nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: pregrinding Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From pregrind + -ing (participle ending). 1. present participle and gerund of pregrind Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pregrinding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pregrind + -ing (gerund ending); or perhaps from pre- + grinding. 1. The grinding of something prior to use. Labels: uncountable
Word: pregrind Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English grind English pregrind From pre- + grind. 1. To grind something prior to use or assembly
Word: premixed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of premix Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: premixed Part of Speech: adj 1. Mixed prior to use or sale. Labels: not-comparable Example: For example, more than 900 pre-mixed cocktail brands are listed on Drizly, the largest e-commerce alcohol marketplace in North America, which has tracked the following rise in RTD offerings: […]
Word: premixing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of premix Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: premixing Part of Speech: noun 1. mixing prior to use or sale
Word: premixture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English mixture English premixture From pre- + mixture. 1. Something premixed
Word: kaleidoscopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kaleidoscope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preparative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English preperatif, from Middle French preparatif and Medieval Latin prēparātīvus. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpæɹətɪv/ 1. That serves to prepare something Example: preparative chromatography 2. preliminary or preparatory Example: preparative discussions 3. Pertaining to the synthesis, purification, or isolation of compounds from mixtures or raw materials.
Word: preparative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English preperatif, from Middle French preparatif and Medieval Latin prēparātīvus. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpæɹətɪv/ 1. Something to be done in preparation; a preliminary Example: necessary preparatives for our voyage Example: a preparative unto sermons
Word: presulfiding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English sulfiding English presulfiding From pre- + sulfiding. 1. Treatment with sulfur or sulfide prior to some other operation
Word: lacier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of lacy: more lacy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: laciest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of lacy: most lacy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: propanal Part of Speech: noun 1. propionaldehyde Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: laded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of lade Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: propionaldehyde Part of Speech: noun 1. The aliphatic aldehyde CH₃-CH₂-CHO; it is used in the manufacture of plastics etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: propanoate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From propanoic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of propanoic acid; propionate.
Word: propargyl Part of Speech: noun 1. The univalent radical HC≡C-CH₂- derived from propyne
Word: propyne Part of Speech: noun 1. the alkyne HC≡C-CH₃
Word: kokan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kokum. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: propionic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French propionique. 1. Of or pertaining to propionic acid or its derivatives; propanoic
Word: propionitrile Part of Speech: noun 1. The nitrile CH₃-CH₂-CN; ethyl cyanide Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: propiophenone Part of Speech: noun 1. The ketone C₆H₅-CO-CH₂-CH₃; ethyl phenyl ketone
Word: tuhon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Cebuano tuon (“to study”). 1. A martial arts instructor.
Word: Avalon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Avallōnia and īnsula Avallōnis, from Proto-Brythonic *aβaln (“apple tree”), from Proto-Celtic *abalnā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl. Cognate with Welsh Afallon /Afallach. Pronunciation: /ˈav.əˌlɒn/, /ˈæv-/, /-ˌlɔːn/, /ˈæv.əˌlɑn/, /ˈæv.əˌlɔn/ 1. An island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death. 2. A city in Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North America. 3. A locality in the City of Greater Geelong, south western Victoria, Australia
Word: unhot Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English hot English unhot From un- + hot. 1. Not hot Example: Yet why hasn't that city's train system been crippled by heat as ours has been since before even (the unhot) Melbourne Cup Day?
Word: hobos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hobo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hobos Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hobo Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hoboes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hobo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: muron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek μῠ́ρον (mŭ́ron). 1. Synonym of chrism. Labels: uncountable
Word: pushmi-pullyu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Pushmi-pullyu, the name of a fictional animal with two heads at opposing ends of its body, along with very sharp horns on each side of the head, in Hugh Lofting's The Story of Doctor Dolittle. 1. A person who behaves in a conflicting or contradictory manner. Example: This is the age of the Cry-Bully, a hideous hybrid of victim and victor, weeper and walloper. They are everywhere, these duplicit Pushmi-Pullyus of the personal and the political
Word: pushmi-pullyu Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Pushmi-pullyu, the name of a fictional animal with two heads at opposing ends of its body, along with very sharp horns on each side of the head, in Hugh Lofting's The Story of Doctor Dolittle. 1. Conflicting or contradictory. Labels: not-comparable Example: It's one of the most characteristic behavior patterns of human beings, this pushmepullyou approach to life. We say one thing and do another […] Example: They don't want some sort of hopeless compromise, some perpetual pushme-pullyou arrangement in which we stay half-in and half-out in a political no man's land - with no more ministers round the table in Brussels and yet forced to obey EU laws. 2. in teleosemantics, being a representation with both indicative and imperative content. Labels: not-comparable Example: What […] are the steps from […] the sort of inarticulate pushmi-pullyu comprehensions the bee has and the dim sort of pushmi-pullyu comprehension that mediates responses to behavior releasers, to articulate, well-differentiated, and uncommitted human beliefs and desires […]?
Word: tutin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Māori tutubor. English tutu Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English tutin From tutu + -in. 1. A poisonous compound found in the New Zealand tutu plant, with powerful convulsant effects. Labels: uncountable
Word: Japhetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The English Japheth or the Latin Iapetus, + -ic. Coined in the first half of the 19th century alongside Semitic and Hamitic. 1. Of or pertaining to the supposed descendants of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah in the Bible. Labels: obsolete 2. Of or pertaining to the supposed languages spoken by the descendants of Japheth. Labels: obsolete
Word: Japhethic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of Japhetic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Japhetite Part of Speech: adj 1. Japhetic Labels: not-comparable
Word: Japhetite Part of Speech: noun 1. A supposed descendant of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah.
Word: Japhethitic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Japhetic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: medical tourism Part of Speech: noun 1. Travelling across international borders, generally from a rich country to a poor country, to deliver healthcare, often on a temporary basis. Labels: derogatory, uncountable 2. Travelling across international borders to obtain health care. Labels: uncountable Example: In June 2007, the American Medical Association (AMA) provided a clear-eyed assessment of a growing phenomenon: medical tourism. […] Once relegated to facelifts and fat reduction, medical tourism has branched out into almost every kind of procedure, including bypass surgery, heart-valve replacement, angioplasty, knee reconstruction, and spinal fusion.
Word: eloin Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of eloign. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Indo-Germanic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by Dano-French geographer Conrad Malte-Brun in 1810 (as langues indo-germaniques) and popularized in German (as indogermanisch/Indogermanisch), especially following J. Klaproth's 1823 Asia polyglotta. At the time the term was coined, the Celtic languages were not yet considered Indo-European, and the Tocharian languages were not yet discovered; even after the inclusion of Celtic, Germanic remains the northwesternmost family (thanks to Icelandic). By surface analysis, Indo- + Germanic. 1. Indo-European (a major language family) Labels: Indo-European-studies, dated 2. Proto-Indo-European (a hypothetical language) Labels: Indo-European-studies, dated 3. Pre-Germanic Proto-Indo-European. Labels: Indo-European-studies
Word: Indo-Germanic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Coined by Dano-French geographer Conrad Malte-Brun in 1810 (as langues indo-germaniques) and popularized in German (as indogermanisch/Indogermanisch), especially following J. Klaproth's 1823 Asia polyglotta. At the time the term was coined, the Celtic languages were not yet considered Indo-European, and the Tocharian languages were not yet discovered; even after the inclusion of Celtic, Germanic remains the northwesternmost family (thanks to Icelandic). By surface analysis, Indo- + Germanic. 1. Indo-European. Labels: Indo-European-studies, dated, not-comparable
Word: tokin Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊkɪn/ 1. Obsolete form of tocsin. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The second Fairy saith, Sir Knight, my tokin Is of a nature wondros to be spokin
Word: tokin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese と金 (tokin). Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊkɪn/ 1. A promoted pawn.
Word: perfumy Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of perfumey. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: histologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English histology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English histological Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English histologically From histological + -ly. 1. In a histological manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: 32mo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From 32 + -mo. 1. Abbreviation of thirty-twomo; a size of paper cut from standard uncut free sheets, corresponding to such a sheet folded into thirty-two leaves, yielding sixty-four pages when printed on both sides. Page size is dependent on the size of sheet used, with the largest standard size, Atlas (36" by 26") yielding a page size of 6-1/2" by 4-1/2". Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable, usually 2. A book with leaves of such size, about the size of a contemporary trade paperback. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: kylin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of qilin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Rossi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Rossi. 1. A surname from Italian. 2. A locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: Esposito Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Esposito. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: patin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of patine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: reput Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English put English reput From re- + put. 1. To put (something) again.
Word: newish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Germanic *niwjaz Proto-West Germanic *niwi Old English nīewe Middle English newe English new Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English newish From new + -ish. 1. Somewhat new Labels: informal Example: Many more people join at intermediate stations, such as the newish station at Cranbrook, which serves a huge new housing estate; [...].
Word: flooder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flood (verb) + -er. 1. A channel or device for carrying and controlling water used in flood irrigation. Example: If this first catch-water is to be employed at any time as a flooder, the upper edge of its bank must be carefully trimmed to the level; but I believe, on the whole, it will be more advisable to make a separate flooder immediately below, which may be cut at the exact level by means of the plumb rule, to the depth of one, and width of two feet; with an outlet from the catch-water at every five or ten Irish chains. Example: When we got the water raised to a sufficient height, we formed a main conducting flooder along the head of the ridges, and made small feeders from it to conduct the water occasionally into each ridge. 2. A person who floods message boards, chat rooms etc. with unwanted or repetitive comments. Labels: Internet Example: The flooder may be seeking attention ("see what I can do!") or trying to disrupt the socializing in the rooms. 3. Something that tends to flood. Labels: informal Example: The Director of Works and Mr. John Locket confirmed the fact that this River is a "terrible flooder." Example: I believe that Congress acted, and I think they stated they acted, in recognition of the fact that this would provide some flood control on the Kansas River system, which had been a bad flooder and is a bad flooder. 4. A device for controlling or maintaining the flow of liquid. Example: This has lead ^([sic]) to the development of another type of flooder used in the eastern fields. The bottom collar on the pump is tapped for a1/4-inch street ell just below the standing valve seat, so that the standing valve will not seal the hole. Example: The flooder pipes are connected through cocks to a supply header on the aisle side of the dehumidifier.
Word: flooder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English flood 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 flooder From flood (noun) + -er. 1. A person employed to handle issues arising from flooding. Labels: informal Example: You know, Dan, that's the man I rowed with all day, never did know I had a peg leg in that big boot, and that I wasn't really a flooder. Example: Different operators give different answers. One experienced miscible flooder says a minimum of 30% more.
Word: potchky Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish פּאַטשקען (patshken, “to daub, smear”). 1. to work in an amateur fashion for little gain 2. to tinker
Word: moton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English moton, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French, compare Norman moton (“chin”), from Old French menton (“chin; mentonnière, chinguard (of a helmet)”); alternatively, compare mouton (“sheepskin”). 1. A small plate covering the armpit in armour of the 14th century and later. Labels: historical Example: […], the pauldrons covered the back of the shoulders, motons were worn over a gusset of mail at the right armpit, and the elbow-plates were of large size.
Word: nepit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Neperian + digit. 1. Synonym of nat (“logarithmic unit of information”).
Word: hell or high water Part of Speech: noun 1. Highly adverse circumstances; acts of God. Labels: idiomatic Example: Even though sportswriters are supposed to be impartial, I'm a Brooklyn boyo and Dodger fan through hell or high water, so my beer is Schaefer. Example: Bankers call this a hell-or-high-water deal because it protects the buyer from the directors and offers from other bidders.
Word: hell or high water Part of Speech: intj 1. No matter what the adverse circumstances. Example: I am a man of my word, hell or high water.
Word: hell or high water Part of Speech: adv 1. No matter what the adverse circumstances. Labels: not-comparable Example: "The barn goes down tomorrow, rain or shine, hell or high water, with your cooperation or without it."
Word: on the come Part of Speech: adv 1. Betting on cards that may come in the future. Labels: not-comparable Example: Players often bet when their hand needs to improve to win, this semi-bluff is known as "on the come." 2. For compensation based on future success. Labels: not-comparable Example: He didn't mind not being on salary, with all of his compensation on the come.
Word: tagin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew. 1. plural of tag (decoration drawn over some Hebrew letters in Jewish scrolls) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tagin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tajine. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Vegetarian entrees include vegetable tagin, stuffed squash, and maklouba (mixed vegetables with rice and yogurt), and come with a choice of soup or one of four Middle Eastern salads [...]. Example: While they were finishing an excellent fish tagin—fish and tomato stew with rice cooked in a clay pot—he listened to her fantastic story.
Word: fanin Part of Speech: noun 1. The degree to which a component has separate inputs entering it. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Bad Thing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally from the 1930 book 1066 And All That by W.C. Sellar & R.J. Yeatman, popularized through hacker culture. 1. An action that yields undesirable results to its subject. Labels: informal
Word: vernation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin vernātiō, from Latin vernāre (“to be verdant, to flourish”) + -tiō (“-tion”, suffix forming abstract nouns), from vernus (“springlike”) + -āre (verb-forming suffix), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥. Equivalent to vernal + -tion. 1. The appearance of new leaves. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The arrangement of multiple organs (such as leaves and flower parts) within a bud. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Arrangement of only leaves within the bud; prefoliation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: melting pot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Popularized by the British author Israel Zangwill in his play The Melting Pot (1908). 1. A crucible, or similar pot, used to fuse mixtures of metals, etc. 2. A place where many divergent things (often races or cultures, but also talents) come together and are homogenized. Labels: figuratively Example: The festival is a true racial melting pot; people from dozens of countries take part speaking many languages. Example: Three-quarters of a century ago this edifice, garishly handsome in the city’s brashest manner, had been dedicated, on the cornerstone, “to Pythianism”, without any embarrassment at the clash of Greek and Mesopotamian metaphors. Such plundering and jumbling of the storehouse of yesterday’s empires, this melting pot or métissage of past power, was the true indicator of present might.
Word: mecha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese メカ (meka), from an abbreviation of the English mechanical. 1. A large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated inside. Example: Having deprived her of both her mecha and her lover, Masato looks set for a nasty end, but Miku arrives to save him. Example: A transformation occurs when a mecha character, vehicle, or weapon unfolds and reassembles itself in a totally new form.
Word: cañada Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish cañada, from Latin canna (“cane”) + -ada (“-ed”). Pronunciation: /kənˈjɑdə/, /kənˈjædə/ 1. Synonym of ravine: a gully, a narrow (often small) canyon. Labels: US, dialectal Example: In the cañada we stopped to water our horses, and there heard that the enemy were advancing along it at a rapid pace, evidently hoping to cut off our supposed retreat towards the Cuchilla.
Word: gigue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French gigue. Doublet of jig. Pronunciation: /ʒiːɡ/ 1. An Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period). Example: […] sweet to us it is to behold delightful dancing, be it the stately splendour of the Pavane which progresseth as large clouds at sun-down that pass by in splendour; or the graceful Allemande; or the Fandango, which goeth by degrees from languorous beauty to the swiftness and passion of Bacchanals dancing on the high lawns under a summer moon that hangeth in the pine trees; or the joyous maze of the Galliard; or the Gigue, dear to the Foliots.
Word: lookalikes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lookalike Labels: form-of, plural
Word: badunkadunk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitating the sound of a bowling ball. 1. Voluptuous buttocks, especially of a woman. Example: Within this conception of love, Socrates still finds a place for sex without making the badunkadunk the central focus. Example: This all being said, big is beautiful — I recognize that every time I pass a mirror and rejoice at the sight of my own plentiful badunkadunk.
Word: water-lettuce Part of Speech: noun 1. Tropical duckweed, water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes).
Word: sepak takraw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Malay sepak takraw. 1. A sport of Southeast Asia, in which a small rattan ball is kicked back and forth over a net. Labels: uncountable
Word: Magha Puja Part of Speech: name 1. A religious festival in Southeast Asia, falling on the full moon of the third lunar month, commemorating the occasion when the Lord Buddha preached to 1250 enlightened disciples.
Word: dead letter Part of Speech: noun 1. An item of mail that cannot be delivered to its intended recipient; after some time it is returned to the sender, or destroyed. 2. A law or other measure that is no longer enforced. Example: Laws are a dead letter, without courts to expound and define their true meaning and operation. Example: Playing-cards — the devil's picture-books — were hated by the Puritans like the very devil; […] The fine for selling these cards must have been a dead letter, for we find in the newspapers proof of the prevalence of card-playing. 3. Anything that has lost its authority or influence despite still being in existence or formally in force. Labels: broadly Example: I have thought proper to premise thus much, lest the incredible tale I have to tell should be considered rather the raving of a crude imagination, than the positive experience of a mind to which the reveries of fancy have been a dead letter and a nullity.
Word: cyber terrorism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cyberterrorism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: rocket festival Part of Speech: noun 1. A festival at which rockets are set off, especially as celebrated in Laos and north-east Thailand to welcome the start of the rainy season.
Word: Nassuvian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to Nassau (the capital of the Bahamas) or its people. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Nassuvian Part of Speech: noun 1. An inhabitant or a resident of Nassau.
Word: folio post Part of Speech: noun 1. A flat sheet of writing paper, usually 17 by 24 inches.
Word: bath tub Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bathtub. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: personality disorder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From personality + disorder. 1. Any of a class of mental disorders characterized by ongoing rigid patterns of thought and action. Example: They hadn't reckoned with the attendant personality disorders, which the coldness, the darkness, the dampness, the crampedness and the loneliness were doing nothing to decrease. Example: Insanity can be cured. Personality disorders are so inextricably entwined with the heart and mind and soul that it is well-nigh impossible to excise them. It would be far less difficult to eradicate Diane's giant rose tattoo than it would be to change her perception of herself and others.
Word: hupia Part of Speech: noun 1. In Taino mythology, the spirit of a person who has died; a ghost.
Word: propylidene Part of Speech: noun 1. The divalent radical CH₃-CH₂-CH= Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: pulverisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French pulvérisation. By surface analysis, pulverise + -ation. 1. Alternative spelling of pulverization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: revanches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of revanche Labels: form-of, plural
Word: karuna Part of Speech: noun 1. Compassion; mercy. Labels: Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, uncountable
Word: pyrazine Part of Speech: noun 1. A diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the para- positions; many of its derivatives are pharmaceuticals.
Word: pyridazine Part of Speech: noun 1. A diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the ortho- positions; many of its derivatives are pharmaceuticals, herbicides etc
Word: torana Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of toran.
Word: pyridinamine Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of three isomeric amino derivatives of pyridine; many of their derivatives are pharmaceuticals
Word: Anjouan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Anjou Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Anjouan From Anjou + -an. 1. From Anjou. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Anjouan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Anjou Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Anjouan From Anjou + -an. 1. Someone from Anjou.
Word: Anjouan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Ndzwani Comorian Ndzuwanibor. French Anjouanbor. English Anjouan Borrowed from French Anjouan. 1. An island of the Comoros.
Word: pyrocarbonate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English carbonate English pyrocarbonate From pyro- + carbonate. 1. Any ester of the hypothetical pyrocarbonic acid, having general formula R-O-CO-O-CO-O-R
Word: pyruvic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pyruvic acid. Pronunciation: /pʌɪˈruː.vɪk/, /paɪˈruː.vɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to pyruvic acid or its derivatives. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quaternation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English quaternary 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 quaternation From quaternary + -ation. 1. The conversion of an amine into a quaternary ammonium compound. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quinazoline Part of Speech: noun 1. A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to one of pyrimidine; some of its derivatives are pharmaceuticals Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quinolyl Part of Speech: noun 1. A univalent radical derived from quinoline Labels: in-compounds, uncountable
Word: recapping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of recap Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: recapping Part of Speech: noun 1. A recapitulation.
Word: recommissioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of recommission Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: recommissioned Part of Speech: adj 1. commissioned again Labels: not-comparable
Word: recondensation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English condensation English recondensation From re- + condensation. 1. The condensation of a vapour following evaporation or distillation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: recrystallisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English crystallisation English recrystallisation From re- + crystallisation. 1. Alternative spelling of recrystallization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: whitlow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Middle English, an alteration of whitflaw, with the first element deriving either from Middle Dutch vijt or Low German fit (“abscess”), borrowed from Latin fīcus (“fig-shaped (ulcer)”), though also influenced by white. The Latin loan also existed in other languages, such as Old English fic (“hemorrhoids”). See flaw. Pronunciation: /ˈʍɪt.loʊ/, /ˈwɪt.loʊ/ 1. Inflammation and/or infection in the cuticle and/or the nailbed of a fingernail or toenail. Example: Near-synonyms: paronychia (in the cuticle), onychia (in the nailbed) Example: 'Twas a bad leg allowed me to read the Pilgrim's Progress, and Mark Clark learnt All-Fours in a whitlow.
Word: recrystallised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of recrystallise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: recrystallised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of recrystallized. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: wicklow Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of whitlow. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: recrystallise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English crystallise English recrystallise From re- + crystallise. 1. Alternative spelling of recrystallize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: paronychia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin paronychia, plural of paronychium, from πᾰρᾰ- (pără-, “beside”) + ὄνυξ (ónux, “nail”) + -ία (-ía); by surface analysis, par(a)- + onych- + -ia. Pronunciation: /ˌpæɹəˈnɪki.ə/ 1. An infection of the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: whitlow
Word: redistilled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of redistill Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: redistilled Part of Speech: adj 1. That has been distilled again Labels: not-comparable
Word: redistill Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English distill English redistill From re- + distill. 1. To distill again, especially in order to purify. Labels: transitive
Word: redried Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of redry Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: redried Part of Speech: adj 1. That has been dried again Labels: not-comparable
Word: redry Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English dry English redry From re- + dry. 1. To dry again
Word: reducant Part of Speech: noun 1. reductant, reducing agent
Word: reductant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English reduce Proto-Indo-European *-onts 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 reductant From reduce + -ant. 1. Synonym of reducing agent.
Word: refiltration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English filtration English refiltration From re- + filtration. 1. A second or subsequent filtration.
Word: refluxed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reflux Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: refluxing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reflux Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: refluxing Part of Speech: noun 1. An act of boiling with a reflux condenser.
Word: refractories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of refractory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reproducibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- 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-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcōder. Middle English produce English produce English reproduce Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English reproducible Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English reproducibly From reproducible + -ly. 1. In a reproducible manner; in a manner that can be copied. Example: In man it has been found that ventricular tachyarrhythmias can be reproducibly initiated and terminated in the cardiac catheterization lab by using programmed electric stimulation […]
Word: restabilised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of restabilise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: restabilised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of restabilized. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: restabilise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English stabilise English restabilise From re- + stabilise. 1. Alternative spelling of restabilize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: restabilize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English stabilize English restabilize From re- + stabilize. 1. To stabilize again
Word: restabilized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of restabilize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: restabilized Part of Speech: adj 1. stabilized again
Word: fermetures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fermeture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cybernetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic 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 cybernetically From cybernetic + -ally. 1. In a cybernetic manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: supercentenarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- (“beyond, more than”) + centenarian (“100-year old”), q.v. 1. A person that is at least 110 years old. Example: On the other hand, we sometimes have occasion to observe the advent of the changes referred to delayed, and men arrive at the period of eighty, ninety, or a hundred years, or become, indeed, super-centenarians, without exhibiting those characterizing features to which, in their totality, we apply, as I have said, the term "age". Example: A rare supercentenarian, he remained remarkably lucid after 11 decades, even maintaining a blog. His brain has been donated for research on what’s known as super-aging. 2. Synonym of centenarian: a person that is at least 100 years old, especially someone well over age 100. Labels: broadly, dated
Word: Gewürztraminer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Gewürztraminer, from Gewürz (“spice”) + Traminer that is from "Tramin an der Weinstraße" in South Tyrol. Pronunciation: [ɡəˈvɝtstɹəˌmiːnɚ] 1. An aromatic white wine grape variety that grows best in cooler climates. Labels: uncountable 2. A wine made from this grape. Labels: countable Example: Martha picked up her wine and sipped from it; it was a Gewürztraminer, and for a moment she was in Leipzig, drinking the same wine from a glass with a twisted green stem at a bar just outside the cathedral.
Word: vahana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit वाहन (vāhana). 1. vehicle, carriage; horse or other draught animal 2. conveyance, carrying
Word: tels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: premières Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of première Labels: form-of, plural
Word: premières Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of première Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hunnit Part of Speech: num 1. Pronunciation spelling of hundred. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: joyrode Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of joyride Labels: form-of, past
Word: jockstraps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jockstrap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rotane Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of hydrocarbons consisting of spiro-linked cyclopropane units only, but with a common [n]membered ring in the middle; they are named n-rotanes depending on the size of the inner ring
Word: discoboli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of discobolus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: triangulane Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of hydrocarbons consisting of linear, branched and cyclic aggregates of spiro-linked cyclopropane units; they are named n-triangulanes depending on number of cyclopropane rings
Word: rubberised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rubberise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rubberised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of rubberized. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative Example: The seats have spiral springs, covered by rubberised hair and trimmed in artificial leather of green colour. The seat backs are padded with rubberised hair and trimmed with an artificial leather.
Word: rubberise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From rubber + -ise. 1. Alternative spelling of rubberize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rubberized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rubberize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rubberized Part of Speech: adj 1. Coated or treated with rubber. Labels: not-comparable Example: They're indispensable for backpackers, campers and anyone else who plans to be away from a power outlet for a while; indeed, both the Solar and the Eco Player are ruggedly built, with rubberized nonscratchable surfaces.
Word: salicylaldehyde Part of Speech: noun 1. The aromatic aldehyde 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: samplings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sampling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sandbath Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sand bath. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sand bath Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of laboratory equipment consisting of a container filled with heated sand, that is used to provide an even source of heat. 2. A bath in which the body is immersed in hot sand. 3. The rolling of birds in sand, by which they dust themselves over to cleanse the skin and feathers; the act of pulverizing.
Word: sebacate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sebacic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of sebacic acid.
Word: selenious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From selenium + -ious. 1. Of, pertaining to, or containing selenium, especially in a lower oxidation state than corresponding selenic compounds.
Word: sensitisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sensitise 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 sensitisation From sensitise + -ation. 1. Alternative spelling of sensitization. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: sensitiser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sensitise + -er. 1. Alternative spelling of sensitizer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sensitise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of sensitize. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: sensitised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sensitise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sensitised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of sensitized. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: weigh in Part of Speech: verb 1. To undergo a weigh-in. Labels: intransitive Example: Two days before the fight, the boxers weigh in with reporters watching. Example: His trailer weighed in lighter than it should have. He might have a leak. 2. To subject to a weigh-in. Labels: transitive Example: They had to weigh him in at the loading dock. Example: They weighed every third truck in to check for overweight violations. 3. To weigh. Labels: intransitive Example: He weighs in at upwards of 250 pounds. Example: Born to Felisha Flores, 24, of Weston, the little girl weighed in at six pounds, four ounces, and measured 19 inches. 4. To bring in one's weight, metaphorically speaking, to bear on an issue; frequently construed with on or with. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: Everyone wanted to weigh in on what kind of car he should buy. Example: Everyone spoke freely, until the boss weighed in.
Word: sensitising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sensitise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sensitising Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of sensitizing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: sensitizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sensitize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sensitizing Part of Speech: adj 1. That sensitizes Labels: not-comparable
Word: sensitivities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sensitivity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shatteringly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English shattering Middle English -ly English -ly English shatteringly From shattering + -ly. 1. In a shattering manner
Word: bear on Part of Speech: verb 1. To influence, have an effect on. 2. To be relevant to. Example: That ruling bears on our application. Example: In order to enable the reader to supply deficiencies and to form his own opinions, if haply he should be of so unusual a turn of mind as to desire so to do, we have, at the end of almost every article, indicated the names of trustworthy works bearing on the subject treated in that article. 3. To harm, hinder or be a burden upon.
Word: shockwave Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of shock wave. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Sergio Aguero added a third and, even though Darren Fletcher pulled a goal back, this only proved the signal for a late surge by City that brought three more goals and a result that will have sent shockwaves through the Premier League.
Word: bear upon Part of Speech: verb 1. To influence, have an effect upon. 2. To be relevant to. Example: That ruling bears upon our application.
Word: shriver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English schryvere, from shrive + -er. 1. A person who shrives; a confessor Labels: obsolete
Word: silanate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English silane Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English silanate From silane + -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To react or treat (porcelain etc) with a silane.
Word: silole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin silex Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium New Latin siliciumlbor. English silicium English -on English sil(icon) English -ole English silole From sil(icon) + -ole. 1. A five-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, one silicon atom and two double bonds; it is analogous to cyclopentadiene
Word: pair of glasses Part of Speech: noun 1. A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.
Word: pair of eyeglasses Part of Speech: noun 1. A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.
Word: pair of specs Part of Speech: noun 1. A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face. Labels: colloquial
Word: pair of spectacles Part of Speech: noun 1. A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face. 2. Synonym of pair (“score of zero runs in both innings”).
Word: silvering Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of coating a surface with a thin layer of silver (or a similar metal), especially so as to form a mirror. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The silver used in this kind of coating. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: silvering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of silver Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: slurries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slurry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slurries Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of slurry Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cryptochiral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō) Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)der. English crypto- English chiral English cryptochiral From crypto- + chiral. 1. That exhibits cryptochirality Labels: physical
Word: cryptochirality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō) Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)der. English crypto- English chirality English cryptochirality From crypto- + chirality. 1. A form of chirality in which the properties of the pair of chiral compounds are indistinguishable. Labels: physical, uncountable
Word: cyclopropanation 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 κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- English propane English cyclopropane 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 cyclopropanation From cyclopropane + -ation. 1. Any reaction that introduces a cyclopropane ring into a compound. Example: Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich In summary, the cyclopropanation reaction of rhodium-stabilized vinylcarbenoids has great utility since it is highly diastereoselective, and the resulting vinylcyclopropanes are versatile synthetic intermediates.
Word: cyclovoltammetry 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 κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- English voltammetry English cyclovoltammetry From cyclo- + voltammetry. 1. A form of scanning polarimetry. Labels: physical, uncountable
Word: euploid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From eu- + -ploid. 1. Of or pertaining to euploidy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: euploid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eu- + -ploid. 1. Any organism having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.