dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/ald_MW.json

{
  "Aldrovanda":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of floating aquatic plants (family Droseraceae) found from southern Europe to Australia having small white flowers and whorls of leaves that act as traps for insects":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal-dr\u014d-\u02c8van-d\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Ulisse Aldrovandi \u20201605 Italian naturalist":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1773, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012211"
  },
  "aldosterone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a steroid hormone C 21 H 28 O 5 of the adrenal cortex that functions in the regulation of the salt and water balance of the body":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-d\u014d-st\u0259-\u02ccr\u014dn",
      "\u02ccal-d\u014d-\u02c8ster-\u02cc\u014dn",
      "-st\u0259-\u02c8r\u014dn",
      "-\u02c8stir-",
      "al-\u02c8d\u00e4-st\u0259-\u02ccr\u014dn",
      "al-\u02c8d\u00e4s-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u014dn; \u02ccal-d\u014d-\u02c8sti(\u0259)r-\u02cc\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her body does not produce enough cortisol and aldosterone . \u2014 Meghan Mccormick, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "She was started on two medications: hydrocortisone, to replace the cortisol, and Florinef, to replace the aldosterone . \u2014 Lisa Sanders, New York Times , 30 Sep. 2020",
      "Another adrenal hormone, aldosterone , controls sodium levels, and through that, blood pressure. \u2014 Lisa Sanders, New York Times , 30 Sep. 2020",
      "To make matters worse, glycyrrhetinic acid also interferes with enzymes in the liver that influence aldosterone levels, another critical steroid hormone\u2014which exacerbates all the other health effects of the toxin. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 25 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ald ehyde + -o- + -sterone":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1954, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062121"
  },
  "Aldrin":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a very poisonous formerly used cyclodiene insecticide C 12 H 8 Cl 6":[],
      "Buzz 1930\u2013 originally Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr. American astronaut":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-",
      "\u02c8\u022fl-dr\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Kurt Alder \u20201958 German chemist + English -in entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1949, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194546"
  },
  "aldehyde":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-d\u0259-\u02cch\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And it\u2019s one of the first perfumes that really leaned in hard on a synthetic called an aldehyde . \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 23 May 2022",
      "Most critical was the addition of a particular musk and a particular aldehyde , which in combination would, in principle, generate a fresh, peppery note. \u2014 Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "All three are aldehydes , which are responsible for lots of odors. \u2014 Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "And some cotton candy and bubble gum flavors contained aldehydes , a class of chemicals that can cause airway constriction. \u2014 Emily Baumgaertner, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2019",
      "And some cotton candy and bubble gum flavors contained aldehydes , a class of chemicals that can cause airway constriction. \u2014 Emily Baumgaertner, Los Angeles Times , 1 Oct. 2019",
      "The aerosol contains potentially harmful chemicals, including nicotine, heavy metals, aldehydes , glycerin, and flavoring substances, researchers said. \u2014 Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Aug. 2019",
      "In this first study, the focus was on recognizing a group of chemicals, called aldehydes , that are often associated with fragrances but also human stress conditions and illnesses. \u2014 Andrea Soltoggio, Smithsonian , 12 June 2018",
      "These organic compounds, called aldehydes , are found in citrus fruit rinds, as well as in off-the-shelf perfumes, including Chanel No. \u2014 Kevin Schafer, National Geographic , 25 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German Aldehyd , from New Latin al. dehyd. , abbreviation of alcohol dehydrogenatum dehydrogenated alcohol":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1833, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205950"
  },
  "aldehyde ammonia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1833, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210512"
  },
  "Aldebaran":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a red star of the first magnitude that is seen in the eye of Taurus and is the brightest star in the Hyades":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "al-\u02c8de-b\u0259-r\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Medieval Latin, borrowed from Arabic al-dabar\u0101n, probably a name for the Hyades star cluster":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220641"
  },
  "aldosteronism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a condition that is characterized by excessive secretion of aldosterone and typically by loss of body potassium, muscular weakness, and elevated blood pressure":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8stir-",
      "-\u02c8r\u014d-",
      "\u02ccal-d\u014d-st\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-",
      "\u02ccal-d\u014d-\u02c8ster-(\u02cc)\u014d-",
      "-\u02ccr\u014d-\u02ccniz-\u0259m",
      "al-\u02c8d\u00e4-st\u0259-r\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1955, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224351"
  },
  "aldazine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an azine RCH\u2014NN\u2014CHR formed from an aldehyde":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-d\u0259-\u02ccz\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary ald- + azine":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1899, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232650"
  },
  "Aldan":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "river 1393 miles (2241 kilometers) long in Sakha Republic, eastern Russia in Asia, flowing into the Lena River":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4l-\u02c8d\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234240"
  },
  "aldehyde collidine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": methylethylpyridine":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1870, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002545"
  },
  "aldol":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccd\u014dl",
      "\u02c8al-\u02ccd\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary ald ehyde + -ol entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1872, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014540"
  }
}