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Word: fulleroid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fullerene + -oid. 1. Any of various compounds whose structure resembles that of a fullerene
Word: heterofullerene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English fullerene English heterofullerene From hetero- + fullerene. 1. Any compound formally derived from a fullerene by replacing one or more carbon atom by a heteroatom
Word: norfullerene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin norma Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōrmālisder. English normal English nor- English fullerene English norfullerene From nor- + fullerene. 1. Any of various compounds formally derived from a fullerene by the removal of one or more carbon atoms, and the optional addition of several hydrogen atoms
Word: homofullerene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English fullerene English homofullerene From homo- + fullerene. 1. Any of various compounds formally derived from a fullerene by the insertion of a methylene group between adjacent carbon atoms
Word: secofullerene Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various compounds formally derived from a fullerene by breaking a carbon-carbon bond and adding two hydrogen atoms
Word: stereoparent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der. English stereo- English parent English stereoparent From stereo- + parent. 1. A parent compound whose name implies stereochemistry that need not be explicitly stated.
Word: tricomponent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tri- + component. 1. Having three similar components. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tricomponent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tri- + component. 1. A component having three nodes.
Word: tricoordinate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tri- + coordinate. 1. Having a coordination number of three Labels: not-comparable
Word: uninverted 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 inverted English uninverted From un- + inverted. 1. Not inverted
Word: footie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of footy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: footie Part of Speech: noun 1. A blanket sleeper or similar covering that covers the foot. Labels: especially, plural
Word: Girl Guide Part of Speech: name 1. Attributive form of Girl Guides. Labels: Canada, UK, attributive, form-of Example: Girl Guide movement; Girl Guide organisation Example: From newspaper clippings of Lady Baden Povvell′s visit to the Ontario Girl Guide Camp near Sprucedale to photographs of the first Girl Guides and Brownies from the 1940s, Muriel Parker has filed it all.
Word: Girl Guide Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the Girl Guides, a world wide youth organisation for girls. Labels: Canada, UK Example: It′s cookie season every spring, from early April to mid-May, when hundreds of Girl Guides hit the street flogging boxes of trets in their annual fund-raising drive. Example: She was wearing the blue uniform of a Girl Guide.
Word: Girl Scouts Part of Speech: name 1. A worldwide youth organisation for girls. Known as Girl Guides in Commonwealth Countries. Labels: US
Word: Girl Scouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Girl Scout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Girl Guides Part of Speech: name 1. A worldwide youth organisation for girls. Known as Girl Scouts in the USA. Labels: Canada, UK Example: 1935 July 16, Kenya Gazette, page 802, The proviso to clause 5 makes it possible for existing Girl Guides organizations which were not formed and do not function under the authority of the Girl Guides Association to avoid the penalties prescribed by the Bill. Example: Baden-Powell enlisted his sister, Agnes Baden-Powell, to help him form the Girl Guides, when, at his first call to form the group, 6,000 girls registered.
Word: Girl Guides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Girl Guide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outselling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outsell Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: magmas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of magma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: macaronies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of macaroni Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hot-to-trot Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of hot to trot. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: confirmand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cōnfirmandus. 1. A candidate for confirmation or affirmation of baptism. Example: The preacher then tells the confirmands, that as a token of their full consent to the confession just made, each of them should kiss the Scroll of the Law. Example: In confirmation the confirmand confesses his faith and expresses a willingness to accept and obey Jesus Christ as his Lord; and the Christian Church confirms the worthiness of the confirmand to partake of the fellowship and heavenly blessings which this new relation called church-membership involves.
Word: particular Church Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the individual constituent hierarchically ordered ecclesial communities in full communion with Rome that are part of the Catholic Church as a whole.
Word: particular Churches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of particular Church Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cincher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cinch + -er. 1. Something that cinches as in holds and fastens, such as a belt or corset. 2. Something that proves a point or concludes a story Example: Now comes the cincher... 3. A waist cincher (type of corset).
Word: cinchers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cincher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: redbone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From red + bone. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛd.boʊn/ 1. A dark-red or tan coonhound. Labels: US 2. An African American with light skin with red undertones. Labels: Louisiana, US Example: Redbones are commonly supposed to represent a fusion of the Indian, Negro, and white races […] Example: The store attracted countless colorful characters, including Native Americans, wild-cowboy Texans, Chinese laborers, and “redbones,” the offspring of African Americans and Native Americans.
Word: Redbone Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of any of several specific North American ethnic groups called Redbones
Word: bridoon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French bridon, from bride (“bridle”). 1. A type of snaffle bit, with small rings, usually used on a double bridle in conjunction with a curb bit.
Word: oft-used Part of Speech: adj 1. Frequently used. Labels: not-comparable Example: The "invisible hand" is an oft-used metaphor for the free market. Example: The late Professor Pat White was an outspoken critic. In his 1986 book Forgotten Railways, he dismissed as smoke and mirrors the oft-used argument that 33% of rail routes carried only 1% of the traffic, as it ignores the fact that a third of the national road network also only carried 2% of cars and lorries. But unlike rail, road got away with it because no mention was made of how much it cost the taxpayer to keep them usable.
Word: offer one's condolences Part of Speech: verb 1. To offer sympathy to someone who has recently experienced the loss of a loved one. Labels: idiomatic Example: The president offered his condolences to the mother of the dead soldier.
Word: Cav. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Cavan. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Chinaman on one's back Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The use of "Chinaman" could possibly refer to the use of opium becoming a historical stereotype of Chinese people. 1. A drug addiction. Labels: offensive, slang Example: The chances are that he will stay with his first love, the needle, and that the habit will lose the glorious drive and tingle that it had at first, and become the chinaman on his back who drives him like a slave to get more money to buy more junk. 2. Withdrawal symptoms. Labels: offensive, slang
Word: corrosible Part of Speech: adj 1. corrodible Labels: rare
Word: PRK Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of People’s Republic of Kampuchea. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of People’s Republic of Korea. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of photorefractive keratectomy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: razzia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French razzia, from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّة (ḡaziya), equalling Arabic غَزْوَة (ḡazwa, “raid, military campaign”). Doublet of ghazwa. 1. A plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid. Example: A week ago the police started razzias (raids), and lots of gay and not gay people have been taken to the police department off of the main avenues, bars, (gay and not gay), baths, and restaurants.
Word: cucurbituril Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cucurbit, due to the resemblance between the molecular structure and the appearance of a pumpkin. 1. Any of a class of macrocyclic molecules consisting of glycoluril repeat units.
Word: Rosenkranz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Rosenkranz. 1. A surname from German.
Word: vectorize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti Proto-Italic *weɣō Latin vehō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin vectorlbor. English vector 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 vectorize From vector + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛktəɹaɪz/ 1. To convert an image into a vector graphics format. Labels: transitive Example: The raster and vectorized images are displayed on a graphic monitor where the vector data is an active layer and the raster image is a background layer. 2. To convert a program that operates on scalar values into the equivalent program operating on vectors, usually as an optimization step inside the compiler (automatic vectorization). Labels: transitive Example: The principles on which the Cyber 200 FORTRAN compiler tries to detect which parts of a program can be vectorized are similar to those used in the Cray CFT compiler. 3. To lead selectively a drug to a target. Example: […] peculiarities of the CNT structure can be used to vectorize drugs and other chemicals.
Word: vectorization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti Proto-Italic *weɣō Latin vehō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin vectorlbor. English vector 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 vectorize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English vectorization From vectorize + -ation. 1. The action of vectorizing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fauns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of faun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: co-conspirators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of co-conspirator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coconspirator Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of co-conspirator. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Albert Lasker became her partner, her adviser, her strategist, her coconspirator.
Word: coconspirators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coconspirator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: field glasses Part of Speech: noun 1. binoculars. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: I pursued her with some thoughts of an explanation, but she flew down the drive, and some minutes afterwards I was able to pick her out with my field-glasses travelling very rapidly in a south-westerly direction.
Word: calimocho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish calimocho, from Basque kalimotxo. 1. A cocktail consisting of approximately 50% red wine and 50% cola-based soft drink.
Word: biblically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English biblical 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 biblically From biblical + -ly. 1. In a biblical manner. Labels: not-comparable Example: Furthermore, what would otherwise be good points about the sort of selective literalism that renders homosexuality an unpardonable sin but shrugs off Sarah Palin’s biblically forbidden pearl earrings are lost in Eichenwald’s assumption that evangelicals make these decisions “with less care than they exercise in selecting side orders for lunch.” 2. Carnally; in the biblical sense. Labels: euphemistic, not-comparable Example: Most of them showed an intimate knowledge of the young blonde, leading Seth to the conclusion they had known her biblically. 3. Very greatly; especially, exceeding previous records in scale. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: He so fine, he got me down bad biblically.
Word: bivouack Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of bivouac. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: When we had found a bivouack, all pressed round the corpse of the little fellow. Strange, we had so many brave comrades to mourn for, and yet this boy excited our special sympathy.
Word: bivouack Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic form of bivouac. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: bivouacked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bivouac Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bivouacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bivouack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bivouacks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bivouack Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: blackguardly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From blackguard + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈblæɡ.ɑːrd.li/ 1. Characteristic of a blackguard. Example: As the cab drew up before the address indicated, the fog lifted a little and showed him a dingy street, a gin palace, a low French eating house, a shop for the retail of penny numbers and twopenny salads, many ragged children huddled in the doorways, and many women of many different nationalities passing out, key in hand, to have a morning glass; and the next moment the fog settled down again upon that part, as brown as umber, and cut him off from his blackguardly surroundings. Example: Blackguardly barneys called boxing competitions.
Word: homophora Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō, “to carry”). By surface analysis, homo- + -phor + -a. 1. A reference that requires some type of general knowledge to understand.
Word: foul language Part of Speech: noun 1. Profane or socially unacceptable words. Labels: uncountable
Word: borderless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Old French bordeurebor. Middle English bordure English border Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English borderless From border + -less. 1. Not having a border. Labels: not-comparable Example: More specifically I would like to see whether and under what conditions we could re-engineer the utopia of a borderless world, and by extension, a borderless Africa, since, as far as I know, Africa is part of the world. And the world is part of Africa. Example: “We opened our doors to borderless Europe. This goes beyond eliminating border controls, it is the final affirmation of our European identity,” Bozinovic said.
Word: Euroland Part of Speech: name Etymology: Partly from Euro- + -land and partly (in later use) from euro + -land. Saw some use around 1998–2002 when the euro was being introduced. 1. Europe; the European Union (or formerly the European Economic Community). Labels: dated, humorous, rare, sometimes Example: The banks might be small, or they might have recognizable names: Chase, Citicorp, Barclays, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Algemeine Nederland—all chartered Offshore and doing business in Euroland. 2. The group of countries in Europe that use the euro for currency. Labels: dated, humorous, rare, sometimes Example: Marie lives in France, which is part of Euroland.
Word: wich Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wych (“brine spring or well”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A wich town, particularly one of several former salt mining towns in Cheshire with a name ending -wich. Example: Droitwich was then clearly more important than any of the Cheshire wiches; indeed the two most northerly of them were reported in 1086 to be "utterly waste", while Nantwich farm was worth only £10 a year.
Word: wich Part of Speech: conj Etymology: See which. 1. Misspelling of which. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: wich Part of Speech: det Etymology: See which. 1. Misspelling of which. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: wich Part of Speech: pron Etymology: See which. 1. Misspelling of which. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: folding chair Part of Speech: noun 1. A light portable chair that can be stored in a stack, row or on a specially designed cart. They are produced in a variety of styles, folding mechanisms and materials.
Word: from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. So obvious that it was unnecessary to say. Labels: Australia, UK, idiomatic, informal Example: That call I took as we arrived here was to tell me about another meeting with the AC tomorrow. More nit-picking and recommendations from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious. Example: WHEN READING REPORTS from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious one may find a statement saying that "China doesn't like Japan very much."
Word: office chair Part of Speech: noun 1. A chair that is designed for use at a desk in an office. It is generally comfortable and adjustable and can swivel 360 degrees and has wheels.
Word: New Yorkese Part of Speech: name Etymology: From New York + -ese. 1. A dialect of English spoken in New York. Example: Her New Yorkese gave her origins away instantly.
Word: New Yorkese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New York + -ese. 1. A person from New York. Labels: in-plural, rare Example: You have to watch out for those New Yorkese; you never know what they might be up to.
Word: piano bench Part of Speech: noun 1. A rectangular wooden bench where a pianist can sit while playing the piano.
Word: piano stool Part of Speech: noun 1. A round wooden stool used by piano players. It is less stable than the rectangular piano bench. The height can be adjusted by simply spinning the seat clockwise or counterclockwise, respectively.
Word: beach chair Part of Speech: noun 1. A special chair designed to provide comfort and protection from sun, wind, rain, and sand on beaches frequented by tourists.
Word: camping chair Part of Speech: noun 1. A lightweight folding chair used by campers.
Word: kiverlid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of coverlet. 1. A coverlet or comforter. Labels: dialectal 2. A carpet or rug.
Word: thing-in-itself Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Literal translation of the German Ding an sich. 1. A thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.
Word: scientistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Classical Latin scientia ▲ Latin scientia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Medieval Latin scientificusder. Middle French scientifiquebor. English scientific Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English scientism ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English scientistic From scientism + -istic. 1. Of, pertaining to, advocating, or acting in accordance with scientism. Example: Scientific models and scientistic myths are not seaworthy craft because they take as their premise that they are adequate for all circumstances; they assume that reality is knowable, quantifiable, and describable in their notation.
Word: lungeing rein Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of cotton or nylon webbing, usually around 25mm wide by about 20 metres (or longer) in length, attached with a swivel to the bridle, lungeing cavesson, or headcollar of a horse to provide control while exercising or training it.
Word: sintir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic سِنْتِير (sintīr). 1. A three-stringed, skin-covered bass plucked lute used by the Gnawa people of Morocco. Example: Playing the sintir (a long-necked, resonant lute), Mr. Hakmoun leads spellbinding trance ceremonies, and with castanets around his ankles, performs acrobatic dances.
Word: short on looks Part of Speech: adj 1. Plain; unattractive. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic
Word: bridoons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bridoon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wallowish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English walwisch, equivalent to wallow (“tasteless, bland”) + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈwɒləʊɪʃ/ 1. Tasteless or having an unpleasant taste; nauseous, sickly-sweet. Labels: archaic Example: I have eaten some, whereof the taste is somewhat sweet and wallowish.
Word: moffette Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mofetta. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Raffaele Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Raffaele. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: kiss-ass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kiss + ass. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪsˌæs/ 1. An obsequious person who tries to win the favor of someone, usually their superior. Labels: Canada, US, slang
Word: kiss ass Part of Speech: verb 1. to flatter or perform favors excessively, especially to receive preferential treatment from a boss or other superior; to behave obsequiously. Labels: US, colloquial, idiomatic, sometimes, vulgar
Word: amplificant Part of Speech: noun 1. Any cyclic hydrocarbon that replaces a superatom in the amplification process of phane nomenclature
Word: ass kissing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ass-kissing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: carbothioamide Part of Speech: noun 1. The univalent radical derived from the carbon atom of a thioamide -CS-NH₂ Labels: in-compounds
Word: chromane Part of Speech: noun 1. A bicyclic heterocycle in which a benzene ring is fused to one of dihydro-pyran; it is the base unit of tocopherols
Word: isochromane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English chromane English isochromane From iso- + chromane. 1. An isomer of chromane in which the oxygen atom is in the 2- rather than the 1- position
Word: cyclopropaphane Part of Speech: noun 1. In the nomenclature of complex organic compounds, any cyclophane containing three nodes (or superatoms)
Word: cyclobutaphane Part of Speech: noun 1. In the nomenclature of complex organic compounds, any cyclophane containing four nodes (or superatoms)
Word: cyclopentaphane Part of Speech: noun 1. In the nomenclature of complex organic compounds, any cyclophane containing five nodes (or superatoms)
Word: cyclohexaphane Part of Speech: noun 1. In the nomenclature of complex organic compounds, any cyclophane containing six nodes (or superatoms)
Word: cycloheptaphane Part of Speech: noun 1. In the nomenclature of complex organic compounds, any cyclophane containing seven nodes (or superatoms)
Word: meltingpoint Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of melting point. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: heptaphane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor. English hepta- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek -φανής (-phanḗs)der. English phane English heptaphane From hepta- + phane. 1. In the nomenclature of complex organic compounds, any linear phane containing seven nodes (or superatoms)
Word: heterophane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek -φανής (-phanḗs)der. English phane English heterophane From hetero- + phane. 1. In the nomenclature of complex organic compounds, any derivative of a phane in which a carbon atom is replaced by a heteroatom
Word: multiatomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English atomic English multiatomic From multi- + atomic. 1. Involving multiple atoms
Word: nomenclatural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nomenclature + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to nomenclature. Example: To the "closet" taxonomist and aficionado of nomenclatural exercises, such emphasis may seem an intrusion. Example: In any case, Feinsilver’s nomenclatural suggestions and fine distinctions did not enjoy widespread adoption.
Word: polysubstituted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English substituted English polysubstituted From poly- + substituted. 1. Having many substituents
Word: sapphyrin Part of Speech: noun 1. A macrocycle, analogous to porphyrin, containing five pyrrole residues
Word: tetrol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tetr- + -ol. 1. Any polyhydric alcohol having four hydroxyl groups Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: tetrone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tetr- + -one. 1. Any compound having four ketonic carbonyl groups. Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: mongo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown 1. Still-usable things salvaged (by sanmen) from garbage. Labels: New-York-City, uncountable Example: The old room was furnished in "mongo," Sanit lingo for stuff picked out of the garbage. Mongo-picking, Ukeles explained, "is against the law. The garbage belongs to the City. But until a recent rehabilitation program, which is the first since the Depression, the Sanmen never had their own furnishings." Prior to the show, the Sanmen voted on the worst facilities in the system and Ukeles selected the exhibition mongo from them—shabby, broken-down furniture, walls cluttered with cheap […] Example: [Mongo] refers to trash, or more specifically, to treasure found in trash: books, artifacts, furniture, even food. Ted Botha's book explores a whole culture, and various subcultures, that revolve around mongo. Those obsessed with mongo often live on the margins, […] 2. A manner of pushing oneself on a skateboard with one's front foot as opposed to one's back foot. Labels: uncountable Example: push mongo
Word: mongo Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of mongoloid. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: mongo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish mongo . Compare Tagalog munggo. Doublet of mung. Pronunciation: /ˈmoŋ.ɡo/ 1. A mung bean. Labels: Philippines, uncountable
Word: pencel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Anglo-Norman pencel, reduced form of penuncel. See pennoncel. By surface analysis, pen + Old French -cel. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛnsəl/ 1. A small pennon; a little banner, flag, or streamer. Labels: historical Example: […] forty trumpet banners of sarsenet; seven hundred and forty pensills; three hundred and fifty pensills of tarter; four standards of sarsenet with boars; […] Example: Lances were ornamented with a banderole near the point, which gave them a handsome appearance, these were also called pencells. 2. A lady's favour or token as worn by a knight. Labels: obsolete 3. A knight carrying a pennon. Labels: obsolete, rare
Word: fubsy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: fubs (variant of fub) + -y Pronunciation: /ˈfʌb.sɪ/ 1. short and stout; low and wide Labels: UK Example: A fubsy, good-humoured, laughing, silly […] old maid. Example: “Pray,” said Doctor Waldron, addressing Mrs. Green, “who is that little fubsy lady, with scarce a morsel of neck, and all covered with ribbands, pursued by that long ghost of a man in the Spanish dress?”
Word: Nathanael Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ναθαναήλ (Nathanaḗl), from Biblical Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el, literally “God has given”). 1. An Apostle in the Gospel of John; usually identified with Bartholomew. Example: Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! 2. A male given name from Hebrew; more common in the form Nathaniel.
Word: Nevil Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Old French, a variant of Neville. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
Word: bureau de change Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French bureau de change (“office of exchange”). Pronunciation: /ˈbjʊəɹ.əʊ.dəˌʃɒ̃ʒ/ 1. A place where foreign currency can be exchanged. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK Example: Near-synonym: money changer Example: A bureau de change, as has been seen, is certainly an institution or person subject to the Directive and it arguably enters into business relations with its customers.
Word: Noeleen Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from French, a 20th century variant of Noelle.
Word: Noelene Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from French, a 20th-century variant of Noelle.
Word: usager Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French usager. 1. One who has the use of anything held in trust for another. Labels: obsolete Example: He being the Simple Usager[…] 2. One of the nonjurors who maintained the "usages", mixed chalices, oblation in prayer of consecration, and prayer for the dead. Labels: historical
Word: daltons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dalton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: demine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French déminer. 1. To remove explosive mines (landmines or naval mines) from. Labels: transitive
Word: demines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of demine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: demined Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of demine Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reddendo Part of Speech: noun 1. A clause in a charter specifying the services to be rendered by a vassal to his superior. Labels: Scotland, historical
Word: ironed out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of iron out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Ryann Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name, a less common spelling of Ryan.
Word: Roxana Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nē) of Old Persian or Bactrian origin. Akin to Persian روشن (rowšan). 1. The wife of Alexander the Great. 2. A female given name from Persian.
Word: Roxane Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Roxane, from Ancient Greek Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nē), from Old Persian *rauxšnā, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂. Doublet of Luna. 1. A female given name from Old Persian. Example: Your name is like a golden bell Hung in my heart; and when I think of you, I tremble, and the bell swings and rings - "Roxane!" "Roxane!"...along my veins, "Roxane!"
Word: corn snake Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of rat snake, Pantherophis guttatus (syn. Elaphe guttata).
Word: Randal Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Randall. 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Randall. 2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: epicaricacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπιχαιρεκακία (epikhairekakía, “joy upon evil”). The word appears in most of the editions of Nathaniel Bailey's dictionary and many dictionaries that came after. Linguist Joseph T. Shipley included it in his Dictionary of Early English (1963), citing Bailey. Evidence of actual usage seems scant until it was picked up by various "interesting word" websites around the turn of the twenty-first century. Pronunciation: /ˌɛpɪˈkæɹɪkəsi/ 1. Rejoicing at or deriving pleasure from the misfortunes of others. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: footbridges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of footbridge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intercompared Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of intercompare Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: intercompare Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English compare English intercompare From inter- + compare. 1. To compare multiple characteristics of multiple things
Word: nonpolarizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + polarizable. 1. Not able to be polarized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyhydrogenated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English hydrogenated English polyhydrogenated From poly- + hydrogenated. 1. hydrogenated such that hydrogen is attached to multiple double bonds
Word: reshimmed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reshim Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reshim Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English shim English reshim From re- + shim. 1. To shim a second or subsequent time
Word: pigsties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pigsty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mayweed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *maythe weed, equivalent to maythe (“mayweed”) + weed; reanalysed as May + weed. 1. stinking chamomile (Anthemis cotula). 2. corn chamomile, field chamomile (Anthemis arvensis). 3. Plants of the genera Matricaria and Tripleurospermum. 4. A mayflower.
Word: mayweeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mayweed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nargile Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of narghile. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: manpris Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of man + capris. 1. Capri pants that are worn by men. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang Example: "Manpris" is a derogatory term for Capri-style pants for men. Example: The young Spaniard's vivacity and flair is the perfect foil to Federer's stoicism and meticulousness. Hell, I'm even beginning to come around on the manpris (OK, maybe not).
Word: dollies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dollie Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of dolly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dollying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dolly Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dollied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dolly Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: doormats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doormat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: downsizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of downsize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: downsized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of downsize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dowels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dowel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: run scared Part of Speech: verb 1. To be in a state of fearful alarm. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: The campaign is in crisis mode: they are running scared and it is becoming obvious. Example: You came to me when I was lonely / And no one cared / You made me see that I was only / Just running scared
Word: manpurse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From man + purse. 1. A purse worn by a man. Labels: informal Example: A friend of my daughter's saw the Marsee tankbag on my desk and asked if it was my new manpurse. Example: Dressed in a vibrant pink shirt and carrying a designer leather manpurse, Martinez strolled into the visitors' clubhouse late yesterday afternoon and loudly exclaimed, "I'm here! Did anybody miss me?"
Word: get a rise out of Part of Speech: verb 1. To obtain a reaction from (someone), especially one of annoyance. Labels: US, idiomatic, transitive Example: He's just doing it to get a rise out of you. Just ignore him. Example: Ahmadinejad is no simpleton. . . . His Holocaust denial is a flagrant ploy—the easiest way to get a rise out of the Jewish community.
Word: get a rise from Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of get a rise out of. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cybotactic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos, “cube”) + English -tactic. 1. Describing the region around a solute molecule (the cosphere) in which the solvent molecules are more ordered Labels: not-comparable, physical 2. Describing an assembly of molecules in a nematic mesophase that is arranged in a short-range smectic-like array Labels: not-comparable, physical
Word: cyclide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of surfaces, described by quartic expressions, that are related to spherical surfaces
Word: disclination Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several defects in rotational symmetry, especially in the orientation of the molecules of a liquid crystal; related to dislocation and dispiration. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. extorsion Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: extorsion Part of Speech: noun 1. An outward rotation of a limb, organ or part of the eye. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: electroclinic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From electro- + cline + -ic. 1. Describing a tilt in the orientation of the molecules of a chiral liquid crystal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: geostrategies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geostrategy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goddesship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English goddess Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English goddesship From goddess + -ship. 1. The quality or state of being a goddess. Labels: rare
Word: utopias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of utopia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arnis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tagalog arnis, from Spanish arnés in the archaic sense of “a chivalric set of weapons or armor” (compare English harness). 1. Traditional Philippine stickfighting, a martial art. Labels: uncountable 2. A stick made of rattan, bahi, yantok, yakal or kamagong, used in Philippine stickfighting. Labels: countable
Word: arnis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arni Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bohunk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably Bohemian + Hungarian. Compare hunk, hunky, honky. Pronunciation: /ˈboʊhʌŋk/ 1. An immigrant from Central Europe, Eastern Europe, or the Balkans, especially one who is regarded as vain, aggressively masculine, and socially unsophisticated. Labels: Canada, US, ethnic, slur Example: I know you're surprised that I live in a Czech neighborhood. But my father-in-law, a smart old Jew, bought investment property in this nice safe Bohunk district. 2. A brawny or coarse person. Labels: Canada, US, derogatory
Word: Ukie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Diminutive with -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈjuːki/ 1. A Ukrainian. Labels: colloquial
Word: Ukie Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Diminutive with -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈjuːki/ 1. Ukrainian. Labels: colloquial
Word: Uke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1941, abbreviation of Ukrainian. Pronunciation: /juːk/ 1. A Ukrainian. Labels: colloquial
Word: muermo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mer-der.? Latin morbus Spanish muermobor. English muermo Borrowed from Spanish muermo. 1. Eucryphia cordifolia, a South American tree.
Word: timings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of timing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chlorpheniramine Part of Speech: noun 1. chlorphenamine Labels: uncountable
Word: chlorphenamine Part of Speech: noun 1. The antihistamine drug 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-3-pyridin-2-yl-propan-1-amine Labels: uncountable
Word: electrohydrodynamic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic English hydrodynamic English electrohydrodynamic From electro- + hydrodynamic. 1. Of or pertaining to electrohydrodynamics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: electrohydrodynamics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English dynamics English hydrodynamics English electrohydrodynamics From electro- + hydrodynamics. 1. the study of the dynamics of electrically conducting fluid Labels: uncountable
Word: equidistance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos Latin aiquos Latin aequus Latin aequi-der. English equi- English distance English equidistance From equi- + distance. 1. Equal distance. Labels: countable, uncountable, usually Example: The men are ranged so as to form three sides of a square, and stand three deep, each prisoner being three yards from his fellow. This equidistance gives them the appearance of chess-men set out on a board.
Word: helicoidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From helicoid + -al. 1. Synonym of helicoid. Example: The salient characteristics of Isabelline architecture include the use of extravagant formal elements such as helicoidal columns and mixtilinear arches with complete disregard of their tectonic or constructive function in the building, and profuse display of high-relief ornamentation in stone, especially heraldic symbols.
Word: hexatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing several forms of liquid crystal that have in-plane short-range positional molecular order, weakly coupled two-dimensional layers and long-range bond orientational molecular order Labels: not-comparable
Word: bookstand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From book + stand. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊkˌstænd/ 1. A small stall where books are sold. 2. A rack for holding books; a bookrack. 3. A stand, made for holding books open.
Word: homeotropic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing the alignment of liquid crystals whose director is aligned perpendicularly to a substrate surface
Word: interlayer Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English layer English interlayer From inter- + layer. 1. Situated between layers. Labels: not-comparable
Word: interlayer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English layer English interlayer From inter- + layer. 1. A layer of material sandwiched between others, especially a layer of plastic between the layers of laminated glass.
Word: interlayer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English layer English interlayer From inter- + layer. 1. To layer among each other; to produce alternating layers of. Labels: transitive
Word: monodomain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English domain English monodomain From mono- + domain. 1. A region of a uniaxial mesophase having a single director, or that of a biaxial mesophase having two directors.
Word: nonchiral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + chiral. 1. Not chiral. Labels: not-comparable, physical
Word: noninteger Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *n̥th₂gros Proto-Italic *n̥tagros Latin integerbor. English integer English noninteger From non- + integer. 1. Not integer
Word: noninteger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *n̥th₂gros Proto-Italic *n̥tagros Latin integerbor. English integer English noninteger From non- + integer. 1. Any number that is not an integer, but especially a real number
Word: nonspherical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + spherical. 1. Not spherical. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonvibratory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + vibratory. 1. Not vibratory. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nucleating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of nucleate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nucleating Part of Speech: adj 1. That encourages nucleation
Word: parabolae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parabola Labels: form-of, plural, rare
Word: pretilt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English tilt English pretilt From pre- + tilt. 1. A deviation from the perpendicular in the orientation of the director of a liquid crystal.
Word: pretransitional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English transitional English pretransitional From pre- + transitional. 1. Prior to a transition. Labels: not-comparable 2. Describing the temperature at which the orientations of an isotropic liquid crystal diverge Labels: not-comparable
Word: goddess-ship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From goddess + -ship. Attested from 1610. 1. Goddesshood, the state or position of being a goddess.
Word: superindex 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- Latin indexder. English index English superindex From super- + index. 1. A typographical index mark in the form of a superscript e.g. A^*