nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: octroi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French octroi, from Middle French octroy, alteration of Old French otroi, from otroier (“to grant”), from Late Latin auctōrizāre. Pronunciation: /ɒkˈtɹɔɪ/, /ɒkˈtwɑː/, /ˈɒktɹwɑː/, /ˈɒktɹwɔː/ 1. A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, such as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession. Labels: historical 2. A tax levied in money or kind at the gate of a French city on articles brought within the walls. Labels: historical
Word: zamia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name Zamia. Pronunciation: /ˈzeɪmi.ə/ 1. Any of various cycads of the genera Zamia and Macrozamia Example: It was, in fact, the starchy stems that in some cases led to depletion of wild zamias in some regions of Florida.
Word: zelator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin zēlātor. 1. A zealot; the male counterpart of a zelatrix.
Word: Maronite Church Part of Speech: name 1. A Syriac Eastern Catholic particular church (sui juris), founded by St Maron, in full communion with the Holy See and the rest of the Catholic Church.
Word: prytaneum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prytanēum, from Ancient Greek πρυτανεῖον (prutaneîon), from πρύτανις (prútanis, “prytanis”) + -εῖον (-eîon, noun-forming suffix meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person”). By surface analysis, prytanis + -eum. Pronunciation: /ˌprɪt.ənˈi.əm/, /ˌpɹaɪˈteɪn.i.əm/ 1. The town hall in an Ancient Greek city. Labels: historical
Word: transenne Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transenna Labels: form-of, plural
Word: telemedicine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English medicine English telemedicine From tele- + medicine. First attested in 1968. Pronunciation: /ˌtɛl.ɪˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/, /ˈtɛlə(ˌ)mɛdɪsɪn/, /ˌtel.ɪˈmed.ɪ.sɪn/, /ˌtel.əˈmed.ə.sən/, /ˌʈɛ(ː)l.ɪˈmɛ(ː)ɖ.ɪ.sɪn/ 1. The transfer of medical information by means of telecommunication technologies for the purpose of consulting or for remote medical procedures or examinations. Labels: uncountable
Word: tediose Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of tedious. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: […] For, Mechanic Examples of this kind are every where so obvious to sense, and so numerose, that only to enumerate them would be a task hard and tediose.
Word: delusionary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English delusion Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English delusionary From delusion + -ary. 1. Delusional. Example: Are they so divorced from reality that in their delusionary state they honestly believe we need more of their tax cuts for the rich and their other forms of plutocratic irresponsibility, the very things that got us to this deplorable state?
Word: cookstove Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cook + stove. 1. A stove used for cooking, especially a primitive kind heated by burning wood, charcoal, dung, etc. Example: Meronyms: stovetop, stovepipe Example: "Sarah Ann Collins, we're goin' right downstairs and stick this letter in that cookstove, quick!"
Word: cookstoves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cookstove Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flame throwers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flame thrower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biotherapeutics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English therapeutics English biotherapeutics From bio- + therapeutics. 1. The field encompassing therapeutic materials produced using biological means, including recombinant DNA technology. Example: “We want to become a leader in biotherapeutics and vaccines,” Jeffrey B. Kindler, Pfizer’s chief executive, said Monday at the Manhattan news conference where the deal was announced.
Word: biotherapeutics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English therapeutics English biotherapeutics From bio- + therapeutics. 1. plural of biotherapeutic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biotherapeutic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English therapeutic English biotherapeutic From bio- + therapeutic. 1. A therapeutic material produced using biological means, including recombinant DNA technology. Example: “We want to become a leader in biotherapeutics and vaccines,” Jeffrey B. Kindler, Pfizer’s chief executive, said Monday at the Manhattan news conference where the deal was announced.
Word: nonguaranteed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + guaranteed. 1. Not guaranteed; unguaranteed. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Yankees offered Williams a minor league deal, but he would not accept a nonguaranteed contract.
Word: unguaranteed 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 guaranteed English unguaranteed From un- + guaranteed. 1. Not guaranteed; nonguaranteed.
Word: collaged Part of Speech: adj 1. Glued together in the manner of a collage. Example: A collaged poster of it had just entered the collection along with portraits by artists like Gilbert Stuart (George Washington), Norman Rockwell ( Richard Nixon ) and Elaine de Kooning (John Kennedy).
Word: collaged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of collage Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bleeding hearts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bleeding heart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: collaging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of collage Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: literarily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English literary Middle English -ly English -ly English literarily From literary + -ly. 1. In a literary manner. Example: When he spoke, he spoke in allusion, literarily, often pausing to check, with a look, whether I followed.
Word: nonsmooth Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Old English smōþ Middle English smothe Proto-West Germanic *smanþī Old English smēþe Middle English smethe English smooth English nonsmooth From non- + smooth. 1. Not smooth. Labels: not-comparable
Word: rheologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rheo- + -logic. 1. Of, or relating to, rheology: the deformation and flow of matter. Labels: not-comparable Example: The chemical industry uses mathematical models to simulate polymerization processes, pressing, or extrusion for complex rheologic materials, where the typical macro analysis of continuum mechanics must be connected to the micro one, the latter being more adequate to describe the complex rheology of materials with nanostructure.
Word: subalgebra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Arabic جَبَرَ (jabara) Arabic الْجَبْر (al-jabr)bor. Medieval Latin algebrabor. English algebra English subalgebra From sub- + algebra. 1. A closed subset of an algebra.
Word: subalgebras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subalgebra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subsurfaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subsurface Labels: form-of, plural
Word: symplectic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A calque of complex, coined by Hermann Weyl in his 1939 book The Classical Groups: Their Invariants and Representations. From Ancient Greek συμπλεκτικός (sumplektikós), from συμ (sum) (variant of σύν (sún)), + πλεκτικός (plektikós) (from πλέκω (plékō)); modelled on complex (from Latin complexus (“braided together”), from com- (“together”) + plectere (“to weave, braid”)). The symplectic group has previously been called the line complex group. Pronunciation: /sɪmˈplɛktɪk/ 1. Placed in or among, as if woven together. Labels: not-comparable 2. Whose characteristic abelian subgroups are cyclic. Labels: not-comparable 3. That is alternating and nondegenerate. Labels: not-comparable 4. That is equipped with an alternating nondegenerate bilinear form. Labels: not-comparable 5. Of or pertaining to (the geometry of) a differentiable manifold equipped with a closed nondegenerate bilinear form. Labels: not-comparable Example: There exist interesting and unexplored relations between symplectic geometry and the theory of critical points of holomorphic functions. Example: 1997, C. H. Cushman-de Vries (translator), Richard H. Cushman, Gijs M. Tuynman (translation editors), Jean-Marie Souriau, Structure of Dynamical Systems: A Symplectic View of Physics, Springer Science & Business Media (Birkhäuser). 6. That moves in the same direction as a system of synchronized waves. Labels: not-comparable 7. Of or pertaining to a symplectite; symplectitic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: symplectic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A calque of complex, coined by Hermann Weyl in his 1939 book The Classical Groups: Their Invariants and Representations. From Ancient Greek συμπλεκτικός (sumplektikós), from συμ (sum) (variant of σύν (sún)), + πλεκτικός (plektikós) (from πλέκω (plékō)); modelled on complex (from Latin complexus (“braided together”), from com- (“together”) + plectere (“to weave, braid”)). The symplectic group has previously been called the line complex group. Pronunciation: /sɪmˈplɛktɪk/ 1. A symplectic bilinear form, manifold, geometry, etc. Example: The structure of stable symplectics on finite dimensional spaces has been studied by Krein [8], Gelfand & Lidskii [9], and Moser [10] in work of considerable practical importance. 2. A bone in the teleostean fishes that forms the lower ossification of the suspensorium, and which articulates below with the quadrate bone by which it is firmly held. Example: The symplectics (9) consist of a somewhat curved central triangular portion with the base upward, and anteriorly and posteriorly from this extends a wing-like process. Example: The symplectics (Fig. 8, sym) are thin slender bones placed vertically in between the quadrates and the hyomandibulars.
Word: tenuring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tenure Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: untenured 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 tenured English untenured From un- + tenured. 1. Lacking tenure (permanence at an academic job). Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonoriented Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + oriented. 1. Not oriented: lacking orientation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unoriented 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 oriented English unoriented From un- + oriented. 1. Not oriented: lacking orientation.
Word: Anatoli Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Russian Анато́лий (Anatólij), from Ancient Greek ἀνατολή (anatolḗ, “sunrise”). Cognate with English Anatole and Latin Anatolius. Pronunciation: /æ.nəˈtɑ.li/, /æ.nəˈtoʊ.li/, /ˌæ.nəˈtɒ.li/, /ˌæ.nəˈtəʊ.li/ 1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Анато́лий (Anatólij). 2. A transliteration of the Belarusian or Ukrainian male given name Анатолій (Anatólij), equivalent to Anatoly
Word: Bloody Caesar Part of Speech: noun 1. A cocktail made from clamato (clam-tomato juice) and vodka, and often garnished with celery. Labels: Canada
Word: Kirill Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian Кири́лл (Kiríll), from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos). Doublet of Cyril. 1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Кири́лл (Kiríll).
Word: firee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fire + -ee, by analogy with hiree. 1. A person who has been fired Example: We got a helluva response - at least 30 calls from angry 'firees' as far away as Petaluma. Example: The final two instances look at a single dismissal through two different eyes: the fired and the firee.
Word: firees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of firee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: listserv Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of listserver. 1. A type of electronic mailing list, allowing for distribution of email to many subscribers. Labels: Internet Example: At subregional, regional, and global conferences, as well as through websites, listservs, cyberjournals, newsletters, and public reports and books, feminists from the South have articulated strategies to break down structural inequality […] Example: Rather than producing flashy television spots, it has placed simple ads on Web sites of news organizations and urbanbaby.com, and tried to spread its positions by posting on education and community listservs and blogs.
Word: listservs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of listserv Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tearless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tear + -less. 1. Without tears. Example: My tearless retina takes pictures that can prove Example: I see us passing, one after another — tearless funerals, the widowed treated like non-entities
Word: shirtdress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shirt + dress. 1. A type of dress, borrowing details, such as a collar or button front, from a man's shirt. Example: A studded leather vest and shirtdress from Target's McQ collection.
Word: MPD Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Manila Police District. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Metropolitan Police Department. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Five current and former employees of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, have filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia, alleging that MPD management created a hostile work environment and retaliated against them for speaking out. 3. Initialism of Minneapolis Police Department. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: “The number of reported violent crimes, like assaults, robberies and homicides are up compared to 2019, according to MPD crime data.
Word: MPD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of magnetoplasmadynamics. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of motive power depot. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 3. Initialism of multi-purpose document. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of multi-purpose display. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: The WSO station had four multipurpose displays, MPDs, including a moving map that could show a TSD—tactical situation display. 5. Initialism of myeloproliferative disease. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of mammary Paget's disease / mammary Paget disease. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of multiple personality disorder. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, dated, initialism, uncountable
Word: MPD Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of magnetoplasmadynamic. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: reënact Part of Speech: verb 1. Rare spelling of reenact. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: zelotypia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin 1. jealousy Labels: formal, uncountable
Word: dry-shod Part of Speech: adv 1. With one's footwear dry, not in or under water, usually referring to walking on ground which at another time, or usually, is covered with deep water. Labels: not-comparable Example: For much of the Ice Age, men walked dryshod on the bed of the North Sea many fathoms below where ships now sail. Example: And the Lord shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.
Word: Suzhou Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 蘇州 /苏州 (Sūzhōu). 1. A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Yangtze River. Example: The number of people killed in the collapse of an annex of a hotel in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou has climbed to 17, local authorities reported Wednesday, according to state news agency Xinhua. 2. A new district in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. 3. An industrial park in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. 4. Synonym of Suzhou Creek: A river in Shanghai municipality and Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Huangpu River; despite its name, it is 78 miles long. 5. Su, a former imperial prefecture in modern Jiangsu, China, surrounding the city. Labels: historical
Word: Suzhou Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 宿州 (Sùzhōu). 1. A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China. Example: There were more than 200 reported cases in Anhui's Suzhou city on Monday. Since the outbreak was detected on June 26, the province has reported more than 1,000 cases, according to the Suzhou municipal government.
Word: Suzhou Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 肅州 /肃州 (Sùzhōu). 1. A district of the prefecture-level city of Jiuquan, Gansu, China. 2. A town in the county-level city of Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu, China.
Word: anticorrelation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + correlation. 1. Negative or inverse correlation, a relationship in which one value increases as the other decreases. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ambipolarity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ambipolar Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English ambipolarity From ambipolar + -ity. 1. The state of being ambipolar. Labels: uncountable 2. The extent to which something is ambipolar. Labels: countable
Word: ambipolar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ambi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der. Proto-Indo-European *kʷól-os Proto-Hellenic *pólos Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos)der. Latin polus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Late Latin polārislbor. English polar English ambipolar From ambi- + polar. 1. Reacting to both positive and negative polarity.
Word: antidiagonal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English diagonal English antidiagonal From anti- + diagonal. 1. The diagonal of a matrix that leads from top-right towards bottom-left.
Word: antipathogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + pathogen. 1. Any drug that counters the effects of a pathogen
Word: decorrelation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English correlation English decorrelation From de- + correlation. Pronunciation: /diːˌkɒɹəˈleɪʃən/ 1. The reduction or removal of correlation. 2. A process that reduces autocorrelation or cross-correlation (in electronics, cryptography, neurology etc.)
Word: decorrelating Part of Speech: adj 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 correlating English decorrelating From de- + correlating. Pronunciation: /diːˈkɒɹəleɪtɪŋ(ɡ)/ 1. Tending to reduce the correlation between signals (in electronics, quantum mechanics, cryptography, neurology etc.)
Word: common eider Part of Speech: noun 1. A sea duck in the eider family; Somateria mollissima.
Word: anaphor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from anaphora. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.nə.fɔɹ/, /ˈæ.nə.fə/, /ˈæ.nə.fɔː/ 1. An expression referring to another expression. In stricter uses, an expression referring to something earlier in the discourse or, even more strictly, only reflexive and reciprocal pronouns. Example: Thus far, we have established that each other is an NP [noun phrase] which functions as a reciprocal anaphor requiring to take its reference from some antecedent elsewhere in the sentence, and that themselves is an NP which functions as a reflexive anaphor which also requires an antecedent to take its reference from.
Word: anchos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ancho Labels: form-of, plural
Word: venography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From veno- + -graphy. Pronunciation: /vɪˈnɒ.ɡrəf.i/, /vɪˈnɑː.ɡrəf.i/, /veɪˈnɑː.ɡrəf.i/ 1. A diagnostic procedure in which an X-ray of the veins, a venogram, is taken after a special dye is injected into the bone marrow or veins. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: neo-noir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neo- + noir, after film noir. 1. A genre of film that combines elements of traditional film noir with modern themes and visuals. Labels: uncountable Example: By the time Martin Scorsese filmed "Taxi Driver," in the mid-70's, the neo-noir palette relied heavily on trash, crumbling streets, burned-out buildings, and many-splendored scuzz. The fedoras disappeared, too. Example: In only one other neo-noir film, Chinatown, a big-studio, big-stars production, has the screenwriter actually won the Academy Award. 2. An individual film of this kind. Labels: countable Example: Typical of neo-noir as a whole, British neo-noirs are highly intertextual and allusive […]
Word: neo-noirs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neo-noir Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intertextualities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intertextuality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shut off Part of Speech: verb 1. To stop or turn off by closing something, such as a valve. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: Richardson dropped into the six-foot between the two engines, ran for a few yards, grabbed Mitchell's engine, and swung himself up. Mitchell had got to his feet by this time, but he made no move. Richardson shut off steam, reversed her, and brought her to a stand. 2. To switch off. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: “You can forget about going to that party on Saturday if you don't shut off that video game right now!” 3. To separate; to isolate. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: After his wife died, he shut himself off from the world. Example: In the latter years of its existence, BR was rationalising its estate by pulling down station buildings which were too large for its modern operational needs, or by shutting off parts of them when demolition was not an option. Kilmarnock station falls into this latter category. It dominates the townscape, but its operational importance has seriously diminished since electrification of the West Coast Main Line.
Word: shuts off Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shut off Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: shutting off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shut off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ceramicist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ceramic 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 ceramicist From ceramic + -ist. 1. A person who makes ceramics, such as pottery. Example: Otto Natzler, a ceramicist best known for inventing glazes resembling geologic textures and colors that he applied to forms created by his wife Gertrud in a famous collaboration of more than three decades, died on April 7 in Los Angeles. Example: While the work of the contemporary artists in the show is avant-garde, it does not overwhelm the colorful faience made by the Faucon family, seven generations of ceramicists who operated a factory in Apt, a town in the Luberon Valley, from 1890 until 2002.
Word: ceramicists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ceramicist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crookbacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crookback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amblyope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀμβλυωπός (ambluōpós). By surface analysis, ambly- + -ope. 1. A person afflicted with amblyopia.
Word: amblyopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amblyope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: picocell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *bekkos Gaulish *bekkosbor.? Latin beccus Old Spanish bico Spanish picobor. English pico- English cell English picocell From pico- + cell. 1. A wireless communication system covering a small area, such as a single office or railway station, often used to extend cellular network coverage to indoor areas where signals cannot easily penetrate.
Word: picocells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of picocell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: regiones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of regio Labels: form-of, plural
Word: voladoras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of voladora Labels: form-of, plural
Word: voladora Part of Speech: noun 1. A small bus used for public transportation in the Dominican Republic.
Word: partidos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of partido Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marcos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marco Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mitches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mitch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mitched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mitch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: slackerdom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English slacker Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English slackerdom From slacker + -dom. 1. The world or lifestyle of slackers; laziness. Labels: uncountable Example: Would not her refusal to do so be craven flight from the new reality which faces her, a kind of desertion or slackerdom? Example: ...so numerous and nebulous that to list just a few of them does a disservice to the vastness of the ennui that prompted the emergence of slackerdom.
Word: echoencephalography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́ Ancient Greek ἠχή (ēkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Ancient Greek -ώ (-ṓ) Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ)der. English echo- English encephalography English echoencephalography From echo- + encephalography. 1. The detailing of interfaces in the brain by means of ultrasonic waves. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: myelography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós)der. English myelo- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English myelography From myelo- + -graphy. 1. A type of radiographic examination that uses a contrast medium to detect pathology of the spinal cord, including the location of a spinal cord injury, cysts, and tumors. Labels: uncountable
Word: zonula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin zōnula (“small belt or girdle”). Doublet of zonule. 1. Any of several small belt-like regions. Example: The zonula originates by a small number of delicate fibres from the vitreous [lamella]. Example: Nevertheless, the zonula is most often considered as the principal agent of transmission.
Word: zoophorus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin zōophorus, from Ancient Greek ζωοφόρος (zōophóros). Pronunciation: /zəʊˈɒf.əɹ.əs/ 1. The frieze of a column, especially one decorated with animals.
Word: zopissa Part of Speech: noun 1. An old medicinal mixture of pitch and tar scraped from the sides of ships. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: rum balls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rum ball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ruminators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ruminator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rumour mills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rumour mill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rump states Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rump state Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rump steaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rump steak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: run years Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of run year Labels: form-of, plural
Word: actinin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From actin + -in. 1. Any of several microfilament proteins that have a function in the attachment of actin fibres in muscle cells
Word: agronomically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English agronomic 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 agronomically From agronomic + -ally. 1. With reference to agronomics Labels: not-comparable
Word: allografted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *áľľos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)der. English allo- English grafted English allografted From allo- + grafted. 1. grafted as an allograft Labels: not-comparable
Word: allylisothiocyanate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of allyl isothiocyanate. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: aminocyclopropane Part of Speech: noun 1. cyclopropylamine Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the ring of cyclopropylamine Labels: countable, in-compounds, uncountable
Word: aminonicotinamide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amino + nicotinamide. 1. Any of several isomeric amino derivatives of nicotinamide, but especially 6-aminonicotinamide, a teratogen.
Word: anammox Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of anaerobic ammonium oxidation, a part of the nitrogen cycle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: antiendotoxic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + endotoxic. 1. That counteracts the effects of an endotoxin
Word: antinodal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English antinode Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English antinodal From antinode + -al. 1. Of, pertaining to, or located at an antinode
Word: antiregulatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + regulatory. 1. That disapproves of excessive regulation Example: The F.D.A., an important agency charged with protecting the food supply, was one of many hobbled by the Bush administration’s antiregulatory efforts. 2. That counteracts a regulatory process
Word: archaeogenetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos)der. English archaeo- English genetic English archaeogenetic From archaeo- + genetic. 1. Of or pertaining to archaeogenetics Labels: not-comparable
Word: archaeogenetics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos)der. English archaeo- English genetics English archaeogenetics From archaeo- + genetics. 1. The application of population genetics to archaeology Labels: uncountable
Word: archaeometallurgist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos)der. English archaeo- English metallurgist English archaeometallurgist From archaeo- + metallurgist. 1. An expert in archaeometallurgy.
Word: archaeometallurgy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos)der. English archaeo- English metallurgy English archaeometallurgy From archaeo- + metallurgy. 1. The study of the prehistory of metal extraction and working Labels: uncountable
Word: arundinoid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any grass of the subfamily Arundinoideae.
Word: asynchronicity Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being asynchronous. Labels: uncountable 2. The extent to which something is asynchronous. Labels: countable
Word: auditable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English audit Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English auditable From audit + -able. 1. Able to be audited. Example: Whatever the intrinsic merits, questionnaires make teaching 'auditable', and thus easier to regulate in the name of quality.
Word: autapses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autapse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autapse Part of Speech: noun 1. A synapse formed by the axon of a neuron on its own dendrites
Word: autoactivates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of autoactivate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: autoactivate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor. English auto- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English activate English autoactivate From auto- + activate. 1. To cause or undergo autoactivation.
Word: autoactivation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor. English auto- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active 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 active Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English activate ▲ English -ation English -ion English activation English autoactivation From auto- + activation. 1. autocatalysis
Word: autoanalyser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Hellenic *mətós Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos) Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der. Classical Latin automatum New Latin automaticusbor. English automaticclip. English auto- English analyser English autoanalyser From auto- + analyser. 1. Any of several different devices that partially automate analysis.
Word: borrachas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of borracha. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autocatalyst Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + catalyst. 1. Any catalyst that participates in autocatalysis. 2. The catalyst in the catalytic converter of a motor car.
Word: avidinated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From avidin + -ated. 1. Treated with avidin Labels: not-comparable
Word: bibliometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English biblio- Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. English -metry English bibliometry From biblio- + -metry. 1. The quantitative analysis of text, including citation analysis Labels: uncountable
Word: roll with the punches Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of ride with the punches. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: When life tries to knock all the wind out of you / You've got to roll, roll, roll with the punches / If all life offers is black and blue / You've got to roll, roll, roll with the punches Example: Ariana DeBose is doing her “thing” and trying to roll with the punches after this weekend’s BAFTA Film Awards in London.
Word: felter Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfɛltə(ɹ)/ 1. To clot, tangle, or mat together, such as like felt. Labels: archaic Example: His feltered locks that on his bosom fell.
Word: felter Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɛltə(ɹ)/ 1. A person who works with or makes felt; a feltmaker. Example: Those Spanish Wools for Felters were not Fleece Wools. Example: This is the mark of an experienced felter and the way to monitor the very subtle changes in the late stages of feltmaking
Word: Berker Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Old Masters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Old Master Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whipper snapper Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of whippersnapper. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: breek Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of brick. Labels: Ireland, alt-of, alternative
Word: rolfs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rolf Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rolfed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rolf Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: almain Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Almain (“type of dance”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: E.D. La. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, as used in case citations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: M.D. La. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, as used in case citations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: W.D. La. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, as used in case citations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: bookselling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From book + selling. 1. The sale of books. Labels: uncountable
Word: double bar line Part of Speech: noun 1. A symbol in musical notation used to separate two sections or phrases of music.
Word: double bar lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of double bar line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dotted bar line Part of Speech: noun 1. A symbol in musical notation used to subdivide long measures into shorter segments for ease of reading.
Word: dotted bar lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dotted bar line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: firstcomer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From first + comer. 1. One who comes first; a person or entity being the first to arrive, or the first in sequence. Example: Britain's phenomenal success as firstcomer in the new industrialism was reflected in her record 38 per cent share of the world trade in manufactures... Example: But at long last the summer, high summer, was upon them, with the promised arrival of the four firstcomers to the old manor house.
Word: firstcomers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of firstcomer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: magickally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English magickal Middle English -ly English -ly English magickally From magickal + -ly. 1. In a magickal way.
Word: intertextually Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English intertextual Middle English -ly English -ly English intertextually From intertextual + -ly. 1. In an intertextual manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: intertextual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English textual English intertextual From inter- + textual. 1. Pertaining to intertextuality; being or involving the reference to one text in another.
Word: finner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fin 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 finner From fin + -er. 1. A finback whale.
Word: freecycles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of freecycle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: freecycles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of freecycle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: freecycled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of freecycle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: freecycling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of freecycle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: potato cake Part of Speech: noun 1. A savory flat cake made from flour and mashed potatoes, often fried or baked. Labels: UK 2. A deep-fried, battered potato slice; a potato scallop. Labels: Australia
Word: bicentric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós)der. English -centric English bicentric From bi- + -centric. 1. Having two centres. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having a bisexual bias or basis. Labels: comparable Example: Everybody that came over here and then left had essentially the same reaction: YUCK. A large part of that "yuck" was the highly evolved bisexuals who were quick at the gun with anything that didn't fit their bicentric notion of the universe. That a great deal of that bicentrism was thinly veiled homophobia didn't bother them in the least.
Word: Rejang Part of Speech: noun 1. An ethnolinguistic group in Bengkulu. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Rejang Part of Speech: name 1. The Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by this group.
Word: bioanalysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English analysis English bioanalysis From bio- + analysis. 1. biochemical analysis
Word: bioclimosequence Part of Speech: noun 1. A bioclimatic sequence of ecosystems
Word: blipvert Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of blip + advert; coined in the film Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future (1985), in which they caused the nervous systems of certain viewers to overload. 1. A subliminal or nearly subliminal advertisement displayed for a very short time. Example: The blipvert condenses 30 seconds of advertising to 3 seconds in order to prevent viewers from switching channels during an advertisement. Example: The result was the passing of laws forbidding the use of such "blipvert" advertising, but rumors of its insidious presence abounded.
Word: blipverts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blipvert Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bioconductor Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English conductor English Bioconductor From bio- + conductor. 1. An open source software project for the analysis and comprehension of genomic data.
Word: biodistribution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English distribution English biodistribution From bio- + distribution. 1. The distribution (static and dynamic) of compounds within a biological system or within an organism
Word: bioenergetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English bioenergetic 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 bioenergetically From bioenergetic + -ally. 1. With regard to bioenergetics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cyberlearning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- English learning English cyberlearning From cyber- + learning. 1. Learning by means of a computer, especially over the Internet. Labels: uncountable
Word: decalcifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of decalcify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: decalcified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of decalcify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: decalcified Part of Speech: adj 1. From which calcareous matter has been removed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: biofunctionalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English functional English -ization English biofunctionalization From bio- + functional + -ization. 1. The modification of a material (especially a nanomaterial) to add biological function Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: discoverability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English discover Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English discoverability From discover + -ability. 1. The condition of being discoverable Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: biofunctionalized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English functionalized English biofunctionalized From bio- + functionalized. 1. Describing a material (especially a nanomaterial) that has been modified to add biological function. Labels: not-comparable
Word: diagnosably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō) Ancient Greek δῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)der. Latin diagnōsisder. English diagnosisbf. English diagnos(e) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English diagnosable 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 diagnosably From diagnosable + -ly. 1. In a diagnosable way. Example: “The seizures got me out of military service, though they landed me, instead, in an asylum—diagnosably, syndromically, Puerto Rican.”
Word: disincentives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disincentive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: börek Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of burek. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The leaves are very similar to those of Kazayağı which is found in the same location, and they are favorites for using in omelettes, böreks and meat stews. When very soft and tender the leaves may be fried with oil or butter till soft, and then used in böreks with white cheese, or served alone with cheese. Example: The tall cylindrical basket hung across his shoulders is probably full of böreks.
Word: bioimaging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English imaging English bioimaging From bio- + imaging. 1. the imaging of biological materials, especially by the use of microscopy Labels: uncountable