nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: bat phone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bat- + phone, after Commissioner Gordon's secure line to the Batphone in the 1960s-era Batman television show. 1. A telephone that has a direct connection to an important caller, or is only used for important calls Labels: informal
Word: batphone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bat phone. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bat-phone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bat phone. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Rousseauian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Rousseau Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Rousseauian From Rousseau + -ian. Pronunciation: /ɹuːˈsəʊɪən/, /ɹuˈsoʊɪən/ 1. Of or relating to the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778).
Word: Rousseauian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Rousseau Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Rousseauian From Rousseau + -ian. Pronunciation: /ɹuːˈsəʊɪən/, /ɹuˈsoʊɪən/ 1. A follower of Rousseau or his philosophies.
Word: Rousseauians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Rousseauian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Connels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Connel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: faery Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of fairy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: hypermnesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + -mnesia, on the model of amnesia. 1. An elevated level of memory recall. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: total recall
Word: kogo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of K- (“Korea, Korean”) + pogo (“corndog-on-a-stick”). 1. Korean-style deep-fried battered sausage on a stick Labels: Canada
Word: frounce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English frouncen, from Old French froncir "to wrinkle, frown", from Frankish *hrunkiju (“a wrinkle”), from Proto-Germanic *hrunkijō, *hrunkitō (“fold, wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Akin to Old High German runza "fold, wrinkle, crease" (German Runzel "wrinkle"), Middle Dutch ronse "frown", Old Norse hrukka "wrinkle, crease" (Icelandic hrukka "wrinkle, crease, ruck"). More at ruck₂. Pronunciation: /fɹaʊns/ 1. A canker in the mouth of a hawk. Example: The hawke had no lyst To come to his fyst; She loked as she had the frounce; […] Example: I say that the eyass should have her meat unwashed, until she becomes a brancher—’twere the ready way to give her the frounce, to wash her meat sooner, and so knows every one who knows a gled from a falcon. 2. A plait or curl.
Word: frounce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English frouncen, from Old French froncir "to wrinkle, frown", from Frankish *hrunkiju (“a wrinkle”), from Proto-Germanic *hrunkijō, *hrunkitō (“fold, wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Akin to Old High German runza "fold, wrinkle, crease" (German Runzel "wrinkle"), Middle Dutch ronse "frown", Old Norse hrukka "wrinkle, crease" (Icelandic hrukka "wrinkle, crease, ruck"). More at ruck₂. Pronunciation: /fɹaʊns/ 1. To curl. Labels: ambitransitive, rare Example: Beard untrimmed by barber's shears, Hair all frouncing 'bout his ears, Example: As though to give him a warlike note, his clothes were thrown on in a slovenly way, and his moustache frounced out so shock and bristling that it seemed from each hair-end a crackling oath must start with every word he said. 2. To crease, wrinkle, to frown. Labels: rare Example: He frounced his brow, and from his scornful eye Shot wrath indignant, and disdain and pride, Example: Mury, however, frounced her brows, and made Sir Tyke Winchap's niece a profound courtesy behind her back. 3. To gather into or adorn with plaits, as a dress.
Word: 2-10-10-2s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 2-10-10-2 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gear wheels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gear wheel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: first rain Part of Speech: noun 1. The first rainfall of a season, at the start of spring in cold climates or the end of summer in hot, dry climates.
Word: bedcover Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bed + cover. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛdˌkʌvɚ/ 1. The topmost cover of a bed, often functioning as a blanket. 2. A tonneau cover.
Word: bed cover Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bedcover. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bed-cover Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bedcover. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: I sank on my peasoup bed-cover and started to sleep, then sat up.
Word: Roman candle Part of Speech: noun 1. A traditional type of firework that ejects one or more stars or exploding shells. Example: [Karoline] Leavitt threw Roman candles, Catherine wheels and smoke bombs in the air in the hope of distracting reporters. But she was unable to quash the nagging suspicion that Donald Trump has something to hide. 2. A parachute deployment failure in which the parachutist whirls downward at high speed.
Word: Roman candle Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of Roman-candle. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: At first, Cyclops's chute began to Roman candle, but in another moment, it popped. Example: Canopies used to be made of silk and when they got wet they would not open, leaving the parachutist to “Roman candle” to a certain death.
Word: reknowned Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of renowned. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: biddability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bid Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English biddability From bid + -ability. 1. The quality of being biddable. Labels: uncountable 2. The extent to which something or someone is biddable. Labels: uncountable
Word: Bonapartism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Bonaparte Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Bonapartism From Bonaparte + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊnəpɑːtɪzəm/, /ˌboʊnəˈpɑɹ(ˌ)tɪzəm/ 1. The practices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte Labels: uncountable 2. A populist alliance between the bourgeoisie and the lumpenproletariat characterized by strong leadership and conservative nationalism Labels: uncountable
Word: carceral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin carcerālis (“carceral”), from Latin carcer (“jail, prison”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend, turn, in the sense of an enclosure”)) + -ālis (suffix forming relational adjectives). Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːsəɹəl/, /ˈkɑːsɹl̩/, /ˈkɑɹsəɹəl/, /ˈkɑɹsɹl̩/ 1. Of or pertaining to imprisonment or a prison. Labels: formal, literary, not-comparable Example: [O]n his showing signs of penitence, through favour they were contented that he should be released from his carceral endurance, in case he would put in sufficient surety in the king's chancery, and swear that he would never hold or favour any such opinions hereafter. And so, taking an oath of him, the archbishop committed him to the custody of the bishop of Worcester, to whom power and authority were permitted to release him, upon the conditions aforesaid. Example: This moon-calf of the imagination binds your reason, sir, in carceral chains.
Word: castellan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English castelain, from Old French castelain (compare modern châtelain), from Latin castellanus (“pertaining to a castle, an occupant of a castle, or a governor of a castle”), from castellum castle, citadel, diminutive of castrum fortified place. See castle. By surface analysis, Old French castel + -an and castle + -an. Doublet of Castilian, castellano, castellanus, and chatelain /chatelaine. Pronunciation: /ˈkæstələn/, /ˈkæstɪlən/ 1. A feudal lord with a fortified manor. Labels: obsolete 2. The governor or caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle or keep for its lord. Labels: historical Example: The inferior secular senators are ninety-two, containing the ten crown-officers, and eighty-two castellans. The latter are again divided into thirty-three great castellans, and forty-nine little castellans. Example: Castellans, often exercising control over a few villages and half a dozen small lordships, transformed their banal lordships into quasi-sovereign mini-states, independent of royal or comital sanction or control.
Word: center-board Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of centreboard. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: centre-board Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of centreboard. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: collapsar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of collapse + star, patterned after quasar, pulsar. By surface analysis, collapse + -ar 1. The black hole thought to form following the gravitational collapse of a massive star.
Word: hypernova Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English nova English hypernova From hyper- + nova. 1. The gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole.
Word: computistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin com- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English compute Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English computistic From compute + -istic. 1. Of or relating to the calendrical technique of computus. Labels: not-comparable Example: The computistic writings of the Anglo-Saxon monk Bede (De temporibus, De temporum ratione) became highly authoritative and were widely circulated.
Word: Fette Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Fette. 1. A surname from German.
Word: four-four time Part of Speech: noun 1. A meter or rhythm with four beats to a measure and four beats to a whole note. Specifically simple quadruple time or common time. Labels: uncountable
Word: chalutz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew חָלוּץ (khalúts). Pronunciation: /xəˈluːt͡s/, /xɑː-/, /h-/ 1. A member of a group of Jewish immigrants to Palestine who worked in agriculture or forestry. Labels: historical Example: Rabbi Avraham Yitzḥak Hacohen Kook was asked in 1935 by Moshe Yurevich, a member of the Torah Va'avodah Hakhsharah movement in Pressburg, about mixed dancing. The question probably referred to dancing the Hora, which was popular at the time among ḥalutzim and members of kibbutzim.
Word: 4-8-8-2s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 4-8-8-2 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 2-8-8-4s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 2-8-8-4 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 2-8-8-0s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 2-8-8-0 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 0-8-8-0s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 0-8-8-0 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 4-6-6-4s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 4-6-6-4 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 4-6-6-2s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 4-6-6-2 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 2-6-8-0s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 2-6-8-0 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 2-6-6-6s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 2-6-6-6 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 2-6-6-4s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 2-6-6-4 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 2-6-6-2s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 2-6-6-2 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 2-6-6-0s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 2-6-6-0 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 0-6-6-0s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 0-6-6-0 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 2-4-4-2s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 2-4-4-2 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 0-4-4-2s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 0-4-4-2 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 0-4-4-0s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 0-4-4-0 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 0-2-2s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 0-2-2 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 2-2-0s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 2-2-0 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 2-2-2s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 2-2-2 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 2-2-4s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 2-2-4 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 4-2-2s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 4-2-2 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 4-2-4s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 4-2-4 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 6-2-0s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 6-2-0 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 0-4-0s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 0-4-0 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 4-4-2s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 4-4-2 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 0-6-0s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 0-6-0 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 0-6-2s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 0-6-2 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 0-6-4s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 0-6-4 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 2-6-6s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 2-6-6 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 4-6-0s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 4-6-0 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 0-8-0s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 0-8-0 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 0-8-2s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 0-8-2 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 0-8-4s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 0-8-4 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 2-8-6s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 2-8-6 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 4-8-0s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 4-8-0 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 0-10-2s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 0-10-2 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 2-10-0s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 2-10-0 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 2-10-4s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 2-10-4 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 4-10-0s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 4-10-0 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 0-12-0s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 0-12-0 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 2-12-0s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 2-12-0 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tank park Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1918, tank + park. 1. An area for parking or storage of military tanks. Example: Regimental headquarters and headquarters company are usually at or near the tank park. 2. The tank inventory of a country or army. Labels: metonymically Example: In the carnage of that first summer the Red Army had lost its entire tank park of nearly twenty thousand. 3. A storage facility with tanks for petroleum, etc.
Word: ICANN Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈaɪ.kæn/ 1. Acronym of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: sock puppeteers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sock puppeteer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sockpuppeteer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sock puppeteer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sockpuppeteers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sockpuppeteer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Heuer Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the German surname, from Heu (“hay”). 1. A surname from German.
Word: folded mountain Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of fold mountain.
Word: petrifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of petrify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reconstitutes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reconstitute Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Decapolis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Decapolis, from Ancient Greek Δεκάπολις (Dekápolis), from δέκα (déka, “ten”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”). 1. A group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire located in modern-day Israel, Jordan and Syria. 2. An alliance of ten free imperial cities in Alsace within the Holy Roman Empire (now in Grand Est, France) from 1354 to 1678. Example: Founded in 1354, the Decapolis sought to protect its member cities’ liberties from encroachment by other estates.
Word: young adults Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of young adult Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nanocapsules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nanocapsule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cabo Verde Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Cabo Verde, from cabo (“cape”) + verde (“green”), literally “green cape”. Pronunciation: /kɑː.bəʊ ˈvɜɹ.deɪ/, /kɑ.boʊ ˈvɜɹ.deɪ/ 1. Synonym of Cape Verde: an archipelago and country in West Africa.
Word: oogle Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈuːɡəl/ 1. A hobo or transient who is homeless by choice rather than necessity. Labels: Canada, US, derogatory, often, slang Example: If you want to be accepted by them, you have to wear all black. My hair wraps, I have one that's a rainbow, so I'm not a hobo. I'm an oogle, because I'm not wearing all black. That's just kid stuff. But the old hoboes are cool. Example: […] an older couple with a dog and a coffee cup containing coins that the woman rattled hopefully. "Like this is a scene. Like this is a choice, like it's some party you can drop by and then leave when you get tired of it. But for some stupid reason, oogles like to playact." "Wait. You're saying this girl liked to pretend she was homeless?"
Word: zipperhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zipper + head, in reference to the leather helmets used by early Canadian armoured crewmen, which had zipper-like stitching. 1. A soldier in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps or in the Armoured Crewman military trade. Labels: Canada, slang
Word: zipperhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by US soldiers during the Vietnam War, apparently from zipper + head. The semantic motivation is unclear. One theory is that the Vietnamese were so called because their heads would split open in zipper-like fashion if they were shot in the right way; another is that zipper-like tracks would be left on them if they were run over by jeeps or tanks. 1. A person of East Asian descent. Labels: US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
Word: knicker Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈnɪkə(ɹ)/ 1. Of or relating to knickers. Labels: attributive, uncountable Example: knicker elastic, knicker drawer, knicker thief Example: A knicker nicker nicked a pair of knickers off the clothesline. 2. knickerbockers Labels: uncountable Example: Country club men had reinstated the knicker, adding four inches in length […] Example: A sock worn in the regulation fashion, under the knicker, looks neatest and permits the proper full flare of the knicker.
Word: knicker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch knikker. Pronunciation: /ˈnɪkə(ɹ)/ 1. A kind of marble used in games, originally made of clay, baked hard and oiled. Labels: UK, US, dated, dialectal
Word: counterparty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English party English counterparty From counter- + party. 1. The other party to a financial transaction. Example: Near-synonym: counterpart
Word: critical angle Part of Speech: noun 1. The angle of incidence beyond which light traveling through a medium experiences total internal reflection upon encountering a boundary with a less refractive medium. 2. The angle of attack beyond which an airfoil stalls, experiencing a decrease in lift and increase in drag due to separation of airflow from the upper surface of the airfoil. 3. The angle beyond which a ramp or a set of stairs is considered uncomfortable or unsafe.
Word: lacrimal lake Part of Speech: noun 1. The pool of tears in the lower conjunctival cul-de-sac of the eye, which drains into the opening of the tear drainage system
Word: achirotopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English chirotopic English achirotopic From a- + chirotopic. 1. Not chirotopic Labels: physical
Word: chirotopic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing an atom (or group of atoms in a molecule) within a chiral environment Labels: physical
Word: acidimetric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μετρῐκός (metrĭkós)bor. ▲ Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. Latin metrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin metricusder. French -métriquebor. English -metric English acidimetric From acid + -metric. 1. Describing a titration in which the titrant is an acid.
Word: acylium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English acyl Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English acylium From acyl + -ium. 1. Any acyl cation R-C⁺=O derived from a carboxylic acid.
Word: aerometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aero- + -metric. 1. Describing any measurement of a physical property of air (or other gases), but especially of temperature, pressure and velocity. Labels: not-comparable
Word: agostic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the supposed Ancient Greek ἀγοστέω (agostéō, “to clasp, hold”) + -ic. 1. Describing a structure in which a hydrogen atom is bonded to both a carbon (or silicon) atom and a metal atom in a three-center, two-electron interaction.
Word: serpentwood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From serpent + wood. 1. A tree of species Rauwolfia serpentina or its extracts, an important ingredient in Indian traditional medicine. Labels: uncountable
Word: Napierite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Napier Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Napierite From Napier + -ite. 1. A native or inhabitant of Napier, New Zealand. 2. A student or alumnus of Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland.
Word: agranular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English granular English agranular From a- + granular. 1. Not granular; lacking granules. Labels: not-comparable
Word: alkalimetric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English alkali Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μετρῐκός (metrĭkós)bor. ▲ Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. Latin metrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin metricusder. French -métriquebor. English -metric English alkalimetric From alkali + -metric. 1. Describing a titration in which the titrant is an alkali. Labels: not-comparable
Word: allotriomorphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English allotriomorph Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English allotriomorphic From allotriomorph + -ic. 1. allotropic 2. xenomorphic
Word: ambident Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a molecule or group that has two alternative and interacting reaction sites, to either of which a bond may be made during a reaction Example: Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Ambident dienophile 57 reacts with DAPC 54 at the cyclobutene π-bond to produce ligand 58; in contrast, the related ambident dienophile 59 reacts with DAPC 54 at the naphthoquinone π-center to produce adduct 60 (lack of shielding of the methylene protons supports the stereochemical assignment).
Word: anation Part of Speech: noun 1. The replacement of a ligand (especially of water) by an anion in a coordination compound Labels: physical
Word: anchimeric Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing the participation of a neighbouring group in a reaction Labels: physical
Word: neighbouring group Part of Speech: noun 1. A functional group that is in close proximity to another that is taking part in a reaction; especially such a functional group that affects the rate or outcome of the reaction Labels: physical
Word: anchimeric assistance Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of neighbouring group participation in which the rate of a reaction is increased Labels: physical, uncountable, usually
Word: anionotropic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a rearrangement reaction in which a group, along with its electron pair, moves from one atom to another.
Word: anionotropy Part of Speech: noun 1. An anionotropic rearrangement reaction
Word: electron pair Part of Speech: noun 1. Two electrons having opposite spin but all other quantum numbers the same; i.e. two electrons in the same atomic orbital or molecular orbital, especially such electrons that function in concert to form a covalent bond
Word: annelation Part of Speech: noun 1. annulation
Word: antarafacial Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a chemical reaction, involving two simultaneous changes in bonding to opposite faces of a common centre (or related centres) of a molecular fragment Labels: not-comparable, physical
Word: suprafacial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- Latin faciēs Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin faciālisbor. English facial English suprafacial From supra- + facial. 1. Of a chemical reaction, involving two simultaneous changes in bonding to the same face of a common centre (or related centres) of a molecular fragment. Labels: not-comparable
Word: active power Part of Speech: noun 1. The real component of the power of an alternating current circuit; the product of the voltage and that part of the current that is in phase with the voltage
Word: anticircular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + circular. 1. Describing movement from the periphery to the centre of a circle
Word: anticlined Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing two equivalent chains of a crystalline polymer having opposite orientation Labels: physical
Word: isoclined Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing two equivalent chains of a crystalline polymer having the same orientation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: anticodon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + codon. Pronunciation: /ˌæntiˈkəʊdɒn/, /ˌæntaɪ-/ 1. A sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to the complementary triplet (codon) in messenger RNA to specify an amino acid during protein synthesis.
Word: transfer RNA Part of Speech: noun 1. A short-chain version of RNA that transfers individual amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: antiferroelectric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + ferroelectric or antiferro- + electric. 1. Describing a state in which dipoles are arranged antiparallel to adjacent ones, resulting in a net zero polarization Labels: not-comparable
Word: antiperiplanar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + periplanar. 1. Describing a torsion angle between 150° and 180° Labels: not-comparable, physical
Word: Jiantizi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 簡體字 /简体字 (jiǎntǐzì). 1. Simplified Chinese.
Word: torsion angle Part of Speech: noun 1. In a chain of atoms A-B-C-D, the dihedral angle between the plane containing the atoms A,B,C and that containing B,C,D Labels: physical
Word: synclinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From syn- + -clinal. 1. Having or relating to a torsion angle between 30° and 90° 2. Inclined downward from opposite directions, so as to meet in a common point or line. Example: The doctor's eyebrows had gone synclinal from puzzlement without his awareness. 3. Formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane. Example: a synclinal trough or valley Example: a synclinal fold
Word: synclinal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From syn- + -clinal. 1. A synclinal fold. Example: But being chiefly sections of younger rocks than ours, the Austrian diagrams exhibit a more disturbed surface, so far as regards faults and slips, snapped anticlinals, upshoved synclinals, lapped folds, […]
Word: synperiplanar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-)der. English syn- English periplanar English synperiplanar From syn- + periplanar. 1. Describing a torsion angle between 0° and 30° Labels: not-comparable
Word: periplanar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English planar English periplanar From peri- + planar. 1. Describing a torsion angle between 0° and 30°, or between 150° and 180°
Word: anti-Semites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anti-Semite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arsonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From arsenic and -one. 1. Of or pertaining to arsonic acids or their derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: arsonous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From arson. 1. Of or relating to arson. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to the arsonous acids or their derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: ashing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-der.? Proto-Germanic *askǭ Proto-West Germanic *askā Old English æsce Middle English asshe English ash English -ing English ashing From ash + -ing. 1. An analytic procedure in which a sample is heated in a furnace to leave a residue of ash, either to determine the gross mineral content, or as a preparation for further analysis
Word: ashing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-der.? Proto-Germanic *askǭ Proto-West Germanic *askā Old English æsce Middle English asshe English ash English -ing English ashing From ash + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of ash Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ambiate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Italic *ejō Proto-Italic *eō Latin eō Latin ambiō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ambiate From Latin ambiō (“strive for”) + English -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈæm.bi.eɪt/ 1. To ambition; to covet; to seek after ambitiously or eagerly. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: 'Tis a great piece of the corruption of our depraved nature, to ambiate things moſt prohibited : […] Example: You few that Wiſdom above Treaſure, Prize, And Ambiate the Title of the wiſe, Come hither, here are Patterns that Surmount, Whoſe Travels will Conduct you to the Fount ; […]
Word: atactic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to ataxia. 2. Describing any regular polymer or other macromolecule in which the orientation of the subunits is random.
Word: autacoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aut- + Ancient Greek ἄκος (ákos, “remedy”) + -oid. 1. A hormone or similar compound that has a short-term, local effect
Word: autopoisoning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + poisoning. 1. The inhibition of a catalyst by the product of the catalysis.
Word: autoradiolysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + radiolysis. 1. The radiolysis of a radioactive compound resulting from its own radioactive decay.
Word: axialite Part of Speech: noun 1. A multilayer aggregate of lamellar crystals spreading out from a common edge Labels: physical
Word: making off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of make off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: social status Part of Speech: noun 1. One's position within a social hierarchy, one's social class along with any personal social advantages or disadvantages, one's value relative to society. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dendrophiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dendrophile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: transcendency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From transcend + -ency. 1. transcendence Labels: countable, uncountable 2. elevation above the truth; exaggeration Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: This would haue better done in Poeſy; where Tranſcendencies are more allowed.
Word: convenable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: French convenable. Pronunciation: /kənˈviːnəbəl/ 1. Capable of being convened or assembled. Labels: not-comparable 2. fit; suitable or just Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: convenable remedies Example: With his word his work is convenable.
Word: cubie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cube + -ie. 1. One of the smaller cubes making up a Rubik's cube. Example: […] you can see that the corner cubie in question is detachable […] Example: Each of the tiles is actually part of a small cube, or cubie. 2. A five-gallon, boxed, plastic bag of drinking water used by firefighters.
Word: dexterious Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of dextrous. Labels: alt-of, misspelling 2. Misspelling of dexterous. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: pull the string Part of Speech: verb 1. To throw an off-speed pitch, a change up, to cause the hitter to swing early and miss.
Word: aquaplaning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of aquaplane Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: aquaplaning Part of Speech: noun 1. The loss of contact with the road because of surface water; the act of aquaplaning. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable
Word: Guidos Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Guido Labels: form-of, plural
Word: no less Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English no lesse, na leasse. Compare none the less and Old English nōhte þon lǣssa (“none the less”). 1. Even, furthermore, not to mention. Labels: not-comparable Example: He graduated this year — at the top of his class, no less! Example: By making her a widow, Fielding allows Mark Darcy to remain as implausibly perfect in death as he was in life (killed by a landmine while negotiating the release of aid workers in Sudan, no less), […] 2. Just as, equally, as much/many as, not less. Labels: literally, not-comparable Example: Diet sodas are no less unhealthy than regular ones. Example: The driver had drunk no less than eight pints of beer.
Word: top-fermenting Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to any of numerous edible yeasts that produce, e.g., ale, and whose respective fermenting actions appear to be at the top surface of the wort. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Old Glory Part of Speech: name 1. The flag of the United States. Example: "Well, we've got to do something to celebrate. We haven't got a flag, we can't float Old Glory proudly out the window. So I'm going to wear this, as an emblem."
Word: Stars and Stripes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈstɑɹz ən ˈstɹaɪps/, /ˈstɑːz ən ˈstɹaɪps/ 1. The flag of the United States. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The men of Red Cow did not even know whether their camp was situated in Alaska or in the Northwest Territory, whether they drew breath under the stars and stripes or under the British flag.
Word: Stars and Stripes Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈstɑɹz ən ˈstɹaɪps/, /ˈstɑːz ən ˈstɹaɪps/ 1. The official newspaper of the United States armed forces.
Word: eeny-meeny-miney-mo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: “...As for this thing”, ... he held up the shuttlecock, contaminated, in his outstretched right [hand], “this idiot tickler, the only thing it's good for is eeny-meeny-miney-mo”.
Word: Nighantu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit निघण्टु (ni-ghaṇṭu). 1. A particular type of Sanskrit glossary, containing brief annotations of obscure and difficult words grouped into thematic categories. Example: The nighantus, which are concerned with the interpretation of sacred literature, are glossaries of obscure words found in Vedic texts.
Word: nighantu Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Nighantu. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fooey Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of phooey. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "You see, I knew that's what you were aiming at," he concluded quietly. "Fooey." What if I was. It was a pretty good goal to have, it seemed to me.
Word: decalogue Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Decalogue. Labels: alt-of Example: It was only a feeling he had, and at this moment he must have been formulating a new commandment in his personal decalogue: Never accuse a friend of a crime if you only have a feeling he did it.
Word: specialer Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of special: more special Labels: comparative, form-of Example: Maples acknowledged the peculiar compliment with a smile, but Trump, groping for an even specialer moment, then asked, "How's mine?" Example: They're always special, but last night was 'specialer.'
Word: specialer Part of Speech: noun 1. A nurse or aide assigned to provide one-on-one observation of a patient. Example: Monitors are responsible for making sure that all specialers and checkers are performing their tasks, and that no inappropriate behavior is taking place. Example: When the patient being specialed has a visitor, the specialer may leave him with the visitor with the understanding that the visitor is to return the patient to his specialer before leaving the floor.
Word: aquilino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian aquilino. 1. An old Italian coin bearing the image of an eagle. Labels: historical
Word: backflush Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + flush. 1. A temporary reversal of the flow of fluid, especially of liquid through a membrane.
Word: backflush Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From back + flush. 1. To cause a backflush.
Word: bainite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bain + -ite, after metallurgist Edgar Bain. 1. A microstructure of steel consisting of needle-like particles of cementite embedded in a ferrite matrix.
Word: bimodal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English modal English bimodal From bi- + modal. Pronunciation: /baɪˈməʊdəl/, /baɪˈmoʊdəl/ 1. Having two modes or forms. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having two modes (local maxima). Labels: not-comparable Example: In fact, NALP has been at the forefront of educating prospective lawyers on the dangers of focusing on “average” starting salaries. The average is meaningless. The median is just slightly more helpful, and NALP has been begging people to pay attention to the bimodal salary distribution curve that tells the true story of how much lawyers are likely to get paid.
Word: biocatalyst Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English catalysis Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English catalyst English biocatalyst From bio- + catalyst. 1. A biochemical catalyst, such as an enzyme (either a protein enzyme or a ribozyme) or a biomolecular condensate that has biocatalytic ability.
Word: bioisostere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English isostere English bioisostere From bio- + isostere. 1. Any compound, derived from another by the replacement of a group of atoms by another broadly similar group e.g. the replacement of a methyl by an ethyl group
Word: bivane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English vane English bivane From bi- + vane. 1. A vane that is doubly jointed so as to indicate both horizontal and vertical components of a fluid's flow
Word: blowdown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from blow down. 1. The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Cooling fluid discharged from a plant at the end of its cycle. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Uprooting, overtopping, or bole breakage of trees by the wind; windthrow and windsnap. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The action of aerodynamic forces to tend to cause a deflected control surface to return to its neutral position, or prevent the surface from deflecting past a certain point. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: At higher airspeeds, the 737's maximum rudder deflection is limited by blowdown, helping to prevent flight-control inputs from overstressing the aircraft's vertical stabilizer. Example: According to Boeing, these movements were consistent with the effects of blowdown on those surfaces as documented during flight tests. However, the outboard aileron split recorded by the FDR after about 0150:27, which is discussed later in this section, was not consistent with the flight test data. 5. An instance of blowing down with compressed air. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: Give these parts a blowdown with your air hose before you put them in the ultrasonic cleaning tank.
Word: kosha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit कोश (kóśa, “sheath, vessel, container, layer”). 1. Any of five sheaths that are thought to cover the Atman, or True Self, according to Vedantic philosophy. 2. A particular type of Sanskrit dictionary. Example: The koshas, which are not based on any specific text, have some unusal properties. They are written in verse and include nouns and indeclinables but not verbs. The words are arranged according to topics. They deal with synonyms and homonyms and were meant for the use of poets. The best-known kosha in Sanskrit is the lexicon prepared by a Buddhist scholar Amarasinha, who was also a poet. This dictionary is usually known as Amarakosha (‘Amara's dictionary’) rather than by its actual name, Namalinganushasana.
Word: back-form Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A back-formation from back-formation. By surface analysis, back- + form. 1. A back-formation; a word formed by removing a perceived morpheme from an older word.
Word: back-form Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A back-formation from back-formation. By surface analysis, back- + form. 1. To form a word by a back-formation process. Labels: transitive
Word: Ṛgveda Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Rigveda. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Rgveda Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Rigveda. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sanskritism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Sanskrit Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Sanskritism From Sanskrit + -ism. 1. A word or phrase borrowed from Sanskrit for modern usage in India, Sri Lanka and elsewhere, especially in various Indo-Aryan languages. Example: My opinion as regards Bengali is that Primary Instruction for the lower classes of people, who are for the most part ethnically allied to the Hindoos should be in the Bengali language, purified, however, from the super-structure of Sanskritism of learned Hindoos and supplemented by the numerous words of Arabic and Persian origin...
Word: sanskritist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Sanskrit Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English sanskritist From Sanskrit + -ist. 1. Alternative spelling of Sanskritist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: crowbar hotel Part of Speech: name 1. Jail. Labels: slang Example: Many unfortunate suckers, finding themselves losers, even in an honest game, became obstreperous, and the services of the bouncer, or even of a resident gunhand, might be required to pacify them, after which the complainant would be hauled to the crowbar hotel to recover enough of his equanimity to appear peacefully before a justice of the peace. Example: Correctional Services Minister Nick Leluk often refers to his "guests" in his chain of "hotels". What do these guests have to do to earn their keep in Ontario's crowbar hotels?
Word: epimutations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epimutation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: epigenotypes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epigenotype Labels: form-of, plural
Word: excercise Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of exercise. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: excercise Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of exercise. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: long tail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In the marketing sense popularized by journalist Chris Anderson in 2004, alluding to the long tail of a power law distribution. 1. Sales made for less usual goods within a very large choice, which can return a profit through reduced marketing and distribution costs. Labels: capitalized, sometimes Example: What’s really amazing about the Long Tail is the sheer size of it. Combine enough nonhits on the Long Tail and you’ve got a market bigger than the hits. Example: “I would like to tell you that the Internet has made such a level playing field that the Long Tail is absolutely the place to be, that there's so much differentiation, so much diversity, so many new voices. I'd love to tell you that that's in fact how it really works. Unfortunately, it's not,” Schmidt said. 2. The tail of a distribution that represents the rare occurrence of extreme values.
Word: litote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from litotes, perhaps with influence from corresponding forms in other languages. 1. An instance of litotes.
Word: extraembryonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English embryonic English extraembryonic From extra- + embryonic. 1. Inside the womb, but outside the embryo. Labels: not-comparable Example: Subsequent cell and tissue interactions lead to the functional differentiation of all embryonic and extraembryonic tissues. Example: The clockwise beating of cilia results in a net flow of extraembryonic fluid leftwards […]
Word: Avent Part of Speech: name Etymology: Perhaps a reduced form of the Anglo-Norman personal name or nickname Avenant, from Old French avenant (“fitting, apt; beautiful”). 1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.