjecture whatever seems to us most plausible. For my part, I should suppose it nil .

    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • No, not any.
  • * 1982 , Gavin Lyall, Conduct of Major Maxim , Hodder & Stoughton Ltd:
    • But after two or three hours and nil results, you have to accept that the trail is cold and you can't justify that level of manpower.

    Related terms

    * nihilism

    See also

    * null * nil desperandum

    Anagrams

    * English terms derived from Latin ----

    npo

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • (medicine) "nil per os" (nothing by mouth - nothing may be eaten or drunk)
  • non-profit organization