nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: thermochromatographically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English thermochromatographic 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 thermochromatographically From thermochromatographic + -ally. 1. By means of thermochromatography Labels: not-comparable
Word: thermochromatography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English chromatography English thermochromatography From thermo- + chromatography. 1. A form of gas-liquid chromatography in which volatile materials are separated at gradually increasing temperatures. Labels: uncountable
Word: gas-liquid chromatography Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of chromatography in which the mobile phase is a gas and the stationary phase is a liquid, usually on small beads packed in a long column Labels: uncountable
Word: gas chromatography Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of gas-liquid chromatography. Labels: uncountable
Word: RWA Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of ready, willing and able. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Example: We confirm that we are RWA to transact the below-mentioned commodity under the following terms and conditions. 2. Initialism of ready, willing and available. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: RWA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of risk-weighted asset. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of right-wing authoritarianism. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: At the same time, research using the RWA measure shows little evidence of drawing on Altemeyer’s social learning explanation. Example: These questions measuring RWA (or what I would term “authoritarian values”) are available in the BES data.
Word: RWA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Romance Writers of America. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Rwa Part of Speech: noun 1. An ethnic and linguistic group in Tanzania Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: thermodynamical Part of Speech: adj 1. thermodynamic
Word: transplutonium Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trans- + plutonium. 1. Describing elements having an atomic number greater than that of plutonium (94).
Word: unbuffered 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 buffered English unbuffered From un- + buffered. 1. That operates without a hardware or software buffer. Labels: not-comparable 2. Whose pH is not stabilized with a buffer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unbuffered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unbuffer Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mareel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an unattested Norn term *mareld, from Old Norse mǫrueldr, from marr (“sea”) + eldr (“fire”). Compare Icelandic maurildi, Swedish mareld. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːɹiːl/ 1. Phosphorescence on the ocean. Labels: Shetland, uncountable Example: This is especially the case in late summer when the sea is aflame with mareel and the boats come and go with illumined wakes while the ghostly fire drips from the oar-blades.
Word: lepidocrocite Part of Speech: noun 1. A hydrated iron oxide related to hematite. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: antiferromagnetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English antiferromagnetic 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 antiferromagnetically From antiferromagnetic + -ally. 1. In an antiferromagnetic manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: antiferromagnet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + ferromagnet or antiferro- + magnet. 1. An antiferromagnetic material
Word: coaxially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English coaxial Middle English -ly English -ly English coaxially From coaxial + -ly. 1. With a common central axis Labels: not-comparable
Word: devitrification 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 vitrification English devitrification From de- + vitrification. 1. The formation of small crystals in a glass as a result of slow cooling from the molten state. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: diffractometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English diffract Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. English -metry English diffractometry From diffract + -o- + -metry. 1. The elucidation of the structures of crystalline materials by the use of X-ray diffraction Labels: uncountable
Word: diffractometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English diffract Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English diffractometer From diffract + -o- + -meter. 1. A device that uses diffraction (especially X-ray diffraction) to investigate the structure of matter.
Word: ferrihydrite Part of Speech: noun 1. A hydrated iron oxide
Word: ferrimagnet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ferri- Old French magnetebor. Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet English ferrimagnet From ferri- + magnet. 1. Any ferrimagnetic material
Word: ferripyrophyllite Part of Speech: noun 1. The ferric iron analogue of pyrophyllite.
Word: glauconite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Glaukonit, from Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green”) + -ite. 1. A greenish form of mica found in greensand.
Word: greensand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From green + sand. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹiːnsænd/, /ˈɡɹinsænd/ 1. A greenish sandstone containing glauconite. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The numerous beds of coarse Oolites, which in England in general occur below the lyas and greensand, are entirely wanting in Ireland: But this is the case also in the neighbourhood of Lime-Regis in Dorsetshire, which place affords an exact counterpart of the Irish series here described. Example: The Sassafras soils occur on the Atlantic coastal plain from the mouth of Chesapeake Bay to Long Island. They are developed from coastal-plain materials consisting of sand and clay, free from lime carbonates or greensand.
Word: goethite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Goethit, named for German polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; by surface analysis, Goethe + -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈɡœtaɪt/, /ˈɡoʊθaɪt/ 1. An iron oxyhydroxide that is the main constituent of rust and in mineral form is an ore. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Recent work has shown that the teeth of limpets approximate to an almost ideal model natural composite material where high aspect ratio mineral nanofibres of goethite reinforce a protein matrix.
Word: oxyhydroxide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English hydroxide English oxyhydroxide From oxy- + hydroxide. 1. Any mixed oxide and hydroxide
Word: greenalite Part of Speech: noun 1. A hydrated ferrous silicate related to serpentine.
Word: auctorial descriptive Part of Speech: noun 1. An adjective based on an authors' name.
Word: auctorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin auctor (“originator, author”) + -ial. 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an author.
Word: uno ab alto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin, or rather dog Latin, from uno (“one”) + ab (“from”) + alto (“height”), thus literally from one height. 1. One over all. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable
Word: zythum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin zȳthum, from Ancient Greek ζῦθος (zûthos). Pronunciation: /ˈzaɪθəm/ 1. An unfermented kind of Egyptian malt beer. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: Cartwright looked up from the Chamber’s^([sic]) Encyclopaedia […] One day he would get right to the end, to zythum. Not that he needed to. He had already peeped ahead and seen that it was a kind of ancient Egyptian beer, much recommended by Diodorus Siculus – whoever he was.
Word: grunerite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Gruner Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English grunerite From Gruner + -ite. 1. An iron-rich amphibole related to cummingtonite. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ilvaite Part of Speech: noun 1. A black, crystalline sorosilicate of iron and calcium. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Eutopia Part of Speech: noun 1. A place of ideal well-being, as a practical aspiration (compared with utopia as an impossible concept).
Word: fishing ground Part of Speech: noun 1. An area of water used for fishing (usually a sea area). Example: The harbour is now a terminus of the Hebridean car-ferry service to Stornoway in Lewis, and the fishing grounds of the Minch attract many boats from east-coast ports.
Word: flocculate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Scientific internationalism; from Latin flocculus + -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), diminutive of floccus (“a lock, tuft”). 1. To collect (suspended particles, sediment, etc.) into loose, fluffy aggregations resembling tufts of wool. Labels: ambitransitive Example: When applied to clay soils it [lime] binds the small particles together, or flocculates them. Example: For example, when the Mississippi water flows into the saline water of the Gulf of Mexico, much of the matter that was held suspended in the river-water is flocculated at once, so that it can subside. Such action as this is one prime cause of the formation of deltas, for the flocculation of fine mud by salt is common to all rivers that reach the sea.
Word: flocculate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Scientific internationalism; from Latin flocculus + -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), diminutive of floccus (“a lock, tuft”). 1. Having flock form or forms. Labels: not-comparable
Word: flocculate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Scientific internationalism; from Latin flocculus + -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), diminutive of floccus (“a lock, tuft”). 1. A mass that has suffered flocculation.
Word: flocculated Part of Speech: adj 1. Collected together in a loose aggregation like flocks (tufts) of wool, or coagulated in this way.
Word: fistular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fistula Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English fistular From fistula + -ar. 1. Tubelike; resembling a hollow cylinder. 2. Having tubelike parts of this form.
Word: fistule Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fistula. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A fistule is defined as a canal or a cavity, created by necrotic degradation of the tissue, which may, (but not necessarily has to) communicate directly with the digestive tract via an internal orifice.
Word: partition of unity Part of Speech: noun 1. A collection of non-negative-valued functions defined on a topological space, such that every point has only finitely many nonzero values, and these sum to one.
Word: midafternoon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mid-afternon, myd-afternon, equivalent to mid- + afternoon. 1. The middle of the afternoon, normally between 2 and 4 pm. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I'll be busy until midafternoon, but you can try my office around 3. Example: THE human body was meant to have a midafternoon nap, according to a new consensus among sleep researchers who are studying the biological rhythms of sleep and alertness.
Word: trikonasana Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit त्रिकोणासन (trikoṇāsana), from त्रिकोण (trikoṇa, “triangle”) + आसन (āsana, “asana”). Pronunciation: /tɹɪkəˈnɑːsənə/ 1. A pose in which the legs are kept straight and wide apart, in the shape of a triangle, while the upper body bends. Example: It is 30 years since I tried yoga, but it mostly came back: trikonasana, this-asana, that-asana. Example: Because the feet are widely separated left to right in trikonasana, there is no problem with wobbling or falling in the left-to-right direction […].
Word: triangle pose Part of Speech: noun 1. Trikonasana.
Word: Mobius band Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Möbius band. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Moebius band Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Möbius band. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Moebius strip Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Möbius strip. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: atoroidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + toroidal. 1. Not toroidal; that does not consist of or contain a torus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: reverberator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From reverberate + -or. 1. One who or that which reverberates.
Word: reverberators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reverberator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fuchsine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French fuchsine, of unknown origin. Possibly from fuchsia + -ine, because of its colour, or from German Fuchs (“fox”) + -ine, because of the first manufacturer, Renard (renard means “fox” in French). Pronunciation: /ˈfuːksɪn/, /ˈfuːkˌsiːn/, /ˈfjuksɪn/, /ˈfjukˌsin/ 1. A dye (rosaniline hydrochloride, C₂₀H₁₉N₃·HCl) usually a deep red or magenta colour. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: By other experiments a much finer subdivision can be made. A solution of .00000002ᵍ of the red coloring matter, fuchsine, in 1ᶜᶜ of alcohol gives a distinct color. Example: Acid members of this class include acid violets, soluble and alkali blues, wool blues, Acid Magenta which is the same as Acid Fuchsine, acid greens, patent blues, ketone blues, Neptune Green, Erioglaucine, and others.
Word: fuchsin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fuchsine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sexual revolution Part of Speech: noun 1. A period in which attitudes towards sexual behavior undergo a substantial change, usually in the direction of increased liberality. 2. A specific period in the 1960s and 1970s during which such change is said to have occurred in Western Europe and North America. Example: The sexual revolution has wreaked havoc on the American family: increasing rates of divorce, illegitimacy, and single-parent families.
Word: sexual revolutions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sexual revolution Labels: form-of, plural
Word: afformation Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of affirmation. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: futton Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of futon. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Proto-Afroasiatic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- Latin Āfrī Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Afro- Ancient Greek Ἀσίᾱ (Asíā) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek Ἀσῐᾱτῐκός (Asĭātĭkós)der. Latin āsiāticuslbor. English Asiatic English Afroasiatic English Proto-Afroasiatic From proto- + Afroasiatic. 1. The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of Afroasiatic languages.
Word: Proto-Afroasiatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- Latin Āfrī Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Afro- Ancient Greek Ἀσίᾱ (Asíā) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek Ἀσῐᾱτῐκός (Asĭātĭkós)der. Latin āsiāticuslbor. English Asiatic English Afroasiatic English Proto-Afroasiatic From proto- + Afroasiatic. 1. Of or pertaining to the Proto-Afroasiatic language, or the people who spoke it. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hawse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of Middle English halse, from Old Norse hals (“neck”) (compare Icelandic háls (“neck”)). Pronunciation: /hɔːz/, /hɔz/, /hɔs/ 1. The part of the bow containing the hawseholes. 2. A hawsehole or hawsepipe. 3. The horizontal distance or area between an anchored vessel's bows and the actual position of her anchor(s).
Word: hawse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Alteration of Middle English halse, from Old Norse hals (“neck”) (compare Icelandic háls (“neck”)). Pronunciation: /hɔːz/, /hɔz/, /hɔs/ 1. In a position relative to the course and position of a vessel, somewhat forward of the stem. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hawse Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Alteration of Middle English halse, from Old Norse hals (“neck”) (compare Icelandic háls (“neck”)). Pronunciation: /hɔːz/, /hɔz/, /hɔs/ 1. Lying to two anchors, streamed from either bow. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hawse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Alteration of Middle English halse, from Old Norse hals (“neck”) (compare Icelandic háls (“neck”)). Pronunciation: /hɔːz/, /hɔz/, /hɔs/ 1. To lie uneasily to an anchor, typically due to a weather tide. Labels: intransitive
Word: straight-jacket Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of straitjacket. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: foam rubber Part of Speech: noun 1. Expanded latex. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Expanded polyurethane, the padding often used in cars and furniture. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable
Word: precarity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From precar(ious) + -ity (suffix forming nouns from adjectives denoting the properties, qualities, or states of the adjectives), probably modelled after French précarité (“precariousness; existence without financial or social security”). Compare New Latin precārietās. Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈkɛəɹɪti/, /pɹəˈkɛɹɪti/, [-ɾi] 1. Synonym of precariousness (“the state of being uncertain or unstable”); (countable) an instance of this. Labels: uncountable Example: And he recognized then that the crux of his wretchedness had been the fear lest he might not acquit himself of his long indebtedness to Monsieur through yielding him satisfaction in some perfected fruit of his art; of which, in proportion as Monsieur was certain, Gaspard was rendered more miserable through the delay that augmented its precarity. Example: [I]t would have been simpler to maintain the high level of yields by periodical relocations of village field systems and by bringing fresh ground under the plough than to cultivate permanent agricultural bases, labour-intensive, difficult to maintain and risky because of the various precarities of nature (salinization, flooding …). 2. The condition of existence without predictability or security, thus affecting material or psychological welfare; (countable) an instance of this. Labels: specifically, uncountable Example: "Precarity," or precariousness, is an essential element in true voluntary poverty, a saintly French Canadian priest from Martinique has written us. […] Precarity enables us better to help the poor. When a community is always building and enlarging and embellishing, which is good in itself, there is nothing left over for the poor. We have no right to do so as long as there are slums and breadlines anywhere. Example: The individual precarity of persons thus provides a psychology for, a sense of plausibility for, a doctrine of collective precarity, thereby justifying a pseudo-unity under the nation state.
Word: mining bee Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of very many species of bee, of the genus Andrena, that nest in burrows.
Word: antiport Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + port. 1. A structure in a cell membrane that simultaneously transports different molecules or ions through the membrane in opposite directions.
Word: antiport Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From anti- + port. 1. To simultaneously transport different molecules or ions through a cell membrane in opposite directions.
Word: antiport Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian antiporta. By surface analysis, anti- (“before”) + port (“entryway”). 1. Obsolete form of anteport. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: [T]he Viſier and Solyman Aga went to the Chamber where the King ſlept, and lifting up the Antiport, made a ſign of ſilence to the Ladies of the Guard , commanding by dumb motions that the Young Queen ſhould be awakened […] Example: This like the Chappel at Mecca, they eſteem ſo holy, that it is only lawful for a Muſulman to enter into it. If a Chriſtian or Jew ſhould but lift up the Anti[-]port, and ſet one ſtep into it, he profaned it, […]
Word: antiporter Part of Speech: noun 1. A cell protein that acts within an antiport to transport different molecules or ions across the membrane in opposite directions
Word: archaeal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From archaea + -al. 1. Relating to the archaea. Labels: not-comparable Example: ‘Anyway, so we think an archaeal cell and a bacterial cell formed a close chemical dependency, and – we can’t say how this happened; this is the miracle – the two cells fused, became a single, chimerical identity.’
Word: fley Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English fleyen, from Old English flīeġan. Pronunciation: /fleɪ/ 1. To frighten. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: The Jack O'Lanthron was among the reeds again last night, and some of my neighbours are sore fleyed. 2. To be frightened. Labels: intransitive, obsolete
Word: life of the party Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who participates in entertainment events in a very enthusiastic manner and who has a leading role in inspiring others to join in the spirit of festivity. Labels: idiomatic Example: ‘You were the life of the party last night, Ma'am, you know,’ returned Flowers, ‘and you suffer for it, to-day, you see.’ Example: Tom was the life of the party, and the way he "cut up" was "simply awful," as Nellie declared. 2. A sociable and vivacious person. Labels: broadly, figuratively
Word: to a man Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: From to (“indicating a limit reached”) + a + man (“adult male human; human regardless of gender or sex”), indicating that something reaches the extent of every individual person. Pronunciation: /tuː‿ə ˈmæn/ 1. Including every person; without exception; unanimously. Example: There is hardly a man in the world, one would think so ignorant, as not to know that the ordinary quack-doctors, who publish their great abilities in little brown billets, distributed to all who pass by, are to a man impostors and murderers; […] Example: To a man, Cyrenaica's new landlords insist they are the launchpad for a countrywide liberation, with Tripoli as the capital, not a separatist movement.
Word: Chantaya Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name.
Word: New France Part of Speech: name Etymology: From new + France. Calque of French Nouvelle-France. From Middle French Nouvelle France. 1. A group of former French colonies in North America, existing from 1534 to 1763 in much of modern eastern Canada and the United States. Labels: historical
Word: plain line Part of Speech: noun 1. a stretch of railway track that does not have any junctions, crossovers or points on it.
Word: plain line Part of Speech: verb 1. to remove points and crossovers from a stretch of track.
Word: hot dog bun Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of bun shaped specifically to contain a hot dog sausage.
Word: regular expressions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of regular expression Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spin doctors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spin doctor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spin doctors Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spin doctor Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: spin doctoring Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or practice of a spin doctor.
Word: spin doctoring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of spin doctor Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: spin doctored Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of spin doctor Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fakery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fake Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English fakery From fake + -ery. 1. Fraud or forgery, or an individual instance of this. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: squanderer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From squander + -er. 1. One who squanders. Example: How important can the greenhouse effect, biodiversity or future worldwide timber shortages seem to a third-worlder, for example? It would be wrong to think of this third-worlder as irresponsible or as a squanderer of resources before serious steps are taken towards solving the well-known and much worse problem of resource squandering and environmental irresponsibility in the developed nations.
Word: squanderers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of squanderer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forewarned is forearmed Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Possibly, although not certainly, from the Latin saying praemonitus praemunitus. 1. Advance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it. Example: [W]hatever a young gentleman of that age says to you, he says to many other ladies; but your experience is not equal to your sense; so profit by mine . . . forewarned is forearmed. Example: Sometimes, they say, it is wiser to remain in ignorance; at other times forewarned is forearmed.
Word: encrypter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From encrypt + -er. 1. A person or a thing, such as an algorithm, program, or device, that encrypts.
Word: fanciers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fancier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: behind-the-scenes Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of behind the scenes. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Like the activities of British Railways Research Department, developing, testing and modifying diesel locomotives before their acceptance for service is another behind-the-scenes activity which is a closed book to most passengers and to many railwaymen. Example: [...] we managed to gain remarkable access to the disused parts of London's tube network - and here, I'm able to share a bit of the behind-the-scenes experience.
Word: Delysid Part of Speech: name Etymology: Trade name. 1. LSD-25 when marketed as a pharmaceutical in the 1940s.
Word: security community Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by political scientist Karl Deutsch in 1957. 1. A region of the world in which large-scale use of violence, such as war, among nations is highly unlikely.
Word: shirt lifter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the imagined lifting of a long shirt to facilitate receiving anal sex. 1. Synonym of bottom: a gay man who is penetrated or prefers to be penetrated during anal sex. Labels: Ireland, UK, slang 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shirt, lifter.
Word: shirt-lifter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of shirt lifter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: get one's own back Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From get someone's back. 1. To avenge oneself. Example: When he spurns her, Julia is outraged to hear it is because she did not measure up to his secret list of 10 bullet-pointed attributes for an ideal bride. To get her own back, she invites her best friend, penniless clergyman’s daughter Selina Dalton (Freida Pinto), up to town to ensnare Malcolm, by faking the 10 comely attributes from his list.
Word: booru Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Reborrowed from Japanese ボール (bōru, “board”), itself from English board. Alternatively, an abbreviation of the term Danbooru (from Japanese 段ボール, danbōru, “corrugated cardboard”), the name of a particular imageboard website that uses an image of a brown cardboard box as its logo. 1. A form of imageboard where images are categorized with tags. Labels: Internet Example: If you could remember the name of the artist, there's a decent chance one of those booru projects have it. Example: We've created a Booru for fanart posts now for the community to use.
Word: truthsome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English truth Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English truthsome From truth + -some. 1. Marked by truth; actual; truthful Labels: rare Example: You lose regard for the truthsome fact / And 'scape the provisions of the Volstead Act. Example: Hallucinations of the insane involve loss of insight while in 'visions' insight is maintained while the sensory phenomena remain just as vivid and 'truthsome'.
Word: Bronsted acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Brønsted acid. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Bronsted base Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Brønsted base. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: autophosphorylation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English auto- English phosphor Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English phosphoryl 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 phosphorylation English autophosphorylation From auto- + phosphorylation. 1. The phosphorylation of a kinase protein catalyzed by its own enzymatic activity Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chromodomain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă) English chromo- English domain English chromodomain From chromo- + domain. 1. A sequence of amino acids, common to the protein of many species, that is responsible for the manipulation of chromatin.
Word: cuniculi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cuniculus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: desulphurization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English desulphurize 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 desulphurization From desulphurize + -ation. 1. Alternative spelling of desulfurization. Labels: British, English, Oxford, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: dinucleosome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English nucleosome English dinucleosome From di- + nucleosome. 1. A short complex of nucleosomes that is formed as the first step in the production of chromatin
Word: ectodermal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁éntos Proto-Hellenic *entós Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós) Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós)der. English ecto- English derm English -al English dermal English ectodermal From ecto- + dermal. 1. Of or pertaining to the ectoderm. Labels: not-comparable
Word: encephalitozoon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any protozoa, of the genus Encephalitozoon, responsible for encephalitozoonosis.
Word: encephalitozoonosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English encephalitozoon Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English encephalitozoonosis From encephalitozoon + -osis. 1. A disease in many mammals, characterized by brain lesions, due to infection by encephalitozoon protozoa. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: endocytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From endo- + cyte + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to endocytosis Labels: not-comparable
Word: epifluorescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)der. English epi- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluorbor. English fluor Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English fluorite Middle Low German sparder. Old English spærstān Middle English sparston English sparstonebf. English spar blend English fluorspar Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin -escensder. English -escence English fluorescence English epifluorescence From epi- + fluorescence. 1. Fluorescence produced by reflected rather than transmitted light.
Word: etoposide Part of Speech: noun 1. A derivative of podophyllotoxin that is used in the treatment of some cancers by inhibiting mitosis. Example: Etoposide came from the fruit of the poisonous mayapple. Example: BRCA1 sensitizes cells to apoptosis induced by antimicrotubulin agents like taxanes and vinca alkaloids and also abrogates the effect of DNA-damaging agents like cisplatin and etoposide [ 41 ].
Word: podophyllotoxin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plant genus Podophyllum + toxin. 1. A toxin obtained from the rhizomes of some South American plants that is the base of the anticancer drug etoposide.
Word: immunostained Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- English stained English immunostained From immuno- + stained. 1. stained by means of immunostaining. Labels: not-comparable
Word: intraclonal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English clonal English intraclonal From intra- + clonal. 1. Within a clone. Labels: not-comparable
Word: interclonal 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 clonal English interclonal From inter- + clonal. 1. Between clones
Word: intranucleosomal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English nucleosomal English intranucleosomal From intra- + nucleosomal. 1. Within a nucleosome. Labels: not-comparable
Word: internucleosomal 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 nucleosomal English internucleosomal From inter- + nucleosomal. 1. Between nucleosomes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: magnetoreception Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree 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- English reception English magnetoreception From magneto- + reception. 1. Alternative form of magnetoception. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: The ability to sense the Earth’s magnetic field—a trait known as magnetoreception—is well documented among many animals, but researchers have struggled to show that humans are also capable of the feat. Until now.
Word: magnetoception Part of Speech: noun 1. The ability of birds or other animals to detect magnetic fields as an aid to navigation. Labels: uncountable
Word: mobilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mobility Labels: form-of, plural
Word: them thar Part of Speech: det 1. Them there, meaning those. Labels: Appalachia, US, dialectal
Word: nucleoplasmic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- English plasm English nucleoplasm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English nucleoplasmic From nucleoplasm + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
Word: osteoclast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From osteo- (“bone”) + -clast (“break”). 1. A large multinuclear cell associated with the resorption of bone. Example: Inhibition of osteoclast activation and differentiation is an effective strategy for blocking bone resorption. 2. An instrument for performing osteoclasis.
Word: multinuclear Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English nuclear English multinuclear From multi- + nuclear. 1. Having multiple nuclei; multinucleate.
Word: no changer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From no change + -er. 1. One who does not change, or opposes a change. Example: Each occupation has two samples: workers who have never changed employer ('no-changers'), and workers who change employer at least once ('changers'). Example: On this issue, the party came to be divided between the so-called Pro-changers and No-changers. The Pro-changers wished to lift the existing boycott on elections, the No-changers wanted to maintain it. 2. A word that does not change its form (for a noun, from singular to plural; for a verb, according to person; etc.).
Word: osteopetrosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der. English osteo- Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra) Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English osteopetrosis From osteo- + Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”) + English -osis. 1. A rare hereditary disorder characterized by hard, dense bones. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: phosphopeptide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus English phospho- Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye- Proto-Hellenic *péťťō Ancient Greek πέσσω (péssō)bf. Ancient Greek πέπτω (péptō) Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón)der. German Peptonbor. English peptone Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide ▲ German Pepton ▲ Latin -idusder. German -id German Peptidbor. English peptide English phosphopeptide From phospho- + peptide. 1. Any peptide that incorporates a phosphate group as a result of phosphorylation
Word: phosphorylate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From phosphoryl + -ate (verb-forming suffix), or back-formation from phosphorylation. 1. To cause phosphorylation. Labels: transitive Example: The protein made by the viral src gene was so potent and hyperactive that it phosphorylated anything and everything around it. 2. To undergo phosphorylation. Labels: intransitive
Word: charter pilot Part of Speech: noun 1. A pilot available for hire to fly, typically over short routes in light aircraft
Word: polyhedrin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From polyhedron + -in. 1. A protein that forms the crystalline matrix of viral polyhedral bodies
Word: rockbuns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rockbun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: protomitochondrion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English mitochondrion English protomitochondrion From proto- + mitochondrion. 1. The ancestral bacterial endosymbiont from which all mitochondria are thought to be derived
Word: rock bun Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of rockbun. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Crapper Part of Speech: name 1. An English surname originating as an occupation, variant of Cropper (“a cropper”).
Word: Crapper Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of crapper: a toilet from the firm of Thomas Crapper. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: subcode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English code English subcode From sub- + code. 1. A code making up part of a larger code. 2. Any of several channels of data added to a compact disc (or similar) that are used for indexing and tracking.
Word: traceless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English trace Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English traceless From trace + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪsləs/, [ˈt͡ʃɹeɪsləs] 1. That has no traces 2. That cannot be traced; untraceable
Word: trimethylation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tri- + methyl + -ation. 1. The addition of three methyl groups, especially to an amine of a chromatin.
Word: untransfected 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 transfected English untransfected From un- + transfected. 1. Not transfected.
Word: modifiable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French modifiable. By surface analysis, modify + -able. 1. Capable of being modified; subject to modification.
Word: unmodifiable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + modifiable. 1. Incapable of being modified; immune to modification. Labels: not-comparable
Word: wantonize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English wanton Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English wantonize From wanton + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈwɒntənaɪz/ 1. To be wanton; to indulge in lewdness, flirtation or lasciviousness. Labels: intransitive Example: It is women who communicate their parts as much as a man list to wantonize with them.
Word: Templars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Templar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: febricitant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin febrīcitāns, from febrīcitō. Pronunciation: /fɪˈbɹɪsɪtənt/ 1. Feverish. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: For, it seemeth there are certaine motions in these vast bodies, some naturall, and othersome febricitant, as well as in ours.
Word: febricitant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin febrīcitāns, from febrīcitō. Pronunciation: /fɪˈbɹɪsɪtənt/ 1. One affected with fever. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: Lastly, the application of calorimetry proves in a sure manner that the febricitant evolves more heat than the healthy man, and that the production of heat is in direct relation with an augmentation in the chemical combustions in the organism.
Word: bishop's collar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its appearance of having a white band above the black drink. 1. a pint of black stout (or similar) having too much head on top. Labels: Ireland, slang
Word: beauty parlor Part of Speech: noun 1. A salon where hairdressers, beauticians, and cosmeticians work. Labels: Philippines, US
Word: cargo pants Part of Speech: noun 1. Pants (trousers) designed for outdoor activities, having many pockets. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: ice cream truck Part of Speech: noun 1. A vehicle from which ice cream is sold at the roadside, mostly to children. Labels: Canada, US
Word: Marianna Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Marianna. 1. A female given name from Italian. Example: "Marnie?" she said slowly, reading the name on the cover. "But how did you know? Marian was always called Marnie-" ( - - - ) "She was called Marianna," Gillie said, "after her great-grandmother. Marnie was so pleased about that! And of course it is a lovely name. It had a Spanish sound about it too, which pleased the father." 2. A city, the county seat of Lee County, Arkansas, United States. 3. A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Florida, United States. 4. A small borough of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Word: Shih Tzu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Wade–Giles romanisation shih¹-tzŭ⁵ of Mandarin 獅子 /狮子 (shīzi, “lion”), a contraction of 獅子狗 /狮子狗 (shīzigǒu, literally “lion dog”), from the breed's resemblance to Chinese guardian lion statues. The original Mandarin word now refers only to the Pekingese, while this breed now properly goes by the name 西施犬 (xīshīquǎn, literally “Xi Shi dog”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪtzuː/, /ˈʃiːtsuː/ 1. A small dog breed which originated in China; a dog of that breed. Example: In their native land the Pekinese dogs are known as "Shih-Tzu-Kom," which means the "Lion-Dog." Example: In New York, I had the great pleasure of meeting Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Morgan who showed me their dogs from Pekin. Mr. Morgan has written several articles on Lhasa Apso and Shih Tzu.
Word: ubiquitylate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English ubiquityl Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ubiquitylate From ubiquityl + -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. ubiquitinate
Word: ubiquitylated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ubiquitylate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ubiquitylated Part of Speech: adj 1. ubiquitinated
Word: ubiquitylation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ubiquityl 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 ubiquitylation From ubiquityl + -ation. 1. ubiquitination Labels: uncountable
Word: laihunite Part of Speech: noun 1. An iron neosilicate of the olivine group Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: megacryst Part of Speech: noun Etymology: mega- + -cryst 1. Any crystalline grain in an igneous or metamorphic rock that is much larger than those of the surrounding matrix
Word: minnesotaite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Minnesota Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English minnesotaite From Minnesota + -ite. 1. An iron magnesium silicate of the talc group Labels: uncountable, usually