cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
AHA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: AHAs
Senses: topics: cardiology
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of American Heart Association: an American non-profit organization focusing on cardiovascular medical research, education and care.
topics: law
property
glosses: Initialism of Agricultural Holdings Act.
ABS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: Initialism of antilock braking system.
topics: business
chemistry
construction
manufacturing
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
plumbing
coordinate_terms: PVC
CPVC
PEX
glosses: Initialism of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene.
Initialism of all-black stuff: i.e. acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, referring to the black color of the waste water.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
coordinate_terms: PVC
CPVC
PEX
glosses: Initialism of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene.
plumbing Pipes composed of this plastic.
glosses: Initialism of asset-backed security or asset-backed securities.
glosses: Initialism of automatic block signaling.
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of auto-brewery syndrome.
Derived terms: ABS brake
ABS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Arch build system.
glosses: Initialism of Australian Bureau of Statistics.
glosses: Ellipsis of ABS-CBN.
Related terms: topics: automotive
vehicles
transport
word: TCS
topics: automotive
vehicles
transport
word: ESC
topics: chemistry
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: PVC
COPD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: COPDs
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Derived terms: COPDer
LHRH
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone.
AKC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Not to be confused with an actual toy, the Russian Toy is a tiny, active and cheerful dog with roots in Russian aristocracy, the AKC said.
ref: 2022 January 4, Leah Asmelash, “Meet the new dog breeds officially recognized by the American Kennel Club”, in CNN:
text: The five-year-old Giant Schnauzer was also awarded Best in Show at the AKC National Championship in December.
ref: 2025 February 11, Kevin Dotson and Thomas Schlachter, “Monty the Giant Schnauzer wins Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show”, in CNN:
glosses: Initialism of American Kennel Club.
DAR
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Daughters of the American Revolution.
glosses: Initialism of Department of Agrarian Reform.
VFW
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Veterans of Foreign Wars (“a large voluntary association of war veterans”).
MQSA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Initialism of Mammography Quality Standards Act.
IOM
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Institute of Medicine.
examples: text: Though foreigners did play some part in fighting as mercenaries for Gadhafi during the bloody Libyan war, the IOM and local leaders in Chad say the vast majority of Chadians, like Mohammed, were working to send remittances home.
ref: 2012 April 18, David McKenzie, “Chad’s migrant workers pay price for Libya conflict”, in CNN:
qualifier: UN
glosses: Initialism of International Organization for Migration.
glosses: Initialism of Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan, used as a designation for soybeans grown in these states.
glosses: Initialism of Isle of Man.
Derived terms: IOM soybean
endemicity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: endemicities
Etymology: From endemic + -ity.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being endemic.
Derived terms: coendemicity
hyperendemicity
hypoendemicity
mesoendemicity
microendemicity
nonendemicity
ASRM
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
pragmatism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɹæɡmətɪzəm/
ipa: /ˈpɹaɡmətɪzəm/
Forms: form: pragmatisms
Etymology: From Ancient Greek stem of πρᾶγμα (prâgma, “act”) + -ism.
Senses: glosses: The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.
examples: text: Our conception of these practical consequences is for us the whole of our conception of the object, so far as that conception has positive significance at all. This is the principle of [Charles Sanders] Peirce, the principle of pragmatism.
ref: 1902, William James, “Lecture XVIII: Philosophy”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 445:
topics: human-sciences
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs with success of those actions in securing a believer's goals; the doctrine that ideas must be looked at in terms of their practical effects and consequences.
topics: government
politics
glosses: The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.
glosses: The habit of interfering in other people's affairs; meddlesomeness.
Derived terms: antipragmatism
ecopragmatism
neopragmatism
polypragmatism
Related terms: pragmatic
pragmatically
pragmatist
NOF
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of neck of femur.
NOF
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of National Osteoporosis Foundation.
BPH
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: BPHs
Senses: examples: text: Mr. Goldman, like up to 90 percent of men in their 70s, has benign prostatic hyperplasia, or B.P.H., a nonmalignant growth of the prostate gland. […] Common risk factors for developing B.P.H. include, in addition to age, a family history of the condition, obesity, metabolic syndrome, a sedentary lifestyle and diabetes.
ref: 2019 August 26, Jane E. Brody, “Alternatives to Surgery for an Enlarged Prostate”, in The New York Times:
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
NDTI
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of National Disease and Therapeutic Index.
ACOG
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.kɑɡ/
Senses: glosses: Acronym of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
glosses: Acronym of Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight.
AHRQ
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: 2006, Senate Hearings Before the Committee on Appropriations, 109th Congress, first session, DIANE Publishing, pg. 400.
AHRQ conducts primary care and health services research geared to physician practices, health plans and policymakers that helps the American population as a whole.
topics: organization
glosses: Initialism of Agency for healthcare research and quality.
NIP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of National Immunization Program.
NIP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: NIPs
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of non-native invasive plant.
glosses: Abbreviation of notice of intended prosecution.
NIP
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: qualifier: classified ads
glosses: Abbreviation of new in package.
CPSC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Consumer Product Safety Commission.
AACAP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.eɪ.kæp/
Senses: glosses: Acronym of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, a professional association in the United States of psychiatrists specializing in work with children and adolescents.
NIA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of New Indo-Aryan.
glosses: Initialism of National Institute on Aging.
AAOS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
NJRF
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of National Joint Replacement Foundation.
NINDS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Acronym of National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke.
AFUD
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: American Foundation for Urologic Disease
CAM
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CAMs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of complementary and alternative medicine.
topics: business
real-estate
glosses: Initialism of common area maintenance.
glosses: Initialism of computer-aided manufacturing.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of cockpit area microphone.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of cell-adhesion molecule.
topics: biochemistry
biology
botany
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of crassulacean acid metabolism.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
philately
glosses: Initialism of contract air mail (often followed by the route number, eg, CAM 21).
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of content-addressable memory.
CAM
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Campeche: a state of Mexico.
NCCAM
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
ODS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of OpenDocument Spreadsheet.
glosses: Initialism of Office of Dietary Supplements.
Related terms: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: FODG
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: FODP
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: FODS
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: FODT
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: ODB
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: ODG
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: ODP
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: ODT
ODS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of operational data store.
glosses: Initialism of ozone-depleting substance.
ODI
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Opiate Detoxification Institute.
ODI
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ODIs
Senses: examples: text: According to Karuna, had he played a full career of 100 tests and say 300 ODIs, he would have finished with well over 700 and 500 wickets respectively.
ref: 2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, page 348:
topics: ball-games
cricket
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Initialism of one-day international.
NCADD
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Acronym of National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence.
NIAAA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
MAD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: MADs
Senses: examples: text: [T]he only bombs anyone dropped—on Hiroshima and Nagasaki—were Uncle Sam's message to non-nuclear Japan. MAD was salvation. MAD was security. MAD was the way of life most of us grew up with, the prevailing logic of uneasy peace. So whatever became of our mad, mad world?
ref: 2005 February 7, Peter Preston, “A nuclear Iran is not the problem”, in The Guardian:
text: But the American government worries that MAD-style deterrence will no longer work. Terrorists, for example, might not care about the threat of destruction.
ref: 2005 February 24, “Muon-assured defence”, in The Economist, →ISSN:
glosses: Initialism of mutual assured destruction or mutually assured destruction.
glosses: Initialism of magnetic anomaly detector.
topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of mothers against decapentaplegic.
topics: astrophysics
coordinate_terms: SANE
glosses: Acronym of magnetically-arrested disc, a type of black hole accretion disc).
topics: medicine
sciences
qualifier: dental; prosthetics; dental; prosthetics
glosses: Initialism of mandibular advancement device.
Derived terms: SMAD
MAD
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
glosses: Acronym of Michigan algorithm decoder, a programming language, a variant of ALGOL, developed in 1959 at the University of Michigan.
SAD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: SADs
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of seasonal affective disorder.
glosses: Initialism of standard American diet.
topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of social anxiety disorder.
qualifier: X-ray crystallography
glosses: Initialism of single-wavelength anomalous dispersion.
SAD
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Special Activities Division.
qualifier: Indian politics
glosses: Initialism of Shiromani Akali Dal (Indian political party)
Related terms: sad
SADD
NMHA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of National Mental Health Association.
AOA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: AOAs
form: AoA
Senses: qualifier: aeronautical
glosses: Initialism of angle of attack.
topics: aerospace
astronautics
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of abort once around.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of add-on armor.
AOA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: AoA
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Administration on Aging.
incessant
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈsɛs.ənt/
rhymes: -ɛsənt
Forms: form: more incessant
form: most incessant
Etymology: From Late Middle English incessaunte, from Late Latin incessāns, incessantem, from Latin in- + cessāns.
Senses: examples: text: The dog's incessant barking kept the girl awake all night.
text: […] incessant interferings and bickerings, in every country, between the secular powers and the ecclesiastical.
ref: 1807, George Campbell, Lectures on Ecclesiastical History, page 274:
text: The face of Nature may be compared to a yielding surface, with ten thousand sharp wedges packed close together and driven inwards by incessant blows, sometimes one wedge being struck, and then another with greater force.
ref: 1859, Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species:
synonyms: unremitting
continuous
unceasing
glosses: Without pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance.
Derived terms: incessantly
incessantness
IRS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaɪ.ɑɹ.ɛs/
Senses: examples: text: […] It is going to be up to the taxpayer, if they receive a 1099 in any form for a nontaxable event, such as splitting rent among roommates, splitting a dinner bill, or even selling something on eBay for less than you paid for it, to explain to the IRS that the 1099 was received for a non-taxable transaction,” said Mark Luscombe, principal analyst for tax publisher Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting.
ref: 2021 November 9, Jeanne Sahadi, “If you use Venmo, PayPal or other payment apps this tax rule change may affect you”, in CNN:
text: Current law does not allow individuals to contribute to an HSA if they utilize certain discounted health services at a health clinic at their worksite because the IRS views such services as a significant medical benefit, therefore incompatible with HSAs.
ref: 2025 May 24, “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill”, in United States House Committee on Ways & Means, page 20:
glosses: Initialism of Internal Revenue Service.
glosses: Initialism of Indian Revenue Service.
IRS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaɪ.ɑɹ.ɛs/
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
coordinate_terms: INS
INU
IRU
glosses: Initialism of inertial reference system.
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of Interface Requirements Specification.
topics: ball-games
basketball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Initialism of instant replay system.
Synonyms: english: inertial navigation system
translation: inertial navigation system
word: INS
english: inertial navigation unit
translation: inertial navigation unit
word: INU
english: inertial reference unit
translation: inertial reference unit
word: IRU
Related terms: english: global positioning system
translation: global positioning system
word: GPS
english: attitude and heading reference system
translation: attitude and heading reference system
word: AHRS
IRS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaɪ.ɑɹ.ɛs/
Forms: form: IRSs
Senses: topics: business
finance
glosses: Initialism of interest rate swap.
AED
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: AEDs
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of antiepileptic drug.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of automated external defibrillator.
AED
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of ALGOL Extended for Design, an extended version of the ALGOL programming language.
SUDEP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Acronym of sudden unexplained death in epilepsy.
RHD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: RHDs
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of recommended human dose.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of rheumatic heart disease.
topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: Initialism of right-hand drive.
Related terms: topics: automotive
vehicles
transport
word: LHD
RHD
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Robbery Homicide Division (U.S. TV series).
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Random House Dictionary of the English Language.
Coordinate terms: OED
M-W
Related terms: topics: linguistics
human-sciences
sciences
word: RHU
UTI
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: UTIs
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of urinary tract infection.
Derived terms: CAUTI
NOS
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (DLBCL, NOS)
qualifier: medical diagnosis
glosses: Initialism of not otherwise specified.
NOS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: NOSes
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Near-Online Storage.
glosses: Initialism of Network Operating System.
glosses: Initialism of New Old Stock.
glosses: Acronym of nitrous oxide system.
glosses: Abbreviation of nitrous oxide.
HSV
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: HSVs
Senses: topics: biology
microbiology
natural-sciences
virology
glosses: Initialism of herpes simplex virus.
synonyms: HSL
glosses: Initialism of hue, saturation, value.
topics: nautical
transport
synonyms: word: HSC
alt: craft
coordinate_terms: HS
glosses: Initialism of high speed vessel.
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
glosses: Initialism of Hamburger SV.
Derived terms: sense: herpes simplex virus
word: HSV1
sense: herpes simplex virus
word: HSV-1
sense: herpes simplex virus
word: HSV2
sense: herpes simplex virus
word: HSV-2
Related terms: sense: herpes simplex virus
english: bovine herpes virus or bovine herpesvirus
translation: bovine herpes virus or bovine herpesvirus
word: BHV
sense: herpes simplex virus
english: cercopithecine herpes virus or cercopithecine herpesvirus
translation: cercopithecine herpes virus or cercopithecine herpesvirus
word: CeHV
sense: herpes simplex virus
english: equine herpes virus or equine herpesvirus
translation: equine herpes virus or equine herpesvirus
word: EHV
sense: herpes simplex virus
english: feline herpes virus or feline herpesvirus
translation: feline herpes virus or feline herpesvirus
word: FHV
sense: herpes simplex virus
english: human herpes virus or human herpesvirus
translation: human herpes virus or human herpesvirus
word: HHV
sense: herpes simplex virus
english: Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus or Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus
translation: Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus or Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus
word: KSHV
sense: herpes simplex virus
english: macropodid herpes virus or macropodid herpesvirus
translation: macropodid herpes virus or macropodid herpesvirus
word: MaHV
sense: herpes simplex virus
english: oyster herpes virus or oyster herpesvirus
translation: oyster herpes virus or oyster herpesvirus
word: OsHV
sense: herpes simplex virus
english: suid herpes virus or suid herpesvirus
translation: suid herpes virus or suid herpesvirus
word: SHV
HQ
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: HQs
form: h.q.
Senses: examples: text: HQ to all personnel. The suspect has been sighted downtown.
glosses: Initialism of headquarters.
Derived terms: WHQ
HQ
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: h.q.
Senses: antonyms: LQ
coordinate_terms: hi-fi
HF
hi-def
HD
glosses: Initialism of high-quality.
HQ
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: h.q.
Senses: glosses: Initialism of HAVE QUICK, a frequency-hopping radio system.
DRE
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: DREs
Senses: coordinate_terms: prostate exam
glosses: Initialism of digital rectal examination; from digital (“finger”).
glosses: Initialism of dense-rock equivalent (“an approximation of the volume of magma produced by a volcanic eruption”).
topics: automotive
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
transport
vehicles
glosses: Initialism of design release engineer or design and release engineer.
EP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of European Parliament.
EP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: EPs
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: Initialism of extreme pressure, an indicator used in lubricant additives.
examples: text: You put your headphones on and load up Kelsey Lu’s EP, Church, an album full of orchestral loops designed to reach towards a quiet ecstasy.
ref: 2021, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Open Water, Viking, page 41:
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Initialism of extended play (“a vinyl record (or recording on other media, such as a CD) that is shorter than an LP but longer than a single”).
qualifier: navigation
glosses: Initialism of estimated position.
glosses: Initialism of executive producer.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
motor-racing
racing
sports
glosses: Abbreviation of electric prix; ePrix; from electric grand prix.
qualifier: Anglicanism
glosses: Initialism of evening prayer.
Related terms: sense: recordings
word: LP
sense: recordings
word: SLP
sense: recordings
word: SP
sense: motorsports
word: FE
sense: motorsports
word: GP
sense: motorsports
word: XP
sense: recordings
word: 33
sense: recordings
word: 45
sense: recordings
word: 78
sense: recordings
word: album
sense: recordings
word: record
sense: recordings
word: single
SLP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: SLPs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of speech-language pathologist.
glosses: Initialism of super long play.
Related terms: EP
LP
SP
SLP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of San Luis Potosí: a state of Mexico.
glosses: Initialism of Sustainable Livelihood Program.
glosses: Initialism of Sierra Leone Police.
AAFPRS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of American Academy of Facial, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
NOW
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Acronym of National Organization for Women, an American feminist organization.
NOW
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: NOWs
Senses: topics: business
finance
glosses: Acronym of negotiable order of withdrawal (“an instrument similar to a check”).
COSTART
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Coding Symbols for a Thesaurus of Adverse Reaction Terms.
Related terms: MedDRA
BMD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of bone mineral density.
glosses: Initialism of births, marriages and deaths (especially an index to such events).
NIEHS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: In the report, the NIEHS concluded that the scientific evidence linking EMF exposures with health risks is weak and that this finding does not warrant aggressive regulatory concern.
ref: 2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy, page 76:
glosses: Initialism of National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (a US research institute).
BLT
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌbiː.ɛlˈtiː/
Forms: form: BLTs
Senses: examples: text: I wish I could make everyone a BLT. That would be the end of the golden arches, I'm sure of it. There are times when the BLT just tastes right, primal and true, the best thing you could ever eat.
ref: 2010, Michele A. Jordan, The BLT Cookbook, Harper Collins, →ISBN, pages 5–6:
topics: cooking
food
lifestyle
coordinate_terms: BLAT
glosses: Initialism of bacon, lettuce and tomato: a sandwich made with these main ingredients.
glosses: Initialism of ballistic lunar transfer.
ARV
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -iː
Forms: form: ARVs
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of antiretroviral.
glosses: Initialism of approximate retail value.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of armored recovery vehicle.
glosses: Initialism of armed response vehicle: a police car that carries firearms.
topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
ufology
glosses: Initialism of alien reproduction vehicle.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of antiretroviral.
AAFP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of American Academy of Family Physicians.
HRT
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: HRTs
Senses: examples: text: Just this week I read a news report that HRT “should not be prescribed to ease symptoms of anxiety and depression in menopausal women”, according to “landmark new guidelines”, with experts saying “there was little evidence that HRT helped to improve low mood, anxiety and mood swings”.
ref: 2023 November 5, Emma Beddington, “I could have sworn HRT had cured my brain fog and rage. Then I read that it hadn’t”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of hormone replacement therapy.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of high rising terminal, a type of speech that rises in pitch at the end (sounding like a question).
topics: government
law-enforcement
glosses: Initialism of hostage rescue team.
topics: business
manufacturing
quilting
textiles
glosses: Initialism of half-rectangle triangle.
glosses: Initialism of habit reversal training.
Derived terms: topics: medicine
sciences
word: BHRT
EHR
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: EHRs
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
coordinate_terms: EMR
HIS
CIS
RIS
PACS
DICOM
HL7
glosses: Initialism of electronic health record.
ONCHIT
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Acronym of Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
UL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ULs
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
synonyms: ul
u/l
U/L
antonyms: DL
glosses: Initialism of upload.
qualifier: nutrition
glosses: Initialism of Tolerable upper intake levels.
glosses: Abbreviation of unleaded fuel/gasoline/petrol/avgas.
UL
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: ULs
form: ULing
form: ULed
form: ULed
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: To upload.
UL
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of unleaded.
Related terms: L
LL
UL
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Uttaranchal: a state of India.
glosses: Initialism of Underwriters Laboratories, a product-safety testing laboratory.
Related terms: sense: Underwriters Laboratories
word: ULC
HDL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: HDLs
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
hypernyms: lipoprotein
coordinate_terms: ULDL
VLDL
LDL
IDL
glosses: Initialism of high-density lipoprotein.
topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of hardware description language.
Related terms: topics: biochemistry
microbiology
chemistry
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
biology
english: low-density lipoprotein
translation: low-density lipoprotein
word: LDL
LDL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: LDLs
Senses: examples: text: High saturated fat intake has been tied to increased levels of LDL, or “bad,” cholesterol, which raises the risk of heart disease.
ref: 2017 December 22, Sophie Egan, “Is It Better to Cook With Coconut Oil or Olive Oil?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
text: In rare instances, however, high blood levels of the so-called bad cholesterol, LDL, result from a genetic defect called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).
ref: 2018, American Heart Association, “Multi-gene Test Predicts Early Heart Disease Risk”, in Drug Discovery & Development:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
hypernyms: lipoprotein
coordinate_terms: ULDL
VLDL
IDL
HDL
glosses: Initialism of low-density lipoprotein.
qualifier: navigation
glosses: Initialism of limiting danger lines.
Related terms: topics: biochemistry
microbiology
chemistry
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
biology
english: high-density lipoprotein
translation: high-density lipoprotein
word: HDL
PSA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: PSAs
Etymology: English initialisms.
Senses: glosses: Initialism of polysialic acid.
examples: text: A high PSA reading indicates a possibility of cancer.
ref: 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 421:
topics: immunology
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of prostate-specific antigen.
glosses: Initialism of pressure-sensitive adhesive.
glosses: Initialism of pressure swing adsorption.
glosses: Initialism of public safety announcement.
examples: text: If you are at a zoo, and a monkey climbs up high in the bars and sticks his thing through the bars, you should move away from the monkey cage. Move in an orderly fashion- don't push, don't rush, don't make it like a Who concert in Ohio. Just move back nice and slow and easy, because that monkey may be having some problems, he may have some hostility towards you. So please- this is just a public service announcement, that's what this is. Just to make sure it's very, very clear. And this PSA is brought to you by: Monkey Tuesday!
ref: 2006 May 9, Penn Jillette, Michael Goudeau, 27:27 from the start, in Penn Radio:
glosses: Initialism of public service announcement.
topics: business
finance
synonyms: P&S
glosses: Initialism of purchase and sale agreement.
PSA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: English initialisms.
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Pacific Southwest Airlines.
glosses: Initialism of Philippine Statistics Authority.
glosses: Initialism of Phone-paid Services Authority.
PSA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From French PSA, initialism of Peugeot S.A. (société anonyme (“public limited company”)).
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Peugeot S.A., a French automaker.
OSHA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈoʊʃə/
rhymes: -oʊʃə
Senses: examples: text: Having conducted 15 negotiated rulemakings for five federal agencies, I expected OSHA to publish the rule in 2006.
ref: 2008 June 12, Susan Podziba, “Safety Starts at the Top”, in The New York Times:
glosses: Acronym of Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
NEI
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of National Eye Institute.
AMD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: British artificial intelligence company BenevolentAI has announced its partnership with charity group Action Against Age-related macular degeneration (AAA) to develop treatments for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in adults in the UK.
ref: 2018 March 16, Scarlett Evans, “AI partnership to develop macular degeneration treatments”, in Drug Development Technology:
glosses: Initialism of age-related macular degeneration.
Synonyms: sense: age-related macular degeneration
word: age-related macular degeneration
sense: age-related macular degeneration
word: ARMD
Hypernyms: sense: age-related macular degeneration
word: MD
Hyponyms: sense: age-related macular degeneration
word: advanced neovascular AMD
sense: age-related macular degeneration
word: dry AMD
sense: age-related macular degeneration
word: exudative AMD
sense: age-related macular degeneration
word: neovascular AMD
sense: age-related macular degeneration
word: wet AMD
Derived terms: sense: age-related macular degeneration
word: advanced neovascular AMD
sense: age-related macular degeneration
word: dry AMD
sense: age-related macular degeneration
word: exudative AMD
sense: age-related macular degeneration
word: neovascular AMD
sense: age-related macular degeneration
word: wet AMD
Related terms: sense: age-related macular degeneration
word: degeneration
sense: age-related macular degeneration
word: macula
sense: age-related macular degeneration
word: macular
sense: age-related macular degeneration
word: macular degeneration
AMD
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: business
finance
stock-ticker-symbol
glosses: Initialism of Advanced Micro Devices.
ALA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of alpha linolenic acid.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of aminolevulinic acid.
ALA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of American Library Association.
glosses: Initialism of Acacia Leadership Academy.
glosses: Initialism of the Atlas of Living Australia.
NHLBI
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
UDS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of unscheduled DNA synthesis.
topics: automotive
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
transport
vehicles
glosses: Initialism of Unified Diagnostic Services.
ECL
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: business
glosses: Initialism of Exploration Consultants Limited.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Embeddable Common Lisp.
ECL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of emitter-coupled logic.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of enhanced chemiluminescence.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of electrochemiluminescence.
INR
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: hematology
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of international normalized ratio (“indicator of the clotting tendency of blood”).
ARD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of acid reflux disease.
glosses: Initialism of acute respiratory disease.
glosses: Initialism of aftertreatment regeneration device (on Diesel engines manufactured by Caterpillar Inc.)
spring for
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: springs for
form: springing for
form: sprang for
form: sprung for
Senses: examples: text: Wal-Mart . . . would pay the town $100,000 in annual taxes and cover much needed road improvements too. The store even agreed to spring for an archaeological dig on the site, once an Indian campground.
ref: 1993 November 1, Sophfronia Gregory et al., “They're Up Against the Wal”, in Time:
glosses: To pay for; to offer money.
GERD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
related: word: GORD
glosses: Acronym of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Related terms: acid reflux
gastric reflux
heartburn
indigestion
GERD
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: When Ethiopia inaugurates the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile on September 9th, it will be Africa's largest hydropower source (see map). But to Ethiopians, millions of whom helped pay for it by buying shares, it is far more than that. "This project means the end of Ethiopia’s geopolitical insignificance," Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia's prime minister, declared on September 1st. […] Yet Mr Abiy's enthusiasm is not universally shared. The dam could be an economic boon, but it has long caused rancour between Ethiopia and Egypt and, to a lesser degree, Sudan. Years of negotiations have failed to produce an agreement on how the three countries will share the water from the river, particularly in times of drought. The dam has the potential to benefit the entire region. […] In theory, the GERD could boost the region's economy. […] That will happen only if Ethiopia builds better transmission lines to connect more people to the grid and to send more power to its neighbours.
ref: 2025 September 8, “The promise and peril of Ethiopia's new mega-dam: It could power the region or plunge it into another conflict”, in The Economist:
glosses: Initialism of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
NCID
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Acronym of National Center for Infectious Diseases.
NFID
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Acronym of National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.
ICRC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of International Committee of the Red Cross.
band plan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: band plans
Senses: glosses: A plan for distributing or allocating bandwidth within a frequency spectrum.
NCIPC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
CHPA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Consumer Healthcare Products Association.
IAMAT
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Acronym of International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers.
NSF
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Those overall numbers are in line with Schumer's year-old plan to make NSF the spearpoint of a massive federal investment in research aimed at outinnovating China.
ref: 2021 May 28, Jeffrey Mervis, “Biden backs new NSF tech directorate, but Senate balks”, in Science:
glosses: Initialism of National Science Foundation.
NSF
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: banking
business
glosses: Initialism of nonsufficient funds: the alert generated by a bounced check or an ACH transaction failure due to not enough money being in the account.
qualifier: acronymy component
glosses: Initialism of not safe for [context] or not suitable for [context]: labels online content as being not appropriate for, and not to be clicked or displayed in, the named context; for example, NSFW (work), NSFL (life or lunch), NSFM (minors).
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis, a rare syndrome that involves fibrosis of the skin, joints, eyes, and internal organs.
CHD
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Ladakh: a union territory of India.
CHD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: cardiology
medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of congenital heart defect.
topics: cardiology
medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of coronary heart disease.
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of common hepatic duct.
CSPI
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Even as FDA works to develop that plan, consumers continue to be exposed to unsafe food chemicals including not just dyes but also the artificial sweetener aspartame, the white pigment titanium dioxide, the preservative propylparaben, and the phthalate food packaging chemicals, according to CSPI.
ref: 2025 January 15, “FDA moves to eliminate carcinogenic Red 3 from foods”, in Center for Science in the Public Interest:
glosses: Initialism of Center for Science in the Public Interest.
AICR
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of American Institute for Cancer Research.
MVP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: MVPs
Senses: topics: business
glosses: Initialism of minimum viable product.
examples: text: Darryl, you've outdone Willie Mays. You got my vote for MVP.
ref: 1995, Richard Price, Spike Lee, 00:21:04, in Clockers:
text: Members of a basketball team happily reward the MVP with additional status is she sinks a winning shot at the buzzer.
ref: 2022, W. David Marx, chapter 1, in Status and Culture, Viking, →ISBN:
text: Jokić is going for a historic three-peat of MVPs and you would be hard pressed to bet against the Serbian winning the trophy for a third successive year.
ref: 2023 April 5, Thomas Schlacher, “Joel Embiid vs. Nikola Jokić vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo: What’s the latest in the race to become the NBA MVP?”, in CNN:
text: Curry has been named NBA regular season MVP twice and is an 11-time All Star.
ref: 2025 March 11, Matias Grez, “Steph Curry accepts assistant general manager role at alma mater Davidson College”, in CNN:
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Initialism of most valuable player.
topics: arts
computing
design
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
coordinate_terms: MVC
MVVM
glosses: Initialism of model-view-presenter.
topics: computer-graphics
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of model view projection.
topics: biology
ecology
natural-sciences
glosses: Initialism of minimum viable population.
glosses: Initialism of mitral valve prolapse
Derived terms: MVPer
NCCDPHP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
NLM
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of National Library of Medicine.
NIAID
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: The NIAID supports projects at universities and research organizations around the United States as well as a network of 21 NIAID labs across the country.
ref: 2023 August 2, Ben Tinker, Meg Tirrell and Brenda Goodman, “New director named at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases after Fauci’s retirement”, in CNN:
topics: government
glosses: Initialism of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
AAAAI
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of American academy of allergy, asthma, and immunology.
IUD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: IUDs
Etymology: The Philippine sense is due to the streetfood being reminiscent of an intrauterine device.
Senses: examples: text: An IUD is a type of long-acting, reversible contraceptive. The small, T-shaped device is placed in the uterus and left in place to prevent pregnancy for between three and 12 years, depending on the type.
ref: 2022 May 10, Catherine Pearson, “What to Know Before Getting an IUD”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 May 2022:
text: That, and her IUD, which had become so deeply embedded in her uterine lining that only the uninsured process of surgical extraction could remove it, had created a false narrative of childlessness.
ref: 2022, Ling Ma, “Tomorrow”, in Bliss Montage, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN:
text: The authors also said they attempted to investigate whether there are differing breast cancer risks between hormonal and nonhormonal IUDs. However, they said too few women in England had been prescribed nonhormonal IUDs to make a reliable comparison.
ref: 2023 March 21, Jessie Gretener, “Progestagen-only contraceptives carry similar, small breast cancer risk as other hormone contraceptives, study finds”, in CNN:
text: For Dr. Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, the benefits of an IUD far outweigh the risks.
ref: 2024 October 17, Deidre McPhillips, “Some IUDs linked to higher rates of breast cancer, but overall risk remains low”, in CNN:
glosses: Initialism of intrauterine device.
examples: text: Typically, respondents with ASPD that use inhalants often exhibited a greater level of antisocialism, and this relationship was intensified further if the inhalant user had an IUD.
ref: 2012, Paul S. Links, Jamal Y. Ansari, Fatima Fazalullasha, Ravi Shah, “The Relationship of Personality Disorders and Axis I Clinical Disorders”, in Thomas A. Widiger, editor, The Oxford Handbook of Personality Disorders (Oxford Library of Psychology), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 247:
topics: human-sciences
medicine
psychiatry
psychology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of inhalant use disorder.
topics: human-sciences
medicine
psychiatry
psychology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of internet use disorder.
glosses: barbecued chicken intestine, sold as street food.
SLE
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: SLEs
Senses: examples: text: Iberdomide, a cereblon modulator promoting degradation of the transcription factors Ikaros and Aiolos, which affect leukocyte development and autoimmunity, is being evaluated for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
ref: 2022 March 17, Joan T. Merrill, Victoria P. Werth, Richard Furie et al., “Phase 2 Trial of Iberdomide in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”, in The New England Journal of Medicine, volume 386, number 11, →DOI, page 1034:
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of systemic lupus erythematosus.
topics: areology
astronomy
geography
geology
natural-sciences
planetology
glosses: Initialism of single-layer ejecta.
SLE
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Seletar Expressway.
raw_tags: in road signs
AAKP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /eɪ eɪ keɪ ˈpiː/
Senses: glosses: Initialism of American Association of Kidney Patients.
light bucket
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: light buckets
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A reflecting telescope, especially one with a relatively large aperture and suitable for observing deep sky objects such as nebulae and galaxies.
ARB
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ARBs
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of angiotensin receptor blocker.
ACE
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: ās
ipa: /eɪs/
rhymes: -eɪs
Senses: topics: education
glosses: Initialism of American Council on Education.
topics: aerospace
astronautics
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of Advanced Composition Explorer, a NASA spacecraft.
glosses: Initialism of American Cinema Editors.
glosses: Initialism of Attempto Controlled English.
qualifier: file format
glosses: A proprietary data compression archive file format.