cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
inodorous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From in- + odorous.
Senses: examples: text: "At Venice, please, if possible, no dreadful, no vulgar hotel; but, if it can be at all managed—you know what I mean—some fine old rooms, wholly independent, for a series of months. Plenty of them, too, and the more interesting the better: part of a palace, historic and picturesque, but strictly inodorous, where we shall be to ourselves, with a cook, don't you know?—with servants, frescoes, tapestries, antiquities, the thorough make-believe of a settlement."
ref: 1902, Henry James, The Wings of the Dove:
glosses: Odourless.
Derived terms: inodorousness
balaustine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: balaustines
Etymology: Latin balaustinus
Senses: glosses: The red roselike flower of the pomegranate, having a bitter taste and sometimes used as an astringent in folk medicine.
balaustines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of balaustine
cappable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From cap + -able.
Senses: glosses: That can be capped.
Derived terms: uncappable
unhandicapped
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + handicapped.
Senses: glosses: Not handicapped.
Synonyms: nonhandicapped
unably
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: /ʌnˈeɪ.bli/
/ʌnˈeɪ.bə.li/
Forms: form: more unably
form: most unably
Etymology: From Middle English un-ably, unabilly, equivalent to unable + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: And those words not unably welded together from the columns of a journal which well knows its public […]
ref: 1901, Sibyl Creed, The vicar of St. Luke's:
glosses: In an unable way; without skill or ability.
Synonyms: ineptly
big-boned
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more big-boned
form: most big-boned
form: big boned
Senses: examples: text: […] big-boned womenfolk strode away from their tea-tables to listen to the imperious Doctor.
ref: 1904, Rudyard Kipling, They:
glosses: Of a person or animal: large but not obese.
examples: ref: 1999, Nicole Hollander, My Cat's Not Fat, He's Just Big-Boned:
text: Coffins for the Big-Boned. As the media never tires of telling us, America has become a junk-food nation with the fattest population on the planet.
ref: 2009, Harold Schechter, The Whole Death Catalog: A Lively Guide to the Bitter End:
glosses: Fat, obese.
caplike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more caplike
form: most caplike
form: cap-like
Etymology: From cap + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling a cap.
antipoem
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: antipoems
Etymology: From anti- + poem.
Senses: topics: communications
journalism
literature
media
poetry
publishing
writing
glosses: A work of antipoetry.
antipoems
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of antipoem
antipoet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: antipoets
Etymology: From anti- + poet.
Senses: topics: communications
journalism
literature
media
poetry
publishing
writing
glosses: A writer of antipoetry.
antipoets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of antipoet
onionlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more onionlike
form: most onionlike
Etymology: From onion + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling or characteristic of an onion, for example in shape, flavour, or layered structure.
Synonyms: oniony
dip a toe into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: dips a toe into
form: dipping a toe into
form: dipped a toe into
form: dipped a toe into
Senses: examples: text: Artists' books seldom dip a toe into literature.
ref: 1987 July, “Chez Dominique”, in New York Magazine, volume 20, number 27:
text: Surfers Paradise is just over the border in Queensland, and I was eager to dip a toe into that interesting and erratic state.
ref: 2001, Bill Bryson, In a Sunburned Country:
text: Surabaya's crumbling old town is the best place to dip a toe into the city's soul.
ref: 2006, China Williams, George Dunford, Southeast Asia on a shoestring:
glosses: Alternative form of dip one's toe in.
slovenlier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of slovenly: more slovenly
slovenliest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of slovenly: most slovenly
slotback
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: slotbacks
Etymology: From slot + back.
Senses: topics: American-football
ball-games
football
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A particular position in American football, often a running back who lines up near the line of scrimmage and can function as a wide receiver.
examples: text: If Hufnagel's looking for a hint, he might want to get his defence to focus on slotback P.K. Sam. Even though the Argos say they want to run the ball more, passing will remain the key part of the equation.
ref: 2009 August 28, Chris Zelkovich, “Sam hopes to boost Argos' sagging attack”, in Toronto Star:
topics: ball-games
football
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A particular position in Canadian football, similar to a hybrid between wide receiver and running back.
Synonyms: A-back
garrigue
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ɡəˈriːɡ/
Forms: form: garrigues
form: garigue
Etymology: Borrowed from French garrigue, from Occitan.
Senses: examples: text: Far away, on the stony garrigues by the fading light of the harvest moon one could hear the musical calling of wolves.
ref: 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 246:
text: Pure blackberry, cedar and earthy garrigue aromas.
ref: 2009 August 29, Gord Stimmell, “Off ice, the Great One delivers Niagara terroir”, in Toronto Star:
synonyms: phrygana
glosses: A type of low scrubland found on limestone soils in southern France and other parts of the Mediterranean Basin.
lorazepam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɔːˈɹeɪ.zɪ.pam/
ipa: /lɔːˈɹaz.ɪ.pam/
ipa: /lɔɹˈæz.əˌpæm/
ipa: /lɚˈæz.əˌpæm/
Forms: form: lorazepams
Etymology: From (ch)lor- + -azepam (“diazepam derivative”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A drug of the benzodiazepine group, used especially to treat anxiety.
Derived terms: methyllorazepam
slotbacks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of slotback
denigrators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of denigrator
icepacks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of icepack
carryons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of carryon
rearguing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of reargue
reargued
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of reargue
reargues
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of reargue
allicins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of allicin
acaricidal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more acaricidal
form: most acaricidal
Etymology: From acaricide + -al (“pertaining to”).
Senses: glosses: Deadly to acarids.
Related terms: acaricide
phorate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: "Unlabelled phorate and terbufos were purified by Florisil column chromatography according to the method of Patchett and Batchelder."
text: Five of these chemicals – naled, methamidophos, trichlorfon, chlorpyrifos and phorate – showed up in at least 10% of the cord blood samples.
ref: 2017 June 9, Susan Scutti, “Study links mosquito spray to delayed motor skills in babies”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2022:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: An organophosphorus compound with chemical formula C₈H₄O₃, used as a pesticide.
pentetic acid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA), a polyamino carboxylic acid consisting of a diethylenetriamine backbone modified with five carboxymethyl groups, used as a chelating agent to treat radioactive contamination.
Derived terms: pentetate
pentetreotide
microbiochemical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From micro- + biochemical.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to microbiochemistry.
microbiochemist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: microbiochemists
Etymology: Back-formation from microbiochemistry.
Senses: glosses: A chemist involved in microbiochemistry.
microbiochemists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of microbiochemist
microchemist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: microchemists
Etymology: Back-formation from microchemistry.
Senses: glosses: A chemist involved in microchemistry.
microchemists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of microchemist
unchelated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + chelated.
Senses: glosses: Not chelated.
nonchelating
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + chelating.
Senses: glosses: That does not chelate.
nanofibrous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From nanofibre + -ous.
Senses: glosses: Consisting of nanofibres.
carcinogenetic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more carcinogenetic
form: most carcinogenetic
Etymology: From carcino- + genetic.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to carcinogenesis; forming cancer cells.
Derived terms: hepatocarcinogenetic
carcinogeneses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of carcinogenesis
propyphenazone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From propy- + phenazone.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A derivative of phenazone with similar analgesic and antipyretic effects.
agaritine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An aromatic antiviral hydrazine-derived mycotoxin and carcinogen that occurs in mushroom species of the genus Agaricus.
monomethylhydrazine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: monomethylhydrazines
Etymology: From mono- + methyl- + hydrazine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A volatile hydrazine with the chemical formula CH₃(NH)NH₂, used as fuel in bipropellant rocket engines.
Synonyms: MMH
Hypernyms: methylhydrazine
Related terms: dimethylhydrazine
tetramethylhydrazine
trimethylhydrazine
monomethylhydrazines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of monomethylhydrazine
MMH
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of monomethylhydrazine.
Related terms: alt: methylhydrazine
word: MH
alt: dimethylhydrazine
word: DMH
alt: unsymmetric dimethylhydrazine
word: UDMH
english: symmetric dimethylhydrazine
translation: symmetric dimethylhydrazine
word: SDMH
alt: trimethylhydrazine
word: TMH
pentafluoroethane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From penta- + fluoro- + ethane.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A refrigerant and fire suppression agent with the chemical formula CF₃CHF₂.
peroxyacetic acid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: peracetic acid
transgeneses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of transgenesis
transgenetically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From transgenetic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In a transgenetic way; by means of transgenesis.
transgenetic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From trans- + genetic.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to transgenesis.
myeloperoxidase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: myeloperoxidases
Etymology: From myelo- + peroxidase.
Senses: examples: text: It has been shown previously that purified myeloperoxidase and crystalline horseradish peroxidase detoxify diphtheria and tetanus toxin when mixtures of crude toxin and peroxidase are dialyzed against dilute hydrogen peroxide.
ref: 1950 October, Kjell Agner, “Studies on Peroxidative Detoxification of Purified Diptheria Toxin”, in Journal of Experimental Medicine, volume 92, number 4, page 337:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A peroxidase enzyme most abundantly present in neutrophil granulocytes, responsible for the greenish colour of pus and mucus.
Derived terms: antimyeloperoxidase
myeloperoxidases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of myeloperoxidase
yelper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: yelpers
Etymology: From Middle English yelpere; equivalent to yelp + -er. The avocet is so called from its sharp, shrill cry.
Senses: examples: text: Mr. Longstreth, who can be a bit of a yelper, sang sweetly, perhaps in search of contrast.
ref: 2009 July 21, Nate Chinen, “Vocals That Deliver a Jolt, as ‘Ooh’ Morphs Into ‘Eh’”, in New York Times:
glosses: One who yelps.
glosses: The avocet.
glosses: A bird, the tattler.
yelpers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of yelper
music centers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of music center
music centres
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of music centre
music charts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of music chart
antiserotonergic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more antiserotonergic
form: most antiserotonergic
Etymology: From anti- + serotonergic.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: preventing or counteracting the effects of serotonin
antiserotonergic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: antiserotonergics
Etymology: From anti- + serotonergic.
Senses: glosses: Any such drug
antiadrenergic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more antiadrenergic
form: most antiadrenergic
Etymology: From anti- + adrenergic.
Senses: glosses: preventing or counteracting the effects of adrenaline
antiadrenergic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: antiadrenergics
Etymology: From anti- + adrenergic.
Senses: glosses: Any drug that prevents or counteracts the effects of adrenaline.
phenacyl bromide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A colourless solid with chemical formula C₆H₅C(O)CH₂Br, a powerful lachrymator and a useful precursor to other organic compounds, prepared by bromination of acetophenone.
unfunctionalized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + functionalized.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Not functionalized.
permethrins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of permethrin
overtan
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: overtans
form: overtanning
form: overtanned
form: overtanned
Etymology: From over- + tan.
Senses: glosses: To tan excessively.
overtanned
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of overtan
overtanning
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of overtan
overtans
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of overtan
apeman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: apemen
Etymology: From ape + man.
Senses: examples: text: Only above the eyebrows, where the sloping forehead and low, curved skull of the ape-man were in sharp contrast to the broad brow and magnificent cranium of the European, could one see any marked difference.
ref: 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
glosses: A prehistoric man resembling an ape, especially one held to be a precursor to modern humans; a non-human australopithecine.
examples: text: How may we judge him, by what standards, this ape-man with the heart and head and body of an English gentleman, and the training of a wild beast?
ref: 1914, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes, New York: Grosset and Dunlap, page 115:
text: Like countless other ape men, this Tarzan (who is voiced by Tony Goldwyn, but looks like a dreadlocked Calvin Klein model) is raised to feral hunkdom by a gorilla couple, Kala (Glenn Close) and Kerchak (Lance Henrikson), who disagree on the appropriateness of introducing human children to the brute society of American-accented apes.
ref: 1999 June 18, The Toronto Star, page 1:
text: Human Nature has as its hero a caged ape man, and, like him, it has been hanging around for quite a while awaiting release.
ref: 2002 December 26, Sydney Morning Herald:
text: Apes leap to and fro, ape men swing from trees, and even a giant, menacing spider gets in on the act.
ref: 2013 July 25, The Battle Creek Enquirer, Michigan, page 3:
text: Weissmuller introduced the Ape Man's famous victory cry, a recorded blend of a soprano's high C, a hyena howl played backwards, a camel's bleat, the twang of a violin string and an Olympic hero bellowing at the top of his voice. It was echoed in neighbourhoods from Cardiff to California, followed by the sound of snapping arms and legs as kids toppled from trees, casualty departments packed with failed young ape men.
ref: 2014 August 12, The South Wales Echo, Cardiff, page 25:
glosses: A human raised from childhood by apes (generally in reference to, or in imitation of, the fictional character Tarzan).
topics: biology
cryptozoology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: A reputed or legendary, large, bipedal, ape-like creature, as Bigfoot or the Yeti, or a primitive australopithecine still extant today.
Related terms: ape-person
apewoman
apemen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of apeman
unpermed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + permed.
Senses: glosses: Not permed.
isopentanes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of isopentane
copresenter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: copresenters
Etymology: From co- + presenter.
Senses: examples: text: It's all handled in sprightly fashion by copresenters Pegasus Players and Buffalo Theatre Ensemble.
ref: 1995 October 13, Bill Wyman, “Calendar”, in Chicago Reader:
text: "I think Yeast Radio is a really good example of a content producer who's not for a broad audience," said Mason Dixon, a video production designer and copresenter at the "Meet the Vloggers" symposium.
ref: 2006 January 6, Mike Seely, “Queen of All Media”, in Chicago Reader:
glosses: One who copresents; one who presents something, especially a public event, together with other presenters.
copresenters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of copresenter
phenolphthaleins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phenolphthalein
hydralazine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /haɪˈdɹæl.əˌziːn/
Forms: form: hydralazines
Etymology: Contraction of hydrazinophthalazine.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A direct-acting smooth muscle relaxant used to treat hypertension by acting as a vasodilator primarily in arteries and arterioles.
Derived terms: -dralazine
hydralazine hydrochloride
hydralazines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hydralazine
thymol blue
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: thymolsulphonephthalein
thymolsulphonephthalein
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: thymolsulfonephthalein
Senses: glosses: Thymol blue, a brownish-green or reddish-brown crystalline powder used as a pH indicator.
thymolsulfonephthalein
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of thymolsulphonephthalein.
phenobarbitones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phenobarbitone
sulfathiazole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sulfathiazoles
form: sulphathiazole
Etymology: From sulfa- (“sulfonamide”) + thiazole.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A short-acting sulfa drug, a common oral and topical antimicrobial prior to the discovery of less toxic alternatives.
sulfathiazoles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sulfathiazole
sulphathiazole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sulphathiazoles
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of sulfathiazole.
sulphathiazoles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sulphathiazole
phenylacetylene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: phenylacetylenes
Etymology: From phenyl + acetylene.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: An alkyne hydrocarbon containing a phenyl group, sometimes used as an analogue for acetylene in scientific research.
phenylacetylenes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phenylacetylene
phenylamines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phenylamine
phenylalanines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phenylalanine
tartrazines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tartrazine
Pirahã
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpiːɹəhɑː/
ipa: /piːɹəˈhɑːn/
Forms: form: Piraha
form: Pirahá
form: Pirahan
Senses: glosses: An indigenous people of Brazil.
Pirahã
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpiːɹəhɑː/
ipa: /piːɹəˈhɑːn/
Forms: form: Piraha
form: Pirahá
form: Pirahan
Senses: examples: text: The Pirahã language challenges simplistic application of Hockett's nearly universally accepted design features of human language by showing that some of these features (interchangeability, displacement, and productivity) may be culturally constrained.
ref: 2005, Daniel Everett, “Cultural Constraints on Grammar and Cognition in Pirahã”, in Current Anthropology, section 46.4:
glosses: The language of this people, having no extant relatives, with few phonemes, and controversially claimed to have no true numbers, no way of talking about history, and no recursive embedding.
triflupromazine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌtɹaɪfluːˈpɹəʊməziːn/
Senses: glosses: A phenothiazine antipsychotic with a high risk of side effects.
pentachlorophenols
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pentachlorophenol
woodgrain
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: woodgrains
Etymology: From wood + grain.
Senses: glosses: The grain of wood.
glosses: The grained pattern of a wooden surface, especially as on a non-wooden object decorated as to appear wooden.
Derived terms: woodgrained
woodgraining
woodgrains
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of woodgrain
micropolitical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more micropolitical
form: most micropolitical
Etymology: From micro- + political.
Senses: examples: text: Blacks may have invented and used the term poor white trash as an act of symbolic violence and micropolitical protest, but it was literate, middle-class and elite whites who invested its meaning with social power, granting it the powers of social stigma and prejudice and enforcing the discriminatory effects with regard to labor.
ref: 2006, Matt Wray, Not Quite White, page 42:
antonyms: macropolitical#Adjective
hypernyms: microlevel#Adjective
coordinate_terms: microeconomic#Adjective
microsocial#Adjective
glosses: Of or pertaining to micropolitics.
Derived terms: micropolitically
satumomab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /səˈtuːməmæb/
Senses: glosses: A mouse monoclonal antibody used for cancer diagnosis.
temperamentality
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: temperamentalities
Etymology: From temperamental + -ity.
Senses: examples: text: As in Bunsen and other pumps which incline to temperamentality, slight differences of construction sometimes lead to large changes in efficiency.
ref: 1925, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science:
text: It retained nothing of that temperamentality and unpredictability that characterize not only ordinary human action but also the activity of the "primitive"...
ref: 2000, Ernst Cassirer, Steve G Lofts, The logic of the cultural sciences: five studies:
glosses: The state or condition of being temperamental.
temperamentalities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of temperamentality
phenylhydroxylamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: phenylhydroxylamines
Etymology: From phenyl + hydroxyl + amine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The organic compound with the chemical formula C₆H₅NHOH.
phenylhydroxylamines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phenylhydroxylamine
phenylhydrazones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phenylhydrazone
perilene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of perylene.
catalases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of catalase
aspartames
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of aspartame
echinococcosis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: echinococcoses
Etymology: Echinococcus + -osis
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: A potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm.
dihydropteroate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /daɪˌhaɪdɹɒpˈtɛɹəʊeɪt/
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A pterin created from para-aminobenzoic acid by the enzyme dihydropteroate synthetase, an important intermediate in folate synthesis.
dihydrophenanthrenes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dihydrophenanthrene
dihydromorphines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dihydromorphine
benznidazole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From benz- + -nidazole (“metronidazole derivative”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: An antiparasitic medication used in the treatment of Chagas disease.
phenylthiourea
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: phenylthioureas
Etymology: From phenyl + thio- + urea.
Senses: glosses: Phenylthiocarbamide.
phenylthioureas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phenylthiourea
phenylthiocarbamides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phenylthiocarbamide
unresearchable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unresearchable
form: most unresearchable
Etymology: From un- + researchable.
Senses: examples: text: Sometimes students generate unresearchable questions. These may be based on incorrect assumptions. For example, a student might ask: How long will it take for the world to blow up?
ref: 2009, Lesley Wing Jan, Focus on Inquiry, page 50:
glosses: Not researchable; difficult or impossible to research.
archeopteryx
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: äkē.ŏpʹtərĭks
ipa: /ɑɹkiˈɒptəɹɪks/
ipa: /ɑːkiːˈɒptəɹɪks/
Forms: form: archeopteryxes
form: archaeopteryx
form: archaiopteryx
form: archæopteryx
Etymology: From English archaeo- (“ancient”, “primitive”) (from Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos)) + English -o- + Ancient Greek πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing”, “bird”).
Senses: examples: text: Since Pterosaurians are triassic and the Archæopteryges jurassic we are justified in regarding the actual chronology of external integument in the geological strata as : first, scale ; second, hair ; and third, feather. This inspires us to make a wider appeal to geology in order to have a comprehensive sketch of the avian sequence.
ref: 1935, Zoological Society of London, Proceedings, page 758:
topics: biology
history
human-sciences
natural-sciences
paleontology
sciences
glosses: A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
megahero
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: megaheroes
Etymology: From mega- + hero.
Senses: glosses: A very great hero.
megaheroes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of megahero
overpermed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more overpermed
form: most overpermed
Etymology: From over- + permed.
Senses: examples: text: She looked pretty much as I'd imagined she would: loose cotton smock, overpermed hair, tobacco-stained teeth.
ref: 2004, Linda Lael Miller, Never Look Back:
glosses: Permed too much.
archæopteryges
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: ä'kē.ŏptĕʹrĭjēz
ipa: /ˌɑːkiːɒpˈtɛɹɪdʒiːz/
Etymology: Formed as archæopteryx, but substituting πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing”, “bird”) with its nominative plural form, πτέρυγες (ptéruges).
Senses: glosses: plural of archæopteryx
sulphhydryl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sulphhydryls
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of sulfhydryl.
sulphhydryls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sulphhydryl
ancestral chart
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ancestral charts
Senses: glosses: A family tree or pedigree in which the ancestors, rather than the descendants of a particular person are shown
Brady's reagent
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Dinitrophenylhydrazine.
dinitrogenases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dinitrogenase
dinitrophenylhydrazone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dinitrophenylhydrazones
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The red or yellow precipitate indicating a positive result when dinitrophenylhydrazine is used to detect qualitatively the carbonyl functionality of a ketone or aldehyde functional group.
dinitrophenylhydrazones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dinitrophenylhydrazone
archaeopteryx
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: archaeopteryxes
form: archaeopteryges
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of archeopteryx.
archaiopteryx
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: archaiopteryges
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of archeopteryx.
ivermectin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌʌɪ.vəˈmɛk.tɪn/
ipa: /ˌaɪ.vɚˈmɛk.tɪn/
Forms: form: ivermectins
Etymology: From di- + avermectin.
Senses: examples: text: Dr. Yu has refused the ivermectin requests, he said, but he knows some of his colleagues have not.
ref: 2021 August 30, Emma Goldberg, “Demand Surges for Deworming Drug for Covid, Despite Scant Evidence It Works”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2021:
text: Perhaps the most egregious example of shifting the standards of evidence comes when the report discusses the off-label use of drugs such as chloroquine and ivermectin.
ref: 2024 December 11, John Timmer, “New congressional report: “COVID-19 most likely emerged from a laboratory””, in Ars Technica, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2024:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
synonyms: word: horse dewormer
english: descriptive, during the COVID-19 pandemic
translation: descriptive, during the COVID-19 pandemic
word: horse paste
english: descriptive, during the COVID-19 pandemic
translation: descriptive, during the COVID-19 pandemic
glosses: A compound of the avermectin group, used as an anthelmintic in veterinary medicine and as a treatment for river blindness.
Derived terms: Pfizermectin
Related terms: avermectin
gyromitrin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Gyromitra + -in
Senses: glosses: A toxin and possible carcinogen present in most members of the fungal genus Gyromitra, most notably the false morel Gyromitra esculenta.
astronomies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of astronomy
selenocysteines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of selenocysteine
triclabendazole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A benzimidazole anthelmintic, unusual in having a chlorinated benzene ring but no carbamate group, that displays a high efficacy against the liver fluke.
Swiftian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Swiftian
form: most Swiftian
Etymology: From Swift + -ian.
Senses: examples: text: Swiftian satire
text: Nor are his ironic-human touches wanting. Almost at its birth he satirises, in his own quiet Swiftian way, an absurd tendency which has grown mightily since, and flourishes now: […]
ref: 1919, George Saintsbury, A History of the French Novel, volume 2:
text: It was my intent to mix serious issues and facts with irony and Swiftian satire to engage readers and make my points. No apologies on that count.
ref: 2011 November 17, James Fallows, quoting Paul V. Kane, “Selling Taiwan to Mainland China: The Author Explains His ‘Swiftian’ Intent”, in The Atlantic:
topics: literature
media
publishing
glosses: Of or pertaining to Jonathan Swift (1667–1745), Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist, or his works.
examples: text: Swiftian chorus
text: You could hear Martin and Shellback's touch in the bright, punchy sound of those songs, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” “I Knew You Were Trouble,” and “22.” Yet the songs are unmistakably Swiftian; […].
ref: 2016, Tyler Conroy, Taylor Swift: This Is Our Song, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 156:
text: Katie is herself deeply invested in the kind of heteronormative propriety that other fans see in Taylor Swift's music, and she […] suggests that she can incorporate Swift's image of sweet wholesomeness into her own experience and articulation of lesbian relationships; yet, Katie desires to appropriate a piece of heteronormative culture—“Swiftian” propriety and sentimentality—without considering the ways that this strict view on the expression of sexual desire is connected to the ways that she is marginalized within the community because of her sexual identity.
ref: 2016, Steven Seidman, Nancy L. Fischer, Chet Meeks, Introducing the New Sexuality Studies: 3rd Edition, Routledge, →ISBN:
text: The music itself is classic Taylor Swift, with a high degree of syncopation at the sixteenth-note level and a chorus melody […] Despite the fact that the song is jointly credited to Swift and Sheeran, the verses, too, contain some typically Swiftian attributes, including unexpected lengthening and truncations of phrases.
ref: 2017, James E. Perone, The Words and Music of Taylor Swift, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 51:
text: Still, at the movies, surrounded by a matinee crowd of older Swifties and their kids, the Swiftian portal exerted its pull.
ref: 2025 October 16, Mitch Therieau, “Taylor Swift Is Our Biggest Cinematic Universe. But the Magic Is Fading.”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Of or pertaining to Taylor Swift (1989–), American singer-songwriter, or her musical and lyrical style.
acetanilid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: acetanilids
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of acetanilide.
fenbendazole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /fɛnˈbɛndəzəʊl/
Senses: glosses: A broad-spectrum benzimidazole anthelmintic used against gastrointestinal parasites.
paragonimiasis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: paragonimiases
Etymology: Paragonimus + -iasis
Senses: glosses: A food-borne parasitic infection caused by the lung fluke, most commonly Paragonimus westermani, in humans usually spread by ingestion of raw or undercooked freshwater crabs or crayfishes.
paragonimiases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of paragonimiasis
praziquantel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌpɹæzɪˈkwæntɛl/
Etymology: p(y)razi(ne) + qu(inoline) + -antel (“anthelmintic”). The drug was developed by the German pharmaceutical companies Bayer and Merck in the mid-1970s. The name is established as the drug’s international nonproprietary name.
Senses: examples: text: Praziquantel, (2-cyclohexylcarbonyl)-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexa-hydro-2H pyrazino[2,1a]isoquinolin-4-one, belongs to a new series of antischistosomal compounds. The results of a detailed study of the efficacy of praziquantel on Schistosoma mansoni in mice, Mastomys and Syrian hamsters are described.
ref: 1977 July, R. Gönnert, P. Andrews, “Praziquantel, a New Broad-spectrum Antischistosomal Agent”, in Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde, volume 52, number 2, →DOI, abstract, page 129:
text: In the case of schistosomiasis, […] the techniques of molecular biology are being used to seek vaccines, and praziquantel has transformed therapy.
ref: 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity from Antiquity to the Present, London: HarperCollins Publishers; republished London: Folio Society, 2016, →OCLC, page 470
text: The drug praziquantel, which costs only 32 cents per child, would prevent schistosomiasis, a worm disease that starts as a urinary tract infection but, untreated, can lead to female genital sores that make it easier for H.I.V. to enter.
ref: 2009 May 26, Donald G[erald] McNeil Jr., “Parasites: Giving a deworming drug to girls could cut H.I.V. transmission in Africa”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2011:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: An anthelmintic medication used to treat a number of types of parasitic worm infections, including clonorchiasis, cysticercosis, opisthorchiasis, schistosomiasis, and tapeworm infections.
wikipedia: Bayer
conceptualiser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: conceptualisers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of conceptualizer.
amoxapine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈmɒk.sə.piːn/
ipa: /əˈmɑk.səˌpin/
Etymology: From a- + m(ethyl) + loxapine.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: An antidepressant drug of the tricyclic class.
phenylephedrine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From phenyl + ephedrine.
Senses: glosses: Phenylephrine.
Related terms: pseudoephedrine
Peyronie's disease
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈpɛɹəniːz dɪˈziːz/
Etymology: Named after the French surgeon François Gigot de la Peyronie (1678–1747).
Senses: examples: text: Blomqvist is another blogger, poster and all-round cyber-macher, whose right-angled penis (a function of a weird condition known as Peyronie’s disease) has made him – in his own mind at least – a hot erotic property.
ref: 2015, Will Self, ‘Man-Eating Philosophers’, London Review of Books, volume 37, number 12:
glosses: A connective tissue disorder involving the growth of fibrous plaques in the soft tissue of the penis, causing abnormal curvature.
wikipedia: François Gigot de la Peyronie
Synonyms: induratio penis plastica
ecmnesic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ecmnesic
form: most ecmnesic
Etymology: From ecmnesia + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Pertaining to, or afflicted with, ecmnesia.
oxyprolines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oxyproline
oxyradicals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oxyradical
cyanogeneses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cyanogenesis
extrastriatal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From extra- + striatal.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Outside the corpus striatum.
glosses: Relating to the extrastriatum
Derived terms: extrastriatally
honouree
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: honourees
form: honoree
Etymology: From honour + -ee.
Senses: examples: text: He won Service Animal of the Year and was the only honouree to sit for the duration of his induction.
ref: 2009 May 5, “ACE”, in Toronto Star:
glosses: One who receives an honour or award.
crosslike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more crosslike
form: most crosslike
Etymology: From cross + -like.
Senses: examples: text: Lovely, odd or suggestive details abound, be they the cries of Roberto Cuoghi’s sound piece, with its zany title too long and obscene to print here; the mysterious words and letters that cover Paul Chang’s large ink drawings, broaching sex and exploring new fonts; or the fake gems that blanket five attenuated crosslike elements by Ms. Pivi that form an elegant screen across much of the first space.
ref: 2009 July 31, Roberta Smith, “Art in Review”, in New York Times:
glosses: Resembling a cross.
Synonyms: cruciform
thienobenzodiazepine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: thienobenzodiazepines
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A heterocyclic compound containing a diazepine ring fused to a thiophene ring and a benzene ring.
thienobenzodiazepines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of thienobenzodiazepine
clotiazepam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A thienodiazepine drug with anxiolytic, anticonvulsant and sedative properties.
brotizolam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From bro(mo)- + -tizolam (“diazepam derivative”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A thienodiazepine drug with anxiolytic, anticonvulsant and sedative properties.
etizolam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛˈtɪ.zoʊ.læm/
ipa: /ɪˈtɪ.zə.læm/
Etymology: From eth(yl) + -tizolam (“diazepam derivative”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A thienodiazepine drug with anxiolytic, anticonvulsant and sedative properties.
triazolam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɹaɪˈæz.əˌlæm/
Etymology: Blend of triazolo + -azepam.
Senses: topics: chemistry
medicine
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
pharmacology
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A benzodiazepine C₁₇H₁₂Cl₂N₄ used as a sleep-inducing agent in the short-term treatment of insomnia.
tetraacetylethylenediamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From tetra- + acetyl + ethylene + diamine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: An organic compound produced by acetylation of ethylenediamine, an important component of detergents and bleaches.
Synonyms: TAED
tetraallyls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tetraallyl
urticarias
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of urticaria
phenolsulfonphthalein
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: phenolsulfonphthaleins
form: phenolsulphonphthalein
form: phenolsulfonephthalein
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Phenol red, a pH indicator much used in cell biology.
phenolsulfonphthaleins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phenolsulfonphthalein
phenolsulphonphthalein
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: phenolsulphonphthaleins
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of phenolsulfonphthalein.
phenolsulphonphthaleins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phenolsulphonphthalein
rifaldazine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈfældəziːn/
Senses: glosses: rifampin
abamectin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: abamectins
Senses: examples: text: Diagnostic doses of six acaricides (fenothiocarb, endosulfan, chlorfenapyr, tebufenpyrad, cyenopyrafen and cyflumetofen) resulted in a 68.0~71.8% mortality rate (on average) in the test mite populations, whereas the remaining six acaricides (monocrotophos, omethoate, bifenthrin, abamectin, etoxazole and bifenazate) caused slightly reduced mortality rates (on average 36.5~59.3%).
ref: 2015 November 7, “Phenotypic- and Genotypic-Resistance Detection for Adaptive Resistance Management in Tetranychus urticae Koch”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: A widely used insecticide, acaricide and anthelminthic.
suramin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsʊə.ɹəm.ɪn/
ipa: /ˈsʊɹ.əm.ɪn/
Etymology: Probably from su(lfonic acid) + ur(ea) + amin(e).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Synonym of suramin sodium.
synonyms: word: suramin sodium
onchocerciases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of onchocerciasis
archae-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Pronunciation: enpr: äkē
ipa: /ɑːkiː/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “ancient”, “primitive”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”).
Senses: related: word: archæ-
word: archai-
word: arche-
word: ;
word: archaeo-
word: archeo-
word: archæo-
word: archaio-
glosses: ancient; antediluvian; archaic; old; prehistoric; primitive.
Derived terms: archaebacterium
archaeastronomy
archæo-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Senses: glosses: Archaic spelling of archaeo-.
coniine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: coniines
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κώνειον (kṓneion, “hemlock”) + -ine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
synonyms: coneine
conia
conicine
conine
glosses: A poisonous alkaloid found in poison hemlock and the yellow pitcher plant; it is a neurotoxin which disrupts the peripheral nervous system.
day laborers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of day laborer
Byronian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /baɪˈɹəʊ.ni.ən/
ipa: /baɪˈɹoʊ.ni.ən/
rhymes: -əʊniən
Forms: form: more Byronian
form: most Byronian
Etymology: From Byron + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to British Romantic poet Lord George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) or his writings.
Byronian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /baɪˈɹəʊ.ni.ən/
ipa: /baɪˈɹoʊ.ni.ən/
rhymes: -əʊniən
Forms: form: Byronians
Etymology: From Byron + -ian.
Senses: glosses: An enthusiast of the works of Byron.
Chanuka
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Hanukkah.
smallpoxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of smallpox
futureproof
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more futureproof
form: most futureproof
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of future-proof.
futureproof
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: futureproofs
form: futureproofing
form: futureproofed
form: futureproofed
Senses: examples: text: As a world leader in delivering transport infrastructure, global consulting and engineering company [...] is on the front line of developing new concepts and delivering new solutions to futureproof mass transit systems for the effects of climate change.
ref: 2020 May 6, “Advertisement feature: Preparing for climate change”, in Rail, page 42:
glosses: Alternative spelling of future-proof.
futureproofs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of futureproof
futureproofing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of futureproof
futureproofed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of futureproof
ecrasite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From French écrasite, from écraser.
Senses: glosses: An explosive material which is unaffected by moisture, shock and fire, a mixture of ammonium cresylate with picric acid that is prepared from trinitrocresol.
piperylene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: piperylenes
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A volatile flammable hydrocarbon consisting of a five-carbon chain with two double bonds, used as a monomer in the manufacture of plastics, adhesives and resins.
piperylenes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of piperylene
sproing
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /spɹɔɪŋ/
rhymes: -ɔɪŋ
Etymology: Imitative; compare spring and boing.
Senses: glosses: The sound of a sudden springing or leaping.
sproing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /spɹɔɪŋ/
rhymes: -ɔɪŋ
Forms: form: sproings
form: sproinging
form: sproinged
form: sproinged
Etymology: Imitative; compare spring and boing.
Senses: glosses: To spring or leap with such a sound.
sproinged
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of sproing