dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/ase_MW.json

{
  "aseptic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": preventing infection":[
        "aseptic techniques"
      ],
      ": free or freed from pathogenic microorganisms":[
        "an aseptic operating room"
      ],
      ": lacking vitality, emotion, or warmth":[
        "aseptic essays"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8sep-tik",
      "\u0259-",
      "(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8sep-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "germfree",
      "hygienic",
      "sanitary",
      "sterile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "germy",
      "insanitary",
      "unhygienic",
      "unsanitary",
      "unsterile"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "patients with compromised immune systems must be treated in aseptic environments",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ibuprofen in particular can cause a chemical irritation to the lining of the brain, called aseptic meningitis. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Replica, the new book by Portuguese visual artist Rita Lino, published by Art Paper Edition, refers to Mortensen\u2019s aseptic and surgical vision of the human body. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The lack of information about the environment at the production bases, combined with the need for vaccine shots to be made in strictly aseptic settings, persuaded officials to take the measure, according to the regulator. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "The lack of information about the environment at the production bases, combined with the need for vaccine shots to be made in strictly aseptic settings, persuaded officials to take the measure, Anvisa said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Sep. 2021",
      "Safe to say, today\u2019s patients and doctors are more comfortable with the aseptic medical practices developed over the past century. \u2014 Marion Renault, The Atlantic , 2 June 2021",
      "But doing so will involve a series of technical challenges \u2014 including finding ways to grow the principal component of a vaccine, which must be aseptic , in mosquitoes. \u2014 Heidi Ledford, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2021",
      "Early versions of the vaccine were linked to aseptic meningitis, or swelling of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord. \u2014 Blake Essig, CNN , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "But the Japanese government\u2019s confidence was shaken in 1993 when the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine led to cases of aseptic meningitis and a significant compensation bill for the Health Ministry. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201908"
  },
  "aseptate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not septate":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u0101 +"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "a- entry 2 + septate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235917"
  },
  "asepsis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the condition of being aseptic":[],
      ": the methods of making or keeping aseptic":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-",
      "(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8sep-s\u0259s",
      "(\u02c8)\u0101-\u02c8sep-s\u0259s, \u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Anesthesia and asepsis made hospital surgeries not only safer but also more bearable. \u2014 Jeanne Kisacky, Smithsonian , 14 June 2017",
      "Anesthesia and asepsis made hospital surgeries not only safer but also more bearable. \u2014 Jeanne Kisacky, Smithsonian , 14 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000606"
  },
  "asellus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the type genus of Asellidae":[],
      ": an isopod of the genus Asellus or of the family Asellidae":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8sel\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin, small ass, diminutive of asinus ass":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000812"
  },
  "asexual":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking sex or functional sex organs":[
        "asexual plants"
      ],
      ": involving or reproducing by reproductive processes (such as cell division, spore formation, fission (see fission entry 1 sense 2 ), or budding (see bud entry 2 sense intransitive 3 )) that do not involve the union of individuals or gametes":[
        "asexual reproduction",
        "an asexual generation"
      ],
      ": produced by asexual reproduction":[
        "asexual spores"
      ],
      ": not involving, involved with, or relating to sex : devoid of sexuality":[
        "an asexual relationship"
      ],
      ": not having sexual feelings toward others : not experiencing sexual desire or attraction":[
        "In general, an asexual person does not feel or otherwise experience any sexual attraction, according to The Asexual Visibility & Education Network (AVEN). Basically, it is an inborn absence of sexual desire.",
        "\u2014 Lindsay E. Mack"
      ],
      ": not having or showing a particular sexual identity : neither male nor female":[
        "\u2026 parents who first encounter the world of Pokemon through their youngsters may have no idea what this land of soft, rounded, asexual creatures is or what drives it.",
        "\u2014 Vince Horiuchi"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u0101-\u02c8seksh-(\u0259-)w\u0259l, -\u02c8sek-sh\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8sek-sh\u0259l",
      "\u02c8\u0101-\u02c8sek-sh\u0259-w\u0259l",
      "-sh\u00fc-\u0259l",
      "(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8sek-sh(\u0259-)w\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "They had a completely asexual relationship.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In Wright\u2019s play, a naive but well-meaning scientist stumbles across a new kind of grass seed which needs no pesticides, almost no mowing, and is capable of asexual reproduction. \u2014 Brendan Kiley, The Seattle Times , 13 July 2017",
      "People who identify as sapiosexual may also identify as gay, straight, bisexual, asexual or something else. \u2014 Anna North, New York Times , 2 June 2017",
      "Scientists have long known that female cockroaches, like many other species, can give birth through parthenogenesis, a form of asexual reproduction in which the females produce eggs without male participation. \u2014 Peter Landers, WSJ , 20 Mar. 2017",
      "Enter Monica Saccucci, an Ohio State undergraduate, who knew from previous research that asexual snails with extra genome copies regrow missing body parts significantly faster. \u2014 National Geographic , 10 May 2016",
      "A queer book featuring an asexual protagonist dealing with the pressures of internet fame and relationships",
      "Asexual : A person who experiences no sexual attraction to other people. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 15 June 2017",
      "This is a form of asexual reproduction where the original worm grows a second worm attached to its tail, Human Centipede-style, and eventually the new worm splits off. \u2014 Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica , 13 June 2017",
      "Last year, it was revealed in the Archie comic books that Jughead is asexual and Cole was pretty eager to have that aspect of the story portrayed on screen. \u2014 Noelle Devoe, Seventeen , 12 Apr. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see sexual":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020712"
  },
  "Asellidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of chiefly freshwater isopod crustaceans having terminal biramous uropods and a single shieldlike plate covering the abdomen":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8sel\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Asellus , type genus + -idae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054136"
  },
  "ASE":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun suffix"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "American Stock Exchange":[],
      ": enzyme":[
        "prote ase"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from diastase":"Noun suffix"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075515"
  },
  "asellate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": without saddles":[
        "\u2014 used specifically of the simplest known ammonoid suture"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u0101\u00a6sel\u0259\u0307t",
      "(\u02c8)\u0101\u02c8se\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "a- entry 2 + Latin sella saddle + English -ate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111507"
  },
  "ASEAN":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Association of Southeast Asian Nations":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-s\u0113-",
      "\u02c8\u00e4-z\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122017"
  },
  "aseasonal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not occurring during or limited to a particular season : not seasonal":[
        "\u2026 one thing's for sure: ice cream has assumed an aseasonal appeal.",
        "\u2014 Cate Devine, Herald (Glasgow) , 25 July 1997",
        "These initial results suggest that cloud forest bird communities may have far more seasonal life histories compared with relatively aseasonal annual cycles in lowland birds.",
        "\u2014 Chris Filardi , New York Times , 19 Oct. 2010"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8s\u0113-z\u1d4an-\u0259l",
      "(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8s\u0113z-n\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "a- entry 2 + seasonal":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1964, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174908"
  }
}