nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: gurl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant spelling of girl. Pronunciation: /ɡɝl/, /ɡʊɹ(ə)l/, /ɡɜːl/ 1. Alternative form of girl. Labels: alt-of, alternative, informal, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling Example: An' Lee went closer to where the gurl was waitin'. His party follered an' I follered too.... Jest whin the moosic sthopped an' the gurl looked up—thin she seen Lee. Example: Damn white gurl Thought you was A1 Yet your existence a none 2. Term of address between cis gay men, transgender women, or drag queens. 3. A trans girl or woman. Example: For example, “queer” would include self-identified lesbians and gays who also have sex with the “opposite sex,” sexual practices and relationships that include kink, s/m, polyamory, and pansexuality, gender play and fuck including femmes and those feminine of center, butches and those masculine of center, queens, femboys, gurls, bois, sissies, tomboys, crossdressers, drag queens and kings, and genderfluid people.
Word: gurl Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English gurlen (“to growl, rumble”). 1. To growl or snarl. Labels: Ireland, Scotland Example: The poor little doctor, thus rudely and suddenly aroused from his tipsy sleep, looked excessively bewildered when he opened his eyes, and met the glare of ferocious delight that Darby Kelleher cast upon him, and he gurled out, “What's the matter?” as well as the grip of Darby's hand upon his throat would permit him. Example: “Weel may ye mind, yon night sae black, Whan fearfu' winds loud gurled, And mony a lum dang down—and stack, Heigh i' the air up swirled, Alangst yon brae, ye clam, and stack,
Word: H&P Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of history and physical. 1. A report containing a patient's medical history and the results of his/her physical exam.
Word: Ringwraith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ring + wraith, coined by J. R. R. Tolkien as a fantasy character in The Lord of the Rings. 1. Anyone who keeps a magical ring, and is enslaved thereby, and may also be rendered invisible and immortal thereby. Example: A party of four at one of my stations included a pretty creditable Scarlett O'Hara in her famous green velvet `curtains' gown, a fairy princess complete with fancy airbrushed wings, a man dressed as either a Ringwraith or the Grim Reaper (I guessed from the absence of a sickle that he was probably a Ringwraith), and George Washington. Example: I had written a number of short stories in the Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock Presents vein, and a couple of fantasy novels that explored the premise of modernized 'Ringwraiths' invading a 1986 Alabama high school."
Word: sweetheart deal Part of Speech: noun 1. A transaction, contract, or other agreement in which one party provides particularly favorable terms to the other, especially in suspicious circumstances. Labels: idiomatic Example: Steven Matthews, described the lease last week as "a sweetheart deal that gives too much away for what the city gets in return."
Word: musclebikes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of musclebike Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperinflations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyperinflation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alickadoos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alickadoo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: can man Part of Speech: noun 1. A firefighter whose task is to haul a fire extinguisher. Labels: informal Example: August 29 2002, Jim Dwyer, "How the Fire Commissioner Saw It" [book review of Strong of Heart by Thomas Von Essen], The New York Times, Mr. Feehan would reflect on the role of the "can man," the raw young firefighter assigned to haul an extinguisher up the stairs. Example: In ten seconds, I was dressed and walking out the door of my room at the station. . . . By the time two minutes passed,, Caesar was driving the engine onto the streets of Upper Darby; Paulie and Red were the can man and the hydrant man, riding behind.
Word: NPO Part of Speech: phrase 1. "nil per os" (nothing by mouth - nothing may be eaten or drunk). Example: Near-synonym: parenterally
Word: NPO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of nonprofit organization. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of near-packaged optics. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: IVIg Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of IVIG. Labels: alt-of
Word: hereuntofore Part of Speech: adv 1. heretofore Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: multimorbid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *mer-der.? Latin morbus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin morbidusder. English morbid English multimorbid From multi- + morbid. 1. Suffering from more than one chronic illness at the same time.
Word: milimeter Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of millimeter. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: likker Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlɪk.ɚ/ 1. Eye dialect spelling of liquor. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: We've got tae get back wi' her, Hecky. Whit mercy we didna get fou! We'll no touch a drap o' that likker— that's hard, man, ye canna deny. . . .
Word: Catalonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Catalonia + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌkætəˈləʊ.ni.ən/, /ˌkætəˈloʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Catalan. Labels: not-comparable Example: The large Benedictine order living at Montserrat is devoted to preserving Catalonian culture—a mission that endears them to the Catalans. (So much so that in tribute, thousands of Catalonian girls are named Montserrat—Montse for short.)
Word: Catalonian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Catalonia + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌkætəˈləʊ.ni.ən/, /ˌkætəˈloʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Catalan.
Word: countrysides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of countryside Labels: form-of, plural Example: But where the Diſſenters were numerous, great bands of Legal Robbers were ſent to exact & extort theſe exorbitant fines, by plundering, quartering, beating, wounding, binding men like beaſts, chaſing away from houſes, and harraſſing whole Countryſides, in a hideous manner. Example: There must be something inside the city worth walking to or riding to, otherwise people would remain scattered through the countrysides.
Word: Kalahari Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Tswana kgala Tswana -gadi Tswana Kgalagadibor. English Kalahari An adapted borrowing of Tswana Kgalagadi (literally “a large, dry area”). Doublet of Kgalagadi. Pronunciation: /ˌkaləˈhɑːɹi/, /ˌkɑləˈhɑɹi/, /ˌkæləˈhɑɹi/ 1. A large desert in Southern Africa, including much of Botswana, and part of Namibia and Northern Cape, South Africa.
Word: Kalahari Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Tswana kgala Tswana -gadi Tswana Kgalagadibor. English Kalahari An adapted borrowing of Tswana Kgalagadi (literally “a large, dry area”). Doublet of Kgalagadi. Pronunciation: /ˌkaləˈhɑːɹi/, /ˌkɑləˈhɑɹi/, /ˌkæləˈhɑɹi/ 1. Alternative form of Kgalagadi Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Gobi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mongolian Говь (Govʹ) or ᠭᠣᠪᠢ (Ɣobi). Pronunciation: /ˈɡoʊ.bi/ 1. A large desert in Asia, spanning the countries of Mongolia and China. Example: In winter the thermometer on the Mongolian plateau sometimes drops to –40° Fahrenheit, yet the camels wander about with no sense of suffering. On the other hand, the Russian explorer, Prejevalski, found the temperature of the ground in the Gobi Desert in summer to be more than 140° Fahrenheit, and the camels are apparently as indifferent to this degree of heat as they are to the winter cold. Example: These missionaries were good people of whose devotion America can be proud. Some months later under Boxer mob-violence they were driven out on to the Gobi Desert. But the Tao Tai gave them protection which saw them safely across the desert to the Russian frontier, though with much hardship.
Word: Mount St. Helens Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Alleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St Helens (i.e., St Helens, Isle of Wight) by his friend, explorer George Vancouver. 1. A stratovolcano in the US state of Washington. Example: Mount St. Helens is visible in the clear weather, distant seventy-five miles. Example: Bart ... was looking at Mount St. Helens. "When the mountain blew," he said later, "it felt like the end of the world."
Word: Strombolian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Italian Strombolibor. English Stromboli Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Strombolian From Stromboli + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to the island or volcano of Stromboli. Labels: not-comparable 2. Describing a volcanic eruption characterized by a fiery fountain of lava from a single, central crater. Labels: not-comparable
Word: volcanicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English volcanic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English volcanicity From volcanic + -ity. 1. The quality or state of being volcanic. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The level of power of a volcano. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: vulcanicity Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality or state of being volcanic. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The level of power of a volcano. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: volcanically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English volcanic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English volcanically From volcanic + -ally. 1. By means of a volcano. 2. In a volcanic (explosive) manner. Labels: figuratively
Word: volcanist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Cretan Ancient Greek Ϝέλχανος (Wélkhanos)der.? Latin Vulcānusbor. Italian Vulcano Italian vulcanobor. English volcano Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English volcanist From volcano + -ist. 1. Someone interested in volcanism and volcanology the study of volcanoes.
Word: vulcanist Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone interested in volcanism, the study of volcanoes. 2. A follower of Vulcanism
Word: Vulcanism Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Vulcan Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Vulcanism From Vulcan + -ism. 1. The belief, held mostly in the 18th century, that rocks were formed in fire. It was a rival theory to Neptunism. Labels: historical
Word: Neptunism Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Neptune Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Neptunism From Neptune + -ism. 1. A discredited scientific theory of geology, held by many scientists around the late 18th century and early 19th century, that rocks were formed from the crystallisation of minerals in the early Earth's oceans. Labels: historical
Word: thyrse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French thyrse, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos). Doublet of thyrsus, torse, and torso. 1. A type of inflorescence; a compact panicle having an obscured main axis and cymose subaxes. Example: The Thyrsus *, or Thyrse, is a mode of inflorescence very nearly allied to the panicle, being, in fact, a panicle contracted into an ovate, or egg-shaped form. In the thyrse, the middle footstalks, which are longer, extend horizontally, whilst the upper and lower oes are shorter, and rise up vertically. Example: The example of the thyrse of Eugenia leads us to understand several inflorescences which resemble also racemes or panicles; such are the thyrses of the Lilac. 2. A thyrsus (staff with conical ornament). Labels: archaic
Word: thyrses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thyrse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stratovolcano Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English strato- Cretan Ancient Greek Ϝέλχανος (Wélkhanos)der.? Latin Vulcānusbor. Italian Vulcano Italian vulcanobor. English volcano English stratovolcano From strato- (“layer”) + volcano. 1. A tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened lava, tephra and ash.
Word: addressograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Addressograph (“trade name”), from address + -o- + -graph. It was first produced in 1893. 1. A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century. Labels: historical Example: The Secretary of State, upon the installation of the addressograph machines, was to reduce the temporary service. Example: The man that we are putting on for the addressograph work is for a service that has long been needed.
Word: colpus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin colpus (“hollow space, pocket”), from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos, “hollow space, pocket”). 1. A groove sometimes occurring on grains of pollen
Word: colpate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English colpus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English colpate From colpus + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Having one or more colpi, or grooves, on each pollen grain.
Word: Newcastle disease Part of Speech: noun 1. A highly contagious disease of poultry, caused by the Newcastle disease virus. Labels: uncountable
Word: merry dance Part of Speech: noun 1. A useless waste of time resulting from a deception. Labels: idiomatic Example: The children led us on a merry dance with their stories of strangers and shadows in the night. Example: "That's what happened to me the last time you fired a high snowball. Peaches. That's why I didn't want you to try another while I'm around. You wait until I'm off the campus if you've got to indulge in high jinks. Come on now, fellows, since Peaches has promised to behave himself, let the merry dance go on. Have you tried a shot, Joe? Or you, Sister," and Teeter looked at the newcomers.
Word: crummocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crummock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mancalline Part of Speech: adj 1. Characteristic of auks of the subfamily Mancallinae.
Word: man proposes, God disposes Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Calque of Medieval Latin homo proponit, sed Deus disponit, coined in Thomas à Kempis's De Imitatione Christi. 1. Things do not always work out as they are planned.
Word: the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: The saying, found in many Eurasian languages, probably originated in Turkish (it ürür, kervan yürür), where it rhymes. 1. History (or progress) moves ahead, no matter the criticism it may attract.
Word: dungfork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dung + fork. 1. A fork for tossing dung. Example: Near-synonyms: digging fork, spading fork, garden fork, pitchfork (all differentiated in precise usage)
Word: dungforks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dungfork Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underlying form Part of Speech: noun 1. The abstract form that a given morpheme is postulated to have before any phonological rules are applied.
Word: metaphilosophy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós) Ancient Greek φῐλόσοφος (phĭlósophos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía)bor. Latin philosophialbor. Old French philosophiebor. Middle English philosophie English philosophy English metaphilosophy From meta- + philosophy. 1. The study of the subject matter, methods, and aims of philosophy. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: acritarch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἄκριτος (ákritos, “doubtful, indistinguishable”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origin”). Pronunciation: /ˈækɹɪtɑː(ɹ)k/ 1. Any small, non-acid-soluble (i.e. non-carbonate, non-siliceous) organic fossil that cannot be classified. Example: Acritarchs represent some of the earliest evidence of life on Earth.
Word: acritarchs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acritarch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spondylolisthesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin spondylolisthesis, equivalent to spondylo- (“spine”) + Ancient Greek ὀλισθάνω (olisthánō, “to slip, slide”) + -esis. Pronunciation: /ˌspɒn.dɪˌlo.lɪsˈθiːsɪs/ 1. A forward displacement of a vertebra over a lower vertebra, due to a congenital defect or injury. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: conceptual analysis Part of Speech: noun 1. The analysis of concepts, including, for a given concept, the search for its definition.
Word: restauranteurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of restauranteur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: APRN Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of advanced practice registered nurse. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: APRN Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Alaska Public Radio Network. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: resales Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of resale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: resemblence Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of resemblance. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, uncountable
Word: raptorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English raptor Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English raptorial From raptor + -ial. 1. Like or resembling a raptor; seizing or plundering, like a bird of prey. Example: When its legs are extended, it measures one and a half inches wide, and the raptorial claws hint that it is a fierce predator.
Word: ambs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cellularization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cellular Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English cellularization From cellular + -ization. 1. separation into distinct cells, especially from a multinucleate cell. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: deprotect Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English protect English deprotect From de- + protect. 1. To remove protection from. 2. To remove a protecting group from.
Word: deprotected Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deprotect Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deprotected Part of Speech: adj 1. From which protection has been removed 2. From which a protecting group has been removed
Word: desmethyl Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English des- English des- Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl English desmethyl From des- + methyl. 1. From which a methyl group has been removed Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable
Word: logout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from log out. 1. The act or process of logging out.
Word: lymphangiectasia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lymph + ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τείνω (teínō, “I stretch”). See ectasia. 1. dilation of the lymphatic vessels
Word: lymphangioma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lymph- + angioma. 1. A benign tumour of the lymph vessel.
Word: lymphangiopathies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lymphangiopathy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lymphangiopathy Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several diseases of the lymph vessels
Word: lymphoedema Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of lymphedema. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lymphedema Part of Speech: noun 1. The swelling of tissue due to retention of fluid in the lymph vessels.
Word: lymphopenia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lympho- + -penia. 1. The condition of having an abnormally reduced number of lymphocytes in the blood. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: multisubunit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English subunit English multisubunit From multi- + subunit. 1. Having multiple subunits Labels: not-comparable
Word: myxopyronin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Ancient Greek μῠ́ξᾰ (mŭ́xă) English myxo- English pyronin English myxopyronin From myxo- + pyronin. 1. Any of several naturally-occurring antibiotics obtained from myxobacteria
Word: myxobacterium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, myxo- + bacterium. 1. Any of many gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria, of the phylum Myxobacteria, that form colonies of slime.
Word: myxobacteria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of myxobacterium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: telangiectasia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Mid 19th century New Latin, from telo- + angiectasia, reflecting Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “end, telo-”) + Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel, angio-”) + Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis, “stretching out, extension”) + Latin -ia. Pronunciation: /tɛˌlæn.d͡ʒi.ɛkˈteɪ.zi.ə/, /ˌtɛlˌæn.d͡ʒi.ɛkˈteɪ.ʒə/ 1. A condition characterized by dilatation of the capillaries, causing them to appear as small red or purple clusters, often spidery in appearance, on the skin or the surface of an organ. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Chronic venous disease includes cosmetically undesirable telangiectasias, varicose veins, venous ulceration, and claudication.
Word: unrepaired Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English repaired English unrepaired From un- + repaired. 1. Not repaired.
Word: weisenheimer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wisenheimer. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: We knew there's no keeping a born scholar ignorant, and at heart, I think, we didn't really want to, but we were nervous, even frightened, at the statistics on child pedants and academic weisenheimers who grow up into faculty-recreation-room savants. Example: Sex became what we would term a "cult" hit, drawing young, self-consciously cynical patrons—Variety called them the "jaded weisenheimers"—who were bemused by the novelty of real "dirt" on broadway.
Word: Rothschild Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Rothschild (literally “red shield”) with a spelling pronunciation (as though equivalent to English Roth's child). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒθs.t͡ʃaɪld/, /ˈɹəʊ̯t.ʃɪld/ 1. A surname from German. Example: A modern glass edifice nearby houses the headquarters of the illustrious Rothschild banking family. It was the Rothschilds who in the 1830s arranged that recently paid-off £20 million loan to the British government to reimburse slaveowners after the trade ended – said to be equivalent to some £300 billion in today’s money.
Word: Rothschild Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Rothschild family. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒθs.t͡ʃaɪld/, /ˈɹəʊ̯t.ʃɪld/ 1. A very rich person.
Word: Wildstein Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: man child Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English manchylde, man-chylde (“a male child”), equivalent to man + child. 1. An adult male who is childish or immature. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: In the end, Brown said he just couldn't stand another day of trying to run a team with two sets of rules — one for 11 players and the other for the man-child superstar. 2. A young male human; a boy. Labels: archaic Example: Bring forth Men-Children onely: / For thy vndaunted Mettle ſhould compoſe / Nothing but Males. Example: Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.
Word: man-child Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of man child. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mammaliaform Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Mammaliaformes. 1. Any mammal or related animal of the clade Mammaliaformes
Word: mammaliaform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From translingual Mammaliaformes. 1. Characteristic of these animals
Word: mamavirus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of mimivirus by analogy with pairs such as mini–maxi and micro–macro. Coined by La Scola et al in 2008. 1. Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus, a member of family Mimiviridae, larger than any previously identified virus.
Word: mallee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably borrowed from Wemba-Wemba mali; compare Woiwurrung mali. Pronunciation: /ˈmæli/ 1. A type of scrubland with low-growing thick eucalypts, characteristic of certain parts of Australia. Labels: Australia Example: The ecology of much Western Australian mallee is poorly understood, so only a few general points can be made here. Mallee dominated by eucalypts including Eucalyptus redunca and E. eremophilia is mapped as widespread (Beard, 1975) on areas of brown calcareous earths north of Esperance (Northcote et al., 1967). Example: Large areas of mallee shrublands are now either reserved specifically for biodiversity conservation or else managed sympathetically. Fire is a prominent feature of the semi-arid lands in general and the mallee shrublands in particular. 2. Any semi-desert region of Australia where such scrub is the predominant vegetation. Labels: Australia Example: Although not totally destitute of animal life, in the summer season very few living creatures, beyond innumerable tribes of insects, are to be found within the Mallee. Example: 'They're going to lynch you, Regerson,' Harry told him, grinning. 'You'd better take to the mallee before they come for you.' 3. Any of several low-growing eucalypts characteristic of such scrubland, especially Eucalyptus dumosa, Eucalyptus oleosa, and Eucalyptus socialis. Labels: Australia Example: An immense tract of country in this district is entirely occupied by a "scrub," as it is called in Colonial language, consisting of the mallee plant, Eucalyptus dumosa, the leaves of which at certain seasons become covered with this species of manna, which is known to the natives by the name of Lerp, the l being pronounced like the Italian gl. Example: The water-yielding Eucalyptus is one of the many species which pass under the name of Eucalyptus Dumosa, extending from the desert tributaries of the Murray, westward, as far as Swan River, constituting those almost impenetrable scrubs called Malleè. 4. The growth habit of certain eucalypt species that grow with multiple stems springing from an underground lignotuber, shared by species of related genera. Labels: Australia Example: [page 1-4, section 1.3] Of the many variations in form of the Eucalyptus (shrubs, mallees, trees, etc.), virtually all species being tested in the above category are those which exhibit good tree form (e.g., height, straightness of trunk, etc.). […] [page 2-1, section 2.2] Shrubby eucalypts are usually referred to as "mallees" although the term strictly applies to those species which have many stems growing from an enlarged rootstock (lignotuber). Example: Eucalypts with a mallee growth form can also be found in areas wetter than those already considered and where single-stemmed eucalypts predominate. This occurs in a variety of unfavourable habitats, either by normally single-stemmed eucalypts assuming a mallee habit (e.g., E. baxteri) or by the occurrence of distinct wet-country mallees of restricted distribution specific to such habitats.
Word: mallee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See mali. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːli/, /ˈmɑli/, /ˈmæ-/ 1. Alternative spelling of mali (“a member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener”). Labels: India, South-Asia, alt-of, alternative Example: [H]ence the slow progress hitherto made in the cultivation of such produce of the garden as is generally held in estimation by the European portion of the community, left as it generally is, to the simple Hindoo mallee (or gardener,) it is not to be wondered at, that our bazars want what are deemed the more delicate articles of vegetable production for the table; […] Example: Prizes were awarded to ten other mallees for best samples of vegetables, fruits and flowers, and last though not least we have to note, that a prize of two rupees was awarded to the mallee of Robert Fulton, Esq., of Sultangunge, for a remarkably fine bunch of grapes, clearly showing that either the soil of Mr. Fulton's garden, the climate of Sultangunge, or the skill of that gentleman's gardener, are highly favorable to the growth, and bringing to maturity of this delicious fruit.
Word: troponymy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From troponym + -y. 1. The semantic relation between troponyms Labels: uncountable 2. Synonym of troponomy. Labels: uncountable
Word: gob stick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See gob (“mouth”). 1. A clarinet. Labels: slang Example: Stop spouting and give us some groovy licks on that gob stick of yours. 2. A spoon. Labels: UK, archaic, dialectal, slang 3. A stick or device for removing the hook from a fish's gullet. Example: He […] wrenched out the hook with the short wooden stick he called a "gob-stick".
Word: licorice stick Part of Speech: noun 1. A long thin cylindrical confection flavored with licorice. 2. A clarinet. Labels: slang Example: All he does is play that licorice stick like a goddamn angel. The patron saint of the clarinet, far as I'm concerned—fit for the angel choir.
Word: tremie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *tréyes From French trémie (“hopper”), from Latin trimodia (“a measure or vessel containing three modii”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɛmi/ 1. A device used to pour concrete underwater, usually a tube of sheet metal with a hopper-like top generally handled by a crane.
Word: gob-stick Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gob stick. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gob-string Part of Speech: noun 1. A bridle for a horse Labels: archaic
Word: ultraintense Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + intense. 1. Extremely intense; of utmost intensity. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sandblasts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sandblast Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sandblasting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sandblast Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sandblasting Part of Speech: noun 1. The process by which something is sandblasted. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sandblasted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sandblast Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: musæum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Latin mūsaeum, variant form of mūsēum, whence the English museum. 1. Archaic spelling of museum. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: 1721: William Lilly, Mr. Lilly’s History of His Life and Times: Written by Himself. Published from the Original Manuscript, Reposited in the Ashmolean Musæum at Oxford. To which is Subjoined, The True History of King James I. and King Charles I., book title (E. Curll, J. Pemberton, and W. Taylor) Example: 1774: The Divine Predictions of Daniel and St. John Demonstrated: In a Symbolical Theological Dissertation on Cox’s Musæum. With Notes, Critical and Explanatory…, book title (J. Wheble)
Word: musæums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of musæum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: musæa Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of musæum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tropical sprue Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular disease whose major symptom is malabsorption. Labels: uncountable
Word: wildlife crossing Part of Speech: noun 1. A route, such as a length of road or highway, across which wild animals are known to travel, or constructed specifically to allow them to pass safely.
Word: rum ball Part of Speech: noun 1. A round sweet made of dense cake or biscuit flavoured with chocolate and rum.
Word: baba au rhum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French baba au rhum. 1. A yeast cake soaked in a syrup containing rum. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A classic French dessert, baba au rhum is a syrup-soaked, soggy, boozy delight.
Word: alternating knot Part of Speech: noun 1. A knot that has a knot diagram in which, in traveling along the knot, one passes through intersections alternatingly: over, under, over, under, etc.
Word: brasswinds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brasswind Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knot diagram Part of Speech: noun 1. A representation in the plane of a knot, with no triple points.
Word: cooldowns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cooldown Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superactinide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English actinide English superactinide From super- + actinide. 1. Any of the undiscovered chemical elements from unbiunium (121) to perhaps unpentseptium (157), following the transactinides. These will presumably go below the actinides in the periodic table.
Word: isohexanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of isohexane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: in-joke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From in (“having familiarity or involvement with somebody”, adjective) + joke. Pronunciation: /ˈɪnˌd͡ʒəʊk/, /ˈɪnˌd͡ʒoʊk/ 1. Synonym of inside joke (“a joke that is understood or meant to be understood only by certain people who are aware of the details”). Example: Well, it’s a bit of an in-joke, but Fred has been going to start that diet “tomorrow” for the last few months. Example: We have an in-joke; whenever someone sings a wrong note, they wipe the mistake off their music with an obvious gesture.
Word: stavesacre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late Middle English, from Latin staphisagria, from Ancient Greek σταφίς (staphís, “grape”) (from σταφυλή (staphulḗ, “bunch of grapes”)) + ἀγρία (agría, “wild”) (literally "living in the fields," from ἀγρός (agrós, “field”)). 1. A highly toxic, perennial plant with purple flowers (Staphisagria macrosperma, syn. Delphinium staphisagria). Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: bush plane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bush + plane. 1. A light, propeller-driven, fixed-wing aircraft, used for bush flying; especially, one designed for such use, usually with a high wing, designed to land on and take off from grass airstrips, rough ground, or (in float-plane types) lakes and rivers.
Word: malinvest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English invest English malinvest From mal- + invest. 1. To invest incorrectly or unwisely
Word: computerises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of computerise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: malinvestment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English investment English malinvestment From mal- + investment. 1. An incorrect or unwise investment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Action by R. B. Carman against the executors of the will of John Wightman to recover the amount due upon a mortgage, and counterclaim by defendants against R. B. Carman, James Leitch, and R. A. Pringle, for malinvestment of funds, etc. Example: Even if market participants realize that price signals may be distorted, they have no good way to know what the undistorted set of prices would be, so malinvestment takes place during the boom phase of the business cycle.
Word: computerising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of computerise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: make a difference Part of Speech: verb 1. To carry out an action, the result of which is a significant change, or an altered circumstance. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: Near-synonym: move the needle Example: I was hoping that, by volunteering at this refuge, I could make a difference, however small. 2. To be of importance; to matter. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: I don't think it makes a difference whether you come tonight or not. Example: Increasingly, it does not make a difference—economically, at least—whether the husband or wife is the primary wage earner, or whether either or both of them work.
Word: cigarillos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cigarillo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: make eyes Part of Speech: verb 1. To flirt with (someone) by making obvious glances. Labels: usually Example: She was saucy the next [moment], moving her head up and down, making "eyes" at Robert and making "mouths" at Beaudelet. Example: Can't you tell by the way I run / Every time you make eyes at me
Word: Confucians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Confucian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: macrofamily Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English family English macrofamily From macro- + family. 1. A grouping of two or more language families that share some relationship
Word: Confucianist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(g/k)uŋ Mandarin 孔 (kǒng) Mandarin 夫 Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ Mandarin 子 Mandarin 夫子 (fūzǐ) Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ) Latin -ius New Latin Cōnfuciuslbor. English Confucius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Confucian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Confucianist From Confucian + -ist. 1. Related to the teachings of Confucius; Confucian.
Word: Confucianist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(g/k)uŋ Mandarin 孔 (kǒng) Mandarin 夫 Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ Mandarin 子 Mandarin 夫子 (fūzǐ) Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ) Latin -ius New Latin Cōnfuciuslbor. English Confucius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Confucian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Confucianist From Confucian + -ist. 1. A follower of the teachings of Confucius; a Confucian.
Word: mysophobic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from mysophobia
Word: mysophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From myso- + -phobia. 1. An abnormal fear of uncleanliness, dirt, or contamination. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Presenting 14 unnerving segments, featured phobias include caetophobia (fear of hairs), henophobia (fear of young virgin girls), coprophobia (fear of feces), mysophobia (fear of contamination and germs), mazeophobia (fear of being lost), astrophobia (fear of celestial objects), mageirocophobia (fear of cooking) and oneirophobia (fear of dreams).
Word: microlite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + -lite. 1. A basic fluoride of sodium, calcium, tantalum and niobium that is isomorphous with pyrochlore 2. A microlith
Word: microlight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz Proto-West Germanic *leuht Old English lēoht Middle English light English light English microlight From micro- + light. 1. An ultralight aircraft. Example: I’ve flown in flimsy microlights, soaring serenely above rich farmland. I’ve ridden tactical combat helicopters missions, skimming the desert floor and banking hard around sand dunes. Example: One of the things making the trip possible is Rutherford’s microlight aircraft. Microlights are small one or two-seat planes used for leisure or personal transport. If she completes her trip, Rutherford will also claim the record for the youngest person to circumnavigate the world solo in a microlight aircraft. 2. The smallest manned aircraft classification, composed of ultralights and verylights; smaller than light aircraft. 3. A very small light. Example: "I took $100, bought microlights and made the gloves myself," said Lim.
Word: superintensive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English intensive English superintensive From super- + intensive. 1. very intensive; very thorough. Labels: not-comparable
Word: microfracture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Latin frangō Latin frāctūrus Latin frāctūrader. Old French fracturebor. Middle English fracture English fracture English microfracture From micro- + fracture. 1. A very small, or fine, fracture, especially one of a series in bone.
Word: abelsonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Abelson + -ite, after Philip Abelson. 1. A mineral, NiC₃₁H₃₂N₄, forming soft reddish-brown triclinic crystals. Labels: uncountable
Word: gunningite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Dr Henry Cecil Gunning (1901-1991), + -ite. 1. A rare mineral in the kieserite group, having the chemical formula (Zn,Mn²⁺)SO₄·H₂O. Labels: uncountable
Word: chondrodite Part of Speech: noun 1. A nesosilicate mineral with chemical formula (Mg,Fe)₅(F,OH)₂(SiO₄)₂, the most frequently encountered member of the humite group. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: clarkeite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Frank Wigglesworth Clarke (1847-1931), American mineral chemist, + -ite. 1. A uranium oxide mineral of variable composition and uncertain structure, its colour varying from dark brown to orange. Labels: uncountable
Word: neptunite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Neptune Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English neptunite From Neptune + -ite. 1. A black silicate mineral with chemical formula KNa₂Li(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)₂Ti₂Si₈O₂₄ Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: umangite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Sierra de Umango (Argentina) + -ite. 1. A selenide mineral, with chemical formula Cu₃Se₂, blue to red in color. Labels: uncountable
Word: zhemchuzhnikovite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the surname of Yury Zhemchuzhnikov, Russian clay mineralogist, + -ite. 1. A mineral of organic origin with chemical formula NaMg(FeAl)C₂O₄.8H₂O, forming smoky green crystals with a vitreous lustre. Labels: uncountable
Word: greenockite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Lord Greenock, on whose land the mineral was discovered, + -ite. 1. A rare cadmium mineral that consists of cadmium sulfide in crystalline form. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: meeken Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English mekenen, meknen, equivalent to meek + -en. 1. To make or become meek or submissive. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Tear each other's flesh no more, But kindly think and speak the same; All express the meekening power And spirit Of the Lamb! Example: "Whenever Helen sleeps, her fevered rest meekens her; hence, she re-emerges enfeebled -- her strength, expended; her reserves, depleted."
Word: jacana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaçanã, from Old Tupi îasanã. Pronunciation: /ˌʒɑsəˈnɑ/, /ˌd͡ʒɑsəˈnɑ/, /d͡ʒəˈkɑːnə/, /ˈdʒækənə/, /ˌʒæsəˈnɑː/ 1. Any of a group of wading birds in the family Jacanidae, usually having long toes and claws, and found throughout the world.
Word: palinode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French palinod, from Latin palinōdia (“palinode, recantation”), from Ancient Greek παλινῳδία (palinōidía, “palinode”), from πάλιν (pálin, “again”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”). Pronunciation: /ˈpælɪnəʊd/ 1. An ode or other poem in which the author retracts something said in an earlier poem; (loosely) a recantation. Example: ... Balmawhapple could not, by the code of honour, evite giving satisfaction to ... Edward by such a palinode as rendered the use of the sword unnecessary, and which, being made and accepted, must necessarily sopite the whole affair. Example: 2004, Jaspitos, "I Take It Back", in The Spectator (London, UK); Jan 24, 2004. The more lighthearted palinodes were more successful, such as Geoff Horton's recantation of his youthful view that a martini should be shaken rather than stirred.
Word: taras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tara Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zykaite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of Dr. Vaclav Zyka, Czech geochemist, + -ite. 1. A dull, soft, translucent greyish-white mineral consisting of arsenic, hydrogen, iron, sulfur and oxygen. Labels: uncountable
Word: zussmanite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Jack Zussman, geology professor and author, + -ite. 1. A hydrated iron-rich silicate, found as a pale green crystal with perfect cleavage. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: zippeite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: F X M Zippe, Prague mineralogist, and -ite. 1. A hydrous potassium uranium sulfate mineral with chemical formula K₄(UO₂)₆(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₀·4(H₂O), forming yellow to reddish-brown monoclinic-prismatic crystals with perfect cleavage and formerly used in the manufacture of paint. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: magnesioferrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From magnesio- + ferrite. 1. A magnesium iron oxide mineral, a member of the magnetite series of spinels, which forms black metallic octahedral crystals. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: zanazziite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Zanazzi + -ite, after P. F. Zanazzi, Italian professor of mineralogy. 1. A complex phosphate with the chemical formula Ca₂(Mg,Fe)(Mg,Fe,Mn,Al)₄Be₄(OH)₄(PO₄)₆·6H₂O, having a pale to dark olive-green colour. Labels: uncountable
Word: osarizawaite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Osarizawa mine, in Akita Prefecture, Japan, + -ite. 1. A greenish-yellow mineral with the chemical formula PbCuAl₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₆, having rhombohedral crystals. Labels: uncountable
Word: xocomecatlite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Nahuatl xocomecatl (“grapevine”) (alluding to its appearance as a set of green spherules), and -ite. 1. A telluride mineral found in cracks in altered rhyolite. Labels: uncountable
Word: åkermanite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for Anders Richard Åkerman, a Swedish mineralogist, + -ite. 1. A melilite mineral of the sorosilicate group, containing calcium, magnesium, silicon, and oxygen and having the chemical formula Ca₂Mg[Si₂O₇]. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: akermanite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of åkermanite. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: CA19-9 Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of carbohydrate antigen 19-9, a tumor marker for colon and pancreatic cancer also found in non-malignant conditions. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: stilpnomelane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek στιλπνός (stilpnós, “glittering”), and μελανός (melanós, “black”). 1. A metamorphic phyllosilicate mineral of the mica group, having the chemical formula K(Fe²⁺,Mg,Fe³⁺)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₂₇. Labels: countable, uncountable