nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: LEA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of law enforcement agency. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of local education authority. Labels: England, Wales, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism 3. Initialism of local electoral area. Labels: Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: rumpling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rumple Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rumpling Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is rumpled. Example: Of course, these rumplings are not left obvious to our eyes. Whilst the earth is wrapping its old coat about it, the busy hands of the sun are smoothing down the creases—by heat and frost, rain and wind, waves and rivers[…]
Word: rumps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rump Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rookeries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rookery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: juku Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 塾 (juku, “cram school”). 1. A private Japanese school offering lessons outside of regular school time.
Word: roomers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roomer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rosewoods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rosewood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vernage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle English vernage, from Anglo-Norman vernage, from Old Italian Vernaccia. 1. A sweet, white Italian wine. Labels: historical Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:vernage.
Word: kinkle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From kink + -le (frequentative suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈkɪŋkl̩/ 1. To kink. Labels: ambitransitive
Word: kinkle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kink + -le (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈkɪŋkl̩/ 1. A kink or twist
Word: BOGOFF Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of BOGOF: acronym for "buy one, get one for free". Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, rare, uncountable
Word: negaton Part of Speech: noun 1. A normal, negatively-charged electron, especially in comparison with a positon
Word: positon Part of Speech: noun 1. A positron, especially when compared with a negaton
Word: neutrophilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English neutrophil Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English neutrophilic From neutrophil + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to neutrophils. Example: Histological examination showed neutrophilic or pleocellular proliferative necrotizing bronchitis and bronchiolitis in all (6 out of 6) infected steers. 2. In microscopy and chemistry, not staining strongly with acidic or alkaline stains, but staining strongly with pH-neutral stains.
Word: nitrilimine Part of Speech: noun 1. nitrile imide
Word: nitrile imide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any compound having the structure R-C⁺=N-N⁻-R (or other resonance forms)
Word: MacBook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A trademark; apparently a blend of Macintosh + notebook. 1. A MacBook-brand notebook computer, manufactured by Apple Computer. Example: Hooo, boy! Sometimes I just can't let things rest. I have the new MacBook Pro. Example: The faux hippie dude working on his top-of-the-line seventeen-inch MacBook Pro looked way annoyed.
Word: nitrilium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nitrile Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English nitrilium From nitrile + -ium. 1. Any cation formed by protonation of a nitrile; R-C≡N⁺H or R-C⁺=NH
Word: nitrone Part of Speech: noun 1. The N-oxide of an imine
Word: nitronic Part of Speech: adj 1. azinic Labels: not-comparable
Word: azinic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to azinic acids or their derivatives. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nitroxyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Egyptian nṯrjder. Semiticbor. Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) English nitro- English oxyl English nitroxyl From nitro- + oxyl. 1. Aminoxyl.
Word: copyable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English copy Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English copyable From copy + -able. 1. Alternative form of copiable. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Ribbons are of various kinds, qualities, and colors. Those mostly used are the black, purple, red, and green copyable, the black record or carbon, and, to some extent, the purple hektograph. The copyable ribbons are mainly used for letter and other writing […] Example: Customers may receive copies of a journal article, technical report, or paper from a conference proceeding upon request. Photocopying conforms to the U.S. Copyright law. If the document is not copyable, the original will be loaned to the customer.
Word: copiable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English copy Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English copiable From copy + -able. 1. Able to be copied.
Word: Grossman Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Grossmann, from groß (“great, large, tall”) + Mann (“man; male adult”). 1. A surname from German of German and Jewish Ashkenazi origin. Labels: uncountable
Word: Rodgers Part of Speech: name 1. An English patronymic surname derived from Roger. Variant form of Rogers. Example: His debut was highly anticipated, but Rodgers only saw 94 seconds of game time as he suffered the significant injury in the Jets’ season opener against the Buffalo Bills when he was sacked by edge rusher Leonard Floyd, only four plays in. 2. A rural municipality (Rural Municipality of Rodgers No. 133) in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Word: ferashes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ferash Labels: form-of, plural
Word: personal best Part of Speech: noun 1. A person's best ever performance at some task to date. Example: His personal best was a seven-minute mile.
Word: peak flow Part of Speech: noun 1. The largest measure of air respired from the lungs. 2. The largest volume of water discharged from a stream or river.
Word: PDD-NOS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: Clayden Part of Speech: name 1. A habitational surname from Old English, variant of Claydon.
Word: Greeves Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Middle English.
Word: Wothers Part of Speech: name 1. An English surname.
Word: Freeman Part of Speech: name Etymology: * Proprialisation of freeman. From originating as a freeman (instead of a serf, indentured, or some other status) * free + man. A surname taken up by freed slaves. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹiː.mən/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable Example: It appears that Drs. Jones and Freeman account for the arch over the hagioscope at St. David's by saying, though without citing authorities, that there was a door there originally. 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: monounsaturate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English unsaturate English monounsaturate From mono- + unsaturate. 1. A monounsaturated oil, or fatty acid
Word: monounsaturates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monounsaturate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mono-unsaturate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of monounsaturate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mono-unsaturates Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of monounsaturates. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. plural of mono-unsaturate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stimming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of stim Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stimming Part of Speech: noun 1. Self-stimulation, especially in the context of autism, ADHD, and neurodivergence. Labels: uncountable Example: If you think about it, most of us, from time to time, do typical or what we might call “normal” stimming-type behaviors like drumming our fingers on a desk; wiggling or tapping a pencil; pacing back and forth; bouncing a knee up and down; twirling a lock of hair; or even humming. The difference between “normal” stimming and autistic stimming, is how often it occurs and what kind of stim activity is chosen. Example: Medical culture constrains stimming through strict clinical designations and pathologizing definitions, referring to it as stereotypies or "self-stimulatory behaviours." Autistic people, however, often define stimming more broadly as repetitive sensory practices used to regulate emotional states, to cope with external sensory stimuli, or for purposes of self-expression.
Word: ring pulls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ring pull Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ring-pulls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ring-pull Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bottle top Part of Speech: noun 1. a bottle cap
Word: bottle tops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bottle top Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bottle caps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bottle cap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 3G Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of 3rd generation, a cellular phone communication standard. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: 2G Part of Speech: adj 1. Referring to standards before 2.5G. Includes GSM, DMA, TDMA, iDEN, and PDC. Labels: retronym Example: The entire rail network has long operated its own masts, used for communicating with drivers. But they are largely GSM. That's 2G to us -yesterday's tech.
Word: PDC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Personal Digital Cellular, a 2G mobile standard used in Japan. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Professional Darts Corporation. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Tensions threatened to boil over before the defending champion Gerwyn Price eventually overcame Kim Huybrechts in a sudden-death decider to reach the last 16 of the PDC World Championship.
Word: PDC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of program delivery control. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of personal dive computer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of practical driving course. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of pyroclastic density current. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of parkinsonism-dementia complex. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: iDEN Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Integrated Digital Enhanced Network. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: 0G Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of zero gravity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of zero gauge. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: 1G Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of first generation wireless, analog cell phone network technology. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, retronym
Word: X11 Part of Speech: name Etymology: So called because it is the 11th version of the X Window System. 1. A windowing system for bitmap displays, common on Unix-like operating systems. Labels: Unix
Word: destabilizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From destabilize + -er. 1. One who, or that which, destabilizes.
Word: destabilizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of destabilizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: window manager Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of software that manages the layout of windows on the user's display.
Word: window managers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of window manager Labels: form-of, plural
Word: extincteur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French extincteur. 1. A small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle. Labels: historical
Word: uniquenesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uniqueness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fire code Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of building and property regulations designed to establish a mandatory standard for a building's ability to resist the start and spread of a fire as well as facilitating the prompt and safe evacuation of the occupants.
Word: building code Part of Speech: noun 1. A mandatory set of rules on building design, construction, testing, inspection, and maintenance to protect public health, safety, and welfare. Example: Malcolm the super glimpses Luisa and calls out, “Hey, Luisa! An uninvited guest ran up to your apartment twenty minutes ago!” But the noise of a drill drowns him out, he has a man from city all on the phone about building codes, and anyway, Luisa has already stepped into the elevator.
Word: fire inspection Part of Speech: noun 1. An examination of a location to determine the risk of fire breaking out and the equipment and procedures to be used in the event of fire.
Word: facial expressions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of facial expression Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nibley Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English hnybbe (“peak, top, summit”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). 1. A village in Westerleigh parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST693822). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An unincorporated community in Union County, Oregon, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A city in Cache County, Utah, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: VGA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Video Graphics Array, an obsolete computer display standard that superseded CGA and EGA, with a resolution of 640 × 480 pixels, and supporting up to 256 colours on screen from a palette of 262,144. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: VGA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of video game addiction. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of variable-gauge axle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: DVI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Digital Visual Interface. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DVI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of device independent file format. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: JDBC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Java Database Connectivity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: prominences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prominence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: behavioristic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-der. Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-West Germanic *habbjan Proto-West Germanic *bihabbjan Old English behabban Middle English behaven Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Old French avoirbor. Middle English havour Middle English behavoure English behavior 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 behaviorist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English behavioristic From behaviorist + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism. Labels: US
Word: behaviouristic Part of Speech: adj 1. UK standard spelling of behavioristic.
Word: baulky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From baulk + -y. 1. Alternative spelling of balky. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: necessary condition Part of Speech: noun 1. A statement Q in relation to statement P such that P implies Q.
Word: sufficient condition Part of Speech: noun 1. A statement P in relation to statement Q such that P implies Q.
Word: white currant Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /waɪtˈkʌɹənt/, /ˈwaɪtkʌɹənt/ 1. A deciduous shrub, a less sour and colourless cultivar of Ribes rubrum (red currant), though sometimes named Ribes sativum or Ribes silvestre, and sold as a different fruit. 2. The white translucent edible berry of this bush.
Word: modal logic Part of Speech: noun 1. Any formal system that attempts to deal with modalities, such as possibility and necessity, but also obligation and permission. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: deontic logic Part of Speech: noun 1. The study of obligation, permission, and related concepts. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A formal system capturing the concepts of obligation and permission. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: white-currant Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of white currant. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: red-currant Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of red currant. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: black-currant Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of blackcurrant. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: canzona Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian canzona. 1. A type of instrumental composition based on multipart vocal settings of canzoni, produced chiefly in the 16th and 17th centuries Example: Mr. Milnes had a turn in the spotlight with a canzona for solo organ by Johann Caspar Kerll.
Word: pardal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pardalis, from Ancient Greek πάρδαλις (párdalis), from an unattested Old Iranian word; compare Persian پلنگ (palang), Pashto پړانګ (pṙâng). 1. A pard; a panther or leopard. Labels: obsolete Example: Wyld beasts in yron yokes he would compell; / The spotted Panther, and the tusked Bore, / The Pardale swift, and the Tigre cruell […]
Word: evolutionary ethics Part of Speech: noun 1. Ethics - the study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct - that is informed yet not uniquely determined by sociobiology - the application of the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour in both humans and animals. Labels: uncountable
Word: below decks Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In or into any of the spaces below the main deck of a vessel. Example: [O]n the wind shifting and becoming more violent, the landsmen soon retired below decks. Example: Phaidor and I were taken below decks, where, still fast bound, we were thrown into a small compartment which contained a single port-hole.
Word: ethical system Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular set of consistent ethical principles. Example: The main defects of Comte's ethical system are those that are common to all forms of Eudaemonism: its norm of morality is relative and contingent; it possesses no principles by which the quality of its subject-matter, social happiness, may be defined; its imperative imposes no moral obligation.
Word: stagnature Part of Speech: noun 1. stagnation Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: horseless carriage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Early term for an automobile, at the time it was common that carriages were pulled by animals, typically horses, but the automobiles were not. 1. An early automobile, of the types designed before World War I. Labels: historical Example: The movement for the introduction of horseless carriages is represented by two periodicals, the Horseless Age and the Motocycle, in the United States; the Autocar, in London; and La Locomotion Automobile and La France Automobile, in France. Example: Fanny Minafer had begun to talk to Lucy. "Your father wanted to prove that his horseless carriage would run, even in the snow," she said. "It really does, too." 2. Something new and unprecedented interpreted in older and familiar terms. Labels: figuratively Example: horseless carriage thinking Example: The basic operational mechanisms and business practices were so new and strange, so utterly sui generis, that all we could see was a gaggle of “innovative” horseless carriages.
Word: comparative ethics Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of descriptive ethics, focused on studying the nature and origins of beliefs about morality held by people in diverse social or cultural groups. Labels: uncountable
Word: potassium bitartrate Part of Speech: noun 1. cream of tartar
Word: -eme Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Extracted from phoneme, from Ancient Greek φώνημα (phṓnēma, “sound”), from φωνέω (phōnéō, “to sound”), from φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”). Pronunciation: /-iːm/ 1. Indicating a fundamental unit in some kind of structure, chiefly linguistic structure. Labels: morpheme Example: phone + -eme → phoneme Example: metaphor + -eme → metaphoreme
Word: hypengyophobia Part of Speech: noun 1. A fear of responsibility, or of neglecting one's responsibilities. Labels: uncountable Example: ”Perhaps,” she says, ”you have hypengyophobia, which is the fear of responsibility.” Example: A classic case of hypengyophobia, the fear of responsibility.
Word: bhaji Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi भाजी (bhājī, “fried vegetables”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːd͡ʒi/, /ˈbɑːʒi/, /ˈbʱɑːd͡ʒi/ 1. Any of various Indian dishes of fried vegetables. Example: onion bhaji Example: Nor was I ever able to treat myself to the national drunkard's delight that is the ‘munchy box’: a foot-square pizza carton crammed with onion rings, doner meat shavings, hunks of nan bread and nuggets of assorted bhaji, all served on a bed of Glasgow salad.
Word: khana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani کھانا (khānā) / खाना (khānā), from Sanskrit खादन (khādana), from खाद् (khād, “to eat”, root) + -अन (-ana), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰād-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₂ed-. 1. food, a meal Labels: India, Pakistan
Word: pascola Part of Speech: noun 1. A masked dancer and storyteller in some Native American cultures.
Word: nonbonded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + bonded. 1. Describing electron pairs that take no part in bonding Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonperfect Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + perfect. 1. Not perfect. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonselectively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From non- + selectively. 1. In a nonselective manner Labels: not-comparable 2. Describing the isotopic labelling of a compound in which the position and numbering of the labelled nuclides are undefined; such a compound is nonselectively labelled Labels: not-comparable
Word: nuclearity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nuclear Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English nuclearity From nuclear + -ity. 1. The number of central metal atoms in a coordination compound.
Word: nucleofuge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nucleo- + -fuge. 1. A leaving group that takes away a bonding electron pair with it
Word: nucleophilicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nucleophilic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English nucleophilicity From nucleophilic + -ity. 1. The condition of being nucleophilic Labels: uncountable 2. A measure of the extent to which something is nucleophilic, or of the reactivity of such a reagent Labels: countable
Word: nuclidic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English nuclide Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English nuclidic From nuclide + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to nuclides. Labels: not-comparable
Word: osmolality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of osmo- + molality. 1. The molality of an ideal solution that would exert the same osmotic pressure as the solution being considered.
Word: rijsttafel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch rijsttafel (“rice table”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪsˌtɑːfəl/ 1. A large meal originating in colonial Indonesia composed of many different dishes with rice as the main ingredient; several side-dishes such as krupuk, acar and serundeng are served. Example: The famous rijsttafel, love-hate legacy of Dutch imperial days—at its most numbing brilliance it required 23 men and a boy to serve—[…] Example: I was born too late to experience a real Indonesian rijsttafel, but my mother used to tell me about these feasts.
Word: orthokinetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ortho- + kinetic. 1. Describing any property related to the kinetic energy imparted by collisions with other bodies 2. Relating to orthokinesis. Example: the orthokinetic behaviour of the woodlouse
Word: oxenium Part of Speech: noun 1. oxylium Labels: obsolete
Word: oxylium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English oxyl Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English oxylium From oxyl + -ium. 1. Any cation such as H-O⁺ or R-O⁺
Word: oxocarbon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English oxo- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English oxocarbon From oxo- + carbon. 1. Any organic compound containing only atoms of carbon and oxygen
Word: bistek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tagalog bistek, from Spanish bistec, from English beefsteak. Doublet of beefsteak and bifshtek. 1. A Filipino dish consisting of thinly-sliced beefsteak braised in soy sauce, calamansi juice, garlic, ground black pepper, and onions cut into rings. Labels: uncountable Example: Recently, I started making bistek in a pan, using New York strip or skirt steak. Example: Bestsellers on the menu include chicken inasal ($16) — Filipino-style char-grilled lemongrass chicken with calamansi ponzu — and bistek and egg ($18). The latter features citrus-soy beef, Maui onion sauce and ginger scallion sauce.
Word: literary theory Part of Speech: noun 1. The theory or the philosophy of the interpretation of literature and literary criticism Labels: uncountable
Word: literary criticism Part of Speech: noun 1. The study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Labels: uncountable Example: In certain kinds of writing, particularly in art criticism and literary criticism, it is normal to come across long passages which are almost completely lacking in meaning.
Word: döner Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of doner (“doner kebab”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: They would create a casual restaurant chain specializing in Iskender döners, those drenched in tomato sauce and yogurt but served in a clean, sit-down environment. Example: There’s a bar here, a döner shop, and a supermarket, so that’s what we do in our spare time, Father wrote. Also that the döners of Schwarzheide were the best döners he’s ever eaten.
Word: literary technique Part of Speech: noun 1. Literary device.
Word: literary device Part of Speech: noun 1. An identifiable rule of thumb, convention, or structure that is employed in literature and storytelling.
Word: sentine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin sentina (“bilge water, hold of a ship, dregs”). 1. A place for dregs and dirt; a sink; a sewer. Labels: obsolete Example: This alonely I can say grossly, and as in a sum, of the which all we (our hurt is the more) have experience, the devil to be a stinking sentine of all vices; a foul filthy channel of all mischiefs; […]
Word: word play Part of Speech: noun 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see word, play. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A technique in which the nature of the words used become part of the subject of the work, such as puns, phonetic mix-ups such as spoonerisms, obscure words and meanings, clever rhetorical excursions, oddly formed sentences, and telling character names. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Gagauzia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Gagauz gagauz (“Gagauz”) + -ia. 1. An autonomous territorial unit of Moldova.
Word: L/C Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of letter of credit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, letter
Word: L/C Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of lower case. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: yari Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese やり (yari). 1. Any of various sizes of spear used in Japanese martial arts.
Word: Alutor Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian алю́торский (aljútorskij), short for алю́торский язы́к (aljútorskij jazýk). 1. A language of Russia that belongs to the Chukchi-Koryak group of the Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages.
Word: yapon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of yaupon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: abiogenic 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 biogenic English abiogenic From a- + biogenic. Pronunciation: /ˌeɪ.baɪ.oʊˈd͡ʒɛ.nɪk/, /ˌeɪ.baɪ.əˈd͡ʒɛ.nɪk/ 1. Not produced or derived by means of living organisms or their processes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: krin Part of Speech: noun 1. A drum of African origin made out of a log and struck with drumsticks.
Word: paucidisperse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pauci- + disperse. 1. Describing a colloid in which only a few different particle sizes exist
Word: pellicular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, pellicula + -ar and pellicule + -ar. 1. Of or pertaining to a pellicle (a pellicula). Labels: not-comparable 2. Bearing a pellicle. Labels: not-comparable 3. Describing the stationary phase of a chromatography system consisting of a porous outer shell on an impermeable particle. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lipophore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lipo- + -phore. 1. A lipochrome-containing chromatophore, usually a xanthophore
Word: shamming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sham Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shammed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sham Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sews Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sew Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: chowk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi चौक (cauk, “plaza, square, courtyard”), from Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka, “quadrangular courtyard, crossway”). 1. An intersection or roundabout, where tracks or roads cross (often used in place names). Labels: India, Pakistan 2. A marketplace or open area in a city or village. Labels: India, Pakistan Example: The all-important Jilmil bus was about to arrive at the chowk. 3. A courtyard. Labels: India, Pakistan
Word: fanum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fānum (“shrine”). Doublet of fane. 1. The site of an Ancient Roman temple or shrine. Labels: historical
Word: King's Counsel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: king's + counsel 1. An honorific status officially conferred on senior or meritorious barristers (and occasionally other kinds of lawyer) during the reign of a king. Labels: Canada, New-Zealand, UK Example: When the case eventually came to court in December 1903, Wellcome’s team, headed by Moulton, contained three King’s Counsel; they had marshalled seventy-two witnesses and intimated that they could produce as many again. Example: Arrayed in front of him was a very expensive line-up of London’s best legal brains. Each director had his own team of two, and in some cases three, defence barristers. Including two King’s Counsels who represented the Official Receiver, there were a dozen silks in court. 2. A barrister or advocate appointed by the Crown during the reign of a king. Labels: UK, historical
Word: lipochrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lipo- (“lipid, fat”) + -chrome (“color”). Pronunciation: /ˈlai.poʊˌkɹoʊm/, /ˈlai.pəˌkɹoʊm/ 1. Any naturally-occurring, fat-soluble pigment such as carotenes or chlorophyll. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: peptization Part of Speech: noun 1. The stabilization of a hydrophobic colloidal sol by the addition of an electrolyte that is adsorbed on the particle surfaces Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: perikinetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English kinetic English perikinetic From peri- + kinetic. 1. Describing any property related to the probability of cohesion during collisions with other bodies Labels: not-comparable
Word: tradeable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of tradable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tradeable Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tradable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: periselectivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English selectivity English periselectivity From peri- + selectivity. 1. The preferential generation of one of a group of products having different symmetries during a reaction. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: perstraction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of permeation + extraction. 1. A separation process in which a solution is permeated through a membrane and subsequently extracted with a solvent Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: perturbational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English perturbation Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English perturbational From perturbation + -al. 1. Of, pertaining to, or caused by perturbation.
Word: phenonium Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of arenium ions in which a cyclohexadienyl cation is spiro-annulated with a cyclopropane unit.
Word: spiro-annulated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sper- Proto-Indo-European *sper-yeh₂- Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra)der. Latin spīra Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English spiro- English annulated English spiro-annulated From spiro- + annulated. 1. Describing two rings that are joined, via a single atom, to form a spiro compound. Labels: not-comparable
Word: phosphinic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorusclip. English phosph- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English phosphine Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English phosphinic From phosphine + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to phosphinic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: phosphinous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorusclip. English phosph- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English phosphine Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English phosphinous From phosphine + -ous. 1. Of or pertaining to phosphinous acid or its derivatives. Labels: not-comparable
Word: phosphonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From phosphorus, by analogy with sulfonic. 1. Of or pertaining to phosphonic acid or its derivatives. Labels: not-comparable
Word: phosphonous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From phosphorus by analogy with sulfurous. 1. Of or pertaining to phosphonous acid or its derivatives. Labels: not-comparable
Word: phosphoranyl Part of Speech: noun 1. Any organophosphorus radical of the form R₄P.
Word: xanthophore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xantho- + -phore. 1. A xanthochrome-containing chromatophore, frequently a lipophore.
Word: xanthochrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xantho- + -chrome. 1. A yellow pigment.
Word: -omas Part of Speech: suffix 1. plural of -oma Labels: form-of, morpheme, plural
Word: reparative Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpɛəɹətɪv/ 1. Tending to or intended to repair. Example: reparative surgery Example: Men shal giue the patient medicines confortatiue and reparatiue, that restore the spirites, and bringeth them againe. 2. Of, pertaining to, or being a reparation. Example: reparative justice Example: Intended for offenders of misdemeanor or nonviolent felony crimes, the Reparative Probation Program directly involves community members meeting face to face with offenders to negotiate a “reparative agreement” that specifies how offenders will make reparation to their victims and other community members.
Word: reparative Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpɛəɹətɪv/ 1. That which repairs. Labels: rare Example: […] the Dukes fame did still remain more and more in obliquie among the masse of people, whose judgements are only reconciled with good successes, so as he saw plainly that he must abroad again to rectifie with his best endeavour under the publike service, his own reputation; Whereupon new preparatives were in hand, and partly reparatives of the former beaten at Sea: Example: 1891, Newark and Its Leading Businessmen, Newark, New Jersey: Mercantile Publishing Company, John Sanders, Practical Plumber, p. 80, It is better to lay out a little more money on a good job of plumbing at the start, than to be obliged to continually lay out money for reparatives on a poor job.
Word: bibe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Irish badhb, a variant of badhbh. Pronunciation: /baɪb/ 1. A type of banshee whose cry indicates someone's impending death. Labels: Ireland, Newfoundland Example: "[…] But when Jack lies on his low death-bed, with the clammy dews standing on his brow, the moaning bibe combing her yellow locks, and singing the death-wail at his casement, then will this, and all poor Delaney's other actions, appear to his darkening eye in their true colours." Example: Down there where the Bibe had her hole out of which she would howl to the rising moon and to the fairy peoples that would be peeping out at the new moon only to withdraw their small heads as they heard the cry of the Bibe.
Word: Austrian German Part of Speech: name 1. A national standard variety of the German language that is spoken and written in Austria and Bolzano-Bozen (Italy).
Word: Chapel Hill Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈtʃæpəl ˈhɪl/ 1. A town in Orange County and Durham County, North Carolina. 2. A town in Tennessee; named for the town in North Carolina. 3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Word: pg. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of page. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: handshape Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hand + shape. 1. The held position of the hand and fingers in producing a particular sign.
Word: shape up or ship out Part of Speech: verb 1. To either improve one's behavior or else be required to leave; to either improve one's performance in an activity or else withdraw from that activity completely. Labels: idiomatic Example: Portions of those letters quoted by Bruccoli indicate that though Hemingway could be sympathetic, he used a lot of ink telling Fitzgerald to shape up or ship out.
Word: business ethics Part of Speech: noun 1. The branch of ethics that examines questions of moral right and wrong arising in the context of business practice or theory. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: medical ethics Part of Speech: noun 1. The branch of ethics that examines questions of moral right and wrong arising in the context of the practice of medicine.
Word: environmental ethics Part of Speech: noun 1. The branch of ethics that examines questions of moral right and wrong relating to the management, protection, or endangerment of the natural environment. Labels: uncountable
Word: diatomaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From diatom + -aceous. Pronunciation: /ˌdaɪ.ə.təˈmeɪ.ʃəs/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or containing diatoms or their coverings.
Word: avoiders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of avoider Labels: form-of, plural
Word: on sight Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Immediately when sighted. Labels: idiomatic Example: I recognized him on sight. Example: "Permissive" working allows more than one train to be in a block section at one time but trains must be run at low speed in order to stop on sight behind the train in front. Such working is often authorised to allow freight trains to "bunch" together to await a path through a bottleneck instead of being strung out over several block sections, as would be necessary if absolute working were in force. 2. Immediately upon coming to one's attention. Labels: broadly Example: He dismissed the idea on sight. 3. cause for a fight, immediately upon encounter without deliberation. Labels: broadly, slang Example: If he keeps talking crap about me, its on sight.
Word: on sight Part of Speech: noun 1. An ascent of a route without falling, on the first attempt, without having been advised on it or having seen it prior.
Word: throw-aways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of throw-away Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brute-force Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of brute force. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: phosphorimetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English phosphor Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. English -metry English phosphorimetry From phosphor + -metry. 1. A form of fluorimetry in which phosphorescence of a sample is measured in conjunction with a pulsed source of radiation Labels: uncountable
Word: phosphoroscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English phosphor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English phosphoroscope From phosphor + -o- + -scope. 1. Any of several devices used to measure phosphorescence, and to distinguish it from fluorescence
Word: photoadsorption Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English adsorption English photoadsorption From photo- + adsorption. 1. An increase in the adsorption of a substance at an interface in the presence of light. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: photodesorption Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English desorption English photodesorption From photo- + desorption. 1. An increase in the desorption of a substance from an interface in the presence of light.
Word: photoassisted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English assisted English photoassisted From photo- + assisted. 1. Describing catalysis in which the catalyst is formed by the absorption of light Labels: not-comparable
Word: saurology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sauro- + -logy. 1. The study of lizards. Labels: uncountable
Word: photoelectrical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English electrical English photoelectrical From photo- + electrical. 1. photoelectric
Word: course work Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of coursework. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: photoelectrolytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English electrolytic English photoelectrolytic From photo- + electrolytic. 1. Describing a cell in which radiant energy causes a chemical reaction. Labels: not-comparable
Word: photopeak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English peak English photopeak From photo- + peak. 1. That part of the gamma ray spectrum of a material caused by the photoelectric effect
Word: phthalide Part of Speech: noun 1. phthalein
Word: physisorption Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of physical + adsorption. 1. adsorption in which the forces involved are intermolecular rather than chemical Labels: countable, physical, uncountable Example: Otherwise, in the case of pure physisorption, adatoms and very small adclusters would not be observed with the STM because the probability for the sharp eigenstates of the adparticles to lie within the 10 meV energy window ( given by the bias voltage ) would be considerably small.
Word: phytotoxicant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- English toxicant English phytotoxicant From phyto- + toxicant. 1. Any substance that is toxic to plants
Word: polygranular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English granular English polygranular From poly- + granular. 1. Composed of many microscopic granules
Word: polytopal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English polytope Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English polytopal From polytope + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to polytopes. 2. Describing any rearrangement reaction involving atoms or groups at the vertices of a polyhedron.
Word: porphyrinogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree German Porphyrinbor. English porphyrin Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English porphyrinogen From porphyrin + -o- + -gen. 1. A reduced form of porphyrin that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of heme