nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: hemosiderin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-) English haemo- English hemo- English sidero- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English hemosiderin From hemo- + sidero- + -in. 1. An abnormal microscopic pigment, formed of granules of a complex of iron hydroxides, protein and polysaccharides, that forms in tissues of patients having an excess of iron Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hepatotoxic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *Hyékʷr̥ Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər Ancient Greek ἧπᾰρ (hêpăr)der. English hepato- Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic English hepatotoxic From hepato- + toxic. 1. Toxic to the liver; causing hepatotoxicity.
Word: hepatotoxicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *Hyékʷr̥ Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər Ancient Greek ἧπᾰρ (hêpăr)der. English hepato- Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English toxicity English hepatotoxicity From hepato- + toxicity. 1. Toxicity that damages the liver. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is difficult to clarify the hepatotoxicity of herbal remedies, especially if they are comprised of a mixture of several plants or various components of the plant. Moreover, herbal remedies are often applied as automedication, and patients withhold the information that they have used them.
Word: histochemically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English histochemical Middle English -ly English -ly English histochemically From histochemical + -ly. 1. By the use of histochemistry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: histochemical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From histo- + chemical. 1. Of or pertaining to histochemistry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: histochemical Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From histo- + chemical. 1. Any chemical compound or reagent used in histochemistry or histology.
Word: histochemistry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From histo- + chemistry. 1. The branch of histology dealing with the chemistry of cells and tissues. Labels: uncountable
Word: histogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From histo- + -genic. 1. Of or pertaining to histogenesis.
Word: hydrational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hydration + -al. 1. Relating to hydration. 2. That tends to hydrate; especially, of a drink, that supplies the body with lost fluid.
Word: hydronated Part of Speech: adj 1. hydrogenated 2. hydrated
Word: hyperalimentation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English alimentation English hyperalimentation From hyper- + alimentation. 1. The administration or ingestion of unusually large amounts of nutrients.
Word: hyperbilirubinemia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English bilirubinemia English hyperbilirubinemia From hyper- + bilirubinemia. 1. An unusually large concentration of bilirubin in the blood. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hyperkeratotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English keratotic English hyperkeratotic From hyper- + keratotic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hyperkeratosis
Word: hyperparathyroidism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor. New Latin thyreoīdēsbor. English thyroid English parathyroid 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 hyperparathyroidism From hyper- + parathyroid + -ism. 1. An abnormal increase in parathyroid gland activity. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hypoxemia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, hyp- + ox- + -emia. 1. An abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, be it the partial pressure of oxygen (mm Hg), the content of oxygen (ml oxygen per dl of blood) or the per cent saturation of the blood's hemoglobin, singly or in combination. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The most profound abnormality determines the oxygen deficiency category ... of hypoxemia.
Word: icterus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Latin icterus, from the Ancient Greek ἴκτερος (íkteros, “jaundice”). Pronunciation: /ˈɪktəɹəs/ 1. An excess of bile pigments in the blood; jaundice. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A yellowish appearance in plants. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: bile pigment Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several bilins derived from porphyrin that are found in bile; principally bilirubin and biliverdin.
Word: mind map Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Popularized by English author and educational consultant Tony Buzan in the 1970s. 1. A diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea. Example: Mind maps have all the seductiveness of popular science. When we have mastered them, we feel as if we are in possession of a precious secret known only to the select few million who have purchased a book by their progenitor, Tony Buzan. And they come with some grand claims: mind maps "help make your life easier and more successful", says Buzan in How to Mind Map.
Word: mind map Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Popularized by English author and educational consultant Tony Buzan in the 1970s. 1. To create a mind map (around a topic). Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: I mind mapped this article before writing it. It would be interesting to find out whether regular readers notice any rinse in quantity. Mind mapping is easy.
Word: mindmap Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mind map. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mindmap Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of mind map. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: World War Part of Speech: name 1. World War I. Labels: dated Example: As late as the eve of the World War, two-thirds of the farm land belonged to only a quarter of a million proprietors: princes and barons and well-to-do townsmen. Example: The deep antagonism generated by the World War, however, represented a dramatic reversal for Germany’s emerging interest in cultural diplomacy, as both the Entente and the Central Powers aggressively discredited the political aims and the cultural achievements of their opponents.
Word: syno Part of Speech: noun 1. Any member of the genus Synodontis of catfishes.
Word: canzonette Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of canzonet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kids will be kids Part of Speech: proverb 1. Children cannot be expected to act like adults. Labels: informal
Word: alfar Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: transcribable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English transcribe Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English transcribable From transcribe + -able. 1. Able to be transcribed. Example: The gene was not transcribable, and therefore had no potential to be active. Example: Most of the audio recording was transcribable, but a few parts had too much noise.
Word: woolly-headedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English woolly-headed Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English woolly-headedness From woolly-headed + -ness. 1. The quality of being woolly-headed: illogicalness, irrationality. Labels: uncountable
Word: illogicalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English illogical Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English illogicalness From illogical + -ness. 1. The quality of being illogical. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: writ large Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From writ (“(archaic) written”) + large, from the poem “On the New Forcers of Conscience under the Long Parliament” in Poems, &c. upon Several Occasions (1673) by the English poet John Milton (1608–1674): “New Presbyter is but Old Priest writ large”; Milton was using the phrase in the sense “written more completely”. Pronunciation: /ɹɪt ˈlɑːd͡ʒ/, /ɹɪt ˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/ 1. On a large scale; magnified. Labels: figuratively Example: Since then his character had been ripened by a various experience, and also by much knowledge which he had set himself deliberately to gain. But the man was no more than the boy writ large, with an extensive commentary. Example: Yet it seems to me indeed at times that all this present commercial civilisation is no more than my poor uncle's career writ large, a swelling, thinning bubble of assurances; that its arithmetic is just as unsound, its dividends as ill-advised, its ultimate aim as vague and forgotten; […] 2. Readily discerned, unmistakably indicated; clear, obvious. Labels: figuratively Example: "You don't want to live down there!" everybody said, with disapprobation writ large upon their faces. "Why, it is said there are places where a man's life isn't worth tu'pence." Example: Meantime the old salt ("ex-coasting skipper" was writ large all over his person) had hobbled up alongside in his bumpy, shiny boots. 3. In general. Labels: figuratively Example: In the case of Malaysia, for instance, the regime depends not on "labour" writ large but specifically on the unorganised Malay masses. Example: Despite the disbelievers, technology writ large — from air conditioning to television to smartphones — is core to Twenge’s sense of what defines a generation, even down to when each one begins and ends.
Word: Nukus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Нуку́с m (Nukús), from Uzbek Nukus. 1. The capital city of the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan, within the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Word: precesses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of precess Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: precessing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of precess. Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: precessed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of precess Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nabobs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nabob Labels: form-of, plural
Word: napalms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of napalm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: napalms Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of napalm Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: napalming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of napalm Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: napalmed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of napalm Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nappier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of nappy: more nappy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: nappiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of nappy: most nappy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: nativities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nativity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: notionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English notional Middle English -ly English -ly English notionally From notional + -ly. 1. In a notional, imaginary or speculative sense; in theory. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: conceptionally, conceptually
Word: noticeboards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of noticeboard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: net-net Part of Speech: noun 1. A value investing technique developed by Benjamin Graham in which a company is valued based solely on its net current assets. Labels: uncountable
Word: net-net Part of Speech: intj 1. Get to the point; stop rambling; show me the bottom line. Labels: humorous
Word: Reye's syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Dr R. Douglas Reye. 1. A potentially fatal disease that causes numerous detrimental effects to many organs, especially the brain and liver. Labels: uncountable Example: Reye's syndrome and Jamaican vomiting sickness are disorders of mitochondrial dysfunction, while MCAD is a defect in mitochondrial beta oxidation of fatty acids.
Word: unbitrium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Systematic element name, from un- + bi- + tri- + -ium. 1. The systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element with atomic number 123 (symbol Ubt). Labels: uncountable
Word: immunogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From immuno- + -gen. 1. Any substance that elicits an immune response; an antigen
Word: immunopotentiation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- English potentiation English immunopotentiation From immuno- + potentiation. 1. The accentuation of an immune response by the administration of another substance (an adjuvant). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: immunosorbent Part of Speech: noun 1. An antibody that is used to remove a specific antigen from a mixture. 2. An antigen that is used to remove a specific antibody from a mixture.
Word: immunosorbent Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to the absorption of antibodies by insoluble antigens. Labels: not-comparable
Word: immunotoxic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic English immunotoxic From immuno- + toxic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an immunotoxin; toxic to the immune system
Word: cranioscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cranio- + -scopy. 1. The study of the shape, size, and other features of the human skull. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable Example: In the first part of my Atlas on Cranioscopy, which appeared in Leipzig in 1843, I remarked that in the skull of a Greenlander, which I sketched, it was singular, that on this skull there was a decided separation between the upper jaw-bone and the intermaxillary bone, almost as in little children or in quadrupeds. 2. Phrenology. Labels: countable, dated, historical, uncountable Example: A theory that was totally wrong helped focus attention on the right questions. Some people called it phrenology. Its founder, Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828) called it cranioscopy. . . . It held that the brain had specific areas of function and that mental and moral attributes of a person could be determined by examination of the cranium.
Word: juxtaposer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From juxtapose + -er. 1. One who juxtaposes.
Word: interindividual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English individual English interindividual From inter- + individual. 1. Occurring between individuals. Labels: not-comparable
Word: intracutaneous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English cutaneous English intracutaneous From intra- + cutaneous. 1. Within the layers of the skin; intradermal Labels: not-comparable
Word: perlite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French perle (“pearl”) + -ite. 1. An amorphous volcanic glass formed by the hydration of obsidian. 2. The lightweight insulating material and aggregate resulting from expanding perlite glass by heat. Example: Technical terms like ferrite, perlite, graphite, and hardenite were bandied to and fro, and when Paget glibly brought out such a rare exotic as ferro-molybdenum, Benson forgot that he was a master ship-builder, […]
Word: intraperitoneal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English peritoneal English intraperitoneal From intra- + peritoneal. 1. Within the cavity of the peritoneum. Labels: not-comparable Example: Intraperitoneal injections of a strong solution produce fibrohemorrhagic peritonitis of varying intensity, according to the strength of the solution; while intraperitoneal injections of small quantities of a diluted solution of formalin induce a chronic peritonitis with great connective tissue proliferation, and a striking eosinophilia.
Word: intramuscularly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English intramuscular Middle English -ly English -ly English intramuscularly From intramuscular + -ly. 1. In an intramuscular manner; within a muscle; into a muscle Labels: not-comparable
Word: kairomone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Ancient Greek καιρός (kairós, “advantage; profit”, noun) + English pheromone, coined in the 1970 article “Allomones and Kairomones: Transspecific Chemical Messengers” by the American geneticist William Lacy Brown, Jr. (1913–1991), the German-American ecologist and entomologist Thomas Eisner (1929–2011), and the American ecologist Robert Harding Whittaker (1920–1980) which was published in BioScience: see the quotation. Pronunciation: /ˈkaɪɹə(ʊ)məʊn/, /ˈkaɪɹəˌmoʊn/ 1. Any substance produced by an individual of one species (often an insect) that benefits the recipient which is of a different species but is harmful to the producer. Example: Among these substances, we propose to designate two major functional groupings by the terms allomone and kairomone, chosen as intentional parallels to the term pheromone. Example: Host‐finding by the parasitic wasp Orgilus lepidus, a braconid parasite, is mediated by two kairomones present in the frass of the host insect, the potato tuberworm.
Word: lacrimator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lacrimate + -or. 1. Alternative spelling of lachrymator. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: laminin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of glycoproteins found in the basement membranes of most animal tissue
Word: larvicide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English larva Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der. Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English larvicide From larva + -cide. 1. Any pesticide that attacks the larval stage of an insect
Word: larvicide Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English larva Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der. Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English larvicide From larva + -cide. 1. To treat with larvicide. Labels: transitive
Word: laryngospasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From laryngo- + spasm. 1. An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx
Word: limacide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any substance intended to kill gastropod molluscs (of the family Limacidae). Labels: Europe, rare Example: However, during 2004, the limacide Carakol (ai methaldehyde, 5%) was applied at the rate of 1 g/m 2 to a hedgerow along one side of the field plots, to prevent the cabbage plants being damaged by snails […] Example: On the other hand, metaldehyde limacide Gardena was found ecologically safe because the LC₅₀ value was higher than its RAD and weight was not significantly changed.
Word: lipophilicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lipophilic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English lipophilicity From lipophilic + -ity. 1. The condition of being lipophilic Labels: uncountable 2. A measure of the extent to which something is lipophilic Labels: countable
Word: lipophobic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lipo- + -phobic. 1. Having no affinity for fats or organic solvents
Word: mercurialism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mercurial + -ism; from Latin mercurialismus. 1. Chronic mercury poisoning. Labels: uncountable
Word: mesocosm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English -cosm English mesocosm From meso- + -cosm. 1. Any system larger than a microcosm but smaller than a macrocosm, especially when used as an outdoor experimental system that examines the natural environment under controlled conditions. Example: Researchers from the University of Queensland were building an elaborate Plexiglas mesocosm that was going to allow them to manipulate CO₂ levels on a patch of reef, even as it allowed the various creatures that depend on the reef to swim in and out. Example: My lab studies the connections between population, community and ecosystem ecology in aquatic environments. We are particularly interested in the flow of energy between trophic levels, the impact of consumers on their resources, and the control of species diversity. We use broad geographic comparisons, mesocosm experiments and theory to address these questions. My students have worked in communities of freshwater plankton, marine fishes and intertidal algae and invertebrates.
Word: mesothelium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English -thelium English mesothelium From meso- + -thelium. 1. A membrane of flat epithelial cells that lines the body cavity of embryos and forms the squamous cells of the peritoneum, pericardium, and pleura
Word: metabolizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English metabolize Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English metabolizable From metabolize + -able. 1. Able to be metabolized
Word: metabolizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From metabolize + -er. 1. Any substance that increases the ability of the body to metabolize a specific class of compound (such as fat). 2. One who metabolizes. Example: We could therefore assert that a person who uses, on average, more than 110 calories per hour would be termed a fast metabolizer and a person who uses less than 90 calories per hour would be a slow metabolizer.
Word: metabolizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of metabolize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: metabolizing Part of Speech: adj 1. That serves to metabolize a specific class of compound
Word: baicai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 白菜 (báicài). Doublet of bok choy and pechay. 1. Synonym of bok choy. Labels: uncountable
Word: ropers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barbecuer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From barbecue + -er. 1. One who (or a device which) barbecues. Example: We were playing cards one day and I said, "We've been barbecuing all our lives and I'm the best barbecuer in the state of Georgia".
Word: barbecuers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barbecuer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jogi Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of yogi. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: pesterer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pester + -er. 1. Agent noun of pester; one who pesters. Labels: agent, form-of Example: As I said earlier, I developed a pesterer deterrent of talking to myself, but even that isn't a recent quirk.
Word: pesterers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pesterer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prodder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prod + -er. 1. Agent noun of prod; one who prods. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: prodders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prodder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apprehender Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From apprehend + -er. 1. Agent noun of apprehend; one who apprehends. Labels: agent, form-of Example: Depending on the severeness of the crime and the danger of the suspect, the apprehender may apply physical force in order to stop the pursued and proceed to his apprehension.
Word: apprehenders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apprehender Labels: form-of, plural
Word: behoveful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English behoveful, equivalent to behove + -ful. Pronunciation: /bɪˈhəʊvfəl/ 1. Needful or proper; beneficial; behoving. Labels: archaic Example: No Madam, we haue cul'd such necessaries / As are behoouefull for our state to morrow[…]. Example: How behoveful it is for every Christian man soberly to meditate of his end.
Word: meter maid Part of Speech: noun 1. A female meter attendant: a female public servant tasked with enforcing the use of parking meters. Example: Lovely Rita meter maid / Nothing can come between us / When it gets dark I tow your heart away / Standing by a parking meter / When I caught a glimpse of Rita / Filling in a ticket in her little white book Example: She worked as a meter maid. Almost like a song: Lovely Jenny, meter maid. 2. A meter attendant of either gender. Labels: derogatory
Word: meter maids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meter maid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: replenisher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From replenish + -er. 1. Agent noun of replenish; one who replenishes. Labels: agent, form-of 2. A static induction machine used for maintaining the charge of a quadrant electrometer.
Word: replenishers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of replenisher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eluder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From elude + -er. 1. Agent noun of elude: one who eludes. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: eluders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eluder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: botherer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bother + -er. 1. Agent noun of bother; one who bothers. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: botherers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of botherer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: God botherers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of God botherer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wool-gathering Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of woolgathering. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: uniter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin ūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin ūnītuslbor. Middle English uniten English unite English -er English uniter From unite + -er. 1. Agent noun of unite; one who unites. Labels: agent, form-of Example: 1892, Walt Whitman, "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking," Leaves of Grass (abridged reprint of the 1892 edition), New York: The Modern Library, 1921, p. 213, https://archive.org/details/leavesofgrass00whit I, chanter of pains and joys, uniter of here and hereafter, / Taking all hints to use them, but swiftly leaping beyond them, / A reminiscence sing. Example: The couple were congratulated by the witnesses and their uniter, the three of whom drank their health.
Word: uniters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uniter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: recommender Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From recommend + -er. 1. One who recommends.
Word: recommenders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recommender Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frightener Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From frighten + -er. 1. Agent noun of frighten: one who, or that which, frightens. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: frighteners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frightener Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fucktarded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of fuck + retarded. Pronunciation: /fʌkˈtɑɹd.əd/ 1. Exceedingly stupid or irrational. Labels: vulgar
Word: straight away Part of Speech: adv 1. Very soon; quickly; immediately. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, idiomatic Example: This item is urgent, so please start on it straight away.
Word: night-bat Part of Speech: noun 1. A (night-flying) bat. Labels: Caribbean Example: there were found divers populous nations, in farre differing climates, that lived upon them; made provision of them, and carefully fed them; as also of grasse-hoppers, pissemires, lizards, and night-bats [translating chauvessouriz]. 2. A ghost, an evil spirit. Labels: literary 3. A large nocturnal moth. Labels: Jamaica
Word: penetrator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From penetrate + -or. 1. Something that penetrates. 2. A long-range fighter aircraft designed to penetrate enemy air defences.
Word: penetrators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of penetrator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: AH Part of Speech: prefix 1. prefix for attack helicopter, helicopter gunship designations Labels: US, morpheme
Word: AH Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of Anno Hegirae: in the year of the Hegira, used for dates using the Islamic calendar. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: AH Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of all human: applied to fan fiction stories in which supernatural characters are reimagined as normal human beings. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang
Word: cover-few Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of curfew. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: yark Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English ȝarken, ȝerken, from Old English ġearcian (“to prepare, make ready, procure, furnish, supply”), Proto-West Germanic *garwakōn, from Proto-Germanic *garwakōną (“to prepare”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to grab, take, rake”), equivalent to yare + -k. Related to Old English ġearc (“ready, active, quick”), ġearu (“prepared, ready, equipped, complete, finished, yare”). More at yare. Pronunciation: /jɑːk/ 1. To make ready; prepare. Labels: obsolete, transitive 2. To dispose; be set in order for; be destined or intended for. Labels: obsolete, transitive 3. To set open; open. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: yark Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain, probably originally imitative; compare jerk etc. Pronunciation: /jɑːk/ 1. To bind or draw (especially leather or stitches) tight. Example: [...] Yet thou hast given us leather to yark, and leather to bark, [...] 2. To hit, strike, especially with a cane or whip. 3. To crack (a whip). Example: he would throw a Dagger, and make a whip to yarke and lash [tr. faisoit craqueter], as cunningly as any Carter in France.
Word: grappler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grapple + -er. 1. One who grapples. Example: They were cheerful optimists; indomitable grapplers with forest and flood, who did almost incredible things with ax and saw and giant-powder. 2. A wrestler; one who fights by wrestling.
Word: grapplers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grappler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: methaemoglobin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of methemoglobin. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: methemoglobin 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- Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-) English haemo- Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Globinbor. English globin English haemoglobin English methemoglobin From meta- + haemoglobin. 1. An oxidized form of hemoglobin, containing ferric rather than ferrous iron, that cannot transport oxygen. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: methaemoglobinaemia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of methemoglobinemia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: methemoglobinaemia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of methemoglobinemia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: methemoglobinemia 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- Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-) English haemo- Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Globinbor. English globin English haemoglobin English methemoglobin Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă)der. New Latinder. English -emia English methemoglobinemia From methemoglobin + -emia. 1. Presence of excess methemoglobin in the blood; the form of toxic anemia characterized by it. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: green paper Part of Speech: noun 1. A tentative government report of a proposal without any commitment to action, being the first step in changing the law; a discussion document. Example: In the green paper, the European Commission calls for the inception of free competition in virtually all of Europe′s satellite communications markets. Example: 1998, Commission of the European Communities, Green Paper on the Development of the Single Market for Postal Services, DIANE Publishing Company, page 29, A Green Paper is a discussion document. This Green Paper on Postal Services is published as the basis for discussion of what changes need to be made to the Community′s postal sector in order to achieve the Single Market in postal services. 2. An official document sponsored by the Crown of propositions put before the nation for discussion. Labels: Canada 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see green, paper.
Word: concept map Part of Speech: noun 1. A diagram showing the relationships among concepts, with the concepts drawn in boxes that are connected with labelled arrows denoting the relationships between concepts, such as "is a", "gives rise to", "results in", "is required by," or "contributes to".
Word: microalbuminuria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + albuminuria. 1. The chronic presence of a small excess of albumin in the urine Labels: uncountable
Word: microcystin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Microcystis, from which the toxin was first isolated, + -in. 1. Any of a class of cyclic oligopeptide hepatotoxins produced by cyanobacteria Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hepatotoxin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər Ancient Greek ἧπᾰρ (hêpăr)der. English hepato- Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum English -in English toxin English hepatotoxin From hepato- + toxin. 1. Any substance that causes hepatotoxicity
Word: microglobulin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin globuluslbor. French globulebor. English globule Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English globulin English microglobulin From micro- + globulin. 1. A low molecular-weight globulin. 2. A peptide fragment of a globulin.
Word: micromercurialism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + mercurialism. 1. Any subclinical effect of prolonged exposure to small amounts of mercury. Labels: uncountable
Word: micronucleated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + nucleated. 1. Describing a cell that has been damaged by a genotoxin, in which a micronucleus forms during mitosis.
Word: micronucleus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English micronucleus From micro- + nucleus. 1. A small nucleus. 2. The smaller of the nuclei of a ciliate protozoan (that contains genetic material). Example: These binucleated forms have one macronucleus functional and another sexual micronucleus which is not functional in the ordinary life processes of the species.
Word: microprotein Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + protein. 1. A small protein. 2. A peptide fragment of a protein.
Word: microproteinaemia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of microproteinemia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: P.S. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of PS (post scriptum). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: All About Pies and how to make them come out right—including some really different pie ideas—plus a p.s. on waffles and pancakes
Word: hillbilly heroin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its initial popularity in rural regions in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Ohio. 1. Oxycodone, Percocet, or similar opioid/opiate drugs, when used as recreational drugs. Labels: US, derogatory, slang, uncountable Example: “There are no secrets in this town.” “Maybe a few.” “No. None. You're having money problems. Our children had sex. Judy Gordon orders OxyContin over the Internet and has developed quite the habit.” “"Jesus Loves You" Judy?” “"Jesus Loves You" Judy loves her hillbilly heroin. But you didn't hear that from me. I don't like gossip.” Example: Drug overdoses are the leading cause of accidental death in West Virginia, and the state leads the country in fatal drug overdoses. OxyContin—nicknamed “hillbilly heroin”—is king.
Word: microproteinemia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + protein + -emia. 1. The chronic presence of microprotein (especially microglobulin) in the blood; a sign of renal damage Labels: uncountable
Word: microsomal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From microsome + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to a microsome Labels: not-comparable
Word: micturitic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or inducing micturition or urination. Labels: not-comparable
Word: misidentifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misidentify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misidentify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English identify English misidentify From mis- + identify. 1. To mistake the identity of (something or someone). Labels: transitive
Word: misidentified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misidentify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: misidentified Part of Speech: adj 1. identified incorrectly
Word: miticide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mite Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der. Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English miticide From mite + -cide. 1. Any pesticide intended to kill mites.
Word: molluskicide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mollusk Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English molluskicide From mollusk + -cide. 1. Any substance intended to kill mollusks
Word: monooxygenase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English oxygenase English monooxygenase From mono- + oxygenase. 1. Any oxygenase enzyme that catalyzes the incorporation of a single atom of molecular oxygen into a substrate, the other atom being reduced to water; active in the metabolism of many foreign compounds
Word: monooxygenation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English oxygenation English monooxygenation From mono- + oxygenation. 1. The incorporation of a single atom of molecular oxygen into a substrate, the other atom being reduced to water
Word: mucociliary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Proto-Italic *moukos Latin mūcus New Latinder. English muco- English ciliary English mucociliary From muco- + ciliary. 1. Of or pertaining to the action of cilia in transporting mucus. Labels: not-comparable Example: Most inhaled uranium that reaches the lungs is eliminated via mucociliary clearance.
Word: multicompartment Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrībor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment English multicompartment From multi- + compartment. 1. Synonym of multicompartmental. Labels: not-comparable
Word: multifactorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English factor Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English factorial English multifactorial From multi- + factorial. 1. Involving, or controlled by multiple factors. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] a pattern in medical research on infectious and degenerative diseases in the United States. That pattern shows three main built-in biases: 1) towards a single-agent theory of disease, as opposed to a multi-factorial analysis; 2) […] Example: One of the under-reported dynamics during the coronavirus pandemic has been the collapse of One Nation’s vote. The reasons for this are likely multi-factorial. 2. Involving multiple genetic or environmental factors. Labels: not-comparable
Word: multifactorial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English factor Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English factorial English multifactorial From multi- + factorial. 1. A generalization of a factorial in which each element to be multiplied differs from the next by an integer (e.g. n(n-3)(n-6)(n-9)...).
Word: multigeneration Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + generation. 1. Of, pertaining to, or affecting multiple generations; multigenerational Labels: not-comparable
Word: multivariate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English variate English multivariate From multi- + variate. Pronunciation: /ˌmʌl.tiˈvɛə.ɹi.ɪt/, /ˌmʌl.tiˈvɛː.ɹi.ɪt/, /ˌmʌl.tiˈvɛɹ.i.ɪt/, /ˌmʌl.tiˈvæɹ.i.ɪt/, /ˌmɐl.tiˈveː.ɹi.ɪt/ 1. Having, involving, or relating to multiple variables.
Word: multivariate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English variate English multivariate From multi- + variate. Pronunciation: /ˌmʌl.tiˈvɛə.ɹi.ɪt/, /ˌmʌl.tiˈvɛː.ɹi.ɪt/, /ˌmʌl.tiˈvɛɹ.i.ɪt/, /ˌmʌl.tiˈvæɹ.i.ɪt/, /ˌmɐl.tiˈveː.ɹi.ɪt/ 1. A vector, each of whose elements is a variate.
Word: mutagenicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English muta- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English mutagenic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English mutagenicity From mutagenic + -ity. 1. The condition of being mutagenic. Labels: uncountable Example: The Ames test proved that mutagenicity was linked to carcinogenicity. 2. A measure of the extent to which something is mutagenic. Labels: countable
Word: myasthenia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From my- (“relating to muscle”) + asthenia (“weakness”), from Ancient Greek ἀσθένεια (asthéneia, “weakness”). By surface analysis, my- (“muscle”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ia (“disease”). 1. Abnormal weakness of the muscles; but especially myasthenia gravis. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mycobacterium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek μῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English myco- Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacterium English mycobacterium From myco- + bacterium. 1. Any of many rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Mycobacterium, that cause diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy.
Word: myelosuppression Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From myelo- + suppression. 1. A reduction of bone marrow activity that leads to a lower concentration of platelets, red blood cells and white blood cells Labels: uncountable
Word: myoglobin Part of Speech: noun 1. A small globular protein, containing a heme group, that carries oxygen to muscles. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: myosis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of miosis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable