nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: whalebone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From whale + bone. 1. The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that is used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “You have probably never seen anything like this before, Mr. Toler. It is baleen, or if you prefer it, whalebone, taken from the mouth of the bowhead whale. It is used by the whale to filter its food.”
Word: fig-leaf Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fig leaf. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: And now it's quite obvious that instead of Mr [Donald] Rumsfeld and Mr. [Dick] Cheney listening attentively to Mr Blair's sage advice, they've simply been using him as a patsy - a convenient fig-leaf.
Word: terrazzo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian terrazzo. Pronunciation: /təˈɹɑːtsoʊ/, /tɛ-/, /-ˈɹæ-/, /-zoʊ/ 1. A faux-marble material used for flooring and countertops. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A fibreglass fish should have been spewing water into a terrazzo fountain, but the pipes had not yet been connected and bags of cement were heaped in the basin. Example: Richard Sammons[…] began by leaving the ground floor studio pretty much as he found it, with 15-foot ceilings and a black terrazzo floor.
Word: four-leaf Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a plant, having four leaves. Labels: not-comparable
Word: formol Part of Speech: noun 1. A 10% solution of formaldehyde in water. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: heartleaf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heart + leaf. 1. Wild ginger (Asarum caudatum). 2. Any of various plants with heart-shaped leaves, such as Houttuynia cordata.
Word: ivy-leaf Part of Speech: noun 1. The leaf of the ivy.
Word: leaf-beetle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of leaf beetle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: leafbird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leaf + bird. 1. Any of the genus Chloropsis of small passerine birds, native to India and southeast Asia.
Word: scopate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin scopa (“a broom”). 1. Having a scopa (tuft of hairs on the surface)
Word: genitality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English genital Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English genitality From genital + -ity. 1. In psychoanalytic theory, the part of sexuality that relates to the genitalia. Labels: uncountable 2. In Reichian psychoanalysis, the integrated function of the entire sexual apparatus; as opposed to pregenitality, neurosis. Note that in this use, sexuality oriented on the genitalia may not by itself constitute genitality, i.e. phallicism would be considered a pregenitally functioning sexuality. Labels: uncountable 3. The ability to attain erotic sensation in the genitalia. Labels: uncountable
Word: invitate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from invitation. 1. To invite. Labels: nonstandard Example: How so? I see no similiarities between the SB [Super Bowl] & potlatches. At potlatches a rich person invitates everyone else so he can give all his wealth away. SB seem more the opposite. :) Example: Well, last night I was invitated to a friend's house (Lindy) for evening drinks. I've known this person since about 1982 when we worked at a record store together with another person (Robin) who was invitated also.
Word: respirate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from respiration. 1. To give artificial respiration to Labels: transitive
Word: volti Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Italian voltare (“to turn a page”). 1. turn the page
Word: Ayden Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Irish, a new American spelling variant of Aidan. 2. A town in North Carolina. 3. A female given name.
Word: Avery Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Anglo-Norman Averay, Auveray, Alverey, from Latin Alveredus, Aluredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfred. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.və.ɹi/, /ˈeɪv.ɹi/ 1. A surname originating as a patronymic. 2. A male given name from Old French or transferred from the surname. 3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States:
Word: cancelli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cancellus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cancellate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin cancellatus, past participle of cancellare. 1. Consisting of a network of veins, without intermediate parenchyma; lattice-like. Example: cancellate leaves 2. Having the surface covered with raised lines, crossing at right angles. Example: cancellate shells 3. Cancellated.
Word: Darryl Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈdæɹɪɫ/ 1. A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Darrell. Example: At a community event Tuesday night, Union City Police Chief Darryl McAllister talked with members of the Sikh community about how his department could work to prevent Union City from becoming the next California community rocked by an attack on a Sikh man.
Word: Daryl Part of Speech: name 1. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, variant of Darrell.
Word: Dara Part of Speech: name Etymology: An Irish saint's name, from Irish Dáire. Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːɹə/ 1. A male given name from Irish. 2. A female given name from Irish.
Word: Dara Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Persian دارا (dārā), equivalent to Darius. 1. A male given name from Persian.
Word: Dara Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Dara Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Slavic Dara / Cyr. Дара, derived from 'dar' / "дар" ('gift'). 1. A female given name from Slavic.
Word: Daragh Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name, variant of Dara.
Word: Darragh Part of Speech: name Etymology: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhdarach (“descendant of Dubhdarach”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and darach, genitive of dair (“oak”). 1. A male given name, variant of Dara. 2. A surname from Irish.
Word: Dominick Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Latin, variant of Dominic.
Word: continuando Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin continuandō. 1. The situation where a plaintiff recovered damages for several trespasses in the same action. Labels: UK, obsolete
Word: continuate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English continuaten, from continuat(e) (“continuous”, also used as the past participle of continuaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin continuātus, perfect passive participle of continuō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of continue. 1. To make continuous, to give continuity to. Labels: obsolete 2. To continue, perpetuate. Labels: obsolete
Word: continuate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1471; inherited from Middle English continuat(e) (“continuous”, also used as the past participle of continuaten), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1. 1. Continuous; uninterrupted; continued without break or interruption. Labels: obsolete Example: Childish in some, terrible in others; to be derided in one, pitied or admired in another; to him by fits, to a second continuate: and howsoever these symptoms be common and incident to all persons, yet they are the most remarkable, frequent, furious, and violent in melancholy men. Example: An untirable and continuate goodness. 2. Chronic; long-lasting; long-continued. Labels: obsolete
Word: Brayden Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, variant of Braden.
Word: Ashlyn Part of Speech: name Etymology: An anglicized form of Irish Aisling (“dream, vision”). 1. A female given name from Irish.
Word: Anita Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Anita, diminutive of Ana (“Ann”). Pronunciation: /əˈniːtə/ 1. A female given name from Spanish. Example: My Aunt said she had some sense of the fitness of things and that she could not call a great, fat, quiet, blonde child a little, quick, dark name like Anita, and it wasn't what my mother had named me anyway.
Word: Arlene Part of Speech: name Etymology: A nineteenth-century coinage probably based on similar-sounding names such as Charlene and Arlette. 1. A female given name originating as a coinage. Example: Mama hated her own name, Arlene. "Arlene, Marlene, Darlene, they're all hayseed names," she deplored. Even more than Arlene, she hated Lena, which she'd been called in school, growing up.
Word: Addie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutives formed with -ie. 1. A diminutive of the female given names Adele, Adeline, Adelaide, or Addison or other names beginning with Ad-. 2. A diminutive of the male given names Adam or Adrian or other names beginning with Ad-. Labels: rare
Word: Addie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutive form of the given name Adam. 1. A surname.
Word: Addie Part of Speech: name 1. A place name from the diminutive or surname: 2. A place name from the diminutive or surname:
Word: Addie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the brand name Adderall + -ie. 1. Adderall, especially when used as a cognitive enhancer or recreational drug. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: “Just popped an Addie, so I’m good to go” — this sort of pretest attitude has become pervasive. Conversations with several students suggested Adderall was always available, costing from $2 to $5 a pill.
Word: Adela Part of Speech: name Etymology: Latinate form of French Adèle, short form of Germanic compound names beginning with Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”). Compare Old English æþele, English athel. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.də.lə/, /əˈdɛ.lə/ 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Word: Adeline Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old French Adeline, a diminutive form of Adela and Adele brought to England by the Normans. Pronunciation: /ˈædəlɪn/, /ˈædəliːn/, /ˈædəlaɪn/ 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages. Example: "That's my own corner...In it I have always called you Adeline." "Please don't say Adelyne. I am accustomed to Adeleen." "I suppose that's why I pronounce it Adelyne."
Word: Adriana Part of Speech: name Etymology: Doublet of Adrienne and Adrian. 1. A female given name from Latin or Etruscan, a feminine form of Adrian. Example: Some other mistress hath thy sweet aspects, / I am not Adriana, nor thy wife
Word: Alana Part of Speech: name Etymology: Feminine form of Alan (from Alan + -a). In regular use since the 20th century. 1. A female given name from the Celtic languages. Example: Alana abbreviated "involuntarily celibate" to "invcel", until someone suggested that "incel" was easier to say.
Word: Alannah Part of Speech: name Etymology: Modern variant of Alana, the feminine form of Alan. Also associated with the affectionate Anglo-Irish term of address alanna (“child”). The spelling is influenced by names of Hebrew origin such as Hannah and Susannah. 1. A female given name from the Celtic languages.
Word: Alaina Part of Speech: name Etymology: A variant of Alana coined in the 20th century from Alain, the French equivalent of Alan. 1. A female given name from the Celtic languages.
Word: Annika Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish Annika. 1. A female given name from Swedish [in turn from Hebrew], a Swedish diminutive form of Anna.
Word: amide hydrazones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amide hydrazone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amic acids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amic acid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Platonic hydrocarbons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Platonic hydrocarbon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alkoxyalcohols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alkoxyalcohol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: resin acids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of resin acid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aminobenzene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amino + benzene. 1. aniline (C₆H₅NH₂), or any derivative of this compound Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: phenylamine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative name for aniline (C₆H₅NH₂). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, name, uncountable
Word: sweet fuck all Part of Speech: noun 1. Fuck all. Labels: emphatic, idiomatic, uncountable, vulgar Example: ‘I hope you don't mean the customers . . . because darling, they just mean sweet f--k-all^([sic]) to me.’
Word: sweet fuck all Part of Speech: adj 1. Fuck all. Labels: emphatic, idiomatic, not-comparable, vulgar
Word: sweet Fanny Adams Part of Speech: pron 1. Synonym of Fanny Adams (“nothing”).
Word: anthocyanins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anthocyanin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ogopogo Part of Speech: name 1. A large serpentlike aquatic creature, similar to the Loch Ness monster, which is said to live in Lake Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada. Labels: Canada Example: The ogopogo made no attempt to devour the sailboat crew, as he is reported to have done some years ago in the case of some Indians.
Word: aglycones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aglycone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Igopogo Part of Speech: name 1. A large aquatic creature, similar to the Loch Ness monster, which supposedly lives in Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. Labels: Canada Example: The story of Lake Simcoe's monster started 11 years ago, when Wellington Charles, a fishing guide on the lake for many years, first sighted a mysterious marine animal. He described it as having a neck like a stovepipe with a face like a boxer dog. At the time, he named the thing Igopogo.
Word: Automat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of automat, in particular one operated by Horn & Hardart. Labels: alt-of Example: When King George sat down in Perylon Hall he thrust his gray topper under the chair, just as you do when you're in the Automat. Example: Breaking away from the traditional self-service policy of the Automats, which has been followed since the company was organized in 1911, the new restaurant will mark Horn & Hardart's first expansion in the New York area since 1938.
Word: arsanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arsane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sodium hydrogen arsenate Part of Speech: noun 1. The acid sodium salt of arsenic acid, Na₂HAsO₄ Labels: uncountable
Word: arsines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arsine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arsine oxides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arsine oxide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: benzolines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of benzoline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: benzophenones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of benzophenone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: benzoquinones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of benzoquinone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: little emperor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A calque of Chinese 小皇帝 (xiǎohuángdì). 1. In contemporary China, a child with no siblings who is regarded as overly protected and spoiled. (Seen as belonging to a generation which is a product of China's "one-child" policy.) Labels: idiomatic Example: Chinese psychologists recently have also written extensively about the emergence of so-called little emperors—arrogant, spoiled children who grow up without siblings. Example: The Chinese have a special name for those tots: xiao huangdi, or "little emperors."
Word: borosilicates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of borosilicate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nahuelito Part of Speech: noun 1. A large aquatic creature, similar to the Loch Ness monster, which supposedly lives in Nahuel Huapi Lake, Argentina. Labels: no-plural
Word: Manipogo Part of Speech: name Etymology: The creature was dubbed Manipogo in 1957, from a blend of Manitoba + Ogopogo. 1. A large aquatic creature, similar to the Loch Ness monster, which supposedly lives in Lake Manitoba, Canada. Labels: Canada
Word: squoosh Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Onomatopoeic variant of squash or squish. Pronunciation: /skwʊʃ/, /skwʉʃ/ 1. To squash or squeeze. Labels: informal, transitive 2. To be squashed or squeezed; to squish. Labels: informal, intransitive
Word: squoosh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Onomatopoeic variant of squash or squish. Pronunciation: /skwʊʃ/, /skwʉʃ/ 1. A squashing or squishing sound.
Word: squoosh Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Onomatopoeic variant of squash or squish. Pronunciation: /skwʊʃ/, /skwʉʃ/ 1. A squashing or squishing sound.
Word: azulenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of azulene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: solid emulsion Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of colloid, of the form of a solid dispersed in a liquid.
Word: inorganic polymers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inorganic polymer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: derriere Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of derrière. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Then you throw your hands high in the air / You're rocking to the rhythm, shake your derriere
Word: double-date Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of double date. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: double-date Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of double date. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: I am a girl nineteen years of age. Recently I met "H" at a dance. I would like very much to know him better. My girl friend "dates" his friend quite often. Would it be improper to ask "H" to come along on a "double-date" some night?
Word: sperate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin speratus, past participle of sperare (“to hope”). Pronunciation: /ˈspɪəɹət/ 1. hoped for Labels: archaic
Word: imperate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1543, as an adjective, as a verb in 1598; borrowed from Latin imperātus, perfect passive participle of imperō (“to command”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of mpret. Pronunciation: /ˈɪm.pə.ɹeɪt/, /ˈɪm.pɚ.eɪt/ 1. To command. Labels: rare Example: There be duties […] imperated or governed by religion. 2. To rule, govern. Labels: rare Example: A Law differs from Counsel, as my Understanding differs from my Will: my Will is that which imperates all my actions my Understanding informs my Will, whether the doing or not not doing such an act be good or bad, just or unjust, reasonable or unreasonable. 3. To direct, motivate. Labels: rare Example: The act of the will that precedes and imperates faith is not yet the love of charity but rather an intention or desire to love.
Word: imperate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1543, as an adjective, as a verb in 1598; borrowed from Latin imperātus, perfect passive participle of imperō (“to command”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of mpret. Pronunciation: /ˈɪm.pə.ɹɪt/, /ˈɪm.pə.ɹət/, /ˈɪm.pɚ.ɪt/, /ˈɪm.pɚ.ət/ 1. Done by express direction; not involuntary; commanded. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: imperate acts; imperate actions Example: And because I find that the remoteſt Muſcle in my Body moves at the command of my Will, and ſince I ſee the energy of my Soul in every particle of my Body, though not uſing intellectual actions in every part, yet uſing ſome that are imperate, as Local Motion; […] 2. Imperated. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete, rare Example: Than Venus said in mind half stomachat, Of the assyis nane salbe alterat. As for the Roll, gif thay pleis, reid agane. Than said Vesta to Venus, weill I wait Ȝe aucht not be baith Iudge and Aduocat. For and sa be, it is wrang ȝe do plane, Than said Venus with mind almaist Insane. It salbe sa as I haif Imperat. Than said Vesta, Iustice can not remane. Example: 3. Again, there be very many Operations, that although they flow from this active Principle, yet they are not acts that are imperate by the Will, but they are in a manner natural and unvoluntary; and therefore I call them ſometimes Involuntary, ſometimes Natural, and they are very many and various; ſuch are many of the acts of Senſe, eſspecially the external.
Word: cien Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of scion. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: computi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of computus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: computate Part of Speech: verb 1. To compute Labels: obsolete
Word: death's-head Part of Speech: noun 1. A human skull, especially as symbol of death. Example: To the confusion and confounding of that cursed death's-head knight. Example: This Komarov, a Cossack’s son, was a very short man with a crew cut and a death's-head's nostrils. 2. A kind of hawk moth with pale markings on the back of the thorax somewhat like a skull.
Word: beta-amino acids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beta-amino acid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beta-lactams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beta-lactam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beta-peptides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beta-peptide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alpha-amino acids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alpha-amino acid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: penam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pes- Proto-Indo-European *pes-ni-s Proto-Italic *peznis Latin pēnis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin pēniculus ▲ Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -illum Latin pēnicillum Translingual -ium Translingual Penicillium Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English penicillin Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lac(tone) 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 am(ide) English lactam blend English penam Blend of penicillin + lactam. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛnæm/ 1. A bicyclic ring system containing a beta-lactam moiety fused with a five-member thiazolidine ring; the common core skeleton of the penicillin subclass of beta-lactam antibiotics.
Word: penams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of penam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lactones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lactone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lactims Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lactim Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alpha-lactams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alpha-lactam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lactams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lactam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: benzathine penicillin Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of benzathine benzylpenicillin. Labels: uncountable Example: The standard dosage of 2.4 million units of benzathine ^([sic]) penicillin prescribed for syphilis resolved symptoms of the disease, and physicians assumed they were killing the organism.
Word: ade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from lemonade, orangeade, etc. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪd/ 1. A drink made from a fruit, especially a fizzy one. Example: To come to the tables or stands: they were loaded with chocolate, coffee, agua de miel, pulque, mescal, orchatas of several kinds, all the lemon and other "ades" already described, as well as all the cakes and candies, […] Example: If the judgment of the above-mentioned office be correct, in truth, no drink may here be offered to the public as lemonade unless it is made out of fresh fruit! And so with raspberryade and all the other "ades."
Word: benzathine benzylpenicillin Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌbɛn.zəˌθin ˌbɛn.zəlˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/ 1. An aqueous suspension of a relatively insoluble salt of benzylpenicillin that is absorbed slowly following intramuscular injection to provide a low but persistent level of benzylpenicillin in the blood plasma. Labels: uncountable
Word: benzylpenicillin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic لُبَان (lubān) Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.? Proto-Austronesian *zawa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy) Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor. Catalan benjuíder. Middle French benjoinder. English benzoin English benzo- English benz- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English benzyl Proto-Indo-European *pes- Proto-Indo-European *pes-ni-s Proto-Italic *peznis Latin pēnis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin pēniculus ▲ Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -illum Latin pēnicillum Translingual -ium Translingual Penicillium Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English penicillin English benzylpenicillin From benzyl + penicillin. Pronunciation: /ˌbɛn.zəlˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/ 1. The penicillin C₁₆H₁₈N₂O₄S that constitutes the principal or sole component of most commercial preparations and is used chiefly in the form of its stable salts (as the sodium salt C₁₆H₁₇N₂NaO₄S or potassium salt C₁₆H₁₇KN₂O₄S). Labels: uncountable
Word: penicillin G Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌpɛn.ɪˌsɪl.ɪn ˈd͡ʒi/ 1. Synonym of benzylpenicillin. Labels: uncountable
Word: phenoxymethylpenicillin Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fɪˌnɒk.sɪ.miː.θʌɪl pɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/, /fɪˌnɒk.sɪ.mɛθ.ʌɪl pɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/, /fɪˌnɒk.sɪ.mɛθ.ɪl pɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/, /fɪˌnɒk.sɪ.mɛθ.l̩ pɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/, /fɪˌnɑk.sɪˌmɛθ.əl ˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/ 1. A crystalline nonhygroscopic acid that is a semisynthetic form of penicillin, used in the form of its sodium or potassium salt C₁₆H₁₇KN₂O₅S, and has antibacterial action similar to benzylpenicillin and is more resistant to inactivation by gastric acids; 6-phenoxyacetamidopenicillanic acid, C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S. Labels: uncountable
Word: penicillin V Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌpɛn.ɪˌsɪl.ɪn ˈvi/ 1. Synonym of phenoxymethylpenicillin. Labels: uncountable
Word: procaine penicillin Part of Speech: noun 1. A narrow-spectrum penicillin antibiotic. Labels: uncountable
Word: pharmacovigilance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pharmaco- + vigilance. Pronunciation: /ˌfɑːməkəʊˈvɪd͡ʒɪl(ə)ns/, /ˌfɑɹməkoʊˈvɪd͡ʒɪl(ə)ns/ 1. The detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects of medicines. Labels: uncountable Example: In our experience, a request concerning suspected drug toxicity (or an adverse effect) needs to be dealt with in greater detail than other chemical agents, to obtain information on the animals affected (species, breed, age, physiological and pathological status) and on the suspect product (conformity, dose administered, storage conditions, etc.). These led us to introduce a specific request form for drugs, called a ‘pharmacovigilance form’, used since October 1988. Example: But it appears repurposing is possible in another crucial phase of drug development—post-marketing surveillance or pharmacovigilance, which essentially identifies adverse side effects of drugs. Experts say “repurposed” pharmacovigilance would look for and understand beneficial side effects of drugs that may surface during their development or use.
Word: Eʋe Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Ewe. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: From the Eʋe context, Dawubo Gavɔ, the priest in charge of Anyigbatɔ Shrine in Denu, Ghana, explains that a prospective priesthood candidate is normally observed for six months before admission, then trained for a further three years. Example: Several values or virtues can be associated with Eʋe folk proverbs, which this book considers as the African tree of life, on to which ‘shoots’ of the biblical tree of life in Proverbs 25:1–29:27 can be ‘grafted’.
Word: Eʋe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Ewe. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, singular Example: He continued that Lome, which was mainly Aŋlɔ-speaking, would become the capital town, the educational headquarters, and the terminal for the proposed railway system which was to service the interior. This would give the western Eʋes more trading advantages. He added that already, indigenous clerks in the provincial centres of Kpalime and Kpando were western Eʋes (mostly Aŋlɔs) and not Popos (Anexɔs). Example: As the Eʋes (that is the people of Ho with some Ewes from surrounding towns) fled to Ave during the Asante war, they brought it with them from there.
Word: Eʋe Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Ewe. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Today standard Eʋe is the variety that is used in educational and religious literature. Example: Eʋe is spoken in the Volta Region of Ghana, Benin, Togo, Nigeria and by nationals residing in the diaspora.
Word: Man. Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Manitoba. 1. Abbreviation of Manitoba: a province of Canada. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: man. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of manager. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of management. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: M.A. Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Master of Arts. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: A CAMBRIDGE M.A. has THREE VACANCIES in his most successful HOME-SCHOOL for BOYS, standing in its own grounds.
Word: euxenite 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) Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξεῖνος (xeînos) Ancient Greek εὔξενος (eúxenos) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English euxenite From Ancient Greek εὔξενος (eúxenos, “friendly to strangers, hospitable”) + English -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈjuːksɪˌnaɪt/ 1. A dark brown lustrous mineral that is a mixed oxide of cerium, erbium, titanium, uranium, yttrium and other more common metals, with the chemical formula (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)₂O₆. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: instaurate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1583; borrowed from Latin īnstaurātus, perfect passive participle of īnstaurō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French instaurer. 1. To renew or renovate. Labels: transitive
Word: carbonylation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English carbonyl 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 carbonylation From carbonyl + -ation. 1. Any reaction that introduces a carbonyl group into a compound, especially by reaction with carbon monoxide
Word: lepidolite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís) + -lite. 1. A pale lilac mica mineral that is a mixed basic fluoride and aluminosilicate of potassium, lithium and aluminium. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hydrosilane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English silane English hydrosilane From hydro- + silane. 1. Any of a class of compounds in which one or more hydrogen atoms of a silane are replaced by alkyl groups
Word: dipyramidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English pyramidal English dipyramidal From di- + pyramidal. 1. Having the form of a dipyramid Labels: not-comparable
Word: dipyramid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English pyramid English dipyramid From di- + pyramid. 1. In geometry, any of a class of solids formed from two pyramids placed symmetrically base to base.
Word: bipyramid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English pyramid English bipyramid From bi- + pyramid. 1. A dipyramid. Example: Yet the perfect hexagonal bipyramids still in the test-tube must have had an internal order to produce those shapes.
Word: metamict Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a disrupted crystal structure due to radiation damage; metamictic Labels: not-comparable
Word: metamict Part of Speech: noun 1. A mineral with a disrupted crystal structure due to radiation damage.
Word: ferrocolumbite Part of Speech: noun 1. A black mineral that is an ore of niobium and tantalum.
Word: platinotype Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From platino- + -type. 1. A method of making photographic prints using platinum salts. Labels: uncountable 2. A print made by this method. Labels: countable
Word: extrapolated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of extrapolate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: extrapolates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of extrapolate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: extrapolating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of extrapolate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: initiating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of initiate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sedates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sedate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sedating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sedate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sad sacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sad sack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Southern belles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Southern belle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outplays Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outplay Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outplaying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outplay Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outplayed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outplay Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: converges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of converge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: convulses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of convulse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hitten Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of hit Labels: archaic, dialectal, form-of, participle, past, rare Example: The bullet had hitten her in the stomach. Example: But though I could hardly hold the gun, unless with my back against a bar, it did me good to hear it go off, and hope to have hitten his enemies.
Word: shalln't Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: From shall + -n't. 1. Archaic form of shan't. Labels: alt-of, archaic, contraction
Word: mother-in-laws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mother-in-law Labels: form-of, nonstandard, plural
Word: contaminates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of contaminate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: spitten Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of spit Labels: form-of, nonstandard, participle, past
Word: lipreads Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lipread Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: daypacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of daypack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: day pack Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of daypack. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: day packs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of day pack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: circumscribed Part of Speech: adj 1. Limited narrowly; restricted. Example: Blair brought out the febrile intensity of Stanhope, wiring himself into his ever more circumscribed troglodyte world, speculating moodily on the worm that went down when it thought it was coming up. Robert Philp thought Blair's ...
Word: circumscribed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of circumscribe Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dodads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dodad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dolerites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dolerite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: euxenites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of euxenite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ferrocolumbites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ferrocolumbite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: columbites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of columbite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: finbacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of finback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rids Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rid Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ridding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rid Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ridding Part of Speech: noun 1. an area of land which has been cleared of trees, an assart Labels: England, Northern
Word: amaru Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Quechua amaru. 1. A double-headed serpent in Inca and other Andean mythology.
Word: mockeries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mockery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: extra-innings Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of extra innings. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: ruing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rue Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rueing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rue Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rued Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rue Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: platinotypes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of platinotype Labels: form-of, plural
Word: confuses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of confuse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: confutes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of confute Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: confuted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of confute Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: confuted Part of Speech: adj 1. Disproved; refuted. Example: Even Challenger was affected by the consideration that his enemies would never stand confuted if the confirmation of his statements should never reach those who had doubted them.
Word: conglobates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of conglobate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: conglobating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of conglobate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: conglobated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of conglobate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: baby-minders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baby-minder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adventure education Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of cooperative games, trust activities, problem-solving initiatives, high adventure activities, and wilderness expeditions as a means of helping individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations engage in a change or growth process. Labels: uncountable 2. Synonym of outdoor education. Labels: uncountable
Word: craphat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crap + hat; a reference to the different colour of the beret. 1. A member of a non-elite regiment, not in the British army's parachute regiment or the SAS. Labels: UK, derogatory, slang 2. A member or supporter of Surrey County Cricket Club, after the brown caps worn by the same. Labels: slang
Word: intersyllable 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 syllable English intersyllable From inter- + syllable. 1. between adjacent syllables Labels: not-comparable Example: In some cases, precisely synchronized bursts in both hemispheres were also observed during periods associated with the intersyllable silent interval. (From abstract of Pattern of interhemispheric synchronization in HVc during singing correlates with key transitions in the song pattern. — Journal Neurophysiology 2003; 90(6):3931-49 (ISSN: 0022-3077))
Word: enabler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From enable + -er. 1. One who or that which helps something to happen. Example: The computer is an essential enabler of the conversation. Example: The introduction of 33 bi-mode trains from 2023 will be an enabler for electrification of the Midland Main Line, claims East Midlands Railway Commercial Director Chris Wright. 2. One who encourages a bad habit in another (typically drug addiction) by their behavior. Example: In business, due to the stigma of alcoholism, enablers have their jobs and incomes at stake if their boss's secret is uncovered. 3. One who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way. Example: “ [Donald J.] Trump wants to mothball billions of dollars in investment and cancel one of the best new sources of American-made, renewable energy,” Mr. [William] Tong said. “Trump and his enablers will own the resulting cost increases for ratepayers.”
Word: intersyllabic 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 syllabic English intersyllabic From inter- + syllabic. Pronunciation: /ˌɪntɚsəˈlæbək/, /ˌɪnɚsəˈlæbək/, /ˌɪntɚsəˈlæbɪk/ 1. Between syllables. Labels: not-comparable Example: The semicolon is formed by joining the intersyllabic point Tsheg to the single punctuation mark Shad, from which it receives its name of Tsheg-Shad.
Word: muss-be Part of Speech: intj Etymology: A reduction of the phrase "must be". 1. "must be"; A response in the affirmative, by people such as disgruntled workers, to respond to a question that does not interest them. Labels: slang
Word: note verbale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French note verbale. 1. An unsigned diplomatic note written in the third person, of the nature of a memorandum but sometimes considered to be more formal.
Word: Puram Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hindi, from Sanskrit, pur (village, fort, or dwelling); -pur or -puram is a common suffix for cities in India. 1. A surname from India, commonly found in India. 2. An Indian festival of the goddess Durga, celebrated in March, most notably in the village Pathamkulam in Kerala.
Word: landspout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From land + spout. Pronunciation: /ˈlændˌspaʊt/ 1. A kind of tornado not associated with the mesocyclone of a thunderstorm.
Word: non-biting midge Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various small two-winged flies, belonging to the family Chironomidae in the order Diptera.
Word: self-officiated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English officiated English self-officiated From self- + officiated. 1. officiated by players, on the "honor system", rather than by an outside observer such as a referee. Labels: not-comparable Example: Ultimate Frisbee is a self-officiated noncontact field game, using seven players per side and requiring continuous motion, much like soccer or basketball.
Word: plashy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From plash + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈplæʃi/ 1. Watery, wet, waterlogged. Example: By and by after his iumping vppon them, the Saxons for that Garianonum, or Yarmoth that had giuen vp the ghoſt, in thoſe ſlymie plaſhie fieldes of Gorlſtone trowled vp a ſecond Yarmouth, abutting on the Weſt ſide of the ſhore of this great Yarmouth, […] Example: The Hare is running races in her mirth; / And with her feet she from the plashy earth / Raises a mist; which, glittering in the sun, / Runs with her all the way, wherever she doth run. 2. Marked by flecks of colour, as if plashed with paint.
Word: responsable Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of responsible. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: apophyse Part of Speech: noun 1. apophysis
Word: subtracts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of subtract Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: subtracting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of subtract Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: subtracting Part of Speech: noun 1. An act of subtraction. Example: […] she is confronted with the menacing reality of her incompetence. Which is not to say she can't do the addings and subtractings.
Word: subtracted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of subtract Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deplorate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1544; borrowed from Latin dēplōrātus, perfect passive participle of dēplōrō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. deplorable Labels: obsolete Example: […] but seeing 'tis now evident and certain that my safety without her destruction, is in a more deplorate estate, I am most grievously affected […]
Word: around the bend Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Alternative form of round the bend (crazy, insane). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Despite some opposition from other staff members, Navasky and Pochoda decided to publish Sherrill's stylish and daring tone-poem, in which AIDS falls with poetic justice upon the right-wing Roy Cohn. Pochoda calls this "fresh" and "on the edge?" I'd call it rotten and around the bend, as tired and crazed as Reverend Falwell. Example: Judge John Pickering had clearly gone around the bend, often presiding over his court while drunk.
Word: exsolution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex-der. Middle French ex-bor. Middle English ex- English ex- Latin solūtiō Latin solūtiōnembor. Old French solucionbor. Middle English solucioun English solution English exsolution From ex- + solution. 1. The process in which a solution of molten rocks separates into its constituents upon cooling Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: perthitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English perthite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English perthitic From perthite + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling perthite
Word: perthite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Perth, Ontario + -ite. 1. A laminated mixture of two feldspars: plagioclase and either orthoclase or microcline. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: put-upon Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of put upon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: put upon Part of Speech: adj 1. Imposed on, taken advantage of, used, taken for granted, or unappreciated. Example: A man shouldn't let hisself be put upon by circumstances so as to be only half hisself. Example: Here was he, about to receive his first eleven colours on this very day probably, being ordered about, inconvenienced—in short, put upon by a worm who had only just scraped into the third.
Word: spessartine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spessart + -ine, after its type locality. 1. A type of garnet, a neosilicate of manganese and aluminium with the chemical formula Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: alluminate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin allūminō (“to illuminate”). 1. Alternative form of illuminate. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: This enables concrete comparisons to be made among teachers and among children who experienced similar and differenct classroom organization, effectively controlling for personal characteristics to alluminate structural effects . Example: The principal source of light used to alluminate the flow in the working section consisted of a 1000 watts lamp and a cooling system.