nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: kar Part of Speech: noun 1. Deliberate misspelling of car. Labels: alt-of, deliberate, misspelling Example: In the fifties the need for a Klown vehicle was evident and a King Midget Frame was acquired and a Klown Kar was added.
Word: stretch marks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stretch mark Labels: form-of, plural Example: As I write this, I am reminded of the scene from Shirley Valentine, when, to Shirley's amazement, her Greek lover kissed her stretch marks, referring to them as symbols of beauty.
Word: X-linked gene Part of Speech: noun 1. Any gene located on the sex chromosomes. Typically, these genes are found on the X chromosome and not on the Y chromosome.
Word: X-linked genes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of X-linked gene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of sorority, like frat from fraternity. 1. A sorority (student organization). Labels: US, informal Example: “The Greeks have tons of influence on campus,” says one student. “Frats and sors allow for smaller groups of friends, making it easier to have a social identity.” Example: If you are not a part of a Frat/Sor, then it seems at though they are non-existent.
Word: nomisma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nómisma), from νομίζω (nomízō, “to use customarily”) + -μα (-ma, “nominal suffix”), from νόμος (nómos, “custom”) + -ίζω (-ízō, denominative verb suffix), from νέμω (némō, “to distribute”) + -ος (-os). Related to French numismatique, Latin numismat- + -ique, variant of Latin nomisma, from Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nómisma). Pronunciation: /nə(ʊ)ˈmɪzmə/ 1. Money or currency (modern). 2. Coinage, especially with connotation as a means to control a monetary system (rare). 3. Current coin of a state (ancient). 4. Coinage, a monetary system. Labels: rare 5. A byzant. Labels: historical Example: The silver miliarensia from that era were minted exclusively for propaganda purposes, and in smaller amounts than the gold coins (nomismas) and the copper alloy coins (folles). They were practically not used in circulation, although in theory twelve miliarensia were equal in value to a gold nomisma. 6. A stamp, an image on a coin.
Word: headland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hedelond, hedelonde, from Old English hēafodland, hafudland (“boundary, headland”), equivalent to head + land. Eclipsed non-native Middle English chevicir (“headland”), borrowed from Old French chevecier (“head piece”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɛdlənd/ 1. Coastal land that juts into the sea. 2. The unplowed boundary of a field.
Word: SOCA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Serious Organised Crime Agency. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: soca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of soul + calypso. 1. A genre of music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1970s and developed into a range of styles during the 1980s and after which primarily includes influences of African and Indian rhythms. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: He even turned up a few times after that—with mix-tapes of soca music, and handwritten notes, and tears. Example: —Carnival? With soca music?
Word: inclose Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic spelling of enclose. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Vesalius (saith he) and others, make it a Peculiarity to Man, that the Pericardium, or Bag that incloses the Heart, should be fastned to the Diaphragm. Example: From the stock, as well as from the branches, rises a jonquil flower, the pistil of which contains the husk which incloses the fruit.
Word: soft dollars Part of Speech: noun 1. A rebate or commission paid with goods or services, rather than cash. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: spintrian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin spintria (“male prostitute”), from Ancient Greek σφιγκτήρ (sphinktḗr, “something which binds”), referring to the anal sphincter. Pronunciation: /ˈspɪntɹɪən/ 1. Of or pertaining to sex or fornication (especially homosexual) between three or more people. Example: There is a Pompeiian fresco with a spintrian grouping of three, composed of a heterosexual couple similar to that in scenes 7-15 (see n.48, above) with the addition of a male-male joining; see Maulucci Vivolo, Pompei i graffiti, 118.
Word: enwreath Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of enwreathe. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: And there were lots of mountain flowers, a garland to enwreath us.
Word: spiracle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin spiraculum, from spirare (“to breathe”). Pronunciation: /ˈspɪɹəkəl/, /ˈspirək(ə)l/ 1. A pore or opening used (especially by arthropods and some fish) for respiration. 2. The blowhole of a whale, dolphin or other similar species. 3. Any small aperture or vent for air or other fluid.
Word: seclusion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin, from Latin seclusio, from secludere. Pronunciation: /səˈkluːʒən/ 1. The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Seclusion may be used only as a therapeutic measure to prevent a recipient from causing physical harm to himself or physical abuse to others. 2. The state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; solitude. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Madame de Mercœur was at first unwilling that Francesca should share her seclusion; but her young companion was too much in earnest to be refused. Francesca was still depressed by her recent parting with Guido, and clung to Henriette as her only friend,—she would have felt so utterly alone with Marie; besides, she too wished to pray for the absent and the dear. 3. A secluded, isolated or private place. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The mature phase of the extratropical cyclone life cycle. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: warm seclusion
Word: stook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English stowk, stouke, stouc, from or cognate with Middle Low German stûke (“bundle of grain”), from Middle Low German stûken (“to push, bump, compress”), from Old Saxon *stūkan, from Proto-Germanic *stūkaną (“to be stiff, push”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg- (“to pound, push, beat”). The modern vocalism is of Northern dialectal origin (for expected stuck; compare duck, puck, and suck). Cognate with West Frisian stûkje (“to pile up, stop”), Dutch stuiken (“to bundle, stamp”), German stauchen (“to compress”), Swedish stuka (“to rick, wrench, upset”), Norwegian Nynorsk stauka (“to whack, chop”). Pronunciation: /stʊk/ 1. A pile or bundle, especially of straw. 2. A group of six or eight sheaves of grain stacked to dry vertically in a rectangular arrangement at harvest time, largely obsolete since the advent of combine harvesters and powered grain driers (mid 20th century). Labels: specifically Example: And on the road home they lay among the stooks and maybe Ellison did this and that to make sure of getting her, he was fair desperate for any woman by then. Example: The wheat, tawny with ripeness, had been cut and stood in tented stooks about the fields, while a few ghostly poppies lingered at the edge of the path. 3. A handkerchief. Labels: obsolete, slang Example: Loud was the laughter at this and other remarks about nailing "stooks" (silk pocket handkerchiefs), "clouts" (cotton ditto), german sausages, &c.
Word: stook Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English stowk, stouke, stouc, from or cognate with Middle Low German stûke (“bundle of grain”), from Middle Low German stûken (“to push, bump, compress”), from Old Saxon *stūkan, from Proto-Germanic *stūkaną (“to be stiff, push”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg- (“to pound, push, beat”). The modern vocalism is of Northern dialectal origin (for expected stuck; compare duck, puck, and suck). Cognate with West Frisian stûkje (“to pile up, stop”), Dutch stuiken (“to bundle, stamp”), German stauchen (“to compress”), Swedish stuka (“to rick, wrench, upset”), Norwegian Nynorsk stauka (“to whack, chop”). Pronunciation: /stʊk/ 1. To make stooks. Labels: intransitive
Word: seclude Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin secludo. Pronunciation: /səˈkluːd/ 1. To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw (oneself) from society or into solitude. Labels: reflexive, transitive Example: If he wishes to enjoy an hour in his private study, it is not pleasant to be obliged all the time to listen to noises in the next room, even if made by his own servants or his own children. For members of a family themselves require at times to seclude themselves from other members of the family; — there are business matters to be talked of; there are projects which children or servants should not hear; there are numberless things which the heads of a household wish to discuss by themselves. 2. To shut or keep out; exclude; preclude. Labels: transitive
Word: storiation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English story 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 storiation From story + -ation. Pronunciation: /stɔːɹɪˈeɪʃən/ 1. A decoration with scenes telling a story, usually from history or mythology. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: storiated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Back-formation from storiation. Pronunciation: /ˈstɔːɹɪeɪtɪd/ 1. Decorated with storiation. Example: When he found signs of habitation & saw Kupaka’s old canoe (each is storiated with unique carvings) he knew he had found treasure of interest to his Maori neighbours.
Word: stoup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old Norse staup, from Proto-Germanic *staupo- (whence Old English stēap). See stoop (“a vessel”). More at stop. Pronunciation: /stuːp/ 1. A bucket. Labels: obsolete 2. A mug or other drinking vessel. Labels: archaic Example: Fetch me a stoup of liquor. Example: Set me the Stopes of wine vpon that Table. 3. A receptacle for holy water, especially a basin set at the entrance of a church. Example: He was seen [...] bathing in the holy water stoup as if he were its single and beholden bird, pushing aside weary French maids and local tradespeople with the impatience of a soul in physical distress. Example: But, though I liked Morgan well enough, I did not greatly care for his smell, which, incredibly, considering his agnosticism, was not unlike that of stale water in a church stoup.
Word: stoup Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /stuːp/ 1. Obsolete form of stoop. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: streel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Irish straoill (“untidy person”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɹiːl/, [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɪi̯l], [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪi̯l] 1. A disreputable woman, a slut. Example: Cissy came up along the strand with the two twins and their ball with her hat anyhow on her to one side after her run and she did look a streel tugging the two kids along with the flimsy blouse she bought only a fortnight before like a rag on her back and bit of her petticoat hanging like a caricature.
Word: streel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compare stroll and streal. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹiːl/, [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɪi̯l], [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪi̯l] 1. To trail along; to saunter or be drawn along, carelessly, swaying in a kind of zigzag motion. Labels: colloquial Example: a yellow satin train that streeled after her like the tail of a comet
Word: insistently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English insistent Middle English -ly English -ly English insistently From insistent + -ly. 1. In an insistent manner; pressingly. Example: It is conceivable that there might be in man a virtue as strong and buoyant, as unconquerable and unsubmersible, as the physical characteristics of his race, like them remaining insistently dominant through all the ages. Example: The youngest son, Vardaman, is unable to cope with Addie's death and drills airholes in her coffin (and accidentally into her head) and insistently declares, "My mother is a fish"--like the big one he recently caught and gutted.
Word: insistent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin insistens, participle of insisto. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɪstənt/ 1. Standing or resting on something. Labels: obsolete 2. Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining. 3. Extorting attention or notice; coercively staring or prominent; vivid; intense. Example: Hadadas roost in numbers among the trees in the leafier parts of Nairobi and their eponymous call is one of the more insistent elements of the dawn chorus in that part of the world, though they may be heard at any time of the day. 4. Standing on end: specifically said of the hind toe of a bird when its base is inserted so high on the shank that only its tip touches the ground: correlated with incumbent.
Word: indulgent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin indulgēns, indulgentem, present participle of indulgēre. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt/ 1. Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing. Example: an indulgent parent Example: to be indulgent to servants
Word: styptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin stypticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στυπτικός (stuptikós), from στύφω (stúphō, “to contract”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɪptɪk/ 1. Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere. Example: Boyles turns to look over his shoulder, squinting into the styptic sun, and then flags a hand over his head. 2. That stops bleeding; especially, in a minor way, topically. Labels: broadly Example: The growth on top was a scrubby plant, unknown anywhere else on Malta, which was believed to have styptic qualities – it could staunch bleeding when packed on top of a wound […]. Example: But I waited while he dabbed at the cut with styptic powder.
Word: styptic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin stypticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στυπτικός (stuptikós), from στύφω (stúphō, “to contract”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɪptɪk/ 1. A substance used for styptic results. Example: The powdered gum with resin is used as a styptic; and the mucilage has been recommended as an application to burns. Example: Externally, it is applied as a styptic, and in solution, of various strengths, as an astringent.
Word: quaffing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of quaff Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: quaffing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is quaffed; a drinking. Example: After sundry refreshments and bountiful quaffings of cold spring water, the various parties found themselves ensconced in the fine, airy room of the School house[…]
Word: forbearing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English forbering, forberyng, vorberinge, equivalent to forbear + -ing. 1. forbearance; restraint Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "As God's forbearing to create more worlds than he has, is no impeachment of his omnipotence: so his forbearing to save as many as he might, is no impeachment of his infinite mercy."
Word: forbearing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Germanic *fra- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Germanic *beraną Proto-Germanic *fraberaną Old English forberan Middle English forberen English forbear English -ing English forbearing From forbear + -ing. 1. Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering Example: a forbearing temper
Word: forbearing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Germanic *fra- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Germanic *beraną Proto-Germanic *fraberaną Old English forberan Middle English forberen English forbear English -ing English forbearing From forbear + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of forbear Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: styptic pencil Part of Speech: noun 1. A short medicated stick, typically containing alum, used to stop bleeding from small wounds (as in shaving). Example: I said, never clip a dog's nails without a styptic pencil handy.
Word: derisive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the participle stem of Latin dērīdeō (“to deride”) + -ive. Pronunciation: /dɪˈɹaɪ.sɪv/, /dɪˈɹɪ.sɪv/, /dɪˈraɪsɪv/, [dɪˈraɪsɪv], [dɪˈrʌɪsɪv] 1. Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing. Example: The critic's review of the film was derisive. Example: Johnson shook his head, a derisive grin ticking the corners of his mouth. 2. Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule. Example: The plot of the film was so derisive that the audience began to jeer.
Word: derisive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the participle stem of Latin dērīdeō (“to deride”) + -ive. Pronunciation: /dɪˈɹaɪ.sɪv/, /dɪˈɹɪ.sɪv/, /dɪˈraɪsɪv/, [dɪˈraɪsɪv], [dɪˈrʌɪsɪv] 1. A derisive remark. Labels: rare Example: The three lambs stood at bay, huddled close together, and helplessly bleated feeble derisives at the wolf who has headed them off from safety; but their polite and Englishy tone was a source of Homeric laughter to this Thersites of the Pleasance. Example: He leaped over the embankment at the river's edge in such a manner that it appeared he had been fatally hit and was down for good; the Yankees shouting such derisives as "Another damn Rebel for hell," "Goodbye, you Rebel bastard," etc., didn't go right away to rob the corpse.
Word: butyrophenone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From butyro- + phenone. Pronunciation: /ˌbjuː.tə.ɹoʊ.fəˈnoʊn/, /ˌbjuː.tə.ɹoʊˈfiːˌnoʊn/ 1. Any of a class of antipsychotic drugs (such as haloperidol) used especially in the treatment of schizophrenia. Labels: uncountable
Word: corticosterone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder. English cortico- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English -sterone English corticosterone From cortico- + -sterone. 1. A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal glands, involved in metabolism. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “The brain doesn’t get the rest it needs, resulting in a drop in executive function and accompanied by an increase in corticosterone levels.”
Word: unspeakable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English unspekable, equivalent to un- + speakable. 1. Incapable of being spoken or uttered. Example: 1855-1882, Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, book xv, The endless pride and outstretching of man, unspeakable joys and sorrows. 2. Impossible to speak about. Example: It is true that during the first week hardly a day passed that Erskine did not address himself to Watt, on the subject of Watt's duties. But in the first week Watt's words had not yet begun to fail him, or Watt's world to become unspeakable. 3. Unfit or not permitted to be spoken or described. Example: The miser will remember his hoard of gold, the robber his ill-gotten wealth, the angry and revengeful and merciless murderers their deeds of blood and violence in which they revelled, the impure and adulterous the unspeakable and filthy pleasures in which they delighted. 4. Extremely bad or objectionable. Example: an unspeakable fool Example: an unspeakable play 5. That cannot be referenced in source code, due to having no usable name. Labels: not-comparable Example: an instance of an unspeakable type Example: unspeakable field names
Word: unspeakable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English unspekable, equivalent to un- + speakable. 1. Something that cannot or must not be spoken about. Example: Near-synonym: unthinkable Example: The longer we don't speak about the unspeakables, the more harm they do to the relationship.
Word: cortisone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder. English cortico- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English -sterone English corticosterone English cortisone Shortening of corticosterone. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː.tɪ.zəʊn/, /ˈkɔɹ.tɪˌsoʊn/ 1. A corticosteroid hormone, closely related to corticosterone, produced by the adrenal cortex. One of the glucocorticoids, it is also made synthetically for use as an anti-inflammatory and antiallergy agent. 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone, with formula C₂₁H₂₈O₅. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: coumarone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old Tupi kumarubor. French coumarou Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine French coumarinebor. German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English coumarone From French coumarine + English -one. 1. The bicyclic heterocycle benzofuran. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: benzofuran 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- Latin furfur Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Latin alcoholder. Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de-der. Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. German Aldehydbor. English aldehydeclip. English -al English furfural Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English furan English benzofuran From benzo- + furan. 1. Any of a class of bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused with one of furan.
Word: fused Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fjuːzd/ 1. simple past and past participle of fuse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fused Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /fjuːzd/ 1. Joined together by fusing Labels: not-comparable 2. Melted Labels: not-comparable Example: To-day, sodium is made by thousands of tons, and by a process which in principle is identical with that by which it was first made by Davy, i.e., by the electrolysis of fused caustic soda. 3. Furnished with a fuse Labels: not-comparable 4. Having at least one bond between two atoms that is part of two or more separate rings Labels: not-comparable
Word: smother Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English smothren, smortheren, alteration (due to smother, smorther (“a suffocating vapour, dense smoke”, noun)) of Middle English smoren (“to smother”), from Old English smorian (“to smother, suffocate, choke”), from Proto-Germanic *smurōną (“to suffocate, strangle”), probably related to *smallijan (“to burn”) or Old English smoca (“smoke”). Cognate with Middle Low German smoren, smurten (“to choke, suffocate”), West Flemish smoren (“to smoke, reek”), Dutch smoren (“to suffocate, smother", also "to stew, simmer”), German schmoren (“to stew, simmer, braise”). Pronunciation: /ˈsməðər/, /ˈsmʌðɚ/, /ˈsmʌðə/, /ˈsmʊðə/, /ˈsmʊðəɹ/ 1. To suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of something or someone. Labels: transitive Example: He smothered her by pressing his hand over her mouth. Example: But I am Pestilence;—hither and thither I flit about, that I may slay and smother;— All lips which I have kissed must surely wither, But Death’s—if thou art he, we’ll go to work together! 2. To extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air. Labels: transitive Example: to smother a fire with ashes 3. To reduce to a low degree of vigor or activity; suppress or do away with; extinguish Labels: transitive Example: The committee's report was smothered. 4. To cook in a close dish. Labels: transitive Example: beefsteak smothered with onions 5. To daub or smear. Labels: transitive Example: And I keep quite a lot of it around, especially chocolate-covered almonds and Trader Joes minipretzels smothered in dark chocolate. 6. To be suffocated. Labels: intransitive Example: She is smothered by the rope. 7. To breathe with great difficulty by reason of smoke, dust, close covering or wrapping, or the like. Labels: intransitive 8. to burn very slowly for want of air; smolder. Labels: intransitive 9. to perish, grow feeble, or decline, by suppression or concealment; be stifled; be suppressed or concealed. Labels: figuratively, intransitive 10. To get in the way of a kick of the ball. Example: Emmanuel Adebayor's touch proved a fraction heavy as he guided Van der Vaart's exquisite long ball round John Ruddy, before the goalkeeper did well to smother Bale's shot from Modric's weighted pass. 11. To get in the way of a kick of the ball, preventing it going very far. When a player is kicking the ball, an opponent who is close enough will reach out with his hands and arms to get over the top of it, so the ball hits his hands after leaving the kicker's boot, dribbling away. 12. To prevent the development of an opponent's attack by one's arm positioning.
Word: smother Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English smother, smorther (“a suffocating vapour, dense smoke”), from Old English smorþor (“smoke”, literally “that which suffocates”), from smorian (“to suffocate, choke”) + -þor (instrumental suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈsməðər/, /ˈsmʌðɚ/, /ˈsmʌðə/, /ˈsmʊðə/, /ˈsmʊðəɹ/ 1. That which smothers or appears to smother, particularly Labels: countable, uncountable 2. That which smothers or appears to smother, particularly Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Thus must I from the smoke into the smother […] 3. That which smothers or appears to smother, particularly Labels: countable, dated, uncountable Example: not to keep their suspicions in smother 4. That which smothers or appears to smother, particularly Labels: countable, dated, uncountable Example: Thus must I from the smoke into the smother, / From tyrant duke unto tyrant brother. Example: Then we passed the Grand Opéra, at which our fine taste revolted; the Rue de la Paix, all in a smother with the dust caused by its improvement, at which our eyes naturally distilled water; […] 5. That which smothers or appears to smother, particularly Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sull Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from sullen. Pronunciation: /sʌl/, /sʊl/ 1. Of an animal: to stop; to refuse to go on. Labels: intransitive Example: The mesteño had stopped and sulled in the road with its forefeet spread and he sat looking after her.
Word: sull Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old English sulh (“plough”). Compare sullow and Old High German suohili (“little plough”). 1. A plough. Labels: England, Western, dialectal
Word: replaceable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English replace Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English replaceable From replace + -able. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpleɪsəbəl/ 1. Capable of being replaced. Example: a replaceable battery replaceable parts Example: The machine uses a replaceable filter.
Word: replaceable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English replace Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English replaceable From replace + -able. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpleɪsəbəl/ 1. Anything that can be replaced.
Word: fused sentence Part of Speech: noun 1. A run-on sentence.
Word: run-on sentence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because the sentence runs on beyond the point where it should end. 1. A written sentence that inappropriately joins two (or more) independent clauses into a single sentence, often with only a comma as separator (comma splice), which should be rendered either as separate sentences or as clauses joined more appropriately (such as by a semicolon or by a comma and coordinating conjunction). 2. A written sentence that inappropriately joins two (or more) independent clauses into a single sentence, often with only a comma as separator (comma splice), which should be rendered either as separate sentences or as clauses joined more appropriately (such as by a semicolon or by a comma and coordinating conjunction). 3. Any very long, often also in other ways badly formed or even chaotic sentence.
Word: independent clause Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of main clause.
Word: hisser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hiss + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪsə(ɹ)/ 1. One who hisses. 2. One who hisses.
Word: cyproterone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle ▲ Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cy(clo)- English pro- Latin gestāre German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English pro(ges)terone English cyproterone From cy(clo)- + pro(ges)terone. Pronunciation: /saɪˈpɹoʊ.təˌɹoʊn/ 1. A synthetic steroid C₂₂H₂₇ClO₃ that inhibits the action and secretion of testosterone by blocking the activity of androgen receptors. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: antiandrogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Graeco-Phrygian *anḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Hellenic *anḗr Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)der. English andro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English androgen English antiandrogen From anti- + androgen. Pronunciation: /ˌæ.tiˈæn.dɹə.d͡ʒɪn/, /ˌæn.tiˈæn.dɹə.d͡ʒɪn/, [ˌæ.ni-] 1. Any substance that inhibits the release or the biological effects of an androgen.
Word: narration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French narration, from Old French narracion, from Latin narrātiō. By surface analysis, Latin narr- + -ate + -ion. Pronunciation: /nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, [nəˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩], /ˌnæɹˈeɪ.ʃən/, [ˌnæɹˈeɪ.ʃn̩], /nɛɹˈeɪ.ʃən/ 1. The act of recounting or relating in order the particulars of some action, occurrence, or affair; a narrating. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The film used voice-over narration to explain the story. Example: His calm narration made the documentary easy to follow. 2. That which is narrated or recounted; an orderly recital of the details and particulars of some transaction or event, or of a series of transactions or events; a story or narrative. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. That part of an oration in which the speaker makes his or her statement of facts. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable
Word: deoxycorticosterone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English deoxy- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder. English cortico- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English -sterone English corticosterone English deoxycorticosterone From deoxy- + corticosterone. Pronunciation: /diːˌɒk.sɪˌkɔː.tɪk.əʊˈstɛ.ɹəʊn/, /diˌɑk.sɪˌkɔɹ.tɪˈkɑ.stəˌɹoʊn/ 1. A steroid hormone, produced in the adrenal cortex; sometimes manufactured synthetically for use in cases of adrenal insufficiency. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sussultatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italian sussultare (“jump up”). Pronunciation: /sʌsəlˈteɪtəɹi/ 1. Characterised by up-and-down oscillations of large amplitude, usually with reference to earthquakes. Example: The healthy young Danes with loving slowness kissed, licked, caressed, tickled, kneaded, sucked, nuzzled, bit tenderly, salivated, secreted, hugged, trembled, moaned, gasped, coupled more vespertiliorum, and finally, with acrobatic aplomb, occupied forty-six times a minute 77.715 cubic inches of the same space, elastic and sussultatory.
Word: synthetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English synthetic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English synthetically From synthetic + -ally. 1. Using synthetic methods. Labels: not-comparable
Word: diphenylketone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diphenyl + ketone. 1. The aromatic ketone diphenylmethanone. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sutler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch soeteler (modern zoetelaar). Pronunciation: /ˈsʌtlə/, /ˈsʌtləɹ/ 1. A person who follows an army, selling provisions. 2. A modern business that provides period uniforms and supplies to reenactors.
Word: estrone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂-der. Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros)der. Latin oestrusbor. English estrus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English estro- English estr- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English estrone From estr- + -one. Pronunciation: /ˈɛˌstɹoʊn/ 1. A natural estrogenic hormone that is a ketone C₁₈H₂₂O₂ found in the body chiefly as a metabolite of and less potent than estradiol, that is also secreted especially by the ovaries, and that is used to treat various conditions (such as ovarian failure and menopausal symptoms) relating to estrogen deficiency. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: theelin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The Greek word θῆλυς + suffix (“in”). 1. The steroid hormone estrone. Labels: uncountable Example: The isolation of the crystalline hormone seems to justify the selection of a new name which should be reserved for the crystalline material and which in reality becomes the name of a new and probably hitherto unknown chemical substance. Accordingly, we suggest the term “theelin.“ This word is derived from the Greek word “theelus” used both adjectively and nominally to signify “female.”
Word: Galicia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī (“a Celtic tribe in the region”). Pronunciation: /ɡəˈlɪ.si.ə/, /ɡəˈlɪ.ʃə/ 1. A former kingdom and autonomous community in northwestern Spain. Example: There is sometimes a further subdivision of the Old Portuguese period into a Galician-Portuguese period (origins to 1350), during which the linguistic and cultural unity of Galicia and Portugal remained strong, and the Old Portuguese period proper (1350–1540). 2. Several barangays of Mendez, Cavite, Philippines. 3. A barangay of Rapu-Rapu, Albay, Philippines. 4. A barangay of Madalag, Aklan, Philippines. 5. A barangay of Ilog, Negros Occidental, Philippines.
Word: Galicia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Medieval Latin Gallicia or Gallitia, from Old East Slavic Галичь (Galičĭ, “Halych, a city in present-day Ukraine”), ultimate origin uncertain. Halych comes from Halka (Галка) kind of bird or from Old Ukrainian/Rus - Hal' (Галь) that means "black" (чорний). Pronunciation: /ɡəˈlɪ.si.ə/, /ɡəˈlɪ.ʃə/ 1. former kingdom and geographical area in Central Europe, now divided between Poland and Ukraine. Example: The czar had declared the "liberation" of the Ukrainian minorities inhabiting the eastern portion of the Austrian imperial province of Galicia, the Austrian portion of partitioned Poland, to be one of Russia's objectives.
Word: estrogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂-der. Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros)der. Latin oestrusbor. English estrus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English estro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English estrogen Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English estrogenic From estrogen + -ic. 1. Of, relating to, or acting like estrogen. Labels: not-comparable Example: Assuming, for the moment, that one is of some definite genetic sex, at birth […] Suppose, in addition, I am born with a vagina and an estrogenic capability toward femininity. 2. Causing estrus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: estrus Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of oestrus. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Bovine cervical mucus is more suitable for precise chemical and physical studies because much larger quantities can be obtained—as much as 150 ml may often be harvested from a single cow during estrus.
Word: swink Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English swink, from Old English swinc (“toil, work, effort; hardship; the produce of labour”). Pronunciation: /swɪŋk/ 1. Toil, work, drudgery. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: Dead on this homecoming cue Jack came home, his hands sheerfree of salesman’s swink, ready for Enderby.
Word: swink Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English swynken, from Old English swincan (“to labour, work”), from Proto-Germanic *swinkaną (“to swing, bend”). Cognate with Old Norse svinka (“to work”). Pronunciation: /swɪŋk/ 1. To labour, to work hard Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: Honour, estate, and all this worldes good, / For which men swinck and sweat incessantly Example: And on this board were frightful swords and knives that are made in a great cavern by swinking demons out of white flames that they fix in the horns of buffalos and stags that there abound marvellously. 2. To cause to toil or drudge; to tire or exhaust with labor. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: And the swinked hedger at his supper sat. Example: There was no internal graphite coating; instead a metal shield was used to collect the beam current the swinked electrons which in their prime had caused the screen to fluoresce.
Word: Babylonia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Babylōnia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía), from Βαβυλων (Babulōn, “Babylon”) + -ία (-ía, forming place names for areas). By surface analysis, Babylon + -ia. Pronunciation: /ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪə/, /ˌbæbɪˈloʊni.ə/ 1. An ancient empire and geographic region of Mesopotamia, existing from 1850 BCE to 539 BCE, based around the city of Babylon; at its maximum extent, covering parts of modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Iran. Labels: historical 2. A geographic area equivalent to Mesopotamia, from the area of Babylon's empire at its maximum extent. Labels: historical
Word: fludrocortisone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of fluoro- + hydrocortisone. Pronunciation: /ˌflu.dɹoʊˈkɔɹ.tɪˌsoʊn/ 1. A potent mineralocorticoid drug that is derived from hydrocortisone, possesses some glucocorticoid activity, and is administered in the form of its acetate C₂₃H₃₁FO₆ to treat adrenocortical insufficiency. Labels: uncountable
Word: Assyria Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr) Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu)bor. Ancient Greek Ἀσσῠρίᾱ (Assŭríā)der. Latin Assyrialbor. English Assyria Learned borrowing from Latin Assyria, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία (Assuría), from Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu), from 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, “Assur”), its original capital. Doublet of Syria. Pronunciation: /əˈsɪɹi.ə/ 1. An ancient Semitic Akkadian kingdom and at times an empire, extant from the mid-23rd century BCE to 608 BCE and centred on the Upper Tigris river in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq, but at its maximum extent including parts of modern Iran, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Egypt). Labels: historical
Word: fluoroquinolone Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of antibiotics (fluoro derivatives of quinolone) derived from nalidixic acid.
Word: nalidixic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From na(phtha)l(ene) + (pyr)idi(ne) + (carbo)x(yl)ic acid. Pronunciation: /ˌnæl.ɪˌdɪk.sɪk ˈæs.ɪd/ 1. A synthetic quinolone antibacterial which inhibits the multiplication of bacteria, used to treat genitourinary infections. Labels: uncountable
Word: quinolone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Formed as quinol(ine) + -one, after the German Chinolon. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪnələʊn/, /ˈkwɪnəˌloʊn/ 1. Any of several isomeric ketones derived from quinoline. 2. Any of a range of broad-spectrum antibiotics, related to nalidixic acid, based on this structure.
Word: broad-spectrum antibiotic Part of Speech: noun 1. Any antibiotic that is active against a wide range of bacteria, especially against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
Word: gram-positive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Gram (“a surname”) + positive, after Danish bacteriologist Hans Christian Gram, who invented the Gram staining method. 1. That is stained violet by Gram's method Labels: not-comparable
Word: gram-negative Part of Speech: adj 1. that is not stained violet by Gram's method Labels: not-comparable
Word: Gram's method Part of Speech: name Etymology: After Hans Christian Gram, Danish bacteriologist. 1. A staining technique, using a sequence of crystal violet, iodine and safranine, used to differentiate bacteria into two large groups of species.
Word: Gram staining Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Hans Christian Gram, Danish bacteriologist. 1. Gram's method of distinguishing the two main groups of bacteria Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hydrocortisone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree 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 *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder. English cortico- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English -sterone English corticosterone English cortisone English hydrocortisone From hydro- + cortisone. Pronunciation: /ˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈkɔː.tɪ.zəʊn/, /ˌhaɪ.dɹoʊˈkɔɹ.tɪˌsoʊn/ 1. Name used for cortisol, a glucocorticoid steroid hormone, when used as a medication. Used to treat e.g. inflammation resulting from rheumatism and eczema. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cortisol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder. English cortico- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English -sterone English corticosterone English cortisone English -ol English cortisol From cortisone + -ol. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː.tɪ.sɒl/, /ˈkoɹ.tɪˌsɔl/, [ˈkoɹ.ɾɪˌsɔl], /ˈkoɹ.tɪˌsɑl/, [ˈkoɹ.ɾɪˌsɑl] 1. A glucocorticoid steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that mediates various metabolic processes (such as gluconeogenesis), has anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties, and whose levels in the blood may become elevated in response to physical or psychological stress. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There is experimental evidence showing that cortisol restrains the intensity and duration of the emergency reaction to stress, and catecholamines have been shown to enhance emotional memory in the amygdala (see subsection on "Noradrenaline"). Thus, individuals lacking cortisol would overstore traumatic memories . Example: “While chronic stress can lead to increased levels of cortisol in the body, those levels don’t usually rise high enough to create a moon face,” said dermatologist Dr. Rajani Katta, a clinical assistant professor at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. 2. Stress. Labels: Internet, countable, uncountable
Word: hydroquinone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree 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- English quinine Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English quinic German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English quinone English hydroquinone From hydro- + quinone. Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪdɹəˈkwɪnəʊn/ 1. The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: resorcinol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)bor. Latin rēsīnader. Old French résinebor. Middle English resyn English resin Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Italic *auzis Latin auris Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin auricula Latin ōriculader. Italian oricelloder. Arabic [script needed] ('urjālla)influ. Old Catalan orxellader. Old French orchel French orseilleder. Dutch orseilleder. New Latin orcinader. French orcineder. English orcin Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English orcinol English resorcinol From resin + orcinol. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈzɔː(ɹ)sɪnɒl/ 1. The diphenol meta-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild antiseptic and in many industrial applications; isomeric with catechol and hydroquinone. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: isoflavone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- Latin flāvus German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English flavone English isoflavone From iso- + flavone. 1. Any of a class of polyphenolic phytoestrogens found in soybeans and similar plants that may have beneficial health properties. Example: The presence of isoflavones has also led to the worry that soy might negatively affect fertility or give men more feminine characteristics. […] And while it’s true that the isoflavones in soy can weakly mimic estrogen, he added, they also seem to have anticancer, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
Word: polyphenolic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English polyphenol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English polyphenolic From polyphenol + -ic. 1. Of, or relating to the polyphenols Labels: not-comparable