/ Dictionary / Index N Northrop: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Nor•throp Pronunciation: (nôr'thrup), [key] — n. born 1891, U.S. biochemist: Nobel prize for chemistry 1946. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: northrop (Thesaurus) North River North Royalton Related Content Daily Word Quiz: vertigo Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language