nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: pieboy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pie + boy. 1. A boy who sells pies. Labels: rare Example: The Church of the Archangel Gabriel is usually known as the Menshikov Tower after its original owner, AD Menshikov, an illiterate pieboy who rose to become Peter's closest confidant and adviser and the most powerful man in Russia.
Word: airwound Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From air + wound. 1. Wound around air, i.e. lacking a solid core. Labels: not-comparable
Word: coil winder Part of Speech: noun 1. A machine that winds wire into electromagnetic coils. 2. A person whose job it is to wind electromagnetic coils.
Word: cabalzarite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named by J. Brugger et al. in 2000 in honour of Walter Cabalzar (1919-2007), amateur mineralogist who discovered grischunite and geigerite. Cabalzar + -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
Word: cadmoindite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cadm(ium) + -o- + ind(ium) + -ite. 1. An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing cadmium, germanium, indium, iron, sulfur, and zinc.
Word: cafarsite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An isometric-diploidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and titanium.
Word: cahnite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cahn + -ite. 1. A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing arsenic, boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: calciborite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal white mineral containing boron, calcium, and oxygen.
Word: carletonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, carbon, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
Word: carrollite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for type locality Carroll County, Maryland, + -ite. 1. An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing cobalt, copper, nickel, and sulfur.
Word: cavansite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and vanadium.
Word: cervantite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cervantes (locality in Spain) + -ite. 1. An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing antimony and oxygen.
Word: cesbronite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tellurium.
Word: clinoclase Part of Speech: noun 1. A mineral composed of a basic copper arsenate Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: clinohedrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κλῑ́νω (klī́nō, “to incline”) + ἕδρᾱ (hédrā, “face”) + -ite, for the inclined facial character of the crystal morphology. 1. A monoclinic-domatic mineral that is a mixed silicate of calcium and zinc Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: clinohumite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clino- + humite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral composed of a mixed iron and magnesium silicate / fluoride
Word: cohenite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal yellowish white mineral containing carbon, cobalt, iron, and nickel.
Word: combeite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A trigonal-trapezohedral colorless mineral containing calcium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
Word: corderoite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An isometric-tetartoidal mineral containing chlorine, mercury, and sulfur.
Word: creedite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Creede + -ite, after Creede, Colorado. 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
Word: cronstedtite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named in honor of Axel Fredrik Cronstedt + -ite. 1. A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and silicon.
Word: crookesite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Crookes + -ite, named after British chemist and physicist Sir William Crookes. 1. A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, selenium, silver, and thallium.
Word: eosphorite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs, “dawn”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”) + -ite, in reference to the pink colour of the mineral. 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: fabianite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Word: ferberite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after German mineralogist Moritz Rudolph Ferber + -ite. 1. A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing iron, oxygen, and tungsten. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ferroselite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: For its composition of iron (ferrum (“iron”)) selenide, + -ite. 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron and selenium.
Word: ferrosilite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: For its composition, a silicate of iron (ferrum (“iron”)) + -ite. 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
Word: fluorcaphite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A hexagonal-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, cerium, fluorine, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and strontium.
Word: fornacite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin fornāx, fornāc- (“furnace”) -ite, named in 1915 after Lucien Lewis Forneau (whose surname resembles French fourneau (“stove”), which, like fornāx, is ultimately from Latin furnus (“oven”)). 1. A rare monoclinic-prismatic lead copper chromate arsenate hydroxide mineral, which is generally green to yellow and translucent to transparent, and has a Mohs hardness of 2.3, a specific gravity of 6.27, and a Strunz classification of 7.FC.10.
Word: franckeite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing antimony, iron, lead, sulfur, and tin.
Word: franklinite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Franklin + -ite. 1. An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron, manganese, oxygen, and zinc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: geigerite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.
Word: geocronite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic pure white mineral containing antimony, arsenic, lead, and sulfur.
Word: germanite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From germanium + -ite. 1. An isometric-hextetrahedral pinkish gray mineral containing copper, germanium, iron, and sulfur.
Word: glucine Part of Speech: noun 1. A monoclinic mineral containing beryllium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus. Labels: uncountable
Word: goslarite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: graftonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
Word: gratonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing arsenic, lead, and sulfur.
Word: halloysite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Belgian geologist Omalius d'Halloy + -ite. 1. A monoclinic-domatic clay mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: halotrichite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: -ite 1. A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hanksite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: -ite 1. A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and sulfur.
Word: hellyerite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic light blue mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, nickel, and oxygen.
Word: hemimorphite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hemimorphic + -ite. 1. An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zinc, a hydrated zinc silicate. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hercynite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: -ite 1. An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing aluminum, iron, and oxygen. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: herderite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing beryllium, calcium, fluorine, oxygen, and phosphorus. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hoelite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Word: homilite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From homi- + -lite, with homi- being an alteration of homo-. From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same, together”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), because of its association with the minerals "erdmannite" and meliphanite. 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron, calcium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
Word: hopeite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: -ite 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: humite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hume (“Sir Abraham Hume”) + -ite. 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing fluorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: kalininite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing chromium, sulfur, and zinc.
Word: kalinite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur.
Word: kankite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A monoclinic yellow green mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
Word: karpatite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Carpathian mountains + -ite ; later called carpathite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon and hydrogen.
Word: keilite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after German-American professor at University of Hawaii in Honolulu, Klaus Keil, + -ite. 1. An isometric-hexoctahedral gray mineral containing calcium, chromium, iron, magnesium, manganese, sulfur, and zinc.
Word: kermesite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kermes + -ite. Named after the dye kermes, and named thus, owing to the grainy reddish hue that the mineral often has. The name dates from 1832. 1. A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing antimony, oxygen, and sulfur. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: kinoite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Kino + -ite Named after Eusebio Francisco Kino (1645-1711), Jesuit explorer of the southwestern United States. 1. A monoclinic-prismatic azure blue mineral containing calcium, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
Word: kremersite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Kremers + -ite. 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, and potassium.
Word: krennerite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Krenner + -ite, after mineralogist Joseph Krenner who discovered it. 1. An orthorhombic-pyramidal creamy white mineral containing gold and tellurium.
Word: lautarite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, iodine, and oxygen.
Word: legrandite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Legrand + -ite; named after Belgian mining engineer and mineral collector Louis C.A. Legrand (1861–1920), who collected the first specimen. 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, oxygen, and zinc.
Word: linarite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Linares + -ite, named after Linares, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain, the place it was discovered. 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.
Word: livingstonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, mercury, and sulfur.
Word: lonsdaleite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Lonsdale + -ite, in honour of Irish crystallographer Kathleen Lonsdale. Pronunciation: /ˈlɒnzdəlaɪt/, /ˈlɒnzˌdeɪlaɪt/ 1. A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon. Also called hexagonal diamond. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: lorandite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, sulfur, and thallium.
Word: lorenzenite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Johannes Theodor Lorenzen (1855-1884), + -ite. 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.
Word: ludwigite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing boron, iron, magnesium, and oxygen. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lyonsite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal black mineral containing copper, iron, oxygen, and vanadium.
Word: mascagnite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mascagni + -ite, named after the discoverer. 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; a native sulfate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts.
Word: mohite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A triclinic-pedial greenish gray mineral containing copper, sulfur, and tin.
Word: moissanite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Moissan + -ite; the mineral form of silicon carbide was named moissanite in honor of chemist Henri Moissan.^([1]) ². Pronunciation: /ˈmɔi.sə.nait/ 1. Crystalline silicon carbide with various crystalline polymorphs, either naturally-occurring or synthetic. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A new diamond simulant that is harder to detect than current simulants will debut in early 1997, The material -- synthetic moissanite -- is thermally conductive like diamond, readering conventional testers obsolete for this characteristic.
Word: molybdite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing molybdenum and oxygen.
Word: molysite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing chlorine and iron.
Word: montebrasite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, lithium, oxygen, and phosphorus. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: monticellite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Italian writer Teodoro Monticelli (1759–1845), + -ite. 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: montroydite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing mercury and oxygen.
Word: mordenite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for type locality Morden, Nova Scotia (Canada) + -ite. 1. An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mullite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for type locality Mull (Scotland) + -ite. 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, oxygen, and silicon. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: murdochite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for American mineralogist Joseph Murdoch + -ite. 1. An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing bromine, chlorine, copper, lead, and oxygen.
Word: nabesite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing beryllium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
Word: natrophilite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From natro- + -philite, named for its high sodium content. 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal yellow mineral containing manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.
Word: nekrasovite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An isometric-hextetrahedral reddish brown mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, iron, sulfur, tin, vanadium, and zinc.
Word: nelenite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
Word: nissonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic bluish green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.
Word: nitratine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nitrate + -ine. 1. A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral form of sodium nitrate. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nobleite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Word: northupite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An isometric-diploidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, magnesium, oxygen, and sodium.
Word: pabstite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Adolph Pabst (an American scientist) + -ite. 1. A hexagonal-ditrigonal dipyramidal mineral containing barium, oxygen, silicon, tin, and titanium.
Word: palygorskite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Palygorskaya (a place in Russia) + -ite. 1. Synonym of attapulgite. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: panethite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic brownish yellow mineral containing calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium.
Word: papagoite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic light blue mineral containing aluminum, calcium, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
Word: partheite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
Word: penroseite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An isometric-diploidal creamy grayish white mineral containing cobalt, copper, nickel, and selenium.
Word: phenakite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek φέναξ (phénax, a deceiver) (because of its resemblance to quartz). + -ite 1. A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing beryllium, oxygen, and silicon. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: phosgenite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.
Word: powellite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after American geologist John Wesley Powell (1834–1902), + -ite. 1. A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, molybdenum, and oxygen. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rambergite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Hans Ramberg (1917-1998), Professor of Mineralogy and Petrology at the University of Chicago and later the University of Uppsala, Sweden. Ramberg + -ite 1. A hexagonal-dihexagonal pyramidal mineral containing manganese and sulfur.
Word: renierite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A tetragonal-scalenohedral orange brown mineral containing arsenic, copper, germanium, iron, sulfur, and zinc.
Word: rickardite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Thomas Arthur Rickard (1864-1953), mining engineer and Editor of the Engineering and Mining Journal. Rickard + -ite 1. An orthorhombic mineral containing copper and tellurium.
Word: robertsite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named in 1974 by Paul Brian Moore and Jun Ito in honour of Willard "Bill" Lincoln Roberts (1923-1987), professor of mineralogy and curator of the South Dakota School of Mines mineral museum. Roberts + -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
Word: rosasite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian Rosas + -ite, after the Rosas mine in Sardinia, Italy. 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and zinc.
Word: roscoelite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after English chemist Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe (1833–1915), + -lite. 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and vanadium. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: routhierite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A tetragonal-ditetragonal pyramidal mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, mercury, sulfur, thallium, and zinc.
Word: russellite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after British mineral collector Sir Arthur Edward Ian Montague Russell (1878–1964), who held the mineral in his collection before it was donated for analysis, + -ite. 1. An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing bismuth, oxygen, and tungsten. Labels: uncountable
Word: rutherfordine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Rutherford + -ine, after Ernest Rutherford. 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, oxygen, and uranium.
Word: rynersonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, niobium, oxygen, and tantalum.
Word: sabatierite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sabatier + -ite, named after French mineralogist Germain Sabatier. Pronunciation: /səˈbætɪɹaɪt/ 1. A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal blue gray mineral containing copper, selenium, and thallium.
Word: sabieite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A trigonal-trapezohedral white mineral containing hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
Word: sabinaite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, carbon, oxygen, sodium, titanium, and zirconium.
Word: saneroite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A triclinic-pinacoidal light orange mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and vanadium.
Word: sauconite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zinc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: schoepite Part of Speech: noun 1. An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: scolecite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σκώληξ (skṓlēx, “worm”) + -ite. 1. A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: scorodite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σκόροδον (skórodon, “garlic”) + -ite. 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: seamanite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing boron, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
Word: seeligerite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An orthorhombic-disphenoidal light yellow mineral containing chlorine, iodine, lead, and oxygen.
Word: segelerite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.
Word: seligmannite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal rose white mineral containing arsenic, copper, lead, and sulfur.
Word: sellaite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing fluorine and magnesium. Labels: uncountable
Word: senarmontite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing antimony and oxygen.
Word: siegenite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing cobalt, nickel, and sulfur.
Word: simonellite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Italian geologist Vittorio Simonelli (1860–1929), who discovered the mineral, + -ite. 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal white mineral containing carbon and hydrogen.
Word: sperrylite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after American chemist Francis Louis Sperry (1861–1906), + -lite. 1. An isometric-diploidal tin white mineral containing arsenic and platinum. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: steacyite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and thorium.
Word: stercorite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin stercus (“dung”) + -ite. 1. A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.
Word: stibiconite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek στίβι (stíbi, “antimony”) + κόνῐς (kónĭs, “dust”) + -ite. 1. An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Word: stilleite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An isometric-hextetrahedral gray mineral containing selenium and zinc.
Word: stolzite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing lead, oxygen, and tungsten.
Word: stromeyerite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Stromeyerit < Friedrich Stromeyer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing copper, silver, and sulfur.
Word: talnakhite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An isometric-hextetrahedral mineral containing copper, iron, nickel, and sulfur.
Word: tantite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A triclinic-pedial colorless mineral containing oxygen and tantalum.
Word: tarapacaite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chromium, oxygen, and potassium.
Word: tausonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing oxygen, strontium, and titanium.
Word: teallite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after British geologist Dr. Jethro Justinian Harris Teall (1849–1924), + -ite. 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing lead, sulfur, and tin.
Word: temagamite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Temagami + -ite. 1. An orthorhombic gray mineral containing mercury, palladium, and tellurium with chemical formula Pd₃HgTe₃.
Word: tephroite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tephro- + -ite. 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing manganese, oxygen, and silicon. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: terlinguaite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chlorine, mercury, and oxygen.
Word: teruggite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing arsenic, boron, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.
Word: thaumasite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek θαυμάζω (thaumázō, “to wonder”) + -ite. 1. A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur.
Word: thenardite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing oxygen, sodium, and sulfur.
Word: thomsenolite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Hans Thomsen, Danish physical chemist, + -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium.
Word: tiemannite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tiemann + -ite, after Johann Carl Wilhelm Tiemann (1848–1899). 1. An isometric-hextetrahedral grayish white mineral containing mercury and selenium; mercury selenide, chemical formula HgSe. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: triphylite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron, lithium, oxygen, and phosphorus. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: uricite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
Word: strutters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strutter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: PCRE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Perl-compatible regular expressions. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: paulingite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Pauling + -ite after chemist Linus Carl Pauling (1901–1994). 1. A rare zeolite mineral found in vesicles in alluvial basaltic rocks. Labels: uncountable
Word: parisite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Paris + -ite. 1. A rare mineral consisting of cerium, lanthanum and calcium fluorocarbonate. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: kerolite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κηρός (kērós, “wax”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”). By surface analysis, kero- + -lite. 1. A metamorphic nickel-bearing phyllosilicate mineral similar to talc and serpentine. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cerolite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, cero- + lite. 1. Alternative form of kerolite. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: cabrerite Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of annabergite with some of the nickel replaced by magnesium. Labels: uncountable
Word: unstreaked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + streaked. 1. Without streaks or stripes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: streakless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From streak + -less. 1. Without streaks or stripes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: halosulfites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of halosulfite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: halosugars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of halosugar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: saxaul Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian саксау́л (saksaúl), via a Turkic variety (compare Bashkir саҡсауыл (saqsawıl), Kazakh сексеуіл (sekseuıl)), ultimately from Kalmyk [script needed] (zaɣzāml̥, “a bush growing in the desert”), compare Mongolian заг (zag, “saxaul”), Kalmyk за (za). Pronunciation: /ˈsæksɔːl/ 1. Either of two species of the amaranth genus Haloxylon: Haloxylon ammodendron (syn. Haloxylon aphyllum; black saxaul) and Haloxylon persicum (white saxaul), found in sandy habitats from Egypt to Mongolia and China.
Word: saxauls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of saxaul Labels: form-of, plural
Word: böhmite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of boehmite. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: manopause Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Hellenic *méns Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn) French méno- Ancient Greek παύω (paúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis)der. Latin pausabor. French -pause French ménopause English menopause blend English manopause Blend of man + menopause. 1. Synonym of andropause. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: bastnäsite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bastnaesite. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: bastonades Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bastonade Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bastonading Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bastonade Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bastonaded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bastonade Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: antiparty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + party. 1. Opposing a particular political party. Example: As in the whole country, cadres and poor and lower-middle peasants in our Taning County, inspired by the spirit of the National Conference on Learning From Tachai in Agriculture, were greatly stimulated and high in spirits and resolved to fight hard in the movement of learning from Tachai in agriculture and building Tachai-type counties everywhere. In the face of the excellent situation, the anti-party clique of the "gang of four,"--Wang, Chang, Chiang and Yao--stepped up their antiparty activities and strengthend their attacks on the party.[…] Today the party Central Committee headed by Chairman Hua Kuo-feng, carrying on the cause left behind by Chairman Mao and representing the basic interests of hundreds of millions of the revolutionary cadres and poor and lower-middle peasants, has smashed the intrigues of the antiparty clique of the "Gang of four" to usurp the party and seize power and sent the scoundrels--Wang Hung-wen, Chang Chun-chiao, Chiang Ching and Yao Wen-yuan--into the dock of history. Example: "They said that I had contacted foreign media and called me anti-China, antipeople and antiparty."
Word: antiparty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + party. 1. A political party that shuns or rejects the mainstream political establishment. Example: Differences arise over what kinds of organization are desirable (eg, political parties or antiparties, professionalized organizations, decentralized networks, communes, grassroots groups) and over tactical questions of what is to be done[…]
Word: antiparties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antiparty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antiperiodics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antiperiodic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antiperiodicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + periodicity. 1. A generalization of periodicity such that f(x + P) = −f(x) for all x in some function f. Labels: uncountable
Word: antisepticism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From antiseptic + -ism. 1. The use of antiseptics. Labels: uncountable Example: The temperature chart is very interesting, and yet very like that which was not uncommonly seen in both hospital and private surgical practice before the days of antisepticism.
Word: antipill Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + pill. 1. Preventing or countering the formation of pills on fabric. Labels: not-comparable 2. Opposing the contraceptive pill. Example: This antipill lobbying technique is epitomized by a July 1964 meeting between the Oral Contraception Committee of the FPFJ and representatives from MHW's Drug Bureau and the drug shingikai. 3. Opposing a poison pill. Example: In fact, the 1997 proposal was a binding bylaw amendment prompted by Fleming's refusal to redeem its poison pill despite a 65 percent antipill vote the previous year.
Word: applausive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Formed as *applaus- (the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin applaudō) + -ive, thus resembling a regular Anglicisation of a hypothetical Latin etymon of the form *applausīvus. By surface analysis, applause + -ive. 1. Conveying applause. Example: The young woman grew deadly pale, and cast an apprehensive glance upon Maitre Pierre, in whom the bravado of the young gallant seemed only to excite laughter, more scornful than applausive.
Word: pleace Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of please. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: pleace Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of place. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: I’m not to leave this pleace. — Oliver Goldsmith
Word: Goldsmithian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Goldsmith + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Oliver Goldsmith (1730–1774), Anglo-Irish writer and physician.
Word: backward slash Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of backslash.
Word: tride Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French. 1. strong and swift Labels: obsolete
Word: lithologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lithology + -ist. 1. One who studies lithology.
Word: lithologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lithologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: craik Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of crake. Labels: Scotland, alt-of, alternative 2. Misspelling of craic. Labels: Ireland, Scotland, alt-of, misspelling Example: I have heard the word "craik" used by both the Irish and Scottish to mean "good conversation" or something close to that, varying a bit in context. Example: Ye bust yer chops engineering intelligent monkeys an ye hae a guid craik wi them.
Word: vacuating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of vacuate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: vacuates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of vacuate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: vacuated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of vacuate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: vacuation Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of emptying or clearing out. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: vacuations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vacuation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vadium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin wadium, from Frankish *wadja, from Proto-Germanic *wadją (“pledge”); akin to Old English wedd (“pledge”). More at wed. 1. A pledge or security; bail. Labels: archaic
Word: vajazzling Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of decorating a woman's vulva and/or pubic area with jewels. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Vajazzling, a beauty treatment that involves having little jewels glued to one's pubic area, had a whole episode of TOWIE, currently in its second series, devoted to it. Example: Ladies, take your rhinestoned nether regions back to 2010 where they belong, because vejazzling is so over.
Word: vajazzling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of vajazzle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: vajazzled Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the vulva and/or pubic area decorated with jewels. Labels: slang Example: As for any potential hazards posed by em, dislodged crystals, Merrill-Nach said that would likely be a bigger issue for romantic partners than for the "vajazzled" lady. Example: For a television show to depict Essex as a world of white stilettos, vajazzled women and monosyllabic men is hardly revelatory; after all everyone has heard the age-old jokes about the mental aptitude of the county's female population.
Word: vajazzled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of vajazzle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: saj Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi. Pronunciation: /sɑːdʒ/ 1. An Asian tree, Terminalia elliptica
Word: saj Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From sadge. 1. Alternative spelling of sadge. Labels: Internet, alt-of, alternative
Word: vamplate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French avant (“fore”) and English plate. 1. A round of iron on the shaft of a tilting lance, to stabilize and protect the hand.
Word: vamplates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vamplate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vamplet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of vamplate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: vamplets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vamplet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vampishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vampish + -ness. 1. The quality of being vampish. Labels: uncountable
Word: vanadyls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vanadyl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vanadinites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vanadinite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vanillates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vanillate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Varangians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Varangian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vanquishments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vanquishment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: varletry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare Old French valeterie (“young unmarried nobles”). Pronunciation: /ˈvɑː(ɹ)lɪtɹi/ 1. The rabble; the crowd; the mob. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: the shouting varletry of censuring Rome
Word: vatful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vat + -ful. 1. As much as a vat will hold.
Word: vatsful Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vatful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vatfuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vatful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vaticides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vaticide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vaticidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vaticide + -al. 1. Committing or pertaining to vaticide.
Word: vasoinhibitory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vaso- + inhibitory. 1. vasodilatory Labels: not-comparable
Word: vartabed Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈvɑːtəbɛd/ 1. Alternative form of vardapet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: vartabeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vartabed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vauntingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From vaunting + -ly. 1. So as to vaunt; with boastful display. Example: This riddle was quite beyond Mrs. Piper, Uncle Jobson laughed vauntingly.
Word: vanilloes Part of Speech: noun 1. An inferior kind of vanilla, the pods of Vanilla pompona. Labels: archaic, plural, plural-only
Word: vasiform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin vāsi- + -form. By surface analysis, vas + -iform. 1. Having the form of a vessel or duct. 2. Containing vessels or ducts. Example: vasiform tissue
Word: Valkyrian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Valkyrie + -an. 1. Of or pertaining to the Valkyries. Example: So they blaspheme the muse! but great is song / Used to great ends: ourself have often tried / Valkyrian hymns, or into rhythm have dash’d / The passion of the prophetess; […] Example: Bubblegum: Okay, Ricardio. I'll do it. I'll be your wife. Ricardio: Ah! Bubblegum: If you can beat me at hand-to-hand combat! Ricardio: Oh, my. How Valkyrian.
Word: dolphin striker Part of Speech: noun 1. A near-vertical spar between the bowsprit and martingale Example: meanwhile some of the sailors, with an imitative flying fish, get to that part of the vessel just under the bowsprit, called “the dolphin striker,” and with a bottle midway to their bait, they suddenly jerk it out of the water, to imitate the flying fish. Example: I ordered the Captain of the forecastle, to run out on the bowsprit with the end of a two inch at once, and throw a running bowline knot over his shoulders, and by-and-by, when he broke adrift from the dolphin striker, we hauled him in by the head; and the same night or next morning, I had a good beefsteak cut off him near his tail, and a capital one it was, too, you would hardly have known it from the regular beef.
Word: pennatula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pennatulus, from pennātus + -ulus, from penna + -ātus. 1. Any of numerous species of Pennatula, Pteroides, and allied genera of Alcyonaria, having a feather-like form; a sea pen.
Word: vaporimeter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vapor + -i- + -meter. 1. An instrument for measuring the volume or tension of any vapor.
Word: vaporimeters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vaporimeter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: valeramide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of valeric + amide. 1. The amide of valeric acid. Labels: uncountable
Word: valeramides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of valeramide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: countervair Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + vair. 1. A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures: succeeding rows are reversed instead of staggered, so the bases of the panes of each tincture are opposite those of the same tincture in adjoining rows. Labels: uncountable
Word: vadimony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin vadimōnium 1. A bond or pledge for appearance before a judge on a certain day. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: Pennine Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to the Pennines Labels: not-comparable 2. Pertaining to the Pennine Alps Labels: not-comparable
Word: valerone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From valeric + -one. 1. A ketone, 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanone, obtained from isovaleric acid Labels: uncountable
Word: double whole note Part of Speech: noun 1. A note with twice the value of a whole note; a breve. Labels: US
Word: double whole notes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of double whole note Labels: form-of, plural
Word: valeridine Part of Speech: noun 1. A base, C₁₀H₁₉N, produced by heating valeric aldehyde with ammonia. Labels: uncountable
Word: valerin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of valeric + glycerin. 1. A glyceride of valeric acid, found in butter, dolphin oil, etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: vafrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin vafer + -ous. 1. Crafty; cunning; sly. Labels: obsolete
Word: vulvovaginal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vulvo- + vaginal. 1. Pertaining to the vulva and vagina. Labels: not-comparable
Word: vulvo-uterine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vulvo- + uterine. 1. Pertaining to the vulva and uterus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: vulcanites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vulcanite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vortiginous Part of Speech: adj 1. Moving rapidly round a centre; vortical.
Word: voracities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of voracity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: voltas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of volta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: voltzite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Voltz + -ite, after a French engineer. 1. An oxysulfide of lead occurring in implanted spherical globules of a yellowish or brownish colour. Labels: uncountable
Word: vouchee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vouch + -ee. 1. The person who is vouched, or called into court to support or make good his warranty of title in the process of common recovery. Labels: archaic
Word: vouchees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vouchee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nofetumomab Part of Speech: noun 1. A monoclonal antibody used to diagnose certain cancers. Labels: uncountable
Word: voltatype Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From voltaic type. 1. An electrotype. Labels: obsolete Example: Sometimes, however, a rather different mode of proceeding is adopted in forming voltatypes. Instead of a plate, or rod of zinc, the positive electrode consists of copper, whilst the negative electrode is formed of platinum, silver, or some other metal, less liable to become oxidated than copper.
Word: voltatypes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of voltatype Labels: form-of, plural
Word: volumetrical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of volumetric. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: vulnerableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vulnerable + -ness. 1. The quality, state, or condition of being vulnerable; vulnerability. Labels: uncountable
Word: volumist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From volume + -ist. 1. The author of a volume.
Word: volumists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of volumist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vomitories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vomitory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: voluted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From volute + -ed. 1. Having a volute, or spiral scroll. Labels: not-comparable
Word: biodebridement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + debridement. 1. Debridement of a wound by means of living organisms, specifically maggots, which eat the necrotic tissue. Labels: uncountable
Word: biocybernetics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + cybernetics. 1. The application of cybernetics to biological science Labels: uncountable
Word: volumed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From volume + -ed. 1. Having volume, or bulk; massive. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having the form of a volume, or roil. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: Beneath, the distant torrent’s rushing sound Tells where the volum’d cataract doth roll Between those hanging rocks, Example: While boldly to the sky Her ensign, wreathing high, Inwrought with volumed smoke, and sparkling flame, she cast.
Word: volumed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From volume + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of volume Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: vomic nut Part of Speech: noun 1. The fruit of nux vomica. Labels: archaic
Word: vomic nuts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vomic nut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vomerine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vomer + -ine. 1. Of or pertaining to the vomer. Labels: not-comparable Example: The posterior vomerine teeth evidently met the posterior teeth of the mandible.
Word: voraginous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin vorāginōsus, from vorāgō (“abyss”). 1. Pertaining to a whirlpool; full of whirlpools; hence, devouring.
Word: vomicine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vomica + -ine. 1. brucine Labels: uncountable
Word: cunctipotent Part of Speech: adj 1. almighty; all-powerful Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: sex-positive Part of Speech: adj 1. Viewing sexual activity as fundamentally beneficial and healthy; (in particular) supportive of personal autonomy and rights in relation to sex (including consensual kinky sex, queer sex, or sex work). Example: GCN's guidelines come from a wide variety of sources aimed at various communities concerned about the AIDS epidemic and health in general. We want to confront the prevailing "no sex is best" attitude and present an approach that is as sex-positive as possible. Example: Ms. Oh, who studied theater at Smith College, then learned songwriting at the Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program at New York University, is so cheerfully sex-positive that her default email signoff is “Hot Regards.”
Word: Volapükist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Volapük + -ist. 1. One who speaks, or favours the adoption of, the artificial language Volapük.
Word: Volapükists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Volapükist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: volatileness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From volatile + -ness. 1. The quality of being volatile. Labels: uncountable
Word: Karaite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew קראי (kara'í) + -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈkæɹ.ə.aɪt/ 1. An adherent of Karaism.