cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
butenafine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Get a fungicidal cream that contains terbinafine or butenafine at the drugstore; make sure that it’s not a fungistatic one containing, for example, clotrimazole, which “slows growth but won’t clear it,” she said.
ref: 2009 August 6, Catherine Saint Louis, “The Groundwork”, in New York Times:
glosses: A synthetic benzylamine antifungal drug.
fosfluconazole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From fos- (“phosphorous derivative”) + fluconazole.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A water-soluble phosphate prodrug of fluconazole.
bromochlorosalicylanilide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An antifungal drug, 5-bromo-N-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide.
isethionate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌɪˈsiː.θi.ə.neɪt/
ipa: /ˌaɪ.sɪˈθaɪ.əˌneɪt/
Etymology: From isethionic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any salt or ester of isethionic acid.
isethionates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of isethionate
pentamidine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /pɛnˈtæm.ɪ.diːn/
Forms: form: pentamidines
Etymology: From pent- + -amidine.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A synthetic antibiotic drug used chiefly in the form of its salt C₂₃H₃₆N₄O₁₀S₂ especially to treat protozoal infections (such as leishmaniasis) and to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia.
terbinafine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɚˈbɪn.əˌfin/
Etymology: Probably from ter(t-)b(utyl) + -yne + naph(thalene) + -ine.
Senses: examples: text: Terbinafine is a newly developed oral and topical antifungal agent in the allylamine class of antifungal compounds (Petranyi et al, 1984). Discovered in 1983, it is closely related to naftifine. Terbinafine became available in Europe in 1991, and in 1996 in the United States.
ref: 2003, Peter G. Pappas, “Terbinafine”, in William E. Dismukes, Peter G. Pappas, Jack D. Sobel, editors, Clinical Mycology, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 104:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A synthetic allylamine antifungal drug that is highly lipophilic, used in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₁H₂₅N·HCl orally in the treatment of onychomycosis and topically in the treatment of tinea corporis, tinea cruris, and athlete's foot.
Related terms: naftifine
cilofungin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From [Term?] + -fungin (“antifungal antibiotic”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A particular antifungal drug of the echinocandin class.
nonantibacterial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + antibacterial.
Senses: glosses: Not antibacterial.
senicide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: senicides
Etymology: From Latin senex (“old”) + -cide.
Senses: glosses: The killing of an elderly person.
Synonyms: eldercide
geriatricide
gerontocide
geronticide
Related terms: -cide
fentichlor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of fenticlor.
fenticlor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fentichlor
Senses: glosses: A topical antibacterial and antifungal drug.
bifonazole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An imidazole antifungal drug.
trimetrexate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From trimethoxyphenyl.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A quinazoline derivative that is a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, used with leucovorin in treating pneumocystosis.
leiomyosarcomas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of leiomyosarcoma
leiomyosarcomata
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of leiomyosarcoma
butoconazole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From but- + -o- + -conazole (“miconazole derivative”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: An imidazole antifungal drug used in gynecology.
anidulafungin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From [Term?] + -fungin (“antifungal antibiotic”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: An antifungal drug of the echinocandin class.
antitrichomonal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From anti- + trichomonal.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Countering or preventing trichomoniasis.
demotivator
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: demotivators
Etymology: From demotivate + -or.
Senses: examples: text: [Money] becomes a demotivator when it bears no clear-cut relationship to performance on the job.
ref: 2001, Donald L. Caruth, Gail D. Handlogten, Managing Compensation (and Understanding it Too), page 47:
glosses: One who, or that which, demotivates.
glosses: One who, or that which, demotivates.
A humorous parody of a motivational poster, bearing a negative slogan.
demotivators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of demotivator
parietin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A cortical pigment of some lichens (genus Caloplaca and Xanthoria parietina, also found in roots of curled dock (Rumex crispus), having an orange-yellow colour and antifungal properties.
isethionic acid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌɪˌsiː.θiˌɒn.ɪk ˈas.ɪd/
ipa: /ˌaɪ.si.θiˌɑn.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/
rhymes: -æsɪd
Etymology: From is- + ethionic acid.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A synthetic short-chain alkane sulfonic acid used in the manufacture of anionic surfactants.
Derived terms: isethionate
pneumocystosis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pneumocystoses
Etymology: From pneumocystis + -osis.
Senses: glosses: A fungal infection with Pneumocystis jirovecii that primarily occurs as a pulmonary infection in AIDS patients.
Synonyms: word: pneumocystiasis
Hyponyms: pneumocystis pneumonia
pneumocystoses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pneumocystosis
interpulmonary
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From inter- + pulmonary.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Between the lungs.
extrapulmonary
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From extra- + pulmonary.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Beyond or outside the lungs.
extrapositions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of extraposition
undecenoic acid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: undecenoic acids
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: undecylenic acid
Related terms: undecenoate
undecylenates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of undecylenate
perosamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A mannose-derived 4-aminodeoxysugar produced by some bacteria.
perimycin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A polyene antibiotic with antifungal properties, produced by the bacterium Streptomyces coelicolor var. aminophilus.
Synonyms: aminomycin
fungimycin
aminomycin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From amino- + -mycin.
Senses: glosses: Perimycin.
fungimycin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: perimycin
naprapathy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /næˈpɹæpəθi/
Etymology: From Czech náprava (“correction”) + -pathy, coined in the early 1900s by Doctor Oakley Garfield Smith.
Senses: glosses: A branch of alternative medicine, a manipulative therapy that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions.
Related terms: naprapath
naprapathic
diaperlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more diaperlike
form: most diaperlike
Etymology: From diaper + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a diaper.
rubberless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From rubber + -less.
Senses: examples: text: Dr. Scholl's Rubberless CORRECTIVE HOSIERY is invaluable and approved by the medical profession for most Varicose Vein conditions […]
ref: 1933, Chemist & Druggist, volume 118, page xciii:
text: That is why folks who want perfection in their coffee cups morning, noon and night will welcome the new Cory Rubberless Brewer. It's all-glass! Nothing can come in contact with coffee-in-the-making that could possibly impart a bitter taste […]
ref: 1947 October 20, LIFE, page 145:
glosses: Without rubber (the material).
glosses: Synonym of eraserless.
synonyms: word: eraserless
crapes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of crape
crapehanger
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: crapehangers
form: crepehanger
Etymology: From crape + hanger, from the use of that material in making mourning garments.
Senses: glosses: A pessimist or doomsayer.
crapehangers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of crapehanger
kieselgur
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kieselgurs
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of kieselguhr.
Paris green
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Paris greens
Senses: hypernyms: pigment#Noun
coordinate_terms: word: Brunswick green#Noun
english: copper and arsenic
translation: copper and arsenic
word: Scheele's green#Noun
word: ;
english: chromium
translation: chromium
word: viridian#Noun
english: cobalt
translation: cobalt
word: ;
word: cobalt green#Noun
glosses: Copper(II) acetoarsenite, a highly toxic blue-green compound used as a pigment, colorant, insecticide and rodenticide.
Paris green
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: hypernyms: green#Adjective
coordinate_terms: malachite#Adjective
;
more at Appendix:Colors § Greens
glosses: Of a shade of pale green, originally produced with copper(II) acetoarsenite.
Scheele's green
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: After Carl Wilhelm Scheele, who invented it in 1775.
Senses: glosses: A toxic cupric hydrogen arsenite with a greenish-yellow hue, formerly used in paints.
pirimicarb
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /pɪˈɹɪmɪkɑː(ɹ)b/
Senses: glosses: A carbamate insecticide used to control aphids by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase activity.
aldicarb
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A carbamate insecticide that acts as a cholinesterase inhibitor.
tobacco water
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: tobacco dust juice
tobacco juice
tobacco lime
glosses: A traditional organic insecticide used in domestic gardening, produced by boiling or steeping strong tobacco in water.
microtubing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From micro- + tubing.
Senses: glosses: Very fine plastic tubing used in drip irrigation, typically in greenhouses.
Synonyms: spaghetti tubing
discodermolide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: After Discodermia dissoluta, the Caribbean marine sponge from which it was first isolated in 1990.
Senses: glosses: A natural polyketide that is a potent inhibitor of tumour cell growth.
radicicol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A particular natural product that binds to heat shock protein 90 and alters its function.
Synonyms: monorden
monorden
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /məˈnɔː(ɹ)dən/
Senses: glosses: radicicol
uvaricin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: After Uvaria accuminata, from whose roots it was first isolated in 1982.
Senses: glosses: A bis(tetrahydrofuranoid) fatty acid lactone, the first acetogenin discovered.
annonin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Annona + -in.
Senses: glosses: An active ingredient present in extracts of seed kernels of the genus Annona, used as an insecticide.
okadaic acid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: okadaic acids
Etymology: After the marine sponge Halichondria okadai, from which it was first isolated.
Senses: glosses: A toxin that accumulates in bivalves and causes diarrhetic shellfish poisoning.
derris
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From New Latin and translingual Derris, from Ancient Greek δέρρις (dérrhis, “leather, skin”), referring to the leathery pods, from δέρω (dérō, “I skin, I flay”).
Senses: glosses: A climbing leguminous plant of Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific Islands, Derris elliptica, whose roots are a source of rotenone.
Persian powder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An insecticidal powder usually made from Tanacetum cinerariifolium or Tanacetum coccineum, natural sources of pyrethrins.
imiprothrin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A neurotoxin of the pyrethroid class, used as an insecticide.
cyfluthrin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A particular pyrethroid insecticide.
unlawing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of unlaw
unlawed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of unlaw
unlawed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: an unlawed dog
glosses: Not having been lawed.
unflawed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + flawed.
Senses: glosses: Not flawed.
esterifies
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of esterify
esterifying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of esterify
esterifiable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From esterify + -able.
Senses: glosses: Capable of esterifying.
Derived terms: nonesterifiable
sludges
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sludge
nondisplayable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + displayable.
Senses: glosses: undisplayable
nondisplayed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + displayed.
Senses: glosses: Not displayed; hidden, invisible.
organzas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of organza
organyls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of organyl
zonkey
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɒŋki
Forms: form: zonkeys
Etymology: Blend of zebra + donkey
Senses: glosses: The offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Related terms: zedonk
zeedonk
zonkeys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of zonkey
tusk shell
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tusk shells
Senses: glosses: Any of the marine mollusks of the class Scaphopoda, which resemble elephant tusks.
Synonyms: scaphopod
mnt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of maleonitriledithiolate.
Decemberish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Decemberish
form: most Decemberish
form: Decembrish
Etymology: From December + -ish.
Senses: glosses: Characteristic of the month of December; wintry, gloomy, etc.
Synonyms: Decemberly
Decembery
databasing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of database
John Henry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: John Henrys
Etymology: Believed to be a Western United States cowboy variation (dating from the late 1700s or early 1800s) of John Hancock, the first person to sign the United States Declaration of Independence and whose name later became a synonym for a signature. This usage predates the American folklore hero John Henry from the 1870s.
Senses: examples: text: They stepped forward. Bury held a pen at them. “So if you fellows will just put your John Henrys on this document, it's all legal.” The two privates signed it.
ref: 1986, L. Ron Hubbard, Villainy Victorious: Mission Earth:
glosses: One's signature.
topics: arts
folklore
history
human-sciences
literature
media
publishing
sciences
glosses: A character from American folklore.
Derived terms: topics: folklore
arts
literature
history
human-sciences
sciences
publishing
media
word: John Henryism
Related terms: John Hancock
lojbanizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of lojbanize
lojbanizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of lojbanize
lojbanized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of lojbanize
sine quâ non
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sine quibus non
Senses: examples: text: Knowledge is the sine quâ non; but it is forgotten that moral is, to say the least, as useful as historical or scientific knowledge.
ref: 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIX, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 275:
glosses: Alternative spelling of sine qua non.
stramineous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /stɹəˈmɪn.ɪəs/
ipa: /stɹəˈmɪn.i.əs/
Forms: form: more stramineous
form: most stramineous
Etymology: From Latin strāmineus, from strāmen (“straw”).
Senses: examples: text: Their wits indeed serve them to that sole purpose, to make sport […]; in all other discourse, dry, barren, stramineous, dull and heavy, here lies their genius, in this they alone excel, please themselves and others.
ref: 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition I, section 2, member 4, subsection iv:
glosses: Pertaining to or made of straw; having little value, insubstantial.
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Straw-coloured.
monoubiquitinylation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From mono- + ubiquitinylation.
Senses: glosses: monoubiquitination
corrective rape
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: corrective rapes
Etymology: corrective + rape. First used in South Africa, in reference to the raping of lesbians.
Senses: examples: text: Raping a lesbian, HRW [(Human Rights Watch)] researchers found, can make a man a township hero. Attackers boast publicly of their crimes and declare to their victims, "We'll show you you're a woman," the report said. Such attacks are known as "corrective rapes" in South Africa.
ref: [2011 December 5, Donna Bryson, “Rights group: South African lesbians face abuse”, in Yahoo! News, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2012:
text: In early reports of corrective rape, gender non-conforming behavior among black lesbian women is cited as one of the most prevalent motivations behind the perpetration of such violence (Mufweba and Bhengu, 2003).
ref: 2021, S. J. Dodd, editor, The Routledge International Handbook of Social Work and Sexualities, Routledge, →ISBN, page 99:
glosses: The act of raping someone because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in an attempt to force the person to be heterosexual or to enforce gender stereotypes.
perstringe
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəˈstɹɪn(d)ʒ/
rhymes: -ɪndʒ
Forms: form: perstringes
form: perstringing
form: perstringed
form: perstringed
Etymology: From Latin perstringere, from per- + stringere (“to tie, bind”).
Senses: examples: text: I speak not of such as generally tax vice […] but such as personate, rail, scoff, calumniate, perstringe by name, or in presence offend.
ref: 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition I, section 2, member 4, subsection iv:
glosses: To censure; criticize.
antifoaming
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From anti- + foaming.
Senses: glosses: That inhibits the formation of foam
Related terms: antifoam
compatibilisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of compatibilization.
compatibilised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of compatibilise
compatibilised
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more compatibilised
form: most compatibilised
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of compatibilized.
compatibilized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of compatibilize
compatibilized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more compatibilized
form: most compatibilized
Senses: glosses: Made compatible
compatibiliser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: compatibilisers
Etymology: From compatibilise + -er.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of compatibilizer.
counterfaces
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of counterface
counterface
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: counterfaces
Etymology: From counter- + face.
Senses: glosses: A surface that comes into contact with another in a frictional environment.
crosshead
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: crossheads
Etymology: From cross + head.
Senses: examples: text: All the Connor characteristics are seen in this locomotive: sharply inclined cylinders let into the side framing, which was slotted to expose the crosshead; […].
ref: 1945 January and February, “Notes and News: An Early Caledonian 2-4-0”, in Railway Magazine, page 47:
topics: engineering
mechanical
mechanical-engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A metal beam that connects a piston to a connecting rod in an engine.
examples: text: Other bits of furniture include [...] the crosshead, a short heading between paragraphs that breaks up a long piece.
ref: 2023 January 31, Elisabeth Ribbans, “The perils of using journalist jargon outside the newsroom”, in The Guardian:
topics: journalism
media
synonyms: crossheading
glosses: Large text, like a headline but typically drawn from the article, placed partway through the article to break it up visually.
examples: text: The screws were crossheads and the screwdriver was slightly too large for them, so he had to hold it at an angle.
ref: 2015, Graham Masterton, Buried:
glosses: A screw with a cross-shaped indentation for gripping and turning, as opposed to a flathead.
qualifier: musical notation
glosses: A note with an x-shaped notehead, indicating a non-tonal sound such as a drumbeat or a rapped syllable.
crosssectional
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Uncommon spelling of cross-sectional.
macrocellular
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more macrocellular
form: most macrocellular
form: macro-cellular
Etymology: From macro- + cellular.
Senses: glosses: Composed of reasonably large cells
Related terms: macrocell
mechanofusion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From mechano- + fusion.
Senses: glosses: The fusion (either melting, or merging together) of materials by mechanical means.
vastity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɑːstɪti/
ipa: /ˈvɑːstəti/
ipa: /ˈvæstɪti/
ipa: /ˈvæstəti/
Forms: form: vastities
Etymology: From vast + -ity, from Middle French vastité or its source, Latin vastitas. Compare Middle English wastite.
Senses: examples: text: Leo Decimus was so much bewailed in Rome after his departure, that[…]all good fellowship, peace, mirth, and plenty died with him, tanquam eodem sepulchro cum Leone condita lugebantur; for it was a golden age whilst he lived, but after his decease an iron season succeeded[…], wars, plagues, vastity, discontent.
ref: 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition I, section 2, member 4, subsection vii:
glosses: Emptiness or desolation.
examples: text: there is no […] soule so skittish and stubborne, that hath not a feeling of some reverence in considering the clowdy vastitie and gloomie canapies of our churches […].
ref: , II.12
glosses: Vastness.
night vision
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The field workers doing the nighttime field work had a rule that artificial lights were to be kept doused or shaded so as not to blind their night vision after their eyes had spent many minutes adjusting to the dark.
glosses: Vision that works, to one degree or another, in the low-light conditions of night.
Such vision provided naturally by the biological systems of an eye.
synonyms: scotopia
examples: text: night vision goggles
text: night vision devices
text: night vision equipment
text: The special forces operating in the area were relying heavily on night vision and smart weapon systems.
glosses: Vision that works, to one degree or another, in the low-light conditions of night.
Such vision provided by technology or (in fiction) by superpowers.
Related terms: infrared
scotopic
Kerkira
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From the Greek name, Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra). Doublet of Corcyra.
Senses: glosses: Corfu.
formaliser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: formalisers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of formalizer.
microreactor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: microreactors
Etymology: From micro- + reactor.
Senses: glosses: A very small-scale reactor
Derived terms: biomicroreactor
microseparator
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: microseparators
Etymology: From micro- + separator.
Senses: glosses: A very small-scale separator
nonhomogenous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more nonhomogenous
form: most nonhomogenous
Etymology: From non- + homogenous.
Senses: glosses: Not homogenous; heterogenous
pelletizer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pelletizers
Etymology: From pelletize + -er.
Senses: glosses: A machine that converts a material into pellets
porosimeter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: porosimeters
Senses: glosses: A device that measures the porosity of materials
preceramic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pre- + ceramic.
Senses: topics: archaeology
history
human-sciences
sciences
glosses: Describing a society that did not use pottery.
glosses: Of a polymer: able to be converted into a ceramic by pyrolysis in an inert atmosphere.
preceramic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: preceramics
Etymology: From pre- + ceramic.
Senses: glosses: A preceramic polymer.
predried
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pre- + dried.
Senses: glosses: dried in advance
sterilizated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: sterilized
epicurism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: epicurisms
form: Epicurism
Etymology: From Latin Epicurismus, from Epicurus + -ismus (“-ism”). Equivalent to epicure + -ism.
Senses: examples: text: Deep-hidden under wretchedest god-forgetting Cants, Epicurisms, Dead-Sea Apisms; forgotten as under foulest fat Lethe mud and weeds, there is yet, in all hearts born into this God’s-World, a spark of the Godlike slumbering.
ref: 1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, “chapter IV, Captains of Industry”, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and James Brown, published 1843, →OCLC, book IV (Horoscope):
glosses: Synonym of Epicureanism.
synonyms: word: Epicureanism
thermohardening
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From thermo- + hardening.
Senses: glosses: hardening by means of heat
tribometer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tribometers
Etymology: From tribo- + -meter.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A device that measures the coefficient of friction of a surface.
unlubricated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unlubricated
form: most unlubricated
Etymology: From un- + lubricated.
Senses: glosses: Not lubricated
kaffers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kaffer
ferriers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ferrier
gentleman of leisure
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gentlemen of leisure
Senses: glosses: A gentleman who is of independent means and so does not need employment; a man who is free from duties and responsibilities; a dilettante.
gentlemen of leisure
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gentleman of leisure
acetamidoacrylate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: acetamidoacrylates
Etymology: From acetamido + acrylate.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The acetamido derivative of an acrylate; methyl 2-acetamidoacrylate is used to make specialist polymers
acetamidocinnamate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: acetamidocinnamates
Etymology: From acetamido + cinnamate.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any acetamido derivative of a cinnamate
cinnamate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cinnamates
Etymology: From cinnamic acid + -ate.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any salt or ester of cinnamic acid.
Derived terms: acetamidocinnamate
acetonaphthone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: acetonaphthones
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Either of two isomers of methyl naphthyl ketone
independent means
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: She is a woman of independent means.
text: “[…] This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware, is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment.” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly.
ref: 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
glosses: Income from one's own assets resulting in no need for employment.
acetylgalactosamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: acetylgalactosamines
Etymology: From acetyl + galactosamine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The N-acetyl derivative of galactosamine, which is a repeat unit in glycosaminoglycans.
Derived terms: acetylgalactosaminyl
Related terms: acetylgalactosamide
acylamino
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: acylaminos
Etymology: From acyl + amino.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any acyl derivative of an amino group
acylimine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: acylimines
Etymology: From acyl + imine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any N-acyl derivative of an imine
acyliminium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: acyliminiums
Etymology: From acyl + iminium.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any acyl iminium ion
acylsilanes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of acylsilane
acylsilane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: acylsilanes
Etymology: From acyl + silane.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any acyl silane, of general formula R-CO-SiR₃
agelastatin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: agelastatins
Senses: topics: chemistry
medicine
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Any of a family of naturally-occurring oroidin alkaloids having antitumor properties
oroidin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oroidins
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a family of alkaloids derived from marine sponges
aldolates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of aldolate
aldolate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: aldolates
Etymology: From aldol + -ate.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any anion derived from an aldol
acylaminos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of acylamino
aldolization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: aldolizations
Etymology: From aldol + -ization.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The formation of an aldol, normally from a corresponding aldehyde or ketone
Derived terms: retroaldolization
alkoxylate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: alkoxylates
Etymology: From alkoxyl + -ate.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any alkoxy anion, or any salt containing such an anion.
Related terms: alkoxylation
alkoxylation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: alkoxylations
Etymology: From alkoxyl + -ation.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A reaction with an alkoxy group, an alkoxide or an epoxide.
Derived terms: iodoalkoxylation
selenoalkoxylation
Related terms: alkoxylate
alkynals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of alkynal
alkynal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: alkynals
Etymology: From alkyne + -al.
Senses: glosses: Any aldehyde containing an alkyne group
geisha balls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of geisha ball
waggy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: waggier
form: waggiest
Etymology: From wag + -y.
Senses: glosses: Having a tendency to wag.
Synonyms: waggily
forevers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of forever.
reminiscential
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɹɛmɪnɪˈsɛnʃ(ə)l/
Forms: form: more reminiscential
form: most reminiscential
Etymology: From Late Latin reminiscentia + -al.
Senses: examples: text: Would truth dispense, we could be content, with Plato, that knowledge were but Remembrance; that Intellectuall acquisition were but Reminiscentiall evocation, and new impressions but the colourishing of old stamps which stood pale in the soul before.
ref: 1650, Thomas Browne, “Preface”, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:
text: In his famed cork-lined (soundproof) room he lived, an invalid-recluse, for the remaining 17 years of his life, occasionally venturing out again into society to verify a point in his reminiscential writing, often summoning his fashionable friends to question them about so-&-so’s gestures, the material of so-&-so’s gown.
ref: 1932 August 29, “Proust”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2013:
text: 1963, Edward Kennard Rand, Ovid and His Influence, New York: Cooper Square, Chapter I, iv. The Remedies of Love, p. 53,
Turn a deaf ear to her flattery and tears. Above all, do not argue with her the justice of your case; do not give her a chance to argue. Burn her letters and her pictures; avoid reminiscential scenes.
glosses: Of or relating to remembering; reminiscent.
examples: text: His curiosity had been more appeased than stimulated, but he felt none the less that he had "taken up" the dark-browed girl and her reminiscential mother, and must face the immediate consequences of the act.
ref: 1889–1890, Henry James, chapter VIII, in The Tragic Muse […], volume I, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company […], published 7 June 1890, →OCLC, page 150:
text: There a ferry was crossing the river, and old Ben grew reminiscential. He had been a ferryman back in the mountains.
ref: 1901, John Fox Jr., “Down the Kentucky on a Raft”, in Blue-grass and Rhododendron: Out-doors in Old Kentucky, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, published 1920, page 74:
glosses: Having a tendency to reminisce (of a person)
waggier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of waggy: more waggy
unsuspenseful
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unsuspenseful
form: most unsuspenseful
Etymology: From un- + suspenseful.
Senses: glosses: Lacking excitement; anticlimactic; not suspenseful.
waggiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of waggy: most waggy
waggily
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more waggily
form: most waggily
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of waggly.
decisionmaker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkə(ɹ)/
Forms: form: decisionmakers
form: decision-maker
form: decision maker
Etymology: From decision + maker.
Senses: glosses: One who makes important decisions.
Related terms: decision making
decisionmakers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of decisionmaker
randiness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From randy + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The state or condition of being randy.
Synonyms: horniness
nonlogistics
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + logistics.
Senses: examples: text: There were, after all, only six operating aircraft in the entire country during 1920, so there were none to spare for nonlogistics duty.
ref: 2001, Keith B Bickel, Mars learning: the Marine Corps development of small wars doctrine, 1915-1940:
glosses: Not of or pertaining to logistics.
farebox
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fareboxes
form: fare box
Etymology: From fare + box.
Senses: examples: text: What makes it worse is that since the Southern Thameslink and Great Northern deal is a management contract, all the farebox money goes to the government.
ref: 2019 November 6, Christian Wolmar, “Gatwick Express and Southern fares”, in Rail, page 56:
text: We are keeping our eye on contradictions in fare collection–members have noticed uniformed collectors on Nearly light rail at the same time buses run with papered-over fareboxes–given the recent fare increase, we wonder why collections does not seem to be uniformly enforced.
ref: 2024 11, Sally Jane Gellert, “Report from the Chair”, in Lackawanna Coalition Railgram:
glosses: A box into which passengers drop their bus or train fare.
fareboxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of farebox
churningly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more churningly
form: most churningly
Etymology: From churning + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: The boat backed itself churningly out from the slip.
ref: 1949, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Four-square: Short stories:
text: He was terribly, churningly curious, although not about the details of their lesson.
ref: 1980, Jane Smiley, Barn blind:
glosses: In a churning manner.
Derived terms: stomach-churningly
nonreformed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + reformed.
Senses: glosses: unreformed
unmysteriousness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From unmysterious + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being unmysterious.
CATV
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of cable television.
qualifier: originally
glosses: Initialism of community antenna television, a precursor to cable television.
coloop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: coloops
Etymology: From co- + loop.
Senses: topics: combinatorics
mathematics
sciences
glosses: An element in a matroid that belongs to no circuit or (equivalently) belongs to every basis.
coloops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of coloop
meringuey
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more meringuey
form: most meringuey
Etymology: From meringue + -y.
Senses: examples: text: The torte’s dense, meringuey look probably contributes to the misconception that it was brought over from France by the Huguenots, or French Protestants, who fled to South Carolina in the 17th century for religious freedom.
ref: 2009 September 13, Amanda Hesser, “Huguenot Torte, 1965”, in New York Times:
glosses: meringuelike
telegramlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more telegramlike
form: most telegramlike
Etymology: From telegram + -like.
Senses: examples: text: The Secretary of Defense was a taciturn man, given to telegramlike statements.
ref: 1989, Clive Cussler, Deep Six:
glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a telegram.
autoprotective
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From auto- + protective.
Senses: examples: an autoprotective system
glosses: Protecting itself.
demomaker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: demomakers
Etymology: From demo + maker.
Senses: examples: text: There are not so much programmers as demomakers now.
ref: 1998, Vit Hotarek, “Is anyone actually programming?”, in comp.sys.sinclair (Usenet):
topics: computing
demoscene
engineering
lifestyle
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A person who creates demos.
examples: text: The second problem is how to make an own^([sic]) font-set and make it work on the demomaker.
ref: 1992, SHARIF NASAR, “Demomaker - do someone^([sic]) have an info file or something ?”, in alt.sources.amiga (Usenet):
topics: computing
demoscene
engineering
lifestyle
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A multimedia authoring program used to create demos.
demomakers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of demomaker
aminopyridine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: aminopyridines
Etymology: From amino- + pyridine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of three isomeric amino derivatives of pyridine
aminopyridines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of aminopyridine
alkynylation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: alkynylations
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: reaction with an alkyne
Derived terms: aminoalkynylation
monoalkynylation
allenyl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: allenyls
Etymology: From allene + -yl.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A univalent radical derived from an allene.
Derived terms: allenylamine
allenylic
allenylphosphine
allenylphosphonate
allenylsilane
allenylthiol
enprostil
alkynylations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of alkynylation
allylation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: allylations
Etymology: From allyl + -ation.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any reaction that introduces an allyl group.
allylations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of allylation
amidocuprates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of amidocuprate
amidocuprate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: amidocuprates
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a group of complex anions containing copper amides; any salt containing such an anion
aminocatalysis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From amino + catalysis.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The use of amines (especially chiral amines) as organic catalysts
aminodiphosphine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: aminodiphosphines
Etymology: From amino + diphosphine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any compound containing an amino group and two phosphine groups, especially such a compound used as a chelating agent
aminoethanols
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of aminoethanol
aminomethylation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: aminomethylations
Etymology: From aminomethyl + -ation.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any reaction that adds an aminomethyl group
aminonaphthol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: aminonaphthols
Etymology: From amino + naphthol.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of several isomeric amino derivatives of naphthol
aminophosphine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: aminophosphines
Etymology: From amino + phosphine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any organic compound having both an amino and a phosphine group
aminophosphines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of aminophosphine
aminoxylation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: aminoxylations
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: nitrosylation
café au laits
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: We would mix a French Roast with ground chicory for the clients. The ratio however was the most important part. If you start with a great blend, you can make awesome café au laits!
ref: 2014 June 26, Laura Fuentes, “How to Make Cafe au Lait Like Cafe du Monde”, in Laura Fuentes Fresh Living:
text: Iced cafe au laits are a wonderful way to enjoy coffee during the summertime and the addition of lavender adds a special floral touch.
ref: 2017 July 8, Cassie Winslow, “Iced Lavender Cafe Au Laits”, in Deco Tartelette, archived from the original on 07 Apr 2018:
glosses: plural of café au lait
anilido
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A univalent radical derived from aniline
Derived terms: dianilido
anthryl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: anthryls
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of three isomeric univalent radicals derived from anthracene
antiasthmatic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From anti- + asthmatic.
Senses: glosses: antasthmatic
antiasthmatic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: antiasthmatics
Etymology: From anti- + asthmatic.
Senses: glosses: antasthmatic
argininal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: argininals
Etymology: From arginine + -al.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The univalent radical derived from arginine
arylamination
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: arylaminations
Etymology: From arylamine + -ation.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: reaction with an arylamine
laits
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lait
arylative
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From aryl + -ative.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Describing a rearrangement reaction that forms an aryl group
Related terms: alkylative
arylimines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of arylimine
arylimine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: arylimines
Etymology: From aryl + imine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: any aryl imine
atropoisomer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: atropoisomers
Etymology: From atropo- + isomer.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a group of stable molecules differing only in their conformation: a type of stereoisomer.
Derived terms: atropodiastereomer
Related terms: atropisomerism
bastide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bastides
Etymology: Borrowed from French bastide, from Occitan.
Senses: examples: text: This gorgeous, well-restored eighteenth-century bastide is close to perfection. Nathalie runs the house as a brilliant mix of home and guest-wing.
ref: 2003 March 16, Alastair Sawday, “Scent from heaven”, in The Observer, →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 Sep 2014:
glosses: A mansion in Provence.
examples: text: Special circumstances or special men have called it into brief activity. The ‘bastides’ and the ‘villes neuves’ of thirteenth-century France were founded at a particular period and under special circumstances, and, brief as the period was and governed by military urgencies, they were laid out on a more or less definite plan (p. 143).
ref: 1913, Francis J. Haverfield, Ancient Town-Planning, Oxford University Press:
glosses: A new town built in medieval Languedoc, Gascony, and Aquitaine during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.