{ "acyclic":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": not cyclic: such as":[], ": not disposed in whorls or cycles":[], ": having an open-chain structure : aliphatic":[ "an acyclic compound" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8si-", "(\u02c8)\u0101-\u02c8s\u012b-klik", "(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8s\u012b-klik", "-\u02c8sik-lik" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Marloes Maathuis, a professor of theoretical and applied statistics at ETH Zurich, looked at how directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) could be used to derive causal relationships in data. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 15 Dec. 2020", "Blue held her paddle high and bid $17,000 on an acyclic painting of Sidney Poitier during the event\u2019s live auction, emceed by Star Jones, according to Vanity Fair. \u2014 Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2018", "Blue held her paddle high and bid $17,000 on an acyclic painting of Sidney Poitier during the event\u2019s live auction, emceed by Star Jones, according to Vanity Fair. \u2014 Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2018", "Blue held her paddle high and bid $17,000 on an acyclic painting of Sidney Poitier during the event\u2019s live auction, emceed by Star Jones, according to Vanity Fair. \u2014 Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2018", "Blue held her paddle high and bid $17,000 on an acyclic painting of Sidney Poitier during the event\u2019s live auction, emceed by Star Jones, according to Vanity Fair. \u2014 Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2018", "Blue held her paddle high and bid $17,000 on an acyclic painting of Sidney Poitier during the event\u2019s live auction, emceed by Star Jones, according to Vanity Fair. \u2014 Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2018", "Blue held her paddle high and bid $17,000 on an acyclic painting of Sidney Poitier during the event\u2019s live auction, emceed by Star Jones, according to Vanity Fair. \u2014 Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2018", "Blue held her paddle high and bid $17,000 on an acyclic painting of Sidney Poitier during the event\u2019s live auction, emceed by Star Jones, according to Vanity Fair. \u2014 Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "a- entry 2 + cyclic entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1853, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214623" }, "acyclic machine":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a direct-current dynamo in which there is no reversal of current in the armature and no commutator and which in principle resembles the Faraday disk":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1905, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231454" }, "acyclic motion":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": irrotational motion in which the velocity potential is single valued (as the rectilinear flow of a fluid)":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1928, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072628" }, "acyclovir":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a cyclic synthetic nucleoside C 8 H 11 N 5 O 3 used especially to treat the symptoms of chicken pox, shingles, and the genital form of herpes simplex":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8s\u012b-kl\u014d-\u02ccvir", "\u02cc\u0101-\u02c8s\u012b-kl\u014d-\u02ccvir" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The most common course of antiviral medications has been seven to 10 days of acyclovir , valacyclovir, or famciclovir, although some studies have suggested that a longer 21-day course may be more effective. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 12 June 2022", "At time, antiviral medicines that help with the herpes family, such as acyclovir or valacyclovir may be prescribed. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 11 June 2022", "Treatment options can include anti-inflammatory and antiviral medications such as prednisone, acyclovir and valacyclovir. \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022", "Yes, but some antiviral medications, such as acyclovir , valacyclovir and famciclovir, may require patients to wait 48 hours after their last dose before donating blood. \u2014 Claire Gillespie, Health.com , 6 Apr. 2020", "Both were treated with an antiviral drug, acyclovir . \u2014 Michael Nedelman, CNN , 27 Nov. 2019", "Instead, talk to your doctor about treating oral or genital herpes outbreaks with prescription antiviral medications such as acyclovir or valacyclovir, Dr. Finney says. \u2014 Krissy Brady, SELF , 4 Oct. 2018", "Instead, talk to your doctor about treating oral or genital herpes outbreaks with prescription antiviral medications such as acyclovir or valacyclovir, Dr. Finney says. \u2014 Krissy Brady, SELF , 4 Oct. 2018", "Prescription antiviral medicines, including acyclovir , famciclovir, and valacyclovir, are not cures for shingles, but these drugs can weaken the virus, reduce pain, expedite healing, and stave off complications. \u2014 Health.com , 1 May 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "acycl(ic) + -o- + vir(us) ; from its containing less cyclic structure than its naturally occurring analogue guanosine":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1979, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010354" }, "acyl":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a radical RCO\u2212 derived usually from an organic acid by removal of the hydroxyl from all acid groups":[ "\u2014 often used in combination" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8as-\u0259l", "-\u0113l; \u02c8\u0101-s\u0259l", "\u02c8a-s\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Each of the products are also made with acyl -glutathione, which is the brand's proprietary blend of glutathione. \u2014 Sarah Kinonen, Allure , 9 Aug. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from German Acyl \"acetyl,\" from New Latin acidum acid entry 1 + German -yl -yl":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1903, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-031719" }, "acylamino":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": relating to or containing any radical (as acetamido) formed by removal of one hydrogen atom from nitrogen in an organic acid amide and usually having the general formula RCONH\u2212":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8la-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u014d", "\u02cca-s\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-(\u02cc)n\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "acyl + amino-":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1912, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-084236" }, "acylate":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to introduce an acyl radical into":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8as-\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t, \u02c8\u0101-s\u0259-l\u0259t", "\u02c8a-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t", "-\u02ccl\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "acyl + -ate entry 4 , after German acyliren":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1889, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-152855" }, "acyloin":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an alpha-hydroxy ketone (as benzoin) of the general formula RCOCH(OH)R":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8a-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u022fin", "-\u02ccw\u0113n", "\u02cca-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d-\u0259n", "\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-w\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary acyl + benz oin":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1907, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-153136" }, "acyloxy":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": relating to or containing any radical (as acetoxy) formed by removal of hydrogen from oxygen in an organic acid and usually having the general formula RCOO\u2212":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6a-s\u0259-\u00a6l\u00e4k-s\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "acyl + oxy-":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1927, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-075458" } }