cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
sludgemaker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sludgemakers
Etymology: From sludge + maker.
Senses: examples: text: Solitary Calgarian VanGaalen strikes me as a chap who spends a lot of time analyzing his own every move, so I got the sense he'd purposefully stacked his set list on this night to cue up monstrously heavy (and totally awesome) local sludgemakers Quest for Fire, the act next on the bill.
ref: 2009 March 16, Ben Rayner, “Hot sounds”, in Toronto Star:
glosses: A creator of sludge metal music.
sludgemakers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sludgemaker
just one of those things
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of one of those things.
vaginaphobic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more vaginaphobic
form: most vaginaphobic
Etymology: From vagina + -phobic.
Senses: glosses: Fearing or hating vaginas.
vaginaphobia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From vagina + -phobia.
Senses: examples: text: Of the six homosexual patients, three men finally overcame the underlying vaginaphobia, increased their heterosexual activities, and enhanced their masculinity.
ref: 1971, American Journal of Psychotherapy, volume 25, page 657:
glosses: Fear or hatred of vaginas.
Derived terms: vaginaphobic
Related terms: eurotophobia
circumneutral
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From circum- + neutral.
Senses: examples: text: The most diverse set of introns were observed in a high-temperature, circumneutral (pH 6) sulfur sediment environment, which also contained the greatest diversity of different Thermoproteales phylotypes.
ref: 2015 July 9, Zackary J. Jay, William P. Inskeep, “The distribution, diversity, and importance of 16S rRNA gene introns in the order Thermoproteales”, in Biology Direct, volume 10, →DOI:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Approximately neutral.
hemicordate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: hemichordate
Etymology: From hemi- + cordate.
Senses: examples: text: Lateral leaves imbricate or distant, spreading, broadly ovate to ovate-oblong, 2.5–4.0 × 1.3–2.3 mm; bases rounded or hemicordate, acroscopic bases strongly overlapping stems, basiscopic bases free from stems; acroscopic margins greenish or hyaline in band 2–4 cells wide, the cells elongate and papillate parallel to margins, papillae in 1 row over each cell lumen, long-ciliate along proximal ½–⅔ and serrulate to entire distally, basiscopic margins greenish or narrowly hyaline in a band 1 or 2 cells wide, the cells as along acroscopic margins, entire or entire along proximal ¾ and serrulate along distal ¼, apices mucronate or obtuse, tipped by 2 or 3 teeth; upper surfaces comprising rounded to quadrangular, sinuate-walled cells, most of these covered by 5–10 papillae, without idioblasts or stomata, lower surfaces comprising elongate, sinuate-walled cells, few of these papillate and idioblast-like, papillae in 1 row over each cell lumen, with stomata in 2 or 3 rows along midribs.
ref: 2015, Iván A. Valdespino et al., “Seven new species of Selaginella subg. Stachygynandrum (Selaginellaceae) from Brazil and new synonyms for the genus”, in PhytoKeys, volume 9, →DOI:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Shaped like half of a heart
Related terms: hemichordate
hemiorbicular
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From hemi- + orbicular.
Senses: examples: text: Flowers solitary, arising from main trunks and older branches, pendent; pedicels 19–25 mm long, 1.5–2.5 mm in diam., glabrous; bracts 3–4, very broadly triangular to hemiorbicular, ca. 1.6 mm long, brownish pubescent outside, glabrous inside, margin sometimes ciliate.
ref: 2015, Shuichiro Tagane et al., “Goniothalamus flagellistylus Tagane & V. S. Dang (Annonaceae), a new species from Mt. Hon Ba, Vietnam”, in PhytoKeys, volume 1, →DOI:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: hemispherical or semicircular
nonsplattering
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + splattering.
Senses: examples: text: After almost two decades at the Glidden company, where his research made possible a fire-retardant foam widely used in World War II and the mass production of synthetic progesterone, the company told him to concentrate on things like nonsplattering shortening.
ref: 2007 February 6, Felicia R. Lee, “Reclaiming a Black Research Scientist’s Forgotten Legacy”, in New York Times:
glosses: That does not splatter.
homoeologous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌhoʊmiˈɒləɡəs/
rhymes: -ɒləɡəs
Forms: form: homeologous
form: homœologous
Etymology: By surface analysis, homoeology + -ous.
Senses: examples: text: By using blocking DNA and pre-annealing to block homoeologous sequences, labeled genomic DNA probes from one parent could not hybridize to chromosomes from the other one.
ref: 2015, Xiaoting Huang et al., “Genomic in situ hybridization identifies parental chromosomes in hybrid scallop (Bivalvia, Pectinoida, Pectinidae) between female Chlamys farreri and male Argopecten irradians irradians”, in Comparative Cytogenetics, volume 9, →DOI:
topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
coordinate_terms: homologous
heterologous
glosses: (of a chromosome) Similar in genetic makeup, especially that were homologous in an ancestral form.
Related terms: word: homeology
word: homoeology
immunodetected
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of immunodetect
immunodetected
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: The ORFs are indicated with their positions and putative amino acid sequence length. aa: amino acid, pSP: predicted structural protein, hSP: hypothetical structural protein; (A) Putative fusion protein capsid of about 65 kD resulting from translation initiation from the first ATG of ORF 3 and recovery of ORF 2 around the STOP codon of ORF 3; (B) The p65 may be cleaved by means of two non-simultaneous cleavage sites (arrowheads) into two proteins of about 45 kD, pSP until mid of p65 and mid-C-terminal region of p65 corresponding to immunodetected protein about 44 kD; (C) The immunodetected protein of about 28 kD may be pSP alone with post-translational modifications; (D) The products of maturation of about 44 kD may be cleaved into several proteins corresponding to immunodetected proteins at about 18 kD.
ref: 2015, Aurore Chevin et al., “Characterisation of Structural Proteins from Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus (CBPV) Using Mass Spectrometry”, in Viruses, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: detected by means of immunodetection
kmer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -eɪmə(ɹ)
Forms: form: kmers
Etymology: From k + -mer.
Senses: examples: text: BioVelocity could not run on normal cluster architectures with limited memory, or would take orders of magnitude longer if secondary storage were used for the kmer hash tables.
ref: 2015, Shanmuga Sozhamannan et al., “Evaluation of Signature Erosion in Ebola Virus Due to Genomic Drift and Its Impact on the Performance of Diagnostic Assays”, in Viruses, volume 7, →DOI:
topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: A motif of length "k"
mestome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mestom
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μεστός (mestós, “full”) + -ome.
Senses: examples: text: Expression of QTL12 has been reported to confer partial resistance via delayed movement of RYMV into mestome (bundle sheath cells; [214]).
ref: 2015, Merike Sõmera et al., “Overview on Sobemoviruses and a Proposal for the Creation of the Family Sobemoviridae”, in Viruses, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: The conducting tissue, comprising leptome and hadrome, associated with the parenchyma of an organ
methylmalonic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From methyl + malonic.
Senses: examples: text: Flavin mononucleotide (FMN, A), riboflavin (B), pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) (C), pyridoxal (D), pyridoxic acid (E), folate (F), cobalamin (G), and methylmalonic acid (MMA, H), were measured in fasting plasma samples.
ref: 2015, Vegard Lysne et al., “A Protein Extract from Chicken Reduces Plasma Homocysteine in Rats”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: Relating to methylmalonic acid or its derivatives
Derived terms: methylmalonate
methylmalonic acidemia
glottal-stopped
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more glottal-stopped
form: most glottal-stopped
Senses: examples: text: And in a heavy London Cockney "That's all right, isn't it?" becomes "aess aw roy? ni?" with both the "t" in "right" and "it" glottal stopped.
ref: 2004, Acting with the Voice, page 56:
text: Throughout Back to Black, her glottal-stopped London accent eerily combines with a Motown swing in the phrasing, each element undercutting and enhancing the other to make a smooth-rough-smooth sound that’s classic and yet also speaks of its particular moment.
ref: 2015, Lidija Haas, “You don't mean dick to me”, in London Review of Books, volume 37, number 14:
glosses: Pronounced with a glottal stop; characterised by the use of glottal stops.
microsnapwell
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: microsnapwells
Etymology: From micro- and the trade name Snapwell.
Senses: glosses: A miniaturized chamber used to measure the transepithelial electrical resistance of small intestinal fragments exposed to various stimuli
microsnapwells
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Recently, Hollon et al. investigated the intestinal permeability in human duodenal biopsies mounted in microsnapwells and luminally incubated with either gliadin or media alone.
ref: 2015, Carlo Catassi et al., “Diagnosis of Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS): The Salerno Experts’ Criteria”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: plural of microsnapwell
nanoparticular
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From nano- + particular.
Senses: examples: text: A number of studies have reported that soil bacteria can form (nano)-sized Se(0) from selenate and selenite [125,126,127,128,129] but it is unclear if microbial production of (nano) Se(0) is important in natural environments and what the fate of biogenic nanoparticular Se is in soil systems.
ref: 2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: nanoparticulate
nitrosatable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From nitrosate + -able.
Senses: examples: text: However, the methodological aspects have been challenged concerning the high dose of nitrosatable amines, and the physiological difference between animals and humans [136].
ref: 2015, Jun Kobayashi, Kazuo Ohtake, Hiroyuki Uchida, “NO-Rich Diet for Lifestyle-Related Diseases”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: Able to be nitrosated
oncolysate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oncolysates
Etymology: From oncolysis + -ate.
Senses: examples: text: Since then, numerous clinical trials have employed wild type NDV strains either as a direct oncolytic agent, or as an oncolysate vaccine for treatment of patients with various types of advanced stage cancer [6,7,8,9,10,11].
ref: 2015, Pascal Buijs et al., “Recombinant Immunomodulating Lentogenic or Mesogenic Oncolytic Newcastle Disease Virus for Treatment of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma”, in Viruses, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: Any material that causes oncolysis
pentaribonucleotide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pentaribonucleotides
Etymology: From penta- + ribonucleotide.
Senses: examples: text: This complex unwinds duplex DNA while synthesizing pentaribonucleotide RNA primers for use by the lagging strand polymerase (gp43).
ref: 2015, Erin Noble et al., “Coordinated DNA Replication by the Bacteriophage T4 Replisome”, in Viruses, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: An oligoribonucleotide containing five nucleotide units
pfu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pfus
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of particle flux unit.
examples: text: The LoD for the Ebola Zaire-MGB assay was 1 pfu/mL with Makona and 10 pfu/mL with Kikwit templates.
ref: 2015, Shanmuga Sozhamannan et al., “Evaluation of Signature Erosion in Ebola Virus Due to Genomic Drift and Its Impact on the Performance of Diagnostic Assays”, in Viruses, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: Abbreviation of plaque-forming unit.
phytic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: Phytate or phytic acid is a main storage form of phosphate and is ubiquitously distributed in plant foods, especially cereal grains and legumes.
ref: 2015, Cuong D. Tran et al., “The Potential for Zinc Stable Isotope Techniques and Modelling to Determine Optimal Zinc Supplementation”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: Relating to phytic acid or its derivatives
Derived terms: phytase
pippetting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: examples: text: The fixed larvae were dissociated into fine pieces by pippetting in 50% acetic acid.
ref: 2015, Xiaoting Huang et al., “Genomic in situ hybridization identifies parental chromosomes in hybrid scallop (Bivalvia, Pectinoida, Pectinidae) between female Chlamys farreri and male Argopecten irradians irradians”, in Comparative Cytogenetics, volume 9, →DOI:
glosses: Misspelling of pipetting.
presecretory
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pre- + secretory.
Senses: examples: text: In addition, n-3 PUFA suppress transcription of sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c gene and hence, inhibit de novo lipogenesis [4]. n-3 PUFA may also stimulate the post-endoplasmic reticulum presecretory proteolysis pathway, thereby increasing the degradation of newly synthesized apolipoprotein (apo) B [5].
ref: 2015, Esther M.M. Ooi et al., “Effect of Dietary Fatty Acids on Human Lipoprotein Metabolism: A Comprehensive Update”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: Happening or produced prior to secretion
pseudostyle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pseudostyles
Etymology: From pseudo- + style.
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: The hidden part of the stigmatic crest
pseudostyles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Carpels ca. 120 per flower; ovary 1.4–1.7 × ca. 0.3 mm, densely covered with golden-brown hairs; stigmas and pseudostyles flagellate, ca.8.5 mm long, L-shaped curved in the middle, yellowish in vivo, blackish when dry, glabrous, tip awl-shaped.
ref: 2015, Shuichiro Tagane et al., “Goniothalamus flagellistylus Tagane & V. S. Dang (Annonaceae), a new species from Mt. Hon Ba, Vietnam”, in PhytoKeys, volume 1, →DOI:
glosses: plural of pseudostyle
psilate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: Microsporangia in 2 dorsal rows; microspores orange, psilate marginally to rugulate towards the center with granulate microstructure on proximal faces, rugulate-cristate or cristate with broad baculate-like projections and granulate microstructure on distal faces, 28–40 µm.
ref: 2015, Iván A. Valdespino et al., “Seven new species of Selaginella subg. Stachygynandrum (Selaginellaceae) from Brazil and new synonyms for the genus”, in PhytoKeys, volume 9, →DOI:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Lacking ornamentation; having very small scabrae.
raw_tags: of a pollen grain wall
pyridoxic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pyridoxine.
Senses: examples: text: Flavin mononucleotide (FMN, A), riboflavin (B), pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) (C), pyridoxal (D), pyridoxic acid (E), folate (F), cobalamin (G), and methylmalonic acid (MMA, H), were measured in fasting plasma samples.
ref: 2015, Vegard Lysne et al., “A Protein Extract from Chicken Reduces Plasma Homocysteine in Rats”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: Relating to pyridoxic acid or its derivatives
Related terms: pyridoxate
retroorbital
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From retro- + orbital.
Senses: examples: text: RNAi is effective in protecting mice from influenza infection both when administered through retroorbital injection [54] or intranasally [62].
ref: 2015, John B. Presloid, Isabel S. Novella, Andrew Mehle, “RNA Viruses and RNAi: Quasispecies Implications for Viral Escape”, in Viruses, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: Behind the orbit of the eye
sarcoendoplasmic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sarco- + endoplasmic.
Senses: examples: text: Another possible cytoprotective effects of nitrite may be mediated by the effects of S-nitrosylation on the intracellular Ca2+ handling, which decreases Ca2+ entry by inhibiting L-type Ca2+ channels and increasing the sarcoendoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ uptake by activating SR Ca2+ transport ATPase (SERCA2a).
ref: 2015, Jun Kobayashi, Kazuo Ohtake, Hiroyuki Uchida, “NO-Rich Diet for Lifestyle-Related Diseases”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: Relating to both the sarcoplasmic reticulum and the endoplasmic reticulum.
selenenyl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The most commonly detected volatile organo-Se compounds in environmental samples and as microbial and plant products are dimethyl selenide (CH3SeCH3, DMSe), dimethyl selenenyl sulfide (CH3SeSCH3, DMSeS), and dimethyl diselenide (CH3SeSeCH3, DMDSe) [49,231].
ref: 2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any univalent selenium radical of general formula R-Se-
seleneous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: Based on their acid dissociation constants (pKa), seleneous acid (H2SeO3) and selenic acid (H2SeO4) are anionic under common environmental conditions [48], e.g., as selenite (SeO32−) and selenate (SeO42−).
ref: 2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: Misspelling of selenious.
selenylsulfide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: selenylsulfides
Etymology: From selenyl + sulfide.
Senses: examples: text: In addition to DMSe and DMDSe, the volatile Se species MeSeH and the mixed Se-S species dimethyl selenylsulfide have been identified in natural waters [91,96,256,258].
ref: 2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a class of organic compounds having a selenium to sulfur bond
steatogenic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From steato- + -genic.
Senses: examples: text: NAFLD was defined as the presence of moderate-severe hepatic steatosis (by B-ultrasonic examination), the absence of excessive alcohol use (>20 g day−1 in men and 10 g day−1 in women), no use of steatogenic medications within the past six months, no exposure to hepatotoxins, and no history of bariatric surgery [21].
ref: 2015, Chao-Qun Yang et al., “Dietary Patterns Modulate the Risk of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Chinese Adults”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: Relating to or causing steatogenesis.
subdimorphic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sub- + dimorphic.
Senses: examples: text: Selaginella saltuicola is unique among other species here described by its apparent adaptation to very wet areas near waterfalls and perhaps even partially submerged in water along creek banks in Cerrado vegetation.
ref: 2015, Iván A. Valdespino et al., “Seven new species of Selaginella subg. Stachygynandrum (Selaginellaceae) from Brazil and new synonyms for the genus”, in PhytoKeys, volume 9, →DOI:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Normally monomorphic but sometimes dimorphic
subentire
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sub- + entire.
Senses: examples: text: Leaves in a basal rosette and cauline, 0.5–7.5 (-9.5) × 0.1–2.2 cm; subsessile; blade narrowly lanceolate to elliptic, margin subentire to shallowly sinuate-dentate.
ref: 2015, Warren L. Wagner, Peter C. Hoch, James L. Zarucchi, “The correct name in Oenothera for Gaura drummondii (Onagraceae)”, in PhytoKeys, volume 64, →DOI:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Almost entire (having just a few indentations)
suberect
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sub- + erect.
Senses: examples: text: Heringer & Salino sp. nov. urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77147604-1 Figures 14, 15 Selaginella sematophylla differs chiefly from Selaginella vestiens in having (vs. lacking) idioblasts on upper surfaces of median leaves and dorsal sporophylls and on lower surfaces of lateral leaves, and by its acute (vs. acuminate to aristate, 0.4–0.7 mm) median leaves, and creeping (vs. ascending to suberect) habit.
ref: 2015, Iván A. Valdespino et al., “Seven new species of Selaginella subg. Stachygynandrum (Selaginellaceae) from Brazil and new synonyms for the genus”, in PhytoKeys, volume 9, →DOI:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Almost, but not quite erect
sulfoniopropionate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sulfoniopropionates
Senses: examples: text: Alternatively, methyl-SeMet may be transformed into dimethyl-selenopropionate (DMSeP), which is a direct analogue of dimethyl sulfoniopropionate (DMSP) [180,242], and ultimately be cleaved by DMSP-lyase to yield DMSe and acrylic acid.
ref: 2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A zwitterion of general formula R₂S⁺-CH₂-CH₂-COO⁻
sulfurylase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sulfurylases
Etymology: From sulfuryl + -ase.
Senses: examples: text: The mechanism underlying the enhanced S assimilation may be upregulated expression of genes involved in S/Se assimilation, particularly ATP sulfurylase and APS reductase [33,180].
ref: 2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of sulfate, typically to a form of ATP
Derived terms: desulfurylase
transnitrosylate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: transnitrosylates
form: transnitrosylating
form: transnitrosylated
form: transnitrosylated
Etymology: From trans- + nitrosylate.
Senses: examples: text: What is the carrier of NO activity to the peripheral organs, S-nitrosothiol, NO itself, or nitrite, and also, how does this carrier transnitrosylate in the peripheral organs?
ref: 2015, Jun Kobayashi, Kazuo Ohtake, Hiroyuki Uchida, “NO-Rich Diet for Lifestyle-Related Diseases”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: To cause, or to undergo transnitrosylation
transnitrosylation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: transnitrosylations
Etymology: From trans- + nitrosylation.
Senses: examples: text: As mentioned above, different from the effects of the direct elevation of nitrite concentration in the plasma, the entero-salivary route of dietary nitrate/nitrite might enhance the availability of NO through the formation of S-nitrosothiols and its transnitrosylation to the other thiol residues of proteins, suggesting that, depending on the tissues and organs, separate metabolic pathways might exist for NO availability in this entero-salivary route.
ref: 2015, Jun Kobayashi, Kazuo Ohtake, Hiroyuki Uchida, “NO-Rich Diet for Lifestyle-Related Diseases”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: The transfer of nitrosyl (or nitrate) groups between molecules
ultilisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The three main dietary factors influencing absorption and ultilisation of zinc are phytic acid [28,48], the total zinc content of the meal [26,28] and the amount and source of protein [26,29,49].
ref: 2015, Cuong D. Tran et al., “The Potential for Zinc Stable Isotope Techniques and Modelling to Determine Optimal Zinc Supplementation”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: Misspelling of utilisation.
vascuolation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Additionally, the CDDO analogues (CDDO-ethyl amide and CDDO-trifluoroethyl amide) eliminate vascuolation in the BAT in a mouse model of Huntington’s disease.
ref: 2015, Chi H. L. Dinh et al., “Bardoxolone Methyl Prevents Fat Deposition and Inflammation in Brown Adipose Tissue and Enhances Sympathetic Activity in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: Misspelling of vacuolation.
glosses: Misspelling of vasculation.
virosphere
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: virospheres
form: viriosphere
Etymology: From viro- + -sphere.
Senses: examples: ref: 2005 April 24, Curtis Suttle, “The viriosphere: the greatest biological diversity on Earth and driver of global processes”, in Environmental Microbiology, volume 7, number 4, →DOI, pages 481–482:
text: The rationale for including Polemovirus is that although this genus is the product of a recombination between sobemoviruses and poleroviruses, it is still most closely related to Sobemovirus than to any other genus in the virosphere (Figure 5).
ref: 2015, Merike Sõmera et al., “Overview on Sobemoviruses and a Proposal for the Creation of the Family Sobemoviridae”, in Viruses, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: All the areas of the Earth where viruses exist and which are affected by viruses.
sex glands
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sex gland
in town
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: examples: text: He'll be in town next week for business.
text: Tell everyone I'll be in town for a few days.
text: They definitely make the best burgers in town.
text: Lots of new businesses are opening up in town.
glosses: In the town or city where one lives; in the town or city being referenced.
glosses: In the town or city where one lives; in the town or city being referenced.
In London, especially central London.
qualifier: sometimes written 'in Town'
raw_tags: as traditionally used in the environs of London
examples: text: In the growing gambling industry, alongside table games (poker, roulette, etc.) and slot machines, there is a new game in town.
ref: 2012, William Schnoebelen, Romancing Death:
glosses: Present; making an appearance.
Related terms: only game in town
falls ill
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of fall ill
falling ill
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of fall ill
fell ill
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of fall ill
fallen ill
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of fall ill
Kirkpatrick
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From the surname elements Kirk (from church) and Patrick (from Saint Patrick).
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A hamlet in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9090). Not to be confused with Kirkpatrick-Fleming.
glosses: A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Madison Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
glosses: A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Scott Township, Marion County, Ohio.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A census-designated place in Umatilla County, Oregon.
Derived terms: Kirkpatrick-Fleming
kosher pickle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kosher pickles
Senses: glosses: A pickled cucumber for which the pickling is done with kosher salt.
kosher pickles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kosher pickle
assyrtiko
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: assyrtikos
Senses: glosses: A Greek grape variety used to make a white wine of the same name
sociopathology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The study of sociopaths
stooging
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: examples: text: Well, actually, three stooging minions — Kevin, Stuart and Bob — bravely go searching for new employment, a pursuit that resembles an all-too-familiar story about the instability of the contemporary labor market.
ref: 2015 July 9, Manohla Dargis, “Review: Positions Wanted by Minions Experienced at Serving Evildoers”, in New York Times:
glosses: present participle and gerund of stooge
flourescent
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: Despite the riot of colour, these flourescent outfits did not seem like expressions of individual taste or will.
ref: 2015 July 11, Geoff Dyer, “Prim though its traditions may be, Wimbledon is right to defend them. Especially against Nick Kyrgios”, in The Guardian:
glosses: Misspelling of fluorescent.
overbathing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of overbathe
ran interference
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of run interference
runs interference
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of run interference
running interference
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of run interference
socklet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: socklets
Etymology: From sock + -let.
Senses: glosses: A very short sock
socklets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Cotton socklets at Bloomingdales; Ralph Lauren Prospect chinos.
ref: 2007 February 8, David Colman, “A Winter White That Works for Spring”, in New York Times:
glosses: plural of socklet
gesturalism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From gestural + -ism.
Senses: glosses: The use of gesture in communication.
topics: art
arts
glosses: A style of modern art painting characterized by energetic, expressive brushstrokes deliberately emphasizing the sweep of the painter's arm or movement of the hand
Related terms: gestural
gesturalist
nonstaged
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + staged.
Senses: examples: text: The nonstaged option allows the listener a novel-reader’s freedom of imagination and perhaps a deeper immersion in the colors of the score, probably mined deeply in the reading of James Levine .
ref: 2007 February 9, The New York Times, “Classical Music/Opera Listings”, in New York Times:
glosses: Not staged (as a concert performance)
concert performance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: concert performances
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A performance of an opera or similar piece without the normal dramatic action, or of a religious piece without the accompanying liturgy
lecturess
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lecturesses
Etymology: From lecture + -ess.
Senses: glosses: A female lecturer.
lecturesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lecturess
overdistribution
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: overdistributions
Etymology: From over- + distribution.
Senses: examples: text: But he said “that the amount that the partners owe on account of overdistribution of profits and tax advances is $8 million in the aggregate and it is irrespective of the solvency or insolvency of Coudert Brothers.”
ref: 2007 February 9, Ellen Rosen, “The Complicated End of an Ex-Law Firm”, in New York Times:
glosses: An excessive distribution (especially of money).
leewardmost
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of leeward: most leeward
penwork
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From pen + work.
Senses: examples: text: An extraordinary English Regency cabinet-on-chest entirely covered in elaborate penwork, circa 1820, is at Kentshire of New York, with a $475,000 price tag.
ref: 2007 February 9, Wendy Moonan, “Relics of the 19th Century, in a Sentimental Mood”, in New York Times:
topics: art
arts
glosses: artwork made with a pen
underscreening
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From under- + screening.
Senses: examples: text: In Texas, underscreening in African-American and Hispanic women probably accounts for their disproportionately high rates of cervical cancer.
ref: 2007 February 10, “Requiring a Vaccine for Young Girls (5 Letters)”, in New York Times:
glosses: Insufficient screening
microfadeometer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: microfadeometers
Etymology: From micro- + fadeometer.
Senses: examples: text: This includes an infrared spectroscope that has been used to figure out the chemical fingerprints of things as varied as asteroids and illegal drugs; a device called a microfadeometer, which trains an intense beam of light — 8 million lumens per square meter, compared with about 120,000 for a cloudless day with the sun at high noon — on a tiny area of a painting to see how it fades; a hulking Atlas Ci4000 Xenon Weather-Ometer, which simulates the effects of decades of sunlight and heat in just months; and a scanning electron microscope costing more than a million dollars.
ref: 2007 February 14, Randy Kennedy, “Paints’ Mysteries Challenge Protectors of Modern Art”, in New York Times:
glosses: A device which focuses a bright light on a small part of a painting in order to measure how much it fades
Related terms: microfadeometry
agrotype
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: agrotypes
Etymology: From agro- + type.
Senses: glosses: A type of soil used for agriculture
agrotypes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Laterite, lateritic red loam, red soil, yellow soil, and brown soil are the main agrotypes in Yunnan [ 9 ].
ref: 2015 June 4, Xue-Mei Wang et al., “Content and Bioaccumulation of Nine Mineral Elements in Ten Mushroom Species of the Genus Boletus”, in Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry, volume 2015, →DOI:
glosses: plural of agrotype
antiprogesterone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: antiprogesterones
Etymology: From anti- + progesterone.
Senses: examples: text: We performed a systematic literature review to analyze the clinical application and the safety of mifepristone, a prominent antiprogesterone agent, in meningioma patients.
ref: 2015 June 3, Giulia Cossu et al., “The Role of Mifepristone in Meningiomas Management: A Systematic Review of the Literature”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI:
glosses: Synonym of antiprogestin.
synonyms: word: antiprogestin
antiprogesterone
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From anti- + progesterone.
Senses: glosses: That counters the effect of progesterone
antiprogestogen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: antiprogestogens
Etymology: From anti- + progestogen.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of antiprogestin.
synonyms: word: antiprogestin
antiprogestogens
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The characterization of hormonal receptors, in particular PR, opened new ways towards antiprogestogens as therapeutic strategies.
ref: 2015 June 3, Giulia Cossu et al., “The Role of Mifepristone in Meningiomas Management: A Systematic Review of the Literature”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI:
glosses: plural of antiprogestogen
nonsuspense
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + suspense.
Senses: examples: text: But the real Hitchcock fan will also be intrigued by the atypical, nonsuspense films that Hitchcock directed before his brand name had completely come together.
ref: 2007 February 6, Dave Kehr, “New DVDs: Cinema Classics”, in New York Times:
glosses: Not suspense.
dolichopodous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more dolichopodous
form: most dolichopodous
Etymology: From dolicho- + -podous.
Senses: glosses: having a relatively long foot
andirova
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Archaic form of andiroba.
Wuhu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwuːhuː/
enpr: wo͞oʹho͞oʹ
rhymes: -uː
Forms: form: Wu-hu
Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 蕪湖 /芜湖 (Wúhú).
Senses: examples: text: The report said the investigation has extended to Wuhu, in Anhwei Province, and Hangchow in Chekiang Province.
ref: 1973 June 17, “Attempt on Maoist leader in Shanghai”, in Free China Weekly, volume XIV, number 23, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:
text: Inhabitants of the urban districts of Wuhu in Anhui Province awoke on Sunday morning to official orders to stay at home and get tested — daily — until the government decides that it has stamped out cases of the Omicron variant, which is straining China’s “zero Covid” policy to its limits.
The Wuhu government said it took the drastic step after one school student tested positive. Despite the stay-at-home command, many in Wuhu rushed out to stock up on food before the restrictions took full force, videos and pictures online show.
ref: 2022 April 19, Chris Buckley, “China’s Covid shutdowns go far beyond Shanghai.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2022, World:
text: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Wuhu.
glosses: A prefecture-level city in southeastern Anhui, China.
shloshim
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sheloshim.
sheloshim
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃ(ə)lɒˈʃɪm/
Forms: form: shloshim
Etymology: From the Hebrew שְׁלוֹשִׁים (shloshím, “thirty”).
Senses: examples: text: S'fardim commonly dedicate the [grave]stone at the end of sh'loshim
ref: 2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 214:
glosses: A period of thirty days after the burial of a deceased person, during which a mourner is forbidden to do certain things, such as marrying or shaving.
sunseeker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sunseekers
Etymology: From sun + seeker.
Senses: glosses: A person who enjoys exposure to sunlight; an avid sunbather.
Synonyms: sun worshipper
sunseekers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sunseeker
sunshines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: We had been already five weeks in Savagedom, among sands, deserts, and scorching sunshines, and, to say the truth, we had had enough of it.
ref: 1859, Eliot Warburton, Travels in Egypt and the Holy Land, page 194:
glosses: plural of sunshine
sunshines
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of sunshine
supplenesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of suppleness
suppletions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of suppletion
supplicats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of supplicat
suppliances
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of suppliance
suppressibility
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: suppressibilities
Senses: glosses: Quality of being suppressible.
suppressibilities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of suppressibility
coppern
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English copren, from Old English cypren (“made of copper”), from Proto-West Germanic *kupprīn, from Proto-West Germanic *kopr + *-īn, and/or from Latin cuprīnus, cyprīnus (“made of copper”). By surface analysis, copper + -en (“made of”). Cognate with Dutch koperen (“made of copper”), German kupfern (“made of copper”).
Senses: examples: text: "Therefrom Solomon made the copper sea and the pillars and the coppern vessels."
ref: 1877, Johann Peter Lange, A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures:
text: [...] the ministers, in order to slay him in accordance with the King's command, cut at him with all kinds of swords, but they availed naught and were unable; they put him into a coppern casket and cast him into the Ganges River.
ref: 1967, Ssanang Ssetsen, The Bejewelled Summary of the Origin of Khans:
text: […] a schema before them on a coppern (reference) figure of a person with markings of acupuncture points (youli kumiini zuruq).
ref: 2001, T︠S︡eren Korsunkievich Korsunkiev, John Richard Krueger, Ancient Oirat Books about Oriental Medicine:
glosses: Made or consisting of copper; coppery.
supremeness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From supreme + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being supreme.
surahs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of surah
surats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of surat
surbated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: . Compare French solbatu, Italian sobattuto.
Senses: examples: text: VVhen you finde your Horſe to be Surbated, preſently clap into each of his fore-feete tvvo nevv layd Egges, and cruſh them therein, then upon the top of them lay good ſtore of Covv-dung, thus ſtop him, and in foure houres he vvill recover.
ref: 1630, [Gervase] Markham, “How to Helpe the Surbating, or Soreness in the Feete”, in Markhams Faithfull Farrier. […], London: […] Tho[mas] Cotes for Michael Sparke Iunior, […], published 1638, →OCLC, page 101:
text: In the afternoon black Jackson caught them up, his mount surbated and all but blown.
ref: 1985, Cormac McCarthy, chapter VIII, in Blood Meridian […] , →OCLC:
glosses: Sore from extensive walking.
raw_tags: of feet or hooves
Derived terms: surbate
surbated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: . Compare French solbatu, Italian sobattuto.
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of surbate
surbates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of surbate
surbating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of surbate
surfperch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: surfperches
Etymology: From surf + perch.
Senses: glosses: Any of the family Embiotocidae of viviparous perciform fishes, found mainly in the northeast Pacific Ocean.
Derived terms: rainbow surfperch
surfperches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of surfperch
surfings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of surfing
surlinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of surliness
surreined
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more surreined
form: most surreined
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of surrein'd.
survivabilities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of survivability
survivers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of surviver
suscitated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of suscitate
suscitates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of suscitate
suscitating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of suscitate
susceptibly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more susceptibly
form: most susceptibly
Etymology: From susceptible + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a susceptible manner.
susceptibleness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From susceptible + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being susceptible.
suspenseless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more suspenseless
form: most suspenseless
Etymology: From suspense + -less.
Senses: glosses: Devoid of suspense.
suttled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of suttle
swainishness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From swainish + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: But there are people who cannot be cultivated,—people on whom speech makes no impression,—swainish, morose people, who must be kept down and quieted as you would those who are a little tipsy; others, who are not only swainish, but are prompt to take oath that swainishness is the only culture; and though their odd wit may have some salt for you, your friends would not relish it.
ref: 1876, Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Social Aims”, in Letters and Social Aims, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, pages 86–87:
glosses: The quality of being swainish.
swampish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more swampish
form: most swampish
Etymology: From swamp + -ish.
Senses: glosses: Swampy.
Synonyms: boggy
marshy
quaggy
swampiness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From swampy + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being swampy.
swapt
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: swap + -t
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of swap
swarfed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of swarf
swarfs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of swarf
swarfs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of swarf
swarfing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of swarf
swarved
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of swarve
swarves
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of swarve
swarving
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of swarve
swaybacks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of swayback
swimmily
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more swimmily
form: most swimmily
Etymology: From swimmy + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a swimmy manner.
swimwears
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of swimwear
swinishnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of swinishness
swivets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of swivet
swones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of swone
sybaritically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more sybaritically
form: most sybaritically
Etymology: From sybaritic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In a sybaritic manner.
Sybil attack
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Sybil attacks
Etymology: Named from Sybil, a book about a woman diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder; suggested by Brian Zill at Microsoft Research.
Senses: examples: text: If the signal rate from the claimed identity and the actual node differs, it can be considered as a Sybil attack. The successful prevention of Sybil attack increases the stability of the network.
ref: 2022, Peter Augustine, Pethuru Raj, Sathyan Munirathinam, editors, Enterprise Digital Transformation: Technology, Tools, and Use Cases, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 180:
qualifier: computer security
glosses: An attack that subverts a reputation system by forging a large number of identities in peer-to-peer networks.
wikipedia: Sybil (Schreiber book)
Synonyms: pseudospoofing
pseudospoofing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From pseudo- + spoofing.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: The use of a Sybil attack.
Sybil attacks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Sybil attack
sycophantishly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more sycophantishly
form: most sycophantishly
Etymology: From sycophantish + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a sycophantish manner.
sycophantly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more sycophantly
form: most sycophantly
Etymology: From sycophant + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a sycophantic manner.
sycophantisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sycophantism
syens
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of syen
syllabications
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of syllabication
syllabise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: syllabises
form: syllabising
form: syllabised
form: syllabised
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of syllabize.
syllabised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of syllabise
syllabising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of syllabise
syllabises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of syllabise
syllogising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of syllogise