cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
retroglossal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɒsəl
Etymology: From retro- + glossal.
Senses: examples: text: Although obstruction may occur at any point in the pharynx, it is most frequently observed in either the retropalatal and/or the retroglossal regions [ 57 ].
ref: 2015 July 4, Vilma E. Ortiz, Jean Kwo, “Obesity: physiologic changes and implications for preoperative management”, in BMC Anesthesiology, volume 15, →DOI:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Behind the tongue
retropalatal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From retro- + palatal.
Senses: examples: text: Although obstruction may occur at any point in the pharynx, it is most frequently observed in either the retropalatal and/or the retroglossal regions [ 57 ].
ref: 2015 July 4, Vilma E. Ortiz, Jean Kwo, “Obesity: physiologic changes and implications for preoperative management”, in BMC Anesthesiology, volume 15, →DOI:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Behind the palate
scintigraph
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: scintigraphs
Senses: examples: text: Radiographs and scintigraph images were taken using CT and SPECT subsystems, respectively, with a 1 mCi 57 Co point source in the SPECT FOV and the CT kVp varied from 60 to 80 kVp.
ref: 2015 June 3, Dustin R. Osborne, Derek W. Austin, “Feasibility and Initial Performance of Simultaneous SPECT-CT Imaging Using a Commercial Multi-Modality Preclinical Imaging System”, in International Journal of Molecular Imaging, volume 2015, →DOI:
glosses: An image produced by scintigraphy
seromuscular
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ʌskjʊlə(ɹ)
Etymology: From sero- + muscular.
Senses: examples: text: After CRS, but prior to intestinal anastomosis or repair of seromuscular tears, HIPEC was performed by installation of a heated chemoperfusate into the abdomen using the coliseum technique.
ref: 2015 June 26, Yeqian Huang et al., “Effects of sex hormones on survival of peritoneal mesothelioma”, in World Journal of Surgical Oncology, volume 13, →DOI:
glosses: Relating to the serous and muscular layer of an organ, but especially to the intestine
Related terms: seromusculature
subcarinal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sub- + carinal.
Senses: examples: text: A convex-probe endobronchial ultrasound (BF-UC160F-OL8, Olympus, Tokyo, Japan) was subsequently performed showing an enlarged right hilar lymph node 2.5 cm in diameter, bilateral subcarinal lymphadenopathy, and enlarged lymph nodes in the aortopulmonary window.
ref: 2015 June 4, Stamatis Katsenos et al., “Primary Bronchopulmonary Actinomycosis Masquerading as Lung Cancer: Apropos of Two Cases and Literature Review”, in Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, volume 2015, →DOI:
glosses: Underneath a carina
subdeltoid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sub- + deltoid.
Senses: glosses: Under the deltoid muscle.
tetraploidization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tetraploidizations
Etymology: From tetraploid + -ization.
Senses: examples: text: It has been shown, however, that triploid forms producing diploid gametes in one sex and haploid ones in the other sex can act as a stepping stone towards tetraploidization (triploid bridge; [ 93 – 95 ]).
ref: 2015 July 4, Heinz-Ulrich Reyer, Christian Arioli-Jakob, Martina Arioli, “Post-zygotic selection against parental genotypes during larval development maintains all-hybrid populations of the frog Pelophylax esculentus”, in BMC Evolutionary Biology, volume 15, →DOI:
topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: The doubling of chromosomes to produce tetraploidy
trypinization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Half of cultured chondrocytes were then harvested by trypinization and were used for DNA, RNA and protein extraction.
ref: 2015 June 12, Ioanna Papathanasiou et al., “DNA methylation regulates sclerostin (SOST) expression in osteoarthritic chondrocytes by bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) induced changes in Smads binding affinity to the CpG region of SOST promoter”, in Arthritis Research & Therapy, volume 17, →DOI:
glosses: Misspelling of trypsinization.
umbilectomy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɛktəmi
Etymology: By haplologic alteration of umbilic- + -ectomy (which reflects the surface analysis of the word). The non-haplologic form would not present any pronunciation difficulties (it would be /ʌmˌbɪlɪˈsɛktoʊmi/), but the fact that the haplologic form both was coined and also was disseminated as the normal form of the word is a testament to the idea that haplology is driven by various cognitive processes besides phonemic elision.
Senses: examples: text: The 29-year-old man received extended partial cystectomy and umbilectomy and survived at 17-month follow-up without local recurrence or metastasis.
ref: 2015 June 4, Seung Ryeol Lee et al., “The Youngest Korean Case of Urachal Carcinoma”, in Case Reports in Urology, volume 2015, →DOI:
topics: medicine
sciences
surgery
glosses: Synonym of omphalectomy.
synonyms: word: omphalectomy
antitangle
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From anti- + tangle.
Senses: examples: text: Both include foam in-ear buds and an antitangle cable.
ref: 2007 February 15, John Biggs, “For the Audiophile, Headphones in Aluminum and Mahogany”, in New York Times:
glosses: resistant to tangling
nonredemptive
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + redemptive.
Senses: examples: text: Maria Speth’s “Madonnas,” a German-language film about an aimless, reckless young mother of five trying to get her life back together, might have been a Sundance film (it has some resemblance to “SherryBaby” ) but for the English subtitles and the decidedly nonredemptive ending.
ref: 2007 February 15, A. O. Scott, “Whimsy, Pessimism and ‘Lady Chatterley’ in Berlin”, in New York Times:
glosses: Not redemptive
agnoletti
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: When the executive board of Credit Suisse went to dinner at the Savoy in Zurich Wednesday night to celebrate his appointment, Mr. Dougan dined on agnoletti and Diet Coke.
ref: 2007 February 16, Jenny Anderson, “Stepping Lively at Credit Suisse”, in New York Times:
glosses: Misspelling of agnolotti.
bodytights
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The dancers in Ian Falconer’s striking costumes — black or red suits of cards on white tutus and bodytights — create lovely geometries, either alone or behind the coquettish duos for the principal pairs.
ref: 2007 February 16, Roslyn Sulcas, “Adventures in Geometry and Color, as Well as Dancing”, in New York Times:
glosses: Alternative form of body tights.
sensorlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more sensorlike
form: most sensorlike
form: sensor-like
Etymology: From sensor + -like.
Senses: examples: text: And a gorgeous little glass cup in the show — it is purplish-brown, with protruding sensorlike knobs that make it resemble Sputnik — compares to others that ended up in Chinese tombs, Japanese temples and the treasury of San Marco in Venice.
ref: 2007 February 16, Holland Cotter, “Flaunting Dominion in Ancient Iran”, in New York Times:
glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a sensor.
pianocentric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: piano-centric
Etymology: From piano + -centric.
Senses: examples: text: Moreover, Mr. Klein’s quintet writing was simply more engaging than his pianocentric work.
ref: 2007 February 17, Nate Chinen, “A Wide World of Sound With an Argentine Beat”, in New York Times:
glosses: Centred around the piano
linguicism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: linguicisms
Etymology: Blend of linguistic + racism.
Senses: synonyms: glottophobia
languagism
linguistic discrimination
glosses: The unfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language.
Related terms: linguicist
glossophobia
linguism
aggresomal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From aggresome + -al.
Senses: examples: text: This suggests that the pep11** and pep11’-induced aggresomal translocation is primarily a result of aggregate formation resulting from the high E6 levels that are generated by ectopic expression, but likely does not constitute a mechanism which substantially contributes to E6 inhibition by pep11** and pep11’, at endogenous E6 levels.
ref: 2015 July 8, “Intracellular Analysis of the Interaction between the Human Papillomavirus Type 16 E6 Oncoprotein and Inhibitory Peptides”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Related to an aggresome
alcohothermal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: For example, some groups prepared size-tunable CeO 2 nanocrystals via various wet chemical approaches (including modified precipitation, alcohothermal treatment, microemulsion, and sonochemical method)and investigated their size-dependent UV absorption behavior in order to clarify the confinement effects in CeO 2.
ref: 2015 July 8, “Ceria Nanotube Formed by Sacrificed Precursors Template through Oswald Ripening”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: By using an alcoholic solution at high temperature
Related terms: hydrothermal
solvothermal
solvothermal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to, or by means of a solution (not normally aqueous) at high temperature
Related terms: alcohothermal
hydrothermal
archaerhodopsin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: archaerhodopsins
Senses: examples: text: Bilateral inactivation of cholinergic BF neurons genetically targeted with archaerhodopsin prolonged SWS and decreased the probability of awakening from SWS in mice.
ref: 2015 July 8, “Silencing of Cholinergic Basal Forebrain Neurons Using Archaerhodopsin Prolongs Slow-Wave Sleep in Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a group of proteins, isolated from halobacteria, that are light-driven proton pumps
confoundable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From confound + -able.
Senses: examples: text: However, there is no previous research that demonstrates the impact of lung size or the phase of respiration on the CTR. Interestingly, a large change in the CTR between inspiration and expiration has been described in a textbook of pediatric radiology; and this phenomenon was suggested as a confoundable finding in the evaluation of congenital heart diseases, since infants or children cannot hold their breath during CT scanning [12 ].
ref: 2015 July 8, “Changes in Cross-Sectional Area and Transverse Diameter of the Heart on Inspiratory and Expiratory Chest CT: Correlation with Changes in Lung Size and Influence on Cardiothoracic Ratio Measurement”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: That can be confounded
Derived terms: nonconfoundable
unconfoundable
endogean
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From endo- + Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) + -an. Compare hypogean and epigean.
Senses: glosses: Relating to, or living in the soil or litter immediately beneath the surface
Related terms: endogeic
epigean
endogean
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: endogeans
Etymology: From endo- + Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) + -an. Compare hypogean and epigean.
Senses: examples: text: We also studied the female internal system for a species in the subgenus Aphaenops (Cerbaphaenops), and two species belonging to two other genera, one endogean (Geotrechus) and one epigean (Trechus).
ref: 2015 July 8, “Convergent Reduction of Ovariole Number Associated with Subterranean Life in Beetles”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Any organism that lives in this region
epigean
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπίγειος (epígeios, “earthly”), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + γαῖα (gaîa, “earth”).
Senses: examples: text: For other Leptodirini, the contraction of the life cycle is less radical, being intermediate between this extreme and a epigean life cycle.
ref: 2015 July 8, “Convergent Reduction of Ovariole Number Associated with Subterranean Life in Beetles”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: That lives on or near the surface of the land.
Coordinate terms: hypogean
Related terms: epigeal
epigeic
epigeous
epigean
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: epigeans
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπίγειος (epígeios, “earthly”), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + γαῖα (gaîa, “earth”).
Senses: examples: text: We also studied the female internal system for a species in the subgenus Aphaenops (Cerbaphaenops), and two species belonging to two other genera, one endogean (Geotrechus) and one epigean (Trechus).
ref: 2015 July 8, “Convergent Reduction of Ovariole Number Associated with Subterranean Life in Beetles”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Any organism that lives on or near the surface of the land.
facilitory
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: This suggests that natural disturbance regimes would have differential facilitory impacts on other mutualistic interactions as well.
ref: 2015 July 8, “Dispersal Mutualism Incorporated into Large-Scale, Infrequent Disturbances”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Misspelling of facilitatory.
formvar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: formvars
Senses: examples: text: Ultra-thin sections (70 nm) were then collected on holy formvar coated grids, contrasted with uranyl acetate and lead citrate, and examined by TEM (Hitachi, Japan).
ref: 2015 July 8, “Characterization of Changes in Global Genes Expression in the Distal Colon of Loperamide-Induced Constipation SD Rats in Response to the Laxative Effects of Liriope platyphylla”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Any of a class of thermoplastic resins that are polyvinyl formals.
glyconeogenesis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From glyco- + neo- + -genesis.
Senses: examples: text: Analysis of the Pm70 genome identified more than 100 genes predicted to be involved in virulence and identified complete gene sets for the following pathways: TCA cycle, glycolysis, glyconeogenesis, oxidative pentose phosphate and Entner—Doudoroff.
ref: 2015 July 8, “Comparative Genomic Analysis of Asian Haemorrhagic Septicaemia-Associated Strains of Pasteurella multocida Identifies More than 90 Haemorrhagic Septicaemia-Specific Genes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: The biosynthesis of sugars, typically in the liver
Related terms: gluconeogenesis
glyconeogenic
glycyrrhiza
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: glycyrrhizas
Etymology: From New Latin, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root, licorice”). Doublet of licorice.
Senses: examples: text: As various foods and sweeteners are known to contain glycyrrhiza, which contains GL, a glycoside of GA, we regulated the meals of subjects during this study.
ref: 2015 July 8, “Pharmacokinetics of Active Components of Yokukansan, a Traditional Japanese Herbal Medicine after a Single Oral Administration to Healthy Japanese Volunteers: A Cross-Over, Randomized Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Any legume (such as liquorice) of the genus Glycyrrhiza.
Derived terms: glycyrrhizin
innominatum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: innominata
Senses: synonyms: word: os innominatum
word: innominate bone
glosses: Synonym of innominate bone.
knockin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: knockins
form: knock-in
Senses: examples: text: The advantage of this design is that the targeted knockin retains the intact endogenous aggrecan locus and expresses the tamoxifen-inducible CreERT2 protein from a second IRES-driven open reading frame.
ref: 2015 July 8, “Non-Invasive Quantification of Cartilage Using a Novel In Vivo Bioluminescent Reporter Mouse”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: The insertion of a cDNA sequence at a particular locus in an organism's chromosome
lithopanspermia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From litho- + panspermia.
Senses: examples: text: This experimental evidence supports the possibility of interplanetary transport of lifeforms and makes the lithopanspermia hypothesis more realistic.
ref: 2015 July 8, “Spore-Forming Thermophilic Bacterium within Artificial Meteorite Survives Entry into the Earth's Atmosphere on FOTON-M4 Satellite Landing Module”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: The transfer of life-bearing rocks, ejected from one planet, onto the surface of another.
Derived terms: lithopanspermic
mediotergite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mediotergites
Etymology: From medio- + tergite.
Senses: glosses: A broad convex area on the posterior end of the insect thorax between the subscutellum and the base of the abdomen
mediotergites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: They open postero-laterally through the membrane between the mediotergites VIII-IX. The reservoirs are large; the acinous glands are deeply placed inside the abdomen and lie laterally on each side of the ovaries.
ref: 2015 July 8, “Convergent Reduction of Ovariole Number Associated with Subterranean Life in Beetles”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: plural of mediotergite
microendemics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: All the species studied are Pyrenean microendemics except Trechus bordei Peyerimhoff, 1909, which is endemic to the western Pyrenees and Asturias [28 ].
ref: 2015 July 8, “Convergent Reduction of Ovariole Number Associated with Subterranean Life in Beetles”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: plural of microendemic
octadecanoid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: octadecanoids
Senses: examples: text: Many OPRs are part of the octadecanoid pathway that converts linolenic acid to jasmonic acid (JA), but 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid can also act as a mediator in the defence against necrotrophic pathogens.
ref: 2015 July 8, “Transcriptional Responses Associated with Virulence and Defence in the Interaction between Heterobasidion annosum s . s . and Norway Spruce”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Relating to octadecanoic acid and its derivatives, but especially to polyunsaturated forms that are involved in the biosynthesis of jasmonic acid
board meeting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: board meetings
Senses: examples: text: Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham pulled no punches in March 20's Transport for the North board meeting in Leeds. He wants rid of Avanti West Coast. And he may yet get his way, although ministers in London are holding the line at the moment.
ref: 2024 April 3, Philip Haigh, “Discord over Avanti West Coast is part of a wider problem”, in RAIL, number 1006, page 52:
glosses: A meeting held by the board (of directors) of a company, or any other organisation that has a governing board.
otorhinolaryngologic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: A serum sample was taken from each subject at enrollment for detection of EBV VCA/IgA antibody by Immunoenzymatic assay, and each subject was offered an otorhinolaryngologic and neck lymphatic examination.
ref: 2015 July 8, “Nasopharyngeal Epstein-Barr Virus Load: An Efficient Supplementary Method for Population-Based Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Screening”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: otorhinolaryngological
parafacial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -eɪʃəl
Etymology: From para- + facial.
Senses: examples: text: The substantia innominata of the BF is reported to project to the SWS-promoting parvicellular area of the reticular nucleus (also called the parafacial zone) [38 , 39 ].
ref: 2015 July 8, “Silencing of Cholinergic Basal Forebrain Neurons Using Archaerhodopsin Prolongs Slow-Wave Sleep in Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Relating to the area between the ptilinal fissure and the compound eye of insects.
glosses: Relating to the area adjacent to the facial motor nucleus, especially the retrotrapezoid nucleus.
ptilinal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to the ptilinum
parvicellular
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From parvi- + cellular.
Senses: examples: text: The substantia innominata of the BF is reported to project to the SWS-promoting parvicellular area of the reticular nucleus (also called the parafacial zone) [38, 39 ].
ref: 2015 July 8, “Silencing of Cholinergic Basal Forebrain Neurons Using Archaerhodopsin Prolongs Slow-Wave Sleep in Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Composed of small cells
postpreparative
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From post- + preparative.
Senses: examples: text: The validation of this procedure was conducted in human plasma to evaluate the method in terms of specificity, recovery, intraday reproducibility, interday reproducibility, calibration curve, stability in blood, short-term stability, postpreparative stability, freeze–thaw stability, long-term stability, dilution integrity, matrix effect, carry-over, and stability in the standard solution.
ref: 2015 July 8, “Pharmacokinetics of Active Components of Yokukansan, a Traditional Japanese Herbal Medicine after a Single Oral Administration to Healthy Japanese Volunteers: A Cross-Over, Randomized Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Following preparation
preauricular
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ)
Etymology: From pre- + auricular.
Senses: examples: text: The signals were bandpass-filtered to 0.03–330 Hz and sampled at 1 kHz. Four head-position-indicator coils were attached to the subject's scalp, and head coordinates were registered with a 3D digitizer by identifying the locations of the coils together with the locations of three anatomical landmarks (nasion and left and right preauricular points) and some additional points on the scalp.
ref: 2015 July 8, “Modulation of Rolandic Beta-Band Oscillations during Motor Simulation of Joint Actions”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: In front of the external ear.
tetrapyrrols
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: One of these PGRs is 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA), which is also believed to be an essential biosynthetic precursor for the biosynthesis of tetrapyrrols such as heme and chlorophyll [9 ].
ref: 2015 July 8, “Nitric Oxide Mediates 5-Aminolevulinic Acid-Induced Antioxidant Defense in Leaves of Elymus nutans Griseb. Exposed to Chilling Stress”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Misspelling of tetrapyrroles.
theraputical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: The theraputical failure measured by CD4 response did not agreed with individuals failing by virological parameters.
ref: 2015 July 8, “Trends in Prevalence of HIV-1 Drug Resistance in a Public Clinic in Maputo, Mozambique”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Misspelling of therapeutical.
'60s
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Heckman has been analyzing data from two famous early-childhood intervention programs, the Abecedarian Project of the ’70s and the Perry Preschool project of the ’60s. Both have furnished ample evidence that, if you enroll very young children from poor families in programs that give both them and their parents an extra boost, then they grow up to be wealthier and healthier than their counterparts—less fat, less sick, better educated, and, for men, more likely to hold down a job.
ref: 2013 May 13, Judith Shulevitz, “The Lethality of Loneliness”, in The New Republic, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2015:
glosses: Alternative spelling of 60s.
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troglobiomorphism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Latin trōglodyta (“cave-dwelling people”), and biomorphism.
Senses: examples: text: We discuss the multiple convergent evolutions in ovariole number and the potential link between a reduction of ovariole number and troglobiomorphism in a phylogenetic context.
ref: 2015 July 8, “Convergent Reduction of Ovariole Number Associated with Subterranean Life in Beetles”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: The form of a biological organism that has been influenced by its living in caves
Related terms: troglobiomorphic
'50s
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Suomi is building on research begun by his teacher and mentor, Harry Harlow, a psychologist at the University of Wisconsin notorious for experiments in the ’50s and ’60s.
ref: 2013 May 13, Judith Shulevitz, “The Lethality of Loneliness”, in The New Republic, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2015:
glosses: Alternative spelling of 50s.
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'40s
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of 40s.
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troglobitic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From troglobite + -ic.
Senses: examples: text: By breeding two troglobitic species of the genus Aphaenops, she was able to obtain the first larval instar and observed that it does not feed.
ref: 2015 July 8, “Convergent Reduction of Ovariole Number Associated with Subterranean Life in Beetles”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Relating to, or characteristic of a troglobite
'30s
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of 30s.
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'20s
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of 20s.
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trophocyte
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: trophocytes
Etymology: From tropho- + -cyte.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Any cell that provides nutrition
'10s
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: A shortening of 1910s or 2010s.
Senses: glosses: The 1910s
glosses: The 2010s
Synonyms: 10s
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trophocytes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Specimens were placed in a cavity slide and illustrated both before and after immersion in 70% ethanol to clarify some details inside the ovaries, such as the presence or absence of trophocytes and oocytes.
ref: 2015 July 8, “Convergent Reduction of Ovariole Number Associated with Subterranean Life in Beetles”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: plural of trophocyte
00's
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of 00s.
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20's
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of 20s.
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30's
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of 30s.
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40's
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of 40s.
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50's
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of 50s.
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60's
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: A founder of Unapack, Lydia Eccles, 43, said she was a Boston artist who had long been concerned with "totalitarian tendencies in technology." She said the group included anarchists, hard-core punk rockers, 60's types, eco-leftists, pacifists, militants and primativists.^([sic – meaning primitivists])
ref: 1997 December 27, William Glaberson, “A Star on Your Computer Screen”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2011:
glosses: Alternative form of 60s.
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70's
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of 70s.
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tuberomammillary
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From tubero- + mammillary.
Senses: examples: text: It has been hypothesized that the cholinergic BF, histaminergic tuberomammillary nucleus, and noradrenergic locus ceruleus neurons are key links in the circuit regulating arousal [28 ].
ref: 2015 July 8, “Silencing of Cholinergic Basal Forebrain Neurons Using Archaerhodopsin Prolongs Slow-Wave Sleep in Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Resembling tubers and/or nipples
Derived terms: tuberomammillary nucleus
90's
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of 90s.
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1710s
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The decade from 1710 to 1719.
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vitellarium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛə.ɹi.əm/
ipa: /ˌvaɪ-/
ipa: /-tə-/
ipa: /ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛ.ɹi.əm/
ipa: /ˌvaɪ-/
ipa: /-tə-/
rhymes: -ɛəɹiəm
Forms: form: vitellariums
form: vitellaria
Etymology: Derived from New Latin, from vitellus (“yolk”) + -ārium (prefix: place associated with). By surface analysis, vitello- + -arium. See also English vitellus.
Senses: examples: text: In the hymenolepid cestode Fimbriaria fasciolaris, the vitellaria and uterus are continuous throughout the strobila.
ref: 1988, K. G. Adiyodi, Reproductive Biology of Invertebrates, Accessory Sex Glands, page 41:
text: Germarium and vitellarium are distinct and the latter contains one or two small, immature basal oocytes.
ref: 2015 July 8, “Convergent Reduction of Ovariole Number Associated with Subterranean Life in Beetles”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
text: The abundance of these proteins in the independent ovary section dataset were assessed using linear mixed models to compare abundance in ovary sections (four levels: germarium, early vitellariums, late vitellarium, and germarium).
ref: 2025 February 24, McAfee, Alison; Marshall, Katie; et al.; , “Virus infection of honey bee queens alters lipid profiles and indirectly suppresses a retinue pheromone component via reducing ovary mass”, in bioRxiv, →DOI, retrieved 25 Apr 2025:
glosses: A type of gland, in flatworms and similar organisms, that secretes yolk.
Related terms: vitellarial vitellarium vitellarian
vitellocyte
1720s
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The decade from 1720 to 1729.
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retip
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: retips
form: retipping
form: retipped
form: retipped
form: re-tip
Etymology: From re- + tip.
Senses: examples: text: The stiletto heels need retipping.
glosses: To fit with a new tip.
Tsez
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A Northeast Caucasian language spoken by about 15 thousand people in Dagestan, Russia.
coloradito
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A red Oaxacan mole (Mexican sauce)
anglosphere
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Anglosphere.
OFA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: OFAs
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of order for arrest.
inconclusion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌɪŋkənˈkluːʒən/
Forms: form: inconclusions
Etymology: From in- + conclusion.
Senses: examples: text: But never mind the inconvenience of the inconclusion.
ref: 2015 July 15, Katharine Murphy, “Labor's carbon working paper leaked: who's making trouble for Bill Shorten?”, in The Guardian:
glosses: Lack of conclusion.
inconclusions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of inconclusion
hyperlocals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The plan is to extend it across the country by mid-2016 and to include hyperlocals.
ref: 2015 July 15, Michelle Stanistreet, “It's not the BBC's fault the local press is in trouble”, in The Guardian:
glosses: plural of hyperlocal
as if one's life depended on it
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: examples: text: […]I'm experiencing a major-league anxiety attack, searching my pockets for Valium, Xanax, a leftover Halcion, anything, and all I find are three faded Nuprin in a Gucci pill-box, so I pop all three into my mouth and swallow them down with a Diet Pepsi and I couldn’t tell you where it came from if my life depended on it.
ref: 1991, Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho, London: Picador, →ISBN, page 148:
glosses: Alternative form of like one's life depended on it.
as if one's life depends on it
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of like one's life depended on it.
like there was no tomorrow
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of as if there were no tomorrow.
as if there was no tomorrow
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of as if there were no tomorrow.
bobby soxers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bobby soxer
as if there is no tomorrow
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of as if there were no tomorrow.
LORRI
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: aerospace
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
space-science
qualifier: New Horizons
glosses: Acronym of Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager, a long-focal-length imager designed for high resolution and responsivity at visible wavelengths.
holiday pay
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -eɪ
Senses: glosses: A yearly bonus of one's salary or social security with a payout that typically occurs shortly before summer.
glosses: A basic wage paid to an employee while they are on holiday. It can be paid for as many weeks' holiday as an employee is entitled to, although an employee can spread their complete holiday entitlement over the whole year.
Coco
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊkə/
Forms: form: Cocos
form: Lo Coco
form: Cocco
form: lo-Coco
form: Lo-Coco
form: Lococo
form: LoCoco
form: loCoco
Etymology: From the Italian Coco, a surname derived from Sicilian cocu (“cook”).
Senses: glosses: An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
glosses: A female given name.
glosses: A surname from Sicilian.
absits
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of absit
shape-note
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of shape note.
CAFO
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CAFOs
Senses: topics: agriculture
business
lifestyle
glosses: Initialism of concentrated animal feeding operation; factory farm.
CAFOs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of CAFO
factory farms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of factory farm
“ ”
Language: English
Part of speech: punct
Senses: glosses: Encloses a quotation, title, ironic comment (scare quotes), nickname, gloss, or the mention of a word
raw_tags: punctuation
begazed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of begaze