cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
counter payment
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: counter payments
Senses: examples: text: Germany had made compensation for every contribution by a counter payment, although she could have extorted them by force as the due of the victor.
ref: 1946, Department of State Bulletin - Volume 15, page 198:
text: In his complaint to me the man said that when he called at the local office on 4 January 1982 for a counter payment (which was necessary because, he said, he had not been sent form 07 on 21 December) he was kept waiting for 2¾ hours before being told that the finance office had closed for lunch thirty-five minutes before.
ref: 1983, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Papers by command - Volume 9, page 57:
text: The escrow arrangements shall also provide that such interest on any amount in escrow shall be payable to the intended payee of that amount, provided that it has deposited the counter payment due from it into escrow as contemplated herein, ...
ref: 2009, Sylvie A. Durham, Terminating Derivative Transactions, page 6-8:
glosses: Alternative form of counterpayment.
counter payments
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of counter payment
sibeh
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: [ˈsiː˨˦.beː˨]
ipa: [-peː˨]
Forms: form: sibei
Etymology: From Singapore Hokkien 死爸 (sí-pē, “very; quite”, literally “die father”), from Singapore Teochew 死爸 (si² bê⁶, “very; quite”, literally “die father”), in the sense of being to the extent that one’s father dies.
Senses: examples: text: It does seem to be a pity, though, to let go of an identity that we have formed at last, something we have had printed in posters, something we can point to and say, "Wah, sibeh Singaporean, lah".
ref: 2015 November 22, Denise Chong, “Pinning down the elusive S'pore identity”, in The Straits Times:
text: The netizen above, Bruce Wee, shared a screenshot of Ho Ching’s footwear during her official visit to the US last year and commented, “Not again? Sibeh Sia Suay!”
ref: 2017 October 26, Jewel Stolarchuk, “Ho Ching’s sloppy sandals make an appearance during official US trip once again”, in The Independent, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2019:
text: I'm sibeh damn rich / I'm very very rich / I can buy anything when Limpeh happy
ref: 2021, Namewee, “You Know Who Is My Father?”, in Ghosician:
glosses: An intensifier word, very.
wikipedia: Singapore Hokkien
Singaporean_Hokkien#Influence_from_Southern_Zhangzhou_and_Teochew_Phonology
DRV
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of darunavir.
DRV
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Democratic Republic of Vietnam, official name of North Vietnam: a former country in Southeast Asia existing from 1945 to 1976, when it merged with South Vietnam to become the single state of Vietnam.
Related terms: RVN
SRV
VN
PRM
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of patrol resource management.
PRM
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of People’s Revolutionary Militia.
glosses: Initialism of People’s Republic of Mozambique.
examples: text: Refugees use a food card system to buy items in the camp shops, which is paid for by The Border Consortium. The food and cooking fuel are funded by State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), the group said.
ref: 2025 February 11, Helen Regan, Ivan Watson, Kocha Olarn, Eugine Sein and Mark Phillips, “No doctors for sick children. This is the reality of Trump’s aid freeze in remote northern Thailand”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2025:
glosses: Initialism of Population, Refugees, and Migration; a bureau of the United States Department of State.
PRM
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish PRM (“Partido Revolucionario Moderno”).
Senses: examples: text: Leading the ballot of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) with his slogan “The change continues,” the popular leader is now promising four more years of economic growth and stability.
ref: 2024 May 17, Jessica Hasbun, “The Dominican Republic votes on Sunday. Here’s what to know”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 May 2024:
glosses: The Modern Revolutionary Party; a political party in the Dominican Republic.
SRR
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Socialist Republic of Romania.
UMS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of United Mexican States.
thyreotoxicosis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of thyrotoxicosis.
tiemmannite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of tiemannite.
titrimetically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of titrimetrically.
transpositioning
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of transposition
tridecanal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The saturated aliphatic aldehyde that has thirteen carbon atoms C₁₂H₂₅-CHO
trifluoropropyl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: trifluoropropyls
Etymology: From trifluoro + propyl, equivalent to tri- + fluoro- + propyl.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any trifluoro derivative of a propyl radical
trophoblastoid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From tropho- + blastoid.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of trophoblastic.
coronal rain
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: coronal rains
Etymology: From corona + rain.
From being asterospheric coronal meteorological precipitation which occur in a star's corona.
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: Cooled globs of condensed plasma that falls back onto a star's surface, after having been superheated and lofted into the corona.
deagle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈdiːɡəl/
Forms: form: deagles
form: Deagle
form: DEagle
form: D. Eagle
form: D-Eagle
Etymology: Blend of desert + eagle
Senses: examples: text: That means the Deagle, AWP, M4, AK — those staple killing devices are on track to appear.
ref: 2011 September 19, Marco Fiori, “Everything you need to know about Counter Strike: Global Offensive”, in Macgasm:
text: If you are a Deagle fan but have problems deciding between running your Israeli supersized pistol in .44 Magnum or .50 Action-Express, Magnum Research now has you covered.
ref: 2017 January 6, Chris Eger, “New Desert Eagle combo pack comes with both .44 Mag, .50 AE barrels”, in Guns.com:
glosses: Desert Eagle (a type of pistol)
deagle
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /ˈdiːɡəl/
Forms: form: deagles
form: deagling
form: deagled
form: deagled
form: Deagle
form: DEagle
form: D. Eagle
form: D-Eagle
Etymology: Blend of desert + eagle
Senses: examples: text: Someone from the FortniteBR subreddit recently posted a short clip of his gameplay where his character deagled another player in the head.
ref: 2018 April 16, Erwin Cruz, “'Fortnite:' Epic looking on hit reg changes; Meteor showers spotted”, in Blasting News:
text: Don’t say stupid things because you got deagled in a scrim.
ref: 2019 February 15, Alan Bernal, quoting Nick ‘NICKMERCS’ Kolcheff, “NICKMERCS hits out at Fortnite PC players for bashing console players”, in Dexerto:
topics: video-games
glosses: To shoot with a Desert Eagle.
Deagle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Deagles
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of deagle.
boyfriendable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From boyfriend + -able.
Senses: examples: text: Not that I don't think Franklin's boyfriendable. He's actually fairly cute. He just seems awfully grumpy for someone in a steady relationship.
ref: 2009, Jery Smith-Ready, Wicked Game, →ISBN, page 72:
synonyms: boyfriend material
coordinate_terms: girlfriendable
girlfriend material
glosses: worthy of being someone's boyfriend
wifeable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From wife + -able. Compare boyfriendable.
Senses: examples: text: No one paid her any mind. The kids in student council were like shadows in the halls. They were around us but mostly behind and under our feet. She didn't even have a perm in her hair. She couldn't compete with the wifeable girls in school like Sade Fulton.
ref: 2014, Marcus Burke, Team Seven: A Novel, →ISBN:
text: But I told you that you're not a wifeable woman, and I told him so, and he wanted to wife you anyway.
ref: 2016, Gayl Jones, The Healing, →ISBN:
glosses: nubile, worthy of being taken as a wife
knare
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: knares
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of knar.
uniphasic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From uni- + phasic.
Senses: glosses: Having a single phase.
urodynamical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From uro- + dynamical.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of urodynamic.
vasocentric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of vasicentric.
vental
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Synonym of phenylpropanolamine.
synonyms: word: phenylpropanolamine
ventroptin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An antagonist of bone morphogenetic protein that is used to regulate angiogenesis and neovascularisation
vernolic acid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The epoxy-fatty acid (+)-(12S,13R)-epoxy-cis-9-octadecenoic acid
vetronectin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of vitronectin.
vibrostimulation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: vibrostimulations
Etymology: From vibro- + stimulation.
Senses: glosses: vibrational stimulation (for medical or sexual purposes)
xenochimaeric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of xenochimeric.
xenoreceptor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: xenoreceptors
Etymology: From xeno- + receptor.
Senses: topics: medicine
physiology
sciences
glosses: A xenobiotic-activated receptor.
xenoreceptors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of xenoreceptor
xerothermous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From xero- + -thermous.
Senses: topics: biology
ecology
natural-sciences
glosses: dry and warm
raw_tags: of a grassland
zetapotential
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: zetapotentials
Etymology: From zeta + potential.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of zeta potential.
zetapotentials
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of zetapotential
factory ship
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: rhymes: -ɪp
Forms: form: factory ships
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: a vessel, usually part of a fleet, which processes catches of fish or whales while at sea
factory ships
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of factory ship
jiffy-bag
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jiffy-bags
Etymology: A genericized form of Jiffy bag.
Senses: examples: text: At the lodge he cleared his pigeon-hole. The largest object there was a jiffy-bag stuck with a hand-made label saying 'Toast by Post'.
ref: 1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section I, page 39:
glosses: Alternative form of Jiffy bag.
jiffy-bags
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of jiffy-bag
hand-bill
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hand-bills
Senses: examples: text: The pigeon-hole was also stuffed with circulars and hand-bills.
ref: 1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section I, page 40:
glosses: Alternative form of handbill.
hand-bills
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hand-bill
purple airway
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: purple airways
Senses: synonyms: purple zone
glosses: A route reserved for an aircraft on which a member of a royal family is flying.
Purpleman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Purplemen
Senses: glosses: A senior member of the Orange Order (an Orangeman).
Purplemen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Purpleman
purple quartz
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of amethyst.
synonyms: word: amethyst
purple zone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: purple zones
Senses: glosses: Synonym of purple airway.
synonyms: word: purple airway
douzepers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of douzeper
douzepeer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: douzepeers
Senses: examples: text: In the time of King Arthur this adventure chanced, / Beside the Tarnewathelan, as the books tell; / When to Carlisle had come that victor enhanced, / With dukes and the douzepeers, the doughtiest that dwell, […]
ref: 1894 July 23, “A Mediæval Metrical Romance. [The Adventures of Arthur at the Tarnewathelan.]”, in The Downside Review, volume XIII, number 2, Yeovil, Somerset: Western Chronicle Company, →OCLC, stanza I, page 183:
glosses: Alternative spelling of douzeper.
douzepeers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of douzepeer
acaeruloplasminemia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of aceruloplasminemia.
acanthocytic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to acanthocytes
actobindin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A dimeric polypeptide that can bind two molecules of actin
aequorean
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: aequoreans
Senses: glosses: Any pelagic hydrozoan of the genus Aequorea.
aequoreans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of aequorean
agmantine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of agmatine.
aldoase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of aldolase.
aluminoferrite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: aluminoferrites
Etymology: From alumino- + ferrite.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A mixed aluminate / ferrite present in cement and in brownmillerite
amperometrical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of amperometric.
amplitudal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Synonym of amplitudinal (relating to amplitude)
synonyms: word: amplitudinal
extra: relating to amplitude
anaphylotoxic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to, or caused by anaphylotoxins
anophelin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An anticoagulant protein, derived from mosquitos, that inhibits thrombin
Related terms: anopheline
anthropogenetically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From anthropogenetic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In an anthropogenetic manner.
anthropogenetic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to anthropogenetics.
Derived terms: anthropogenetically
Lacid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Lacid
form: most Lacid
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to the Lacid people
glosses: Of or pertaining to the Lashi language
Lacid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The Lacid people
Lacid
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The Lashi language
Lashi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: synonyms: Lacid
glosses: A Sino-Tibetan language of Burma.
Lashi
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Lashi
form: most Lashi
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to the Lashi language.
pipe tomahawk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pipe tomahawks
Etymology: From pipe (“pipe for smoking”) + tomahawk.
Senses: synonyms: pipehawk
glosses: A ceremonial war axe, the tomahawk throwing axe, which functions as a tobacco smoking pipe, with the bowl located on the axe head, on the reverse side of the axeblade.
pipehawk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pipehawks
form: pipe hawk
form: pipe-hawk
Etymology: Blend of smoking pipe + tomahawk.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of pipe tomahawk (a smoking pipe and tomahawk axe)
synonyms: word: pipe tomahawk
extra: a smoking pipe and tomahawk axe
quasiequivalent
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more quasiequivalent
form: most quasiequivalent
Etymology: From quasi- + equivalent.
Senses: glosses: Very similar, but different.
quasiequivalence
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: quasiequivalences
Etymology: From quasi- + equivalence.
Senses: glosses: The quality or condition of being quasiequivalent.
quasiequivalences
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of quasiequivalence
antidementive
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From anti- + dementive.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: That counters dementia
antihemostatics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of antihemostatic
antiradicals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of antiradical
anurophagous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From anuro- + -phagous.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: That eats anurans (frogs and toads)
apocytic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From apocyte + -ic.
Senses: synonyms: apocytial
glosses: Relating to apocytes; multinucleate and unicellular.
apocyte
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: apocytes
Etymology: From apo- + -cyte.
Senses: topics: biology
cytology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: A multinucleate cell
Related terms: apocytial
apocytic
apocytes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of apocyte
interlapsing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of interlapse
interlapsed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of interlapse
powermove
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: powermoves
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of power move.
powermoves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of powermove
sash cord
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sash cords
Senses: examples: text: […] he went to lower the upper sash, only to discover that both sash-cords were broken, and that the window had to be lowered to its full extent, or not at all.
ref: 1935, Warwick Deeping, chapter 31, in Sackcloth into Silk,, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart:
text: He found the body in number five, a once good-looking man in his late thirties with a length of sash cord still around his neck and blood from his wounds soaking into the bedcovers.
ref: 1991, Eric Wright, A Fine Italian Hand, New York: Scribner, published 1992, Prologue, p. 3:
glosses: A cord, usually of braided cotton, connecting the sash weight to the sash (opening part of a window), and running over a pulley at the top of the frame.
mission station
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mission stations
Senses: examples: text: Stockbridge lay in the direct route, and it was constantly feared that the French and Indians would be down from the north, and sweep the little mission station before them; but the tide divided, and passed to the east and west of us, the hostile not daring to encounter the friendly Indians.
ref: 1854, Electa Fidelia Jones, Stockbridge, Past and Present, Or, Records of an Old Mission Station:
text: We wanted to remain on the land and make our living however we could. But, no; the Board would not have that; we must live on the mission station.
ref: 1934, Anna Morgan, “Under the Black Flag”, in Heiss & Minter, editor, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin, published 2008, page 29:
glosses: A reserve or other tract of land administered by religious missionaries for the spiritual and material welfare of Aboriginal people.
mission stations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mission station
bibb lettuce
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bibb lettuces
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Bibb lettuce.
redlinings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of redlining
hydridohelium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -iːliəm
Etymology: From hydrido- + helium.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of helium hydride.
synonyms: word: helium hydride
outbrother
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: outbrothers
Etymology: From out- + brother.
Senses: examples: text: That good old blind bibber of Helicon I wot well, came a begging to one of the chiefe citties of Greece, & promiſed them vaſt corpulent volumes of immortallity, if they would beſtowe vpon him but a ſlender outbrothers annuity of muttõ & broth, and a pallet to ſleep on; and with deriſion they reiected him, [...]
ref: 1599, [Thomas] Nashe, Nashes Lenten Stuffe, […], London: […] [Thomas Judson and Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and C[uthbert] B[urby] […], →OCLC, page 3:
glosses: An outpensioner.
arenchymatic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of aerenchymatic.
MAT
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: MATs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of medication-assisted treatment.
glosses: Initialism of Master of Arts in Teaching.
medication-assisted treatment
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: medication-assisted treatments
form: medication assisted treatment
Etymology: From medication + assisted + treatment.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Treatment of drug addiction by means of a replacement drug / medication
Synonyms: MAT
Derived terms: MAT
astrocytically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: In an astrocytic manner
medication assisted treatment
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: medication assisted treatments
form: medication-assisted treatment
Etymology: From medication + assistance + treatment. The official governmental U.S. English form does not use a hyphen.
Senses: glosses: A drug addiction treatment method which uses medication to replace the drug that one is physically addicted to.
Synonyms: word: MAT
Derived terms: word: MAT
azotochelin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The siderophore amino acid (2S)-2,6-bis[(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)amino]hexanoic acid produced by the bacterium Azotobacter vinelandii
backtranslate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: backtranslates
form: backtranslating
form: backtranslated
form: backtranslated
Senses: examples: text: There are those who put significant effort into retranslating and backtranslating work to avoid detection.
ref: 2021, Sarah Elaine Eaton, Plagiarism in Higher Education:
glosses: To translate a translated text to its original language
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: To translate a protein's amino acid sequence to a nucleotide sequence
Related terms: backtranslation
biophasic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to a biophase
biopolyester
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: biopolyesters
Etymology: From bio- + polyester.
Senses: glosses: A polyester produced by a biological organism (typically, by a microorganism)
biopolyesters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of biopolyester
bioscaffolding
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From bio- + scaffolding.
Senses: glosses: The construction of a bioscaffold
full-blood
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: full-bloods
Senses: glosses: A pure-bred animal.
examples: text: There are only 800 full-bloods now in New South Wales due to the maladministration of previous governments.
ref: 1941, Pearl Gibbs, radio broadcast, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 38
text: Dorahy has his mouth ready to smile […] but it is a young woman who appears, a full-blood with crisp hair and a deeply pigmented skin.
ref: 1974, Thea Astley, A Kindness Cup, Text Classics, published 2018, page 104:
glosses: An Aboriginal person of unmixed ancestry.
full-bloods
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of full-blood
bioselect
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: bioselects
form: bioselecting
form: bioselected
form: bioselected
Etymology: From bio- + select.
Senses: glosses: To carry out bioselection
Related terms: bioselector
bioselected
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bioselect
bioselected
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: selected by bioselection
bipalmitoylate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: bipalmitoylates
form: bipalmitoylating
form: bipalmitoylated
form: bipalmitoylated
Etymology: From bi- + palmitoylate.
Senses: glosses: To palmitoylate with two palmitoyl groups, or at two locations
Related terms: bipalmitoylation
bipalmitoylated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bipalmitoylate
bipalmitoylation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From bi- + palmitoylation.
Senses: glosses: palmitoylation with two palmitoyl groups, or at two locations
bipositional
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From bi- + positional.
Senses: glosses: Relating to two positions
bothropasin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An endopeptidase present in the venom of Bothrops jararaca
brachycladiid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: brachycladiids
Senses: glosses: Any parasitic flatworm of the family Brachycladiidae
brachycladiids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brachycladiid
bora ground
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bora grounds
Senses: examples: text: They came here to the place of their old bora ground / Where now the many white men hurry about like ants.
ref: 1964, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, ‘We Are Going’, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 43
text: [A] bora ground near Lake Barracoota on the Victorian and New South Wales border indicates that the area was a planned ceremonial grove.
ref: 2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 139:
glosses: A sacred patch of land where a bora is carried out.
black-haired
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɛə(ɹ)d
Forms: form: more black-haired
form: blacker-haired
form: most black-haired
form: blackest-haired
Etymology: From black + haired.
Senses: examples: text: Aline looked even smaller and blacker-haired than usual, beside Ashley.
ref: 1992, Iain Banks, chapter 9, in The Crow Road, London: Abacus, published 1996, →ISBN, page 221:
text: Then, the voice of the oldest of the Lay brothers, the leader of the pack, the tallest, the blackest-haired, the bluest-eyed.
ref: 2007, Melissa Benn, “1939”, in One of Us, London: Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, page 31:
text: He smiled, remembering the morning when Esteban and Gregorio, two of his darkest-eyed, blackest-haired and most sunburnt men, had come to him with a daring plan that he’d immediately sanctioned.
ref: 2017, Graham Hancock, “Friday 27 May 1520–Saturday 28 May 1520”, in Night of Sorrows (War God; 3), London: Coronet, →ISBN, page 293:
synonyms: eumelanic
melanocomous
glosses: Having hair of a black color.
calicivirid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: calicivirids
Etymology: Clipping of translingual Caliciviridae, from calci- + translingual -viridae.
Senses: glosses: Any virus of the family Caliciviridae
calicivirids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of calicivirid
cannulise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: cannulises
form: cannulising
form: cannulised
form: cannulised
Etymology: From cannula + -ise.
Senses: examples: text: The external jugular vein was cannulised for purposes of injection.
ref: 1906, Roderick Tate Sutherland, “A Contribution to the Experimental Pathology of Catarrhal Jaundice”, in Benjamin Moore, Edward Whitley, editors, The Bio-chemical Journal, volume I, Liverpool: Bio-chemical Department, Johnston Laboratories, University of Liverpool, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 372:
text: Several unsuccessful attempts have been made to avoid contact with the skin by cannulising the fistulas and collecting the excretion in a balloon.
ref: 1932 June 24, Warren M. Sperry, Robert W. Angevine, “Lipid Excretion: IX. The Secretion of Lipids into the Intestine”, in Rudolph J[ohn] Anderson, Stanley R[ossiter] Benedict, Lafayette B[enedict] Mendel, Donald D[exter] Van Slyke, editors, The Journal of Biological Chemistry, volume XCVI, number 3, Baltimore, Md.: Cornell University Medical College; Waverly Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 781:
text: Mechanism of obstruction of naso-lacrimal duct in newborn […] Solid column cannulises from above and below
ref: 1973, W. A. M. Smith, Ena Percy, “Diseases of the Lacrimal Apparatus”, in Ophthalmology: Part 1: Ophthalmic Techniques (Modern Practical Nursing Series; 14, part 1), London: William Heinemann Medical Books, →ISBN, page 93:
text: The voice [of boys undergoing puberty] then 'breaks' as vocal cords enlarge in the expanding larynx and seminal discharge occurs ('wet dreams') as the seminal vesicles cannulise.
ref: 2008, Janet MacGregor, “The Reproductive System”, in Introduction to the Anatomy and Physiology of Children: A Guide for Students of Nursing, Child Care and Health, 2nd edition, Abingdon, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN:
text: As he began to cannulise Jacquie he speculated if it was wise to do so as too much fluid could blow a forming clot.
ref: 2017, J. B. Woods, “Tuesday”, in Below the Belt (Hunter Trilogy; book 2), 6th edition, Morrisville, N.C.: Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 84:
text: Warming the limb to be cannulised may assist to make the veins more palpable and easier to access.
ref: 2019, Susie Gray, Leanne Ferris, Lois Elaine White, Gena Duncan, Wendy Baumle, “Medication Administration and IV Therapy”, in Foundations of Nursing: Enrolled Nurses, 2nd Australian and New Zealand edition, South Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic.: Cengage Learning Australia, →ISBN, part 6 (Infection Control), page 717, column 2:
glosses: Non-Oxford British spelling of cannulize.
Derived terms: word: cannulised
cannulised
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From cannulise + -ed.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of cannulized.
cannulised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: From cannulise + -ed.
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of cannulise (alternative spelling of cannulized).
cannulized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkænjʊlaɪzd/
ipa: /ˈkænjəˌlaɪzd/
Forms: form: cannulised
Etymology: From cannulize + -ed.
Senses: glosses: Fitted with a cannula.
cannulized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkænjʊlaɪzd/
ipa: /ˈkænjəˌlaɪzd/
Forms: form: cannulised
Etymology: From cannulize + -ed.
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of cannulize
capsenone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A bicyclic sesquiterpenoid ketone produced by some fungi
centrifusion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: centrifusions
Senses: glosses: centrifugal infusion
centrocytic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From centrocyte + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Relating to centrocytes
cephalosporanate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cephalosporanates
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any salt or ester of cephalosporanic acid
cephalosporanates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cephalosporanate
chemoimmunoassay
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chemoimmunoassays
Etymology: From chemo- + immunoassay.
Senses: topics: immunology
medicine
sciences
glosses: A chemical and immunological assay
chemoimmunoassays
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chemoimmunoassay
chitolectin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chitolectins
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A lectin related to chitinase
chitolectins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chitolectin
chorotetracycline
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of chlortetracycline.
chromodielectric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From chromo- + dielectric.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: chromodynamically dielectric
clusterless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From cluster + -less.
Senses: glosses: Lacking clusters
comformational
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of conformational.
comperable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of comparable.
crossbridged
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From cross- + bridged.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Connected by a "bridge" of atoms
crustocalcin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: crustocalcins
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a group of calcins present in the shell of some crustaceans
crustocalcins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of crustocalcin
cryoinfarcted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From cryo- + infarcted.
Senses: glosses: infarcted as a result of low temperature
Related terms: cryoinfarction
cryoinfarction
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cryoinfarctions
Etymology: From cryo- + infarction.
Senses: glosses: infarction caused by low temperature
cyclodextrinase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cyclodextrinases
Etymology: From cyclo- + dextrinase.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a cyclodextrin
cytodifferential
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From cyto- + differential.
Senses: glosses: Relating to cytodifferentiation
red Ned
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: VERNA: And get him to pick up a flagon o' Red. [She goes toward the bathroom door and turns.] Ya know what they say about the Old Red Ned…puts lead in ya pencil!
ref: 1977, Gerry Bostock, “Here Comes the Nigger”, in Heiss & Minter, editor, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin, published 2008, page 70:
glosses: Cheap or poor-quality red wine.
detoxicants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of detoxicant
deuteroformaldehyde
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From deutero- + formaldehyde.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A deuterated form of formaldehyde
discospondylitis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: diskospondylitis
Etymology: From disco- + spondylitis.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: spondylitis that also affects the vertebral discs
dosimetrics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of dosimetry.
synonyms: word: dosimetry
Related terms: dosimetric
drupangtonine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: An antileukemic alkaloid present in a drupaceous form of Cephalotaxus
gemista
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈjɛmɪstə/
Etymology: Transliteration of Greek γεμιστά (gemistá), a collective neuter plural of γεμιστός (gemistós, “filled with, stuffed”) by ellipsis of a noun (like tomatoes, or peppers). Pronounced in Greek as /ʝemiˈsta/.
Senses: topics: cooking
food
lifestyle
glosses: popular Greek dish of tomatoes and green peppers stuffed with rice (occasionally minced meat is added) accompanied by potatoes in tomato juice and olive oil
topics: cooking
food
lifestyle
qualifier: less often
glosses: other Greek dishes with stuffed ingredients, usually vegetables
Related terms: dolma
yemista
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of gemista.
ecogenotoxicological
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From eco- + genotoxicological.
Senses: glosses: Relating to ecogenotoxicology
genotoxicological
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From geno- + toxicological.
Senses: glosses: Relating to genotoxicology
Derived terms: ecogenotoxicological
ecogenotoxicology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From eco- + genotoxicology.
Senses: glosses: The application of genotoxicology to ecology and to environmental pollution
Related terms: ecogenotoxicological
eigenpattern
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eigenpatterns
Etymology: From eigen- + pattern.
Senses: glosses: A pattern of eigenvalues or eigenstates
eigenpatterns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of eigenpattern
endopeptidyl
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From endo- + peptidyl.
Senses: glosses: Relating to endopeptides
erbovirus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: erboviruses
Senses: glosses: Any virus of the genus Erbovirus.
erboviruses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of erbovirus
ethnopsychiatry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From ethno- + psychiatry.
Senses: glosses: The study of cultures' understandings of mental illness and non-Western approaches to treating mental health issues
Related terms: ethnopsychiatric
ethnopsychiatrist
evidentiated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of evidentiate
exoproteomic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From exo- + proteomic.
Senses: glosses: Relating to exoproteomes
exoscope
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: exoscopes
Etymology: From exo- + -scope.
Senses: glosses: A microscope used in exoscopy
exoscopes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of exoscope
faunule
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: faunules
Senses: examples: text: It is clear that this faunule indicates much damper conditions than those now existing, and at least a scrub growth.
ref: 1930, A.S. Kennard & B.B. Woodward, "Non-Marine Mollusca", in Williamson, R.P. Ross (1930). "Excavations in Whitehawk Camp, Near Brighton". Sussex Archaeological Collections. 71: 56–96.
glosses: A thin stratum of animal fossils
faunules
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of faunule
ferridoxin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of ferredoxin.
fesoterodin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of fesoterodine.
fibroglia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: fibrils on the surface of fibroblasts
Derived terms: fibroglial
fibroglial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From fibroglia + -al.
Senses: glosses: Relating to fibroglia
funtionality
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of functionality.
glycobiochemical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From glyco- + biochemical.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Relating to glycobiochemistry
glycobiochemistry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From glyco- + biochemistry.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The biochemistry of sugars and related carbohydrates
Related terms: glycobiochemical
gonadotropinoma
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gonadotropinomas
Etymology: From gonadotropin + -oma.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: A gonadotropic adenoma
gonadotropinomas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gonadotropinoma
graviceptors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of graviceptor
haploclade
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: haploclades
Etymology: From haplo- + clade.
Senses: glosses: A clade of haplotypes
haploclades
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of haploclade
hemigenomic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From hemi- + genomic.
Senses: topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: Relating to a hemigenome
hemigossypolone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hemi- + gossypolone.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The quinone aldehyde 2,3-dihydroxy-6-methyl-5,8-dioxo-4-propan-2-ylnaphthalene-1-carbaldehyde present in the cotton plant
hemoenzyme
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hemoenzymes
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a group of enzymes that control the chemistry of heme
hemoenzymes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hemoenzyme
hepatocholangiocarcinoma
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hepatocholangiocarcinomas
Etymology: From hepato- + cholangiocarcinoma.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: A cancer of the liver and bile duct
hepatocholangiocarcinomas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hepatocholangiocarcinoma
hepatoencephalopathy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hepatoencephalopathies
Etymology: From hepato- + encephalopathy.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: A form of encephalopathy that affects the liver
hepatoencephalopathies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hepatoencephalopathy
heptaacylated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From hepta- + acylated.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Modified by the addition of seven acyl groups
diastereochemical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to diastereochemistry.
heterofacial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From hetero- + facial.
Senses: glosses: On opposite faces
Derived terms: heterofacially
heterofacially
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From heterofacial + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a heterofacial manner
homoselection
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From homo- + selection.
Senses: topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: Preferential genetic selection of homozygotes
homotropically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: In a homotropic manner
hydropsia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Alternative form of hydropsy.
hyperacylated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From hyper- + acylated.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Excessively acylated
hyperoestrogenic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From hyper- + oestrogenic.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of hyperestrogenic.
hyperparathyroid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Relating to hyperparathyroidism
hyperproteinuric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From hyper- + proteinuric.
Senses: glosses: Relating to hyperproteinuria
hyperproteinuria
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌhaɪpəɹˌpɹoʊtiːnˈjʊɹiə/
Etymology: From hyper- + proteinuria.
Senses: examples: Near-synonym: proteinuria (usually synonymous)
topics: medicine
sciences
antonyms: hypoproteinuria
hypernyms: finding#Noun
;
sign#Noun
glosses: An excessive amount of protein in the urine.
Related terms: word: hyperproteinemia
word: hyperproteinuric
word: proteinemia
word: albuminuria
word: aminoacidemia
word: aminoaciduria
word: hyperalbuminuria
word: hyperaminoacidemia
word: hyperaminoaciduria
discals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of discal
vaginol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A chemical compound, with formula C₁₄H₁₄O₅, whose glucoside is apterin.
chuggy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more chuggy
form: most chuggy
Etymology: From chug + -y.
Senses: examples: a chuggy old diesel engine
glosses: Having a chugging sound or action.
chuggy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: In Lairgmore I slipped away to the Bank of Scotland, telling Nicole I was going to Woolworth's for chuggy – chewing gum.
ref: 2009, Benjamin Obler, Javascotia:
text: 'Here, have a piece of chuggy.' Dot handed me a small white tablet of Beechnut chewing gum as we sat on the top deck of the bus on our way home from work one Friday evening. She had also offered me one of her Woodbines.
ref: 2011, Evelyn Doyle, Nothing Green:
glosses: chewing gum
delaying tactic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: delaying tactics
form: delay tactic
Senses: examples: text: Many consider that the preparation of a vaguely labelled 'Strategic Option Appraisal Report' is simply another delaying tactic.
ref: 2023 November 29, “Network News: Network Rail considers track rehabilitation plans on March-Wisbech line”, in RAIL, number 997, page 20:
glosses: Something that is done in order to put off a decision or action until later.
Related terms: foot-dragging
milk the clock
play for time
run out the clock
stall
girl-hour
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: girl-hours
Etymology: From girl + hour.
Senses: examples: text: THEN by adopting automatic cartoning machine, productivity per girl-hour was increased by one-third.
ref: 1950, Food Engineering, volume 22, Chilton Company, page 56:
glosses: A unit of computing power in the context of 1940s–1970s technology equal to one female worker working for one hour, for example, writing code or entering data to punch cards.
Related terms: kilogirl-hour
girl-hours
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of girl-hour
mopholder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mopholders
Etymology: From mop + holder.
Senses: examples: text: The specification stated that: "The principal object of the invention is to provide a combined mop and wringer of simple and inexpensive construction in which the mopholder shall be so constructed that when the device is used for mopping or scrubbing the floor or other surface the body of the holder will be retained at a slight distance above the mop, so that the water will not be squeezed or pressed therefrom.
ref: 1912, United States. Courts of Appeals, United States Circuit Courts of Appeals Reports, page 177:
text: The simple mopholder found in every American home and which can be purchased today at any five and ten cent store in this country was invented and patented in 1893 by Thomas W. Stewart.
ref: 1939 June, Lewis K. Downing, “Contributions of Negro Scientists”, in The Crisis, volume 46, number 6, page 189:
text: A long-handled mopholder fitted with a coarse carriage sponge will facilitate the cleaning of the latter.
ref: 2009, Various, The Complete Home, →ISBN:
glosses: A device for holding a sponge or mophead with a long handle and often with an attached wringer for squeezing excess water from the mop or sponge.
mopholders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mopholder
kilogirl-hour
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kilogirl-hours
Etymology: From kilo- + girl-hour.
Senses: examples: text: The kilogirl-hour was no joke, Fred Whipple recalled.
ref: 1993, David H. Levy, The Man Who Sold the Milky Way: A Biography of Bart Bok:
glosses: A unit of computing power equal to 1000 girl-hours.
Related terms: girl-hour