dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/thy_MW.json
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{
"thyrotropin-releasing hormone":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a tripeptide hormone synthesized in the hypothalamus that stimulates secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
"1968, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-085904"
},
"thyself":{
"type":[
"pronoun"
],
"definitions":{
": yourself":[
"\u2014 used especially in ecclesiastical or literary language and sometimes by Friends especially among themselves"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"t\u035fh\u012b-\u02c8self"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174810"
},
"thyrotropin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": thyroid-stimulating hormone":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccth\u012b-r\u0259-\u02c8tr\u014d-p\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"A primer: Your pituitary gland manufactures a hormone called thyrotropin , or T.S.H. (thyroid stimulating hormone). \u2014 Paula Span, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"thyrotrop(ic) or thyrotroph(ic) + -in entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175425"
},
"thymus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a glandular structure of largely lymphoid tissue that functions especially in cell-mediated immunity by being the site where T cells develop, is present in the young of most vertebrates typically in the upper anterior chest or at the base of the neck, and gradually decreases in size and activity after puberty":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8th\u012b-m\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Easton\u2019s other condition prevented his thymus from functioning properly. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"But Easton\u2019s thymus didn\u2019t produce the very cells that would reject a transplanted organ. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"These are the thymus glands or pancreas of the animal \u2014 prized by many chefs for their mildness and, yes, sweetness. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Sometimes lymphomas start in the thymus gland, another part of your immune system that's located in the chest. \u2014 Barbara Brody, Health.com , 13 Sep. 2021",
"The thymus is one place where such cleverness leaves its trace. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The thymus is one place where such cleverness leaves its trace. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The thymus is one place where such cleverness leaves its trace. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"He was intubated for 10 days and underwent a battery of tests before doctors eventually found a fist-sized tumor on his thymus gland that had triggered his immune system, according to his parents, Todd and Sue Lang. \u2014 S. Wayne Carter Jr., baltimoresun.com , 25 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek thymos warty excrescence, thymus":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1578, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175634"
},
"thysanuriform":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": campodeiform":[]
},
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Thysanura + English -iform":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182955"
},
"thyroid":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a large bilobed endocrine gland of vertebrates lying at the anterior base of the neck and producing especially the hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine":[],
": a preparation of the thyroid gland of various domestic animals used in treating thyroid disorders":[],
": of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland":[],
": suggestive of a disordered thyroid":[
"a thyroid personality"
],
": of, relating to, or being the chief cartilage of the larynx":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8th\u012b-\u02ccr\u022fid"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Exposure is linked with liver damage, thyroid disease, diabetes, decreased fertility, kidney problems, high cholesterol, obesity, hormone suppression and cancer. \u2014 Jen Christensen And Nadia Kounang, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"They have been linked to different types of cancer, low birthweights, thyroid disease and other health ailments. \u2014 Kyle Bagenstose, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Bobby is Bobby Zarin, Jill's late husband who died in 2018 at the age of 71 following a prolonged battle with anaplyastic thyroid cancer. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
"Only 31 people died in the initial accident (though others suffered from radiation sickness or developed thyroid cancer). \u2014 James B. Meigs, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"Rates of breakthrough infection were lower for thyroid cancer (10.3%), endometrial cancer (11.9%), breast cancer (11.9%) and hematologic cancers (14.9%). \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 15 Apr. 2022",
"But such trips are arduous for patients like Raqiba Saleh Hassan, 56, who suffers from thyroid cancer, one of the most curable cancers if treated at an early stage. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Earlier this month, a GoFundMe page was set up to help assist in the battle against Chloe\u2019s thyroid cancer. \u2014 Tom Layberger, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The only thing certain is that the particular doctor, Yevgeny Selivanov, got his PhD in thyroid cancer according to Badanin. \u2014 Fox News , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Baffert, like many trainers, was using a thyroid drug that was cited in the CHRB investigation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The pregnancy was delicate because of a thyroid condition Monica has, said Edgar, who works in a dairy while Monica stays home to care for their two other daughters. \u2014 Rebekah L. Sanders, azcentral , 1 Jan. 2020",
"When thyroid hormones climb too high, the body destroys old bone faster than it can be replaced, which hastens osteoporosis. \u2014 Hallie Levine, Health.com , 5 Dec. 2019",
"Neighbors and family members, even their own children, diagnosed with serious medical conditions, from thyroid disease to cancer. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Dec. 2019",
"Keep in mind, though, that even when treatment successfully eliminates hypothyroidism in a case like yours, the underlying thyroid disorder remains. \u2014 Mayo Clinic News Network, chicagotribune.com , 4 Oct. 2019",
"At the age of 12, Grace LaVigne developed a long-lasting friendship with a St. Paul doctor over an unlikely bonding experience \u2014 a thyroid tumor that caused frequent ear infections and could have done far worse. \u2014 Frederick Melo, Twin Cities , 23 Oct. 2019",
"Examples included antibiotics, anti-inflammatory (ibuprofen), anti-depressants, anti-diabetics, stimulants (caffeine), and reproductive and thyroid hormones. \u2014 David Taylor, Houston Chronicle , 13 Sep. 2019",
"The thyroid produces thyroid hormone (TH), which regulates your body's metabolism, heartbeat, temperature, mood, and other important processes\u2014reaching out to nearly every single cell in your body. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, Health.com , 17 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"short for thyroid gland \u2014 more at thyroid entry 2":"Noun",
"borrowed from New Latin thyro\u012bd\u0113s, shortened from thyreo\u012bd\u0113s, borrowed from Greek thyreoeid\u1e17s \"shield-shaped (of the cartilage in the larynx),\" from thyre\u00f3s \"stone put against a door to keep it shut, oblong shield\" (probably originally noun derivative of an adjective meaning \"shaped like a door,\" from th\u00fdra \"door\" + -eos, suffix of appurtenance) + -oeid\u0113s -oid entry 2 \u2014 more at door":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193941"
},
"thyroidectomy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": surgical removal of thyroid gland tissue":[]
},
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"\u02ccth\u012b-\u02ccr\u022fi-\u02c8dek-t\u0259-m\u0113",
"\u02ccth\u012b-r\u0259-",
"\u02ccth\u012b-\u02ccr\u022fid-\u02c8ek-t\u0259-m\u0113, -r\u0259d-"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The thyroidectomy scar is faint now; the heart scar is fresh, ugly, life-saving, a constant reminder of my age. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 Dec. 2020",
"My surgery was performed in March 2020\u2014a partial thyroidectomy , during which half of my thyroid was removed\u2014and I was diagnosed with minimally invasive follicular thyroid cancer the day after. \u2014 Tori Moore, Health.com , 27 Oct. 2020",
"After the diagnosis Jade had her thyroidectomy shortly after that day at Urgent Care in 2011, and started radioactive iodine treatment, which killed off most of the small tumors in her lungs, soon after. \u2014 Jordan Erb, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Nothing he did afterwards meant more to him than that rescue, and few things moved him more than seeing the livid thyroidectomy scars of the women who greeted him. \u2014 The Economist , 22 Aug. 2019",
"The method is commonly used during thyroidectomies , surgery to remove the thyroid gland to treat thyroid cancer. \u2014 Suyin Haynes, Time , 11 June 2019",
"The most extreme of the bunch is a thyroidectomy , or a surgery that permanently removes the thyroid. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 26 Feb. 2018",
"The method is commonly used during thyroidectomies , surgery to remove the thyroid gland to treat thyroid cancer. \u2014 Suyin Haynes, Time , 11 June 2019",
"The most extreme of the bunch is a thyroidectomy , or a surgery that permanently removes the thyroid. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 26 Feb. 2018"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"thyroid entry 1 + -ectomy":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194158"
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"thymosin":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{},
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"\u02c8th\u012b-m\u0259-s\u0259n"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek thymos thymus + English -in entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214012"
},
"thyroiditis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": inflammation of the thyroid gland":[]
},
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"\u02ccth\u012b-\u02ccr\u022fi-\u02c8d\u012b-t\u0259s",
"\u02ccth\u012b-r\u0259-",
"\u02ccth\u012b-\u02ccr\u022fid-\u02c8\u012bt-\u0259s, -r\u0259d-"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One of the subjects suffers from Hashimoto\u2019s thyroiditis , an autoimmune disease, and has been diagnosed with multiple chemical sensitivity. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Apr. 2022",
"She's eventually diagnosed with Postpartum thyroiditis and starts on the lengthy road to recovery, which leads her to an unexpected reunion with Chimney and their daughter. \u2014 Patrick Gomez, EW.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"After several days of tests, it is discovered Maddie actually has postpartum thyroiditis , and with hormone treatments and outpatient therapy, she is expected to heal. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Many target hard-to-manage conditions like Hashimoto\u2019s thyroiditis and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which have symptoms ranging from weight gain to muscle soreness to depression. \u2014 Christine Byrne, Outside Online , 8 July 2021",
"Hashimoto\u2019s thyroiditis is the most common cause of low thyroid levels in North America. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 30 Nov. 2021",
"In areas of the world where there is adequate iodine, such as all North America, the most common cause of low thyroid levels is the autoimmune disease Hashimoto\u2019s thyroiditis . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Autoimmune disorders such as lupus, diabetes, celiac disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis , and many more are common, and many are becoming more prevalent. \u2014 Laura Helmuth, Scientific American , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Her doctor has since ruled out Graves' disease, and will determine if Stewart has sub-acute thyroiditis or a nodule on her throat by the end of the week. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"thyroid entry 1 + -itis":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1885, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214132"
},
"thyroid-stimulating hormone":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a hormone that is secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and stimulates the thyroid gland":[
"\u2014 abbreviation TSH"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To diagnose a potential problem with your thyroid, your doctor will likely order a blood test to examine the level of your thyroid-stimulating hormone , which can signal that your thyroid is overactive or underactive. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Your doctor can get a picture of what\u2019s going on with an exam and a blood test that measures your level of TSH\u2014or thyroid-stimulating hormone . \u2014 Hallie Levine, Health.com , 5 Dec. 2019",
"As Ricki Lewis writes for the PLOS DNA Science Blog, variations in two genes in particular made for better chickens: the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) and the beta-carotene influencing gene BCDO2. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 15 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230143"
},
"thyroxine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an iodine-containing hormone C 15 H 11 I 4 NO 4 that is an amino acid produced by the thyroid gland as a product of the cleavage of thyroglobulin , increases metabolic rate, and is used to treat thyroid disorders":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"th\u012b-\u02c8r\u00e4k-\u02ccs\u0113n",
"-s\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Treatment for hypothyroidism involves taking a daily dose of a synthetic replacement for thyroid hormone ( thyroxine or T4) called levothyroxine. \u2014 Mathew Devine, SELF , 23 May 2022",
"Hyperthyroidism, for example, occurs when the thyroid gland produces too much of the hormone thyroxine , according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Valerie Pavilonis, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Thyroid replacement, usually with thyroxine , the identical hormone made by the thyroid, is effective at returning blood hormone levels to normal and reversing any symptoms. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 30 Nov. 2021",
"It\u2019s when thyroxine is high that the heart can be damaged, particularly by the development of atrial fibrillation. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 12 Aug. 2021",
"The hormones that the thyroid gland makes \u2014 triiodothyronine, or T3, and thyroxine , or T4 \u2014 affect all aspects of your metabolism. \u2014 Mayo Clinic News Network, chicagotribune.com , 4 Oct. 2019",
"Your thyroid produces hormones like thyroxine and triiodothyronine, which influence many of your body\u2019s systems, according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Zahra Barnes, SELF , 16 Jan. 2018",
"About 3 million French people, 80% of them women, take Levothyrox, which replaces the hormone thyroxine in patients with hypothyroidism. \u2014 Yves Sciama, Science | AAAS , 27 Sep. 2017",
"Taken by about 3 million people in France alone, the drug replaces the hormone thyroxine in patients with the metabolic condition, hypothyroidism. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 4 Oct. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration (by substitution of the suffix -ine entry 2 for -in entry 1 ) of earlier thyroxin, shortened from thyro-oxy-indol, from thyro- + oxy + indole":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1918, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231222"
},
"thyro-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": thyroid":[
"thyro toxicosis"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"combining form extracted from thyroid entry 2 or its source New Latin thyro\u012bd\u0113s":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233614"
},
"thyrotropic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": exerting or characterized by a direct influence on the secretory activity of the thyroid gland":[
"thyrotropic functions"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccth\u012b-r\u0259-\u02c8tr\u014d-pik",
"-\u02c8tr\u00e4-",
"-\u02c8tr\u00e4p-ik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"thyro- + -tropic or -trophic":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1923, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234344"
},
"thyrite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an electrically resistant material consisting primarily of silicon carbide, having low resistance at high currents and high resistance at low currents, and used especially in lightning arresters":[
"\u2014 formerly a U.S. registered trademark"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8th\u012b\u02ccr\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003422"
},
"thyroid storm":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a sudden life-threatening exacerbation of the symptoms of hyperthyroidism (such as high fever, rapid heartbeat, or jaundice ) that is brought on by various causes (such as infection, surgery, or stress)":[
"Hyperthyroidism affects about 1 percent of the population, and only 1 percent of those ever suffer thyroid storm .",
"\u2014 Tony Dajer",
"Careful attention to patient history (such as history of untreated hyperthyroidism or evidence of goiter on admission) is critical to an early diagnosis of thyroid storm .",
"\u2014 Stephanie Davis et al.",
"Graves' disease is an autoimmune condition caused by overproduction of hormones in the thyroid. \u2026 Untreated, it leads to a wide range of serious complications in the body, including weakened bones, heart damage, eye problems, and thyroid storms \u2026",
"\u2014 Thomas Crisp"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010056"
},
"thymy":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": abounding in or fragrant with thyme":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b-m\u0113",
"also \u02c8th\u012b-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1727, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021654"
},
"thyroarytenoid fold":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of four elastic ligaments of the larynx that are covered by folds of mucous membrane and arranged in a superior pair constituting the false vocal cords and an inferior pair forming the true vocal cords":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030532"
},
"thyrocalcitonin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": calcitonin sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccth\u012b-r\u014d-\u02cckal-s\u0259-\u02c8t\u014d-n\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"thyro- + calcitonin":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1963, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054310"
},
"thyrohyoid arch":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the third branchial arch of the vertebrate embryo of which the cartilage persists as the thyrohyal":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064925"
},
"thyroglobulin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an iodine-containing protein of the thyroid gland that is the precursor of thyroxine and triiodothyronine":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccth\u012b-r\u014d-\u02c8gl\u00e4-by\u0259-l\u0259n",
"\u02ccth\u012b-r\u014d-\u02c8gl\u00e4b-y\u0259-l\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Finally, at Witebsky\u2019s behest, Dr. Rose extracted small amounts of thyroglobulin from living rabbits, then devised innovative methods to inject the protein back into the same animals. \u2014 Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Aug. 2020",
"Finally, at Witebsky\u2019s behest, Dr. Rose extracted small amounts of thyroglobulin from living rabbits, then devised innovative methods to inject the protein back into the same animals. \u2014 Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Aug. 2020",
"Finally, at Witebsky\u2019s behest, Dr. Rose extracted small amounts of thyroglobulin from living rabbits, then devised innovative methods to inject the protein back into the same animals. \u2014 Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Aug. 2020",
"Finally, at Witebsky\u2019s behest, Dr. Rose extracted small amounts of thyroglobulin from living rabbits, then devised innovative methods to inject the protein back into the same animals. \u2014 Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Aug. 2020",
"Finally, at Witebsky\u2019s behest, Dr. Rose extracted small amounts of thyroglobulin from living rabbits, then devised innovative methods to inject the protein back into the same animals. \u2014 Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Aug. 2020",
"Finally, at Witebsky\u2019s behest, Dr. Rose extracted small amounts of thyroglobulin from living rabbits, then devised innovative methods to inject the protein back into the same animals. \u2014 Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Aug. 2020",
"Finally, at Witebsky\u2019s behest, Dr. Rose extracted small amounts of thyroglobulin from living rabbits, then devised innovative methods to inject the protein back into the same animals. \u2014 Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Aug. 2020",
"Finally, at Witebsky\u2019s behest, Dr. Rose extracted small amounts of thyroglobulin from living rabbits, then devised innovative methods to inject the protein back into the same animals. \u2014 Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Aug. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"earlier thyreoglobulin, borrowed from German Thyreoglobulin, from thyreo-, combining form from New Latin thyreoid\u0113s thyroid entry 2 + Globulin globulin":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1905, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070856"
},
"thysen":{
"type":[
"pronoun"
],
"definitions":{
": thyself":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8sen"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"by alteration":""
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"thyrolactin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": iodinated casein":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccth\u012br\u0259\u02c8lakt\u0259\u0307n"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"thyr- + lact- + -in":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082532"
},
"Thyrostraca":{
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a subclass of Crustacea coextensive with Cirripedia":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"th\u012b\u02c8r\u00e4str\u0259k\u0259"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from thyro- (from Greek thyra door, opening) + Greek ostraka , plural of ostrakon shell":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083512"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a pyrimidine base C 5 H 6 N 2 O 2 that is one of the four bases coding genetic information in the polynucleotide chain of DNA \u2014 compare adenine , cytosine , guanine , uracil":[]
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"\u02c8th\u012b-\u02ccm\u0113n"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are four bases in DNA: adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G) and thymine (T). \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"All genes consists of base pairs made of adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G), and cytosine (C). \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 1 Apr. 2022",
"For the more recent experiments, cooler water and more sensitive study methods were used to extract and identify the nucleobases cytosine and thymine , while more sensitive study methods found the molecules, researchers say. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Trading down is as much a part of GM John Schneider\u2019s DNA as adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine . \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Researchers have long been intrigued by the possibility that evolution could have gone in a different direction with DNA\u2019s four bases: adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C) and guanine (G). \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 12 July 2021",
"Each gene consists of some number of base pairs made of adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G), and cytosine (C). \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 3 June 2021",
"To do so, researchers typically convert a data file\u2019s string of digital 1s and 0s into combinations of the molecule\u2019s four bases: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine . \u2014 Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS , 11 Jan. 2021",
"One by one each of the four bases - adenine, thymine , guanine, cytosine, or A, T, G, C - washes over the plate containing Nicholas' exons. \u2014 Mark Johnson And Kathleen Gallagher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Dec. 2010"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin thymus":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100736"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": oriented toward feeling and emotion rather than toward intellect and morality":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6th\u012bm\u0259\u00a6sen\u2027trik"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"thym- entry 3 + -centric":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101232"
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"thymol":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a crystalline phenol C 10 H 14 O of aromatic odor and antiseptic properties found especially in thyme oil or made synthetically and used chiefly as a fungicide and preservative":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccm\u014dl",
"\u02c8th\u012b-\u02ccm\u022fl"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Products containing citrus acid and thymol , found in citrus fruits and the common thyme plant (Thymus vulgaris), are also on the EPA\u2019s list. \u2014 Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral , 1 Apr. 2020"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin thymum thyme":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1857, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103729"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an inflorescence as in the lilac and horse chestnut in which the main axis is racemose and the secondary and later axes are cymose":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8th\u0259rs",
"-\u0259\u0304s",
"-\u0259is"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin thyrsus":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104057"
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"Thyssen":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
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"definitions":{
"Fritz 1873\u20131951 German industrialist":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ti-s\u1d4an"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141909"
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"thym-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": thymus":[
"thym ic",
"thymo cyte"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin thymus":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143031"
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"type":[
"plural noun"
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"definitions":{
": a family of salmonoid fishes constituted by the graylings":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"th\u012b\u02c8mal\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Thymallus , type genus (from Greek thymallos , a salmonoid fish, probably from thymon thyme; from the odor) + -idae":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143353"
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"thyrotropic hormone":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": thyroid-stimulating hormone":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175536"
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"thyme-leaved sandwort":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a Eurasian annual sprawling weed ( Arenaria serpyllifolia ) naturalized throughout North America and having opposite entire leaves and paniculate small white flowers":[]
},
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185222"
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"thyrocolloid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the colloid substance within the vesicles of the thyroid gland":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"thyr- + colloid":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191833"
},
"thyristor":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of several semiconductor devices that act as switches, rectifiers, or voltage regulators":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"th\u012b-\u02c8ri-st\u0259r"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"thyr(atron) + (trans)istor":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1958, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211438"
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"thyme-leaved speedwell":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a perennial decumbent herb ( Veronica serpyllifolia ) found throughout Eurasia and the New World and having small opposite leaves and blue flowers in short narrow racemes":[]
},
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215516"
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"thysanuran":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": bristletail":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccth\u012b-s\u0259-\u02c8nu\u0307r-\u0259n",
"-\u02c8nyu\u0307r-"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Thysanura, order name (from Greek th\u00fds\u0101nos, usually in plural th\u00fds\u0101noi \"tassels, fringe\" \u2014probably of pre-Greek substratal origin\u2014 + -oura, neuter plural of -ouros \"having a tail of the kind specified,\" derivative of our\u00e1 \"tail\") + -an entry 1 \u2014 more at ass entry 2":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221606"
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"thymele":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8thim\u0259(\u02cc)l\u0113"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin thymele, thymela , from Greek thymel\u0113 , from thyein to make a burnt offering":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235252"
},
"thymocyte":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8th\u012b-m\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bt"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1923, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235440"
},
"Thylogale":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of marsupial mammals (family Macropodidae) comprising the scrub wallabies and pademelons":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"th\u012b\u02c8l\u00e4g\u0259(\u02cc)l\u0113"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, irregular from Greek thylakos sack, pouch + gale\u0113, gal\u0113 weasel, ferret":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002411"
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"thyriothecium":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an ascocarp so inverted that the generative hyphae are dependent":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccth\u012br\u0113\u014d\u02c8th\u0113s(h)\u0113\u0259m"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, irregular from Greek thyreos oblong shield + New Latin -thecium":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002518"
},
"thyine wood":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the fragrant and ornamental wood of the sandarac tree (see sandarac tree sense 1 )":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8th\u012b(y)\u0259\u0307n-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English tyyin, thyine, thina , from Late Latin thyinus of citron wood, from Greek thyinos , from thyon, thya thyine-wood":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-095813"
},
"thymidine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a nucleoside C 10 H 14 N 2 O 5 that is composed of thymine and deoxyribose and occurs as a structural part of DNA":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8th\u012b-m\u0259-\u02ccd\u0113n"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"thym ine + -idine":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1912, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-104510"
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"thymyl":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a univalent radical C 10 H 13 derived from thymol":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8th\u012bm\u0259\u0307l"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary thym- entry 1 + -yl":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-051258"
},
"Thyiad":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a group of ancient Greek women devoted to the orgiastic worship of Dionysus especially as practiced on Mount Parnassus":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8th\u012b\u02cc(y)ad",
"-(y)\u0259d"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin Thyiad-, Thyias , from Greek, from thyein to rage, seethe; akin to Greek thymos spirit, mind, courage":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-055242"
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"thyridium":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a pale spot in the wing vein of some insects especially of the orders Hymenoptera and Trichoptera":[],
": one of a pair of oval pits on the second abdominal tergite of some hymenopterans":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-d\u0113\u0259m"
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek thyridion window, diminutive of thyra door":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-060925"
},
"thymic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": of or relating to the thymus":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8th\u012b-mik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His team found that by injecting obese mice with a signaling protein called thymic stromal lymphopoietin, or TSLP, the rodents released fat through their skin. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 4 Apr. 2022",
"In fall 2013, she was diagnosed with thymic carcinoma, a rare, aggressive cancer. \u2014 Hal Boedeker, orlandosentinel.com , 16 Oct. 2019"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-064634"
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"thyrotoxicosis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": hyperthyroidism":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8th\u012b-r\u014d-\u02cct\u00e4k-s\u0259-\u02c8k\u014d-s\u0259s",
"\u02ccth\u012b-r\u014d-\u02cct\u00e4k-s\u0259-\u02c8k\u014d-s\u0259s"
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"thyro- + toxicosis":""
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1911, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-075921"
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"thyrsoid":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having somewhat the form of a thyrse":[
"a thyrsoid panicle"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8th\u0259r\u02ccs\u022fid"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin thyrs us + English -oid":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-090407"
},
"thylakoid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of the membranous disks of lamellae within plant chloroplasts that are composed of protein and lipid and are the sites of the photochemical reactions of photosynthesis":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8th\u012b-l\u0259-\u02cck\u022fid"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Spinach is a source of thylakoids , the chlorophyll-bearing parts of green leaves. \u2014 Lisa Drayer, CNN , 8 Mar. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary thylak- (from Greek thylakos sack) + -oid":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-093936"
},
"thyrsus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a staff surmounted by a pine cone or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries that is carried by Bacchus and by satyrs and others engaging in bacchic rites":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8th\u0259r-s\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek thyrsos":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1591, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-100907"
},
"thymelici":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a chorus that dances around the thymele in an ancient Greek theater":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"th\u012b\u02c8mel\u0259\u02ccs\u012b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek thymelikoi , from plural of thymelikos of a thymele, from thymel\u0113 + -ikos -ic":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-101149"
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"thynnid":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to the Thynnidae":[],
": an insect of the family Thynnidae":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8thin\u0259\u0307d",
"\""
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Thynnidae":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-102820"
},
"thyroepiglottic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": connecting the thyroid cartilage and epiglottis":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary thyr- + epiglottic":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-104608"
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"Thyrididae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of small moths having the wings marked with translucent spots":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-d\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Thyrid-, Thyris , type genus (from Greek thyrid-, thyris window, diminutive of thyra door) + -idae":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-112046"
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"thysan-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": tassel : fringe":[
"Thysano ptera",
"Thysan ura"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek, from thysanos":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-134820"
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"Thyestean":{
"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": of or relating to the eating of human flesh : cannibal":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"th\u012b-\u02c8e-st\u0113-\u0259n"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Thyestes , brother of Atreus who unwittingly ate the flesh of his children":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1667, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-150110"
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"Thysanocarpus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small genus of slender annual herbs (family Cruciferae) that have pinnatifid basal leaves, entire stem leaves, small white flowers, and an ovate or orbicular one-seeded winged silicle and are widely distributed in dry upland areas of the Pacific coast of North America \u2014 see fringepod":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccthis-",
"\u02ccth\u012bs\u0259n\u014d\u02c8k\u00e4rp\u0259s"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from thysan- + -carpus":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-152929"
},
"Thynnidae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of aculeate hymenopterans confined mainly to Australia and having the females wingless and much smaller than the winged males":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-n\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Thynnus , type genus (from Latin thynnus, thunnus tunny) + -idae":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-172321"
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"thy":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to thee or thyself especially as possessor or agent or as object of an action":[
"\u2014 used especially in ecclesiastical or literary language and sometimes by Friends especially among themselves"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u035fh\u012b"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English thin, thy , from Old English th\u012bn , genitive of th\u016b thou \u2014 more at thou":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-195926"
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"thylacine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": tasmanian tiger":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8th\u012b-l\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bn"
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The river's unlikely savior was a gangly G.P. from the mainland named Bob Brown, who'd come to Tasmania in search of the thylacine , or Tasmanian tiger. \u2014 Steve King, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 19 Aug. 2021",
"But there are major differences between wolf dispersal and a thylacine , Moskowitz cautions. \u2014 Philip Kiefer, Popular Science , 2 Mar. 2021",
"At the time he was filmed, Benjamin was the last thylacine alive in captivity. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 June 2020",
"The last thylacine living in captivity, named Benjanmin, died from exposure in 1936 at the Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart, Tasmania. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 18 Aug. 2020",
"Researchers used advances in 3D scanning and analysis to study 93 thylacine museum specimens from six countries. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 18 Aug. 2020",
"Previously, the oldest thylacine footage was from 1933. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 June 2020",
"The zoo posted ads offering to pay trappers for a new thylacine specimen to no avail. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 June 2020",
"Tasmanian tigers, also known as thylacines , were found on the island of Tasmania off Australia's south coast until they were hunted to extinction. \u2014 Joshua Bote, USA TODAY , 19 May 2020"
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"New Latin Thylacinus , genus of marsupials, from Greek thylakos sack, pouch":""
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"1838, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-023040"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a vessel for burning incense especially as used by the ancient Greeks":[]
},
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"\u02ccth\u012bm\u0113\u0259\u02c8tir\u0113\u0259n"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek thymiat\u0113rion , from thymian to smoke, burn incense, from (assumed) Greek thymos smoke (whence Greek thymos spirit)":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-030556"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a genus of marsupial mammals (family Dasyuridae) consisting of the Tasmanian wolf":[]
},
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"\u02ccth\u012bl\u0259\u02c8s\u012bn\u0259s"
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"New Latin, from Greek thylakos sack, pouch + Latin -inus -ine":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-104915"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a gas-filled hot-cathode electron tube in which the grid controls only the start of a continuous current thus giving the tube a trigger effect":[]
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"\u02c8th\u012b-r\u0259-\u02cctr\u00e4n"
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"Greek th\u00fdra \"door\" + -tron \u2014 more at door":""
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"1929, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-124224"
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"type":[
"combining form"
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": thyroid":[
"thyr asthenia"
],
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"thyro arytenoid"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-171151"
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"type":[
"combining form"
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": thyroid":[
"thyreo tomy"
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"thyreo cervical"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek thyreoeid\u0113s":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-221720"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or being a thyridium":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"th\u012b\u02c8rid\u0113\u0259l"
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"New Latin thyridi um + English -al":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-223140"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": thyrotrophic":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"thyreo- + -tropic":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-010544"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": exerting or characterized by a direct influence on the secretory activity of the thyroid gland":[
"thyrotropic functions"
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"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8tr\u00e4p-ik",
"-\u02c8tr\u00e4-",
"\u02ccth\u012b-r\u0259-\u02c8tr\u014d-pik"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"thyro- + -tropic or -trophic":""
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1923, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-012340"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a genus (coextensive with the family Thylacoleontidae) of Pleistocene Australian marsupial mammals having a skull about the size of that of a lion, large tusks, and crushing molars":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccth\u012bl\u0259\u02c8k\u014dl\u0113\u02cc\u014d"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek thylakos sack + Latin leo lion":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-013413"
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"thyme":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": thyme leaves used as a seasoning":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"also \u02c8th\u012bm",
"\u02c8t\u012bm also \u02c8th\u012bm",
"\u02c8t\u012bm"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Perennial herbs: Perennial herbs include the Simon & Garfunkel favorites of sage, rosemary, and thyme (alas, parsley is a biennial), as well as mint and oregano. \u2014 Susan Brownstein, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
"There's a mint and white chocolate cake and there's a lemon and thyme cake. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 3 June 2022",
"First, the raw meat is cured with salt and aromatics like thyme or garlic, then it's poached at a low temperature for several hours until the fat is fully rendered. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"Combine the olives, capers, lemon zest, lemon juice, and thyme in a small bowl. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
"This cologne\u2019s scent profile includes amber, rose, saffron and thyme . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The organic lemon- thyme brick chicken looks the part, its exterior a succulent shade of golden brown, but the meat suffers from the same lack of seasoning that affected the Tom Hamburger. \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"Keep creeping herbs, such as mints and thyme , in separate containers, Pennes suggested. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"The options are endless\u2014from annuals and perennials like begonias, petunias, marigolds, peonies, and marigolds to herbs like basil, cilantro, chives, mint, and thyme . \u2014 Janece Maze, Country Living , 23 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French time, thime , from Latin thymum , from Greek thymon , probably from thyein to make a burnt offering, sacrifice; akin to Latin fumus smoke \u2014 more at fume":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033310"
},
"Thylacomys":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of Australian marsupial mammals (family Peramelidae) comprising the rabbit bandicoots":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"th\u012b\u02c8lak\u0259m\u0259\u0307s"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek thylakos sack + New Latin -mys":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-050019"
},
"Thysanura":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective or noun",
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an order of wingless insects having setiform caudal appendages projecting as bristles and comprising the bristletails":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from thysan- + -ura":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-072359"
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"Thyreocoridae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of true bugs that resemble beetles and include the negro bugs":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccth\u012br\u0113\u014d\u02c8k\u00e4r\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Thyreocoris , type genus (from Greek thyreos oblong shield + koris bug) + -idae ; akin to Greek keirein to cut":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-084155"
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"thysanopter":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": thysanopteron":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccth\u012bs\u0259\u02c8n\u00e4pt\u0259(r)",
"\u02ccthis-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Thysanoptera":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-090928"
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"thyme camphor":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": thymol":[]
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"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-093017"
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"Thysanoptera":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective or noun",
"plural noun"
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"definitions":{
": an order of insects comprising the thrips and including various important plant pests":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-t\u0259r\u0259"
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from thysan- + -ptera":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-094952"
},
"thymectomy":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": surgical removal of the thymus":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"th\u012b-\u02c8mek-t\u0259-m\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1905, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104240"
},
"thyreoid":{
"type":[
"adjective or noun"
],
"definitions":{
": thyroid":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8th\u012br\u0113\u02cc\u022fid"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek thyreoeid\u0113s":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-105030"
},
"thysanopterist":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a specialist in the Thysanoptera":[]
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"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Thysanoptera + English -ist":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113023"
},
"thyme dodder":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": clover dodder":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113501"
},
"Thymelaea":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a genus of European and Asiatic herbs and undershrubs (family Thymelaeaceae ) having small sessile apetalous flowers with a calyx that has a spreading border and is usually persistent":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccth\u012bm\u0259\u02c8l\u0113\u0259",
"\u02ccthim-"
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin, any of several plants of the genus Daphne , from Greek thymelaia , from thymos thyme + elaia olive":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-132920"
},
"thysanopteron":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one of the Thysanoptera : thrips":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-t\u0259\u02ccr\u00e4n"
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, back-formation from Thysanoptera":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-135853"
},
"Thymelaeaceae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
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"definitions":{
": a family of tough-barked trees, shrubs, and herbs (order Myrtales) that are native to temperate climates chiefly of the Old World and have entire leaves, capitate apetalous flowers, and drupaceous or capsular fruits":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Thymelaea , type genus + -aceae":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-162305"
}
}