cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Central Franconian
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Calque from German Mittelfränkisch.
Senses: examples: text: The tonal dialects [i.e. the tonal dialects of Franconian, Franconian tonal dialects or tonal Franconian dialects] are divided into two main groups (Frings 1916): South-East-Low Franconian (Belgian Limburg, Dutch Limburg, Dülken region), and Central Franconian, which is divided into Ripuarian (Aachen and Cologne; Kerkrade region), and Moselle Franconian (a large area with Trier in the centre).
ref: Björn Köhnlein, Marc van Oostendorp, Introduction, chapter 3 The place of Franconian tones in the debate; in: 2018, Wolfgang Kehrein, Björn Köhnlein, Paul Boersma, Marc van Oostendorp (eds.), Segmental Structure and Tone (series: LA: Linguistische Arbeiten), p. 1ff., here p. 6
glosses: one of two main subgroups of the West Central German dialects; spoken in the north-western half of Rhineland-Palatinate, south-western North Rhine-Westphalia, easternmost Belgium, and southeasternmost Limburg (Netherlands); distinguished from Rhine Franconian by the use of dat (“that”) and wat (“what”), and the consistent pronunciation of Germanic -β- as a fricative (i.e. [v], or [f] when now in coda position).
Synonyms: Middle Franconian
Coordinate terms: Rhine Franconian
Meronyms: Moselle Franconian
Ripuarian
Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Central Franconian terms
djermakoy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: djermakoys
Senses: glosses: The ruler of the Djerma/Zarma states in southwest Niger.
microbrand
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmʌɪkɹə(ʊ)bɹand/
Forms: form: microbrands
Etymology: From micro- + brand.
Senses: examples: text: At the other end of the e-commerce spectrum from the megabrands are the very small microbrand expert sites, like Autotrader.com, Reflect.com, Electricshaver.com, and Stethoscopes44.
ref: 2001, Elliot Ettenberg, The Next Economy, page 16:
text: If the DIY tribes conclude that Etsy is simply profiting from their initiative and inventiveness without brightening their microbrands, they'll quickly abandon the site.
ref: 2010, Jeffrey Hollender, Bill Breen, The Responsibility Revolution, page 141:
text: At their first meeting, Mr. Chan recalled, Mr. Sternberg spoke philosophically about a series of microbrands, each with a unique reason for existence but none so overly distributed that it loses its voice.
ref: 2015 September 2, Steven Kurutz, “Band of Outsiders: Fast Rise, Faster Fall”, in New York Times:
glosses: A small commercial brand which is only recognised in a particular geographic or niche-interest market.
microbrand
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmʌɪkɹə(ʊ)bɹand/
Forms: form: microbrands
form: microbranding
form: microbranded
form: microbranded
Etymology: From micro- + brand.
Senses: glosses: To use a brand of this kind.
microbrands
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of microbrand
microbrands
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of microbrand
pneumonialike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /njuːˈməʊnɪəlaɪk/
ipa: /njʊˈməʊnɪəlaɪk/
ipa: /nuːˈmoʊnjəlaɪk/
Forms: form: more pneumonialike
form: most pneumonialike
Etymology: From pneumonia + -like.
Senses: examples: text: An outbreak of the disease has reverberated from death row to solitary confinement, with 95 additional inmates reporting the infection’s pneumonialike symptoms in the last few days, though none of them have received an official diagnosis of Legionnaires’ disease.
ref: 2015 September 2, Sarah Maslin Nir, “San Quentin Prison Scrambles After Outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease”, in New York Times:
glosses: Characteristic of pneumonia.
wideboy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wideboys
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of wide boy.
wideboys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wideboy
allorubbing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From allo- + rubbing.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: The rubbing against an animal by another member of the same species.
Related terms: allogrooming
endonasal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -eɪzəl
Etymology: From endo- + nasal.
Senses: examples: text: Chen and Ling reported on their experiences using this phantom for training in endonasal surgical procedures.
ref: 2015 September 3, “3D Rapid Prototyping for Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery: Applications in Image-Guidance, Surgical Simulation and Patient-Specific Modeling”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Within the nose.
eomysticetid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eomysticetids
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Any member of the Eomysticetidae, a family of extinct mysticetes.
eomysticetids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of eomysticetid
exoglucanases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of exoglucanase
extraluminally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From extraluminal + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: One squamous cell carcinoma of the lower trachea with involvement of right main bronchus and invasion extraluminally, its longitudinal involvement was 53.7 mm (Fig 1).
ref: 2015 September 3, “Diagnostic Value of Multidetector CT and Its Multiplanar Reformation, Volume Rendering and Virtual Bronchoscopy Postprocessing Techniques for Primary Trachea and Main Bronchus Tumors”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Outside the lumen.
hyperabsorption
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hyper- + absorption.
Senses: examples: text: Increased 1,25(OH) 2 D levels should stimulate the intestinal hyperabsorption of Ca and contribute to the hypercalciuria observed in such patients.
ref: 2015 September 3, “Altered Calcium and Vitamin D Homeostasis in First-Time Calcium Kidney Stone-Formers”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: An abnormally high level of absorption.
intrapeptide
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From intra- + peptide.
Senses: glosses: Within a peptide.
intrasample
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From intra- + sample.
Senses: examples: text: One sample, W52 (fabric group 3), separates out from the other sherds, which overlap with a considerable amount of intrasample variation.
ref: 2015 September 3, “Earliest Pottery on New Guinea Mainland Reveals Austronesian Influences in Highland Environments 3000 Years Ago”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Within a scientific sample.
metasedimentaries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of metasedimentary
sedimentaries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sedimentary
monopile
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: monopiles
Etymology: From mono- + pile.
Senses: examples: text: Rock boulders have been placed around the bases of monopile offshore wind turbines to prevent erosion or scour of soft sediments, and they subsequently were found to create nursery habitat for commercially important fishery species.
ref: 2015 September 3, “Impacts from Partial Removal of Decommissioned Oil and Gas Platforms on Fish Biomass and Production on the Remaining Platform Structure and Surrounding Shell Mounds”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: A foundation consisting of a single, generally large-diameter, structural element that supports the entire load of a large above-surface structure.
monopiles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of monopile
gray platelet syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A rare congenital bleeding disorder caused by a reduction or absence of alpha-granules in blood platelets, and the release of proteins normally contained in these granules into the marrow, resulting in myelofibrosis.
myotilinopathies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of myotilinopathy
nonbacteremic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + bacteremic.
Senses: examples: text: One study in the US modeled a 54% reduction in nonbacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia in adults 65 years and older in states that had achieved over 80% vaccination coverage in children under two years.
ref: 2015 September 3, “Impact of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Administration in Pediatric Older Age Groups in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Systematic Review”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Not bacteremic.
normocalciuric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From normo- + calciuric.
Senses: examples: text: Any explanation is speculative, but might relate to the fact these are first time and not recurrent SF. There were also no differences amongst groups in the intake of calcium and vitamin D. Further analysis of serum analyte concentrations based on the presence or absence of hypercalciuria in male and female stone formers revealed no differences in normocalciuric versus the hypercalciuric groups.
ref: 2015 September 3, “Altered Calcium and Vitamin D Homeostasis in First-Time Calcium Kidney Stone-Formers”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Having a normal amount of calcium in the urine.
normocalciuria
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From normo- + calciuria.
Senses: glosses: The presence of a normal amount of calcium in the urine.
oncofetal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: oncofoetal
Etymology: From onco- + fetal.
Senses: examples: text: As an oncofetal antigen, GPC3 is highly expressed in over 70% of HCCs but not in normal adult tissues.
ref: 2015 September 3, “Human Monoclonal Antibody Targeting the Heparan Sulfate Chains of Glypican-3 Inhibits HGF-Mediated Migration and Motility of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Typically present only during fetal development, but also found in adults with certain cancers.
oncofoetal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of oncofetal.
lamina papyracea
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Latin
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Orbital lamina of ethmoid bone
podocytopenia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From podocyte + -penia.
Senses: examples: text: Glomerular diseases are often associated with foot process effacement and podocytopenia leading to severe proteinuria, and are closely linked to disaggregation and altered distribution of AFs.
ref: 2015 September 3, “Everolimus Stabilizes Podocyte Microtubules via Enhancing TUBB2B and DCDC2 Expression”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: An abnormal podocyte deficiency.
tranatocetid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tranatocetids
Senses: examples: text: This anatomy is superficially similar to that of Cetotheriidae and some tranatocetids were previously considered to be cetotheres and even identified as Cetotherium.
ref: 2015 September 3, “From Problem Taxa to Problem Solver: A New Miocene Family, Tranatocetidae, Brings Perspective on Baleen Whale Evolution”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Any member of the family †Tranatocetidae, which is represented by the sole species †Tranatocetus argillarius, a cetacean.
tranatocetids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tranatocetid
aseasonality
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Quality of being aseasonal.
transportomes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of transportome
verbenol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Verbena + -ol.
Senses: glosses: A monoterpene alcohol found in verbena.
lipovitellin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lipovitellins
Etymology: From lipo- + vitellin.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A protein found in egg yolk and involved in lipid and metal storage.
lipovitellins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lipovitellin
handaxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of handax
glosses: plural of handaxe
habus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of habu
abdominouterotomies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of abdominouterotomy
hypercalciuric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more hypercalciuric
form: most hypercalciuric
Senses: glosses: Synonym of hypercalcinuric.
synonyms: word: hypercalcinuric
hypercalcinuric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more hypercalcinuric
form: most hypercalcinuric
Senses: glosses: Having an abnormally large amount of calcium in the urine.
cryotransfers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cryotransfer
cutmark
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cutmarks
Etymology: From cut + mark.
Senses: examples: text: The presence of cutmarks on the bones suggested cannibalism.
topics: archaeology
history
human-sciences
sciences
glosses: The mark left by a cut.
Related terms: cutwork
cutmarks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cutmark
laminarity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: laminarities
Etymology: From laminar + -ity.
Senses: glosses: The quality or degree of being laminar.
laminarities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of laminarity
myotilin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Short for myofibrillar titin-like protein.
Senses: glosses: A muscle protein found within the Z-disc of sarcomeres.
Derived terms: myotilinopathy
crownward
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From crown + -ward.
Senses: glosses: Toward a crown group.
Related terms: crownwards
demasks
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of demask
demasking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of demask
demasked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of demask
maskant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: maskants
Senses: glosses: An inert substance used to protect specific areas of material during chemical etching.
maskants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of maskant
consolidants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of consolidant
red rot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A degradation process in vegetable-tanned leather, caused by humidity, environmental pollution, and high temperature, and resulting in a powdery surface and structural weakness.
topics: engineering
metallurgy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A degradation process in brass where chemical dezincification of the brass alloy leaves behind fragile or powdery copper metal.
topics: biology
botany
medicine
natural-sciences
pathology
phytopathology
sciences
glosses: A disease of sugar cane caused by the fungus Glomerella tucumanensis.
orthogonalisations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of orthogonalisation
antisolvent
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: antisolvents
Etymology: From anti- + solvent.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A solvent in which the product is insoluble.
antisolvents
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of antisolvent
cerebellothalamic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From cerebello- + thalamic.
Senses: examples: text: As pointed out by Schmahmann and co-workers in an influential series of neuroanatomical studies, the cerebrocerebellar anatomical circuitry consists of a feedforward limb (the corticopontine and pontocerebellar pathways) and a feedback limb (the cerebellothalamic and thalamocortical systems) reciprocally connecting the cerebellum with the supratentorial regions crucially implicated in cognitive and affective processing.
ref: 2015 February 27, Mario Manto, Peter Mariën, “Schmahmann’s syndrome - identification of the third cornerstone of clinical ataxiology”, in Cerebellum & Ataxias, volume 2, →DOI:
glosses: Relating to the cerebellum and thalamus.
dasabuvir
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From [Term?] + -buvir (“RNA polymerase (NS5B) inhibitor”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: An antiviral drug for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection.
deletional
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From deletion + -al.
Senses: topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: Relating to deletion.
diplectanid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: diplectanids
Senses: examples: text: There, a small probe and dissecting microscope were used to isolate diplectanids from the gills or sediment.
ref: 2015 August 12, Delane C. Kritsky, Micah D. Bakenhaster, Douglas H. Adams, “Pseudorhabdosynochus species (Monogenoidea, Diplectanidae) parasitizing groupers (Serranidae, Epinephelinae, Epinephelini) in the western Atlantic Ocean and adjacent waters, with descriptions of 13 new species”, in Parasite, volume 22, →DOI:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Any member of the Diplectanidae, a family of monopisthocotylean monogenean flatworms.
diplectanids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of diplectanid
monopisthocotylean
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: monopisthocotyleans
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Any member of the Monopisthocotylea, a subclass of parasitic flatworms in the class Monogenea.
monopisthocotyleans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of monopisthocotylean
trisilicates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trisilicate
disilicate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: disilicates
Etymology: From di- + silicate.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any compound containing two silicate anions.
topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Synonym of sorosilicate.
synonyms: word: sorosilicate
Hypernyms: silicate
Derived terms: barium copper disilicate
disilicates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of disilicate
dysprosody
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dysprosodies
Etymology: From dys- + prosody.
Senses: glosses: A disorder in which one or more of the prosodic functions of speech are compromised or eliminated completely.
dysprosodies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dysprosody
wordfinding
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From word + finding.
Senses: glosses: The process of finding the correct word when speaking or writing.
Related terms: anomia
diction
dysnomia
lethologica
mot juste
on the tip of one's tongue
wordbook
epinepheline
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Of or relating to the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, including the groupers.
euglenozoan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: euglenozoans
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Any member of the infrakingdom or phylum Euglenozoa, a large group of flagellate protozoa.
euglenozoans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of euglenozoan
hypercoagulative
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more hypercoagulative
form: most hypercoagulative
Etymology: From hyper- + coagulative.
Senses: examples: text: In the case of pathological hypercoagulative conditions such as thrombosis and embolism, 4-hydroxycoumarin based oral anticoagulants, including warfarin as a well-known example, are administered to block the enzymatic function of VKORC1, effectively diminishing turnover of the vitamin K cycle.
ref: 2015 July 29, Carville G. Bevans et al., “Phylogeny of the Vitamin K 2,3-Epoxide Reductase (VKOR) Family and Evolutionary Relationship to the Disulfide Bond Formation Protein B (DsbB) Family”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: Involving excessive coagulation.
hypocoagulative
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more hypocoagulative
form: most hypocoagulative
Etymology: From hypo- + coagulative.
Senses: examples: text: This results in induction of a controlled hypocoagulative state to counteract the tendency towards clot formation.
ref: 2015 July 29, Carville G. Bevans et al., “Phylogeny of the Vitamin K 2,3-Epoxide Reductase (VKOR) Family and Evolutionary Relationship to the Disulfide Bond Formation Protein B (DsbB) Family”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: Involving abnormally little coagulation.
insulinemic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more insulinemic
form: most insulinemic
Etymology: From insulinemia + -ic.
Senses: examples: text: Acetic acid, found to be one of the major components of AE, has been reported extensively in several studies as having the potential of countering postprandial hyperglycemic and promoting insulinemic responses.
ref: 2015 August 20, Nor Adlin Yusoff et al., “Aqueous Extract of Nypa fruticans Wurmb. Vinegar Alleviates Postprandial Hyperglycemia in Normoglycemic Rats †”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: Exhibiting insulinemia.
Derived terms: hyperinsulinemic
normoinsulinemic
lacriform
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more lacriform
form: most lacriform
Etymology: From Latin lacrima ("tear", as in teardrops) + -form.
Senses: glosses: Shaped like a teardrop.
medialise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: medialises
form: medialising
form: medialised
form: medialised
Etymology: From medial + -ise.
Senses: examples: text: The suggestion was to medialise the centre of rotation in order to increase the lever arm of the deltoid.
ref: 2015 August 13, Shah Jehan, Magid Eltayeb, Mohammad Muddassir Mahmood Javaid, “Delta Reverse Polarity Shoulder Replacement: Single Surgeon Experience with a Minimum 2-Year Follow-up”, in Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: Alternative form of medialize.
medialises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of medialise
medialising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of medialise
medialised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of medialise
meprins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of meprin
midgestational
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From mid- + gestational.
Senses: examples: text: However, the importance of the high expression of 11β-HSD2 within the midgestational fetal brain is unknown.
ref: 2015, Caitlin Wyrwoll et al., “Fetal brain 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 selectively determines programming of adult depressive-like behaviors and cognitive function, but not anxiety behaviors in male mice”, in Psychoneuroendocrinology, volume 59, →DOI:
glosses: During gestation.
miravirsen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From [Term?] + -virsen (“antiviral antisense oligonucleotide”).
Senses: examples: text: Currently, miravirsen is applied in seven clinical trials, some are already in phase II.
ref: 2015 August 13, Merav Kedmi et al., “MicroRNAs and Growth Factors: An Alliance Propelling Tumor Progression”, in Journal of Clinical Medicine, volume 4, →DOI:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A locked nucleic acid-based antisense oligonucleotide with potential medical applications.
nourseothricin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A particular streptothricin antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces noursei.
nonanthropogenic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + anthropogenic.
Senses: examples: text: Future investigators and managers will be responsible for sorting out the various anthropogenic and nonanthropogenic factors to determine the reason for any change in transparency.
ref: 2015 August 12, Zhixu Wu et al., “Seasonal-Spatial Distribution and Long-Term Variation of Transparency in Xin’anjiang Reservoir: Implications for Reservoir Management”, in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, volume 12, →DOI:
glosses: Not anthropogenic.
nonsusceptibility
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From non- + susceptibility.
Senses: examples: text: Because we limited our isolates to those with nonsusceptibility to a carbapenem and could only calculate sFN and sTN screening results, we could not determine the specificity, sensitivity, or negative predictive value of a definition.
ref: 2015, Nora Chea et al., “Improved Phenotype-Based Definition for Identifying Carbapenemase Producers among Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae”, in Emerging Infectious Diseases, volume 21, →DOI:
glosses: The quality of not being susceptible.
nipsy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of trap ball.
synonyms: word: trap ball
trap ball
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An old game played with a levered wooden trap by means of which a small ball is launched into the air so as to be struck by a player with a bat. The aim is to hit the ball furthest, either in one or several turns.
Synonyms: cat
cat and dog
knurr and spell
northern spell
nipsy
knurr and spell
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of trap ball.
synonyms: word: trap ball
northern spell
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Corruption of knurr and spell.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of trap ball.
synonyms: word: trap ball
knur and spell
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of knurr and spell.
monogenoids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of monogenoid
oxacillinase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oxacillinases
Etymology: From oxacillin + -ase.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of the OXA group of beta-lactamases, found mainly in Acinetobacter species.
oxacillinases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oxacillinase
phosphoregulatory
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From phospho- + regulatory.
Senses: examples: text: The evidence presented in this report indicates that the primary target of the Rsb phosphoregulatory network in Chlamydia trachomatis is σ 66, the main ‘housekeeping’ sigma factor of the pathogen.
ref: 2015 August 27, Christopher C. Thompson et al., “The Rsb Phosphoregulatory Network Controls Availability of the Primary Sigma Factor in Chlamydia trachomatis and Influences the Kinetics of Growth and Development”, in PLoS Pathogens, volume 11, →DOI:
glosses: Relating to phosphoregulation
Related terms: phosphoregulator
photolesions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of photolesion
photopolymerize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: photopolymerizes
form: photopolymerizing
form: photopolymerized
form: photopolymerized
Etymology: From photo- + polymerize.
Senses: examples: text: The test piece was mounted on the UV curing station and photopolymerized for 10 minutes.
ref: 2015 August 18, Jin-Young Park et al., “Comparison of prosthetic models produced by traditional and additive manufacturing methods”, in The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics, volume 7, →DOI:
glosses: To subject to photopolymerization.
photopolymerized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of photopolymerize
photopolymerizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of photopolymerize
piwi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈpiwi/
Forms: form: piwis
Etymology: Short for P-element induced wimpy testis in Drosophila.
Senses: examples: text: However, piwi and tudor-domain containing genes are absent from flukes and tapeworms and no true vasa orthologue has been identified in schistosomes.
ref: 2015 August 25, David Roquis et al., “The Epigenome of Schistosoma mansoni Provides Insight about How Cercariae Poise Transcription until Infection”, in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, volume 9, →DOI:
topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: A class of genes originally identified as encoding regulatory proteins responsible for maintaining incomplete differentiation in stem cells and maintaining the stability of cell division rates in germline cells.
glosses: a small Australian magpie lark, also known as a Murray magpie.
resolubilize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: resolubilizes
form: resolubilizing
form: resolubilized
form: resolubilized
Etymology: From re- + solubilize.
Senses: examples: text: Another small molecule, Hsp104, a protein disaggregase, can rapidly resolubilize denatured protein aggregates and restore function of proteins.
ref: 2014 July 4, Zhe Long, Beisha Tang, Hong Jiang, “Alleviating neurodegeneration in Drosophila models of PolyQ diseases”, in Cerebellum & Ataxias, volume 1, →DOI:
glosses: To solubilize again.
resolubilizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of resolubilize
resolubilizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of resolubilize
swimmer's itch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɪtʃ
Senses: glosses: A short-term immune reaction occurring in the skin of humans infected by water-borne Schistosomatidae.
Synonyms: cercarial dermatitis
duck itch
lake itch
sialomes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sialome
spherocytic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From spherocyte + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Relating to spherocytes.
squamodisc
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: squamodiscs
Etymology: From squamo- + disc.
Senses: glosses: An epidermal structure found only in certain monogeneans of the family Diplectanidae, made up of scales embedded in the epidermis.
squamodiscs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of squamodisc
fakable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more fakable
form: most fakable
Senses: examples: text: They are fakable because affective measures tap typical behaviors, not maximum behaviors.
ref: 1993, Gerald S. Hanna, Better Teaching Through Better Measurement, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers, page 518:
text: 1998, Lynn Ann McFarland, Individual Differences in the Ability to Fake Across Non-cognitive Measures, Michigan State University. Department of Psychology, page 40,
Finally, the percentage of items deemed fakable was varied.
text: 2016, Deborah L, Whetzel, Michael A. McDaniel, Situational Judgment Tests in High-Stakes Testing, Updesh Kumar (editor), The Wiley Handbook of Personality Assessment, John Wiley & Sons (Wiley Blackwell), page 206,
Third, they concluded that SJTs are less fakable than personality inventories.
glosses: Alternative form of fakeable.
fakeable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more fakeable
form: most fakeable
form: fakable
Etymology: From fake + -able.
Senses: examples: text: But, if such niceties still lead us to believe that the inventory to be used is fakeable, then it makes good sense to use the more fakeable instruments after using those we think are less fakeable.
ref: 1993, W. James Popham, Educational Evaluation, Allyn & Bacon, page 158:
text: The judges viewed biodata items as more fakeable than SJI items.
ref: 2003, Lauren Jill Ramsay, Score Inflation on Biodata and Situational Judgment Inventory Items: A College Admissions Quandary, page 56:
text: The idea behind having two different schemes is to use the fakeable scheme to encrypt a message m on which the parties would like to have deniability.
ref: 2011, Rikke Bendlin et al., “Lower and Upper Bounds for Deniable Public-Key Encryption”, in Dong Hoon Lee, Xiaoyun Wang, editors, Advances in Cryptology - ASIACRYPT 2011: 17th International Conference, Proceedings, Springer, page 131:
glosses: Capable of being faked.
haptors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of haptor
subtrapezoidal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sub- + trapezoidal.
Senses: examples: text: Haptor subtrapezoidal, with dorsal and ventral anteromedial lobes containing respective squamodiscs and lateral lobes having hook pairs 2–4, 6, 7.
ref: 2015 August 12, Delane C. Kritsky, Micah D. Bakenhaster, Douglas H. Adams, “Pseudorhabdosynochus species (Monogenoidea, Diplectanidae) parasitizing groupers (Serranidae, Epinephelinae, Epinephelini) in the western Atlantic Ocean and adjacent waters, with descriptions of 13 new species”, in Parasite, volume 22, →DOI:
glosses: Partly or imperfectly trapezoidal.
tolloids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tolloid
L0L
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Informal form of LOL.
unsclerotized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + sclerotized.
Senses: examples: text: Vaginal pore sinistroventral at or slightly anterior to level of seminal vesicle; vagina with distal vestibule, small vaginal sclerite having two small tandem chambers; vaginal canal unsclerotized, extending diagonally within body to seminal receptacle.
ref: 2015 August 12, Delane C. Kritsky, Micah D. Bakenhaster, Douglas H. Adams, “Pseudorhabdosynochus species (Monogenoidea, Diplectanidae) parasitizing groupers (Serranidae, Epinephelinae, Epinephelini) in the western Atlantic Ocean and adjacent waters, with descriptions of 13 new species”, in Parasite, volume 22, →DOI:
glosses: Not sclerotized.
ventrodorsally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From ventrodorsal + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a ventrodorsal manner.
xenosiderophores
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of xenosiderophore
yellowmouth
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From yellow + mouth.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Having yellow markings around the mouth.
raw_tags: in the names of fishes
Derived terms: yellowmouth barracuda
yellowmouth grouper
yellowmouth jawfish
yellowmouth moray
yellowmouth rockfish
xenosiderophore
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: xenosiderophores
Etymology: From xeno- + siderophore.
Senses: glosses: A siderophore used by an organism other than the one that produces it.
pleiomorphism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pleiomorphisms
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of pleomorphism.
pleiomorphic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more pleiomorphic
form: most pleiomorphic
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of pleomorphic.
pleiomorphisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pleiomorphism
plain Dunstable
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Likely from an old Bedfordshire proverb "as plain as Dunstable road" or "as plain as Dunstable highway".
Senses: examples: text: Because I value Mr. Solmes as my friend, you treat him the worse — That's the plain Dunstable of the matter, Miss! — I am not such a fool but I can see that.
ref: 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XXXII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […], →OCLC:
text: ‘Fancy roams over half the world in lovers' sighs, and plain Dunstable in gallantry belongs only to the Puritan ; but never have I met such fantastic wooing and cooing since I went in for daggering of arms myself.’
ref: 1899, Sidney Herbert Burchell, The Duke's Servants: A Romance, page 188:
text: For the plain Dunstable of the matter is' (and it was remarkable how soon, on discovering that they were of the same sex, her manner changed and she dropped her plaintive, appealing ways), 'the plain Dunstable of the matter is, that I 'm not in the mood for the society of the other sex tonight.
ref: 1928, Virginia Woolf, Orlando: A Biography, London: The Hogarth Press, →OCLC; republished as Orlando: A Biography (eBook no. 0200331h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, July 2015:
glosses: straightforward language; straight talk.
plain Dunstable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more plain Dunstable
form: most plain Dunstable
Etymology: Likely from an old Bedfordshire proverb "as plain as Dunstable road" or "as plain as Dunstable highway".
Senses: examples: text: Before you betake yourself to new grammarian labours and dictionary inventions, learn to understand a plain Latin metaphor, that your denials thereof, because it is not in plain dunstable terms, be not reputed, if not profoundly impudent, yet profoundly ignorant.
ref: 1607, Henry Fitzsimon, “Gentle Bickering with Dean Rider”, in Words of comfort to persecuted Catholics, written in exile, anno 1607, page 243:
text: Why, master Thorney, do you mean to talk out your dinner ? the company attends your coming . What must it be, master Frank ? or son Frank ? I am plain Dunstable.
ref: 1621, John Ford, The Witch of Edmonton:
text: Howbeit there were some good walkers among them that walked in the king's highway ordinarily, uprightly, plain Dunstable way; and for this purpose I would show you an history which is written in the third of the Kings.
ref: 1844, Hugh Latimer, Selected Sermons of Hugh Latimer, Associated University Presse, →ISBN, page 71:
glosses: Straightforward, honest.
preconceptionally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From preconceptional + -ly.
Senses: glosses: Prior to conceiving a child.
toposheet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: toposheets
Etymology: From topo- + sheet.
Senses: glosses: A kind of map that shows the topographic features of an area.
toposheets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of toposheet
multimappings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of multimapping
infiltrants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of infiltrant
isocaproic acid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From iso- + caproic acid.
Senses: glosses: 4-Methylpentanoic acid, a carboxylic acid of five carbons with methyl substitution at the fourth carbon.
Related terms: isocaproate
millivoltmeter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: millivoltmeters
Etymology: From milli- + volt + -meter.
Senses: glosses: A voltmeter that is sensitive enough to produce readings on the millivolt scale.
millivoltmeters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of millivoltmeter
duck itch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of swimmer's itch.
synonyms: word: swimmer's itch
lake itch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of swimmer's itch.
synonyms: word: swimmer's itch
meade
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: meades
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of mead.
meades
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of meade
cyser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cysers
Etymology: From Middle English ciser (“alcoholic beverage of great strength and potency”), from Medieval Latin sīcera, from Ancient Greek σίκερα (síkera), from Hebrew שֵׁכָר (šēḵār). Doublet of cider.
Senses: examples: text: Some people insist that pure apple juice and honey be used; others that 1- 2 lb of apples to the gallon of water is sufficient. It is really only Apple wine using honey instead of sugar. The cyser is named according to the apple variety[…]
ref: 1972, Leo Zanelli, Home wine making from A to Z, A. S. Barnes, page 58:
text: The procedures for cyser are identical to cider with a notable exception: honey is a much more complex sugar than cane or corn sugars, meaning honey takes a long time to clear and an even longer time (at least six months) to ferment out[…]
ref: 1995, Paul Correnty, The Art of Cidermaking, Brewers Publications:
text: Traditionally, a cyser was made by adding honey to apple juice with no additional water. Enough honey needs to be used so that you are not just making a specialty cider (fermented apple juice with a little honey added to boost the alcohol level or add complexity to the beverage).
ref: 2014 July 30, Steve Piatz, The Complete Guide to Making Mead: The Ingredients, Equipment, Processes, and Recipes for Crafting Honey Wine, Voyageur Press, →ISBN:
glosses: A kind of mead made with apples.
cysers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cyser
caustic pencil
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: caustic pencils
Senses: glosses: A device for applying topical medication containing silver nitrate and potassium nitrate, used for chemical cauterization of the skin.
caustic pencils
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of caustic pencil
flintknapper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: flintknappers
Etymology: From flint + knapper.
Senses: glosses: One who makes tools by knapping flint.
flintknapping
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From flint + knapping.
Senses: glosses: The creation of tools by knapping flint.
flintknappers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flintknapper
albitisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of albitization.
Related terms: albitise
unifacially
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From unifacial + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a unifacial manner.
coalmining
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: coal mining
Etymology: From coal + mining.
Senses: examples: text: Coalmining and agriculture were designated as 'ring-fenced' industries.
ref: 2000, David Price, Office of Hope: A History of the Public Employment Service in Great Britain, page 114:
glosses: The mining of coal.
geodispersal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From geo- + dispersal.
Senses: glosses: The erosion of barriers to gene flow and biological dispersal.
buffelgrass
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: buffelgrasses
form: buffel grass
Etymology: Via Afrikaans, ultimately from Dutch buffel (“buffalo”).
Senses: examples: text: Bo spotted a scrub turkey standing head high in the buffel grass.
ref: 2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 34:
text: Some other people had a different reaction and gambled by the light of kerosene lanterns on the spare allotment covered in buffel grass at the back of the pub […].
ref: 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 79:
glosses: The African perennial grass Cenchrus ciliaris.
rewalt
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: rewalts
form: rewalting
form: rewalted
form: rewalted
Etymology: From Middle English *rewalten, equivalent to re- + walt.
Senses: examples: text: They say his errand is to see the galleass, that is utterly rewalted and sunk in the sand, never to be recovered; and also to speak with them at Calais that was within the galleass, and now to go into Spain.
ref: 1894, John Knox Laughton, Defeat of the Spanish Armada:
glosses: To overturn; throw down.
glosses: To give up; surrender
wossnames
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wossname
whatsitsnames
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of whatsitsname
Irish goodbye
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Irish goodbyes
Etymology: The ethnicity has been swappable depending on the time and place of the speakers; more at French leave.
Senses: examples: text: to pull an Irish goodbye
text: If you get cornered, make like Hotspur in Henry IV, Part One. Say, “‘O gentlemen, the time of life is short!’”. Then swoop off into the next room and quickly pull an Irish goodbye.
ref: 2015, Sarah Knight, The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
text: So I pulled an Irish goodbye. Up and left before anyone realized I was gone. Thinking back on that now, I regret it.
ref: 2016, Rob Hart, South Village, Polis Books, →ISBN:
text: It seemed I had flawlessly executed the Irish goodbye without even trying. All I had left to do was leave.
ref: 2023, Joey Hartstone, The Local, Pushkin Press, →ISBN:
synonyms: Irish exit
French leave
glosses: A hasty exit made without saying farewells to anybody.
French exit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: French exits
Etymology: See French leave § Etymology.
Senses: examples: text: A French exit; no thank you for having me, no I've had a lovely time. To just walk away, cool and aloof. I wondered if I could.
ref: 2014, David Nicholls, Us, Harper Collins, →ISBN, page 45:
text: I wish celebrities would learn the art of the French exit. But they can’t, which is why Eva Longoria has announced she no longer lives in America.
ref: 2024 November 15, Marina Hyde, “To the stars vowing to flee Trump’s America: maybe your excruciating endorsements were part of the problem”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
glosses: Synonym of French leave.
synonyms: word: French leave
guitar cello
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: guitar cellos
form: guitar-cello
Senses: glosses: Synonym of arpeggione.
synonyms: word: arpeggione
guitar cellos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of guitar cello
bowed guitar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bowed guitars
Senses: glosses: Synonym of arpeggione.
synonyms: word: arpeggione
bowed guitars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bowed guitar
guitar-cello
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: guitar-cellos
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of guitar cello.
guitar-cellos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of guitar-cello
elektro-baglama
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: elektro-baglamas
form: elektro bağlama
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A baglama modified with magnetic pickups so as to be a modern electric instrument.
elektro-baglamas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of elektro-baglama
consarns
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of consarn
baglamadaki
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: baglamadakis
Senses: glosses: Synonym of baglamas.
synonyms: word: baglamas
baglamadakis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of baglamadaki
baby bouzouki
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: baby bouzoukis
Senses: glosses: Synonym of baglamas.
synonyms: word: baglamas
baby bouzoukis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of baby bouzouki
Heimlich
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Heimlich
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Heimlichs
Senses: examples: text: They choke to death on water. […] Four Heimlichs take ten seconds to perform and anyone can do them. The Red Cross adopted the Heimlich.
ref: 2003, Rustum Roy, Science of Whole Person Healing: Proceedings of the First Interdisciplinary International Conference, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 3:
text: Having never done a Heimlich on a dog myself, I have no way to know for sure.
THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER
The Heimlich for a Small Dog
1. Lay the dog on her side on a flat, hard surface.[…]
ref: 2005 November 3, Tracie Hotchner, The Dog Bible: Everything Your Dog Wants You to Know, Penguin, →ISBN, page 313:
text: - Demonstrate finger sweeps
- Explain the use of the Heimlich on infants
- Explain the use of the Heimlich on children
- Explain the use of the Heimlich on pregnant patients[…]
ref: 2012 March 6, Debra Jennings, Janet Chernega, Emergency Guide for Dental Auxiliaries, Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 123:
text: He's choking, I think I yelled, help me turn him on his side. And I thumped him on the back and pushed up into his belly but we couldn't get our arms [around...] I would have stopped him, whacked him on the back, tried several Heimlichs on [him...]
ref: 2017 July 17, John R Hewson, Corbett's Daughter, FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 130:
glosses: Heimlich maneuver.