nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: beau joueur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French beau joueur (“handsome player”). 1. A gambler, especially if skilled. Example: With refilled purses they will visit one of the thousand foreign towns, so glad to receive the beaux joueurs of England. Example: Either the child is frightened by her three consecutive losses, and hesitates, or else the combination for which she is waiting has not yet arisen. Ninety-nine people in the hundred would surmise the former. I, who know Angélique better, and know if ever beau joueur—or rather, I suppose, belle joueuse—was born, it is that small slight child at my side, think otherwise. 2. A good sport, a gallant sportsman. Example: Beau joüeur, One that plays fair, and never frets at play. Example: In all the "adventures" in life, in peace and in war, the Super-man must exhibit the serenity of the beau joueur, the smiling grace of the dancer, the joyous simplicity of a child at play.
Word: neverthrivings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neverthriving Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rear projection Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of back projection.
Word: factor market Part of Speech: noun 1. The system or infrastructure for economic exchange within which factors of production (such as labor, materials, or capital) are purchased or sold. Example: The instance of a few buyers and many sellers in the factor market with many buyers and sellers in the product market is typified by the classic cases of unorganized wage-earners in company towns, for instance, textile and coal. Example: In China, for instance, there is still the need to liberalize the factor market, especially in the land and labor market.
Word: bromoviral Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to bromoviruses. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bromovirus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any member of the virus genus Bromovirus.
Word: bromoviruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bromovirus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: BMV Part of Speech: noun 1. Brome mosaic virus Labels: uncountable
Word: BMV Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Bureau of Motor Vehicles, the equivalent to a Department of Motor Vehicles for the states of Indiana, Ohio, and Maine. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: bromodiphenhydramine Part of Speech: noun 1. bromazine Labels: uncountable
Word: bullnose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bull + nose. 1. A rounded ceramic trim, especially in masonry and ceramic tile. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A bacterial disease of suckling or weanling pigs, characterized by sores in the mouth or upon the lips. Labels: uncountable
Word: bullnoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bullnose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brochureware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brochure + -ware. 1. Promotional material converted directly from existing printed brochures into a website, and thus lacking interactive features. Labels: Internet, uncountable
Word: brinolase Part of Speech: noun 1. brinase Labels: uncountable
Word: Braxton Hicks contraction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after John Braxton Hicks, English doctor who described them. 1. A sporadic uterine contraction during pregnancy; false labour.
Word: Braxton Hicks contractions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Braxton Hicks contraction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bronchiolus Part of Speech: noun 1. A bronchiole.
Word: bromosuccinimide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bromo- + succinimide. 1. A chemical reagent used in radical substitution and electrophilic addition reactions in organic chemistry. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Bromosuccinimide is a convenient source of cationic bromine.
Word: bromosuccinimides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bromosuccinimide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wohl-Ziegler reaction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Alfred Wohl and K. Ziegler. 1. A chemical reaction that involves the allylic or benzylic bromination of hydrocarbons using an N-bromoimide and a radical initiator.
Word: bromoimides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bromoimide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bromsulphthalein Part of Speech: noun 1. A dye used in liver function tests. Labels: uncountable
Word: bromsulfthalein Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bromsulphthalein. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Brunner's gland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for the Swiss physician who first described them, Johann Conrad Brunner. 1. One of the compound tubular submucosal glands found in that portion of the duodenum which is above the hepatopancreatic sphincter. Their main function is to produce a mucus-rich alkaline secretion to protect the duodenum from acidic chyme and to lubricate the intestinal walls.
Word: Brunner's glands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Brunner's gland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hepatopancreatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hepato- + pancreatic. 1. Relating to (or connecting) the liver and pancreas Labels: not-comparable Example: the hepatopancreatic ampulla Example: the hepatopancreatic sphincter
Word: urogastrone Part of Speech: noun 1. A substance secreted by the Brunner's glands that inhibits parietal cells and chief cells of the stomach from secreting acid and their digestive enzymes, in order to protect the duodenum. Labels: uncountable
Word: bufalin Part of Speech: noun 1. a particular bufadienolide. Labels: uncountable
Word: bromoderma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bromo- + -derma. 1. A dermatological condition caused by hypersensitivity to bromides and characterized by an eruption of papules and pustules on the skin. Labels: uncountable
Word: puffbird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From puff + bird, because their loose abundant plumage and short tails make them look stout and puffy. 1. Any of various tropical passerine birds in the family Bucconidae, related to the jacamars.
Word: puffbirds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of puffbird Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bromouracil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bromo- + uracil. 1. A brominated derivative of uracil. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bromouracils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bromouracil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ASPD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of antisocial personality disorder. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. A person with antisocial personality disorder. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Initialism of advanced sleep phase disorder Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: bronchographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From broncho- + -graphic. 1. Relating to bronchography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bronchography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From broncho- + -graphy. 1. radiography of the bronchus, involving the use of contrast Labels: uncountable Example: Bronchography is rarely performed, as it has been made obsolete with improvements in computed tomography and bronchoscopy.
Word: Bunsens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bunsen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bromocryptine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bromocriptine. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Bamar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Burmese ဗမာ (ba.ma). Doublet of Burma. 1. A member of the majority ethnic group of Burma (Myanmar).
Word: Bamars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bamar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: butethal Part of Speech: noun 1. butobarbital Labels: uncountable
Word: butobarbitone Part of Speech: noun 1. butobarbital Labels: uncountable
Word: butobarbital Part of Speech: noun 1. A hypnotic barbiturate drug. Labels: uncountable
Word: xanthobacter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any of the genus Xanthobacter of gram-negative bacteria.
Word: xanthobacters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xanthobacter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: astrocytomata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of astrocytoma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: astrocompasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of astrocompass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: astrodomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of astrodome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bytesexual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of byte + bisexual. 1. Capable of operating in either big-endian or little-endian mode. Labels: not-comparable, slang
Word: bursectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bursa + -ectomy. 1. The surgical removal of a bursa.
Word: row back Part of Speech: verb 1. To change or revise a previous opinion or decision. Labels: UK, idiomatic Example: Indeed, part of the problem was that Armstrong was rowing back on so much previous behaviour and years of aggressive lambasting of reporters, officials and team-mates who had claimed he was doping. "I don't forgive Lance Armstrong, who lied to me in two interviews. And I suspect most of America won't, either," Kurtz wrote. Example: Labour has rowed back from a plan for new rolling stock to be procured and owned in the public sector - with the party's rail spokesman saying it is not a priority.
Word: row back Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of row-back. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bursectomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bursectomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Burkitt's lymphoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after British surgeon Denis Parsons Burkitt (1911–1993), who first described the disease in 1956. 1. A cancer of the lymphatic system, particularly B lymphocytes found in the germinal center. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Burkitt's lymphomas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Burkitt's lymphoma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Burkitt's lymphomata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Burkitt's lymphoma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bulbocavernosus Part of Speech: noun 1. The bulbospongiosus muscle
Word: bulbocavernosi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bulbocavernosus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: roof rack Part of Speech: noun 1. A rack attached to the top of a car or other vehicle, used to hold luggage or similar items.
Word: bromthymol Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bromothymol. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Ross Sea Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named for James Ross, who discovered the sea in 1841. 1. A bay of the Southern Ocean, between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land
Word: tarhanas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tarhana Labels: form-of, plural
Word: butamben Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened from butanol and aminobenzoic. 1. A local anesthetic, the ester of 4-aminobenzoic acid and butanol. Labels: uncountable
Word: neepery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neep-neep, slang for a computer enthusiast, which reportedly arose at the California Institute of Technology in the 1970s. 1. Technological jargon. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: But all this, he realized, was something he'd learned over the course of years with the Rebellion, years of dealing with the sophisticated technologies and scientific neepery available on Coruscant and its inner worlds. Example: "…so we've got a LAN hooking up the office, the stable, and the kitchen, since your mom has access to the database if we get a call from a customer and I'm out in the fields," Dad said, as Tannim's head spun under the burden of all the computer neepery. 2. Trivia or highly-detailed information, especially that which an author includes in a work of fiction as a result of research. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Thank you, SF-FWs, bryant street, IAMTW, and novelscribes for various neepery and encouragement; […] Example: […] to Susan McCrackin for financial aid neepery, […]
Word: bunyaviral Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to bunyaviruses. Labels: not-comparable
Word: brazilein Part of Speech: noun 1. A neoflavanoid that is the main colouring matter in the red dye derived from brazilwood. Labels: uncountable
Word: busulphan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of busulfan. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: aquaponic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to aquaponics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: butylacetate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From butyl + acetate. 1. Alternative form of butyl acetate. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable 2. Any salt or ester of butylacetic acid Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: butylacetates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of butylacetate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: expender Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From expend + -er. 1. One who, or that which, expends.
Word: expenders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of expender Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gammabutyrolactone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gamma-butyrolactone. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: bromobenzylcyanide Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bromobenzyl cyanide. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: bromobenzyl cyanide Part of Speech: noun 1. A lachrymatory agent (i.e., tear gas) introduced in World War I. Labels: uncountable
Word: buncher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bunch + -er. 1. A person who bunches. Example: Often a buncher might come in a little early to have some work ready when rollers arrived.[…]If a buncher ran short of tobacco, the rollers got more for her. 2. Something that bunches or causes to bunch. Example: Stranded copper wire and cable are made on machines known as bunchers or stranders. Conventional bunchers are used for stranding small diameter wires (34 to 10 AWG). 3. Something that bunches or causes to bunch. Example: The pulse width can be decreased by means of a buncher, which consists of a longitudinal re-entrant cavity. The first electrons to reach the buncher are accelerated by a weaker longitudinal field than those that reach it at later times. Example: Amplification has taken place because in the buncher grids the electrons are affected very little, but in the drift space this effect is given time to grow and the bunching becomes much more pronounced.[…]After leaving the buncher field the electrons travel towards the plate, are slowed down, stopped and then reattracted by the buncher. 4. An illegitimate supplier of laboratory animals who obtains the animals by kidnapping pets or illegally trapping strays. Example: 2009, US Congress (editor), Congressional Record, V. 150, Part 6: April 20 2004 to May 4 2004, page 7574, The undercover investigation of this facility has revealed that its proprietors were aware that some of the companion animals brought to the facility were stolen, and also revealed a list of over 50 “bunchers,” individuals who obtain animals and sell them to “random source” animal dealers. Bunchers have a variety of methods for obtaining companion animals, including responding to newspaper ads offering free animals, trespassing on private property to abduct the animals from yards, and house burglaries. 5. A ground-based radio transmitter, configured within a system to guide aircraft to their allocated airfields. Example: Each airfield had its own buncher which emitted a particular radio signal. Each plane had a radio compass so that when we flew toward the buncher, the compass would go straight up. When we flew over the buncher, it would point straight down.
Word: bunchers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of buncher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: browplasty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brow + -plasty. 1. A browlift.
Word: browplasties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of browplasty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: browlift Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brow + lift; compare facelift. 1. A cosmetic surgery procedure used to elevate a drooping eyebrow that may obstruct vision and/or to remove the worry lines from the forehead.
Word: browlifts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of browlift Labels: form-of, plural
Word: worry line Part of Speech: noun 1. A permanent wrinkle on the forehead. Example: 1982, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure I just got high & went in front of the mirror, to really LOOK at myself & really try to see myself as others do. I immediately see the worry lines carved into my face, now aging & showing all the fighting.
Word: worry lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of worry line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: motogens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of motogen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: octobasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of octobass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: motherfunker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Bowdlerization of motherfucker. 1. Motherfucker. Labels: derogatory, euphemistic, slang, sometimes Example: (If Rhino follows up with Volumes 6 through 10, extending up through 1982 and Dazz Band's "Let It Whip," those sets should be absolute motherfunkers.) Example: From the initial weirdness of their songs about space aliens to B.O.B. (Bombs over Baghdad), their millennial drum-and-bass gospel opus, they have proved that it's possible to be unusual, ambitious and immensely popular. In their own words, "We are/ The coolest motherfunkers on the planet."
Word: laying on of hands Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of using touch to communicate spiritual energy from one person to another, especially as an act of healing. Example: And when Simon ſaw that through laying on of the Apoſtles hands', the holy Ghoſt was giuen, hee offered them money,[…] Example: He holds daily levees, which are crowded, at Metropolitan Hall, where he proclaims that he has been sent of God to heal diseases by the touch. Many are fools enough to try the experiment . . . . His formula is, "Disease, depart," accompanied with a laying on of hands. 2. The charism whereby new bishops are initiated into the apostolic succession.
Word: laying-on of hands Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of laying on of hands. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ice cream parlor Part of Speech: noun 1. A retail business that sells ice cream and related products. Example: Near-synonym: creamery
Word: zarph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Turkish zarf, from Arabic ظَرْف (ẓarf, “dish, container”). See also zarf. 1. A highly decorated and bejewelled Turkish tea cup.
Word: Ross seal Part of Speech: noun 1. A seal, Ommatophoca rossii, which is found around Antarctica
Word: Ethyl Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Ethel: a female given name. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: R. Jeeves: In my experience, ladies who spell Gladys with a W are seldom noted for their reliability, sir. It gives them romantic notions. B.W. Wooster: With a W, Jeeves? No, no, no, no. You spell it with a G. R. Jeeves: If I might draw your attention to the signature on the portrait, sir. B.W. Wooster: Good Lord! G-W? R. Jeeves: I blame Alfred Lord Tennyson and his Idylls of the King. It also accounts for Kathryn, Ysabel, and Ethyl, all spelt with a Y, but Gwladys is a particularly virulent form, sir.
Word: weddingzilla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wedding + -zilla (suffix forming nouns and names suggesting a monster or a thing of extremely large size or great destructiveness) (a back-formation from Godzilla). Pronunciation: /ˌwɛdɪŋˈzɪlə/ 1. A person overly concerned with ensuring that a wedding goes exactly as they envision it. Labels: attributive, humorous, often Example: She wasn't in the family gathering to see Sarah's weddingzilla dress burn. Example: It can be hard for a man to understand how an otherwise sweet and reasonable woman can go all weddingzilla: "My dress must have a 50-foot train, trimmed with the skins of puppies!"
Word: weddingzillas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weddingzilla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: destination wedding Part of Speech: noun 1. A wedding (planned in advance) in a foreign country, usually at a high-end resort, where the couple, the wedding party and their guests stay for about a week, and where all activities related to that wedding take place.
Word: bunchflowers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bunchflower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nubbier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of nubby: more nubby Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: nubbiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of nubby: most nubby Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: bovicide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin bōs + -icide. 1. The killing of a cow. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. One who kills cows. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A cow that has been killed Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A cow that has killed Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A cow that has killed another cow. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bovicides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bovicide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: malunited Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mal- + united. 1. united badly or wrongly Example: a malunited fracture of the distal radius
Word: Machiavellianisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Machiavellianism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Madelung Part of Speech: name Etymology: German 1. A surname.
Word: Maedi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Maedi, from Ancient Greek Μαῖδοι (Maîdoi). 1. A member of a Thracian or Illyrian tribe once occupying the area between Paionia and Thrace. Labels: historical
Word: malakoplakic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From malakoplakia + -ic. 1. Relating to malakoplakia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: malakoplakia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From malako- (“soft”) + Ancient Greek πλάκα (pláka, “plate”) + -ia, from πλάξ (pláx). Pronunciation: /ˌmæl.ək.oʊˈplæk.i.ə/ 1. Inflammation of the mucous membrane of a hollow organ (as the urinary bladder) characterized by the formation of soft granulomatous lesions. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: malakoplakias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of malakoplakia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: magnetocardiographic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to magnetocardiography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: magnetocardiography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Old French magnetebor. ▲ Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet English magnet- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English magneto- Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂ Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía)lbor. English cardio- 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 cardiography English magnetocardiography From magneto- + cardiography. 1. The measurement of magnetic fields produced by electrical activity in the heart. Labels: uncountable
Word: maduromycosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Madura + -o- + mycosis. 1. Madura foot, a form of eumycetoma. Labels: uncountable
Word: macroparasites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of macroparasite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: macroparasitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From macro- + parasitic. 1. Of or pertaining to macroparasites. Labels: not-comparable
Word: macrorestriction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- + restriction. 1. In physical gene mapping, the digestion of DNA of high molecular weight with a restriction enzyme having a low number of restriction sites. Labels: uncountable
Word: macrolabia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- + Latin labia (“lips”). 1. macrocheilia Labels: uncountable
Word: macrognathia Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of having abnormally large jaws. Labels: uncountable
Word: macrocyst Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- + cyst. 1. An aggregate of cells of Dictyosteliida formed during sexual reproduction enclosed in a cellulose wall
Word: macrocysts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of macrocyst Labels: form-of, plural
Word: macroglia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- + glia. 1. Any of various glial cells that are larger than microglia. Labels: uncountable
Word: macropenis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- + penis. Pronunciation: /ˈmæ.kɹəʊˌpiː.nəs/ 1. An abnormally large penis. Example: Russell-Silver syndrome […] is characterised by IUGR, small triangular facies, hemihypertrophy, clinodactyly, occasionally macropenis with or without precocious puberty, and sometimes GH deficiency. Example: Boys develop a macropenis usually by 2 to 3 years of age and undergo premature sexual development with growth of pubic and axillary hair and appearance of adult body odor[…]
Word: maltobiose Part of Speech: noun 1. maltose Labels: uncountable
Word: maltases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maltase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: malrotation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mal- + rotation. 1. An anomaly of rotation; aberrant movement of parts in a rotating fashion. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: intestinal malrotation
Word: malrotations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of malrotation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mannoheptulose Part of Speech: noun 1. A hexokinase inhibitor found in avocados. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: mannoheptuloses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mannoheptulose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maneb Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmænɛb/ 1. A foliate fungicide consisting of a polymeric complex of manganese with the ethylene bis(dithiocarbamate) anionic ligand. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: margate Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɑ(ɹ)ɡɪt/, /ˈmɑ(ɹ)ɡeɪt/ 1. A white margate, of the species Haemulon album of fishes.
Word: margates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of margate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manrent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Scots manrent, from Northern Middle English manreden, from Old English manrǣden. Doublet of manred. 1. A contract, usually military and between Scottish clans, in which a weaker man or clan pledged to serve, in return for protection, a stronger lord or clan. Labels: Scotland, countable, historical, uncountable Example: Although there is no precise statistical analysis of assythments, bonds of manrent were only very rarely used in such circumstances.
Word: manrents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of manrent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Marians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Marian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: liberational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From liberation + -al. 1. Relating to, or aiding, liberation; liberatory. Example: But when it comes to telling Third World communities ― just emerging into Liberational consciousness ― what they should or should not include on their agendas, here I think we should have to realize that our never-properly-examined hetero-imitative ethnocentric hangovers from our pre-coming-out-years are showing.
Word: liberationism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From liberation + -ism. 1. A belief in, or policy of, liberation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: liberationisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of liberationism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mansonellosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mansonella + -osis. 1. infection with Mansonella nematodes Labels: uncountable
Word: mansonelliasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Mansonella + -iasis 1. Alternative form of mansonellosis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: mammillaria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. Pronunciation: /ˌmæmɪˈlɛəɹi.ə/, /ˌmæməˈlɛɹi.ə/ 1. Any member of the cactus genus Mammillaria. Example: For some years back collections of mammillarias, from whatever parts of the world they came, were grown in our hothouses, and many of them are still kept there.
Word: mammillarias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mammillaria Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mannoheptoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mannoheptose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marsdenia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Marsden + -ia, from the genus name, named after William Marsden (orientalist). 1. Any of the genus Marsdenia of apocynaceous plants. Example: The odour of the 'Madagascar chaplet-flower' came floating out, mingled with the fragrant scents of the marsdenias, and the sloping shelves were one mass of varied bloom.
Word: marsdenias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marsdenia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marsupialisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From marsupial + -isation. 1. Alternative form of marsupialization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: marsupialisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marsupialisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mandrin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French mandrin. See mandrel. 1. A metal wire or stylet inserted into a flexible catheter to give it shape and firmness while passing through a hollow tubular structure.
Word: mandrins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mandrin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: malonyltransferase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From malonyl + transferase. 1. An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of malonyl. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: malonyltransferases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of malonyltransferase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: malononitriles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of malononitrile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: malondialdehydes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of malondialdehyde Labels: form-of, plural
Word: malonaldehydes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of malonaldehyde Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mastodynia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From masto- + -odynia. 1. mastalgia; pain in the breast Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: mastodynias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mastodynia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mammalgia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mamm- + -algia. 1. mastalgia; pain in the breast Labels: uncountable
Word: mastodontons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mastodonton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lambda probe Part of Speech: noun 1. A device that is used to measure the proportion of oxygen in a fluid
Word: Blackian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Black + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Donald Black, American sociologist. 2. Of or relating to Fischer Black, American economist.
Word: mazopathy Part of Speech: noun 1. disease of the female breast Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: mechanotherapy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mechano- + therapy, after Swedish mekanoterapi. Pronunciation: /ˌmɛkənəʊˈθɛɹəpi/ 1. A type of physiotherapy designed to promote health through exercise and massage. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: They were anxious to ship me to Milan where there were better X-ray facilities and where, after the operation, I could take mechano-therapy.
Word: mediastinoscope Part of Speech: noun 1. A thin tube-like instrument used in mediastinoscopy to examine the tissues and lymph nodes in the mediastinum.
Word: mediastinoscopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mediastinoscopy + -ic. 1. Relating to mediastinoscopy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mediastinoscopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mediastinoscope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: megalencephaly Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of macrencephaly. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: megalencephalic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From megalencephaly + -ic or megalo- + encephalic. 1. macrencephalic; having a large brain
Word: Meckel Part of Speech: name Etymology: German 1. A surname.
Word: diktyomata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diktyoma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diktyomas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diktyoma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: medulloepithelioma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From medullo- + epithelioma. 1. A rare, fast-growing brain tumor thought to stem from cells of the embryonic medullary cavity.
Word: medulloepitheliomas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of medulloepithelioma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: megacephaly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + -cephaly. 1. macrencephaly Labels: uncountable
Word: megagnathia Part of Speech: noun 1. macrognathia Labels: uncountable
Word: centre forwards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of centre forward Labels: form-of, plural
Word: megalokaryocyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From megalo- + karyocyte. 1. megakaryocyte
Word: megalokaryocytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megalokaryocyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mildronate Part of Speech: noun 1. An antiischemic drug mainly used to treat angina and myocardial infarction. Labels: uncountable
Word: ischemias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ischemia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ischaemias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ischaemia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antiischemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + ischemic. 1. Countering ischemia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: megadosed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of megadose Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: megadosing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of megadose Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: medialuna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish medialuna (literally “half moon”). 1. A crescent-shaped corral used in Chilean rodeos. 2. A kind of Argentinian croissant.
Word: medialunas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of medialuna Labels: form-of, plural
Word: megacystis Part of Speech: noun 1. A rare disease that is identified by an abnormally large or distended bladder. Labels: uncountable
Word: megacardia Part of Speech: noun 1. megalocardia Labels: uncountable
Word: Maule Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A region and former province of Chile. 3. A commune in Yvelines department, Île-de-France, France.
Word: tuco-tuco Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish tuco-tuco. Onomatopoeic. 1. Any of the caviomorph South American rodents of the genus Ctenomys, which have a large head, small ears, and hairy tail. Example: Tuco-tucos groom themselves to remove loose sand from their fur by combing with the stiff bristles that grow near the bases of the hind claws. Example: The eyes of tuco-tucos are almost level with the top of the head, which is adaptive for surveying the horizon from their shelter without exposing themselves to predators.
Word: tuco-tucos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tuco-tuco Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mazamorra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish mazamorra. 1. A traditional maize-based pudding or drink of Latin America. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mazamorras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mazamorra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mataco Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the Wichí people.
Word: Wichí Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of an indigenous tribal people of Argentina and Bolivia.
Word: Matacos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mataco Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wichís Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Wichí Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wichitan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Wichita + -an. 1. Of or relating to Wichita.
Word: Wichitan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Wichita + -an. 1. A native or inhabitant of Wichita.
Word: Wichitans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Wichitan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: melanoacanthoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From melano- + acanthoma. 1. A benign, darkly pigmented cutaneous condition characterized by a skin lesion with a dull or lackluster surface, and involving a proliferation of keratinocytes and melanocytes.
Word: melanoacanthomas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of melanoacanthoma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: melastoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any of the genus Melastoma of flowering plants.
Word: melastomas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of melastoma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meiocyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meio- + -cyte. 1. A kind of cell that differentiates into a gamete through the process of meiosis.
Word: meiocytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meiocyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: melanonychia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From melano- + onych- + -ia. 1. A black or brown pigmentation of the nail plate. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: melanonychias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of melanonychia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: melanotroph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From melano- + -troph. 1. A cell in the pituitary gland that generates melanocyte-stimulating hormone from its precursor proopiomelanocortin.
Word: melanotrope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From melano- + -trope. 1. melanotroph
Word: melanotrophs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of melanotroph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: melanotropes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of melanotrope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: melanotropins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of melanotropin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: menaphthone Part of Speech: noun 1. menadione Labels: uncountable
Word: meganucleus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + nucleus. 1. macronucleus
Word: meganuclei Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meganucleus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: melanoglossia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From melano- + -glossia. 1. Blackening of the tongue, usually caused by a bacterial infection or allergic reaction. Labels: uncountable
Word: membranella Part of Speech: noun 1. A membranelle.
Word: membranelle Part of Speech: noun 1. One of a set of structures found around the mouth, or cytostome, in ciliate protists, and from which the cilia emerge.
Word: membranellae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of membranella Labels: form-of, plural
Word: membranelles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of membranelle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Meigs syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Joe Vincent Meigs (1892-1963), American obstetrician and gynecologist. 1. The triad of ascites, pleural effusion, and benign ovarian tumor (fibroma). Labels: uncountable
Word: unhappy triad Part of Speech: noun 1. An injury to the anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament, and medial meniscus.
Word: Macdonald triad Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after John Macdonald (psychiatrist), who proposed it in the 1960s. 1. A set of three behavioral characteristics — cruelty to animals, firesetting, and bedwetting past the age of five — claimed to be associated with later violent tendencies.
Word: megavoltage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + voltage. 1. A voltage in the region of millions of volts.
Word: megavoltages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megavoltage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: melodiograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From melody + -o- + -graph. 1. A form of melograph.
Word: melodiographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of melodiograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: melanostatin Part of Speech: noun 1. Melanocyte-inhibiting factor (an endogenous peptide fragment derived from cleavage of the hormone oxytocin). Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: melanostatins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of melanostatin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meningism Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of symptoms similar to those of meningitis but not caused by it, involving the triad of nuchal rigidity (neck stiffness), photophobia, and headache, a sign of irritation of the meninges. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Such symptoms as identified clinically but before knowledge of their cause is ascertained (that is, before diagnosis or before its confirmation); meningeal symptoms. Labels: broadly, countable, informal, uncountable
Word: meningisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meningism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meningismus Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of meningism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: megaloureter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From megalo- + ureter. 1. megaureter Labels: uncountable
Word: defecographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From defecography + -ic. 1. Relating to defecography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: megarectum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + rectum. 1. An abnormally large rectum. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: megarectums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megarectum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: banjolinist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From banjolin + -ist. 1. One who plays the banjolin.
Word: melorheostotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to melorheostosis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: melorheostosis Part of Speech: noun 1. A developmental disorder and mesenchymal dysplasia in which the bony cortex widens and becomes hyperdense in a sclerotomal distribution. Labels: uncountable
Word: hyperdense Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + dense. 1. Extremely dense. Example: a hyperdense liver
Word: mesenteron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meso- + enteron. 1. The midgut.
Word: mesaxon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meso- + axon. 1. A pair of parallel plasma membranes of a Schwann cell, marking the point of edge-to-edge contact by the Schwann cell encircling the axon.
Word: mesaxons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mesaxon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: MERRF syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for "myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers". 1. A rare mitochondrial disease characterized by progressive myoclonic epilepsy and clumps of diseased mitochondria that accumulate in the subsarcolemmal region of the muscle fiber and appear as "ragged red fibers" when stained. Labels: uncountable
Word: mesentry Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of mesentery. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: meromelia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mero- (“part, partial”) + Ancient Greek Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + -ia (“disease suffix”). 1. A birth defect characterized by the lacking of a part, but not all, of one or more limbs with the presence of a hand or foot, resulting in a shrunken and deformed extremity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As already mentioned, limb deficiencies – amelias and meromelias – represent an important group of limb abnormalities.
Word: meromelias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meromelia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mentha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name, Mentha, from Latin mentha (“mint”). Doublet of mint. 1. Any of the mint genus Mentha, mints and similar species. Example: Very aromatic; all culinary menthas can be used for sauces, jellies, and candied leaves. Example: In the plots where black peppermint were planted as inter-row crop, there were 4 rows of Citronella or other menthas with alternate rows of black peppermint.
Word: menthas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mentha Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interrow Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + row. 1. Between rows, especially rows of crops. Labels: not-comparable Example: interrow cultivation
Word: underminable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From undermine + -able. 1. Susceptible to being undermined.
Word: mesosome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meso- + -some. 1. A folded invagination in the plasma membrane of bacteria, produced by the chemical fixation techniques used to prepare samples for electron microscopy, but previously thought to be part of the normal structure of the cell.
Word: mesosome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From meso- + -some. 1. Average-bodied; neither broad nor narrow in proportion to height or length.
Word: mesosomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mesosome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mesosoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meso- + soma. 1. The middle part of the body, or tagma, of arthropods whose body is composed of three parts (the other two being the prosoma and the metasoma), bearing the legs and (in winged insects) the wings.
Word: menotropin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Hellenic *méns Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn) French méno- Ancient Greek παύω (paúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis)der. Latin pausabor. French -pause French ménopause English menopause English -al English menopausal Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁eti Proto-Hellenic *gígnomai Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ) Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) New Latin gonadēsbor. English gonad Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English gonado- Proto-Indo-European *trep-der. Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos)der. Latin tropusder. English -trope English gonadotrope Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in ▲ English gonado- ▲ Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō) ▲ Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροπή (tropḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τροπῐκός (tropĭkós)bor. English -tropic ▲ English -in English -tropin English gonadotropin blend English menotropin Blend of menopausal + gonadotropin. Pronunciation: /ˌmɛn.əˈtɹəʊ.pɪn/, /ˌmɛn.əˈtɹoʊ.pɪn/ 1. human menopausal gonadotropin; an active substance for the treatment of fertility disturbances Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: menotropins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of menotropin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mesiodens Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mesio- + Latin dens (“tooth”). 1. A supernumerary malformed, peg-like tooth occurring between the maxillary central incisors.
Word: mesotendon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meso- + tendon. 1. A vinculum, in vertebrate anatomy.
Word: mesotendons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mesotendon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metafemale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- + female. 1. A female with triple X syndrome.
Word: metafemales Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metafemale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: triple X syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of chromosomal variation characterized by the presence of an extra X chromosome in each cell of a human female, sometimes leading to tall stature, learning disabilities, and/or epicanthic folds. Labels: uncountable
Word: mesosalpinx Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meso- + salpinx. 1. Part of the lining of the abdominal cavity in higher vertebrates, specifically the portion of the broad ligament that stretches from the ovary to the level of the uterine tube.
Word: mesosalpinges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mesosalpinx Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mesophil Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mesophile. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mesophils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mesophil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mepacrine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From [Term?] + -crine (“acridine derivative”). 1. Synonym of quinacrine. Labels: uncountable
Word: meowings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meowing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mercaptopurines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mercaptopurine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acacatechin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Formed from ac- (a shortening of acacia) + catechin (“a pheno-alcohol (C₁₅H₁₄O₆)”) Pronunciation: /ˌæ.kəˈkæt.ə.t͡ʃɪn/, /ˌæ.kəˈkæt.ə.ʃɪn/, /ˌæ.kəˈkæt.ə.kɪn/ 1. An antioxidant for fatty oils obtained from Acacia catechu.
Word: acacatechins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acacatechin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metabiotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From meta- + -biotic. 1. Relating to, or exhibiting, metabiosis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: metabiosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- + -biosis. 1. A form of commensalism in which one organism creates or prepares a suitable environment for another. Labels: uncountable
Word: mesothelia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mesothelium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metachromatism Part of Speech: noun 1. metachromasia Labels: uncountable
Word: cacophonically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From cacophonic + -ally. 1. In a cacophonous manner; in a manner that produces harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.
Word: menologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of menology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dabblesome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dabble + -some. 1. Tending to dabble. Example: In the law's eyes, Dinwiddie was a mere dabblesome amateur.
Word: mesopneumonium Part of Speech: noun 1. A pulmonary ligament connecting the lung and mesogaster.