dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/deo_MW.json

{
  "deodorize":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to eliminate or prevent the offensive odor of":[],
      ": to make (something unpleasant or reprehensible) more acceptable":[
        "the movie deodorizes his scandalous career"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "We had the carpet cleaned and deodorized .",
      "the propaganda film attempts to deodorize the dictator's history of human rights abuses",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The wipes are made with organic and natural ingredients, such as neem leaf extract to deodorize and citrus essential oils to refresh. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry And Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022",
      "Pet owners will be delighted that the steam mop can clean and deodorize pet messes, making the house smell fresh. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The brilliance lies in its formula, which uses tapioca starch (natural and sans talc) to help absorb oil, and persimmon powder to deodorize hair as if it\u2019s been washed. \u2014 Julie Tong, Vogue , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "While deodorants are meant to mask odor and deodorize \u2014as the name implies\u2014antiperspirants are designed to prevent the sweating process from occurring in the first place. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "It's designed to clean and deodorize pet messes as well as remove everyday dirt and stained grout on various flooring. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "To deodorize and neutralize the stinky odor, sprinkle 3 or 4 tablespoons of baking soda in each shoe. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Aug. 2021",
      "This features powerful citric extracts and these naturally clean and deodorize appliances. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 7 June 2021",
      "Babcock said that the portable toilet industry, which includes porta potties, fancy restroom trailers, waste pumping trucks and chemicals to clean and deodorize the units, was growing steadily before Covid-19 hit. \u2014 David Williams, CNN , 29 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0113-\u02c8\u014d-d\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "excuse",
      "explain away",
      "extenuate",
      "gloss (over)",
      "gloze (over)",
      "palliate",
      "whitewash"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032726",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "deoxypentose nucleic acid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023036"
  },
  "deoxyribonucleic acid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dna":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cckl\u0101-",
      "(\u02c8)d\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4k-si-\u02ccr\u012b-b\u014d-n(y)u\u0307-\u02cckl\u0113-ik-, -\u02cckl\u0101-",
      "(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4k-si-\u02ccr\u012b-b\u014d-n(y)u\u0307-\u02cckl\u0113-ik-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "First, a little refresher on DNA, which is short for deoxyribonucleic acid . \u2014 Kimberly Hickok, Popular Mechanics , 24 May 2022",
      "Together your genes make up your deoxyribonucleic acid , or DNA, which serves as kind of an instruction manual for all the cells in your body. \u2014 Christine Byrne, Mph, SELF , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s one of three kinds of ribonucleic acid (RNA) that all work together to translate pure genetic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) information into proteins in your body. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 30 Nov. 2020",
      "But in new research, scientists suggest RNA\u2019s origins and role in the formation of life could have been very different than previously believed\u2014and sharing the spotlight with deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 29 Dec. 2020",
      "Typically, researchers make RNA (ribonucleic acid) from DNA ( deoxyribonucleic acid ). \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 6 July 2020",
      "This molecule is called DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid . \u2014 Scientific American , 9 Aug. 2018",
      "Most of the available tests are based on collecting the virus\u2019s RNA (ribonucleic acid) and converting it to DNA ( deoxyribonucleic acid ). \u2014 David Pride, The Conversation , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "That remaining substance was later renamed nucleic acid, and then deoxyribonucleic acid , commonly known as DNA. \u2014 Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian , 11 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "deoxyribo se + nucleic acid":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1938, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183031"
  },
  "deoxypentose":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an aldose C 4 H 9 O 3 CHO having one less alcohol-type oxygen atom in the molecule than a pentose":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)d\u0113\u00a6\u00e4ks\u0113+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "deoxy- + pentose":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204305"
  },
  "deoxyhemoglobin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": hemoglobin not combined with oxygen : hemoglobin that has released its oxygen to the tissues":[
        "\u2026 increased deoxyhemoglobin due to increased oxygen extraction by the ischemic tissue.",
        "\u2014 Emergency Medicine Reports"
      ],
      "\u2014 compare oxyhemoglobin":[
        "\u2026 increased deoxyhemoglobin due to increased oxygen extraction by the ischemic tissue.",
        "\u2014 Emergency Medicine Reports"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4k-si-\u02c8h\u0113-m\u0259-\u02ccgl\u014d-b\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "de- + oxyhemoglobin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1962, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235811"
  }
}