nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: methanotrophic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /mɪˌθeɪnəʊˈtɹəʊfɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to a methanotroph or to methanotrophy Example: Almarcrux's abundant water and relatively mild temperature and gravity have placed it on the short list of terraforming candidate worlds. However, there is significant opposition from eco-ethics groups, who assert that Almarcrux's primitive methanotrophic bacteria may be a precursor to a full-fledged native ecology.
Word: methanotrophy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English methane Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ)der. English -trophy English methanotrophy From methane + -o- + -trophy. 1. The bacterial use of methane as a source of carbon and of energy Labels: uncountable
Word: methylerythritol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From methyl + erythritol. 1. A methyl derivative of erythritol, especially 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol, whose phosphate is involved in the biosynthesis of isoprenoids Labels: uncountable
Word: methylotroph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree German Methylbor. English methyl Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -troph English methylotroph From methyl + -o- + -troph. 1. Any organism that uses simple methyl compounds (such as methane or methanol) as a source of carbon and of energy
Word: microdissection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + dissection. 1. A dissection using a microscope and very fine instruments. Example: Dr. O’Connell set out to investigate the full anatomy of the clitoris using microdissection and magnetic resonance imaging.
Word: microfilaria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + filaria. Pronunciation: /ˌmaɪ.kɹə(ʊ).fɪˈlɛəɹi.ə/, /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊ.fəˈlɛɹi.ə/ 1. The very small larva of a filarial worm.
Word: microfilaricidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + filaricidal. 1. That functions as a microfilaricide. Labels: not-comparable
Word: microfilaricide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + filaricide. 1. A pesticide that kills microfilariae
Word: microinjection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + injection. 1. injection (especially of biological material) using a micropipette
Word: microtubular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + tubular. 1. Of or pertaining to microtubules. Labels: not-comparable Example: Class 3 Ulvophyceae: flagella attached at anterior end of cell; motile cells have near-radial symmetry externally; flagella roots consist of four cruciately arranged microtubular roots and sometimes a rhizoplast […]
Word: microvilli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microvillus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: morphotype Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From morpho- + -type. 1. Any of a group of different types of individuals of the same species in a population; a morph. Example: The morphotype, or form-print, must hereafter take its place by the side of the logotype or word-print. Example: As the first form of a dimorphic sex will be represented in the holotype or allotype, there may be some doubt as to the advisability of classing morphotypes among primary types.
Word: morphotype Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From morpho- + -type. 1. To sort into such types (and identify them) Example: Experiment 4 involved only morphotyping, and the results demonstrated the concentration-dependence of the subdivisions of morphotype 1. Example: In a second phase, arriving seeds were left to accumulate in traps for eight months, at which time all seeds, fruits, and germinated seedlings in the traps were collected and "morphotyped" (separated into unidentified but recognizable species).
Word: pueblos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pueblo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: date palms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of date palm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: non-functional requirement Part of Speech: noun 1. A requirement of a project, such as accessibility or portability, that is not a specific, measurable aspect of performing a particular task.
Word: epeolatry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word”) + -latry (“worship of”). The first citation of the word is from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., in his 1860 book The Professor at the Breakfast-Table. Pronunciation: /ɛpiˈɒlətɹi/ 1. The worship of words. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Time, time only, can gradually wean us from our Epeolatry, or word-worship, by spiritualizing our ideas of the thing signified. Example: It is said that the first requisite for a successful politician is to be able to invent nicknames for an adversary; and before now a neatly turned expression has overthrown Governments in France. Epeolatry is the fashion of the day.
Word: trepidancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trepidant + -cy. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɛpɪdənsi/ 1. Trembling caused by fear or nervous agitation. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: In the manner of my friend I was at once struck with an incoherence—an inconsistency; and I soon found this to arise from a series of feeble and futile struggles to overcome an habitual trepidancy—an excessive nervous agitation.
Word: dala Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an unassimilated equivalent of Hawaiian kālā, from English dollar. 1. The currency of Hawaii between 1847 and 1898, equal to the United States dollar. Labels: historical Example: My mother kept a dollar bill in Hawaiian currency—a dala—given to her as a souvenir of her brother's service in the army.
Word: dalaga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tagalog dalaga (“maiden; virgin; unmarried girl”). 1. A young woman who has passed puberty but is not yet married; an eligible young woman. Labels: Philippines
Word: tough cookie Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who can endure physical or mental hardship; a hardened, strong-willed person. Labels: informal Example: An austere, hard-lining rightist, who lives alone, Ioannidis is described by one Washington military official as "a real tough cookie." Example: Well you're a real tough cookie with a long history Of breaking little hearts like the one in me 2. A hardy, resilient animal or plant. Labels: informal Example: Boxwood is a pretty tough cookie. Wind, cold, wet, exhaust fumes, and industrial pollution are of no consequence. Example: Though its name is Cupcake, Tristan Carter's cat proved it was one tough cookie surviving on its own since Hurricane Katrina forced Carter to abandon it […] 3. Something troublesome or difficult to handle. Labels: informal Example: The pup that struggles constantly might be one tough cookie when it comes to training; […]
Word: dayan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew דיין. 1. A rabbinic judge. Example: A medieval hymn composed by the Dayyan ("Judge") Daniel b. Yehudah of fourteenth-century Rome, recited in the daily morning Preliminary Service, and by some, at the close of the Arvit and Musaf services on Shabbat and festivals. Example: There is a famous story about Rabbi Yisrael Salanter who ate on the Bimah in Vilna at the end of the Yom Kippur morning service in 1848 during a cholera epidemic, together with two other Dayyanim, to persuade the congregation to eat during the epidemic.
Word: dayok Part of Speech: noun 1. A fermented Filipino condiment made from fish entrails (usually from yellowfin tuna) and salt. Labels: uncountable
Word: lemonizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lemonize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: lemonizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lemonize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: saggar maker's bottom knockers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of saggar maker's bottom knocker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English thille, thylle, from Old English þille (“board; floorboard; plank; stake; pole”), from Proto-West Germanic *þilljā, from Proto-Germanic *þiljǭ (“board; floorboard; deck”), from Proto-Indo-European *tel- (“plank; board”). Cognate with Dutch deel, German Low German Deel (> English deal (“plank”)), German Diele, Swedish tilja, Icelandic þilja. Akin to English theal (“board; plank”). Doublet of deal (etymology 3). Pronunciation: /θɪl/ 1. One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft. 2. The shallow stratum of underclay that lies under a seam of coal; the bottom of a coal-seam. Example: One by one, Janki leading, they crept into the old gallery – a six-foot way with a scant four feet from thill to roof.
Word: multigene Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English gene English multigene From multi- + gene. 1. Involving multiple genes Labels: not-comparable
Word: multigene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English gene English multigene From multi- + gene. 1. multigene family
Word: multigene family Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of multiple copies of similar genes on the same chromosome, thought to arise from a single, ancestral gene
Word: multilocus Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Latin locuslbor. English locus English multilocus From multi- + locus. 1. Involving multiple loci
Word: bunjara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindustani بنجارا / बंजारा (bañjārā), ultimately from Sanskrit वणिज्या (vaṇijyā, “trade”) + कार (kāra, “doer”). Pronunciation: /bʌnˈdʒaɹə/ 1. A wandering grain and salt merchant in the Deccan Plateau. Labels: India Example: Thirty years ago this ford was on the track of the bunjaras, and I have seen two thousand pack-bullocks cross in one night.
Word: mycoheterotrophic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting mycoheterotrophy
Word: mycoheterotrophy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of myco-heterotrophy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Like lichens and mycorrhizal relationships, mycoheterotrophy is an evolutionary refrain, and has arisen independently in at least forty-six separate plant lineages.
Word: mycosymbiont Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English myco- English symbiont English mycosymbiont From myco- + symbiont. 1. Any fungus that has a symbiotic relationship with a plant
Word: mytilid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from both translingual Mytilida and Mytilidae. 1. Any bivalve mollusc of the order Mytilida; the mussels. 2. Any mussel of the family Mytilidae.
Word: parranda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish parranda. 1. A Venezuelan genre of music with African influences and drumming. Labels: uncountable Example: The nonpurist result is world-music fusion, linking the Central American parranda and punta to African and Latin pop, flamenco, even electric blues.
Word: salad bar Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of buffet for salad, and cold food. Example: Salad bars can be found in many restaurants and schools.
Word: cheese slaw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cheese + coleslaw, or simply cheese + slaw. 1. A salad made of grated cheese, grated carrot and a mayonnaise dressing. Labels: uncountable
Word: cheeslaw Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cheese slaw. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: macaroni cheese Part of Speech: noun 1. A savory dish made from cooked macaroni and cheese sauce. Labels: UK, uncountable Example: His mom is preparing macaroni cheese for dinner.
Word: mac 'n' cheese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contraction of mac and cheese. 1. Alternative spelling of mac and cheese. Labels: alt-of, alternative, informal, uncountable
Word: lemon cheese Part of Speech: noun 1. lemon curd Labels: US, uncountable
Word: Swiss cheese Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Emmentaler, a Swiss cheese with many holes Labels: informal, uncountable 2. By extension, any cheese which resembles Emmentaler, especially ones with holes. Labels: colloquial, uncountable 3. Something that is full of holes or vulnerabilities. Labels: colloquial, figuratively, uncountable Example: "If people really knew the extent to which the Internet is Swiss cheese, they would freak out," Fancher says. As with employee crime, the best protections against attacks by outsiders are matters of common sense, say security experts. Example: […] surprise and frustration when systems ultimately decay into a block of security Swiss cheese.
Word: Swiss cheese Part of Speech: verb 1. To murder (someone) by shooting them full of holes; to shoot (someone) many times. Labels: slang, transitive Example: He will get Swiss cheesed.
Word: cheese spread Part of Speech: noun 1. Any spreadable food product made from cheese. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Greek salad Part of Speech: noun 1. A salad, popular in Greece, normally consisting of tomatoes, olives and feta cheese among other ingredients. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Niçoise salad Part of Speech: noun 1. A salad, originating from the French town of Nice, with various ingredients including tuna, anchovies, hard-boiled eggs, tomatoes, black olives, and lettuce. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: burning-ghat Part of Speech: noun 1. A flat area near the top of a river ghat where Hindus burn their dead; a funeral pyre. Labels: India Example: Now, whether I have done thee a wrong in keeping thee from the burning-ghât, do thou and the crows settle together.
Word: Ithacan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Ithaca Middle English -n English -n English Ithacan From Ithaca + -n. Pronunciation: /ˈɪθəkən/ 1. Of, from or relating to Ithaca (an island of the Ionian Sea, Greece). Labels: not-comparable Example: “Did you say ’wooden horse’?[”] the Ithacan king asked. [“]You know, there might be something in that.[”] Example: Atwood’s novella was her commissioned response to The Odyssey: the Homeric epic re-told from the point of view of the wandering hero’s wife, Penelope, who remained chastely and patiently in their Ithacan palace during the 10 years her husband was away besieging Troy and the further 10 years it took him to get back home again. 2. Of, from or relating to Ithaca (places in the United States). Labels: not-comparable Example: The author was said to be an Ithacan youth, not a Cornell student, who had attended some literary seminars at the university and was now reported on the West Coast. Example: Saskia is not the first memorable 12-year-old to have sprung from the head of an Ithacan author. It was during his professorship at Cornell that Vladimir Nabokov engendered the smart-mouthed, coolly carnal Lolita Haze, the namesake of his most famous novel.
Word: Ithacan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Ithaca Middle English -n English -n English Ithacan From Ithaca + -n. Pronunciation: /ˈɪθəkən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Ithaca (an island of the Ionian Sea, Greece). Example: By a 71 percent majority in a referendum last month, the Ithacans called for a reversal of an Athens Government decision that had included the island's capital among 400 preserved areas where construction is severely restricted. Example: Landmann depicts their song as long, violet-colored streamers that, yes, indeed, wrap like cords around the body of the wandering Ithacan. 2. A native or inhabitant of Ithaca (places in the United States). Example: Undoubtedly the honors for the week ending October 17 went to Cornell. The Ithacans identified Element No. 87 and all the Princeton ball-carriers. Example: When the Pittsburgh flights end in November, Ithacans will be able to fly only to Philadelphia or to LaGuardia Airport in New York.
Word: Serbian salad Part of Speech: noun 1. A salad, originating from Serbia, made from diced fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and onions, and usually seasoned with oil and hot pepper. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chicken burger Part of Speech: noun 1. A sandwich consisting of a piece of boneless, sometimes fried chicken served in a bun, typically hot (called a chicken sandwich in the US). Labels: Ireland, UK 2. A sandwich consisting of a patty made from ground chicken, served in a bun, typically hot and often with other ingredients. Labels: US 3. The chicken patty used in such a sandwich.
Word: chickenburger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chicken + -burger. 1. Alternative form of chicken burger. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: black-eyed peas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black-eyed pea Labels: form-of, plural
Word: passenger mile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of passenger + mile, although, as with any such unit of measure (e.g., person-months, newton metres), the mathematical relationship of multiplication is simultaneously involved; see ton-mile for more information. 1. A basic unit used by transport companies for calculating profit levels etc. It is calculated by multiplying total distance travelled in a given period by the number of passengers. Example: Remember, in 1993 BR was fighting its way through a recession which would see passenger miles fall to the lowest level since Bob Reid launched the business-led railway.
Word: passenger kilometer Part of Speech: noun 1. A kilometer traveled by a passenger, used as a unit of measure. Example: A 747 could generate more than 75 million passenger kilometers per month.
Word: chunam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tamil சுண்ணம் (cuṇṇam, “lime, ground mortar”), from Sanskrit चूर्ण (cūrṇa, “powder; lime”). Pronunciation: /tʃʊˈnɑːm/ 1. A type of plaster made from lime and sand, used for indoor finishing and slope protection. Labels: Hong-Kong, India, uncountable, usually Example: The one Mr Cleveland and I inhabited was, as I have already observed, constructed of mud instead of chunam. Example: In all the operations of chunam work, jaggery water, i. e. a solution of molasses or coarse sugar, is invariably added by the builders, and its use appears to have prevailed from the remotest ages.
Word: chunam Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Tamil சுண்ணம் (cuṇṇam, “lime, ground mortar”), from Sanskrit चूर्ण (cūrṇa, “powder; lime”). Pronunciation: /tʃʊˈnɑːm/ 1. To plaster or waterproof with chunam. Labels: transitive Example: A PUNT FOR SALE, thirty-four feet long, twelve feet broad, and three feet ten inches deep, chunamed, sheathed, and coppered, carries about fifteen tons.
Word: banana bread Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From banana + bread. 1. A type of bread or cake made with mashed bananas. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tazia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic تَعْزِيَة (taʕziya, “consolation, mourning”). Sense 1 was borrowed through Urdu تَعْزِیَہ (ta'ziya). Pronunciation: /taˈziːə/ 1. A representation of the tombs of Hasan and Husayn (the grandsons of Muhammad), carried in the South Asian and Indo-Caribbean Shiite processions of Muharram. Labels: countable Example: Gilt and paper presentations of their tombs are borne with shouting and wailing, music, torches, and yells, through the principal thoroughfares of the City; which fakements are called tazias. Example: ‘What is the use of all these reforms, and Conciliation Committees for Mohurram, and shall we cut the tazia short or shall we carry it another route, and Councils of Notables and official parties where the English sneer at our skins?’ 2. Alternative form of ta'ziyeh (“a dramatic art form of Iran performed by Shiites and reenacting the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala, usually performed in the month of Muharram”) Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: nanopore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English pore English nanopore From nano- + pore. 1. A pore, of nanometre dimensions, in a membrane
Word: brick-tea Part of Speech: noun 1. Tea leaves formed into the shape of a brick, used to make beverages like tea, eaten as food or, as in the past, used as a form of currency. Labels: uncountable Example: "Some of them were men from Ladakh," said Lalun, when the last had gone. "They brought me brick-tea such as the Russians sell, and a tea-urn from Peshawar."
Word: milk pan Part of Speech: noun 1. A small type of saucepan, with a lip for aiding pouring, used for heating milk.
Word: nearshore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From near + shore. 1. The region extending seaward from the shoreline.
Word: nearshore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By analogy with offshore. 1. Non-US operations located near the US, for example in Mexico or the Caribbean. Labels: US
Word: nearshore Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By analogy with offshore. 1. To move operations to locations near the US, such as Mexico or the Caribbean. Labels: US
Word: nephridial Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /nɛˈfɹɪdiəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to a nephridium. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nephridium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós) English nephro- English -idium English nephridium From nephro- + -idium. 1. A tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates. 2. The embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney.
Word: cheese slicer Part of Speech: noun 1. A kitchen instrument used for slicing cheese.
Word: nodulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English nodule Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English nodulate From nodule + -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To produce nodules.
Word: nodulating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of nodulate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nodulating Part of Speech: adj 1. Producing nodules.
Word: cherry pitter Part of Speech: noun 1. A device, whether handheld or automatic, that removes pits from cherries.
Word: nongenetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + genetic. 1. Not genetic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonnodulating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + nodulating. 1. Not nodulating; not producing nodules. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nucleoporin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- English porin English nucleoporin From nucleo- + porin. 1. Any of a family of porins that facilitates transport through nuclear pores in the nuclear envelope of cells
Word: obligately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English obligate Middle English -ly English -ly English obligately From obligate + -ly. 1. In an obligate manner. Example: Near-synonyms: necessarily; mandatorily; imperatively; (sometimes) by nature
Word: lemon squeezer Part of Speech: noun 1. A device used to extract juice from lemons by crushing the lemon using the sharp middle part. 2. A geezer; a man. Labels: Cockney, slang Example: Oh well, your loss big feller. Just lead the way my old lemon squeezer, there's a good man. 3. A kind of broad-brimmed hat with a symmetrically pinched crown resembling the top of a lemon squeezer (juicing device). Labels: slang
Word: oedemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English oedema Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English oedemic From oedema + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to oedemas
Word: knork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of knife + fork. Pronunciation: /nɔːk/, /noːk/, /nɔɹk/ 1. A piece of cutlery in the form of a fork with a sharpened outer tine, enabling it also to be used as a knife.
Word: paratransgenetics Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of transgenics in which the bacteria within the digestive tract of the target organism are genetically modified Labels: uncountable
Word: periarbuscular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English arbuscular English periarbuscular From peri- + arbuscular. 1. Situated around an arbuscle. Labels: not-comparable
Word: arbuscle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin arbuscula, diminutive of arbor or arbos (“tree; tuft of feathers”). Pronunciation: /ˈɑːbʌs(ə)l/ 1. A plant midway in height between a shrub and a tree; a dwarf tree. Example: Gumme is an Arabick word, and when it is put abſolutely; it muſt be underſtood of Gum-Arabick, which Galen calls Thebane, ſome Babylonian, and others Acanthine Gumme. It flowes from a certain arbuſcle, which [Pedanius] Dioſcorides calls Acacia, whereof he conſtitutes two ſorts […] Example: Ar′boret or arbus′cle. A little tree. 2. A branched hypha in some fungi. Example: The hyphae of the arbuscle, which are finely ramified and form a floccose mass, soon lose their individuality and make a structureless granular and gummy conglomeration […] 3. The site at which a symbiotic fungus attaches to the roots of a plant and exchanges nutrients, etc., with it. Example: Detailed view of a typical fine endophyte arbuscle in the inner cortex. Note the well preserved structural integrity of the endophyte and the characteristic bifurcate hyphae […]. Infection was with the fine endophyte Glomus tenuis […]. Example: The arbuscle formation increases the metabolic activity of the host cell which is mainly due to the bidirectional transfer of metabolites and nutrients to and from the fungus. Arbuscles live for only 4–15 days. They degenerate and are digested by the host cell […]. 4. A clump of feather-like cilia (hairlike structures).
Word: perifungal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English fungal English perifungal From peri- + fungal. 1. Surrounding a fungal hypha Labels: not-comparable
Word: perimicrobial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English microbial English perimicrobial From peri- + microbial. 1. Surrounding a microbe; especially surrounding a bacterium within a higher organism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: perinuclear Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English nuclear English perinuclear From peri- + nuclear. 1. Surrounding a nucleus Labels: not-comparable
Word: periplasmic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English plasmic English periplasmic From peri- + plasmic. 1. Surrounding the plasma of a bacterium Labels: not-comparable
Word: phenylacetylglutamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phenylacetyl + glutamine. 1. The product of phenylacetate and glutamine Labels: uncountable
Word: phenylacetate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any salt or ester of phenylacetic acid
Word: kersey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English kersey, perhaps from the village of Kersey in Suffolk, England, UK, in the region where the cloth was made. Pronunciation: /ˈkɜːzi/, /ˈkɝzi/ 1. A type of rough woollen cloth. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Hencefoorth my wooing minde ſhalbe expreſt / In ruſſet yeas, and honeſt kerſie noes. Example: [T]here was a Report, that one of our Ships having by Stealth delivered her Cargo, among which was ſome Bales of Engliſh Cloth, Cotton, Kerſyes, and ſuch like Goods, the Spaniards cauſed all the Goods to be burnt, and puniſhed the Men with Death who were concern'd in carrying them on Shore.
Word: phenylacetic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The carboxylic acid C₆H₅-CH₂-COOH that is a plant auxin Labels: uncountable
Word: phosphoglucomutase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus English phospho- Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. New Latinder. English gluco- English mutase English phosphoglucomutase From phospho- + gluco- + mutase. 1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of isomers of glucose phosphates
Word: phosphosulfate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus English phospho- English sulfate English phosphosulfate From phospho- + sulfate. 1. The univalent radical -OP(O₂H)-OSO₃H present in some nucleotides; it contains a high-energy sulfate bond
Word: phototrophy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- + -trophy. 1. The synthesis of an organism's food from inorganic material using light as a source of energy. Labels: uncountable
Word: phylogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English phylogeny Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English phylogenic From phylogeny + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to phylogeny 2. phylogenetic
Word: physiologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of physiology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phytopathogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- English pathogen English phytopathogen From phyto- + pathogen. 1. Any organism that is pathogenic to plants
Word: picolitre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin beccus Old Spanish bico Spanish picobor. English pico- English litre English picolitre From pico- + litre. 1. One millionth of a microlitre; 10⁻¹² litres. Symbol: pL or pl. Example: Holonyms: nanolitre < microlitre < millilitre < litre < kilolitre < megalitre < gigalitre
Word: picoliter Part of Speech: noun 1. US spelling of picolitre. Labels: US, alt-of
Word: corrigen Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular steroid glycoside. Labels: uncountable
Word: khud Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi खड्ड (khaḍḍ). Pronunciation: /kʌd/ 1. A steep cleft in a hillside; a ravine. Labels: India Example: We are only little bits of dirt on the hillsides—here one day and blown down the khud the next.
Word: edisylate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any salt or ester of 1,2-ethanedisulfonic acid.
Word: kala juggah Part of Speech: noun 1. A "dark corner" or out-of-the-way area in a bar, dance-hall, etc., used for flirtation. Labels: India, historical Example: “Your salon would suit their views admirably, if you respected the religious prejudices of the country and provided plenty of kala juggahs.” Example: The magic of those minutes in the kala juggah, when she had sat with her little hand in his, came back to him. He made up his mind to see a lot more of Sheilagh when he got back.
Word: butifarra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish butifarra. Pronunciation: /ˌbutɪˈfɑɹə/ 1. Alternative form of botifarra. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: brahmacharya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit ब्रह्मचर्य (brahma-cárya). 1. The first (student) ashrama in Hindu culture in which a person is dedicated to the quest for self-realization. Labels: uncountable
Word: angor animi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin [Term?]. 1. A symptom, seen mainly in patients with coronary disease, in which the patient has a strong perception that he/she is dying. Labels: uncountable
Word: plastid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Plastid, from Ancient Greek πλαστός (plastós), verbal adjective of πλάσσω (plássō). Pronunciation: /ˈplæ.stɪd/ 1. Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often used for photosynthesis.
Word: plastidial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English plastid Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English plastidial From plastid + -ial. 1. Of or pertaining to a plastid Labels: not-comparable
Word: psychosomatician Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English psychosomatic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English psychosomatician From psychosomatic + -ian. 1. A psychosomaticist: a specialist in psychosomatic disorders.
Word: lie in wait Part of Speech: verb 1. To be hiding, waiting to ambush or attack someone, or simply to accost them unexpectedly. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: Nothing impressed me, so much, in my visits here (which were pretty numerous) as the uncommonly hard and cruel character of the audience, who resent the slightest defect, take nothing good-humouredly, seem to be always lying in wait for an opportunity to hiss, and spare the actresses as little as the actors.
Word: plathelminth Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of platyhelminth. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncommon
Word: psychosomaticist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English psychosomatic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English psychosomaticist From psychosomatic + -ist. 1. A specialist in psychosomatic disorders.
Word: pogonophoran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Pogonophora + -an 1. Any marine, wormlike invertebrate of the phylum Pogonophora.
Word: pogonophoran Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Pogonophora + -an 1. Characteristic of these creatures
Word: psychosomaticists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of psychosomaticist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pogonophore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pogono- + -phore. 1. A pogonophoran
Word: postembryonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English embryonic English postembryonic From post- + embryonic. 1. That follows the embryonic stage of development. Labels: not-comparable
Word: preadapted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English adapted English preadapted From pre- + adapted. 1. Modified by preadaptation.
Word: preadaptation 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- Medieval Latin adaptātiōbor. French adaptationbor. English adaptation English preadaptation From pre- + adaptation. 1. An adaptation that evolved in an ancestral population, in which it served a different function Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: preinfection 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 infection English preinfection From pre- + infection. 1. infection prior to another process 2. The time before an infection was acquired (often used attributively as an adjective)
Word: prepenetration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + penetration. 1. Penetration prior to another process.
Word: presymbiotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English symbiotic English presymbiotic From pre- + symbiotic. 1. Describing the time, or developmental stages, before the development of a symbiotic relationship. Labels: not-comparable
Word: communication studies Part of Speech: noun 1. An academic field that deals with processes of communication, commonly defined as the sharing of symbols over distances in space and time. Labels: uncountable Example: Her course will be ‘Communication Studies with Theatre Studies’: God, how tedious, how pointless.
Word: pronuclei Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pronucleus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proteobacterial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús)bor. New Latin Prōteusder. Translingual proteo- Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)der. Translingual Bacteria taxonomic name Proteobacteria English -al English proteobacterial From taxonomic name Proteobacteria + English -al. 1. Of or pertaining to the Proteobacteria.
Word: provannid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any gastropod of the family Provannidae, especially those found associated with hydrothermal vents
Word: chamæleon Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of chameleon. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: The Chamæleon…eftir sum dubitatioun come to Striueling.
Word: take to the grave Part of Speech: verb 1. To never reveal (a secret). Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Houdini took his secrets to the grave, as he died shortly after performing one of his most famous escapes. Example: Omigosh, you CAN'T tell her I said that! I'm so serious! Take it to the grave.
Word: truth be told Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Ellipsis of if the truth should be told. 1. Used when admitting something one might otherwise lie about, e.g. to keep up appearances or be polite. Labels: idiomatic Example: I'm not sure if I can do this, truth be told. Example: Actually, truth be told, I just don't like you.
Word: automatization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English automatize 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 automatization From automatize + -ation. 1. The process of making an action of a higher animal reflexive. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Automation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quintile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English quint- Latin -īlislbor. English -ile English quintile From quint- + -ile. 1. Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into five equally numerous subsets. 2. A subset thus obtained. Labels: broadly Example: Effectively no household making less than $28,000 will pay federal income tax – usually about 15% of the bottom income quintile has some tax liability. Example: “It’s well known that the lowest income consumer is really struggling with inflation, but from a purely economic standpoint, it is the higher quintiles of earners that do the most spending,” Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson, global investment strategist at Hartford Funds, told CNN. 3. An aspect of planets that are distant from each other by one fifth of a zodiac (72°)
Word: radiatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English radiative 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 radiatively From radiative + -ly. 1. In a radiative manner 2. With regard to radiation
Word: radiorespirometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radio- + respirometry. 1. A technique in which a substance radioactively labelled with 146C is introduced into a closed environment, and any radioactive carbon dioxide subsequently detected is used as evidence for the presence of life Labels: uncountable
Word: reacquisition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English acquisition English reacquisition From re- + acquisition. 1. A second or subsequent acquisition.
Word: recognitional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English recognition Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English recognitional From recognition + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to recognition
Word: reductionistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English reduction Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English reductionist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English reductionistic From reductionist + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to reductionism.
Word: rhizobia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rhizobium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rhizobial Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to rhizobia
Word: sepiolid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the order Sepiolida of bobtail squids.
Word: sepiolid Part of Speech: adj 1. Characteristic of these creatures
Word: septation Part of Speech: noun 1. The division of a cavity by means of a partition. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The development of a septum. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: siboglinid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any polychaete annelid worm of the family Siboglinidae.
Word: siboglinid Part of Speech: adj 1. Characteristic of these creatures
Word: speciate Part of Speech: verb 1. To form new biological species by the division of an existing one
Word: subcell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English cell English subcell From sub- + cell. 1. A subdivision of a cell.
Word: subcomplex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English complex English subcomplex From sub- + complex. 1. Any structure that is a subdivision of a larger complex.
Word: subgingival Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English gingival English subgingival From sub- + gingival. 1. Beneath the gumline (gingival margin). Example: Additionally, the more subgingival the restorative margin, the more tooth is reduced.
Word: Lambo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Clipping of Lamborghini. Pronunciation: /ˈlæmˌboʊ/, /ˈlæmˌbəʊ/ 1. Diminutive of Lamborghini (“a Lamborghini car”). Labels: diminutive, form-of, informal Example: It isn't as fast as the Porsche either, despite being £33,000 more expensive. And yet the Lambo grabs you by the heart and the Porsche just doesn't.
Word: sulfohemoglobin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sulfhemoglobin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sulfhemoglobin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulfur Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English sulfo- English hemoglobin English sulfhemoglobin From sulfo- + hemoglobin. 1. Any of a group of derivatives of hemoglobin, often in the presence of ferrihemoglobin, that are incapable of transporting oxygen.
Word: superextensile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English extensile English superextensile From super- + extensile. 1. Describing the feet of some molluscs that can be extended to form burrows
Word: syncytial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From syncyti(um) + -al. Pronunciation: /sɪnˈsɪt.i.əl/, /sɪnˈsɪʃ.əl/, /sɪnˈsɪʃ.(i.)əl/ 1. Of or pertaining to a syncytium. Example: The epithelium, however, in many regions has a more syncytial appearance due to loss of cell boundaries. Example: In more syncytial areas, tumour cells have plump cell bodies and rounded nuclei, which may show deep invaginations. 2. Characterized by interdependence and a sense of mutual identity. Example: The natural death of a single member is perceived as a collective catastrophe; a maiming would is inflected on the body of all members of the group who are not willing to be separated from him, but fear being dragged to death with him. The syncytial group both denies and works through death in their own way: it transforms death, from a natural and individual event passively endured, into a collective and cultural event controlled by ritual. Example: It was a process that had begun in ancient times, with the institution of the sacred king/double of the people in a social body which was much more syncytial (and therefore more exposed to self-destruction) than the one represented by the consciousness of the Tudor age.
Word: destripes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of destripe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: destripe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English stripe English destripe From de- + stripe. 1. To remove stripes from. Labels: transitive
Word: fogas Part of Speech: noun 1. A Hungarian food fish, similar to pike or zander.
Word: high ground Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From high + ground. 1. A position of advantage or superiority in a conflict or competition. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable, usually, with-definite-article Example: President George W. Bush had once again outmaneuvered them by taking the national-security high ground in an election year. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see high, ground. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The trail passes along on high ground—say a thousand feet above sea level. Example: It follows a rather tortuous course to avoid the high ground and, from the first, was obviously more suited to be part of a main line than a purely local undertaking.
Word: Atayal Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɑː.taɪ.æl/ 1. A member of a particular Austronesian people of Taiwan. Example: We passed through a large Hakka town (Hakka is a Chinese language, one of the three official languages in Taiwan; more on that in later posts) and then began to pitch and roll through a series of white-knuckling switchbacks up Hsinchu County Road 22. About an hour later we landed (which is really the only appropriate verb) in the village of Cingcyuan, an Atayal aboriginal community.[…] That being said, the Atayal of Cingcyuan are among the friendliest people I have met. I wandered through the village market and bought a homemade spicy sausage from a woman tending a barbecue.[…] “They are very innocent people,” said Yen Yen “And very generous.” I agreed, wondering when I could come back to Cingcyuan.
Word: Atayal Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɑː.taɪ.æl/ 1. Their Austronesian language, which uses the Latin alphabet.
Word: moral high ground Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌmɔɹəl ˈhaɪ ɡɹaʊnd/ 1. A position or point of view which is ethically superior or more reputable, in comparison to others which are under consideration. Labels: idiomatic Example: Her legitimacy (as the leader of the party that won the 1990 general election), integrity and stoic acceptance of house arrest enable her to occupy the moral high ground. Example: Sara Jacobs, a California Democrat on the House armed services committee, said the US should not “cede the moral high ground”.
Word: tip the scales Part of Speech: verb 1. To turn to one side of a balanced situation. Labels: idiomatic Example: "But an uprising in the central provinces would tip the scales for us!" exclaimed Conan. Example: That lends further credence to the argument that continuing to use diesel in low and limited circumstances makes sense. Unless, of course, we use so little across the country that it becomes rare and expensive. That might tip the scales against it, but I can't see that happening any time soon.
Word: glassier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of glassy: more glassy Labels: comparative, form-of