{ "zein":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a protein from corn that lacks lysine and tryptophan and is used especially in making textile fibers, plastics, printing inks, coatings, and adhesives and sizes":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8z\u0113-\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin Zea , genus of grasses including corn, from Greek zeai , plural, wheat; akin to Sanskrit yava barley":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1820, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025026" }, "zeitgeber":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an environmental agent or event (such as the occurrence of light or dark) that provides the stimulus setting or resetting a biological clock of an organism":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ts\u012bt-\u02ccg\u0101-b\u0259r", "\u02c8z\u012bt-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Light is our key zeitgeber , I.e; the factor to control the circadian rhythm. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 23 June 2021", "These clocks are wound by various environmental cues known as zeitgebers (time givers), such as light and temperature. \u2014 Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian , 22 June 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "German, from Zeit time + Geber giver":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1958, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051445" }, "zeiform":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": resembling the Zeidae":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin Zeus + English -iform":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110439" }, "Zeidae":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a family of marine fishes (order Zeomorphi) comprising the John Dorys":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8z\u0113\u0259\u02ccd\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin Zeus , type genus + -idae":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015412" } }