nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Thuringian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Thuringia + -n. Pronunciation: /θjʊˈɹɪn.dʒɪ.ən/, /θəˈɹɪn.dʒi.ən/, /θəɹˈɪn.dʒi.ən/ 1. Of, from or relating to Thuringia, Germany.
Word: Thuringian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Thuringia + -n. Pronunciation: /θjʊˈɹɪn.dʒɪ.ən/, /θəˈɹɪn.dʒi.ən/, /θəɹˈɪn.dʒi.ən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Thuringia, Germany. 2. A member of an ancient Germanic tribe inhabiting central Germany. Labels: historical
Word: Thuringian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Thuringia + -n. Pronunciation: /θjʊˈɹɪn.dʒɪ.ən/, /θəˈɹɪn.dʒi.ən/, /θəɹˈɪn.dʒi.ən/ 1. An age from 285 to 251 million years ago, a subdivision of the Permian.
Word: Thuringians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Thuringian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: excreation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin excreatio, exscreatio. 1. The act of spitting out. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: an Excreation of much gall
Word: repudiable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See repudiate. 1. Able or fit to be repudiated.
Word: oleosity Part of Speech: noun 1. The state or quality of being oily or fat; fatness. Labels: obsolete Example: How know you him? By his viscosity, His oleosity, and his suscitability
Word: tricennial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin trīcennium (“30-year period”) + -al, from trīcennis (“30-year”) + -ium, from trīciēs (“30 times”) + annus (“year”) + -is. Compare Latin tricennalis. Equivalent to tri- + decennial. Doublet of tricennal. 1. Of, related to, lasting, or occurring once every thirty years. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or related to a tricennalia, the celebrations marking the 30th year of a Roman emperor's rule. Labels: historical, not-comparable Example: Some manuscripts of Eusebius' Life of Constantine contain not only the four books of the Life and Constantine's Speech to the Assembly of the Saints but also two speeches which are conventionally known by a single title as Laus Constantini, Laudes Constantini, De laudibus Constantini, or the "Tricennial Oration," and which all editors of Eusebius so far have published as a single work. Example: (vi) The employment of Constantine's high-crested helmet in the gold coinage of Constantius in his tricennial issues...
Word: improvisator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From improvise + -ator, after French improvisateur and Italian improvvisatore. 1. Someone who improvises; improviser. 2. An improvisatore. Example: They did not offer the people those gross pleasures which brutalize them; but they gave them music, paintings, improvisators, and festivals, and the government watched over the people as a sultan does over his seraglio.
Word: improvisators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of improvisator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: capreoline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin capreolus (“wild goat”), from caper (“goat”). 1. Of or pertaining to the subfamily Capreolinae. Labels: not-comparable
Word: capreoline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin capreolus (“wild goat”), from caper (“goat”). 1. A member of the deer subfamily Capreolinae. Example: Among the capreolines can be counted the roe deer, the moose, the reindeer and most American deer species (with the notable exception of the elk).
Word: scrannel Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare scrawny. 1. slight, thin, lean or poor Labels: archaic 2. harsh or raspy Labels: archaic Example: their scrannel pipes of wretched straw
Word: redthroat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Bahuvrihi compound red + throat 1. A small Australian songbird, Pyrrholaemus brunneus, with a red central part of the throat. 2. Alternative spelling of red-throat. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: redthroats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of redthroat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: argillocalcareous Part of Speech: adj 1. Consisting of, or containing, clay and calcareous earth. Labels: not-comparable
Word: calceated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin calceātus + English -ed under influence from English -ate (verb-forming suffix), past participle of calceāre (“to shoe, to provide with shoes”), from calceus (“calceus, shoe”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from calx (“heel”) + -eus (“-y”, adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of calcated. Pronunciation: /kælsiˈeɪtəd/ 1. Synonym of shod: wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) as distinguished from the barefoot mendicant orders. Labels: not-comparable, uncommon Example: Prior to our perambulation of the prairie, I invested my crural organs with good gambados or spatterdashes, and had my pedal extremities well calceated, as a propugnation against the mordacity of amphisbaenas. Example: He should, however, also be calceated.
Word: calceated Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin calceātus + English -ed under influence from English -ate (verb-forming suffix), past participle of calceāre (“to shoe, to provide with shoes”), from calceus (“calceus, shoe”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from calx (“heel”) + -eus (“-y”, adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of calcated. Pronunciation: /kælsiˈeɪtəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of calceate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: echinital Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From echinite + -al. 1. Of, or from, an echinite. Labels: not-comparable Example: echinital spine
Word: spatterdashes Part of Speech: noun 1. Coverings for the legs, to protect them from water and mud; long gaiters. Labels: plural, plural-normally Example: [W]’i my firelock, and my bagnet, and my spatterdashes […] I was a pretty sight in my soldiering days. Example: Over the winter-solid Roads, goes a great seething,— of mounted younger Gentlemen riding together by the dozens upon rented horses, Express Messengers in love with pure Velocity, Disgruntl'd Suitors with Pistols stuff'd in their Spatterdashes, seal'd Waggons not even a western Black-Boy would think of detaining.
Word: assistor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From assist + -or. 1. Alternative form of assister. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: assistors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of assistor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gleen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compare glance, glint. 1. To glisten; to gleam. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: The sweaty forge, who edge the crooked scythe, Bend stubborn steel , and harden gleening armour
Word: gleened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gleen Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gleening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gleen Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gleens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gleen Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tricipital Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See triceps 1. Having three heads or origins; relating to the triceps Labels: not-comparable Example: a tricipital muscle
Word: Molly Maguire Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the members of a 19th-century secret society, principally Irish and Irish-American; in the United States, active among coalminers in support of workers' rights. Labels: historical
Word: Molly Maguires Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Molly Maguire Labels: form-of, plural
Word: weerish Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of wearish. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: perspicacy Part of Speech: noun 1. perspicacity Labels: obsolete
Word: gangion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably an alteration of ganging (“fishing leader for attaching a hook to a line”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡænd͡ʒiən/, /-d͡ʒən/ 1. A short line attached to a trawl.
Word: gangions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gangion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: philatories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of philatory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: philatory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French filatiere, philatiere. See phylactery. 1. A kind of transparent reliquary with an ornamental top, designed to exhibit bones.
Word: doylies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doyly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doyly Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of doily. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: Scotist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scotus + -ist. 1. A follower of John Duns Scotus, Franciscan scholar, who maintained certain doctrines in philosophy and theology in opposition to the Thomists. Example: […] it should be remembered that their poets and rabbis of the middle ages were contemporary with the Scotists and Thomists, with the pseudo-platonism and peripateticism of Christendom.
Word: Scotists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Scotist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Scotism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scotus + -ism. 1. Scotist beliefs. Labels: uncountable
Word: residuation Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of residuating, or computing a residual.
Word: residuation Part of Speech: noun 1. An editorial misreading for recidivation. Example: The Lord President about the beginning of February dispatched Sir Charles Wilmot with a Regiment of one thousand and seven hundred Foote in list, but by pole very weake, and a troope of Horse, into his former government of Kerry, not doubting but hee which had the skill to cure the former rebellious diseases of that Countrey, could also recure the residuation thereof.
Word: acoustick Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of acoustic. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: astrologick Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, astrology + -ick. 1. Obsolete spelling of astrologic. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: bibliographick Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bibliography + -ick. 1. Obsolete spelling of bibliographic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: chronologick Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chronology + -ick. 1. Obsolete spelling of chronologic. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: classick Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of classic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: classick Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of classic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Dorick Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete form of Doric. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: enigmatick Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of enigmatic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: etymologick Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From etymology + -ick. 1. Obsolete spelling of etymologic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: gnoff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gnof (“a miser, churl, lout”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots gnaff (“any small or stunted object”). Compare Saterland Frisian knufe (“lump”), Saterland Frisian gnuffig (“thick, rough, coarse, ill-mannered”). 1. A churl; a curmudgeon; boor; lout. Labels: obsolete
Word: gnit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gnit, gnitte, from Old English *gnitte (“gnit; gnat”), from Proto-West Germanic *gnittā, from Proto-Germanic *gnittǭ, *gnittō (“gnat; midge”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰneHdʰn-, *gʰneHd- (“to gnaw, scratch”). Cognate with Low German gnid (“gnit”), German Gnitte, Gnitze (“midge, gnat”). Compare also Danish gnid (“gnat”), Swedish gnet (“nit”), Norwegian gnit (“gnat”), Icelandic gnit, nitur (“gnat”). Related to gnat. Pronunciation: /nɪt/ 1. A gnat.
Word: gnaff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origin obscure. Compare gnoff. 1. Any small or stunted object.
Word: kneen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Equivalent to knee + -en (plural ending). 1. plural of knee Labels: dialectal, form-of, obsolete, plural
Word: fremedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English fremedly, equivalent to fremed, fremd + -ly. 1. As a fremd or stranger.
Word: oppressour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of oppressor. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: buying power Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of purchasing power. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: forlagen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Origin obscure, but apparently akin to Scots forlegen, forlagen (“utterly worn out, completely exhausted”), Danish and Norwegian forlegen (“embarrassed, perplexed”), Dutch verlagen (“abashed, degraded, soiled, abased”), equivalent to for- + lain. The sense development may be due to Scandinavian influence, compare Faroese leggjask firi (“to become exhausted”), Old Norse leggjask fyrir (“to give up hope”). 1. Exhausted; worn out. Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete
Word: dollar day Part of Speech: noun 1. A special one-day sale during which retail goods are offered for one dollar or at very reduced prices. 2. An occasion considered special or worth enjoying. Labels: broadly, slang Example: Every day is a holiday / Another motherfuckin' dollar day
Word: dollar days Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dollar day Labels: form-of, plural
Word: enarmour Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From en- + armour. 1. To clothe with protective coverings.
Word: enarmor Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From en- + armor. 1. Alternative form of enarmour. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: cane knife Part of Speech: noun 1. A large hand-wielded cutting tool similar to a machete, used for cutting sugar cane. Example: The stripping, topping, and cutting of the cane are usually accomplished by hand with a cane knife. This implement has a small hook at the tip of the back of the blade that helps in raking or beating off the leaves[…]
Word: cotutor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From co- + tutor. 1. A joint tutor. Example: The Pupil after his Pupillarity, had granted a Diſcharge to one of the Co-tutors, which did extinguiſh the whole Debt of that Co-tutor, and conſequently of all the reſt, they being all correi debendi, lyable by one individual Obligation, which cannot be Diſcharged as to one, and ſtand as to all the reſt.
Word: ruru Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori ruru. First use in English appears c. 1842. Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːɹuː/ 1. The morepork. Labels: New-Zealand
Word: Aran jumper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the style worn by fishermen in the Aran Islands in the west of Ireland. 1. A distinctive style of knitted jumper with prominent cable patterns on the chest, traditionally cream-colored. Example: Aran jumpers are known the world over and are always in fashion. The original jumpers were made with coarse sheep's wool that retained the natural oils.
Word: pre-graduate Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of pregraduate. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: donnered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of donner Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: enshackle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From en- + shackle (noun). 1. To put (a person or animal) in shackles; to shackle. Labels: transitive
Word: claym Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of claim. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: claym Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of claim. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: scilent Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of silent. Labels: alt-of, hypercorrect, obsolete
Word: scituation Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of situation. Labels: alt-of, hypercorrect, obsolete
Word: scituate Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of situate. Labels: alt-of, hypercorrect, obsolete
Word: Strad Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /stɹad/, /stɹæd/ 1. Apocopic form of Stradivarius (“violin”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, apocopic, informal Example: Members of world-famous string quartets past and present also performed on Strads.
Word: Strads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Strad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bromos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bromo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tonewood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tone + wood. 1. Any wood suitable for use in the construction of a musical instrument. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tonewoods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tonewood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: contractless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From contract + -less. 1. Without a contract. Labels: not-comparable Example: Swiss manufacturers reckon with the possibility of a contractless state with Germany. The Swiss public opinion is afraid that such a contractless state will lead to intolerable interferences of German authorities with Swiss economic life.
Word: schiavone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian schiavone, referring to the Slavs of the Doge's bodyguard. 1. A backed, hilted broadsword of the 17th century. Labels: historical Example: Once back aboard the raft and still in the grip of those tentacles, it was O'Rourke's assignment to stand quietly while his partner took a schiavone, a two-edged basket-hilted sword he had picked up in Italy, and methodically whacked off the arms of the octopus.
Word: schisandra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. A magnolia vine (genus Schisandra).
Word: schizoidia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From schiz- + -oid + -ia. 1. schizoid personality disorder
Word: challan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi चालान (cālān) / Urdu چَالَان (cālān). Pronunciation: /tʃəˈlɑːn/, /ˈtʃʌlən/ 1. An official form or other kind of document, piece of paperwork, citation etc. Labels: South-Asia Example: Mathur sighed that things had come to such a pass that no honest businessman could get even a challan form without first handing out a few rupees. Example: The stores department will issue a challan for each packing.
Word: challan Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi चालान (cālān) / Urdu چَالَان (cālān). Pronunciation: /tʃəˈlɑːn/, /ˈtʃʌlən/ 1. To issue an official infringement citation. Labels: South-Asia
Word: acenesthesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- + cenesthesia. 1. The loss of the perception of one's own body Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: acenocoumarin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of acenocoumarol. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: acenocoumarol Part of Speech: noun 1. The coumarin compound 4-hydroxy-3-(1-(4-nitrophenyl)-3-oxobutyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one that is used as an anticoagulant in a manner similar to warfarin. Labels: uncountable
Word: acephaline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + cephaline. 1. lacking a head-like section in the upper body. Labels: not-comparable
Word: acephalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- + cephal- + -ism. 1. The congenital lack of a head. Labels: uncountable
Word: acephalobrachia Part of Speech: noun 1. abrachiocephaly Labels: uncountable
Word: acephalocardia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- + cephalo- + -cardia. 1. The congenital lack of a head and a heart (in a parasitic twin) Labels: uncountable
Word: acephalocheiria Part of Speech: noun 1. The congenital lack of a head and hands Labels: uncountable
Word: acephalochiria Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of acephalocheiria. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: acephalogasteria Part of Speech: noun 1. The congenital lack of a head and thorax (in a parasitic twin) Labels: uncountable
Word: acephalopodia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- + cephalo- + pod- + -ia. 1. The congenital lack of a head and feet Labels: uncountable
Word: acephalorrhachia Part of Speech: noun 1. The congenital lack of a head and spine Labels: uncountable
Word: acephalostomia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- + cephalo- + stoma + -ia. 1. The congenital lack of most of the head (having only a mouth-like opening) Labels: uncountable
Word: acephalothoracia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- + cephalo- + thoraco- + -ia. 1. The congenital lack of a head and thorax Labels: uncountable
Word: acephaly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- + -cephaly. 1. The congenital lack of a head (especially in a parasitic twin) Labels: uncountable
Word: erysipelous Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of erysipelatous. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Graafian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Graaf + -ian. 1. Pertaining to, or discovered by, the Dutch physician Regnier de Graaf. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hailshot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hail + shot. 1. Small shot that scatters like hailstones. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: The Master of the Artillery did visit them sharply, with murthering Hail-shot from the Pieces mounted towards the Top of the Hill
Word: rose-cut Part of Speech: adj 1. Cut flat on the reverse, and with a convex face formed of triangular facets in rows; said of diamonds and other precious stones. Labels: not-comparable
Word: megalops Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Megalops and New Latin megalops. 1. A larva, in a stage following the zoea, in the development of most crabs. In this stage the legs and abdominal appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long, and the eyes are large.
Word: pneumatological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pneumatology + -ical. Compare French pneumatologique. 1. Of or pertaining to pneumatology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: rosaceas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rosacea Labels: form-of, plural
Word: credit limit Part of Speech: noun 1. The maximum amount of credit that a financial institution or other lender will extend to a debtor for a particular line of credit.
Word: umbellate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From umbel + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Having umbels. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bicelle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of bilayer + micelle. 1. A self-assembled aggregate of phospholipid in water, that combines flat bilayer-like and curved micelle-like features
Word: bicelles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bicelle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biopixel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + pixel. 1. Any of an organized array of colonial bacteria
Word: biopixels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biopixel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: methyltrioxorhenium Part of Speech: noun 1. The organometallic compound CH₃ReO₃ that is used as an oxygen transfer catalyst Labels: uncountable
Word: nocifensive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From noci- + (de)fensive. 1. Describing a response to pain or discomfort Labels: not-comparable
Word: oxosulfoselenide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any compound containing bonds from a metal atom to atoms of oxygen, sulfur and selenium Labels: uncountable
Word: unsilence Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + silence. 1. To make no longer silent; to provide with a voice. Labels: transitive 2. To activate (a dormant or repressed gene). Labels: transitive
Word: acesulfame Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of synthetic noncaloric sweeteners, based on a oxathiazinone dioxide structure, somewhat similar to saccharin
Word: acesulphame Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of acesulfame. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: oxathiazinone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oxa- + thiazinone. 1. A six-membered unsaturated heterocycle containing three carbon atoms (one of them as a carbonyl group) and one each of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur
Word: acetabulectomy Part of Speech: noun 1. excision of the acetabulum Labels: uncountable
Word: acetabuloplasty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acetabulo- + -plasty. 1. corrective surgery to the acetabulum
Word: acetamidobenzoate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English acetamido Arabic لُبَان (lubān) Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.? Proto-Austronesian *zawa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy) Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor. Catalan benjuíder. Middle French benjoinder. English benzoin Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English benzoic English -ate English benzoate English acetamidobenzoate From acetamido + benzoate. 1. The acetamido derivative of a benzoate; deanol acetamidobenzoate is a central nervous system stimulant
Word: acetaminosalol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acetamino(phen) + -sal- (“salicylic acid derivative”) + -ol. 1. The paracetamol ester of salicylic acid, once used as an analgesic. Labels: uncountable
Word: acetarsol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of acet(amido) + ars(onic) + -ol. The drug was developed by Ernest Fourneau at the Pasteur Institute and sold under the brand name stovarsol. The name is established as the drug’s international nonproprietary name. 1. The compound (3-acetamido-4-hydroxyphenyl)arsonic acid sometimes used as an antiinfective against the parasite protozoan Entamoeba histolytica Labels: uncountable
Word: acetarsone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Same as acetarsol with -one instead of -ol. 1. Synonym of acetarsol. Labels: uncountable
Word: acetenyl Part of Speech: noun 1. ethynyl
Word: aceticoceptor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acetic + -o- + -ceptor. 1. Part of a molecule that acts as a receptor for acetyl groups Labels: obsolete
Word: acetoacetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aceto- + acetic. 1. Of or pertaining to acetoacetic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: acetoclastis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See aceto- and -clast. 1. The splitting of acetate into methane and carbon dioxide by some methanogens. Labels: uncountable
Word: acetohydroxamic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aceto- + hydroxamic. 1. Of or pertaining to acetohydroxamic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: acetohydroxamic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aceto- + hydroxamic acid. 1. The acetyl derivative of hydroxamic acid CH₃-CO-NH-OH once used to treat kidney stones. Labels: uncountable
Word: acetokinase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aceto- + kinase. 1. An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of acetate as part of glycolysis
Word: acetol Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of hydroxyacetone. Labels: uncountable
Word: acetolactic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aceto- + lactic. 1. Of or pertaining to acetolactic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: menadiol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From menadione + -ol. Pronunciation: /ˌmɛn.əˈdaɪˌɔl/ 1. The dihydric alcohol formed by reduction of menadione. Labels: uncountable
Word: acetomenaphthone Part of Speech: noun 1. The acetate ester of menadiol, once used as a synthetic vitamin Labels: uncountable
Word: acetonaemia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of acetonemia. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: acetonaemic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of acetonemic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: acetonemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From acetonemia + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to acetonemia Labels: not-comparable
Word: acetophenazine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aceto- + phenazine. 1. An antipsychotic / tranquilizer of the phenothiazine class Labels: uncountable
Word: acetophenetidin Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˌsiːtəʊˌfɛnɪˈtaɪdɪn/ 1. phenacetin Labels: uncountable Example: ... acetophenetidin have not been detoxified. He feels that this may have been the case in the one he described above, i... acetophenetidin intoxication. ORTLOPH, 1931.53 Disputes 3 cases of acetophenetidin intoxication described 30. Example: A Critical Bibliographic Review Paul Kenneth Smith. tentiated by acetophenetidin. Acetophenetidin was inferior however to antipyrine and lactophenine in this respect. Acetophenetidin prolonged the hypnotic action of barbital in mice[…]
Word: air cushions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of air cushion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: air-cushion vehicles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of air-cushion vehicle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: air cushion vehicles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of air cushion vehicle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acetophenide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any cyclic diether (especially a dioxolane) formed by reaction with acetophenone
Word: acetosoluble Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aceto- + soluble. 1. soluble in acetic acid
Word: acetosulfone Part of Speech: noun 1. The antibacterial / leprostatic sulfone N-[5-amino-2-(4-aminophenyl)sulfonylphenyl]sulfonylacetamide Labels: uncountable
Word: leprostatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From leprosy + -static (“bringing to stasis: slowing, stopping”). Pronunciation: /lɛprəˈstætɪk/ 1. Inhibiting the worsening of Hansen's disease (leprosy), inhibiting the growth of M. leprae.
Word: oxflies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oxfly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oxfly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ox + fly. 1. gadfly
Word: triarchies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of triarchy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: triarchy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tri- + -archy. 1. Government by three persons; a triumvirate. 2. A country under three rulers.
Word: fleckless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fleck + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈflɛkləs/ 1. Without flecks, spots or blemishes. Labels: not-comparable Example: the kiss to the maiden’s lips came as a fleckless delight, Example: As he drove down Blackheath Hill that bright May morning, with the sky a fleckless blue and the world bathed in yellow sunshine, it seemed impossible that this terrible thing could happen. 2. Without blame; faultless. Labels: not-comparable Example: My conscience will not count me fleckless.
Word: acetophenides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acetophenide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: laities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of laity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ioxilan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From io- (“iodine-containing contrast medium”). 1. A diagnostic contrast agent that is injected intravenously before taking X-ray images to increase arterial contrast. Labels: uncountable
Word: itacolumite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Itacolumi + -ite. 1. A porous yellow sandstone that is flexible when cut into thin strips. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: isopropylbenzene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From isopropyl + benzene. 1. cumene Labels: uncountable
Word: quinolizidine Part of Speech: noun 1. A bicyclic saturated heterocyclic compound in which a nitrogen atom serves as a bridge. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The alkaloids cytisine and sparteine are derivatives of quinolizidine.
Word: quinolizidines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quinolizidine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: publishing houses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of publishing house Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fumagillin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Aspergillus fumigatus, the microbial organism from which it was isolated in 1949, + -in. Pronunciation: /ˌfjuːməˈdʒɪlɪn/ 1. A complex biomolecule used as an antimicrobial agent. Labels: uncountable
Word: fructosan Part of Speech: noun 1. inulin Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sucrase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sucrose + -ase. 1. Any of a number of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of sucrose to fructose and glucose or to their respective homopolysaccharides Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sucrases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sucrase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acetotartrate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aceto- + tartrate. 1. Any salt of both tartaric acid and acetic acid
Word: formboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From form + board. 1. A child's educational toy, a board with various shaped holes each accepting a certain shape. 2. A board or slab that serves as a mold for poured concrete.
Word: formboards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of formboard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acetotartrates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acetotartrate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flurandrenolone Part of Speech: noun 1. fludroxycortide Labels: uncountable
Word: fosinopril Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fos- (“phosphorous derivative”)[Term?] + -pril (“angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor”). 1. An angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor used for the treatment of hypertension and some types of chronic heart failure. Labels: uncountable
Word: flurandrenolide Part of Speech: noun 1. fludroxycortide Labels: uncountable
Word: acetoxyacetylaminofluorene Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌæsəˌtɑksɪˌæsəˌtɪlˌæmɪnoʊˈflʊəɹiːn/, /ˌæsəˌtɒksɪˌæsəˌtɪlˌæmɪnoʊˈflʊəriːn/ 1. The carcinogenic compound N-(acetyloxy)-N-9H-fluoren-2-yl-acetamide that forms DNA adducts with guanine Labels: uncountable
Word: flavodoxin Part of Speech: noun 1. A bacterial protein that includes flavin mononucleotide.
Word: flavodoxins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flavodoxin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fluanisone Part of Speech: noun 1. A typical antipsychotic and sedative of the butyrophenone chemical class. Labels: uncountable
Word: acetrizoate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acetrizoic acid + -ate. 1. Any salt or ester of acetrizoic acid
Word: fixational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fixation + -al. 1. Relating to fixation. Labels: not-comparable Example: fixational eye movements
Word: florantyrone Part of Speech: noun 1. A drug used in the treatment of biliary dyskinesia. It is a cholagogue and choleretic. Labels: uncountable
Word: fructolysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fructo- + -lysis. 1. The metabolism of fructose from dietary sources. Labels: uncountable
Word: fructokinase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fructo- + kinase. 1. A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
Word: fructokinases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fructokinase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aceturate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any salt or ester of aceturic acid Labels: uncountable
Word: acetyladenylate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acetyl + adenylate. 1. The mixed anhydride of acetic acid and adenylic acid that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of acetyl-CoA. Labels: uncountable
Word: acetylajmaline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acetyl + ajmaline. 1. The 17-O- acetyl derivative of ajmaline, reported to have antiarrhythmic activity. Labels: uncountable
Word: acetylaminofluorene Part of Speech: noun 1. The compound N-(9H-fluoren-2-yl)acetamide that is metabolized to the carcinogen acetoxyacetylaminofluorene Labels: uncountable
Word: acetylaminopeptidase Part of Speech: noun 1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of acetylmethionine from the amino terminus of a protein (especially from an actin) Labels: no-plural
Word: dictablanda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish dictablanda. 1. A soft-handed dictatorship.
Word: dictablandas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dictablanda Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kydells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kydell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kydell Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of kiddle. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: soft-handed Part of Speech: adj 1. Gentle; permissive; lenient; slow to enforce discipline. 2. Unaccustomed to hard work.
Word: soft handed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of soft-handed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: softhanded Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of soft-handed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bee bite Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of bee sting. Labels: informal
Word: bee bites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bee bite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pusherman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pusher + -man. 1. A drug dealer. Labels: US, slang Example: Well, now if I were the president of this land / You know, I'd declare total war on the pusher man Example: The visitors stepped back, identical expressions of frustration and distress on their faces — they looked like hurting junkies who had discovered the pusherman wasn't where he'd promised to be. 2. A person employed to operate the pusher device of a coke oven.
Word: y'all're Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: y'all + -'re Pronunciation: /jɔlɚ/, /jɑlɚ/ 1. Contraction of y'all + are. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Example: Give me a call if y'all're up for huntin' later today.
Word: antecessour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of antecessor. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: accusour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of accuser. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: accusatour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of accusator. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, rare
Word: acceptour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of acceptor. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, rare
Word: dolourously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From dolourous + -ly. 1. Rare spelling of dolorously. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: cantour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of cantor. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: captour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of captor. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, rare
Word: conjurour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From conjure + -or. 1. Obsolete spelling of conjurer. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: councilour Part of Speech: noun 1. Rare spelling of councillor. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: councillour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of councillor. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: divinour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of diviner. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, rare
Word: posteriourly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From posteriour + -ly. 1. Obsolete form of posteriorly. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: anteriourly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From anteriour + -ly. 1. Rare spelling of anteriorly. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: enchantour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of enchanter. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: enchauntour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of enchanter. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: equatour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of equator. Labels: alt-of, no-plural, obsolete
Word: expositour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of expositor. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: fautour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of fautor. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: veganaise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of vegan + mayonnaise. 1. vegan imitation mayonnaise Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Then I may add rosemary, dill, Italian dressing, and veganaise to different bottles and even a can of tomato paste when I want something more along that line. Example: Cauliflower Salad Ingredients 1 head of Cauliflower 3 cups of shredded romaine lettuce 1 cup veganaise ½ cup unsweetened soy milk 1 tsp stevia glycerite 1 tsp Braggs Liquid Aminos 2 tbsp Vegan Bacon Bits Clean and cut Cauliflower.
Word: veganaises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of veganaise Labels: form-of, plural
Word: on the cutting room floor Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: From the earliest film-editing process, which involved manually removing (cutting) unwanted scenes, leaving the film scraps on the floor of the room used for editing (the cutting room). 1. Not included in the finalized version of something; deliberately rejected or unintentionally overlooked. Labels: idiomatic Example: The experimental broccoli ice cream flavor was left on the cutting room floor after market research.
Word: defendour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of defender. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: fulgour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of fulgor. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable, usually
Word: grantour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of grantor. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: informour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of informer. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, rare
Word: sonnish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From son + -ish. 1. Characteristic of a son; characteristically sonlike. Example: 'For a long time, Mrs. Dowey, you cannot have been unaware of my sonnish feelings for you.' 'Wait till I get my mop to you!' 'And if you're not willing to be my mother, I swear I'll never ask another.'
Word: inspectour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of inspector. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: lentour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of lentor. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Example: It may be also that some bodies have a kind of lentour, and more depertible nature than others ; as we see it evident in coloration
Word: lessour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of lessor. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: lictour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of lictor. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, rare Example: Hee brought-in likevvise the ancient cuſtome againe, that in vvhat moneth hee had not the Knitches of rods vvith Axes borne before him, a publique Officer called Accensvs ſhould huiſher him before, and the Serjeants or Lictours follovv after behinde.
Word: marcour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin marcor. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/ 1. The state of withering or wasting; leanness; loss of flesh. Labels: uncountable Example: considering the exolution and languor ensuing that act in some — the extenuation and marcour in others, and the visible acceleration it maketh of age in most, we cannot but think it much abridgeth our days.
Word: motour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of motor. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: offendour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of offender. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: precentour Part of Speech: noun 1. Rare spelling of precentor. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, rare
Word: provisour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of provisor. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: razour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of razor. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: reportour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of reporter. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: gardenburger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From garden + -burger, from the brand name Gardenburger. 1. A vegetarian imitation hamburger or hamburger patty, usually made of grains and vegetables. Example: Beth has the mushroom gardenburger. Example: ...barbecued or grilled chicken sans skin; turkey; lean steak (filet mignon or sirloin); roast beef or tri tip; lean hamburger; gardenburger; soups sans cream; whole grain bread sans...
Word: gardenburgers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gardenburger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tofurky Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tofurkey. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tofurkies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tofurky Labels: form-of, plural
Word: CALPIRG Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of California public interest research group, a California PIRG. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: PIRG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of public interest research group. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The PIRG report, citing an investigation by the Mozilla Foundation, said Wonder Workshop’s Dash robot “shares your information with third parties.”
Word: PIRGs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of PIRG Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kick the tyres Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of kick the tires. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, alt-of, alternative, idiomatic Example: The tests give the market the chance to kick the tyres of some of Europe's weaker financial institutions, so you might expect the City to be enthusiastic about them.
Word: kicks the tyres Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of kick the tyres Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: kicking the tyres Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of kick the tyres Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: kicked the tyres Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of kick the tyres Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uncolour'd Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + colour'd. 1. Obsolete form of uncolored. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: uncolor'd Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + color'd. 1. Obsolete form of uncolored. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: color'd Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic form of colored. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: color'd Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of color Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unhumourously Part of Speech: adv 1. Rare spelling of unhumorously. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: unhumorously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unhumorous + -ly. 1. In a manner which is not humorous.
Word: unhonour'd Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + honour'd. 1. Obsolete form of unhonored. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: unhonor'd Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + honor’d. 1. Obsolete form of unhonored. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: honor'd Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic form of honored. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: honor'd Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of honor Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dishonour'd Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dishonour Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past
Word: dishonor'd Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dishonor Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past
Word: discolor'd Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of discolored. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: discolor'd Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of discolor Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: discolour'd Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of discolored. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: discolour'd Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of discolour Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unallow'd Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + allow’d. 1. Rare spelling of unallowed. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: allow'd Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of allow Labels: archaic, form-of, participle, past
Word: unarmour'd Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + armour’d. 1. Rare spelling of unarmored. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: armour'd Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of armored. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: armour'd Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of armour Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unfavour'd Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + favour’d. 1. Rare spelling of unfavored. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: unfavor'd Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + favor’d. 1. Rare spelling of unfavored. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: favor'd Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of favoured. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: favor'd Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of favor Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: favour'd Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of favoured. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: favour'd Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of favour Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: acetylmethionine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acetyl + methionine. 1. The N-acetyl derivative of the amino acid methionine; it has been used as a bioavailable source of methionine in humans, and is known to reduce liver toxicity after acetaminophen overdose. Labels: uncountable
Word: acetylcarbromal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acetyl + carbromal. 1. acecarbromal Labels: uncountable
Word: acecarbromal Part of Speech: noun 1. The compound N-(acetylcarbamoyl)-2-bromo-2-ethylbutanamide once used as a hypnotic and sedative Labels: uncountable
Word: acetyldigitoxins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acetyldigitoxin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supraglacial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From supra- + glacial. 1. Of, relating to, or situated or occurring at the surface of a glacier.
Word: unhonourable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + honourable. 1. Not able to be honoured.
Word: unhonorable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + honorable. 1. Alternative form of unhonourable. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: honourability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: c. 1827 honourable + -ity 1. A state or condition or being honourable. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: honorability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From honor + -ability. 1. Alternative form of honourability. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: honourabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of honourability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supraliminal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From supra- + liminal, by analogy with subliminal. 1. Being above the threshold of consciousness or of sensation.
Word: flavoury Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From flavour + -y. 1. Possessing flavour.