nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: decoherence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested 1902 (OED) in the electrical engineering sense "the resetting of a coherer." From decohere (also 1902) + -ence, representing the verbal noun (compare decohesion, decoherency). The quantum mechanics concept was introduced in 1970 by German physicist H. Dieter Zeh, writing in the journal Foundations of Physics. Pronunciation: /diːkəʊˈhɪəɹəns/ 1. Loss of quantum coherence (phase relation between the quantum states of particles) in a physical system as it interacts with its environment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There is a sense in which simple interference effects are destroyed when a system's environment becomes correlated with its state. This phenomenon is called decoherence. I shall consider three approaches here. According to one, decoherence alone explains why we get determinate records. According to another, decoherence helps one to formulate a satisfactory interpretation of Everett by selecting a globally preferred basis that makes the right physical facts determinate in each Everett branch. According to a third, decoherence sects a locally preferred basis for each observer that makes the right physical facts determinate from the perspective of that particular observer. Example: We have already alluded to decoherence in connection with the emergence of classical space-time, the ‘collapse′ of the wave function (Case 3) and the notion of entanglement. Physicists have hailed the discovery of decoherence as ‘the most important advance in the foundation of quantum theory since Bell's inequalities.’¹³¹ This praise is based on good reasons: (a) decoherence offers new ways of understanding quantum mechanics for it embodies a critique of entrenched terminology (‘collapse’ of the wave function, complementarity); (b) it is testable since it appeals to physical processes; (c) it offers an insight into a much more fundamental level of quantum indeterminacy. 2. The normal condition of sensitiveness in a coherer; reversion to such condition. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable
Word: decoherent Part of Speech: adj 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- Latin cohaereō Latin cohaerēnsder. Middle French coherentder. English coherent English decoherent From de- + coherent. Pronunciation: /diːkəʊˈhɪəɹənt/ 1. Exhibiting decoherence.
Word: dilatant Part of Speech: adj 1. Tending to dilate, or causing dilation. 2. Exhibiting dilatancy.
Word: dilatant Part of Speech: noun 1. A dilator. 2. A substance whose viscosity increases with rate of shear.
Word: dilator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dilate + -or. 1. Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate. 2. Any drug that causes such dilation. 3. An instrument used to dilate an orifice or cavity.
Word: dilatancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dilate + -ancy or dilatant + -cy. 1. The property of dilating or expanding, especially by means of an increase in space between the component parts. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The phenomenon of some substances whose viscosity increases with shear rate, or with pressure. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: equiaxed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos Latin aiquos Latin aequus Latin aequi-der. English equi- English axed English equiaxed From equi- + axed. 1. Having axes of approximately the same dimensions.
Word: intertropical 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 tropical English intertropical From inter- + tropical. 1. Between or within the tropics. Labels: not-comparable Example: the very superior inducements which most intertropical countries afford
Word: carnivoran Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Carnivora + -an. Pronunciation: /kɑːˈnɪvərən/, /kɑːrˈnɪvərən/ 1. Of or pertaining to the order Carnivora. Labels: not-comparable Example: ...the earliest carnivoran diversity appears in the early Miocene rift sediments of East Africa... Example: These creatures are so anatomically similar it’s proven hard to figure out their relationships, both with one another and with later carnivoran groups.
Word: carnivoran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Carnivora + -an. Pronunciation: /kɑːˈnɪvərən/, /kɑːrˈnɪvərən/ 1. Any member of the order Carnivora.
Word: phagosome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English phago- Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma)lbor. English -some English phagosome From phago- + -some. 1. A membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by phagocytosis. Example: Granules characterized by their ability to segregate foreign proteins (phagosomes) were identified in the cells of many rat organs after intravenous administration of horseradish peroxidase, by using the conventional test with benzidine for the histochemical detection of peroxidase.
Word: phagosomal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English phago- Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma)lbor. English -some English phagosome English -al English phagosomal From phagosome + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to a phagosome. Labels: not-comparable
Word: secretary-general Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Secretary General. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Secretary General Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of French secrétaire général, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun (i.e., postpositive). 1. The chief administrator of an international body such as NATO or the United Nations. 2. The secretary of a non-Communist political party, governmental entity, or other NGO in many countries.
Word: sectary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Either from the French sectaire or directly from its etymon, the Medieval Latin sectārius, from secta (“sect”). Cognates include the Italian settario and the Portuguese and Spanish sectario. 1. A member of a particular sect, school of thought or practice, party, or profession; a sectarian. Example: Be it as it may: within the Land of Penn / The sectary yielded to the citizen, / And peaceful dwelt the many-creeded men. Example: It is this spirit which inspires sectaries to deprecate the public schools and, if they cannot divert part of the tax support, then to foist upon this free system the shadow of their own beclouded vision. 2. A Protestant dissenter or nonconformist.
Word: middle school Part of Speech: noun 1. A school which crosses the traditional divide between primary school and secondary school. Labels: countable 2. An educational level or stage between primary school and secondary school. Labels: uncountable Example: These authors argue that lists based on university-level reading material cannot be directly imported into contexts such as middle school since the lexical profiles of subjects and their vocabulary demands are different.
Word: sedgy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *sagjaz Proto-West Germanic *sagi Old English seċġ Middle English segge English sedge English -y English sedgy From sedge + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛ.dʒi/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or covered with sedge. Example: The corncrake nested in the unmown field Answers its mate, across the misty stream On fitful wing the startled curlews fly, And in his sedgy bed the lark, for joy that Day is nigh [...]
Word: junior school Part of Speech: noun 1. A school providing primary education to children. Labels: UK 2. A school providing primary education to children. Labels: Australia 3. A school providing primary education to children. Labels: Canada, Ontario
Word: seeder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English seeder, seder, from Old English sǣdere (“sower”), equivalent to seed + -er. 1. A device used to plant seeds; a seed drill. 2. A person who sows seeds. 3. An implement used to remove the seeds from fruit etc. 4. A person who seeds clouds in order to make it rain 5. A person connected to a peer-to-peer network who has a complete or partial copy of a given file and makes it available for downloading. Labels: Internet 6. A process that seeds a random number generator. 7. A stamp-type leatherworking tool predominantly used in floral designs to represent the seeds in the center of a flower.
Word: seigneur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French seigneur, from Old French seignor. Doublet of seignior, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire. Pronunciation: /sɛˈnjɜ/, /sɛˈnjɝ/ 1. A feudal lord or noble. Example: "Then you're not - " "Darling," I said, "do you really see me in the position of a seigneur, driving my serfs and villeins before me with a whip - even if the triffids haven't overrun me first?" Example: There was less and less love lost between peasants and seigneurs. The services which the latter had provided for the peasant community in the past had diminished in value. 2. The hereditary feudal ruler of Sark. Example: Beaumont lives on Sark, a small, autonomous island twenty-five miles off the coast of Normandy, with her husband, Michael, the island's seigneur. 3. A landowner in Canada; the holder of a seigneurie. Labels: Canada 4. A hereditary title in the Bailiwick of Jersey.
Word: well-balanced Part of Speech: adj 1. properly balanced; in equilibrium 2. mentally stable and free from psychological disorder
Word: Theseus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Θησεύς (Thēseús). His name comes from the same root as θεσμός (thesmós), Greek for “institution”. Pronunciation: /ˈθiːsjuːs/, /ˈθiːsi.əs/ 1. A legendary Ancient Greek hero most famous for defeating the minotaur in the labyrinth of Crete.
Word: well-behaved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From well + behaved. Pronunciation: /wɛlbɪˈheɪvd/, /wɛlbəˈheɪvd/ 1. Having good manners and acting properly; conforming to standards of good behaviour. Example: The boy is well-behaved and is seldom naughty. Example: How bright were the fire-irons; how clean the Dutch riles round the old-fashioned fire-place, how well-behaved even the cat. 2. Having intuitive, easy to handle properties, especially: having a finite derivative of all orders at all points, and having no discontinuities.
Word: discontinuities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of discontinuity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: well-connected Part of Speech: adj 1. Having close connections with people of wealth or social standing. 2. Of an area, having good transport connections. Example: The redevelopment of York station's surroundings to homes alongside office, retail and hospitality space demonstrates how land near stations is being adapted for mixed-use purposes to create well-connected urban areas.
Word: well-defined Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a clean and distinct outline. 2. Accurately and precisely described or specified. Example: AMVAC Chemical Corp. spokesman Brian Maddox said the company does not sell naled into China and has “no idea how it may have been used or how much is applied. By contrast, the application of Naled in the US is well-defined by the USEPA label and is highly controlled to ensure compliance with rigorous US standards.” 3. Defined in an unambiguous and consistent way: specifically, such that any two objects implied to be identical are indeed identical.
Word: well-disposed Part of Speech: adj 1. friendly and sympathetic Example: A memorial inscription on Long Melford church reads, 'the work of well-disposed men'. It refers to the wool merchants who contributed to its building in the 1490s.
Word: well-done Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of well done. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: glockenspiels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glockenspiel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: well-earned Part of Speech: adj 1. deserved Example: "The Pacers have kept millions of northerners on the move. But while they have served us well and provided some communities with rail services they may have otherwise lost, it is time to give them a well-earned rest," said Northern Regional Director Chris Jackson.
Word: well-fixed Part of Speech: adj 1. Reasonably financially secure. Labels: not-comparable
Word: well-groomed Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a person, neat and well-dressed. Example: But winter can also be judged by the prominence of another scourge, one that is especially irksome in a city that places a premium on being well-groomed and immaculately coiffed: hat hair. 2. Neat and tidy. Example: Its churchyard has a well-groomed air, with tailored hedges and lawns.
Word: well-grounded Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a person: having extensive knowledge of a subject. 2. Of an argument, etc.: based on good judgment and solid reasoning.
Word: wellhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From well + head. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛlhɛd/ 1. The place where a spring breaks out of the ground; the source of water for a stream or well. Example: Leaue the troubled streames, And liue as Thriuers doe at the Well head. Example: It is a singular circumstance, that within a quarter of a mile of the well-head of the Wye, arises the Severn. 2. The source of something; a fountainhead. Labels: figuratively Example: [H]e likened was to a welhed / Of euill words, and wicked ſclaunders by him ſhed. Example: [...] a bull was not merely a stud animal worth so much, due to go to the butcher in a little while. It was a vast wonder-beast, a well-head of the great, furnace-like passion that makes the worlds roll and the sun surge up [...] 3. The surface structure of an oil well etc.
Word: well-informed Part of Speech: adj 1. Furnished with sufficient, correct knowledge. Example: Second, a railway research department represents a qualified and specialised consultancy service, to provide the basis for well-informed high-level decisions regarding new designs or possible lines of development. Example: You’re well-informed, so you already microwave your germy kitchen sponge. Or should you?
Word: well-intentioned Part of Speech: adj 1. Having good intentions, even if producing unfortunate results. Example: A 21-Valyrian steel dagger salute to Paddy Considine, who makes his exit from House Of The Dragon this week with a thunderclap of a performance. “The Lord of the Tides” is the swan song for his King Viserys I Targaryen, a well-intentioned but indecisive man who waited until the very last day of his life to flex his royal might.
Word: well-knit Part of Speech: adj 1. Firmly constructed and held together
Word: well-made Part of Speech: adj 1. Properly constructed or manufactured.
Word: well-meant Part of Speech: adj 1. Having good intentions, even if resulting in unfortunate consequences. Example: When a loved aunt has sweated herself to the bone trying to save her god-child from the clutches of a New York playboy and learns that all her well-meant efforts have gone blue on her, it's only natural for her late brother's son to shudder in sympathy.
Word: well-ordered Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a precise arrangement. 2. Having a well-order. Labels: not-comparable
Word: well-ordered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of well-order Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: well-preserved Part of Speech: adj 1. Healthy and ageing gracefully. 2. In good condition considering its age. Example: Its [listed building] designation is due to its 'group value' with Mostyn's station and goods shed, and to it being a well-preserved early 20th century example. Example: Experts say it is the best-preserved mammoth carcass in the world and is one of only seven whole remains ever found.
Word: well-timed Part of Speech: adj 1. Happening at an opportune or advantageous time. Example: Near-synonyms: seasonable, in good season, opportune; see also Thesaurus:timely Example: Their most recent release to the market was well-timed. 2. Keeping accurate time; in keeping with accurate timing or rhythm. Example: A well-timed snare drum enlivened the music. Example: A well-timed engine with an unaggressive cam profile will purr like a kitten and is unlikely to backfire even upon sudden throttle changes.
Word: well-turned Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a pleasing shape 2. Pleasingly expressed 3. Expertly turned on a lathe
Word: get a fix Part of Speech: verb 1. To obtain something necessary, especially a dose of an addictive drug or anything else compulsively sought after. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic
Word: vice director Part of Speech: noun 1. A deputy to a director, often empowered to assume the position of president on his or her death or absence.
Word: vice-director Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vice- + director. 1. Alternative form of vice director. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: heat pump Part of Speech: noun 1. A device that transfers thermal energy between spaces using a refrigeration cycle, usually between an enclosed space and the outdoors.
Word: endarterectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English endarterium Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English endarterectomy From endarterium + -ectomy. 1. The surgical procedure to remove plaque from an artery.
Word: endarterium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From end- + artery + -ium. 1. The lining of an artery.
Word: non-sequiteur Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of non sequitur. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: pluterperfect Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of pluperfect. Labels: rare Example: He married, and this is the biographer's portrait of his pluterperfect spouse Example: The pluterperfect imperturbability of the department of agriculture. 2. Alternative form of pluperfect. Labels: rare Example: The first pluterperfect will have none of them, but take quand, when, quand j'aurois eu, when I should have had. Example: Sometimes a writer will establish the set-back by a brief use of the pluterperfect, and then slide undetected, he hopes— into the past again.
Word: en garde Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Borrowed from French en garde. Pronunciation: /ɒn ˈɡɑɹd/ 1. Used to warn one's opponent to take a defensive position prior to a fight.
Word: en garde Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French en garde. Pronunciation: /ɒn ˈɡɑɹd/ 1. Ellipsis of en garde position, the start position in fencing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: clashing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of clash Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: clashing Part of Speech: noun 1. A clash; the sound or action of clashing; violent collision.
Word: clashing Part of Speech: adj 1. conflicting, contrasting, or contrary; inconsonant, incompatible, or irreconcilable 2. mismatched, inharmonious, discordant or dissonant, not fitting well together (especially in regards to aesthetics, colors, clothing, or sounds) 3. adverse or antagonistic; disagreeing or opposing 4. Producing a clash or series of clashes. Example: From inside the mill there came a whizzing, whirring, and clashing sound, and now and then a bright saw-blade flashed in the air, as if in combat with the spirits of the night, to cut the stumps and uneven ends off the logs.
Word: spoiling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of spoil Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: spoiling Part of Speech: noun 1. plunder; pillage Example: May 10, 1775, Benjamin Franklin, Proposed Preamble to a Congressional Resolution on Privateering […] all the spoilings, thefts, burnings of houses and towns, and murders of innocent people, perpetrated by their wicked and inhuman corsairs on our coasts […]
Word: hardening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of harden Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hardening Part of Speech: noun 1. The process by which something hardens. 2. Something which hardens.
Word: dismissing Part of Speech: adj 1. Dismissive. Example: When a dismissing patient comes in for therapy, however, positive arousal and laughter may play an important role in establishing the therapeutic attachment bond. Example: Aline was disillusioned and very dismissing of people not true to their word.
Word: dismissing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dismiss Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: eloquently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English eloquently, eloquentely, equivalent to eloquent + -ly. 1. In an eloquent manner; stated well. Example: There they were before us, mother and babe, the white memories of a forgotten human history speaking more eloquently to the heart than could any written record of their lives. Example: Does she speak eloquently? / And would she have your baby? / I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother
Word: grunion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain, but probably from American Spanish gruñón (“grunter, grouch”), from gruñir (“to grunt”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹʌnjən/ 1. Either of two small fish, of the genus Leuresthes, found along the coast of Mexico and southern California, that spawn in the wet sand at certain high tides.
Word: groundswell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ground + swell. 1. A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance. 2. A broadly-based shifting of public opinion. Labels: broadly Example: An astonishing groundswell of support for the new Democratic frontrunner, Barack Obama, is threatening to sweep Hillary Clinton away in New Hampshire, which holds the first primary election of the 2008 presidential contest tomorrow. Example: The 1987 book British Piers was written at a time when Britain's seaside resorts were perhaps at their lowest ebb, with a groundswell of support for rejuvenation and conservation just beginning.
Word: candirú Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌkændɪˈɹuː/ 1. Alternative form of candiru. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: podcasted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of podcast Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sonas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sona Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frowzy Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈfɹaʊzi/ 1. Alternative spelling of frowsy. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: And then, ſo nice, and ſo genteel; / Such Cleanlineſs from Head to Heel: / No Humours groſs, or frowzy Steams, / No noiſom Whiffs, or ſweaty Streams, / Before, behind, above, below, / Could from her taintleſs Body flow. Example: I was terribly afraid, from what I had heard of Blackwater Park, of fatiguing antique chairs, and dismal stained glass, and musty, frowzy hangings, and all the barbarous lumber which people born without a sense of comfort accumulate about them, in defiance of all consideration due to the convenience of their friends.
Word: conductive pen Part of Speech: noun 1. A liquid polymer delivery system with a form factor similar to a standard ink pen. The polymer is electrically conductive and rapid-drying. Used to create or repair conductive traces on printed circuit boards.
Word: impedimenta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin impedimenta, circa 1600. Compare impediment. Pronunciation: /ɪmˌpɛdɪˈmɛntə/ 1. Equipment intended for an activity that serves as more of a hindrance than a help, especially military baggage. Example: On the plains they will have horses dragging travoises, dogs with travoises, women and children loaded with impedimenta. Example: Dashing back to my compartment, I grabbed my impedimenta - what my companion thought of the maniac who alighted at a station only half-way to the first booked stop I don't know ! - got out, hurried under the subway, and was into my 10.45 comfortably before its departure. 2. plural of impedimentum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: singlet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From single + -let. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋɡlɪt/ 1. A set of one, an item not part of a larger set 2. A set of one, an item not part of a larger set Example: 2003, Timothy M. Cox, 90: Protoporphyria, Karl M. Kadish, Kevin M. Smith, Roger Guilard, (editors), The Porphyrin Handbook, Volume 14: Medical Aspects of Porphyrins, page 132, When a ground state molecule absorbs a photon, the values of the electron spins are not altered and thus the primary excited state is the singlet state. Example: However, even if it were possible to supply benzophenone with radiation of the appropriate wavelength to produce the second excited singlet state of the molecule, this singlet would rapidly convert to the lowest singlet state (S1). 3. A set of one, an item not part of a larger set Example: Singlet and monocultural identity is so normalized that many voice hearers and plurals don’t share their experiences with anyone, living in isolation (and sometimes in poverty) and spending considerable inner resources to manage postures and performances of ‘mental health’. Example: Her system started when she was 17 years old: “We were not created by trauma. It started from being a singlet (one body, one person), but then, we lost our sense of self. […] 4. A single piece of clothing Labels: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore, UK Example: Winston wrenched his body out of bed — naked, for a member of the Outer Party received only 3,000 clothing coupons annually, and a suit of pyjamas was 600 — and seized a dingy singlet and a pair of shorts that were lying across a chair. Example: 2000, Nicole Matthews, Kitsch on the Fringe: Suburbia in Recent Australian Comedy Film, Roger Webster, Expanding Suburbia: Reviewing Suburban Narratives, page 176, The semiotics of the singlet - immediately identifiable in Australia, especially in its usual shade of blue, with male manual labourers¹⁶ - underlines the contrast between the effete fakery of ballroom costumes and real masculinity to be found underneath or in the world of folk dancing. 5. A single piece of clothing
Word: mortally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English mortally, equivalent to mortal + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈmɔːtəli/ 1. Fatally; in such a way as to cause death. Example: Sir Philip Sidney, soldier, courtier, statesman and poet, was born at Penshurst in 1554. He won imperishable fame 32 years later at the Battle of Zutphen in Holland when, mortally wounded, he refused a drink of water and passed his flask to a wounded soldier, with the words: 'Thy necessity is yet greater than mine.' 2. As a mortal. Labels: obsolete Example: And all the depth of rightfull doome was taught / By faire Astræa with great industrie, / Whilest here on earth she lived mortallie […]
Word: Whigs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Whig Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Whigs Part of Speech: name 1. An 18th- and 19th-century British political party that was opposed to the Tories, and became the Liberal Party. Labels: UK 2. A 19th-century political party in the United States of America. Labels: US
Word: zonary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From zone + -ary? 1. zonal
Word: whigs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whig Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whigs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of whig Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rose-garden Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rose garden. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: predicable Part of Speech: adj 1. Capable of being predicated or affirmed of something; affirmable; attributable. Labels: not-comparable 2. That may be used in the predicate of a sentence, especially following a form of the verb "to be". Labels: not-comparable
Word: predicable Part of Speech: noun 1. Anything affirmable of another; especially, a general attribute or notion as affirmable of, or applicable to, many individuals. 2. One of the five most general relations of attributes involved in logical arrangements, namely, genus, species, difference, property, and accident.
Word: MP2 Part of Speech: noun 1. A streamed audio file using MPEG Layer 2
Word: conductive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English conduct Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English conductive From conduct + -ive. Pronunciation: /kənˈdʌktɪv/ 1. Able to conduct electrical current or heat. Example: Distilled water is very slightly electrically conductive. Example: Solar storms drive currents of millions of amps through the electrically conductive upper layer of our atmosphere (known as the ionosphere). These currents, which can fluctuate rapidly, drive powerful magnetic disturbances at the Earth's surface that in turn induce electrical currents in the planet's crust. 2. Of, or relating to conductivity of a material.
Word: conductive Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kənˈdʌktɪv/ 1. Eggcorn of conducive.
Word: greenest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of green: most green Labels: form-of, superlative Example: Chief executive Andrew Haines said: "Rail is already the cleanest and greenest mode of transporting large numbers of people and goods, but we're committed to cutting our carbon footprint even further. [...]."
Word: do- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From dodeca-, from Ancient Greek δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”). 1. Alternative form of duo- Labels: IUPAC, alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: parrilla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Gothic *𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰 (*parra)der.? Gothic *𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*parrans)der.? Spanish parra Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin -ella Old Spanish -iella Spanish -illa Spanish parrillabor. English parrilla Borrowed from Spanish parrilla (“grill”). 1. A form of torture where the victim is strapped to a metal frame and subjected to electric shock. Example: He described how Tenorinho was subjected to cruel tortures after proclaiming his innocence: he denied everything. Then they started to strike him. He was then brought to the parrilla, [the grill]. The parrilla was where we applied electric torture. It has this name because, in Argentina, the parilla is where you grill beef.
Word: seven virtues Part of Speech: noun 1. The seven heavenly virtues: the three theological and four cardinal virtues. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. The seven capital virtues; the virtues that are opposed to, or are remedies of, the seven deadly sins. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: potente Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of potenty. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, uncommon
Word: Japanese giant salamander Part of Speech: noun 1. a large salamander of species Andrias japonicus, native to Japan, growing up to a meter in length.
Word: frenectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰr-eh₁-nom Proto-Italic *θrēnomder. Proto-Italic *frēnom Latin frēnumbor. English frenum Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English frenectomy From frenum + -ectomy. 1. The surgical procedure to remove a frenum or frenulum.
Word: instant noodle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Japanese 即席ラーメン (sokuseki rāmen) 1. One of a mass of dried precooked noodles fused with oil, usually soaked in boiling water for a few minutes before being eaten. Labels: in-plural
Word: apoenzymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apoenzyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coenzymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coenzyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: haloenzymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of haloenzyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: holoenzymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of holoenzyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: badminton rackets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of badminton racket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: badminton racket Part of Speech: noun 1. A light, long-handled racket, used to hit a shuttlecock in the game of badminton.
Word: somesuch Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Univerbation of some + such. 1. Of the same or similar kind. Labels: not-comparable Example: somesuch excuse. Example: 1816, The Idler, Number 86, Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy, The Works of Samuel Johnson, 1816 ed. the elevation of my apartments furnished a subject for conversation, which, without somesuch help, we should have been in danger of wanting.
Word: somesuch Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Univerbation of some + such. 1. Other things of the same kind or type. Example: I never did have a full name down in my daybook for him, just Sam or Joe or somesuch, I can't recollect that now.
Word: bromide of potassium Part of Speech: noun 1. potassium bromide Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: carbonate of potassium Part of Speech: noun 1. potassium carbonate Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: plumbate of potassium Part of Speech: noun 1. potassium plumbate Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: chromate of potassium Part of Speech: noun 1. potassium chromate Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: potassium-40 Part of Speech: noun 1. A naturally-occurring radioactive isotope of potassium, 4019K, having 19 protons and 21 neutrons, and a half-life of 1.3 billion years; it is the chief source of natural radioactivity in living tissue Labels: uncountable
Word: potassium-42 Part of Speech: noun 1. An artificially produced radioactive isotope of potassium, 4219K, having a half-life of 12.4 hours; used in medicine as a tracer Labels: uncountable
Word: potassium-43 Part of Speech: noun 1. An artificially produced radioactive isotope of potassium, 4319K, having a half-life of 22 hours; used in medicine as a tracer Labels: uncountable
Word: potassium-argon dating Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of estimating the age of igneous rocks or of archaeological objects by measuring the amount of argon that has built up through the radioactive decay of potassium. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: radioactive decay Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several processes by which unstable nuclei emit subatomic particles and/or ionizing radiation and disintegrate into one or more other nuclei. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: potassium chromate Part of Speech: noun 1. A potassium salt of chromic acid, K₂CrO₄; the yellow crystals are soluble in water, and it is used as an analytical reagent.
Word: potassium dichromate Part of Speech: noun 1. A potassium salt of chromic acid, K₂Cr₂O₇; the orange crystals are soluble in water, and it is used as an oxidizing agent and in photography.
Word: potassium cyanide Part of Speech: noun 1. The potassium salt of hydrocyanic acid, KCN; the colourless crystals are soluble in water, and it is extremely poisonous, and is used in electroplating, the extraction of gold and silver from their ores, and in photography. Labels: uncountable Example: During interrogation he committed suicide by swallowing a coat-button of compressed potassium cyanide.
Word: tl;dr Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: The phrase is an initialism of too long; didn't read (or sometimes too long; don't read). The noun and verb are derived from the phrase. Pronunciation: /tiː ˌɛl diː ˈɑː/, /ti ˌɛl di ˈɑɹ/ 1. Initialism of too long; didn't read (or sometimes too long; don't read). Labels: Internet, derogatory, usually Example: tl;dr 2. Initialism of too long; didn't read (or sometimes too long; don't read). Labels: Internet Example: How I got to be an atheist is a fairly long and winding story, so I'll give you the "tl;dr" version—I was finally honest about myself that "the gods" just "weren't there." Example: Incidentally, my absolutely favourite headline about the Duchess of Sussex's new coat of arms was: "Will Meghan Markle's new California-inspired coat of arms convince millennials to embrace traditional heraldry?" Tl;dr, no!
Word: tl;dr Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The phrase is an initialism of too long; didn't read (or sometimes too long; don't read). The noun and verb are derived from the phrase. Pronunciation: /tiː ˌɛl diː ˈɑː/, /ti ˌɛl di ˈɑɹ/ 1. A summary; the gist, the long and short. Labels: Internet Example: I know that was quite a long ramble, but the TL;DR is that I got fired.
Word: tl;dr Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The phrase is an initialism of too long; didn't read (or sometimes too long; don't read). The noun and verb are derived from the phrase. Pronunciation: /tiː ˌɛl diː ˈɑː/, /ti ˌɛl di ˈɑɹ/ 1. To provide a short summary of (a text, an event, etc.); to summarize. Labels: Internet, transitive Example: Extracts or overviews should be substituted as needed. But insofar as possible, the whole books should be read. First of all, because many thinkers simply cannot be tl;dr'd. Second of all, because wrestling with, and immersing yourself in, and just reading through whole books is part of the education. Example: I'll tell you another thing that's ironic about the Vidal–Buckley [i.e., Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr.] debates. Those debates can be TLDR'd into one of them calling the other "queer" as a pejorative and then the other calls the other a "fascist." 2. To provide a short summary of a text, an event, etc.; to summarize. Labels: Internet, intransitive Example: Some highlights of the lowlights: "A dismal mess," says the New York Times. Its "shabby aesthetic and narrative shortcomings are outweighed by its more drastically questionable moral ones," says the Guardian. "It's not a good movie," Entertainment Weekly TL;DRs. Example: Royal Bank of Canada’s economics team have tl;dr'd why JGBs and the yen have had a fun morning: "it will be hard for markets not to see this move as a precursor for tightening policy".
Word: potassium channel Part of Speech: noun 1. A small pore in a cell membrane that is selective to potassium ions and has several regulatory functions.
Word: potassium feldspar Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several alkaline feldspars containing potassium aluminium silicate, KAlSi₃O₈
Word: potassium selective electrode Part of Speech: noun 1. An ion selective electrode used to measure the concentration of potassium ions, especially in biological fluids.
Word: ion selective electrode Part of Speech: noun 1. An electrode whose potential is dependent on the concentration of a specific ion in the solution in which it is immersed.
Word: pH meter Part of Speech: noun 1. A voltmeter that uses the potential at a glass electrode to determine the pH of the solution in which it is immersed
Word: glass electrode Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several electrodes, having a thin glass bulb, whose potential is dependent upon the concentration of hydrogen or other ions in the solution in which it is immersed; used in pH meters etc.
Word: hemicorporectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hemi- + corpus + -ectomy. 1. The surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down.
Word: laminectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lamino- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English laminectomy From lamino- + -ectomy. 1. The surgical procedure to remove the bony arch or lamina from one or more vertebrae.
Word: mammectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mamm- + -ectomy. Pronunciation: /mæˈmɛktəmi/ 1. Synonym of mastectomy.
Word: mastoidectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mastoid + -ectomy. 1. The surgical procedure to remove part or all of the mastoid process
Word: gonadectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁eti Proto-Hellenic *gígnomai Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ) Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) New Latin gonadēsbor. English gonad Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) ▲ Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English gonadectomy From gonad + -ectomy. 1. A procedure to remove one or more ovaries or testes.
Word: gonadoblastoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ) Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) New Latin gonadēsbor. English gonad Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English gonado- English blastoma English gonadoblastoma From gonado- + blastoma. 1. A tumour found in an ovary.
Word: pancreatectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pancreat- + -ectomy. 1. A surgical operation in which part or all of the pancreas is removed, usually to treat pancreatic diseases such as cancer, tumors, or severe inflammation. Example: Pancreatectomy was a palliative measure at this stage of the cancer.
Word: parathyroidectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree 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 *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English parathyroidectomy From parathyroid + -ectomy. 1. The procedure to remove one or more of the parathyroid glands
Word: bedsit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of bed(room) + sit(ting room). First attested in 1900. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛd.sɪt/, /ˈbed.sɪt/, /ˈbed.sət/ 1. A form of rented accommodation consisting of a single room for use as both sitting room and bedroom; there may also be a small kitchen area and washing and toilet facilities, but these amenities are more commonly outside the room and shared by several tenants. Labels: Ireland, UK
Word: T cells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of T cell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lymphocytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lymphocyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wake flow Part of Speech: noun 1. The turbulent flow, with many eddies, downstream of a blunt body
Word: talk someone under the table Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Synchronic aspects: parallel in form with drink someone under the table; compare also Dutch onder de tafel praten (“to outperform verbally, outdebate”). 1. To bore (someone) with excessive talk. Labels: idiomatic
Word: immune systems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of immune system Labels: form-of, plural
Word: water hammer Part of Speech: noun 1. A surge of pressure in a pipe carrying a fluid; especially the banging sound in a steam or hot water pipe caused by bubbles of air, or by an abrupt alteration of the flow. Labels: uncountable 2. A metal hammer used when heated, as by dipping in hot water, to blister the skin, as for counterirritation. Labels: countable, historical
Word: immune responses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of immune response Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thymuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thymus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antigens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antigen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: water pollution Part of Speech: noun 1. Contamination of water, especially surface water, by sewage effluent, fertilizer runoff, industrial chemical discharge, etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: water softening Part of Speech: noun 1. The removal of calcium and magnesium ions from water, or their replacement with sodium, either by chemical reaction or by ion exchange. Labels: uncountable
Word: water tunnel Part of Speech: noun 1. A facility, comparable to a wind tunnel, in which an underwater component may be tested in a controlled flow of water. 2. A tunnel used to transport water.
Word: wind tunnel Part of Speech: noun 1. A test facility through which air is forced in a controlled manner so as to study the effects of flow around airfoils, aircraft, motor cars etc. Example: But unlike many other tunnels that lay idle and decaying, Catesby has now found a new use as an aerodynamic wind tunnel for the motor industry. 2. A space where air currents are naturally funneled through sets of walls or structures, like alleyways or between high-rise buildings. Labels: broadly
Word: watt-hour meter Part of Speech: noun 1. A meter which measures, and registers, the amount of electricity consumed in a circuit; especially one connected to a domestic power supply for the purpose of billing
Word: spleens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spleen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wavellite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after British naturalist Dr. William Wavell (1750–1829), who discovered the mineral, + -ite. 1. A hydrated aluminium phosphate, Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH,F)₃·5H₂O, sometimes mined as a source of phosphorus. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: well logging Part of Speech: noun 1. The analysis and recording of the strata penetrated by the drill of an oil well as an aid to exploration. Labels: uncountable
Word: willemite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In honour of Willem I, king of the Netherlands, + -ite. 1. A rare mineral, anhydrous zinc silicate, Zn₂SiO₄, that is a minor ore of zinc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: wind rose Part of Speech: noun 1. A diagram in which the speed and direction of the winds at a particular location are represented by lines of varying thickness and length superimposed on a compass rose.
Word: doubloon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French doublon, from Spanish doblón, augmentative of doble (“double”), because it was worth twice a pistole. Pronunciation: /dʌˈbluːn/ 1. A former Spanish gold coin, also used in its American colonies. Labels: historical Example: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georges, and Louises, doubloons and double guineas and moidores and sequins, the pictures of all the kings of Europe for the last hundred years, strange Oriental pieces stamped with what looked like wisps of string or bits of spider's web, round pieces and square pieces, and pieces bored through the middle, as if to ware them round your neck – nearly every variety of money in the world must, I think, have found a place in that collection... 2. Clipping of doubloonie. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang 3. Alternative form of dabloon (“fictional currency”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: leucocyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *lewkós Proto-Hellenic *leukós Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós)der. English leuco- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English leucocyte From leuco- + -cyte. 1. Alternative spelling of leukocyte. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The outer chamber contains the supratympanal organ together with leucocytes and adipose cells.
Word: killer T cells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of killer T cell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leucocytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leucocyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: white blood cells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of white blood cell Labels: form-of, plural