": any of a group of alkaloids (as hordenine, mescaline) that are found in peyote buttons and that are used as cerebral stimulants and motor depressants":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccan(h)\u0259\u02c8l\u014dn\u0113\u0259m-"
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"New Latin Anhalonium , genus of cacti, from Greek an- + hal\u014dnion small threshing floor (equated with New Latin areola areole, from Latin, small open space, diminutive of area piece of level ground, threshing floor), diminutive of hal\u014dn threshing floor; from the belief that the areoles were lacking":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174554"
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"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
"former state of central Germany; capital Dessau":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4n-\u02cch\u00e4lt"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235504"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun,"
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": not harmonic":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French anharmonique , from an- + harmonique harmonic, from Latin harmonicus":""
": the angle between a downwardly inclined aircraft wing and a horizontal transverse line":[
"The bottom wing had pronounced anhedral ; the upper wing, dihedral.",
"\u2014 William Hallstead , Air & Space/Smithsonian , Feb/Mar 2000"
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"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)an-\u00a6h\u0113-dr\u0259l"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"an- + -hedral":"Adjective",
"an- + (di)hedral":"Noun"
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"first_known_use":{
"1896, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"circa 1956, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-124914"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": horned screamer":[],
": a genus of birds that includes only the horned screamer and is the type of the family Anhimidae":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8n\u0113m\u0259",
"an\u02c8h\u012bm\u0259",
"a\u02c8-"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Tupi ay\u0268\u0301ma":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-175716"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"an-\u02c8hi\u014b-g\u0259"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Birds required to be protected include anhinga , cormorant, great blue heron, great egret and snowy egret, all of which have different nesting periods. \u2014 Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com , 14 Dec. 2017",
"Anhinga Amble, 10:30-11:20 a.m. Saturday at Everglades National Park at Royal Palm. \u2014 Jennifer Jhon, South Florida Parenting , 17 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Tupi ay\u00ed\u014ba (phonetically \u00e3\u0129\u014b\u00e3 )":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1769, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-181729"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a mineral consisting of an anhydrous calcium sulfate that is usually massive and white or slightly colored":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)an-\u02c8h\u012b-\u02ccdr\u012bt"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Below 136 degrees Fahrenheit, gypsum is the more stable compound, and anhydrite will effortlessly dissolve in water, creating the building blocks for gypsum. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, National Geographic , 22 Oct. 2019",
"Gypsum\u2019s crystal makeup can accommodate a lot of water, producing plenty of volume using a relatively small mass of anhydrite . \u2014 Robin George Andrews, National Geographic , 22 Oct. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"German Anhydrit , from Greek anydros":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1805, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-200227"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": free from water and especially water of crystallization":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)an-\u02c8h\u012b-dr\u0259s",
"(\u02cc)an-\u02c8h\u012b-dr\u0259s"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For instance in 2009 a $3.75 million pilot plant for at the University of Minnesota\u2019s West Central Research and Outreach Center was using electricity from a local wind power facility to produce 25 tons of anhydrous ammonia per year. \u2014 Steven Savage, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"These prices have largely kept rising, with agricultural research firm DTN this month assessing the anhydrous ammonia fertilizer price at $1,492 a ton\u2014up over 200% from the same time last year and a record. \u2014 Kirk Maltais, WSJ , 12 Feb. 2022",
"The price of anhydrous ammonia, which is used to provide nitrogen to optimize corn plant growth, is up more than 300% from last year. \u2014 David Pitt, ajc , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Silva says this is because the brand uses a waterless (also known as anhydrous ) form of salicylic acid. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 10 Jan. 2022",
"The leak was identified as anhydrous ammonia, which is used for refrigerating food, according to the release. \u2014 Zach Harris, chicagotribune.com , 1 Aug. 2021",
"The federal government has issued big fines against two Yakima County fruit companies for missing the annual deadline for filing forms reporting that their facilities store anhydrous ammonia. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 28 July 2021",
"Fire officials are worried about the potential release of anhydrous ammonia into the surrounding area, said Debbie McDermott, fire marshal for McMinnville. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Apr. 2021",
"River Country was fined by the state in 2010 for safety violations with anhydrous ammonia storage at its facility in Hampton. \u2014 Matt Mckinney, Star Tribune , 17 Oct. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek anydros , from a- + hyd\u014dr water \u2014 more at water":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1802, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-210116"
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"anhydrous ammonia":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": ammonia in its pure form that contains no water":[
"Under a November 1940 contract with the government, DuPont built the facility, initially to produce anhydrous ammonia for use in ordnance.",
"\u2014 Cheryl Hogue , Chemical & Engineering News , 24 May 2004"
],
"\u2014 compare ammonia water , household ammonia":[
"Under a November 1940 contract with the government, DuPont built the facility, initially to produce anhydrous ammonia for use in ordnance.",
"\u2014 Cheryl Hogue , Chemical & Engineering News , 24 May 2004"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-012601"
},
"anhedonia":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a psychological condition characterized by inability to experience pleasure in normally pleasurable acts":[]
"She was being treated for depression, including different medications, the fourth of which finally helped to address a condition called anhedonia , an inability to experience pleasure. \u2014 Jeff Metcalfe, azcentral , 16 May 2020",
"But do Carol\u2019s fuguelike depression, Anna\u2019s psychosis and Bonnie\u2019s clenched anhedonia really share DNA? \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 18 Feb. 2020",
"Another type dampens reward networks, robbing a person of the ability to feel pleasure, a depression symptom called anhedonia . \u2014 Emily Underwood, Science | AAAS , 20 Aug. 2019",
"Chronic-pain patients typically also suffer from anhedonia \u2014the inability to experience pleasure\u2014and research suggests that their brains\u2019 reward systems are wired slightly differently from those in other brains. \u2014 Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker , 9 May 2016",
"How was the anhedonia hypothesis overturned, and when? \u2014 Angela Chen, The Verge , 27 Mar. 2018",
"Nolan has confused his native island with the anhedonia in his head. \u2014 Christian Lorentzen, New Republic , 25 July 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from a- entry 2 + Greek h\u0113don\u0113 pleasure \u2014 more at hedonism":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-014138"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": not differentiated into tissues : noncellular":[
": a dehydration product (as ammonia or an imine) of a base, usually an oxygen-containing nitrogen base (as ammonium hydroxide or the color base of certain triphenylamine dyes)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-074352"
},
"anhydridize":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to convert into an anhydride":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"an\u02c8h\u012bdr\u0259\u02ccd\u012bz"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1911, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-081906"
},
"Anhimidae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family (coextensive with the suborder Anhimae of the order Anseriformes) of large stout-billed birds having spurred wings and more or less webbed feet and comprising the screamers of South America":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"an\u02c8him\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, from Anhima anhima + -idae -idae":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1893, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-105328"
},
"Anhui":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"province of eastern China west of Jiangsu; capital Hefei area 54,015 square miles (140,439 square kilometers), population 56,180,813":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4n-\u02c8(h)w\u0101"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-111921"
},
"anhydrous hydrofluoric acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": hydrogen fluoride":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1837, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-113246"
},
"anhydridization":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the process of anhydridizing or the state of being anhydridized":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1874, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-191829"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a compound derived from another (such as an acid) by removal of the elements of water":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)an-\u02c8h\u012b-\u02ccdr\u012bd",
"(\u02cc)an-\u02c8h\u012b-\u02ccdr\u012bd"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Acetic anhydride is the only chemical required to make heroin from the sap of opium poppies. \u2014 Michael Smith, Bloomberg.com , 15 Sep. 2020",
"So Chen and his colleagues combined hyaluronic acid with another molecule called methacrylic anhydride . \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 9 Nov. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1849, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-220055"
},
"anhungered":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": hungry":[],
": eagerly longing":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English anhungred , alteration of Middle English ahungred ahungered":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-225043"
},
"anhydr-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": waterless":[
"anhydr emia"
],
": lacking fluid":[
"anhydro myelia"
],
": anhydride of":[
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"modification (influenced by hydr-, hydro- ) of Greek anydr- , from anydros":""
