nephron
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Noun
- Any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
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| 1 | neon | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | nero | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | neuron | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | neutron | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | ephron | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | nerone | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | negron | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | netherton | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | nephrosis | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | hron | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | eron | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | sephlon | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | pherson | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | pharaon | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | pehrson | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | neurons | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | nervion | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | nehring | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | negroni | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | euphony | 3 | 0 |
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Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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