nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: euploidy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû)der. English eu- English ploidy English euploidy From eu- + ploidy. 1. The condition of having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: deprotonated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deprotonate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deprotonated Part of Speech: adj 1. That has had one or more protons removed.
Word: deracemized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deracemize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deracemized Part of Speech: adj 1. That has been converted from a racemic mixture into one or other of the enantiomers
Word: deracemize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English racemize English deracemize From de- + racemize. 1. To convert a racemic mixture into one or other of the enantiomers
Word: racemize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English raceme Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English racemize From raceme + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈɹasɪmaɪz/ 1. To convert (an enantiomer) into a racemic mixture. Labels: transitive
Word: diastereomeric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English diastereomer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English diastereomeric From diastereomer + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a diastereomer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: diazoacetate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diazoacetic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of diazoacetic acid; the esters react with alkenes to form cyclopropane derivatives Example: Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Considering the range of chiral catalysts that are available for diazoacetate decomposition, the development of reaction conditions for asymmetric vinylcarbenoid cyclopropanations had initially been considered to be relatively straightforward.
Word: diazoacetic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The compound N₂-CH₂-COOH, whose esters are used in the synthesis of cyclopropane derivatives Labels: uncountable
Word: enantiomerically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English enantiomeric Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English enantiomerically From enantiomeric + -ally. 1. In the manner of an enantiomer Example: Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Enantiomerically pure cyclopropanes are very useful chiral building blocks since they may be converted to a variety of acyclic and cyclic products through stereochemically well-defined ring-opening reactions or rearrangements.
Word: fulvenyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fulvene Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English fulvenyl From fulvene + -yl. 1. Any univalent radical derived from a fulvene.
Word: hydromagnesiation Part of Speech: noun 1. Reaction with an organomagnesium compound
Word: organomagnesium Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From organo- + magnesium. 1. Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to magnesium bond Labels: not-comparable
Word: isodesmic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a compound or crystal in which all bonds have the same strength (and normally the same length) Labels: not-comparable 2. in which the types of bonds that are made in forming the products are the same as those which are broken in the reactants Labels: not-comparable
Word: oligocyclopropyl Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a compound having a short chain of linked cyclopropane rings Labels: not-comparable
Word: pentachloro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- English chloro- English pentachloro From penta- + chloro-. 1. Five chlorine atoms in a compound Labels: in-compounds, uncountable
Word: planarizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of planarize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: planarizing Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of making something planar; flattening
Word: spiropentane Part of Speech: noun 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 pentane English spiropentane From spiro- + pentane. 1. The simplest triangulane hydrocarbon, C₅H₈, consisting of two spiro-linked cyclopropane rings
Word: Tt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of thirty-two. 1. a book size range corresponding to one thirty-second of the size of an uncut sheet of paper, 10-12.5 cm in height.
Word: ravinement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French. 1. The formation of ravines. 2. An irregular junction which marks a break in sedimentation.
Word: trigesimo-secundo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ablatives of trīgēsimus (“thirtieth”) and secundus (“second”). 1. A paper size, (3.75"–5" × 2.5"–3.125"), one thirty-second of a standard uncut flat sheet. 2. A book size, (3.75"–5" × 2.5"–3.125"), corresponding to the paper size.
Word: thirty-twomo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thirty-two + -mo. 1. A paper size, (3.75"-5" x 2.5"-3.125"), one thirty-second of an uncut free sheet. 2. A book size, corresponding to the paper size.
Word: sogdianite Part of Speech: noun 1. A mineral of the osumilite group: (K,Na)₂Li₂(Li,Fe,Al)₂ZrSi₁₂O₃₀ Labels: uncountable
Word: osumilite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Osumi + -ite, after where it was first found. 1. A hexagonal mineral with the chemical formula (K,Na)(Mg,Fe⁺²)₂(Al,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₁₂O₃₀·H₂O. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dnd Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of do not disturb. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Alternative letter-case form of DnD. Labels: alt-of
Word: nrn Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of not right now. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: nrn Part of Speech: phrase 1. Abbreviation of no reply needed. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: kampong Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Khmer កំពង់ (kɑmpŭəng, “landing, port; river town; waterfront”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɑmˌpɔŋ/, /ˈkæmˌpɔŋ/ 1. A landing, a port; a river town. Example: Kampong Thom (ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ (khéttâkâmpôngthum)) Kampong Cham (កំពង់ចាម (kɑmpŭəng caam))
Word: kampong Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See kampung. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑmˌpɔŋ/, /ˈkæmˌpɔŋ/ 1. Dated spelling of kampung. Example: Margio seldom saw his mother happy, and often thought of doing things to cheer her up. He would go back to their kampong and look for gifts for her.
Word: yellowishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English yellowish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English yellowishness From yellowish + -ness. 1. The property of having a slight or moderate shade of yellow, usually tinged with other colours. Labels: uncountable
Word: party and party costs Part of Speech: noun 1. The reasonable and necessary costs incurred by a party to a lawsuit, often in accordance with a scale of costs published by the court and excluding any work not necessary to resolve the case. Labels: Commonwealth, plural, plural-only 2. An award granted by a court requiring one party (normally the unsuccessful party in litigation) to pay another party the amount of party and party costs the latter incurred. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: hesher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from Hessian: so called due to long hair and warlike personality akin to that of the Hessian mercenaries. 1. A diehard enthusiast of heavy metal music. Labels: slang Example: That guy has long hair, rides a motorcycle, and wears t-shirts of his favorite heavy metal bands with a leather jacket to his college classes. He is a hesher. Example: You remember the heshers. Those guys who hung out in the back corner of the high-school parking lot, listening to the Scorps on the stereo in their souped-up Chevy Nova with the mag wheels and dual overhead cams.
Word: suit costs Part of Speech: noun 1. An award granted by a court in a family law case requiring one party to pay some or all of another party's costs of the proceedings before the court. Unlike most other legal costs awards, suit costs are required to be paid while the case is ongoing, rather than after the matter has concluded. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: tetrafluoroborate Part of Speech: noun 1. The anion BF₄⁻ or any salt containing this ion, having a number of uses in synthetic chemistry. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tetrafluoroboric acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The acid HBF₄, known only in solution, that has a number of uses in synthetic chemistry Labels: uncountable
Word: rhodanine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ammonium rhodanide + -anine. (Ammonium rhodanide reacts with chloroacetic acid to produce rhodanine.) 1. The heterocycle 2-thioxy-4-thiazolidinone, some of whose derivatives show anti-viral activity Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tetrakis- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετράκις (tetrákis, “four times”). 1. Synonym of tetra- used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix. Labels: morpheme 2. Synonym of tetra- used before vowels. Labels: morpheme, obsolete Example: tetrakisazobenzine 3. Synonym of tetra- used for substitutions of four complex rather than simple units, as in Labels: morpheme Example: tetrakis-(trichloromethyl)-benzene, benzene with four trichloromethyl groups attached Example: tetrakis-hydroxymethyl~phosphonium chloride
Word: transmetallated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of transmetallate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: transmetallate Part of Speech: verb 1. To exchange a ligand between two metals
Word: trialkyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alc(ohol) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English alkyl English trialkyl From tri- + alkyl. 1. Three alkyl groups in a compound Labels: in-compounds, uncountable
Word: unbranched Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English branched English unbranched From un- + branched. 1. Having no branches Labels: not-comparable Example: the unbranched antler of a young deer 2. straight-chain Labels: not-comparable
Word: solubilise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard form of solubilize. Labels: British, English, Non-Oxford, alt-of, standard
Word: solubiliser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From solubilise + -er. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard form of solubilizer. Labels: British, English, Non-Oxford, alt-of, standard
Word: solubilizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English solubilize Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English solubilizer From solubilize + -er. 1. A substance used to solubilize another.
Word: sorbing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sorb Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sorbing Part of Speech: noun 1. absorption or adsorption Labels: uncountable
Word: quantum soup Part of Speech: noun 1. The quark-gluon plasma which existed in the first millionth of a second of the universe. Labels: informal 2. A Bose-Einstein condensate in which atoms cease to behave as separate entities at a temperature very close to absolute zero. Labels: informal 3. The linking of all matter and energy in the universe. Labels: informal 4. A vacuum in quantum chromodynamics where all elementary particles have a probability of appearing. Labels: informal
Word: spatulae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spatula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spiroacetal Part of Speech: noun 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 acetal English spiroacetal From spiro- + acetal. 1. Any acetal in which the two ether groups are connected by a bridge
Word: autoamputation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + amputation. 1. The spontaneous detachment from the body and elimination of an appendage or an abnormal growth, such as of a polyp. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: molimina Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /məˈlɪ.mə.nə/ 1. The premenstrual time frame, including any symptoms, other than bleeding, that precede menstruation. Labels: uncountable
Word: orra Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Probably originally a reduced form of over + all. 1. Superfluous; odd, unmatched, left over. Labels: Scotland 2. Of people: idle, unemployed, disreputable. Labels: Scotland Example: But the bothy billies, the ploughmen and the orra men of the Mains, they'd never care for gentry except to mock at them […]
Word: mass spectrometer Part of Speech: noun 1. A device used in mass spectrometry to discover the mass spectrum of a given substance.
Word: incidently Part of Speech: adv 1. Obsolete form of incidentally. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: tanzanites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tanzanite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snipe hunts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snipe hunt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snipe hunts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of snipe hunt Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Sf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of sixty-fourth 1. a book size one sixty-fourth of the size of a standard uncut sheet of paper (less 7.5 cm (3") in height)
Word: sextodecimo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ablative of sextusdecimus (“sixteenth”). 1. A size of a sheet of paper resulting from folding and cutting a sheet of paper into sixteenths (3.25"–5" x 5"–6.25"). 2. A book consisting of pages of that size.
Word: -mo Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Latin ending and apparent suffix of cardinal numbers. 1. Used to form page and book sizes. Labels: morpheme
Word: brewskis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brewski Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foreignness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English foreign Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English foreignness From foreign + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔɹən.nəs/ 1. The quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign; exoticness, otherness. Labels: uncountable Example: The same courteous, automatic greeting […] which by now I understood as a nod to my foreignness, which was obvious to everyone everywhere. Example: The word “saudade” is being quite misused for what looks like to be a need for adding romantic foreignness to a story or an article. 2. A characteristic that indicates foreignness. Labels: countable
Word: gotch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ukrainian га́чі (háči), ґа́чі pl (gáči, “underwear”). Possibly back-formed from diminutive gotchies. 1. Men's underwear. Labels: slang Example: I stopped beside Carl. 'Go ahead,' I told him. 'Pull his gotch right up over his fucking head.' Example: Hilly howled as he lit the lamp and dove toward us clad in only his gotch.
Word: butter tart Part of Speech: noun Etymology: butter + tart. 1. A tart filled with butter, sugar, eggs, and often raisins. Labels: Canada
Word: jambuster Part of Speech: noun 1. A doughnut filled with jam. Labels: Northwestern, Ontario
Word: Smithereen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of the city, after Sir A. W. Smithers (1850–1924), chairman of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. Influenced by smithereens? Pronunciation: /ˌsmiðəˈɹiːn/ 1. A native of Smithers, British Columbia. Labels: Canada
Word: paleoastronomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English astronomy English paleoastronomy From paleo- + astronomy. 1. The relationship of information about the sky to historical records; a fusion discipline between paleontology and astronomy. Labels: uncountable
Word: stabilisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of stabilization. Labels: UK, alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable Example: Before the track stabilisation work has been completed, the erection of the overhead electrification equipment is likely to start early in the present year.
Word: stearic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French stéarique, from στέαρ (stéar, “tallow”) + -ique. Pronunciation: /ˈsti.ər.ɪk/, /stiˈar.ɪk/, /stiˈær.ɪk/, /ˈstiˌær.ɪk/, /ˈstɪr.ɪk/ 1. Of or relating to stearin, tallow etc. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or relating to stearic acid or its derivatives. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stearin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French stéarine, from Ancient Greek στέαρ (stéar, “fat”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɪəɹɪn/ 1. Solid fat. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A glyceride (especially the triglyceride) of stearic acid Labels: uncountable, usually Example: 1860, Oil, entry in The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Volumes 16: Murillo—Organ, page 415, When exposed to the temperature of 32°, it deposits stearin, and the oil separated from the stearin by filtration is soluble in 0.82 of pure alcohol when heated to about 168° Fahr. Example: Palmkernel (PK) oil is fractionated in one step to concentrate the triglycerides containing medium-chain fatty acids (lauric and myristic) into a stearin fraction.
Word: steelwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From steel + -work. 1. All the steel components of a structure. Labels: uncountable Example: During the war, but unrecorded because of the requirements of censorship, a link with the now partly-abandoned Cardiff Railway disappeared with the demolition of Rhydyfelin Viaduct, near Treforest, South Wales, in the latter part of 1942. The steelwork in this structure, amounting to nearly 1,150 tons, was salvaged as scrap metal to assist the war effort. Example: By February, foundations for the overhead wire supports had been dug and concreted from Colwich as far south as Polesworth and steelwork for the overhead structures themselves was being assembled at Hillmorton Sidings, near Rugby.
Word: stereoregular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der. English stereo- English regular English stereoregular From stereo- + regular. 1. Having small regularly oriented units in a single sequential arrangement Labels: not-comparable
Word: isotactic Part of Speech: adj 1. Having substituents arranged in the same (rather than random) configuration in each repeat unit Labels: not-comparable, physical
Word: syndiotactic Part of Speech: adj 1. Having substituents arranged in alternating (rather than random) configuration in each repeat unit. Labels: not-comparable
Word: steriliser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sterilise + -er. 1. Alternative spelling of sterilizer. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: kubasa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ukrainian ковбаса́ (kovbasá /⁠kowbasˈa⁠/, “sausage”, see there for more), a very early Slavic borrowing with no clear antecedent. The Slavic variants (including Polish kiełbasa, whence kielbasa) point to several reconstructed forms from Proto-Slavic *kъlbasa, *klobasa, *kobasa. It is considered most likely to be borrowed from Proto-Turkic *kül + *bastï, literally “ash pressed”; compare Turkish külbastı (“roasted meat”), basmak (“to press”). Pronunciation: /ˌkubəˈsɑ/, /ˈkubəsɑ/ 1. A smoked pork sausage with garlic, originating in Eastern Europe. Labels: Canada, countable, uncountable
Word: raptus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin raptus, from rapio (“seize”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹaptəs/ 1. A state of rapture. Example: In the condition called raptus or ravishment by theologians, breathing and circulation are so depressed that it is a question among the doctors whether the soul be or be not temporarily dissevered from the body. 2. A seizure.
Word: quantificate Part of Speech: verb 1. To quantify Labels: nonstandard, rare Example: Using cultured insect cells and tetrazolium reduction as a measure for estimation of the fraction of intact mitochondria, it was possible to quantificate the cytotoxic damage of B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki spore-crystal mixtures.
Word: Dungan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Turkic [Term?], probably via Russian, originally referring to any Hui Chinese. It is an exonym. Chinese scholar Lin Tao compiles a list of possible etymologies in Donggan yü lungao (2007): * From Chinese 東甘 /东甘 (dōng Gān, literally “Eastern Gan[su]”) — by a Russian consul in Ghulja of the name Pavlinov. * From Chinese 敦煌 (Dūnhuáng, “Dunhuang”, in Gansu) — by M. A. Terentʹjev. * From Chinese 潼關 /潼关 (Tóngguān, “Tong Pass”, in Gansu), early site of Bai Yanhu's activity. * From Turkic turmaq > turup qalghan > tunggan (“stayed behind”) — by scholar S. Lišonguj. * From Chinese 東岸 /东岸 (dōng'àn, literally “eastern coast [or perhaps, eastern side]”), in reference to the Fen River — by Mantarô Hashimoto. Lin agrees with the 東岸 /东岸 (dōng'àn) theory, having found during studies individuals who self-identify as 東岸子 /东岸子. Hai Feng proposes in 2005 that it is from Chinese 屯墾 /屯垦 (túnkěn), from late Qing policy regarding Xinjiang. Pronunciation: /ˈdʊŋˌɡɑːn/, /ˈdʊŋˌɡæn/, /ˈdʌŋɡən/, /ˈt-/ 1. A Muslim people originally from north-west China who currently reside in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Dungan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Turkic [Term?], probably via Russian, originally referring to any Hui Chinese. It is an exonym. Chinese scholar Lin Tao compiles a list of possible etymologies in Donggan yü lungao (2007): * From Chinese 東甘 /东甘 (dōng Gān, literally “Eastern Gan[su]”) — by a Russian consul in Ghulja of the name Pavlinov. * From Chinese 敦煌 (Dūnhuáng, “Dunhuang”, in Gansu) — by M. A. Terentʹjev. * From Chinese 潼關 /潼关 (Tóngguān, “Tong Pass”, in Gansu), early site of Bai Yanhu's activity. * From Turkic turmaq > turup qalghan > tunggan (“stayed behind”) — by scholar S. Lišonguj. * From Chinese 東岸 /东岸 (dōng'àn, literally “eastern coast [or perhaps, eastern side]”), in reference to the Fen River — by Mantarô Hashimoto. Lin agrees with the 東岸 /东岸 (dōng'àn) theory, having found during studies individuals who self-identify as 東岸子 /东岸子. Hai Feng proposes in 2005 that it is from Chinese 屯墾 /屯垦 (túnkěn), from late Qing policy regarding Xinjiang. Pronunciation: /ˈdʊŋˌɡɑːn/, /ˈdʊŋˌɡæn/, /ˈdʌŋɡən/, /ˈt-/ 1. The Sinitic language of this people, a variety of Mandarin written in the Cyrillic script.
Word: stoicheiometric Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of stoichiometric. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stoicheiometry Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of stoichiometry. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: stoppered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of stopper Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stoppered Part of Speech: adj 1. Fitted with a stopper Labels: not-comparable
Word: storable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *steh₂u-ro- Proto-Italic *stauros Latin *staurō Latin īnstaurō Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin īnstaurāreder. Anglo-Norman storbor. Middle English store English store 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 storable From store + -able. 1. Able to be stored (without degradation).
Word: storable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *steh₂u-ro- Proto-Italic *stauros Latin *staurō Latin īnstaurō Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin īnstaurāreder. Anglo-Norman storbor. Middle English store English store 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 storable From store + -able. 1. Something that can be stored.
Word: styphnic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to styphnic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: substitutive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English substitute Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English substitutive From substitute + -ive. 1. Characteristic of, or serving as a substitute
Word: substitutive nomenclature Part of Speech: noun 1. A system for naming organic compounds in which a functional group is used either as a prefix or a suffix to the name of a parent compound e.g. trinitrotoluene or benzenesulfonic acid Labels: uncountable
Word: subsulfide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English sulfide English subsulfide From sub- + sulfide. 1. Any sulfide in which the number of sulfur atoms is fewer than the number of cation elements
Word: perogy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pierogi. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: succinate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From succinic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of succinic acid.
Word: sulfamate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sulfamic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of sulfamic acid. Labels: US
Word: sulfamic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From roots of sulfur and amino, and + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to sulfamic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: sulfamide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulf(ur) Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English sulfamide From sulf(ur) + amide. 1. The compound SO₂(NH₂)₂ formed by the reaction of ammonia with sulfuryl chloride Labels: uncountable 2. Any N-derivative of this compound Labels: countable
Word: sulfamoyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulf(ur) Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English sulfamide Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English -oyl English sulfamoyl From sulfamide + -oyl. 1. The univalent radical NH₂-SO₂- derived from sulfamide Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: sulfanilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sulfur + aniline. 1. Of or pertaining to sulfanilic acid Labels: not-comparable
Word: sulfanilic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The compound p-aminobenzenesulfonic acid, used in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals. Labels: uncountable
Word: sulfinyl Part of Speech: noun 1. thionyl
Word: thionyl Part of Speech: noun 1. The divalent radical O=S<
Word: sulfolane Part of Speech: noun 1. The compound tetrahydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide that is used as a specialized solvent Labels: uncountable
Word: varenyky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ukrainian варе́ники pl (varényky), singular варе́ник (varényk), and related terms in other languages, e.g. Russian варе́ники (varéniki) and (particularly in Mennonite communities) Plautdietsch Wareniki. The Ukrainian term comes from ва́рений (várenyj, “boiled”), from вари́ти (varýty, “to boil, to cook”), from Old East Slavic варити (variti), from Proto-Slavic *variti (“to cook”) + masculine ending -ик (-yk). Compare вар (var, “boiling liquid; cooking, boiling”), from Proto-Slavic *varъ, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to burn, blacken”). Pronunciation: /vəˈɹɛniːkiː/ 1. Boiled dumplings stuffed with potato, cheese, or other filling; a serving of these; plural of varenyk. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: sulfonated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sulfonate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sulfonated Part of Speech: adj 1. Treated or reacted with a sulfonic acid Labels: not-comparable 2. modified by the addition of a sulfonate group Labels: not-comparable
Word: sulfonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See sulfuric. 1. Of or pertaining to the -SO₂OH group. Labels: especially, in-compounds, not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to a sulfonic acid or its derivatives. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sulfurised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sulfurise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sulfurised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of sulfurized. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: sulfurise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulfur English -ise English sulfurise From sulfur + -ise. 1. Alternative spelling of sulfurize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sulfurized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sulfurize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sulfurized Part of Speech: adj 1. Reacted or treated with sulfur or sulfur dioxide Labels: not-comparable
Word: superceded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of supercede: misspelling of superseded. Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: superheating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of superheat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: superheating Part of Speech: noun 1. The heating of a substance above a temperature at which a change of state normally occurs, without it occurring; especially the heating of a liquid above its boiling point. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Superheating, first introduced with the "Abs", stopped further development in compounding, in New Zealand as elsewhere, and the "Abs" succeeded in dealing with the growing traffic unaided for more than a decade.
Word: superoxidation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English oxidation English superoxidation From super- + oxidation. 1. the oxidation of a material or compound to a greater than normal extent, or to a higher than normal valency/oxidation state
Word: syringing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of syringe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: systematiser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From systematise + -er. 1. Alternative spelling of systematizer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: systematizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From systematize + -er. 1. A person who systematizes
Word: holubtsi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ukrainian го́лубці (hólubci), singular голубе́ць (holubécʹ). Doublet of golubtsy. Pronunciation: /ˈhɒləpˌt͡ʃi/ 1. cabbage rolls. Labels: Canada, Western, especially, plural, plural-only
Word: rentboy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rent boy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tableting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tablet + -ing. 1. The manufacture of tablets by compacting a powder using a punch and die; used especially for pharmaceuticals Labels: uncountable
Word: tankwagon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tank wagon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tank wagon Part of Speech: noun 1. A rail wagon designed to transport liquids or gases. Labels: Commonwealth Example: Pending the installation of four 7,000-gal. diesel fuel tanks, temporary refuelling facilities have been provided by the adaptation of a 3,000-gal. oil tank wagon. 2. A wagon with a tank body, for hauling liquid. Labels: US, uncommon
Word: tetraallyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Latin ālium Latin allium Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English allyl English tetraallyl From tetra- + allyl. 1. Four allyl groups in a compound Labels: countable, in-compounds, uncountable
Word: tetraarsenic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃enyomder. Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam Old Median *zaranyam Old Median *kā Old Median *zaraniyakāder. Middle Persian *zarnīkbor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)der. Arabic الزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)bor. Byzantine Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)der. Latin arsenicumder. Middle French arsenicbor. Middle English arsenik English arsenic English tetraarsenic From tetra- + arsenic. 1. Four arsenic atoms in a compound Labels: in-compounds, uncountable 2. The molecule that constitutes yellow arsenic. (As₄) Labels: uncountable
Word: tetraboron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Middle Persian *bōragbor. Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq)der. Medieval Latin boraxder. Anglo-Norman boreisbor. Middle English boras English borax English boro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbonbf. English -on English boron English tetraboron From tetra- + boron. 1. Four boron atoms in a compound Labels: in-compounds, uncountable
Word: tetrabromo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English bromo English tetrabromo From tetra- + bromo. 1. Four bromo groups in a compound Labels: in-compounds, uncountable
Word: tetracarbon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English tetracarbon From tetra- + carbon. 1. Four carbon atoms in a compound Labels: in-compounds, uncountable
Word: three Rs Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the initial consonant in the pronunciation of reading, (w)riting, (a)rithmetic (aphetically), 1820s. 1. The basic education received in primary schools, especially (but not necessarily limited to) reading, writing and arithmetic. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: “You shall teach me, and when I am a woman we will set up a school where nothing but the three R's shall be taught, and all the children live on oatmeal, and the girls have waists a yard round,” said Rose, with a sudden saucy smile dimpling her cheeks. Example: From these studies the schoolmaster would sally forth into his school-rooms, and instruct his boys in the religion, the fanaticism of Hugolatry. He taught them nothing else. Hugo was for him the three R’s, catechism and grammar, deportment and the use of the globe. 2. The basic precepts of any subject matter. Labels: broadly, plural, plural-only Example: Chapter 11: The Big C and the Three Rs: Chores, Relaxation, Recreation, and Rebellion 3. Reduce, reuse and recycle. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: operatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English operative Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English operatively From operative + -ly. 1. In an operative manner.
Word: ontologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ontological Middle English -ly English -ly English ontologically From ontological + -ly. 1. In an ontological manner. 2. Inherently. Labels: proscribed, sometimes Example: ontologically evil
Word: ostensive definition Part of Speech: noun 1. A process of binding the meaning to the defined term by pointing out examples and counterexamples: definition by exemplification.
Word: counterexample 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 example English counterexample From counter- + example. 1. An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement.
Word: that's it Part of Speech: phrase 1. That's all (there is nothing more to the issue). Example: So, that's it? I thought there would be some more. Example: I'm not going, and that's it. 2. I have had it (an exasperated refusal to tolerate the situation further). Example: Ruwon: Has Odo ever shown any kind of... physical interest in you, Major? Kira: That's it! You can rip the cloaking device out of the Defiant right now, I am not answering any more questions! And I suggest you avoid asking Odo those questions... or you may just find yourself on the other side of that bulkhead floating home. Example: Toni: That's it! I have had it! If you don't want to live here, if you don't want to be with me and Raffi, then don't! Go live in the old neighborhood. Go live with Ginger and all her wacky housemates! Just make up your mind by the time I get back from returning that fucking truck! 3. Yes!, exactly!, bingo! Example: A bright idea came into Alice’s head. “Is that the reason so many tea-things are put out here?” she asked. “Yes, that’s it,” said the Hatter with a sigh: “it’s always tea-time, and we’ve no time to wash the things between whiles.” 4. Eureka! (indicating a realization or discovery of a solution)
Word: that is it Part of Speech: phrase 1. Finished. There is nothing more to the issue. Example: So, that is it? I thought there would be some more.
Word: that was it Part of Speech: phrase 1. Finished. There was nothing more to the issue. Example: Channel 4's ambitious plans to move into digital radio were largely ignored last week at its glitzy presentation. There was a single line from its director of television, Kevin Lygo, who mentioned a launch "later this year" and that was it. Example: At 0508 on July 18 1981, the last freight train plunged into the 3-mile 66-yard Woodhead Tunnel at Dunford Bridge. [...] As it emerged back into the daylight at Woodhead at 0514, heading west, that was it for this famous railway line.
Word: zircons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zircon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mapo Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of mapo doufu. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable Example: I look down at my plate, a mound of rice covered with gushy mapo.
Word: avalent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + valent. Pronunciation: /eɪˈveɪlənt/ 1. Non-valent, having valency zero: taking no arguments. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: yummier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of yummy: more yummy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: yummiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of yummy: most yummy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: youngish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English young Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English youngish From young + -ish. 1. Somewhat young. Labels: not-comparable Example: In spite of his youngish appearance, he had much experience. Example: By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.
Word: scaloppine Part of Speech: noun 1. A thin scallop of veal (sometimes other meat) dredged in flour and then sautéed.
Word: morbose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin morbosus (“diseased”), from morbus (“disease”). 1. Proceeding from disease; morbid; unhealthy. Example: Morbose tumours and excrescences of plants.
Word: analytic philosophy Part of Speech: noun 1. An analytical tradition focused on identifying and addressing philosophical problems through structured understanding of logical and language analysis techniques, originating in the early 20th century in Britain and Europe and later gaining prominence in the United States. Labels: uncountable
Word: yodelling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of yodel Labels: UK, form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: yodelling Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of yodeling. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: yodelled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of yodel Labels: UK, form-of, participle, past
Word: marabout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French marabout, from Portuguese maraboto, marabuto, from Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِط (mrabeṭ) (standard Arabic مُرَابِط (murābiṭ, “soldier stationed in fortified outpost”)). Pronunciation: /ˈmaɹəbuːt/ 1. A Muslim holy man or mystic, especially in parts of North Africa. Example: one of their principal targets was the marabouts – or holy men and leaders of mystic orders – whom they accused both of corrupting the faith by their espousal of mysticism and of being the ‘domestic animals of colonialism’. 2. The tomb or shrine of such a person. Example: Climbing one on his second day lost, Prosperi spotted a disturbance to the view. “I was convinced it was somebody’s home or a holy man’s shrine.” But the shrine, or marabout, was empty. The only holy man was in a sarcophagus. 3. Alternative form of marabou (“thin fabric made from silk”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Wherever she went she had, if not the finest, at any rate the most showy gown in the room; her ornaments were the biggest; her hats, toques, berets, marabouts, and other fallals, always the most conspicuous.
Word: yodeller Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of yodeler. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: yodellers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yodeller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yogurts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yogurt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yelps Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /jɛlps/ 1. plural of yelp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yelps Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /jɛlps/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of yelp Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: yelped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /jɛlpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of yelp Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tetraazide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English azide English tetraazide From tetra- + azide. 1. Any compound having four azide groups
Word: tetraborate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Middle Persian *bōragbor. Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq)der. Medieval Latin boraxder. Anglo-Norman boreisbor. Middle English boras English borax English boro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbonbf. English -on English bor(on) English -ate English borate English tetraborate From tetra- + borate. 1. Any borate having four boron atoms.
Word: tetraboride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Middle Persian *bōragbor. Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq)der. Medieval Latin boraxder. Anglo-Norman boreisbor. Middle English boras English borax English boro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbonbf. English -on English bor(on) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English boride English tetraboride From tetra- + boride. 1. Any boride having four boron atoms
Word: tetrachromate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English chromate English tetrachromate From tetra- + chromate. 1. Any chromate having four chromium atoms
Word: tetraphosphide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus English phospho- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English phosphide English tetraphosphide From tetra- + phosphide. 1. Any phosphide having four phosphorus atoms
Word: tetrasilicide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English silicide English tetrasilicide From tetra- + silicide. 1. Any silicide having four silicon atoms
Word: tetrasulfide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulf(ur) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English sulfide English tetrasulfide From tetra- + sulfide. 1. Any sulfide having four sulfur atoms
Word: continental philosophy Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various philosophical traditions strongly influenced by certain 19th and 20th century philosophers from mainland Europe, such as Hegel. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: yesterdays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yesterday. Labels: form-of, plural Example: And all our yesterdayes, haue lighted Fooles / The way to dusty death. Example: ”We are all accumulations of our yesterdays, todays, and tomorrows.” The W&M Blogs