cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
water parade
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɔtə pəˈɹeɪd/
Forms: form: water parades
Senses: examples: text: When either the red plate (indicating very hot weather above 32 deg C) or the orange plate (indicating hot weather between 30 and 32 deg C) are displayed, a water parade must be conducted before, and during, training. In a water parade, soldiers line up and drink water.
ref: 1987, Chua Chin Chye, “The Straits Times”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 1:
text: New training regulations which stipulate rest periods for soldiers and water "parades" at which soldiers must drink water before, during and after training.
ref: 1997, Thomas Lee, “The Straits Times”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page Home 40:
text: Water parades alone can make up half or more of a day's total intake of water. One would think that it would inculcate an awareness of adequate hydration, with or without physical activities, and make you drink more water, but no leh!
ref: 2008, Wong Renhao, “How did NS change you?”, in Tech Attack:
text: When working in hot environments, each worker should be encouraged to quench their thirst all the time and consume at least to 500 ml of water every hour. Supervised drinking or “water parades” can help ensure this.
ref: 2010, Workplace Safety, Health Council, “Workplace Safety and Health Guidelines: Managing Heat Stress in the Workplace”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 10:
text: Do you know that every recruit undergoing Basic Military Training (BMT) has to drink eight to 10 litres of water during 'water parades' to prevent dehydration?
ref: 2011, Chen Wen Li, ““Water parade” at Raffles Place”, in cyber pioneer:
text: A water parade was held for the kids before a hike and when my son who has a small stomach couldn’t, he was told that if he didn’t finish, he was not allowed to complain even if he showed signs of heat exhaustion like headache and fever.
ref: 2015, Khoo Boo Kian, “Army Camp School (ACS)”, in The Online Citizen, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2016:
text: Construction workers are also given personal water bottles and "water parades" - similar to those in military training where soldiers are told to drink lots of water - are also conducted.
ref: 2016, Benjamin Tan, “The Straits Times”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), Home:
glosses: A water drinking session that is carried out to prevent individuals from dehydration.
water parades
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of water parade
filthify
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: filthifies
form: filthifying
form: filthified
form: filthified
Etymology: From filth + -ify.
Senses: examples: text: That being the case, you miss the opportunity to filthify environments where only the pure of heart can go.
ref: 2011, Henry Rollins, Occupants:
glosses: To make something filthy.
filthifies
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of filthify
filthifying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of filthify
filthified
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of filthify
box standard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: box standards
form: box-standard
form: boxed standard
Etymology: Originally in reference to the hollow-tube frames used as cases or mounting in various machines but now usually understood in reference to factory packaging and default standards.
Senses: examples: text: ...the standards F 0, to support the jointing devices, consisting in the combination of the cutter-heads supported by adjustable box standards Y, having sliding bearings in the bars V f.
ref: 1884 June, Manufacturer & Builder, page 127:
text: Box standard or boxed standard, the standard, or main framework, of a machine or engine, which is hollowed internally to obtain the maximum of strength with the minimum of material.
ref: 1888, Lockwood's Dictionary of Mechanical Engineering, page 45:
glosses: A hollow tube frame used for a machine.
box standard
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more box standard
form: most box standard
form: box-standard
form: boxed standard
Etymology: Originally in reference to the hollow-tube frames used as cases or mounting in various machines but now usually understood in reference to factory packaging and default standards.
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
motorcycling
qualifier: engineering and technical contexts
glosses: Synonym of standard, especially with connotations of plainness and lack of modification.
synonyms: word: standard
extra: especially with connotations of plainness and lack of modification
raw_tags: used especially in automotive
Related terms: sense: more pejorative
word: bog standard
box standards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of box standard
box-standard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: box-standards
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of box standard.
box-standard
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more box-standard
form: most box-standard
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of box standard.
box-standards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of box-standard
boxed standard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: boxed standards
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of box standard.
boxed standards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of boxed standard
Franco-Levantine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Franco-Levantines
Etymology: From Franco- + Levantine.
Senses: examples: text: This is an outstanding publication of photographs by J. P. Foscolo (1852-1927), a Franco-Levantine born on the Greek island of Zakynthos.
ref: 1995, Paschalis Kitromilides, Marios L. Evriviades, Cyprus, →ISBN, page 4:
text: Half an hour later, the door of the inner sanctum opened and a portly and important-looking Franco-Levantine walked out and Peter was ushered into Mr. Mabardi's office.
ref: 2012, Nestor Pierrakos, Maktoub, →ISBN, page 20:
text: But Franks (or Franco-Levantines) and Greeks constituted the two major ethno-religious groups, Latin and Orthodox respectively.
ref: 2015, Professor Jim Samson, Dr Nicoletta Demetriou, Music in Cyprus, →ISBN, page 7:
glosses: A Catholic or Latinophone resident of the Levant, or one who culturally belongs to this community.
Franco-Levantine
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Franco-Levantine
form: most Franco-Levantine
Etymology: From Franco- + Levantine.
Senses: examples: text: Is she not herself in Egypt also taken in the toils of Franco-Levantine influences, as dominant at Cairo as they are at Constantinople ?
ref: 1917, Stephen Lucius Gwynn, Gertrude M. Tuckwell, The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Bart., M.P., page 480:
text: This renowned Franco-Levantine restaurant and bar provides a welcome escape from the bustle of the city centre.
ref: 2001, Dorling Kindersley, Egypt, →ISBN, page 283:
text: In the case of Maadi the tone would be unmistakably English and in the case of Heliopolis, Franco-Levantine.
ref: 2001, Mercedes Volait, Le Caire-Alexandrie architectures européennes, 1850-1950, →ISBN, page 107:
glosses: Characteristic of the culture of Franco-Levantines.
makhers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of makher
parking coupon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɑːkɪŋ ˈkuːpɔn/
ipa: /ˈpɑːkɪŋ ˈkuːpɒn/
ipa: /ˈpɑɹkɪŋ ˈkjuˌpɑn/
Forms: form: parking coupons
Etymology: From parking + coupon.
Senses: examples: text: Some Singaporeans still do not know how to fill in parking coupons under the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s coupon parking system despite a three-month introductory period.
ref: 1980 3 May, Jalean Han, “Highly-charged day at URA car parks”, in The Straits Times, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings Limited, page 8:
text: A saleman did not tear off the date tabs of four parking coupons worth $ 4.40, making the coupons re-useable, a district court heard yesterday.
ref: 1992 24 May, “$1,000 fine for parking coupon cheating”, in The Straits Times Home, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings Limited, page 15:
text: Alternatively motorist should be allowed to mail in their old coupons and ask for a refund or exchange for new parking coupons.
ref: 2002 7 September, Kilometrico, “Another screw up by URA new parking coupon”, in soc.culture.singapore, Singapore: Google Groups, retrieved 30 Mar 2016:
text: A parking coupon displayed on the windscreen of the car showed that he parked the car on 29 April at 6.15 p.m.
ref: 2006, “Investigating Groupwork”, in Insight History S1 Activity Bk S/e, Pearson Education South Asia, →ISBN, Investigating (Groupwork), page 9:
text: What makes this worse is taxis parking at the car park without displaying parking coupons, some with the engines running, while the drivers are resting or meeting at the nearby taxi hut.
ref: 2007 4 June, Thomas Lee Zhi Zhi, “Convert some parking bays to semi-season lots”, in The Straits Times ST Forum - Online Story, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings Limited:
text: However, an Urban Redevelopment Authority spokesperson said the new “high-value coupons cut down the number of parking coupons needed”.
ref: 2009, Peter H. L. Lim, Chronicle of Singapore, 1959-2009: Fifty Years of Headline News, illustrated, reprint edition, Editions Didier Millet, →ISBN, page 165:
text: It has a section that looks like a parking coupon on each page and you can tear out the tabs.
ref: 2012 1 July, Cheryl Faith Wee, “Singlish Keepsake”, in The Straits Times Live, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings Limited, page 2:
text: Each parking coupon allows a driver to park his car for half an hour.
ref: 2013, Thomas Bond and Chris Hughes, “Approach I - rate”, in Singapore PSLE Mathematics Teacher’s Reference, Singapore: Yellowreef Limited, →ISBN, page 22:
text: The cards had pre-cut curves above each number, so all you had to do was to push them in and fold - just one step shy of tearing the date and time tabs on a parking coupon.
ref: 2014 21 December, Clara Chow, “Bingo, a great way to bond”, in The Straits Times Lifestyle, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings Limited:
glosses: One of a booklet of punch-out coupons, available in various denominations, used by vehicle owners to pay for a parking space.
Synonyms: english: in various UK cities and towns
translation: in various UK cities and towns
word: parking permit
disingenuities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of disingenuity
parking coupons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of parking coupon
platform screen doors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of platform screen door
bipolars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bipolar
bipolar cell
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bipolar cells
Senses: glosses: A type of specialized sensory neuron with two extensions.
bipolar cells
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bipolar cell
reocclusion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: reocclusions
Etymology: From re- + occlusion.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: The recurrence of occlusion after it has been treated.
reocclusions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of reocclusion
rebarter
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: -ɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)
Forms: form: rebarters
form: rebartering
form: rebartered
form: rebartered
Etymology: From re- + barter.
Senses: glosses: To barter again.
rebartered
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of rebarter
rebarters
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of rebarter
rebartering
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of rebarter
Rupert's Land
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹuːpɚts ˌlænd/
Etymology: Named after Prince Rupert of the Rhine, a nephew of Charles I and the first Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company.
Senses: synonyms: Prince Rupert's Land
glosses: A former territory in British North America, consisting of the Hudson Bay drainage basin, and now mainly a part of Canada.
Garibaldian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Garibaldian
form: most Garibaldian
Etymology: From Garibaldi + -an.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807–1882), Italian general and nationalist politician.
mat rep
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /mʌt ˈɹep/
Forms: form: mat reps
form: matrep
form: Mat Rep
form: Matrep
Etymology: From Mat, colloquial form of the common Malay forename Ahmad, + rep (“reputation”).
Senses: examples: text: Because a matrep/minahrep is supposed to be someone who’s fierce.
ref: 2009, Lets Fight For Our Rights (Online Blog):
text: The boys in their school also have cliques, the most talked about one being ‘Mat Reps’.
ref: 2011, Viniti Vaish & Mardiana Roslan ,‘Crossing’ in Singapore, 323:
text: Power la matrep.
ref: 2015, Lem_Koek_Far, [GVGT]Techno matrep jin creative and funny ah...:
text: Just a matrep lepaking at youtube.
ref: 2016, BanchotheMatrep ,YouTube User About Page:
glosses: A male Malay delinquent.
discombooberate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: discombooberates
form: discombooberating
form: discombooberated
form: discombooberated
form: discombuberate
Senses: glosses: Synonym of discombobulate.
synonyms: word: discombobulate
discombooberated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of discombooberate
discombooberates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of discombooberate
discombooberating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of discombooberate
garbhagriha
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: garbhagrihas
Etymology: Transliteration of Sanskrit गर्भगृह (garbhagṛha).
Senses: topics: Buddhism
lifestyle
religion
glosses: The innermost sanctum of a temple, where the murti of the primary deity is found.
garbhagrihas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of garbhagriha
gigantolithic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From gigantolith + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to gigantoliths.
ciguatoxicity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The quality of being ciguatoxic.
Related terms: ciguatoxin
carpet beaters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of carpet beater
carpetbeaters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of carpetbeater
withsaking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of withsake
withsaken
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of withsake
withsakes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of withsake
ravenmaster
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ravenmasters
Etymology: From raven + master.
Senses: glosses: A Yeoman Warder responsible for the feeding and welfare of the ravens of the Tower of London.
ravenmasters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ravenmaster
sarpork
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /sapɒʔ/
Forms: form: sarporks
form: sarporking
form: sarporked
form: sarporked
Etymology: Respelling of English support to indicate Singlish pronunciation. Compare Cantonese 十卜 (sap6 pok1).
Senses: examples: text: As long as she is happy, I will support her or should I say SARPORK!!
ref: 2007 14 October, Denny Koh, “I ish Sarpork!!”, in Honey-den (blog), Singapore, retrieved 30 Mar 2016:
text: They quite poor ting what. If can sarpork, sarpork lor…If can give, give.
ref: 2009 20 January, TehJarVu, “Mouth & Foot Painting Artists' Greeting Cards”, in Sgforums (forum), retrieved 25 Mar 2016:
text: Dont sarpork fake ramen shop in sg like ramen-ten, ramenplay, ken noodle house, also ippudo, ajisen, tampopo are still ok but getting more and more china-fied.
ref: 2010 21 April, TheMasquerade, “Best ramen in Singapore”, in Hardwarezone Forum (forum), retrieved 26 Mar 2016:
text: Pls sarpork Singapore Children's Society Fundraising!
ref: 2011 25 November, Eyke, “Pls sarpork Singapore Children's Society Fundraising!”, in My car forum (forum), retrieved 23 Mar 2016:
text: Only one day left. Can one la! I shall mentally sarpork you! Hehe!
ref: 2012 22 October, Koh Jing De, Twitter (Twitter), retrieved 26 Mar 2016:
text: Someone who thinks he/she has a sense of humour. Yes, we sarpork you too.
ref: 2014 3 June, Martino Tan, “Check out some of the names who contributed to CPF blogger’s $72k crowdfunded legal fees”, in Mothership.SG (online), retrieved 27 Mar 2016:
text: Even if they don't win the champion, I'll still sarpork and love them!!!
ref: 2014 14 July, Joanne Ng, “Germany is MY Champion!!!”, in Joanne-says.com (blog), retrieved 25 Mar 2016:
text: Should we sarpork such a person and vote him into Parliament?
ref: 2015 6 June, BabuSingh, “Should we sarpork LTK given that he twisted facts about Punggol East TC account?”, in SgTalk forum (forum), retrieved 25 Mar 2016:
text: Wa chio bu alert must sarpork!
ref: 2015 9 October, Tong Cai Sheng, “All Singapore Stuff's Timeline”, in Facebook (Facebook), retrieved 25 Mar 2016:
text: I never watch long long time ago but my Tutee is acting in LLTA2 and his mum just asked me to go for the GALA tmr to sarpork him.
ref: 2016 22 March, Himeko Ong, Twitter (Twitter), retrieved 25 Mar 2016:
glosses: To provide encouragement or to stand by someone or something.
spaghetti tongs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Tongs with comb-like ends for serving spaghetti and similar pasta.
Valsalva device
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Valsalva devices
Senses: glosses: A device used in spacesuits and diving helmets to allow the wearer to equalize the pressure in their ears by performing the Valsalva maneuver inside the suit without using their hands to block their nose.
Valsalva devices
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Valsalva device
sarporks
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of sarpork
sarporked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of sarpork
sarporking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of sarpork
Dardani
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The Dardanian people.
lup sup
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɐp˦ ˌsɐp˧˨/
Forms: form: more lup sup
form: most lup sup
form: lupsup
form: lup-sup
form: lapsap
form: lap sap
form: lap-sap
Etymology: Romanisation of Cantonese 垃圾 (laap6 saap3, “rubbish”).
Senses: examples: text: 2005, Master Cartwheeler, '7 years later...'
First time at a Lup Sup Bar.
text: To all the bros here, I am going to penang soon and I am looking for some infos on the lup sup ktv/massage parlour in penang. Does anyone here knows anything abt it?
ref: 2012, xiaotaijian ,sammyboyforum:
text: REVEALED: What Goes on in Singapore’s Seedy KTV Bars, An Ex-Bouncer and Lup Sup Bar Hopper Talk to Redwire.
ref: 2014, CowBoyJohnny, REDWIRE Times:
text: bondue is damn lupsup so we made it damn lupsup too haha.
ref: 2015, chloeieeee ,dayre:
glosses: dirty; sleazy.
Derived terms: lup sup bar
lup sup KTV
whorephobic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌhɔːˈfəʊbɪk/
ipa: /ˌhɔɹˈfoʊbɪk/
rhymes: -əʊbɪk
Forms: form: more whorephobic
form: most whorephobic
Etymology: From whore + -phobic.
Senses: examples: text: Whorephobia is so insidious and deeply baked into our collective consciousness that one needn’t even actually be a sex worker to become a victim of whorephobic jokes, violence or prejudice.
ref: 2021 April 26, Kayla Kibbe, ““Whorephobia” Is a Real Word. Here’s What It Means and Why You Should Care”, in InsideHook:
glosses: Relating to, or exhibiting, whorephobia.
nonappropriative
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + appropriative.
Senses: glosses: Not appropriative.
unappropriative
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unappropriative
form: most unappropriative
Etymology: From un- + appropriative.
Senses: glosses: Not appropriative.
tetrasome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tetrasomes
Etymology: From tetra- + -some.
Senses: examples: text: During chromatin assembly, the (H3-H4) 2 tetramer binds first, forming a tetrasome that likely constitutes an important intermediate during ongoing transcription.
ref: 2015 October 28, “Comparing the Assembly and Handedness Dynamics of (H3.3-H4) 2 Tetrasomes to Canonical Tetrasomes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: A complex of four homologous chromosomes formed during meiosis
digitoxosides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of digitoxoside
thalamostriate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From thalamo- + striate.
Senses: examples: text: There were few veins of thalamus draining into TSV. Inthe transverse view, we also found small deep medullary veinswhich anastomose the tributaries of thalamostriate vein with the superficial medullary veins (Fig 4c and 4d ).
ref: 2015 October 28, “Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging of the Anatomic Variation of Thalamostriate Vein and Its Tributaries”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Relating to, or connecting the corpus striatum and the thalamus.
Derived terms: thalamostriate vein
aerogenically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more aerogenically
form: most aerogenically
Etymology: From aerogenic + -ally.
Senses: examples: text: In contrast, only half of aerogenically immunized animals challenged with 100 infectious doses of B. melitensis by aerosol were protected.
ref: 2007, Luther E. Lindler, Biological Weapons Defense: Infectious Disease and Counterbioterrorism:
text: Nevertheless, our study clearly showed that the protective efficacy in terms of bacterial burden against this Mtb strain was significantly enhanced when irradiated BCG was used to aerogenically boost the response three times.
ref: 2015 October 29, “Repeated Aerosolized-Boosting with Gamma-Irradiated Mycobacterium bovis BCG Confers Improved Pulmonary Protection against the Hypervirulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain HN878 in Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: By means of aerogenesis.
autolipophagosome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: autolipophagosomes
Etymology: From auto- + lipo- + phagosome.
Senses: examples: text: Middle panel shows vesicles and lipid droplets of LLMC presenting electron-dense membranes typical of autolipophagosome formation.
ref: 2015 October 29, “Lipid-Laden Multilocular Cells in the Aging Thymus Are Phenotypically Heterogeneous”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: An autophagosome that contains lipid
autolipophagy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From auto- + lipophagy.
Senses: examples: text: The authors suggested that autophagy is a basal mechanism for lipid metabolism and that autolipophagy could be a primary mechanism for cell survival in stress conditions [26 ].
ref: 2015 October 29, “Lipid-Laden Multilocular Cells in the Aging Thymus Are Phenotypically Heterogeneous”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: The autophagy of autolipophagosomes
bigenic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From bi- + genic.
Senses: examples: text: Briefly, a Camk2α promoter was used to drive expression of the tetracycline transactivator protein (Camk2α-tTa), and a tetracycline responsive promoter was used to drive ΔNLS-hTDP-43 expression (tetO-ΔNLS-hTDP-43) such that ΔNLS-hTDP-43 protein expression was inhibited by doxycycline in bigenic mice (Camk2a-tTa x tetO-ΔNLS-hTDP-43).
ref: 2015 October 29, “Transcriptomic Changes Due to Cytoplasmic TDP-43 Expression Reveal Dysregulation of Histone Transcripts and Nuclear Chromatin”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Doubly transgenic
biomantling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From bio- + mantling.
Senses: examples: text: As a result, they are the chief agents of bioturbation and biomantling in many temperate and tropical ecosystems [1 –3 ].
ref: 2015 October 29, “Sequential Subterranean Transport of Excavated Sand and Foraged Seeds in Nests of the Harvester Ant, Pogonomyrmex badius”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
qualifier: soil science
glosses: bioturbation of the upper part of the soil
clausarin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of Clausena + coumarin
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A coumarin isolated from the roots of Clausena pentaphylla.
cathecolaminergic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: Besides, exposure to a stressful situation leads to the activation of the cathecolaminergic system.
ref: 2015 October 29, “Binge Ethanol and MDMA Combination Exacerbates Toxic Cardiac Effects by Inducing Cellular Stress”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Misspelling of catecholaminergic.
cyclonerodiol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Among them, trichosporin, cyclosporine, peptaibols, and cyclonerodiol derivatives have antifungal activities [62, 63, 66 ].
ref: 2015 October 29, “Novel Trichoderma polysporum Strain for the Biocontrol of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the Fungal Etiologic Agent of Bat White Nose Syndrome”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: The antifungal agent (1R,2S,3R)-3-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-1,2-dimethylcyclopentan-1-ol
honyucitrin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A flavone isolated from the rootbark of Citrus maxima.
honyudisin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A coumarin isolated from the rootbark of Citrus grandis syn. Citrus maxima.
cytoactivity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cytoactivities
Etymology: From cyto- + activity.
Senses: examples: text: Moreover, although the E6/E7 siRNA had likely some off-target effects, the consistency between the demethylation effect duration and cell responses, and the changes in cytoactivity after knockdown of E6 and E7 further supported our findings, whereas the S-phase arrest of the cells was most likely related to the inherent characteristics of 5-aza-dc [51 ].
ref: 2015 October 29, “Effects of Methylation Status of CpG Sites within the HPV16 Long Control Region on HPV16-Positive Head and Neck Cancer Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: cytological activity
Related terms: cytoactive
eigenanatomy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From eigen- + anatomy.
Senses: examples: text: We extracted 30 sparse eigenanatomy components from the images.
ref: 2015 October 29, “Relation of Childhood Home Environment to Cortical Thickness in Late Adolescence: Specificity of Experience and Timing”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: A mathematical approximation of the eigendecomposition of an image
ependymitis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ependymites
Etymology: From ependyma + -itis.
Senses: examples: text: However there were only 8 (4.8%) cases of subdural effusion and none of ependymitis or brain abscess in good outcome patients.
ref: 2015 October 29, “Clinical Prognosis in Neonatal Bacterial Meningitis: The Role of Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: inflammation of the ependyma
autolipophagosomes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of autolipophagosome
cytoactivities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cytoactivity
extramuscular
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ʌskjʊlə(ɹ)
Etymology: From extra- + muscular.
Senses: examples: text: Furthermore, three patients—including two with prior statin exposure—had near-complete remission after treatment; they recovered normal muscle strength and normal CK levels, and suffered very little extramuscular disease activity.
ref: 2015 October 29, “Clinical Characteristics of Anti-3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase Antibodies in Chinese Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Not located in muscles
flagellomers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Species with sensilla coeloconica (SC) on 8 or more antennal flagellomers, SC on antennal flagellomers 4–10 and 1 large maxillary palp sensory pit, were categorised as ornitophilic.
ref: 2015 October 29, “Culicoides Species Communities Associated with Wild Ruminant Ecosystems in Spain: Tracking the Way to Determine Potential Bridge Vectors for Arboviruses”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Misspelling of flagellomeres.
hemoglobinization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: haemoglobinisation
Etymology: From hemoglobin + -ization.
Senses: examples: text: Simultaneous analysis of DNA content, adult hemoglobin HbA (α2β2) and fetal hemoglobin HbF (α2γ2) resulted in a robust and sensitive assay, capable of detecting changes at the single cell level in hemoglobinization and in γ/β ratio in response to drugs, as proved by the response of β-K562 to the known γ-globin inducers hemin, hydroxyurea and butyric acid and to two additional HDAC inhibitors: entinostat and dacinostat.
ref: 2015 October 29, “A Novel High-Content Immunofluorescence Assay as a Tool to Identify at the Single Cell Level γ-Globin Inducing Compounds”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: The formation or concentration of hemoglobin
Related terms: dyshemoglobinization
mammalophilic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From mammal + -o- + -philic.
Senses: examples: text: Those with SC on 6 or fewer antennal flagellomers, without SC on antennal flagellomers 4–10 and 1 or more smaller maxillary palp sensory pits were categorised as mammalophilic.
ref: 2015 October 29, “Culicoides Species Communities Associated with Wild Ruminant Ecosystems in Spain: Tracking the Way to Determine Potential Bridge Vectors for Arboviruses”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Having an attraction towards mammals (especially as a source of nutrient)
bitch shield
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bitch shields
Senses: glosses: A hostile or frosty attitude adopted by a woman to deter unwanted suitors.
bitch shields
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bitch shield
nucleomegaly
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From nucleo- + -megaly.
Senses: examples: text: Defects in chromatin assembly and the nucleolus were also confirmed histologically where abnormal patterns of chromatin staining and nucleomegaly were observed.
ref: 2015 October 29, “Transcriptomic Changes Due to Cytoplasmic TDP-43 Expression Reveal Dysregulation of Histone Transcripts and Nuclear Chromatin”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: enlargement of a nucleus
palaeomobility
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: paleomobility
Etymology: From palaeo- + mobility.
Senses: examples: text: There are numerous ways to interpret isotope data and palaeodietary and palaeomobility studies require a nuanced understanding of isotope science and other lines of evidence that can aid in a meaningful understanding of isotope values with regards to diet and movement in the past.
ref: 2015 October 29, PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: mobility (of organisms) in prehistoric times
pathoetiologies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: AKI has various pathoetiologies; ischemic kidney diseases are the main cause of AKI and ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) of the kidney is one of the key AKI models.
ref: 2015 October 29, “Therapeutic Potential of Stem Cells from Human Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth in Models of Acute Kidney Injury”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: plural of pathoetiology
pathoetiology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pathoetiologies
Etymology: From patho- + etiology.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: The etiology of disease
Related terms: pathoetiological
perithymic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From peri- + thymic.
Senses: examples: text: In this context, we have previously shown the presence of LLMC in the perithymic adipose tissue and capsular region, as well as inside the thymic parenchyma, expressing the CCR5 chemokine receptor [18 ].
ref: 2015 October 29, “Lipid-Laden Multilocular Cells in the Aging Thymus Are Phenotypically Heterogeneous”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Surrounding the thymus
primarosols
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Tuojiang River, Jialing River Basin is the most concentrated area of purple soil, which is a subclass of primarosols, and easy erosion.
ref: 2015 October 29, “Total Nitrogen Sources of the Three Gorges Reservoir — A Spatio-Temporal Approach”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: plural of primarosol
primarosol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: primarosols
Senses: qualifier: soil science
glosses: An original soil that has been modified by erosion etc
proclination
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: proclinations
Senses: examples: text: Although the measures of total mandibular length, mandibular ramus height, facial divergence, and lower incisor proclination differed slightly among the studies, these were combined in the overall effects according to the concept that the differences in the intra-group changes would be poorly sensitive to the absolute measures from which they are derived.
ref: 2015 October 29, “Treatment Effects of Removable Functional Appliances in Pre-Pubertal and Pubertal Class II Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Studies”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Forward inclination, especially of the teeth.
propionigenesis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From propionate + -genesis.
Senses: examples: text: Nitrate reduction can compete with propionigenesis for reducing equivalents as it is thermodynamically more favorable, diverting glucose fermentation away from the propionigenesis into acetate in Dairy1 and butyrate in Dairy 2.
ref: 2015 October 29, “Does Dietary Mitigation of Enteric Methane Production Affect Rumen Function and Animal Productivity in Dairy Cows?”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The biogenesis of propionate (especially from carbohydrates).
pseudoglandular
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ændjʊlə(ɹ)
-ændʒʊlə(ɹ)
-ænʒʊlə(ɹ)
Etymology: From pseudo- + glandular.
Senses: examples: text: For example, several isoforms of RAR and RXR are upregulated during the pseudoglandular phase in the fetal mouse lung [29 ,30 ].
ref: 2015 October 29, “Effect of Hyperoxia on Retinoid Metabolism and Retinoid Receptor Expression in the Lungs of Newborn Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Having some characteristics of glands (used especially to describe a phase in the development of the embryonic lung before ciliated cells are formed)
Related terms: pseudogland
streptospondylous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: Zygospondylous articulations, with a well-defined distal condyle, occur in the majority of families; in others streptospondylous articulations appear.
ref: 2015 October 29, “When Ontogeny Matters: A New Japanese Species of Brittle Star Illustrates the Importance of Considering both Adult and Juvenile Characters in Taxonomic Practice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Having vertebral articulations reversed (as in the genus Streptospondylus in infraorder Tetanurae)
spinasterol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of spinach + sterol
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A phytosterol found in a variety of plant sources including spinach.
tramal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From trama + -al.
Senses: examples: text: In addition, tissues used in RNA-seq experiments contained additional tissues: tramal tissue and veil cells (S1 Fig ).
ref: 2015 October 29, “Strand-Specific RNA-Seq Analyses of Fruiting Body Development in Coprinopsis cinerea”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: biology
mycology
natural-sciences
glosses: Relating to tramas
transimpedance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: transimpedances
Etymology: From transfer impedance.
Senses: examples: text: To circumvent these limitations, DStat employs a transimpedance amplifier in series with the working electrode (Fig 3(b)).
ref: 2015 October 29, “DStat: A Versatile, Open-Source Potentiostat for Electroanalysis and Integration”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The equivalent of transresistance in an AC circuit
sitosterolin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From sitosterol + -in.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The glucoside of sitosterol.
transresistance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: transresistances
Etymology: From transfer resistance.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The ratio of the variation of output voltage to input current (the dual of transconductance)
Related terms: transimpedance
trichosporin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Among them, trichosporin, cyclosporine, peptaibols, and cyclonerodiol derivatives have antifungal activities.
ref: 2015 October 29, “Novel Trichoderma polysporum Strain for the Biocontrol of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the Fungal Etiologic Agent of Bat White Nose Syndrome”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: An antibiotic oligopeptide produced by some fungi
zygospondylous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From zygo- + spondylous.
Senses: examples: text: Vertebrae are rather long, with reduced zygospondylous articulation in proximal and some middle segments (Figs 3M and 5K ), becoming streptospondylous toward distal segments (Fig 3S ) .
ref: 2015 October 29, “When Ontogeny Matters: A New Japanese Species of Brittle Star Illustrates the Importance of Considering both Adult and Juvenile Characters in Taxonomic Practice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Having paired spondyles
Jekyll/Hyde syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Jekyll-Hyde syndrome
Senses: topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
glosses: Synonym of dissociative identity disorder.
synonyms: word: dissociative identity disorder
Jekyll-Hyde syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Jekyll–Hyde syndrome
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Jekyll/Hyde syndrome.
Swiss Guard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Swiss Guards
Senses: glosses: One of the Swiss soldiers who have served as guards at foreign European courts since the late 15th century.
Swiss Guards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Swiss Guard
thought blocking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /θɔːt ˈblɒkɪŋ/
ipa: /θɔːt ˈblɑkɪŋ/
Forms: form: thought blockings
Senses: topics: human-sciences
medicine
psychiatry
psychology
sciences
glosses: The phenomenon, in schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders, where a person's speech is suddenly interrupted by silences.
fall of the wall
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: history
human-sciences
sciences
glosses: The deconstruction of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and 1990.
intervenee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: intervenees
Etymology: From intervene + -ee.
Senses: examples: text: Is such intervention potentially democratizing for both states — intervener and intervenee?
ref: 2002, Ricardo René Laremont, The causes of war and the consequences of peacekeeping in Africa:
glosses: One who is intervened upon.
intervenees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of intervenee
Nulls
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Null
spanglings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of spangling
windowings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of windowing
plonkings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of plonking
unlecherous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unlecherous
form: most unlecherous
Etymology: From un- + lecherous.
Senses: glosses: Not lecherous.
khilim
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: khilims
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of kilim.
khilims
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of khilim
classifying morphism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: classifying morphisms
Senses: topics: category-theory
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A morphism from an object to the subobject classifier which corresponds to a unique subobject of the said object, which subobject is the pullback, along this morphism, of the "true" global element of the subobject classifier.
global element
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: global elements
Senses: topics: category-theory
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A morphism from the terminal object to a given object (to which it is said to belong).
Hypernyms: monomorphism
Székelys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Székely
Romanianization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Romanianisation
Etymology: From Romanian + -ization.
Senses: glosses: The series of policies aimed toward ethnic assimilation implemented by the Romanian authorities during the 20th century.
global elements
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of global element
orthoepies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of orthoepy
Székely Land
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Szekely Land
form: Székelyland
form: Szekelyland
form: Székely land
form: Szekely land
Etymology: Calque of Hungarian Székelyföld, from székely (“Székely”) + föld (“land”).
Senses: glosses: A historic and ethnographic region in Romania, inhabited mainly by Székelys, a subgroup of Hungarians.
autoignite
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: autoignites
form: autoigniting
form: autoignited
form: autoignited
Etymology: From auto- + ignite.
Senses: examples: text: Ideally, for GCI a premixed charge of gasoline and air is inducted into an engine with a sufficiently high compression ratio to allow the entire cylinder contents to autoignite in rapid succession.
ref: 2015, David Crolla, Encyclopedia of Automotive Engineering:
glosses: To ignite spontaneously.
autoignites
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of autoignite
autoignited
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of autoignite
igneously
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more igneously
form: most igneously
Etymology: From igneous + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: It is lighter and he sees that the gravel is studded with pieces of broken iron, old spikes, nameless, igneously puddled metals, dropped like scales from the underside of passing trains.
ref: 2013, David Treuer, The Hiawatha: A Novel:
glosses: In an igneous manner.
aereous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more aereous
form: most aereous
Etymology: From Latin aer + -ous.
Senses: examples: text: It should be kept in mind that for horticultural crops, oxygen supply to the root mainly occurs through open, aereous pores in a substrate, which may be logged at water contents above approximately 75%.
ref: 2014, Joost T van Dongen, Francesco Licausi, Low-Oxygen Stress in Plants: Oxygen Sensing and Adaptive Responses to Hypoxia:
text: “The primary difference between blood-particles, and the aereous particles and spirits, is size.”
ref: 2015, Peter Distelzweig, Benjamin Goldberg, Evan R. Ragland, Early Modern Medicine and Natural Philosophy:
glosses: Resembling or consisting of air.
Related terms: airy
flammeous
gaseous
vacuumous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more vacuumous
form: most vacuumous
Etymology: From vacuum + -ous.
Senses: examples: text: Bulstinski was sitting in his usual spot with the same vacuumous grin on his face.
ref: 2005, Karl Arthur, All the Little...:
glosses: Resembling or consisting of vacuum.
electrovacua
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of electrovacuum
TPBs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of TPB
fanblog
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fanblogs
Etymology: From fan + blog.
Senses: examples: text: Despite the predictable squalling on some of the Twilight fanblogs, the two leads are impeccably cast.
ref: 2008, Vanity Fair, numbers 579-580, page 329:
glosses: A weblog operated by fans and dealing with their topic of interest.
fanblogs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fanblog
buying temperature
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: buying temperatures
Senses: glosses: A woman's level of attraction and responsiveness to a potential suitor.
buying temperatures
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of buying temperature
lacklusters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lackluster
lackland
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lacklands
Etymology: From lack + land.
Senses: examples: text: Only let me say, that I should be as glad as you could be to find myself in possession of a good independent fortune: and that we poor lacklands and lackstocks who have to earn our livelihood, must endeavour to make the best of it.
ref: 1802 November 6, Robert Southey, Letter to To Grosvenor C. Bedford, Esq.; republished in Warter, John Wood, editor, Selections from the letters of Robert Southey, volume 3, London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1856, page 212:
glosses: A person who does not own land.
lacklands
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lackland
mistressing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of mistress
mistressed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of mistress
mishapped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of mishap
mishapping
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of mishap
stakeholder societies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stakeholder society
mishmashed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of mishmash
mishmashing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of mishmash
mishmosh
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mishmoshes
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of mishmash.
mishmoshes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mishmosh
Shim Sham
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Shim Shams
Senses: topics: dance
dancing
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A tap dance routine that originated in the United States in the 1920s.
Shim Shams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Shim Sham