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Word: polypill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English pill English polypill From poly- + pill. 1. Medication that is a combination drug of at least four active ingredients; especially, one that is intended to be consumed widely, even by currently healthy individuals, as a means of preventive medicine. 2. Medication that is a combination drug of at least four active ingredients; especially, one that is intended to be consumed widely, even by currently healthy individuals, as a means of preventive medicine. Labels: often, specifically Example: A polypill containing a beta-blocker, a mineralocorticoid antagonist, and an SGLT2 inhibitor produced a substantial improvement in compliance to guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure along with measurable improvements in heart failure control, according to data from a randomized trial [the POLY-HF trial]. Compared with usual care, the polypill was associated with increases in adherence and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) as well as a reduction in hospitalizations over a 6-month period […] [The interviewed physicians] pointed out that most studies show less than half of heart failure patients on optimized doses of all guideline-directed medical therapy. It is not clear that a polypill is the only or best answer to this chronic problem, but Prabhakaran said POLY-HF supports the polypill as “an attractive option.” “These are particularly encouraging results while we wait for hard endpoint trials,” he said.
Word: security mom Part of Speech: noun 1. A mother for whom issues of safety and national security are of great importance. Labels: US, informal
Word: living bandage Part of Speech: noun 1. A wound covering made of skin, especially when said skin is derived or obtained from the patient
Word: Paralympian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Paralympic + -ian (suffix with the sense ‘having a certain profession’ forming nouns, or with the sense ‘from, like, or related to’ forming adjectives). Paralympic is a blend of paraplegic + Olympic; the Paralympic Games were originally organized for persons with paraplegia from spinal injuries, but are now participated in by sportspersons with all kinds of disabilities. Pronunciation: /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪm.pɪ.ən/, /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪm.pi.ən/, /ˌpɛ-/ 1. One who competes in the Paralympic Games. Example: DICK MADURO … Paralympian Example: These are the "Paralympians," the wheelchair athletes of the world, whose own Olympics will be held in Tokyo immediately after the regular Olympiad. […] I spoke to two young Paralympians from the Long Beach area the other day, Frank Vecera and Bill Johnson. "I am only half here," Frank Vecera confided. He smiled when he said it.
Word: Paralympian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Paralympic + -ian (suffix with the sense ‘having a certain profession’ forming nouns, or with the sense ‘from, like, or related to’ forming adjectives). Paralympic is a blend of paraplegic + Olympic; the Paralympic Games were originally organized for persons with paraplegia from spinal injuries, but are now participated in by sportspersons with all kinds of disabilities. Pronunciation: /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪm.pɪ.ən/, /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪm.pi.ən/, /ˌpɛ-/ 1. Of or pertaining to a Paralympian (“one who competes in the Paralympic Games”). Example: As girls and women of all stripes of ability around the world are encouraged to become involved in sport, and as nearly all nations submit Paralympian females, it is hoped that support for fellow athletes—emotionally as well as economically, is part of that process. Example: Should we be inspired by Paralympian achievement? Commentator Frances Ryan recently counselled Guardian readers to be careful to think through their reactions to disabled "superhuman" athletes and academic poster boys like Professor Stephen Hawking. Treat people with disabilities just like everyone else, is the argument. 2. Of or pertaining to the Paralympic Games; Paralympic. Example: Funds sought for ‘Paralympian’ trip [article title] […] At present, however, the Long Beach resident has more than records on his mind, mainly getting a representative U.S. team to the 1964 "paralympics" to be held in Tokyo Nov. 8–12. [Frank] Vecera is on a fund-raising drive for the six California athletes selected to perform on this year's team. The tab for transporting the six to Tokyo is $3,900. Example: So they disqualified [Jody] Cundy on the spot. And it must be said, [Alfonso] Cabello's coaches covered themselves in little glory by registering their own protest that Cundy should not be allowed a restart. True Paralympian spirit, eh, senors?
Word: Apple Isle Part of Speech: name Etymology: From apple + isle. * (Avalon): Translation of Latin Insula Pomorum (“Island of Apples”), Geoffrey of Monmouth's alternative name for Insula Avallonis. * (Tasmania): A reference to Tasmania's former status as an important apple grower and exporter. Possibly influenced by a supposed resemblance of the map of Tasmania to the shape of an apple. 1. Avalon. Example: The journey involved a quest for the mysterious Avalon, the Apple Isle — home of immortality and hidden wisdom. Example: He is equally at home over and under the waves, bringing some chosen ones, like Connla and Bran and the great King Cormac, to visit him in the Apple Isle, the Land of Promise. 2. Tasmania. Labels: Australia, informal Example: Less esteemed was her attempt to drive all snakes from the Apple Isle by paying convicts a shilling for each reptilian head brought to her. Example: The irony of me talking about wanting a more balanced life as I gently strolled around the Apple Isle with no job or family to bother me, having left my wife alone to fend for herself with four young kids, was something I didn't dwell on.
Word: joe blake Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Joe Blake. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Noah's ark Part of Speech: name Etymology: Inherited from Middle English Noþess arrke. 1. The vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis and the Quran, to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge. Example: See Citations:Noah's ark
Word: Noah's ark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English Noþess arrke. 1. A toy consisting of a model boat and animals to put in it. 2. A small bivalve mollusc, Arca noae. 3. A shark. Labels: Australia, slang 4. A nark (spoilsport). Labels: Australia, obsolete, slang
Word: popliteal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin popliteus (from Latin poples (“ham, knee”)) + -al. Pronunciation: /pɒˈplɪtɪ.əl/, /ˌpɒplɪˈtiːəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to the popliteus (the area behind the knee). Labels: not-comparable Example: On removing a quantity of fat which separates the popliteal nerve from the vein and artery, these will be exposed lying in direct contact, the vein being posterior or superficial to the artery and a little to its outer side at the upper part of the space. Example: The popliteal entrapment syndrome is a developmental disorder resulting in an anomalous relationship between the popliteal artery and muscle structures in the popliteal fossa.
Word: popinjay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English popinjay, popyngeay, popingay, popejay, from Anglo-Norman papegai, papejoie et al., (northern) Old French papejai (“parrot”), probably from Old Occitan papagay (compare Occitan papagai, Catalan papagai), ultimately from Arabic بَبْغَاء (babḡāʔ, “parrot”), of imitative origin. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒpɪnd͡ʒeɪ/, /ˈpɑpənˌd͡ʒeɪ/ 1. A parrot. Example: [I]nnumerable popingayes of ſundry kindes are found chattering in the groues of thoſe fenny places. 2. A decorative image of a parrot on a tapestry, cloth etc. Labels: obsolete 3. A vain, gaudy person; someone who is shallow or superficial. Labels: dated Example: The very quintessence of popinjay vulgarity is reached when nicely is made to do service for well, in this wise: "How do you do?" "Nicely." "How are you?" "Nicely." 4. A target to shoot at, typically stuffed with feathers or plumage. 5. The green woodpecker, Picus viridis. Labels: UK
Word: pop eyed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of popeyed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unimpressive 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- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Latin impressusder. Middle English impressen English impress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English impressive English unimpressive From un- + impressive. 1. Lacking the ability to impress, inability to produce an impression. Example: In a culture dominated by the young, fun and hard-bodied, the middle-aged big man struggles for visibility; he is dismissed as unimpressive, a cultural dead weight.
Word: pop in Part of Speech: verb 1. To pay a visit in an impromptu manner. Labels: idiomatic, informal, intransitive Example: She's popped in a couple of times on her way back from the fields to see if there's any news of the littl'un.
Word: vox pop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of vox populi, from Latin. Pronunciation: /vɒksˈpɒp/, /ˈvɒkspɒp/ 1. A short, informal, non-prearranged interview with a member of the public, especially to canvas opinion. Example: The reporter got some vox pops in the city square to see what people thought of the country's new flag. Example: While the BBC guidelines relating to balance are[…] so diligently applied that the opinion of 100 so-called experts must always be weighed[…], vox pops remain a chance for journalists to run more or less free.
Word: salaam Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Arabic سَلَام (salām, “peace”). Doublet of shalom, a borrowing from Hebrew. Pronunciation: /səˈlɑːm/ 1. A respectful ceremonial greeting used mostly by Muslims.
Word: salaam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic سَلَام (salām, “peace”). Doublet of shalom, a borrowing from Hebrew. Pronunciation: /səˈlɑːm/ 1. A low bow as a ceremonial act of deference. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] the finest dressed one entered first; put her two hands to her forehead, then to her breasts, and with her two hands touched the Colonel’s foot; this is called a grand salam […] Example: 1840, John Wilson, “On the Genius and Character of Burns” in John Wilson and Robert Chambers, The Land of Burns, Glasgow: Blackie & Son, Volume 2, p. lxxv, Finally, Josiah might have made his salaam to the Exciseman just as he was folding up that letter […]
Word: salaam Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Arabic سَلَام (salām, “peace”). Doublet of shalom, a borrowing from Hebrew. Pronunciation: /səˈlɑːm/ 1. To perform a salaam to (someone). Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: [H]e went away salaaming, and protesting his friendship and his master’s goodwill. Example: He salaamed low to Flory, covering his face with his hand […]
Word: public opinion Part of Speech: noun 1. The opinion of the public, the popular view. Labels: uncountable Example: Her stock is high in terms of public opinion because of her aid work. Example: The Chief Medical Officer of London Transport believes that public opinion against smoking will harden to the point of a total bar on the Underground, as in other countries.
Word: pop shop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pop + shop, from pop being an abbreviation of soda pop. 1. Synonym of malt shop. Example: Meet me at the car hop, or at the pop shop
Word: pop shop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pop + shop, from pop (“to pawn”). 1. A pawnshop. Labels: slang Example: [S]he has often refused a guinea from a Flagellant, when the next hour she has been obliged to send her watch to the pop shop to get a dinner […].
Word: operating loss Part of Speech: noun 1. Negative operating income.
Word: futilitarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of futility + utilitarian c. 1830. Pronunciation: /fjuːˌtɪlɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/, /fjuˌtɪləˈtɛɹi.ən/ 1. Having the opinion that all human activity is futile. Example: In America the silence was more oppressive than the ignorance; but perhaps elsewhere the world might still hide some haunt of futilitarian silence where content reigned—although long search had not revealed it—and so the pilgrimage began anew!
Word: futilitarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of futility + utilitarian c. 1830. Pronunciation: /fjuːˌtɪlɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/, /fjuˌtɪləˈtɛɹi.ən/ 1. A person believing that all human activity is futile. Example: It is in the region of the Island that most of the battles take place between organized labour and the apostles of free labour. Let there be any industrial trouble of any kind, and down upon the district swoop dozens of fussy futilitarians, to argue, exhort, bully, and agitate generally. 2. A person devoted to profitless pursuits.
Word: popgun Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pop gun. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pop out Part of Speech: verb 1. To leave a room or building with the expectation of returning soon. Labels: intransitive, slang 2. To appear on the screen as a temporary window or menu. Labels: intransitive Example: In the menu that then pops out, select the number of degrees you want to rotate the image (90° if the image is lying on its left side, 180° if the image is upside down, or 270° if the image is lying on its right side). 3. To be retired after three strikes, including a popout (pop fly) on the third strike. 4. To give birth. Labels: slang, transitive Example: So you think I should just stay home and pop out kids for the next twenty years? 5. To have (something) suddenly come out of its normal position, as in a dislocation or subluxation. Labels: slang Example: He popped out his shoulder during the fight. 6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pop, out. Example: “You’re such a dog person, Haley. Get over yourself. Cats are people too.” / I wasn’t about to touch that one. “Make yourself comfortable, but if a cat pops out from under your clothes, you’re outta here.[…]”
Word: amyl nitrite Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /am.ɪl ˈnʌɪ.tɹʌɪt/, /ˌæm.əl ˈnaɪˌtɹaɪt/ 1. A yellowish volatile synthetic liquid C₅H₁₁NO₂ of commercial amyl alcohol and nitrous acid that is used medicinally as a vasodilator. It is rapidly absorbed by the body on inhalation, and is sometimes used recreationally especially as an aphrodisiac. Labels: uncountable
Word: isoamyl nitrite Part of Speech: noun 1. The ester of isoamyl alcohol and nitrous acid, a volatile yellow liquid used as a vasodilator and antidote to cyanide poisoning; used illicitly as a sexual stimulant. Labels: uncountable
Word: relative density Part of Speech: noun 1. A dimensionless measure which is the ratio of the mass of a substance to that of some reference substance (chiefly an equal volume of water at 4°C). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cutie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cute Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English cutie From cute + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːti/, /ˈkjuti/, [-ɾi] 1. A cute person or animal. Example: Before every visit, I'm convinced that the tourists will have used all the napkins, the pigeons will have roosted beneath the chairs, the sidewalk musicians will be playing classic rock, the servers will all be high school cuties […] Example: Four students from Yarra Valley grammar in Ringwood, in Melbourne’s east, were suspended last week after it came to light they had made the list. It included photos of female students ranking them as “wifeys”, “cuties”, “mid”, “object”, “get out” and “unrapable”.
Word: cutie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A brand name of a particular cultivar of orange. Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːti/, /ˈkjuti/, [-ɾi] 1. A clementine: a small, waxy-peeled orange hybrid cultivar that is easy to peel by hand. 2. Any small mandarin orange variety such as a tangerine or a satsuma. Labels: broadly
Word: isoamyl Part of Speech: noun 1. the organic radical derived from isoamyl alcohol; 3-methyl butyl Labels: uncountable
Word: dimensionless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Italic *mētis Latin mētior Latin dīmētior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dīmēnsiōder. English dimension 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 dimensionless From dimension + -less. 1. Lacking dimensions. Labels: not-comparable Example: To Heav'n thir prayers / Flew up, nor miſsd the way, by envious windes / Blow'n vagabond or fruſtrate: in they paſsd / Dimentionleſs through Heav'nly dores; […] Example: Extended objects may be separated by dimensionless points; but dimensionless points cannot be separated, but by some real distance, or something really extended. 2. Of a physical constant: lacking units. Labels: not-comparable Example: Iron has a density of 7.8 grams per cubic centimeter: its dimensionless relative density is 7.8. Example: A strain is a dimensionless quantity and is usually expressed in percentages. Typical measures for strain are less than 2 mm/m for steel and are often expressed in micro-strain units. One microstrain is the strain producing deformation of one part per million.
Word: isoamyl alcohol Part of Speech: noun 1. An isomer of amyl alcohol, 3-methyl-1-butanol, found in trace amounts in wine; used industrially in the preparation of isoamyl nitrite. Labels: uncountable
Word: amyl alcohol Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the isomers of pentanol, C₅H₁₁OH; the principal constituent of fusel oil. Labels: uncountable
Word: terminus ante quem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Latin terminus (“boundary, limit”) and ante (“before”) and quem (“which”), the accusative of quī (“what”). Literally meaning "the limit before which". 1. The date before which an event in the past must have occurred: the date before which a document must have been written, the date before which an archaeological artifact must have been deposited, and so on.
Word: terminus post quem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin terminus post quem non licet (“the point after which is not allowed”). 1. The earliest possible date for an event. Labels: uncountable Example: The latest date on a coin in a hoard of objects is the earliest possible date of its deposit: the terminus post quem of its deposit.
Word: toosh Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tush; the buttocks Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: toosh Part of Speech: noun 1. a light Tibetan shawl; a shahtoosh
Word: serdar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سردار (serdâr), from Persian سردار (sardâr). Doublet of Sardar. 1. The holder of a particular military rank in the Ottoman Empire.
Word: sirdar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Urdu سردار, Hindi सरदार (sardār), from Persian سردار (sardâr). Doublet of serdar and Sardar. Pronunciation: /ˈsɜːdɑː/ 1. A high-ranking person in India and other areas of west-central Asia; a chief, a headman. Example: Only last week a paper on the question of early marriage in India was read by a young Sikh Sirdar of Kapurthala, in which this supremely important and delicate subject was treated with a tact and frankness which did him the utmost credit. […¶…¶…¶] During the discussion on Sirdar Arjun Sing’s paper, occasion was taken to protest against the erroneous view, too often taken in Europe, as to the abased position of Mahomedan women generally. Example: Pottinger’s guide, who turned out to be married to the daughter of the Sirdar, or headman, insisted on entering the village first, explaining that it was customary with strangers in this dangerous region. 2. A rank assigned to the commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Army during the British occupation of Egypt. Example: Sir Reginald, as Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, had been put in command of the British military side of the Arab adventure in place of Sir Henry McMahon 3. The leader of a group of Sherpa mountain guides.
Word: condescending Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈkɔn.dɪ.sɛnd.ɪŋ/, /ˈkɔnˌdi.sɛnd.ɪŋ/, /ˌkɑndəˈsɛndɪŋ/ 1. Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude. Example: Quit talking to me in that condescending tone! You always treat me like a child! Example: The housekeeper, a very decorative brunette of thirty-five with a pseudo-English accent, greeted him with a mixture of grateful effusion and condescending patronage.
Word: condescending Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkɔn.dɪ.sɛnd.ɪŋ/, /ˈkɔnˌdi.sɛnd.ɪŋ/, /ˌkɑndəˈsɛndɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of condescend Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: muscularity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English muscular Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English muscularity From muscular + -ity. 1. Synonym of musculature. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The muscularity in his forearm was visible as he flexed his fingers. 2. The degree to which the muscles in a body part are developed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Focussed exercise brought out the muscularity in her calves. Example: She has the nose and cheekbones of a Cherokee and is so black and statuesque in her muscularity and boneyness that she seems carved by an ax from an effulgent vein of coal. 3. The use of strength. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I won’t promote the silencing of dissent through verbal muscularity.
Word: shahtoosh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Persian [Term?], meaning "king of fine wools". 1. A light but warm Kashmiri shawl made with hair from the chiru, or Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii), an endangered species. Labels: countable Example: These are first-quality shatoosh. Made from chin hairs of very rare Tibetan antelope. Woven in Kashmir. 2. Fibre used in the making of such shawls. Labels: uncountable
Word: vascularity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English vascular Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English vascularity From vascular + -ity. Pronunciation: /vaskjʊˈlaɹɪti/ 1. Vascular condition; vasculature. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The massive vascularity of the big blood vessels was invoked by her strong fingers in their apt progress. 2. The degree to which the veins in a body part are visible. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Reduced bodyfat brought out the vascularity in his arms.
Word: muscle shirt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because they display the muscles; these shirts were stereotypically associated with surfers and bodybuilders. 1. A sleeveless shirt tailored to display the muscles of the body.
Word: vapor pressure Part of Speech: noun 1. The pressure that a vapor exerts, or the partial pressure if it is mixed with other gases. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bookshelf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From book + shelf. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/ 1. A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference. Example: Another, with the bump of order unnaturally developed, had his folios and quartos all reduced, in binding, to one size, so that they might look even on his bookshelves.
Word: shelves Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈʃɛlvz/ 1. plural of shelf Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of shelve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shelves Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈʃɛlvz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shelve Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: saturation vapor pressure Part of Speech: noun 1. The vapor pressure at which the gaseous phase of a substance can coexist with the liquid or solid phase in equilibrium at a given temperature.
Word: water vapor pressure Part of Speech: noun 1. The saturation vapor pressure of water. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: equilibrium vapor pressure Part of Speech: noun 1. saturation vapor pressure
Word: saturated vapor pressure Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of saturation vapor pressure.
Word: Eustachian tube Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Italian scientist Bartolomeo Eustachi. Pronunciation: /juˈsteɪʃən ˈtjuːb/, /juˈsteɪʃən ˈtuːb/ 1. In humans and other land vertebrates, a tube that links the nasopharynx to the cavity of the middle ear to allow the equalization of the pressure on both sides of the eardrum.
Word: tendinitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin from tendin-, stem of Medieval Latin tendo, from Late Latin tenon, from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “tendon, sinew”). By surface analysis, tendon + -itis and tendo- + -itis but not actually formed in this way; similarly with tendinopathy § Etymology. Pronunciation: /ˌtɛn.dəˈnaɪ.tɪs/ 1. Inflammation of a tendon. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: plasmid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plasma + -id, coined by American molecular biologist Joshua Lederberg in 1952. Pronunciation: /ˈplæzmɪd/ 1. A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from — and replicates independently of — the chromosomes; such loops are most commonly found in bacteria, but they are also sometimes found in archaeans and eukaryotic cells, and they are used in genetic engineering as a vector for gene transfer. Example: These discussions have left a plethora of terms adrift: pangenes, bioblasts, plasmagenes, plastogenes, chondriogenes, cytogenes and proviruses, which have lost their original utility owing to the accretion of vague or contradictory connotations. At the risk of adding to this list, I propose plasmid as a generic term for any extrachromosomal hereditary determinant. Example: This is how the F (for "fertility") plasmid, which forms the basis of a lot of classical E. coli genetics, is transferred from one cell to another.
Word: pseudogene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English gene English pseudogene From pseudo- + gene. 1. A segment of DNA that is part of the genome of an organism, and which is similar to a gene but does not code for a gene product.
Word: phase transition Part of Speech: noun 1. The transition between thermodynamic phases of a physical system, especially one between the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of a substance.
Word: jelly baby Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of gelatine confectionery designed to approximate the shape of a human baby. Labels: UK
Word: kendo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 剣道 (kendō, “the way of the sword”), from Middle Chinese 劍 (kjæ̀m, “sword”) + 道 (dáu, “way”). Doublet of kumdo. 1. A Japanese martial art using "swords" of split bamboo. Labels: uncountable
Word: rocks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɒks/, /ɹɑks/, [ɹʷɔks] 1. plural of rock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rocks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɒks/, /ɹɑks/, [ɹʷɔks] 1. Money. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang 2. Testicles. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang, vulgar 3. Crack cocaine. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang Example: You seem a bit out of it lately, have you been smoking rocks again?
Word: rocks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɒks/, /ɹɑks/, [ɹʷɔks] 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rock Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: She rocks the cradle. Example: The cradle gently rocks.
Word: krummholz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Krummholz, literally "bent wood". 1. Dense low matted bushes at the tree-line. Labels: uncountable
Word: tree-line Part of Speech: noun 1. The edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing; the timberline.
Word: existing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of exist Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: existing Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/ 1. That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now. Labels: not-comparable Example: Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete. Example: In his favour, Beeching declared that he supported carrying on with the existing modernisation projects, but that the rest of the business needed root and branch reform.
Word: designed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈzaɪnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of design Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: designed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈzaɪnd/ 1. Created according to a design. Labels: not-comparable 2. Planned; designated. Labels: dated, not-comparable Example: The pilgrim had some home or dwelling place, the palmer had none. The pilgrim traveled to some certain, designed place or places, but the palmer to all.
Word: converted Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kənˈvɝtɪd/, /kənˈvɜːtɪd/ 1. changed in form or function etc. Example: He was a converted Jew, living in a converted chapel. Example: Think of banking today and the image is of grey-suited men in towering skyscrapers. Its future, however, is being shaped in converted warehouses and funky offices in San Francisco, New York and London, where bright young things in jeans and T-shirts huddle around laptops, sipping lattes or munching on free food.
Word: converted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈvɝtɪd/, /kənˈvɜːtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of convert Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mixers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mixer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: situated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈsɪt͡ʃueɪtɪd/ 1. Located in a specific place. Example: The Pan-la-mên coal-field is situated about 16 km. south of Ssŭ-pʻing-chieh station on the railway between Chʻang-tʻu and Chʻang-chʻun. 2. Supplied with money or means. 3. Embedded or rooted within a culture.
Word: situated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsɪt͡ʃueɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of situate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: København Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Danish København. 1. Synonym of Copenhagen. Labels: uncommon Example: København is the capital and the commercial, industrial, and cultural center of Denmark. […] Exports from København consist mainly of manufactured articles and agricultural products. Example: Thus, in 1991, when Denmark and Sweden signed a treaty to construct a 15.5 km length four-lane motorway and double track railway from København to Malmö across the Öresund (by means of a bridge and tunnel), it was anticipated that not only would the locational disadvantages of Sweden be reduced, but that the Öresund region would become the principal urbanised area in northern Europe (Newman and Thornley, 1996, Williams, 1996).
Word: fixtures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fixture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: recorded Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkɔːdɪd/, /ɹə-/, /ɹəˈkɔɹdɪd/, /-əd/ 1. simple past and past participle of record Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: recorded Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkɔːdɪd/, /ɹə-/, /ɹəˈkɔɹdɪd/, /-əd/ 1. That has been fixed into a physical medium (for example, a book, compact disc or videotape). Labels: not-comparable Example: Recorded music comes in many forms.
Word: scuba diving Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈskuːbə ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ/ 1. Underwater swimming using scuba equipment. Labels: uncountable
Word: organized Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɔɹɡənaɪzd/, /ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/ 1. Of things or settings, having been organized; in good order. Example: Your desk is so organized! 2. Of a person, characterized by efficient organization. Example: Your desk is so neat and tidy — I've never met someone so organized before! 3. Unionized. Example: If young persons of both sexes were brought together in the honest practical relations of organized labor, we should see no more of these fond nympholepsies
Word: organized Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɔɹɡənaɪzd/, /ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/ 1. simple past and past participle of organize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: organized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From organ (“musical instrument”) + -ize, calque of German organisierte/organisirte. Pronunciation: /ˈɔɹɡənaɪzd/, /ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/ 1. Of a musical instrument, having keys (like an organ); keyed. Labels: rare Example: The original concert advertisement including his name mentions “An Aria with accompaniment of organized trumpet, sung by Mlle. Gassmann, the words of which are by Herr Lieutenant [Giovanni de] v. Gamerra, poet of the Imperial Royal Court Theatre, the music by Herr Franz Xaver Süssmayer [sic], Kapellmeister of the I.R. Court Theatre.”
Word: Latinas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Latina Labels: form-of, plural
Word: operating Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪŋ/, /ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ 1. In operation; that operates. Labels: not-comparable Example: Don't touch the operating machinery. 2. Involved in an operation. Labels: not-comparable Example: The team arbitrarily chose that one operating frame of reference which we all use today.
Word: operating Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪŋ/, /ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of operate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: operating Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪŋ/, /ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ 1. Synonym of operation (in the uncountable sense). Labels: uncountable Example: Sure, academic medicine is fascinating — but operating is the reason I became a surgeon. Example: Operating on conscious patients involves some additional considerations.
Word: Puerto Ricans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Puerto Rican Labels: form-of, plural
Word: latinas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of latina Labels: form-of, plural
Word: changeableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English changeable Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English changeableness From changeable + -ness. 1. the condition of being changeable 2. the condition of being able to suffer some changes
Word: pole dancer Part of Speech: noun 1. A performer who dances and acts out acrobatics on a vertical pole.
Word: pole dance Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of dancing and acrobatics centred on a pole, practiced as a gymnastic or erotic activity.
Word: pole dance Part of Speech: verb 1. To perform a pole dance. Example: She pole-dances to gospel hymns. Example: You know, it's that workout program where you pole dance and prance around like a stripper.
Word: reduced Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈdjuːst/, /ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːst/, /ɹɪˈdust/, /ɹɪˈdjust/, /ɹɪˈdjʉːst/ 1. simple past and past participle of reduce Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reduced Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈdjuːst/, /ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːst/, /ɹɪˈdust/, /ɹɪˈdjust/, /ɹɪˈdjʉːst/ 1. Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction. Example: the reduced prices in a summer sale 2. Discounted in price. Example: the reduced goods at the sale 3. Of a sauce etc.: made more concentrated. Example: The chicken was served in a reduced red wine sauce. 4. Of a relative clause: not marked by an explicit relative pronoun or relativizer such as who, which, or that.
Word: Batista bomb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the American professional wrestler Dave Bautista, who wrestled under the ring name "Batista" and used this as his finisher. 1. A move in professional wrestling; a powerbomb.
Word: planning Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈplænɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of plan Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: planning Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈplænɪŋ/ 1. Verbal noun of plan: action of the verb to plan. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Verbal noun of plan: action of the verb to plan. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Ellipsis of planning permission. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable Example: My neighbours were going to build an extension but they didn't get planning.
Word: chinks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chink Labels: form-of, plural 2. A type of chaps.
Word: chinks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chink Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dinks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dink Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dinks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dink Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: offering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From offer + -ing. Displaced native Old English hūsl. Pronunciation: /ˈɒfəɹɪŋ/, /ˈɔfəɹɪŋ/, /ˈɑfəɹɪŋ/ 1. gerund of offer 2. gerund of offer Example: votive offerings Example: These are the bookstores' latest offerings. 3. gerund of offer Example: In many ways an ancient well-established situation is in Place: a dead military hero has reappeared as a ghost bringing trouble and even death to the officials who come to administer the Hsiang-chou prefecture at An-yang; they build a temple in his honour and make him regular offerings of bloody food; he then protects and supports the administrators who are responsible. 4. gerund of offer 5. gerund of offer Example: In recent seasons fetishwear has found its way onto the catwalk, with vinyl, PVC and lycra featuring among the most unlikely designer offerings. Example: Ithaca is also a vibrant college town — home to Cornell University and Ithaca College — with more cultural offerings than its size would suggest, thanks in large part to the people those institutions attract.
Word: offering Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From offer + -ing. Displaced native Old English hūsl. Pronunciation: /ˈɒfəɹɪŋ/, /ˈɔfəɹɪŋ/, /ˈɑfəɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of offer Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing",[…]and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention.
Word: objects Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See object (noun) Pronunciation: /ˈɒbd͡ʒɛkts/ 1. plural of object Labels: form-of, plural
Word: objects Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See object (verb) Pronunciation: /əbˈd͡ʒɛkts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of object Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: countries Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkʌntɹiz/ 1. plural of country. Labels: form-of, plural Example: But poverty’s scourge is fiercest below $1.25 (the average of the 15 poorest countries’ own poverty lines, measured in 2005 dollars and adjusted for differences in purchasing power): people below that level live lives that are poor, nasty, brutish and short.
Word: corresponding Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, correspond + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˌkɔɹəˈspɑndɪŋ/, /ˌkɒɹəˈspɒndɪŋ/, /ˌkɑɹəˈspɑndɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of correspond Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: corresponding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, correspond + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˌkɔɹəˈspɑndɪŋ/, /ˌkɒɹəˈspɒndɪŋ/, /ˌkɑɹəˈspɑndɪŋ/ 1. A correspondence; the situation where things correspond or match.
Word: corresponding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, correspond + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˌkɔɹəˈspɑndɪŋ/, /ˌkɒɹəˈspɒndɪŋ/, /ˌkɑɹəˈspɑndɪŋ/ 1. that have a similar relationship Example: The most persistent tormentor was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored a hat-trick in last month’s corresponding fixture in Iceland. His ability to run at defences is instantly striking, but it is his clever use of possession that has persuaded some shrewd judges that he is an even better prospect than Theo Walcott. Example: It cannot be accidental that within the timar system the proportion of holdings controlled by the ümera and the ordinary sipahis shifted to the benefit of the former. Whereas around 1527–8, 19% of the total income from timars had been in the hands of beylerbeyis and sancakbeyis, in the 1580s the corresponding figure was 29%.
Word: episome 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 *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma)lbor. English -some English episome From epi- + -some (“nucleic unit”). 1. A segment of DNA that can exist and replicate either autonomously in the cytoplasm or as part of a chromosome, mainly found in bacteria. 2. Synonym of epitheca.
Word: viscera Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin viscera (“internal organs; bowels”). Pronunciation: /ˈvɪsəɹə/ 1. plural of viscus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: viscera Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin viscera (“internal organs; bowels”). Pronunciation: /ˈvɪsəɹə/ 1. Collectively, the internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities, such as the liver, heart, or stomach. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. The intestines. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: entrails Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English entraille, entrailles, from Old French entrailles, from Vulgar Latin intrālia, from Latin interānea, from interāneus, from inter. Compare Spanish entraña. Pronunciation: /ˈɛn.tɹeɪlz/, /ˈɛn.tɹəlz/ 1. plural of entrail Labels: archaic Example: Elizabethan audiences relished shocks and surprises as much as they did trumpets, thunder and savage realism in bloody scenes of torture and death which were made all the more horrible by the use of animals’ entrails. 2. plural of entrail Labels: archaic, obsolete
Word: body cavity Part of Speech: noun 1. The cavity within the body of animals which contains the viscera.
Word: omniana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From omni- + -ana. 1. A work containing information on every topic. Labels: dated
Word: omnific Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From omni- + Latin facere (“to make or do”), modelled on omnipotent etc. Pronunciation: /ɒmˈnɪf.ɪk/, /ɑmˈnɪf.ɪk/ 1. Capable of making or doing anything; all-creating. Example: Silence, ye troubl'd waves, and thou Deep, peace, Said then th' Omnific Word
Word: owt Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From Old English āuht; see aught. Pronunciation: /aʊt/, /əʊt/ 1. Aught, anything. Labels: Northern-England Example: I've seen nowt like it since the day I was born / But you know me, I'll shag owt that's warm Example: “I’ve never seen owt like it,” said Hancox. “There were flags everywhere, people on people’s shoulders, crowdsurfing. It was like human Jenga.”
Word: owt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old English āuht; see aught. Pronunciation: /aʊt/, /əʊt/ 1. Anything. Labels: Northern-England, uncountable
Word: owt Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Old English āuht; see aught. Pronunciation: /aʊt/, /əʊt/ 1. Anything. Labels: Northern-England, not-comparable
Word: pitiable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French [Term?], from Old French piteable. By surface analysis, pity + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪti.əbəl/ 1. That deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful. Example: Mr Poyser had no reason to be ashamed of his leg, and suspected that the growing abuse of top-boots and other fashions tending to disguise the nether limbs, had their origin in a pitiable degeneracy of the human calf. Example: The faintness of the voice was pitiable and dreadful. It was not the faintness of physical weakness, though confinement and hard fare no doubt had their part in it. Its deplorable peculiarity was, that it was the faintness of solitude and disuse. It was like the last feeble echo of a sound made long and long ago.
Word: postponement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English postpone Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English postponement From postpone + -ment. 1. A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The lawyer asked for a postponement in the trial so he could spend more time preparing before it began. Example: The postponement of homosexual behavior in men who know that they are homosexual can cause psychological anxiety and retard mature ego development.
Word: technocracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From techno- (“technical”, “technicians”) + -cracy (“rule by”), attributed to W.H. Smyth. Pronunciation: /tɛkˈnɒkɹəsi/ 1. A system of governance where people who are skilled or proficient govern in their respective areas of expertise. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: When scientific imagination and knowledge of Nature's Laws are substituted in our economics for chance, mystery, and magic;[…] when this economic childish irrationality is sanely substituted by organized Science, Technology, and specialized Skill co-ordinated in National Industrial Management, then will begin real civilization, the Age of Social Sanity, — Technocracy. Example: Macron may be the best of the existing system, but his politics is located within the liberal-democratic coordinates of the enlightened technocracy.
Word: Greek alphabet Part of Speech: noun 1. The 24-letter alphabet of the Greek language, first adopted by Athens in 403 BC and now consisting of the following upper- (majuscule) and lower-case (minuscule) pairs Example: Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω 2. Other (epichoric) forms of this alphabet, both prior and subsequent, sometimes they include Labels: countable, historical Example: variant letter pairs such as Ϝ ϝ, Ͷ ͷ, Ϛ ϛ, Ͱ ͱ, Ϳ ϳ, Ϻ ϻ, Ϙ ϙ, Ϟ ϟ, Ͳ ͳ, Ϡ ϡ, Ϸ ϸ Example: variant letters such as ℩, ς
Word: steamed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /stiːmd/ 1. Heated and processed by steam, such as being cooked by steaming. Example: Superintendent Chalmers: Why is there smoke coming out of your oven, Seymour? / Principal Skinner: Uh– Oh. That isn't smoke. It's steam. Steam from the steamed clams we're having. Mmm. Steamed clams. 2. Angry; hot under the collar. Labels: figuratively, informal Example: He was steamed that the car cut him off. It took almost half an hour for him to calm down.
Word: steamed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /stiːmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of steam Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: completed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kəmˈpliːtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of complete Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: completed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kəmˈpliːtɪd/ 1. Finished.
Word: floterial Part of Speech: adj 1. Of an electoral district composed of two or more towns or precincts due to an inability of either town to produce a sufficient constituency for its own representation. Labels: US, not-comparable
Word: floterial Part of Speech: noun 1. An electoral district of this kind. Labels: US
Word: combined Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kəmˈbaɪnd/ 1. Resulting from the addition of several sources, parts, elements, aspects, etc. united together. Labels: not-comparable Example: The combined efforts of the emergency workers kept the river from going over its banks, barely.