dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/xyl_MW.json
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{
"xylophone":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a percussion instrument consisting of a series of wooden bars graduated in length to produce the musical scale, supported on belts of straw or felt, and sounded by striking with two small wooden hammers":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"also \u02c8zi-",
"\u02c8z\u012b-l\u0259-\u02ccf\u014dn"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That also reminds me of the whole xylophone thing last week, because some thought maybe that pointed to Jaida and Vivienne having an alliance. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 20 June 2022",
"While Komolafe packed the film with plenty of comedy and lighthearted touches like the score\u2019s sparkling xylophone , its plot focuses on a highly sensitive subject: Nicki\u2019s struggle to win validation and support from her mother. \u2014 Jordaan Sanford, Variety , 19 June 2022",
"Erin, who shares daughters Mae and Helen, 4, with husband Ben Napier, included a sweet picture of Mae playing with a colorful xylophone while sitting in a play tent. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"The school doesn\u2019t have lockers and Mr. Hugh plays the xylophone over the intercom in lieu of a bell. \u2014 al , 28 May 2022",
"And toys that make noise \u2014 like a xylophone , drum, or toy piano \u2014 are also a hit at this age. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022",
"In a back alley behind a Buddhist temple in Bangkok Noi, Chana Ratsami still plays a Thai xylophone . \u2014 New York Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
"John Morgan loves the xylophone , as evidenced by his choice of the winner of Morgan & Morgan\u2019s jingle contest. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Her city pop songs are bursting at the seams: there\u2019s addictive synths, electronic loops, twinkling xylophone accents and, most of all, saudade. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 23 Dec. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120428"
},
"xylem ray":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a vascular ray or portion of a vascular ray located in xylem":[
"\u2014 compare phloem ray"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141141"
},
"xylophonic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": relating to or sounding like a xylophone":[]
},
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223227"
},
"xylene":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8z\u012b-\u02ccl\u0113n"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many non-toxic nail polishes are now going further, though, to eliminate others like formaldehyde resin, camphor, ethyl tosylamide, xylene , and TPHP. \u2014 Lindsay Schallon, Glamour , 17 Feb. 2020",
"According to a Clean Air Study conducted by NASA, indoor plants can also remove toxins like formaldehyde, xylene , and toluene from the air \u2014 proving to have added health benefits. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 21 Jan. 2020",
"The blaze -- which burned for 64 hours and spread to 11 tanks filled with gasoline blend stocks, naphtha, xylene and pygas -- sent a miles-long plume of black smoke over the Houston area for several days. \u2014 Paul Takahashi, Houston Chronicle , 6 Oct. 2019",
"First: Reader discretion is advised The Ultra-Ever Dry coatings in their liquid state are based on xylene (bottom coat) and acetone (top coat) and emit powerful amounts of fumes. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 4 July 2018",
"The shade, named for the flowering shrub, gives just a pop of color and is eight-free \u2014 no formaldehyde, toluene, DBP, formaldehyde resin, camphor, xylene , ethyl tosylamide, triphenyl phosphate and parabens \u2014 vegan and cruelty free. \u2014 Atlanta Life, ajc , 22 Mar. 2018",
"And methane comes laden with other toxic pollutants, like benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene and other smog-forming organic compounds. \u2014 James Rainey, NBC News , 23 Feb. 2018",
"The reports said air pollutants including benzene, toluene and xylene were released into the atmosphere. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2017",
"The chemicals released in the week after Harvey made landfall include benzene, 1,3-butadiene, hexane, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, toluene and xylene . \u2014 The Washington Post, NOLA.com , 4 Sep. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000605"
},
"Xylopia":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a large genus of chiefly tropical American trees or shrubs (family Annonaceae) with coriaceous often distichous leaves, rather large flowers, aromatic berries, and usually bitter wood \u2014 see embira , guinea pepper":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"z\u012b\u02c8l\u014dp\u0113\u0259"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, probably from xyl- + -opia":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001429"
},
"xylophilous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": attracted to wood : growing or living in or on wood":[
"xylophilous fungi",
"a xylophilous beetle"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)z\u012b\u00a6l\u00e4f\u0259l\u0259s"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"xyl- + -philous":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-055520"
},
"xylene light yellow":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a yellow monoazo acid dye":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-074109"
},
"xylan":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a yellow gummy pentosan that yields xylose on hydrolysis and is abundantly present in plant cell walls and woody tissue":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8z\u012b-\u02cclan"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1894, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-083528"
},
"xyloporosis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a disease of citrus trees associated with lack of compatibility between scion and stock and characterized by pits in the xylem":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6z\u012bl\u0259+"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from xyl- + porosis":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-085140"
},
"xylene musk":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": musk xylene":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-090328"
},
"xylenes":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8z\u012b-\u02ccl\u0113n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many non-toxic nail polishes are now going further, though, to eliminate others like formaldehyde resin, camphor, ethyl tosylamide, xylene , and TPHP. \u2014 Lindsay Schallon, Glamour , 17 Feb. 2020",
"According to a Clean Air Study conducted by NASA, indoor plants can also remove toxins like formaldehyde, xylene , and toluene from the air \u2014 proving to have added health benefits. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 21 Jan. 2020",
"The blaze -- which burned for 64 hours and spread to 11 tanks filled with gasoline blend stocks, naphtha, xylene and pygas -- sent a miles-long plume of black smoke over the Houston area for several days. \u2014 Paul Takahashi, Houston Chronicle , 6 Oct. 2019",
"First: Reader discretion is advised The Ultra-Ever Dry coatings in their liquid state are based on xylene (bottom coat) and acetone (top coat) and emit powerful amounts of fumes. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 4 July 2018",
"The shade, named for the flowering shrub, gives just a pop of color and is eight-free \u2014 no formaldehyde, toluene, DBP, formaldehyde resin, camphor, xylene , ethyl tosylamide, triphenyl phosphate and parabens \u2014 vegan and cruelty free. \u2014 Atlanta Life, ajc , 22 Mar. 2018",
"And methane comes laden with other toxic pollutants, like benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene and other smog-forming organic compounds. \u2014 James Rainey, NBC News , 23 Feb. 2018",
"The reports said air pollutants including benzene, toluene and xylene were released into the atmosphere. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2017",
"The chemicals released in the week after Harvey made landfall include benzene, 1,3-butadiene, hexane, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, toluene and xylene . \u2014 The Washington Post, NOLA.com , 4 Sep. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-115620"
},
"xylophagous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": feeding on or in wood":[
"xylophagous insects"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"z\u012b-\u02c8l\u00e4-f\u0259-g\u0259s"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek xylophagos , from xyl- + -phagos -phagous":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1739, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-121423"
},
"xylopyrography":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": pyrography upon wood":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"xyl- + pyrography":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-153525"
},
"xyl-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": wood":[
"xylo phone"
],
": xylene":[
"xyl idine"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek, from xylon":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-174448"
},
"Xylaria":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the type genus of Xylariaceae comprising fungi with perithecia borne in the upper part of erect black corky or woody stromata \u2014 see black root rot":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"z\u012b\u02c8la(a)r\u0113\u0259"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from xyl- + -aria":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-180959"
},
"xylenesulfonic acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of six crystalline isomeric acids (CH 3 ) 2 C 6 H 3 SO 3 H obtained by sulfonation of the xylenes but most readily of ortho- and meta -xylenes, which can thus be separated from para -xylene in the commercial mixture":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6z\u012b\u02ccl\u0113n+...-"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"xylene + sulfonic":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-181232"
},
"xylem":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a complex tissue in the vascular system of higher plants that consists of vessels, tracheids, or both usually together with wood fibers and parenchyma cells, functions chiefly in conduction of water and dissolved minerals but also in support and food storage, and typically constitutes the woody element (as of a plant stem) \u2014 compare phloem":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cclem",
"\u02c8z\u012b-l\u0259m"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some think immature cicadas, called nymphs, measure the 17-year time underground through the sap in a tree\u2019s xylem . \u2014 Ross Kenneth Urken, Scientific American , 14 June 2021",
"Drinking xylem would be a bit like drinking a 2-by-4 or as one of our staff more accurately opined, drinking your straw! \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 14 May 2021",
"The stems, branches and larger roots of these plants are reinforced with wood produced from secondary xylem . \u2014 Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Once in, the mistletoe squeezes its way around the host cells toward the tree\u2019s plumbing, the xylem . \u2014 Rachel Ehrenberg, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Dec. 2020",
"Sugars are transported up into the branches of trees traveling through the xylem in the springtime, not the phloem which is their normal pathway. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 14 May 2020",
"If the tree is still creating foliage, then water and nutrients are being transported from the roots to the tree canopy, so the phloem and xylem are still functional. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Feb. 2020",
"As water travels through the plants\u2019 xylem tubes, which help keep them hydrated, air bubbles will form and explode, generating small vibrations. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian , 2 Dec. 2019",
"The bacteria start in the leaf-tips and work their way into the trunks, blocking the xylem (the water-carrying arteries) and preventing the trees from absorbing water. \u2014 The Economist , 21 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"German, from Greek xylon":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-194326"
},
"xylo-ascorbic acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": ascorbic acid sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6z\u012b(\u02cc)l\u014d+...-"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-201205"
},
"xylem fiber":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of various fibers located in or associated with xylem and typically having an angular cross-section and heavily lignified walls with prominent bordered pits \u2014 compare phloem fiber":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-222522"
},
"xylitol":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a crystalline alcohol C 5 H 12 O 5 that is a derivative of xylose, is obtained especially from birch bark, and is used as a sweetener":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8z\u012b-l\u0259-\u02cct\u022fl",
"-\u02cct\u014dl"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Chocolate, grapes, raisins and citrus are toxic to dogs and cats, as is the sweetener xylitol that may be used in marijuana gummies. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Glenn snapped pictures and continued to report on his and the spacecraft's condition, successfully controlling the capsule's altitude and eating a tube of applesauce and a xylitol pill before he was given the OK for his second orbit. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Researchers tested whether chewing gum made with the sweetener xylitol could help. \u2014 Laura Ungar, chicagotribune.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The inner band feels cool to the touch, courtesy of a fabric with moisture-absorbing xylitol crystals. \u2014 Svati Kirsten Narula, Outside Online , 10 May 2021",
"Experts say there is some scientific evidence that both xylitol and hydrogen peroxide can have an antiviral effect. \u2014 Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Bailey says dogs are more at risk for eating human foods that are toxic, like chocolate or snacks containing xylitol , an artificial sweetener. \u2014 Texas A&m University, Houston Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2020",
"Those planning to do so should take care that their pets are kept away from the eggs, as many candies contain toxic xylitol or chocolate. \u2014 Texas A&m University, Houston Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2020",
"Some brands are now using xylitol to sweeten their product. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Dec. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-223647"
},
"Xylophagidae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of dipterous flies whose predaceous larvae frequently live in decayed wood":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccz\u012bl\u0259\u02c8faj\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Xylophagus , type genus (from Greek xylophagos xylophagous) + -idae":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-234028"
},
"Xyleborus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a large genus of small ambrosia beetles":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"z\u012b\u02c8leb\u0259r\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek xyl\u0113boros eating wood, from xyl\u0113- (from xylon wood) + boros gluttonous, from bora food, meat":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-235143"
},
"xylindein":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a yellow to brown crystalline compound C 34 H 26 O 11 produced by a fungus ( Peziza aeruginosa ) in green-rotted wood that dyes wool and cotton green":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"z\u012b\u02c8lind\u0113\u0259\u0307n"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French xylind\u00e9ine , from xyl- + inde indigo + -ine":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-075028"
},
"xylary":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, associated with, or constituting wood and especially xylem":[
"wax does not seem to be secreted \u2026 in the xylary tissues of plants",
"\u2014 Economic Geology"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8z\u012bl\u0259r\u0113"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"xyl- + -ary":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-101355"
},
"xyloquinone":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of several yellow crystalline compounds (CH 3 ) 2 C 6 H 2 O 2 obtained in general by oxidation of xylidines or xylenols; dimethyl-benzoquinone":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary xyl- + quinone":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-105119"
},
"Xylophaga":{
"type":[
"noun",
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of marine bivalve mollusks (family Pholadidae) that bore holes in wood":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"",
"z\u012b\u02c8l\u00e4f\u0259g\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from xyl- + -phaga":"Plural noun"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-105723"
},
"xylorimba":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a percussion instrument resembling the xylophone with a tubular metal resonator under each bar and an extended range which includes that of the marimba":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccz\u012b-l\u0259-\u02c8rim-b\u0259 also \u02cczi-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1925, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-110830"
},
"Xylonite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": celluloid sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8z\u012bl\u0259\u02ccn\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-114747"
},
"xylenyl":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": xylyl":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccnil"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"xylene + -yl":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-120409"
},
"Xylariaceae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of ascomycetous fungi (order Sphaeriales) characterized by dark brown to black usually nonseptate ascospores and conidia borne superficially on the stroma":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)z\u012b\u02ccla(a)r\u0113\u02c8\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Xylaria , type genus + -aceae":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125218"
},
"xylonic acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an acid C 4 H 5 (OH) 4 COOH obtained as a syrup by oxidizing xylose":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)z\u012b\u00a6l\u00e4nik-"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary xyl- + -onic":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125843"
},
"xylidine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any or a mixture of six toxic liquid or low-melting crystalline isomeric amino derivatives C 8 H 11 N of the xylenes used chiefly as intermediates for azo dyes and in organic synthesis":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8z\u012b-l\u0259-\u02ccd\u0113n"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-132203"
},
"xylic acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of six isomeric crystalline carboxylic acids (CH 3 ) 2 C 6 H 3 COOH derived from xylene; dimethyl-benzoic acid":[]
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"\u00a6z\u012b|lik-",
"\u00a6zi|"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary xyl- + -ic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-151122"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a crystalline aldose sugar C 5 H 10 O 5 that is not fermentable with ordinary yeasts and occurs especially as a constituent of xylans from which it is obtained by hydrolysis":[]
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"\u02c8z\u012b-\u02ccl\u014ds, -\u02ccl\u014dz",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The team started with basically a starvation diet of xylose , a sugar, along with formate and CO2. \u2014 Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS , 27 Nov. 2019",
"After 300 days and hundreds of generations of mutating E. coli, the xylose was gone. \u2014 Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS , 27 Nov. 2019",
"The researchers steadily decreased the amount of xylose available to the microbes as well. \u2014 Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS , 27 Nov. 2019",
"The researchers found sugars like arabinose and xylose -- but the most significant finding was ribose. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 21 Nov. 2019"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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"circa 1894, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-153948"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": wood parenchyma":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-161820"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a genus of American and Asiatic usually evergreen trees and shrubs (family Flacourtiaceae) with axillary thorns and fine-textured woods":[]
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"z\u012b\u02c8l\u00e4zm\u0259"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"New Latin, from xyl- + -osma":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-174010"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of moths (family Zeuzeridae) comprising the wood moths of Australia and southeast Asia":[]
},
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"z\u012b\u02c8l\u00fct(\u02cc)\u0113z"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek xyleus woodcutter, from xyleuein to cut wood, from xylon wood":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-200228"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of Asiatic trees (family Leguminosae) having globose heads of small greenish flowers succeeded by falcate compressed pods \u2014 see acle , pyinkado":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8z\u012bl\u0113\u0259",
"\u02c8zil-"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from xyl- + -ia ; from the woody pod":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-210408"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the dried twigs or fragrant wood of a balm of Gilead ( Commiphora meccanensis )":[]
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"\u02ccz\u012bl\u014d\u02c8b\u022fls\u0259m\u0259m"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek xylobalsamon , from xyl- + balsamon balsam tree, balsam":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-232658"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of carpenter bees that is the type of the family Xylocopidae":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"z\u012b\u02c8l\u00e4k\u0259p\u0259"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek xylokopos woodcutter, from xyl- + -kopos (from koptein to cut off)":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-001138"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the closely felted sterile mycelium of various wood-destroying fungi formerly believed to represent a distinct genus":[]
},
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"\u00a6z\u012bl\u0259\u00a6str\u014dm\u0259"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from xyl- + stroma":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-014622"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a reactive hydrocarbon CH 2 =C 6 H 4 =CH 2 that is formed by pyrolysis of para -xylene under low pressure followed by quick chilling in a solvent at \u221280\u00b0 C and that polymerizes to an insoluble white mass at room temperature":[]
},
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"\u02c8z\u012bl\u0259\u02ccl\u0113n"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary xylyl + -ene":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-015849"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an instrument used to determine specific gravity of wood":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"z\u012b\u02c8l\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259(r)"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary xyl- + -meter":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-021301"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": divination by means of pieces of wood":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8z\u012bl\u0259\u02ccman(t)s\u0113"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"xyl- + -mancy":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-024013"
},
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"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family that comprises hairy stout usually large chiefly tropical bees which excavate nest galleries in dry wood or pithy stems and that is sometimes made a subfamily of Apidae":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccz\u012bl\u0259\u02c8k\u00e4p\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Xylocopa , type genus + -idae":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030654"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a branch of dendrology dealing with the gross and the minute structure of wood":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"z\u012b\u02c8l\u00e4l\u0259j\u0113"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary xyl- + -logy":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-050043"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to wooden type : printed from wooden type or from wood blocks":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6z\u012bl\u0259+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"xyl- + typographic":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-074945"
},
"xyloglyphy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": artistic wood carving":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8z\u012bl\u0259\u02ccglif\u0113",
"z\u012b\u02c8l\u00e4gl\u0259f\u0113"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"xyl- + Greek glyph\u0113 carving, carved work + English -y":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1816, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-083056"
},
"xylol":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": xylene":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccl\u014dl",
"\u02c8z\u012b-\u02ccl\u022fl"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-083901"
},
"xylographica":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": block books":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from neuter plural of (assumed) New Latin xylographicus xylographic, from Latin xyl- + graphicus graphic":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-103543"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of marine bivalves that is closely related to and often included in Teredo and comprises forms as destructive to timber":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccz\u012bl\u0259\u02c8\u2027tr\u012b\u0259"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from xyl- + Greek tryein to rub, wear out; akin to Greek tribein to rub, grind":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-110745"
},
"xylography":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the art of making engravings on wood especially for printing":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"z\u012b-\u02c8l\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0113"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French xylographie , from xyl- + -graphie -graphy":""
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"1816, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-122941"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a mineral approximately (Mg,Fe) 3 Fe 2 Si 7 O 20 .11H 2 O that is a hydrous iron magnesium silicate, occurs in delicately fibrous forms, and is derived from alteration of asbestos or chrysolite":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8z\u012bl\u0259\u02cct\u012bl"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"German xylotil , from xyl- + Greek tilos something plucked, from tillein to pluck":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-133102"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the art of preparing sections of wood (as by means of a microtome) for microscopic examination":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-m\u0113"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"xyl- + -tomy":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140321"
},
"xylotomous":{
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"definitions":{
": capable of boring or cutting wood":[
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]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)z\u012b\u00a6l\u00e4t\u0259m\u0259s"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"xyl- + -tomous":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-150050"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": xylulose":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6z\u012b(\u02cc)l\u014d+"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary xyl- + ketose":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151757"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to xylotomy":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-163725"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": one skilled in xylotomy":[]
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"-m\u0259\u0307st"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-164628"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": resembling wood : having the qualities or nature of wood : woody , ligneous":[]
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"\u02c8z\u012b\u02ccl\u022fid"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary xyl- + -oid":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-215355"
}
}