nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: goddidit Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From God + did + it. 1. A sarcastic assertion that something that has not been satisfactorily explained by science is therefore evidence of God. Labels: slang Example: Yes, well, I'm not surprised. I'll bet a lot of things are puzzling to you. But you can just say goddidit and forget about them, can't you? Example: Anything we can possibly observe can be explained by Goddidit, after the fact. If it rains, goddidit. If it didn't, goddidit. If the Earth is round, goddidit. If the Earth isn't round, goddidit. It explains everything, but predicts nothing, and is therefore is a totally content-free statement.
Word: Goddidit Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of goddidit. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: daisy roots Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derives from a simile between daisies (the roots of which are hard to eradicate) and boots which are hard to take off. It is referred to in the traditional song "My Old Man's a Dustman" recorded by Lonnie Donegan during the 1950s: "he's got such a job to pull them off that 'e calls them daisy roots". 1. Boots or other footwear Labels: Cockney, plural, plural-only, slang
Word: hagoromo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 羽衣. 1. A feathered robe worn by tennin.
Word: yukata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 浴衣(ゆかた) (yukata), originally short for 湯帷子(ゆかたびら) (yukatabira, “kimono worn during or after bathing”). 1. An unlined cotton summer kimono worn by both men and women. Example: When made of lightweight cotton, the unlined and partially lined kimono become yukata. Yukata, however, do not have flutter sleeves, as they are considered too dressy for this informal kimono. Example: Most Japanese now wear yukata as summer kimono that are cool and comfortable.
Word: cystidium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-der.? Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō)? Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis)der. Late Latin cystisder. English cyst English -idium English cystidium From cyst + -idium. 1. A relatively large cell found on the hymenium of a basidiomycete
Word: ixocutis Part of Speech: noun 1. The outer surface of a mushroom where the hyphae are a gelatinous horizontal layer and lying flat.
Word: laccate Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a waxy covering that gives the appearance of lacquer
Word: sterigmatum Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sterigma. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: energised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of energized. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: energised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of energise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: enolised Part of Speech: adj 1. Converted to the tautomeric enol
Word: enone Part of Speech: noun 1. Any ketone having a neighbouring double bond
Word: enimine Part of Speech: noun 1. Any imine having a neighbouring double bond
Word: enyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from alkenyl. By surface analysis -ene + -yl. 1. Any univalent radical derived from an alkene Labels: in-compounds
Word: epoxidation Part of Speech: noun 1. Any reaction that converts a compound (especially an alkene) into an epoxide
Word: erythritol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From erythr- + -itol; ultimately from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”). 1. A naturally occurring tetrahydric sugar alcohol, (2R,3S)-butane-1,2,3,4-tetraol, found in some fruits and used as a food additive and sugar substitute. Example: Erythritol exists naturally in a wide variety of foods, including mushrooms, watermelons, pears and grapes. Erythritol is also found in fermented foods such as cheese, wine, sake, beer and soy sauce. In addition, erythritol is present in the tissues and bodily fluids of humans and animals. Example: The resulting concentrated fermentation broth facilitates the isolation and purification of erythritol.
Word: tetrahydric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English hydric English tetrahydric From tetra- + hydric. 1. Having four hydroxy groups Labels: not-comparable
Word: otome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 乙女 (otome, “young girl; maiden”). 1. Ellipsis of otome game. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: While acknowledging that dating games in Japan were long confined to men and boys, these otomes are described by their makers as a response to the identification of a potent market considering the widespread use of mobile phones amongst young women. Example: I have gay ones, too, but the otomes are more popular, so they tend to be of higher quality.
Word: lamellar face Part of Speech: noun 1. The side of a mushroom gill; not the edge.
Word: lamellar trama Part of Speech: noun 1. The tissue inside a mushroom gill.
Word: lamellula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin lamellula. 1. A short mushroom gill which does not extend all the way from the edge of the cap to the stem.
Word: lateral stratum Part of Speech: noun 1. The area of divergent hyphae which is on either side of the central zone (mediostratum).
Word: lecythiform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek λήκυθος (lḗkuthos, “oil flask or bottle”) + -iform (“having the shape of”). 1. shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.
Word: lepiotoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From taxonomic name Lepiota + -oid, historically a wastebasket taxon for species described as such. 1. Describes any mushroom that has free gills and an annulus but lacks a volva.
Word: leptocystidium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós)bor. English lepto- English cystidium English leptocystidium From lepto- + cystidium. 1. A cystidia on the subhymenium which has smooth, thin walls and no visible contents.
Word: TICAM Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of taxes, insurance, and common area maintenance. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Word: cystidia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cystidium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: limoniform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Italian limone Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmisder. English -form English limoniform From Italian limone (“lemon”) + English -form. 1. Shaped like a lemon.
Word: lubricous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin lūbricus (“slippery”). Doublet of lubricious. Pronunciation: /ˈluːbɹɪkəs/ 1. Slimy to the touch. Example: But my Leech—a leech / Fit to suck blood, with lubricous round rings, / Capaciously expatiative, which make / His little body like a red balloon, / As full of blood as that of hydrogen, / Sucked from men's hearts; […]
Word: mediostratum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From medio- + stratum. 1. The central strand of a divergent gill trama.
Word: merulioid Part of Speech: adj 1. wrinkled with low, uneven ridges.
Word: metuloid Part of Speech: noun 1. A cystidium which is not pointed at the end and has thick walls.
Word: metuloids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metuloid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mediostratums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mediostratum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: basidiomycete Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium. Example: The result is that over all these initiatives in classification have hovered the spectres of basidiomycete, and especially ascomycete, taxonomy. Example: The majority of macroscopic fleshy fungi are basidiomycetes. Basidiomycetes produce spores on a basidium, the basic feature that separates them from other groups of fungi. Some of the basidiomycetes forcibly discharge their spores from the basidia, which remain after spore discharge. Other basidiomycete groups release their spores by collapse of the basidia, which are not present in the mature fruiting body.
Word: panga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili panga (“machete”). Pronunciation: /ˈpaŋɡə/ 1. A large broad-bladed knife. Labels: Africa, East, South-Africa Example: She turned to the small basket she was carrying and took out a panga. Example: Charlie had told me what it had looked like immediately after the riots. Bodies hacked to pieces with pangas.
Word: panga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from the plural, from the stem of translingual Pangasius (genus name), from Bengali পাঙ্গাশ (paṅgaś, “mud- or brown-coloured fish”). Pronunciation: /ˈpaŋɡə/ 1. Any of various edible freshwater fish of the genus Pangasius, native to southeast Asia, especially an iridescent shark, Pangasius hypophthalmus, now reclassified as Pangasianodon hypophthalmus. 2. A type of modest-sized, open, outboard-powered, fishing boat common throughout much of the developing world, including Central America, the Caribbean, parts of Africa, the Middle East, and much of Asia.
Word: panga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish panga (“motorboat”). Pronunciation: /ˈpaŋɡə/ 1. A small inflatable motorboat used in Latin America.
Word: basidia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of basidium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leptocystidia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leptocystidium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hymenophores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hymenophore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monotypic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English typic English monotypic From mono- + typic. Pronunciation: /ˌmɒ.nəˈtɪ.pɪk/ 1. Relating to or exhibiting monotypy. Example: Much more diffuse affinities occur to the Australasian monotypic Goebeliellaceae.
Word: cephalic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French céphalique, from Latin cephalicus (“head”), from Ancient Greek κεφαλικός (kephalikós, “capital”), from κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). Pronunciation: /sɪˈfælɪk/, /ˈsɛfəlɪk/ 1. Of or relating to the head. Example: The objective of this study was to identify the factors predictive of the success of external cephalic version (ECV). […] The study shows that transverse foetal presentation, a senior physician operator, multiparity, as well as a non-anterior placental location are factors predictive of the success of ECV. 2. Of or relating to the head. Example: I was at the Mathematical School, where the Maſter taught his Pupils after a Method ſcarce imaginable to us in Europe. The Propoſition and Demonſtration were fairly written on a thin Wafer, with Ink compoſed of a Cephalick Tincture. This the Student was to ſwallow upon a faſting Stomach, and for three days following eat nothing but Bread and Water. As the Wafer digeſted, the Tincture mounted to his Brain, bearing the Propoſition along with it. Example: Cephalic phase responses (CPRs) are conditioned anticipatory physiological responses to food cues. They occur before nutrient absorption and are hypothesized to be important for satiation and glucose homeostasis. Cephalic phase insulin responses (CPIRs) and pancreatic polypeptide responses (CPPPRs) are found consistently in animals, but human literature is inconclusive. We performed a systematic review of human studies to determine the magnitude and onset time of these CPRs. 3. Of or relating to the head. 4. Toward the head; in bipeds such as humans, this direction corresponds to superior. 5. Headlike; cephaloid.
Word: cephalic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French céphalique, from Latin cephalicus (“head”), from Ancient Greek κεφαλικός (kephalikós, “capital”), from κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). Pronunciation: /sɪˈfælɪk/, /ˈsɛfəlɪk/ 1. A remedy that benefits the head or brain. Labels: obsolete Example: […] recover their Sight […] by the use of Bleeding, Purging, Blistering and Cephalics. Example: All that of this Form could be titled Stomachics, we have subjoin'd to this Division, because they are all of the Aromatic kind, and thereby claim equally to be Cephalics. The latter we have given, extend their Influences to the Head and whole nervous System, at the same time that they warm, comfort, and strengthen the Fibres of the Stomach, and dissipate Flatulencies, corrugate the Membranes, and promote Digestion: […]
Word: muricate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1661; borrowed from Latin mūricātus (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from mūrex (“a pointed rock or stone”). 1. covered with short rough points or studs Example: […] the small areola at base scarcely forked, closely muricate with silvery-gray spinellae on a brown background. 2. covered with crystals
Word: muscicolous Part of Speech: adj 1. Growing with mosses.
Word: mycelioid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mycelium + -oid. By surface analysis, mycel- + -ioid. 1. With a resemblance to mycelium.
Word: mycenoid Part of Speech: adj 1. Describes any small mushroom with attached gills and a cone shaped cap and without a volva or annulus, resembling mushrooms typical of the genus Mycena, but not restricted to that genus.
Word: naucorioid Part of Speech: adj 1. Describes any small to medium-size mushroom with a fleshy stem, attached gills, and not having an annulus or volva, and having features typical of the mushroom genus Naucoria, but not restricted to that genus.
Word: nodulose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English nodule Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English nodulose From nodule + -ose. 1. having nodules.
Word: obtusely umbonate Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a broad and non-pointy umbo.
Word: ochraceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ochre + -aceous. 1. Ochre-colored. Example: Cap dull orange-brown to ochraceous brown or pale reddish brown, sticky when fresh; gills pale ochre when young, becoming pale cinnamon-brown in age; […]
Word: ocular micrometer Part of Speech: noun 1. A measuring instrument that is inserted into the eyepiece of a microscope, used to measure microscopic features.
Word: oleocystidium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oleo- + cystidium. 1. A cystidium which is leaking an oily substance.
Word: olivaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From olive + -aceous. 1. Having the color of a green olive.
Word: olivaceous-umber Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the color of a green olive with a brown tint.
Word: omphalinoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From translingual Omphalina + -oid. 1. Describing any mushroom with decurrent gill attachment, a cartilaginous stem, a broad or depressed cap surface and lacking an annulus and volva. Labels: not-comparable
Word: palisadoderm Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of outer skin of a fungus where all the ends of the hyphae all reach the same height and form a palisade of long inflated cells.
Word: parallel gill trama Part of Speech: noun 1. A gill trama that is not divided and whose cells are parallel in a cross section.
Word: partial veil Part of Speech: noun 1. A veil which covers the mushroom gills from the edge of the cap to the stem.
Word: pavement cells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pavement cell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pavement cell Part of Speech: noun 1. Brachycystidia in the gills of some species of Coprinus.
Word: yōkai Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of yokai. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Even today, visitors to Japan can see just how interwoven the nation’s culture is with its reverence toward the supernatural or unexplainable. This ranges from whimsically animated spirit worlds on film to the eccentric monsters and ghosts that feature prominently in contemporary artwork, to the yōkai woven into the tales of post-modernist writers. Example: Japanese Twitter is alive with images of a duck-billed mermaid yōkai from Edo-era folklore with the supposed power to see off the coronavirus
Word: bopomofo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin ㄅㄆㄇㄈ (bōpōmōfō), from the first four letters: ㄅ (bō), ㄆ (pō), ㄇ (mō), ㄈ (fō). 1. Name for Zhuyin Fuhao used by ISO and Unicode.
Word: diss song Part of Speech: noun 1. A song or hip-hop track, frequently as part of a hip-hop feud, primarily intended to verbally assault or insult a person or a group of people. Labels: slang
Word: NAO Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of National Applications Office: a former agent of the United States Department of Homeland Security. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism 2. Initialism of National Audit Office. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Nautical Almanac Office. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of North Atlantic oscillation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Abbreviation of Nenets Autonomous Okrug: a federal subject of Russia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: North Atlantic Part of Speech: name 1. The portion of the Atlantic Ocean that lies primarily between North America and the northeast coast of South America to the east, and Europe and the northwest coast of Africa to the west.
Word: North Atlantic Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it. Labels: not-comparable Example: an alarming fall in North Atlantic fish stocks
Word: North Atlantic Ocean Part of Speech: name 1. The portion of the Atlantic Ocean that lies primarily between North America and the northeast coast of South America to the east, and Europe and the northwest coast of Africa to the west.
Word: latifundium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin lātifundium, from lātus (“wide, extensive”) + fundus (“ground, base, estate, farm”). Doublet of latifundio. 1. A great landed estate with absentee ownership and labor often in a state of partial servitude. Labels: in-plural Example: The conclusive military victory of Philip V left the grandees stranded, still rich and still powerful on their latifundia, but stripped of the ‘aristocratic republicanism’ they had previously enjoyed. Example: His vision for the future of the African continent in the Age of the Aerotropolis seems to be as a vast latifundium sown with GM wheat.
Word: break-up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from break up. 1. Alternative spelling of breakup. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: outen Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From Middle English outen, uten, from Old English ūtan (“from outside, on the outside, without”), from Proto-West Germanic *ūtanā, from Proto-Germanic *ūtanē (“from without, outside of”), from Proto-Indo-European *úd (“up, over”). Cognate with Middle Low German ûten (“out, forth”), German außen (“outside, out”), Swedish utan (“without, free from”). More at out. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊtən/ 1. Out; out of; out from. Labels: archaic, dialectal Example: […] so if any of you ginks are me frien's yeh better keep outen here so's yeh won't get hurted. Example: And there was silence again. Then: ‘And you sent that girl away, didn't you? With the money outen that box?’
Word: outen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English outen, uten, from Old English ūtan (“from outside, on the outside, without”), from Proto-West Germanic *ūtanā, from Proto-Germanic *ūtanē (“from without, outside of”), from Proto-Indo-European *úd (“up, over”). Cognate with Middle Low German ûten (“out, forth”), German außen (“outside, out”), Swedish utan (“without, free from”). More at out. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊtən/ 1. Being from without; strange; foreign; peculiar. Labels: dialectal Example: an outen man
Word: outen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-West Germanic *ūt Old English ūt ▲ Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *-ai Proto-Germanic *ūtai Proto-West Germanic *ūtē Old English ūte Middle English oute English out English -en English outen From out + -en. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊtən/ 1. To put out; extinguish. Labels: dialectal, transitive Example: I shined the light directly in his eyes, temporarily blinding him, then outened it and ran through the tunnel in the dark as best I could, not knowing where I was going. Example: When Susan said good-night and they outened the lights and headed to their respective rooms, Lettie found her most treasured book of poems.
Word: tould Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic spelling of told. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: coorse Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of coarse. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: coorse Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of course. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: shet Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of shut. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling 2. Pronunciation spelling of shit. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: shet Part of Speech: noun 1. shed Labels: archaic 2. sheet Labels: archaic
Word: sowl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sowel, souel, suvel (“food eaten with bread; food in general”), from Old English sufel, sufol (“anything (especially relish) eaten with bread; sowl”), from Proto-West Germanic *sufl, from Proto-Germanic *suflą (“entremets, viands”), from Proto-Indo-European *seu-, *sew- (“juice; moisture; rain”). The word is cognate with Danish sul (“sowl”), Middle Dutch suvel, zuvel (Dutch zuivel (“dairy products”)), Middle Low German suvel, süvel, suffel (“sowl”), Old High German sufil, sufili, Old Norse sufl, Norwegian suvl, sovl, sul (“milk porridge; food eaten with bread, porridge or soup”), Saterland Frisian süfel (“dairy products”), Swedish sovel (“sowl”), West Frisian suvel (“dairy products”). Pronunciation: /saʊl/, /ˈsaʊəl/, /suːl/ 1. A dainty; a relish; a sauce; anything eaten with bread. Labels: UK, dialectal Example: Good lorjus days, whot whofo times ar' theese! / Pot-baws ar scant, an dear is seawl an cheese! Example: It [the word pittance] does not signify the whole share of each individual in a conventual meal, but merely that smaller portion of more tasty viands which in frugal housekeeping is used to give relish to the bread or pottage constituting the substance of the meal; what is still called sowl or sowling in some parts of England. The Pembrokeshire peasant says, "I have not had a bit of sowl to my bread for these six months".
Word: sowl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English soul, soule, sowel, sawel (“soul”). See further at soul. 1. Archaic spelling of soul. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: [W]here in tyme past wthin the p[ar]ish chirch of new Wyndesor hath ben kept yerely on Trinite Sunday an obitt wᵗʰ mass of requiem on the moro next followᵍ for the Sowles of all the Brethren and sisters of the Trinite brotherhood there, wᶜʰ tyme out of mynde hath bene usyd, the said Andrew for th' inlarging of the sᵈ anniv[er]sary or obiit for more merytte to all the seyd sowls and for the well of all his good friends sowls hath gyven to the wardens of the sᵈ fraternite or Brotherhood to the brothern and systers of the same frat[er]nite and to their successors for ev[er] a certaine tenem[en]t in new Wyndsor […] Example: Of yowr cherity pray for the ſowls of Reynald Peckham the elder, Squire for the body of the moſt excellent Prince king Henry the eight, who deceſed 27 Feb. 1525. and for the ſowl of Ioice Colepeper his wife which deceſed 20. March, 1523.
Word: sowl Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Origin unknown; compare German zaulen, zauseln, zausen (“to tug, drag”). See also tousle. Pronunciation: /səʊl/, /soʊl/ 1. To pull (especially an animal) by the ears; to drag about. Labels: transitive Example: Hee'l go he ſayes, and ſole the Porter of Rome Gates by th'ears. He will mowe all downe before him, and leaue his paſſage poul'd. Example: Like draws to like, ilk sma'-sowled cub, / To gnaw its Bane.
Word: sowl Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English sōlen (“to become dirty or soiled; to make dirty, soil; to be defiled, polluted”), from Old English solian (“to make or become foul, sully”), from Proto-Germanic *sulwōną, *sulwijaną; compare sullow and sully, and Danish søle (“to make dirty, defile”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bisauljan, “to bemire”), Middle Dutch soluwen, seulewen (“to besmirch, soil”), Old French soillier, souillier, soller (“to dirty, stain; to tarnish (a reputation, etc.)”) (modern French souiller), Old High German solagōn, bisullen (“to make dirty”), German suhlen (“to make dirty, soil”), Old Saxon sulian (“to mire, soil”), West Flemish sowelen, suwelen. Pronunciation: /səʊl/, /soʊl/ 1. To soil or stain; to dirty. Labels: obsolete
Word: wyse Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of wise. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: wyse Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of way Labels: archaic, form-of, plural
Word: lyke Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of like. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: lyke Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of like. Labels: alt-of, archaic 2. Obsolete form of lich (“a corpse”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Lyke-Wake Dirge
Word: lyke Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic spelling of like. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: lyketh Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From lyke + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lyke Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: newe Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of new. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: queene Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of queen. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: thair Part of Speech: adv 1. Archaic spelling of there. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: thair Part of Speech: pron 1. Archaic spelling of their. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: holde Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of hold. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: holde Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic spelling of hold. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: thinge Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of thing. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: aboord Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of aboard. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: aboord Part of Speech: adv 1. Archaic spelling of aboard. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: deere Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of dear. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: deere Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of dear. Labels: alt-of, archaic 2. Archaic spelling of deer. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: bicause Part of Speech: conj 1. Archaic spelling of because. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: deale Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic spelling of deal. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: deale Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of deal. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: loike Part of Speech: adj 1. Pronunciation spelling of like. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling
Word: loike Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of like. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: posset Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English posset, possot, possate, poshet, posthot, of unclear origin. Perhaps from Welsh posel. A connection to Latin pōsca (medieval/dialectal poscada) has also been suggested. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒsɪt/, /ˈpɑsɪt/ 1. A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine. Example: I have drugged their possets. 2. A baby's vomit, comprising curdled milk. Example: Some people will tell you that this position may allow inhalation of posset, but there is no evidence to support this. Example: Derek saw that a smear of posset had appeared on the left shoulder of his jacket [...] He smiled softly at Charlotte and said softly, 'I've been puked on.' 3. A pudding-like food composed of cream, sugar, and other flavorings, such as lemon. Example: When the posset was brought forth, he turned himself into a bear, and frightening them away, had it all to himself. Example: LEMON POSSET / WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS : The classic English dessert lemon posset transforms cream, sugar, and lemon into a lush pudding with clean citrus flavor. It is the easiest dessert you've never made.[…]
Word: posset Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English posset, possot, possate, poshet, posthot, of unclear origin. Perhaps from Welsh posel. A connection to Latin pōsca (medieval/dialectal poscada) has also been suggested. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒsɪt/, /ˈpɑsɪt/ 1. To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate. Labels: obsolete Example: to posset the blood Example: […] And with a ſodaine vigour it [Hebenon, a poison] doth poſſet / And curd, like Aygre [vinegar] droppings into Milke, / The thin and wholſome blood: […] 2. To treat with possets; to pamper. Example: Nevertheless, as she laid him in bed and posseted him, how frail and fragile he looked! 3. To vomit up curdled milk. Example: Some babies never posset at all. Others do so with surprising ease, and this can be quite a cause of concern to parents. Example: All babies posset.
Word: broncho Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bronco. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: escalates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of escalate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: esterification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ester + -ification. 1. Any reaction (typically between an acid and an alcohol) that results in the production of an ester Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Vinylcyclopropane 19 is readily converted to diester 22 by oxidative cleavage followed by esterification.
Word: etherate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērder. English ether English -ate English etherate From ether + -ate. 1. Any complex formed between a compound and an ether
Word: ethoxylate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ethoxyl + -ate. 1. To react with ethylene oxide
Word: ethoxylate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ethoxyl + -ate. 1. The product of such a reaction. Example: The most important and commonly used APEs are nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), which account for 80% of the APE market. Example: Make sure you don’t use detergents with phosphates or nonylphenol ethoxylate surfactants, but that information is rarely available on the labels.
Word: ethoxylated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ethoxylate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ethoxylated Part of Speech: adj 1. Treated or reacted with ethylene oxide Labels: not-comparable
Word: ethoxylation Part of Speech: noun 1. Treatment or reaction with ethylene oxide
Word: ethylated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ethylate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ethylated Part of Speech: adj 1. That has had one or more ethyl groups attached Labels: not-comparable
Word: ethylate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree German Ethylbor. English ethyl Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ethylate From ethyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To react with an ethyl compound so as to introduce one or more ethyl groups into a compound Labels: transitive
Word: ethylenediamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ethylene + diamine. Pronunciation: /ˌɛ.θɪ.liːnˈdaɪ.ə.miːn/ 1. The diamine NH₂-CH₂-CH₂-NH₂ that is used in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of polymers Labels: uncountable
Word: ethylenediaminetetraacetate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ethylene + diamine + tetra- + acetate. 1. Any salt or ester of ethylenediaminetetracetic acid
Word: ethylenediaminetetracetate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ethylenediaminetetraacetate Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ethylenimine Part of Speech: noun 1. aziridine
Word: ethylidene Part of Speech: noun 1. The divalent radical CH₃-CH= formally obtained by removing two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom of ethane Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: ethynide Part of Speech: noun 1. the monobasic anion [HC≡C]⁻ (a form of carbide) formally derived by removing a hydrogen atom from ethyne; any salt containing this anion
Word: evaporative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English evaporate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English evaporative From evaporate + -ive. 1. Of, pertaining to, producing, or produced by evaporation.
Word: exotherm Part of Speech: noun 1. Any exothermic compound
Word: exothermal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der. English exo- English thermal English exothermal From exo- + thermal. 1. exothermic
Word: exothermally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English exothermal Middle English -ly English -ly English exothermally From exothermal + -ly. 1. In an exothermal manner
Word: exothermically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English exothermic 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 exothermically From exothermic + -ally. 1. In an exothermic manner Example: Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich The fused cyclobutenomaleimide is much more reactive than Smith’s diene; it reacts with cyclopentadiene exothermically at room temperature to yield the extended isomer as the major cycloaddition product. Example: Methyl methacrylate is a clear, colorless liquid that is highly volatile and releases energy exothermically when it reacts.
Word: explosibility Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being explosible Labels: uncountable 2. A measure of the extent to which a material is explosible Labels: countable
Word: explosible Part of Speech: adj 1. explosive
Word: differentia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin differentia. Doublet of difference. Pronunciation: /dɪfəˈɹɛnʃɪə/ 1. A distinguishing feature which marks a species off from other members of the same genus. Example: That character, it seems to me, should be regarded as the practically important differentia of religion for our purpose; and just what it is can easily be brought out by comparing the mind of an abstractly conceived Christian with that of a moralist similarly conceived. Example: If genera are different and co-ordinate, their differentiae are themselves different in kind. Take as an instance the genus ‘animal’ and the genus ‘knowledge’. ‘With feet’, ‘two-footed’, ‘winged’, ‘aquatic’, are differentiae of ‘animal’; the species of knowledge are not distinguished by the same differentiae.
Word: explosivity Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being explosive Labels: uncountable 2. A measure of the extent to which a material is explosive Labels: countable
Word: extinguishant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English extinguish Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English extinguishant From extinguish + -ant. 1. An extinguisher, especially a fire extinguisher 2. An extinguishing medium such as water, chemical powders, gases (CO₂, halon, etc.)
Word: extinguishant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English extinguish Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English extinguishant From extinguish + -ant. 1. That serves to extinguish
Word: extractable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English extract Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English extractable From extract + -able. 1. Capable of being extracted. Example: Thus far, Dr. Petrakis said, he had found that in women with […] extractable breast fluid, the amount of lipid peroxides in the fluid was on the average seven times higher in Caucasian women than in women of Chinese de[s]cent. In addition, women with cystic breast disease, who face a higher than usual risk of breast cancer, appear to have more peroxides in their breast fluid than women with normal breasts.
Word: extractant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English extract Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English extractant From extract + -ant. 1. A liquid used to extract a substance from another material.
Word: extruder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *trewd-der. Proto-Italic *troudō Latin trūdō Latin extrūderebor. English extrude Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English extruder From extrude + -er. Pronunciation: /ɛkˈstɹuːdə(ɹ)/, /ɪkˈstɹuːdə(ɹ)/ 1. A machine that extrudes material through shaped dies
Word: trefot Part of Speech: noun 1. A three-armed spiral symbol used in Heathenry to represent the god Woden or the Norns. Labels: Germanic Example: 1984 Futharc A Handbook of Runic Magic, Eldred Thorson, Weser, →ISBN, page 108. Trefot - dynamic power from the three realms of being and the threefold evolutionary force. Example: 1993 Our Troth, by the Ring of Troth and other true folk, The Ring of Troth, →ISBN, page 668. Trefot - also called triskelion (swirling form).
Word: ombrella Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of umbrella. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: algebraic structure Part of Speech: noun 1. Any one of the numerous types of mathematical object studied in algebra and especially in universal algebra. Labels: universal 2. A mathematical object comprising a carrier set (aka underlying set or domain), an optional scalar set, a set of operations (typically binary operations, but otherwise each of finite arity) and a set of identities (axioms) which the operations must satisfy. Example: The definition of algebraic structure establishes a framework through which to compare otherwise very different abstract objects, and to study similarities and patterns made apparent by the definition. Example: 1975, Ronald James Williams, Algebraic Structures Up to Homotopy, University of California, San Diego, page 16, In this chapter we propose a general means for describing algebraic structures, both strict and up to homotopy, and we apply the results of the preceding chapter to the study of these […] .
Word: Bonnet Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Bonnett, ultimately from French. 1. A surname from French.
Word: fire engine red Part of Speech: adj 1. A bright red colour typically used on fire engines Example: Some wear fire engine red berets, just like Emily.
Word: fire engine red Part of Speech: noun 1. A bright red colour typically used on fire engines Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The fireplace is currently painted fire engine red with a high gloss finish. We want to tone this down to a more natural look.
Word: gentian violet Part of Speech: noun 1. Also known as crystal violet, a chemical dye used in the Gram stain test, and is also a fungicide. Chemically: hexamethyl pararosaniline chloride, C₂₅H₃₀ClN₃ Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A violet colour similar to the gentian flower. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gentian violet Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a violet colour similar to the gentian flower.
Word: skeleton staff Part of Speech: noun 1. The minimum number of employees needed to operate a business during a vacation, weekend, or other period when people do not normally work, or full staffing is not necessary. Example: The line was closed officially on August 9, and only a skeleton staff retained. Example: But you must keep skeleton staff on duty at all car parks while the event is still open.
Word: volador Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish volador (“flying”). 1. A flying fish of California (Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus californicus). 2. A flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans).
Word: miss fire Part of Speech: verb 1. Dated form of misfire. Labels: alt-of, dated Example: I took aim and drew the trigger, but the gun missed fire. The person hearing the noise instantly jerked back his head. Example: The gun-makers say, that the guns would be continually missing fire, if larger grained powder were adopted. This would be no fault of the powder, but theirs. Why not make the chamber wider, up to the immediate vicinity of the point of ignition?
Word: near miss Part of Speech: noun 1. A miss which was nearly a hit or collision. Example: […] two aircraft, one flying level across the field, another climbing after a missed approach, had an extremely near miss, in my estimation, less than 50 feet, before the lower pilot saw the higher aircraft and broke violently to the right in the darkness. Example: The first wave, 24 dive bombers, fell on her through broken clouds; she took two hits and an uncomfortably close near miss. 2. A scenario which ends safely but might well have ended in disaster. Labels: broadly Example: In recent years there have been two fatalities and one near miss due to the inappropriate use of boom trucks. Example: As in New York City’s Times Square seven months ago, hundreds of innocent bystanders might have been killed. Fortunately, the would-be terrorist was the only fatality. 3. An attempt which fails narrowly; a performance which falls just short of a certain benchmark. Labels: broadly Example: Dean Chance […] wasn't crying over his near miss of a no-hitter Monday night. Example: Italy know they cannot wallow in the disappointment of last week's agonising near miss against Ireland.
Word: adenyltransferase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From adenyl + transferase. 1. Any transferase that catalyzes the transfer of phosphate groups from or to adenyl groups in nucleic acids
Word: adenyl Part of Speech: noun 1. The univalent radical derived from adenine. Example: I was told that he was a great biochemist but he was lost in a futile search for an active acetyl compound when “everybody knew” it was an adenyl acetyl complex. Example: It is activated by 2'-5' oligoadenylates with at least three adenyl residues and one 5' phosphoryl group.
Word: antennal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From antenna + -al. Pronunciation: /ænˈtɛnəl/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or functioning as an antenna.
Word: apomorphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor. English apo- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)bor. English -morphy English apomorphy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English apomorphic From apomorphy + -ic. 1. Of a characteristic, distinguishing an organism or taxon from others that share the same ancestor. Example: The possession of cilia is an apomorphic trait of this family. 2. Of a taxon, distinguished by such characteristics. Example: The genus is highly apomorphic.
Word: embryological Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to embryology Labels: not-comparable
Word: quadruples Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of quadruple Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: quadruples Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quadruple Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gymnospermous Part of Speech: adj 1. Having seeds that are not protected in a capsule Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to a gymnosperm Labels: not-comparable
Word: pliothermic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to a period in geological history of above-average temperature.
Word: quadrupling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of quadruple Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: quadrupling Part of Speech: noun 1. An act of quadrupling.
Word: quadrupled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of quadruple Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: interglomerular 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 glomerular English interglomerular From inter- + glomerular. 1. Acting between glomeruli Labels: not-comparable
Word: ionotropic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting ionotropy 2. Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by ion channels
Word: ionotropy Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of tautomerism involving the movement or redistribution of charges Labels: uncountable 2. The regulation of neurotransmitters or cell receptors by ion channels Labels: uncountable
Word: lactamase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree 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 Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English lactamase From lactam + -ase. 1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the opening of a lactam ring, especially one that deactivates a lactam-containing antibiotic
Word: twangs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of twang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: twangs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of twang Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: twanging Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From twang + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of twang Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: twanging Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From twang + -ing. 1. twangy
Word: twanging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From twang + -ing. 1. A sound that twangs. Example: We could hear the twangings of guitars from the studio.
Word: twanged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of twang Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: polyandrium Part of Speech: noun 1. A polyandrion.
Word: enterprize Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of enterprise. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: If God would not this great deſigne ſhould be, / Perfect and round without ſome knavery, / Not that our Prince ſhould end this enterprize, / But for ſo many tales, ſo many lies.
Word: metabotropic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g. enzyme activation) Labels: not-comparable
Word: marm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Respelling of ma'am. 1. madam; a polite term of address for a lady. Labels: archaic
Word: seith Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of say Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: seith Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of seiðr. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: mononucleotide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English nucleotide English mononucleotide From mono- + nucleotide. 1. A single nucleotide. Example: Sinclair also takes 1 gram of NMN, or nicotinamide mononucleotide, which in the body turns into NAD+, or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.
Word: weaseling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of weasel Labels: US, form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: weaselling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of weasel Labels: UK, form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: marke Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of mark. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: marke Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of mark. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: neurodegeneration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English degeneration English neurodegeneration From neuro- + degeneration. 1. The degeneration (and death) of neurons. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Although conventional MRI cannot establish the mechanisms of neurodegeneration, increasingly sophisticated imaging techniques are making it possible to study these processes in vivo.