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{
"ace":{
"antonyms":[
"accomplished",
"adept",
"compleat",
"complete",
"consummate",
"crack",
"crackerjack",
"educated",
"experienced",
"expert",
"good",
"great",
"master",
"masterful",
"masterly",
"practiced",
"practised",
"professed",
"proficient",
"skilled",
"skillful",
"versed",
"veteran",
"virtuoso"
],
"definitions":{
": a combat pilot who has brought down at least five enemy airplanes":[],
": a die face marked with one spot":[],
": a domino end marked with one spot":[],
": a person who excels at something":[
"a computer ace"
],
": a playing card marked in its center with one pip":[],
": a point scored especially on a service (as in tennis or handball) that an opponent fails to touch":[],
": a very small amount or degree : particle":[],
": an ace dealt face down to a player (as in stud poker) and not exposed until the showdown":[],
": an asexual person (see asexual sense 3b )":[
"Like many other aces and aros , I grew up thinking I was broken. I was 19 before I heard the words \"asexual\" or \" aromantic ,\" before I found out that there were other people in the world like me.",
"\u2014 Mikayla Micomonaco"
],
": an effective and decisive argument or resource held in reserve":[],
": asexual":[
"But ace individuals often still feel romantic attraction toward others, as well as a drive to cultivate intimate, loving relationships\u2014just without an intrinsic interest in pursuing the sexual aspect.",
"\u2014 Taryn Deoilers"
],
": of first or high rank or quality":[
"an ace mechanic"
],
": on the point of : very near to":[
"came within an ace of winning"
],
": the best pitcher on a baseball team":[
"the ace of the staff"
],
": to gain a decisive advantage over : defeat":[
"\u2014 usually used with out"
],
": to make (a hole in golf) in one stroke":[],
": to perform extremely well in":[
"he aced every subject"
],
": to score an ace against (an opponent)":[],
"American Council on Education":[],
"angiotensin converting enzyme":[
"The ACE inhibitors are designer molecules developed specifically to attach to their target enzyme and prevent it from activating angiotensin. Virtually the only thing these drugs do in the body is to interact with ACE . However, ACE is not a very specific enzyme; it acts on hormones besides angiotensin.",
"\u2014 Harvard Medical Health Letter"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun (1)",
"She won the match by scoring more than 30 aces .",
"took a few lessons with a tennis ace to improve his backhand",
"Verb",
"She aced her entrance exams.",
"He aced his annual physical.",
"He aced his opponent on the last point of the match.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Roglic was brilliantly aided at the Dauphine by his Jumbo-Visma teammate Jonas Vingegaard, a climbing ace who is also quick. \u2014 Associated Press, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
"Roglic was aided at the Dauphine by his Jumbo-Visma teammate Jonas Vingegaard, a climbing ace who is also quick. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
"In a season during which Clayton Kershaw has broken the team strikeout record and Sandy Koufax will get a statue, the Dodgers\u2019 legendary pitching legacy just added a new ace . \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"His breakout solidifies a Yankees rotation topped by a $324 million ace in Gerrit Cole followed by three question marks that have all been answered effusively. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
"Alex Caruso is a defensive ace and smart passer who doesn\u2019t bring much to the table as a scorer. \u2014 Jason Patt, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Ebner became a Patriots special-teams ace , once making second-team all-pro. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Nadal served out the match with a love game, punctuating the 3-hour, 12-minute struggle with a 95-mph ace . \u2014 Beth Harris, ajc , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Are Russian fighter jets flying in formation over Kyiv, or is a mysterious Ukrainian ace shooting them down",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Brandon Drury and Tommy Pham hit back-to-back doubles, and Kyle Farmer drove Pham in on a single to left field against Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
"That\u2019s what Orioles ace John Means posted Saturday afternoon, confirming the worst-case scenario with a succinct update on his impending elbow reconstruction surgery. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 24 Apr. 2022",
"There hasn\u2019t been one thrown since Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez in 2012. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Another winter payroll purge resulted in the trades of franchise cornerstones Matt Olson and Matt Chapman and ace Chris Bassitt and the departures of outfielder Mark Canha and long-time manager Bob Melvin. \u2014 Mike Digiovannastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The Lions signed special teams ace C.J. Moore to a one-year extension worth up to $2.4 million, NFL Network reported Sunday. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Use this 4-week plan to build the endurance needed to ace Diaz\u2019s test. \u2014 Michael Easter, Men's Health , 7 Mar. 2022",
"This is a mailbag first getting a question from former Bears player and special teams ace Brendon Ayanbadejo, a three-time Pro Bowl selection. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Second-year owner Steve Cohen committed $254.5 million to ace Max Scherzer, infielder Eduardo Escobar and outfielders Starling Marte and Mark Canha before rosters froze when ownership locked out the players on Dec. 2. \u2014 Jake Seiner, courant.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, chicagotribune.com , 20 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1926, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"2008, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"2009, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English as, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin ass-, \u0101s \"copper money piece (at first a pound, but progressively reduced to a half-ounce), pound unit of weight, unit,\" of uncertain origin":"Noun",
"derivative of ace entry 1":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0101s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"adept",
"artist",
"authority",
"cognoscente",
"connoisseur",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"dab",
"dab hand",
"expert",
"fiend",
"geek",
"guru",
"hand",
"hotshot",
"maestro",
"master",
"maven",
"mavin",
"meister",
"past master",
"proficient",
"scholar",
"shark",
"sharp",
"virtuoso",
"whiz",
"wizard"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084743",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective",
"noun",
"trademark",
"verb"
]
},
"acephalan":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": lamellibranch":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Acephala + English -an":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)\u0101\u00a6sef\u0259l\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113323",
"type":[
"adjective or noun"
]
},
"acephalgic migraine":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a migraine in which an aura involving visual disturbances (such as diplopia , scotoma , or tunnel vision ) is the main symptom and is not accompanied by headache":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1981, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0101-s\u0259-\u02c8fal-jik-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111959",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"acerb":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": acerbic":[
"acerb humor"
]
},
"examples":[
"a professor with a rather acerb sense of humor"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1822, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from French & Latin; French acerbe, going back to Old French, borrowed from Latin acerbus, going back to a pre-Latin stem *akri-\u00feo-, derivative of *\u0101\u0306kri- \"sharp\" \u2014 more at acrid":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"a-",
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0259rb"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"acerbic",
"acid",
"acidic",
"acidulous",
"acrid",
"barbed",
"biting",
"caustic",
"corrosive",
"cutting",
"mordant",
"pungent",
"sarcastic",
"sardonic",
"satiric",
"satirical",
"scalding",
"scathing",
"sharp",
"smart-aleck",
"smart-alecky",
"smart-mouthed",
"snarky",
"tart"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184637",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"acerbic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in temper, mood, or tone":[
"acerbic commentary",
"an acerbic reviewer"
]
},
"examples":[
"Whitney has graced magazine covers for her acerbic and blunt evisceration of the banks she has covered. Several weeks ago, she left her well-paid post at Oppenheimer to start her own economic consultancy, where she will charge many of her employer's clients for her own unambiguous analysis. \u2014 Zachary Karabell , Newsweek , 9 Mar. 2009",
"\u2026 we probably have no choice but to enjoy Private Lives on its own terms\u2014as a play that exults in its total lack of a public dimension. Coward's acerbic wit, his submerged sensibility, and his clipped semantics actually had a profound influence on the styles of virtually all the English dramatists who followed him \u2026 \u2014 Robert Brustein , New Republic , 10 June 2002",
"\u2026 discovery of self-esteem and New Agey conclusions (\"I discovered there was a goddess deep inside me\") are something that an acerbic comedian like Cho shouldn't embrace without irony. \u2014 Publishers Weekly , 7 May 2001",
"We want to experience how someone as acerbic as Jane Austen, as morally passionate as Dostoyevsky, as psychologically astute as Henry James makes sense of the chaos of this world. \u2014 Laura Miller , New York Times Book Review , 15 Mar. 1998",
"the film's most acerbic critics",
"whispered a steady stream of acerbic comments as the lecturer droned on",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Written by the late Carrie Fisher \u2014 and based on her best-selling novel of the same name \u2014 the film is laced with her acerbic wit and masterful ear for dialogue. \u2014 Andrew Walsh, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
"That character is the acerbic Rust Belt shock jock Barry Champlain from next-door Cleveland, Ohio. \u2014 Jason Vest, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Trans icon Flawless Sabrina doles out acerbic wisdom \u2014 useful to daughters, mentees, and viewers alike. \u2014 Kyle Turner, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"Now, Oliver leads the Conversations with Friends cast as Frances, a quiet but acerbic and intelligent college student. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 May 2022",
"That set off an intense, often acerbic state competition to attract residents and employers, as Republican states cut taxes and reduced regulation. \u2014 Steven Malanga, WSJ , 18 Feb. 2022",
"To watch Conversations is to watch her acerbic words detailing the agony of the Millennial experience\u2014so performative! \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
"Alito was always more acerbic and more willing to go quite far, quite quickly. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 17 May 2022",
"The world's a little less funny with the passing of Gilbert Gottfried, the comedian known for his instantly recognizable voice and playfully acerbic demeanor. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1865, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"acerb + -ic entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0259r-bik",
"a-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"acerb",
"acid",
"acidic",
"acidulous",
"acrid",
"barbed",
"biting",
"caustic",
"corrosive",
"cutting",
"mordant",
"pungent",
"sarcastic",
"sardonic",
"satiric",
"satirical",
"scalding",
"scathing",
"sharp",
"smart-aleck",
"smart-alecky",
"smart-mouthed",
"snarky",
"tart"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041946",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"acerbity":{
"antonyms":[
"mildness",
"softness"
],
"definitions":{
": the quality of being acerbic":[]
},
"examples":[
"the customer made his displeasure known with more acerbity than was necessary",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mazower notes with some acerbity that no king of Greece died quietly in office before 1947 . . . \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Rarely does a reviewer convey her opinion of a book\u2019s strengths and weaknesses with such grace and acerbity . \u2014 New York Times , 4 Dec. 2020",
"The Academy Awards for the movies of 1988 were awash in bluntness, cruelty and acerbity . \u2014 Wesley Morris, New York Times , 2 Oct. 2020",
"There is, however, something respectable and clarifying about its commitment to acerbity . \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 7 Sep. 2020",
"Overly harsh with citrus, the fish was like an Italianate ceviche, and its acerbity drowned the satiny, subtle panna cotta. \u2014 Kate Washington, sacbee , 11 May 2018",
"By now Dimon is nearly iconic in his acerbity and general spikiness. \u2014 Daniel Gross, Slate Magazine , 17 July 2017",
"And yet another worried about the prospect of a boycott of their companies\u2019 products depending on the acerbity of their words. \u2014 Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times , 30 Jan. 2017",
"Its emotional harshness and quasi-confessional acerbity is radically untimely\u2014and therefore enduring. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 25 Jan. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1572, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French acerbit\u00e9, borrowed from Latin acerbit\u0101t-, acerbit\u0101s, from acerbus \"sour, bitter\" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity \u2014 more at acerb":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0259r-b\u0259-t\u0113",
"a-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"acidity",
"acidness",
"acridity",
"acridness",
"acrimoniousness",
"acrimony",
"acuteness",
"asperity",
"bite",
"bitterness",
"edge",
"harshness",
"keenness",
"poignance",
"poignancy",
"pungency",
"roughness",
"sharpness",
"tartness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194204",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"acephalic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": acephalous":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u0101s\u0259\u0307\u00a6falik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"a- entry 2 + -cephalic":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1656, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151221"
},
"acetyl coenzyme A":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a compound C 25 H 38 N 7 O 17 P 3 S formed as an intermediate in metabolism and active as a coenzyme in biological acetylations":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155617"
},
"acerous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having no horns":[],
": having no antennae":[],
": having no tentacles":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)\u0101\u00a6sir\u0259s",
"-\u0113r-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek akeros , from a- a- entry 2 + keras horn":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1826, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160751"
},
"acetic acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a colorless pungent liquid acid C 2 H 4 O 2 that is the chief acid of vinegar and that is used especially in synthesis (as of plastics)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-tik-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As the name implies, a defining characteristic of this genus is the ability to oxidize organic carbon sources like sucrose, glucose, and ethanol into acetic acid , which is known for its antimicrobial properties. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The company said acetic acid is produced to meet requirements for shipping in the food industry and is used in textiles, plastic bottles, industrial solvents and other chemicals. \u2014 Chron , 28 July 2021",
"For example, one chemicals company had long-term contracts for acetic acid , but a reverse auction of three providers and three distributors resulted in a 11.5% reduction in price. \u2014 Forbes , 9 Nov. 2021",
"But glacial acetic acid is a flammable liquid that can cause severe skin burns and eye damage, according to the National Library of Medicine. \u2014 Diane Herbst, PEOPLE.com , 28 July 2021",
"Simply put, vinegar comes from anything that has alcohol in it; bacteria turn the alcohol into acetic acid . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2021",
"The Moderna vaccine\u2019s ingredients also include lipids (including PEG), tromethamine, tromethamine hydrochloride, acetic acid , sodium acetate and sucrose. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 13 Aug. 2021",
"The leak of acetic acid , a food preservative that is commonly used to make vinegar and can be flammable, occurred at 7:35 p.m. Tuesday at the LyondellBasell facility, which is the world's third-largest producer of the acid, according to the company. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 29 July 2021",
"LyondellBasell said that about 100,000 pounds of a mixture that included acetic acid was released in the leak that started Tuesday night at its La Porte Complex. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 29 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acetic borrowed from French ac\u00e9tique, from Latin ac\u0113tum \"sour wine, vinegar\" (noun derivative from *ac\u0113tus, verbal adjective of ac\u0113re \"to be sour,\" going back to Indo-European h 2 ek\u0301-eh 1 - \"to be sharp\") + French -ique -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at edge entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1788, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170459"
},
"acetylenation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the process of combining with acetylene":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02ccse-t\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acetylene + -ation":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172647"
},
"Acephalina":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a tribe or other division of gregarines comprising forms with nonseptate trophozoites that do not undergo schizogony (as earthworm parasites of the genus Monocystis ) \u2014 see monocystis":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02ccs-",
"(\u02cc)\u0101\u02ccsef\u0259\u02c8l\u012bn\u0259",
"-l\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek akephalos + New Latin -ina":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1893, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183911"
},
"acetyl coenzyme a":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a compound C 25 H 38 N 7 O 17 P 3 S formed as an intermediate in metabolism and active as a coenzyme in biological acetylations":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184901"
},
"acerola":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-s\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-l\u0259",
"\u02ccas-\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-l\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Retinol has long been promoted as a beauty enhancer, and their black cherry, acerola and pomegranate concoction is the first drinkable version, the company says. \u2014 Michele Corriston, PEOPLE.com , 8 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from American Spanish, going back to Spanish, \"fruit of the hawthorn Crataegus azarolus, \" earlier (14th-century Aragon) azarolla, borrowed from Arabic az-za\u02bdr\u016bra, from az (assimilated form of al \"the\") + za\u02bdr\u016bra, zu\u02bdr\u016bra, derivative of zu\u02bdr\u016br \"the hawthorn Crataegus azarolus \"":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194948"
},
"acephalous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": lacking a head or having the head reduced":[],
": lacking a governing head or chief":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)\u0101-\u02c8sef-\u0259-l\u0259s",
"\u0259-\u02c8se-",
"\u0259-\u02c8sef-",
"(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8se-f\u0259-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Based in Southeast Nigeria, this industrious and acephalous group has attracted a lot of attention from research in recent years. \u2014 Nnamdi Madichie, Quartz , 29 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Medieval Latin acephalus \"headless\" (originally alluding to clerics not under a bishop), going back to Latin, \"lacking the first syllable, in metrics,\" borrowed from Greek ak\u00e9phalos, from a- a- entry 2 + -kephalos, adjective derivative of kephal\u0113 \u0301 \"head\" \u2014 more at cephalic":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1715, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204655"
},
"ACE inhibitor":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of a group of antihypertensive drugs (such as captopril) that relax arteries and promote renal excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of angiotensin converting enzyme":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0101-(\u02cc)s\u0113-\u02c8\u0113-",
"\u02c8\u0101s-"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"a ngiotensin c onverting e nzyme":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205646"
},
"ace-high":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having an ace as its highest card":[
"\u2014 used especially of a hand of cards"
],
": high in esteem or favor":[
"he is ace-high with me"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
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": acetyl coenzyme a":[]
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"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-t\u1d4al-\u02cck\u014d-\u02c8\u0101",
"-\u02cck\u014d-\u02c8\u0101"
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"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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": one afflicted with acedia":[]
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"\u0259\u02c8s\u0113d\u0113\u02ccast"
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"noun"
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"-\u02cck\u014d-l\u0259-\u02c8nes-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101s, -\u02ccr\u0101z",
"-\u02ccr\u0101z",
"\u0259-\u02ccse-t\u1d4al-\u02cck\u014d-l\u0259-\u02c8ne-st\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101s"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These drugs, called acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, can help treat neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer\u2019s. \u2014 Rebecca Sohn, Scientific American , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Anyone up for a heated debate about acetylcholinesterase inhibitors",
"The medical team sought to boost the pair\u2019s production of acetylcholinesterase , an enzyme that is vital for the brain to communicate with muscles and that can be blocked by nerve agents. \u2014 William Booth, Washington Post , 29 May 2018",
"Toxicologists say that the first days after a poisoning are a crucial threshold for survival, as the body struggles to resynthesize an enzyme, acetylcholinesterase , which is inhibited by nerve agents. \u2014 Ellen Barry, New York Times , 7 July 2018",
"Nerve agents, which inhibit the enzyme acetylcholinesterase , can cause fatal respiratory paralysis within minutes if the exposure is severe, the paper said. \u2014 Ellen Barry, New York Times , 29 May 2018",
"However, a nerve agent stops acetylcholinesterase from doing its job. \u2014 Simon Cotton, Scientific American , 9 Mar. 2018"
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"\u02cca-s\u0259-\u02c8ta-by\u0259-l\u0259m",
"-\u02c8tab-y\u0259-l\u0259m"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The head of the femur becomes abnormally shaped and no longer fits seamlessly in the acetabulum , or socket, putting the hip at risk of future injury. \u2014 Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com , 16 May 2017",
"The head of the femur becomes abnormally shaped and no longer fits seamlessly in the acetabulum , or socket, putting the hip at risk of future injury. \u2014 Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com , 16 May 2017",
"The head of the femur becomes abnormally shaped and no longer fits seamlessly in the acetabulum , or socket, putting the hip at risk of future injury. \u2014 Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com , 16 May 2017",
"The head of the femur becomes abnormally shaped and no longer fits seamlessly in the acetabulum , or socket, putting the hip at risk of future injury. \u2014 Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com , 16 May 2017",
"The head of the femur becomes abnormally shaped and no longer fits seamlessly in the acetabulum , or socket, putting the hip at risk of future injury. \u2014 Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com , 16 May 2017",
"The head of the femur becomes abnormally shaped and no longer fits seamlessly in the acetabulum , or socket, putting the hip at risk of future injury. \u2014 Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post , 15 May 2017"
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"borrowed from Latin ac\u0113t\u0101bulum \"small cup (originally used for vinegar), sucker of a polyp, socket of the hip bone,\" from ac\u0113tum \"vinegar\" + -a- (by analogy with derivatives formed from verbs, as voc\u0101bulum vocable ) + -bulum, instrument suffix (going back to Indo-European *-d h lom ) \u2014 more at acetic acid":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish, olive, from Arabic az-zayt\u016bnah the olive, from zayt oil":""
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"noun"
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"1922, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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": an organophosphate insecticide C 4 H 10 NO 3 PS that is used to control insects (such as aphids and thrips) on cultivated crops and ornamental plants":[
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"\u2014 Anne Raver , New York Times , 2 Apr. 1992"
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"noun"
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"\u0259-\u02c8set-\u1d4al-\u0259n",
"-t\u1d4al-\u02cc\u0113n",
"\u0259-\u02c8se-t\u1d4al-\u0259n",
"-\u1d4al-\u02cc\u0113n"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This requires me to use an acetylene torch, which has been one of the more empowering tools to master during my PhD. \u2014 Ren\u00e9e Zurui Wang, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"When, near the end, the Jets corner her and almost force a rape, her disgust cuts through the screen like an acetylene torch. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Investigators found that some equipment Jacob used for welding was missing from the home\u2019s garage, including an acetylene tank, which is a highly explosive gas that can be ignited by static electricity if confined in a small space. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Notable features include Lucas 'King of the Road' side lamps, small Lucas headlights, and a Ducellier acetylene generator. \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Welding or operating an acetylene or other torch with open flame is not allowed. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 14 July 2021",
"Using blasting, welding, or operating an acetylene or other torch with an open flame from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. \u2014 Audrey Jensen, The Arizona Republic , 5 July 2021",
"The Sun later said the blaze was started by a worker using an acetylene torch to repair an oil barge in the yard of the Chesapeake Marine Railway Co. at Philpot and Point streets. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 24 Apr. 2021",
"What\u2019s more, acetylene -munching microbes on Earth can draw energy from the organic compound. \u2014 National Geographic , 6 Dec. 2019"
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"borrowed from French ac\u00e9tyl\u00e8ne, from ac\u00e9tyle acetyl + -\u00e8ne -ene":""
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"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
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"ace point":{
"type":[
"noun"
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": the first point in backgammon":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1674, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072423"
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"adjective"
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"New Latin acetabul um + English -ate":""
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"1844, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083228"
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"noun"
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"\u2014 often used in combination"
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"\u02c8a-s\u0259-\u02cct\u0113l",
"\u02c8as-\u0259t-; \u02c8as-\u0259-\u02cct\u0113l",
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-t\u1d4al",
"\u02c8a-s\u0259-",
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113t-\u1d4al"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Prosecutors say police obtained detectable amounts of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl from both men. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Add foods and high-quality supplements such as turmeric, omega-3s, vitamin B12, ginkgo biloba, phosphatidylserine, citicoline and acetyl -l-carnitine to enhance mental clarity and cognitive function. \u2014 Serena Poon, Forbes , 24 Feb. 2021",
"The acetyl glycyl beta-alanine ingredient in the formula stood out to Jaliman, who says this peptide will probably help lighten the pigment of a scar while also working to even out skin tone. \u2014 Maya Gandara, Health.com , 15 Apr. 2020",
"Buemi had a hunch that the same drug ring responsible for moving Molly into South Florida might also be importing the acetyl fentanyl pills. \u2014 Alex W. Palmer, New York Times , 17 Oct. 2019",
"Her death was ruled an accidental overdose from fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl and cocaine. \u2014 Eliza Fawcett, chicagotribune.com , 17 Oct. 2019",
"Several years ago, Oberdoerffer followed a hunch that cells might use another simple chemical unit, an acetyl group, on mRNA. \u2014 Ken Garber, Science | AAAS , 1 July 2019",
"Cocaine, heroin and acetyl fentanyl were found in his system. \u2014 Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati.com , 27 June 2018",
"In 2016, Chinese customs agents seized 70 kilograms of fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl in a cargo container that was bound for Mexico. \u2014 Kristina Davis, sandiegouniontribune.com , 17 June 2018"
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"borrowed from German Acetyl, from Latin ac\u0113tum \"vinegar\" + German -yl -yl \u2014 more at acetic acid":""
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"type":[
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin acer sharp + New Latin -ia":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105228"
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"\u02cca-s\u0259-\u02c8ta-by\u0259-l\u0259m",
"-\u02c8tab-y\u0259-l\u0259m"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The head of the femur becomes abnormally shaped and no longer fits seamlessly in the acetabulum , or socket, putting the hip at risk of future injury. \u2014 Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com , 16 May 2017",
"The head of the femur becomes abnormally shaped and no longer fits seamlessly in the acetabulum , or socket, putting the hip at risk of future injury. \u2014 Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com , 16 May 2017",
"The head of the femur becomes abnormally shaped and no longer fits seamlessly in the acetabulum , or socket, putting the hip at risk of future injury. \u2014 Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com , 16 May 2017",
"The head of the femur becomes abnormally shaped and no longer fits seamlessly in the acetabulum , or socket, putting the hip at risk of future injury. \u2014 Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com , 16 May 2017",
"The head of the femur becomes abnormally shaped and no longer fits seamlessly in the acetabulum , or socket, putting the hip at risk of future injury. \u2014 Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com , 16 May 2017",
"The head of the femur becomes abnormally shaped and no longer fits seamlessly in the acetabulum , or socket, putting the hip at risk of future injury. \u2014 Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post , 15 May 2017"
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"borrowed from Latin ac\u0113t\u0101bulum \"small cup (originally used for vinegar), sucker of a polyp, socket of the hip bone,\" from ac\u0113tum \"vinegar\" + -a- (by analogy with derivatives formed from verbs, as voc\u0101bulum vocable ) + -bulum, instrument suffix (going back to Indo-European *-d h lom ) \u2014 more at acetic acid":""
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"noun"
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"Because of its stability, Ace-K retains its sweetness at normal baking temperatures and in combination with acidic ingredients in foods and beverages.",
"\u2014 R. J. Ignelzi , San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Feb. 2006"
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"1996, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114721"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It can be synthesized through a chemical process using acetic anhydride , a high-inflammable and colorless liquid used to make fibers, plastics, pharmaceuticals, dyes, and explosives. \u2014 Dario Sabaghi, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Finally, acetic anhydride is added to the delta-8 THC molecules to produce THC-O acetate. \u2014 Dario Sabaghi, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The company had been selling acetic anhydride in convenient wine bottle-sized jugs in retail stores, which were traced back to Mexican drug labs. \u2014 Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News , 28 Mar. 2021",
"The investigation was triggered by a Bloomberg Businessweek report that found that J.T. Baker-brand acetic anhydride had been easily diverted to make heroin in violation of Mexican law. \u2014 Michael Smith, Bloomberg.com , 15 Sep. 2020",
"None appears to have fared better than acetic anhydride , which is required to make heroin and also used by Mexican cartels over the past decade to make meth. \u2014 Cam Simpson, Bloomberg.com , 28 Aug. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His cycles of anxiety and acedia grew so acute that suicide seemed the only escape. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2021"
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"borrowed from Medieval Latin ac\u0113dia \"apathy, torpor, sloth,\" borrowed from Late Greek ak\u0113d\u00eda \"negligence, apathy,\" going back to Greek ak\u0113\u0301deia \"carelessness, indifference,\" noun derivative of ak\u0113d\u0113\u0301s \"uncared for, without care or worry, careless, heedless,\" from a- a- entry 2 + -k\u0113d\u0113s, adjective derivative of k\u00eados \"care, anxiety, grief\" \u2014 more at hate entry 1":""
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"definitions":{
": the potter's field bought with the money Judas had been paid for betraying Christ":[]
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"Greek Akeldama , from Aramaic \u1e25\u0103q\u0113l d\u0115m\u0101 , literally, field of blood":""
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"first_known_use":{
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"definitions":{
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"1840, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8a-s\u0259-t\u1d4al-",
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-t\u1d4al-\u02c8a-s\u0259(\u02cc)-t\u014d-\u02ccn\u0101t",
"\u02c8a-s\u0259-\u02cct\u0113l-",
"-s\u0259-t\u0259-"
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"definitions":{
": a diuretic drug C 4 H 6 N 4 O 3 S 2 used especially in the treatment of edema associated with congestive heart failure and of glaucoma and in the prevention and treatment of altitude sickness":[]
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"-\u02c8z\u00e4l-",
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"For instance, a medication called acetazolamide may be more effective than other types of migraine treatment in preventing attacks in people who have a CACNA1A-variant form of FHM5. \u2014 Madeleine Streets, SELF , 13 June 2022",
"Pack a high-altitude travel kit: Bring Ibuprofen for headaches, acetazolamide (brand name: Diamox) to help speed up acclimatization, carbohydrates that are easy to digest (think gummy bears or energy bars), sun protection, and a water bottle. \u2014 National Geographic , 5 Oct. 2019",
"The court said Saito tested positive for acetazolamide , a diuretic most commonly prescribed for glaucoma, during an out-of-competition test. \u2014 Alex Johnson, NBC News , 13 Feb. 2018"
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"In a paper posted in 2020 on the preprint server bioarxiv.org, Cardin and her colleagues became the first to use Li\u2019s sensor to measure acetylcholine across the entire cortex in mice. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 22 Mar. 2022",
"It was widely believed that acetylcholine always increased alertness by making neurons more independent of the activity in their circuits. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Yet the amount of synchronization also depends on the region of the brain and the arousal level, painting the picture that acetylcholine does not have uniform effects everywhere. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 22 Mar. 2022",
"That shows up in the chapter on atropine, the toxin in deadly nightshade that blocks the neurotransmitter acetylcholine , and again in the chapter on strychnine, a popular rat killer that blocks the neurotransmitter glycine. \u2014 Diana Gitig, Ars Technica , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Botox works by blocking the release of acetylcholine , a compound that makes muscles contract. \u2014 Emily Langer, Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2021",
"In tests of their prototypes in mice, the scientists found that pupil dilation reliably indicated levels of key neurotransmitters such as acetylcholine that affect neurons throughout the brain. \u2014 Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Scientists had found that a large hub of nerve cells that make acetylcholine showed severe damage in people with Alzheimer\u2019s disease. \u2014 Susan Molchan, STAT , 12 July 2021",
"The hope was that increasing acetylcholine in the brain could ease Alzheimer\u2019s symptoms, at least for some time, much as dopamine replacement helps people with Parkinson\u2019s disease. \u2014 Susan Molchan, STAT , 12 July 2021"
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"However, the Environmental Protection Agency has estimated less than a 1 in 100,000 chance of developing cancer from continuous exposure to acetaldehyde . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 10 May 2022",
"Some of these include alcohol and acetaldehyde , both of which are known definite or probable carcinogens. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 10 May 2022",
"Fewer drinks, whether over time or in one day, mean less exposure to acetaldehyde and potentially less effect on estrogen. \u2014 Michele Cohen Marill, Wired , 5 Oct. 2021",
"In light of that, the FDA this week highlighted a product recall of hand sanitizer products manufactured by Scentsational Soaps & Candles, Inc due to the presence of methanol, benzene, and acetaldehyde . \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 30 Apr. 2021",
"In 1991, the EPA extrapolated from rodents to humans to set the safety limit for acetaldehyde at 9 micrograms per cubic meter of air \u2013 similar in volume to a cup of water in an Olympic-size swimming pool. \u2014 Michael Petroni, The Conversation , 30 Oct. 2020",
"Using a new, precise chemical-identifying method, the group found evidence of an understudied mercury molecule called alpha-mercuri- acetaldehyde . \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Dihydromyricetin appears to work its magic by enhancing alcohol metabolism and reducing its toxic byproduct, acetaldehyde . \u2014 Daryl Davies, Joshua Silva And Terry David Church, CNN , 27 Dec. 2019",
"The humble orbs contain the amino acid cysteine, which helps break down acetaldehyde , which is thought to be one of the causes of hangovers. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2019"
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"\u2014 Harvard Medical Health Letter"
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"Roglic was brilliantly aided at the Dauphine by his Jumbo-Visma teammate Jonas Vingegaard, a climbing ace who is also quick. \u2014 Associated Press, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
"Roglic was aided at the Dauphine by his Jumbo-Visma teammate Jonas Vingegaard, a climbing ace who is also quick. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
"In a season during which Clayton Kershaw has broken the team strikeout record and Sandy Koufax will get a statue, the Dodgers\u2019 legendary pitching legacy just added a new ace . \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"His breakout solidifies a Yankees rotation topped by a $324 million ace in Gerrit Cole followed by three question marks that have all been answered effusively. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
"Alex Caruso is a defensive ace and smart passer who doesn\u2019t bring much to the table as a scorer. \u2014 Jason Patt, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Ebner became a Patriots special-teams ace , once making second-team all-pro. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Nadal served out the match with a love game, punctuating the 3-hour, 12-minute struggle with a 95-mph ace . \u2014 Beth Harris, ajc , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Are Russian fighter jets flying in formation over Kyiv, or is a mysterious Ukrainian ace shooting them down",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In just his 16th start of the season, Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara pitched his second complete game of the season. \u2014 Tyler Small, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Beavers ace Cooper Hjerpe pitched through an undisclosed illness to earn the win, striking out six and allowing three runs in 5 1/3 innings. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
"In Friday's game, Yankees ace Gerrit Cole took a perfect game into the seventh inning. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022",
"ANAHEIM - Oakland Athletics ace Frankie Montas exited his start Saturday in the second inning after a line drive struck his pitching hand but appeared to avoid significant injury. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 May 2022",
"Brandon Drury and Tommy Pham hit back-to-back doubles, and Kyle Farmer drove Pham in on a single to left field against Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
"That\u2019s what Orioles ace John Means posted Saturday afternoon, confirming the worst-case scenario with a succinct update on his impending elbow reconstruction surgery. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 24 Apr. 2022",
"There hasn\u2019t been one thrown since Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez in 2012. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Another winter payroll purge resulted in the trades of franchise cornerstones Matt Olson and Matt Chapman and ace Chris Bassitt and the departures of outfielder Mark Canha and long-time manager Bob Melvin. \u2014 Mike Digiovannastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, chicagotribune.com , 20 Feb. 2022"
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"\u02c8a-s\u0259-\u02cct\u0113l-",
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"\u2014 Mikayla Micomonaco"
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"He aced his annual physical.",
"He aced his opponent on the last point of the match.",
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"Roglic was brilliantly aided at the Dauphine by his Jumbo-Visma teammate Jonas Vingegaard, a climbing ace who is also quick. \u2014 Associated Press, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
"Roglic was aided at the Dauphine by his Jumbo-Visma teammate Jonas Vingegaard, a climbing ace who is also quick. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
"In a season during which Clayton Kershaw has broken the team strikeout record and Sandy Koufax will get a statue, the Dodgers\u2019 legendary pitching legacy just added a new ace . \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"His breakout solidifies a Yankees rotation topped by a $324 million ace in Gerrit Cole followed by three question marks that have all been answered effusively. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
"Alex Caruso is a defensive ace and smart passer who doesn\u2019t bring much to the table as a scorer. \u2014 Jason Patt, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Ebner became a Patriots special-teams ace , once making second-team all-pro. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Nadal served out the match with a love game, punctuating the 3-hour, 12-minute struggle with a 95-mph ace . \u2014 Beth Harris, ajc , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Are Russian fighter jets flying in formation over Kyiv, or is a mysterious Ukrainian ace shooting them down? \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In just his 16th start of the season, Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara pitched his second complete game of the season. \u2014 Tyler Small, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Beavers ace Cooper Hjerpe pitched through an undisclosed illness to earn the win, striking out six and allowing three runs in 5 1/3 innings. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
"In Friday's game, Yankees ace Gerrit Cole took a perfect game into the seventh inning. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022",
"ANAHEIM - Oakland Athletics ace Frankie Montas exited his start Saturday in the second inning after a line drive struck his pitching hand but appeared to avoid significant injury. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 May 2022",
"Brandon Drury and Tommy Pham hit back-to-back doubles, and Kyle Farmer drove Pham in on a single to left field against Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
"That\u2019s what Orioles ace John Means posted Saturday afternoon, confirming the worst-case scenario with a succinct update on his impending elbow reconstruction surgery. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 24 Apr. 2022",
"There hasn\u2019t been one thrown since Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez in 2012. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Another winter payroll purge resulted in the trades of franchise cornerstones Matt Olson and Matt Chapman and ace Chris Bassitt and the departures of outfielder Mark Canha and long-time manager Bob Melvin. \u2014 Mike Digiovannastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, chicagotribune.com , 20 Feb. 2022"
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"2009, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8a-s\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Oklahoma resumed executing inmates in October; executions had been halted since 2015 after Glossip was almost put to death with potassium acetate \u2014 a chemical used to de-ice airplane wings \u2014 instead of potassium chloride. \u2014 Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"The most surprising might be the Oxford, a combination steel- acetate frame with a circular lens and futuristic cutout details. \u2014 Alexander Freeling, Robb Report , 15 June 2022",
"Unlike a recording made with contemporary equipment, a performance etched into an acetate can\u2019t be easily remixed or otherwise reengineered. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
"The custom frames are made of lightweight, two-layered handmade acetate with cut-down designs of tortoise and crystal colors in a trendy round shape. \u2014 Irene S. Levine, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"And there's also the treasure trove of items from producer Glyn Johns, including his daily diaries and an early acetate pressing of the record-in-process. \u2014 Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Brooks was the first company to use spongy Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) in their running shoe insoles, which today is an industry standard. \u2014 Andrew Freeman, Outside Online , 21 May 2012",
"The foam was called ethylene-vinyl acetate , or EVA, and was first applied in 1975 to a Brooks shoe called the Villanova (and Lady Villanova). \u2014 Outside Online , 1 Mar. 2015",
"Instead of using synthetic chemicals to feed your yard, though, this fertilizer is derived from corn gluten meal, urea, and potassium acetate \u2014all natural ingredients. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 May 2022"
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": the homologous series of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons C n H 2 n \u22122 of which acetylene is the lowest member \u2014 compare alkyne":[]
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"1742, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One recent study from Yale University found that vanillin \u2014 an extract of the vanilla bean \u2014 transforms into chemicals called acetals when aerosolized. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Sep. 2019",
"One recent study from Yale and Duke identified chemicals called acetals in some Juul e-cigarette liquids. \u2014 Sheila Kaplan, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
"One recent study from Yale University identified chemicals called acetals in some Juul e-cigarette liquids. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Aug. 2019",
"The move comes just days after a Yale analysis identified chemicals called acetals in some flavors of a specific brand of e-cigarette: Juul. \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 2 Aug. 2019",
"Vanillin, which is banned from regular cigarettes but is allowed in e-cigarettes, was found to irritate airways when combined with the acetals in the aerosol, also known as vapor, produced by the Juul, according to Yale. \u2014 Abigail Brone, courant.com , 31 July 2019"
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"borrowed from German Acetal, from Latin ac\u0113tum \"vinegar\" + German Al kohol alcohol \u2014 more at acetic acid":""
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"\u2014 Berkeley Wellness Letter",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tend Skin Women's AfterShave/Post Waxing Solution ($16, Amazon), for example, contains the anti-inflammatory agent acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin). \u2014 Melanie Rud, SELF , 16 June 2022",
"Various historic accounts report that aspirin was registered in the Imperial Patent Office in Berlin on March 6, 1899, as the brand name for acetylsalicylic acid , on behalf of the German pharmaceutical company Friedrich Bayer & Co. \u2014 Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 19 Feb. 2022",
"To bolster this kind of spot treatment, Dr. Francesca Fusco, a dermatologist at Wexler Dermatology in New York City, dissolves an aspirin into warm water before freezing, as the acetylsalicylic acid helps to dry up breakouts. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2021",
"To bolster this kind of spot treatment, Dr. Francesca Fusco, a dermatologist at Wexler Dermatology in New York City, dissolves an aspirin into warm water before freezing, as the acetylsalicylic acid helps to dry up breakouts. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2021",
"To bolster this kind of spot treatment, Dr. Francesca Fusco, a dermatologist at Wexler Dermatology in New York City, dissolves an aspirin into warm water before freezing, as the acetylsalicylic acid helps to dry up breakouts. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2021",
"And while the acetylsalicylic acid can reduce inflammation, it shouldn't be used on your face. \u2014 Leah Groth, Health.com , 14 Sep. 2020",
"In Peru, the church contributed 7,000 pills of azithromycin, dexamethasone, metamizole and acetylsalicylic acid to a clinic along with 1,000 baskets of oats, oil, rice, sugar, canned fish and other staples to residents. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Sep. 2020",
"The main reason is because acetylsalicylic acid is simply too harsh for your skin. \u2014 Leah Groth, Health.com , 14 Sep. 2020"
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"partial translation of German Acetylosalicyls\u00e4ure, from Acetyl acetyl + Salicyls\u00e4ure salicylic acid":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-090523"
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"Human artifacts dating more than 10,000 years have been found at Brackenridge, and an acequia was built there in the 1720s to irrigate crops at the Mission San Antonio de Valero. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Nov. 2021",
"In a good year, his acequia can water homes from spring through mid-October. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Even then, the acequia reflected the blending of cultural traditions. \u2014 New York Times , 13 July 2021",
"Outdoor space: The property has water rights to the acequia , or community watercourse, that runs through it, supporting a lush collection of fruit trees and shrubs and a vegetable garden. \u2014 Julie Lasky, New York Times , 6 May 2020",
"Because of the park\u2019s historical uses, including an earlier 1700s acequia , archaeological studies will have to be done before trees are planted. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com , 8 Dec. 2019",
"Also included are repairs to walls of an 1870s acequia ; two monument signs; lighting and parking upgrades; and the addition of more than 200 trees. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com , 8 Dec. 2019",
"Though the acequia has long been unused, a pathway of rocks was embedded in the new building to outline its route, starting near a 300-year-old tree that officials preserved during construction. \u2014 Brooke Lamantia, ExpressNews.com , 10 July 2019",
"Sculley and Trevi\u00f1o counter that the historic interpretation of the Alamo footprint, including lowering the surface by 16 inches and replication of an old acequia , would preclude vehicle access on Alamo Street. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 8 July 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the most recent school year, kindergartners had a 93.9% vaccination rate for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), 93.6% for diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis, and 93.6% for varicella. \u2014 Virginia Langmaid, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The acellular vaccine has, however, lately turned out to provide strong protection for only a few years. \u2014 Richard Conniff, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Today, recruits entering Army basic training receive vaccines against many diseases, including hepatitis A; hepatitis B; measles/mumps/rubella; tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis; varicella; meningitis; and polio. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Oct. 2021",
"For the diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine or DTaP, coverage ranged from 88.8% in Idaho to at least 99.2% in Mississippi, according to the report. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 17 Oct. 2019",
"First, for unclear reasons, protection conferred by the acellular vaccine waned over time. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 May 2018",
"The pertussis formulation, known as whole-cell, was replaced in the 1990s with acellular versions contained in the current DTaP and Tdap vaccines. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2019",
"There is also another, less publicized, method of producing animal products called acellular agriculture. \u2014 Andrew Amelinckx, Smithsonian , 12 Dec. 2017",
"The new state rules also require some additional vaccinations for polio and meningitis, in addition to those already required for tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B and children pox. \u2014 Rita Giordano, Philly.com , 13 Sep. 2017"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"a- entry 2 + cellular entry 1":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-135835"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a white crystalline compound CH 3 COO 2 COC 6 H 5 that is explosive when pure and is used in germicidal preparations and for initiating polymerization processes":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1913, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-150858"
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": acetify":[]
},
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"\u02c8a-s\u0259\u02cc-t\u012bz"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acet- + -ize":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-151606"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": transacetylase":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccn\u0101z",
"\u00a6a-s\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u02c8k\u012b-\u02ccn\u0101s",
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u014d-"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acet- + kinase":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1960, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-164150"
},
"acetal resin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": polyoxymethylene":[
"Other outlets for methanol are still sluggish. Acetal resins , for example, are used in a variety of consumer hard goods that are now moving slowly.",
"\u2014 Chemical Week , 25 June 1975"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-170019"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to introduce the acetyl radical into (a compound)":[]
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"\u0259-\u02c8set-\u1d4al-\u02cc\u0101t",
"\u0259-\u02c8se-t\u1d4al-\u02cc\u0101t"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her team reported last year in Cell that many mRNA cytosine bases are acetylated . \u2014 Ken Garber, Science | AAAS , 1 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acetyl + -ate entry 4":""
},
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"1864, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-191152"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a volatile fragrant flammable liquid ketone C 3 H 6 O used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis and found in abnormal quantities in diabetic urine":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-s\u0259-\u02cct\u014dn",
"\u02c8as-\u0259-\u02cct\u014dn"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In April, the U.S. government concluded that Russian intelligence was behind an attack on Muratov, during which he was doused in a mixture of red paint and acetone and left with a chemical burn to his eyes. \u2014 Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Muratov, a critic of Russia's Ukraine invasion, was preparing to take a train from Moscow to Samara, Russia, when someone threw a mixture of red paint and acetone at him, causing chemical burns to his eyes. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The designs are printed on a thin adhesive that can be removed with acetone . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
"The startup uses a process known as acetone -butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation in which bacteria break down the sugars in the whisky draff and pot ale into acids. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The drugs were hidden inside Klean Strip acetone containers, according to court records. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Prominent Russian newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov was attacked on a train Thursday, doused with a paint and acetone mixture that left his eyes burning, his newspaper said. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Fingerprints results came in around that time and his matched those found on a can containing acetone that a person had dropped while fleeing the scene of one of the fires. \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 16 Feb. 2022",
"If the hot-water bath doesn't loosen the lacquer, scrub it off with a cloth dampened with acetone or lacquer remover. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 16 Feb. 2022"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from French ac\u00e9tone, from ( esprit pyro- ) ac\u00e9tique, literally, \"pyro-acetic spirit,\" an earlier name for acetone + -one -one":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1837, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-191712"
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"ace-showing":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the bidding of a suit in contract bridge to show possession of the ace but not necessarily length or other high-card strength in the suit":[]
},
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1947, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-195823"
},
"acervuline":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": resembling little heaps : heaped":[]
},
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"-\u02ccl\u012bn",
"\u0259\u02c8s\u0259rvy\u0259l\u0259\u0307n"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin acervul us + English -ine":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-202935"
},
"acetylene tetrachloride":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": tetrachloroethane":[]
},
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-205920"
},
"acetyltannin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": acetyltannic acid":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u1d4al-\u02c8ta-n\u0259n"
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary acetyl + tannin":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-205943"
},
"acetoglyceride":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an acetylated glyceride":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6a-s\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u02c8gli-s\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bd",
"-r\u0259\u0307d",
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u014d-"
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acet- + glyceride":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1954, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-221853"
},
"acetoxime":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a colorless crystalline volatile compound (CH 3 ) 2 C=NOH formed from acetone by the action of hydroxylamine":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-s\u0259t-\u02c8\u00e4k-\u02ccs\u0113m"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + oxime ; probably originally formed as German azetoxim":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-231139"
},
"acetoacetanilide":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a crystalline compound CH 3 COCH 2 CONHC 6 H 5 made by reaction of aniline with acetoacetic ester or with diketene and used as a dye intermediate":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6a-s\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u02cca-s\u0259-t\u02c8a-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bd",
"-l\u0259d",
"\u0259-\u00a6s\u0113-t\u014d-",
"-s\u0259-\u02c8ta-"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + acetanilide":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-234425"
},
"acetanisidide":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of three isomeric crystalline compounds CH 3 CONHC 6 H 4 OCH 3 derived from anisidine and acetic acid":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-s\u0259-t\u0259-\u02c8ni-s\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bd",
"-d\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + anisid ine + -ide":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1901, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-000723"
},
"acescency":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being acescent":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8ses\u1d4ans\u0113",
"a\u02c8-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1756, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-022033"
},
"acetolyze":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to subject to acetolysis":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8se-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"blend of acetolysis and -ize":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1948, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-022254"
},
"acetylamino-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": acetamido-":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-s\u0259-\u02cct\u0113l-",
"-\u02c8a-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u014d",
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-t\u1d4al-\u0259\u02c8m\u0113-(\u02cc)n\u014d",
"\u02c8a-s\u0259-t\u1d4al-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acetyl + amine + -o-":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-033352"
},
"acetylsalicylate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a salt or ester of acetylsalicylic acid":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u1d4al-s\u0259-\u02c8li-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113t-\u1d4al-s\u0259-\u02c8lis-\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acetylsalicyl(ic acid) + -ate entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1893, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-074404"
},
"acetonate":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to combine with acetone":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-s\u0259-t\u0259-",
"\u02c8a-s\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u02ccn\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acetone + -ate or -ize":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-081422"
},
"acetamido-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": containing the univalent radical CH 3 CONH- derived from acetamide":[
"\u03b1- acetamido cinnamic acid"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-s\u0259t-\u02c8a-m\u0259-\u02ccd\u014d",
"\u00a6a-s\u0259-t\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acetamide + -o-":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-093707"
},
"acetylated":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to introduce the acetyl radical into (a compound)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8set-\u1d4al-\u02cc\u0101t",
"\u0259-\u02c8se-t\u1d4al-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her team reported last year in Cell that many mRNA cytosine bases are acetylated . \u2014 Ken Garber, Science | AAAS , 1 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acetyl + -ate entry 4":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1864, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-094832"
},
"Acer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a widely distributed genus of trees and shrubs (family Aceraceae ) having simple or compound leaves, polygamous or dioecious flowers, and winged fruits \u2014 see box elder , maple":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4\u02ccke(\u0259)r",
"\u02c8\u0101s\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin, maple tree; akin to Old High German, Old Saxon, & Middle Low German ahorn maple tree, Old Danish \u00e6r , Greek akastos , a maple tree, akarna laurel, and probably to Latin acer sharp":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1567, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-095123"
},
"acetylene torch":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": oxyacetylene blowpipe":[
"Workers with acetylene torches and a beastly contraption called the \"dinosaur\" are chewing quickly through the rusting old railroad tunnel that held up part of Tucker Boulevard downtown for almost 80 years.",
"\u2014 Tim O'Neil , St. Louis Post-Dispatch , 4 July 2010"
]
},
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1917, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-095344"
},
"acetogenesis":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the production of acetic acid in the form of acetate especially through the action of acetogens":[
"During acetogenesis , the interim products are converted into acetic acid, which is followed by methanogenesis \u2026",
"\u2014 Biocycle , February 2003"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u0259-\u02c8je-n\u0259-s\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"aceto- + genesis":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1984, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-102017"
},
"Aceraceae":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of trees and shrubs (order Sapindales) having opposite leaves and small clustered flowers succeeded by fruits consisting of two united samaras \u2014 compare maple":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccas\u0259\u02c8r\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Acer , type genus + -aceae":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1829, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-103000"
},
"acetamidine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the unstable amidine CH 3 C(=NH)NH 2 of acetic acid that forms crystalline salts with acids":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-s\u0259t-\u02c8a-m\u0259-\u02ccd\u0113n",
"-d\u0259n",
"-s\u0259-\u02c8ta-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + amidine":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-113114"
},
"acenaphth-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": acenaphthene : acenaphthylene":[
"acenaphtho phen-anthrene"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from acenaphthene":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-113548"
},
"acetanilide":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a white crystalline compound C 8 H 9 NO that is derived from aniline and acetic acid and is used especially to relieve pain or fever":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-l\u0259d",
"\u02cca-s\u0259-\u02c8ta-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bd"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from French ac\u00e9tanilide, from ac\u00e9t- acet- + anilide \"an amide in which hydrogen of the amido group is replaced by phenyl,\" borrowed from French, from anil ine aniline + -ide (in amide amide )":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1855, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-115608"
},
"acetylenyl":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": ethynyl":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u00a6se-t\u0259-l\u0259-\u00a6nil"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary acetylene + -yl":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-124142"
},
"acetamide":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a white crystalline amide C 2 H 5 NO of acetic acid used especially as a solvent and in organic synthesis":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8set-\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bd",
"\u02ccas-\u0259t-\u02c8am-\u02cc\u012bd",
"\u0259-\u02c8se-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bd",
"\u02cca-s\u0259-\u02c8ta-\u02ccm\u012bd"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from French ac\u00e9tamide, from ac\u00e9t- acet- + amide amide":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-130607"
},
"acetyl peroxide":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a low-melting crystalline compound (CH 3 CO) 2 O 2 used especially for initiating vinyl-type polymerizations":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-131904"
},
"acenaphthene":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a crystalline tricyclic hydrocarbon C 12 H 10 obtained especially from coal tar and used chiefly as a dye intermediate and in biology for inducing polyploidy":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-af\u02ccth-",
"\u02ccas\u0259\u02c8nap\u02ccth\u0113n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary ace- + naphthene":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1868, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-132641"
},
"acetoacetic acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an unstable acid C 4 H 6 O 3 that is a ketone body found in abnormal quantities in the blood and urine in some conditions (such as diabetes)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u014d-",
"\u02ccas-\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113t-ik-",
"\u02cca-s\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-tik-",
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113t-\u014d-"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"partial translation of German Acetessigs\u00e4ure, from acet- acet- + Essigs\u00e4ure \"acetic acid\"":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-133754"
},
"acetylsalicylic":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[],
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the colorless liquid nitrile CH 3 CN of acetic acid used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a solvent":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-s\u0259-t\u014d-",
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113t-\u014d-",
"-\u02cctr\u012b(-\u0259)l",
"-\u02cctr\u0113l",
"\u02ccas-\u0259-t\u014d-\u02c8n\u012b-tr\u0259l",
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u014d-\u02c8n\u012b-tr\u0259l"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Back then, American Cyanamid in Waggaman \u2014 now Cornerstone Chemicals \u2014 had been disposing of more than 11 million pounds of the noxious solvent acetonitrile down injection wells. \u2014 Mark Schleifstein, ProPublica , 30 Oct. 2012",
"To identify the unique neurotoxin, the biologists cut out the venom ducts from several snails, froze them, pulverized them, and then extracted the peptides from the pulp with a mixture of water and the solvent acetonitrile . \u2014 Aaron Rowe, WIRED , 11 July 2007"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from German Acetonitril, from aceto- aceto- + Nitril nitrile":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-155439"
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"acetamino-":{
"type":[],
"definitions":{
": acetamido-":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-s\u0259t\u02c8a-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u014d",
"\u00a6a-s\u0259-t\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-(\u02cc)n\u014d"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acet- + amine + -o-":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-160755"
},
"aceto-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": acetic acid : acetic":[
"acet yl"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from French ac\u00e9to-, from Latin ac\u0113tum \"vinegar\" + French -o- -o- \u2014 more at acetic acid":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-162535"
},
"acetometry":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the act or method of ascertaining the amount of acetic acid present especially in vinegar":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French ac\u00e9tim\u00e9trie , from ac\u00e9t- acet- + -i- -m\u00e9trie -metry":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-162841"
},
"acetoacetic ester":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": ethyl acetoacetate":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-170055"
},
"acetoveratrone":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a white crystalline ketone CH 3 COC 6 H 3 (OCH 3 ) 2 made by acetylating veratrole; 3,4-dimethoxy-acetophenone":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u014d-",
"\u00a6a-s\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u02c8ver-\u0259-\u02cctr\u014dn"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + veratr ole + -one":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-172839"
},
"acetic fermentation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a process of oxidation in which alcohol is converted into acetic acid by the agency of bacteria of the genus Acetobacter , especially A. aceti (as in the production of vinegar from cider or wine)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1804, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-174629"
},
"acetyl value":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a measure of the free hydroxyl groups in a substance (as a fat or oil) as determined by acetylation, being the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide required for neutralization of the acetic acid formed by hydrolysis of one gram of the acetylated substance":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-175137"
},
"acey-deucey":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a variation of backgammon in which a throw of a 1-2 wins extra turns":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0101-s\u0113-\u02c8d\u00fc-s\u0113",
"-\u02c8dy\u00fc-"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"from acey-deucy \"a dice roll of a one and a two,\" from acey (from ace entry 1 + -y ) + deucey, from deuce entry 1 + -y":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1925, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-175743"
},
"acetone chloroform":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": chlorobutanol":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-180223"
},
"acetone cyanohydrin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a colorless liquid (CH 3 ) 2 C(OH)CN made from acetone and hydrogen cyanide and used in organic synthesis especially of esters of methacrylic acid; \u03b1-hydroxy-isobutyro-nitrile":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-180615"
},
"acetylglycine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": aceturic acid":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u00a6s\u0113-t\u1d4al-\u02c8gl\u012b-\u02ccs\u0113n",
"\u00a6a-s\u0259-t\u1d4al-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary acetyl + glycine":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-185945"
},
"acetonyl":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the univalent radical CH 3 COCH 2 formed by removal of a hydrogen atom from acetone":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8se-t\u0259-",
"\u02c8a-s\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u02ccnil"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary acetone + -yl":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-190238"
},
"acenaphthenyl":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a univalent radical C 12 H 9 formed by removal of one hydrogen atom from acenaphthene":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-th\u0259\u02ccnil"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acenaphthene + -yl":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1929, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-192310"
},
"acetovanillone":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a crystalline ketone C 9 H 10 O 3 formed as a by-product in the commercial synthesis of vanillin from lignin; 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-acetophenone":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6a-s\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-v\u0259-\u02c8ni-\u02ccl\u014dn",
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u014d-",
"-\u02c8va-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u014dn"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + vanill in + -one":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-192948"
},
"acetylide":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a carbide derived from acetylene by the replacement of hydrogen by a metal":[
"cuprous acetylide C 2 Cu 2"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8se-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bd"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary acetyl + -ide":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1863, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-195452"
},
"acetone number":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the number of grams of acetone that must be added to 100 grams of a thermally treated drying oil in order to cause separation of the acetone-insoluble polymerized phase":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-195841"
},
"acetonylacetone":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a mobile fragrant liquid diketone (CH 3 COCH 2 ) 2 obtained by hydrolysis of 2,5-dimethyl-furan and in other ways; 2,5-hexane-dione":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-s\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u02ccnil-\u02c8a-s\u0259-\u02cct\u014dn",
"\u0259-\u02c8se-t\u0259-"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary acetonyl + acetone":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-210529"
},
"acetoacetyl":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the radical CH 3 COCH 2 CO\u2212 of acetoacetic acid":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6a-s\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-t\u1d4al",
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u014d-",
"-\u02c8a-s\u0259-t\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acet- + acetyl":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-213825"
},
"Acetaminol":{
"type":[
"trademark"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccn\u014dl",
"\u02cca-s\u0259\u02c8ta-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u022fl"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-223416"
},
"acenaphthylene":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a yellowish crystalline hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 made by dehydrogenation of acenaphthene":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-th\u0259\u02ccl\u0113n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary acenaphth- + -ylene":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-232909"
},
"acetous acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": vinegar":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1731, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-005044"
},
"acetone oil":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an oil of complex composition obtained in the distillation of acetone and used as a solvent":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1896, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-015307"
},
"acetylization":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": acetylation":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccl\u012b-\u02c8z\u0101-",
"\u0259-\u02ccse-t\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1880, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-021446"
},
"acetylation":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to introduce the acetyl radical into (a compound)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8se-t\u1d4al-\u02cc\u0101t",
"\u0259-\u02c8set-\u1d4al-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her team reported last year in Cell that many mRNA cytosine bases are acetylated . \u2014 Ken Garber, Science | AAAS , 1 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acetyl + -ate entry 4":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1864, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033017"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113t-\u0259s",
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-t\u0259s",
"\u02c8a-s\u0259-t\u0259s",
"\u02c8as-\u0259t-\u0259s"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French acetus, borrowed from Medieval Latin ac\u0113t\u014dsus, from Latin ac\u0113tum \"vinegar\" + -\u014dsus -ous \u2014 more at acetic acid":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-052527"
},
"acetotoluidide":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of three crystalline isomeric compounds CH 3 CONHC 6 H 4 CH 3 made by acetylating the toluidines":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u014d-",
"\u00a6a-s\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-t\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bd"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + -toluidide (from toluid- + -ide ) or toluide":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1863, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-071414"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to introduce the acetyl radical into (a compound)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8se-t\u1d4al-\u02cc\u0101t",
"\u0259-\u02c8set-\u1d4al-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her team reported last year in Cell that many mRNA cytosine bases are acetylated . \u2014 Ken Garber, Science | AAAS , 1 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acetyl + -ate entry 4":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1864, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-080520"
},
"acetylizer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": acetylator":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8se-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u012b-z\u0259r"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1961, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-084102"
},
"acetonylidene":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the bivalent radical CH 3 COCH< formed by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom of acetone":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02ccse-t\u0259-",
"\u02cca-s\u0259-t\u014d-\u02c8ni-l\u0259-\u02ccd\u0113n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acetonyl + -idene":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1919, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-093452"
},
"acetogen":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of various anaerobic bacteria that produce acetic acid in the form of acetate from the metabolism of certain sugars (such as xylose or glucose) or from carbon dioxide and hydrogen":[
"Kangaroos produce barely any methane as their dominant gut flora are acetogens , not methanogens.",
"\u2014 Bijal Trivedi , New Scientist , 20 Dec. 2008",
"Interest in acetic acid synthesis by acetogens has focused on synthesis from biomass-derived sugars \u2026",
"\u2014 J. G. Zeikus et al. , Science , 8 Mar. 1985"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccjen",
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-t\u0259-j\u0259n"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"aceto- + -gen (probably after the earlier adjective acetogenic or the specific epithet of Bacillus acetogenes )":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1895, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-093732"
},
"acetothienone":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an oily liquid ketone CH 3 COC 4 H 3 S formed by the acetylation of thiophene; methyl 2-thienyl ketone":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6a-s\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u02c8th\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccn\u014dn",
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u014d-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + thienone":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-094317"
},
"acetoarsenite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a combined acetate and arsenite \u2014 see paris green":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6a-s\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u02c8\u00e4r-s\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bt",
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u014d-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acet- + arsenite":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-095523"
},
"acetochlor":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an herbicide C 14 H 20 ClNO 2 that is typically applied before the emergence of crop seedlings aboveground and is used to control grasses and broad-leaved weeds":[
"\u2026 acetochlor , a herbicide commonly used by farmers to control weeds in corn.",
"\u2014 Mary Divine & Dennis Lien , St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press , 26 Sept. 2007"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-t\u014d-\u02cckl\u022fr"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"aceto- + -chlor (as in alachlor )":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1971, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-100552"
},
"aceraceae":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of trees and shrubs (order Sapindales) having opposite leaves and small clustered flowers succeeded by fruits consisting of two united samaras \u2014 compare maple":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccas\u0259\u02c8r\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Acer , type genus + -aceae":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1829, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-102332"
},
"acetocarmine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a saturated solution of carmine in 45 percent acetic acid used especially for the rapid staining of fresh unfixed chromosomes":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u014d-",
"-\u02ccm\u012bn",
"\u00a6a-s\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u02c8k\u00e4r-m\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acet- + carmine":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-141255"
},
"acetobutyrate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": acetate butyrate":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u014d-",
"\u00a6a-s\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acet- + butyrate":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-142232"
},
"aceto-orcein":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a biological stain consisting of orcein in solution with acetic acid":[
"Root tips were obtained and stained with aceto-orcein , and root tip squashes were performed.",
"\u2014 A. Lane Rayburn et al. , Crop Science , 27 Oct. 2005"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-s\u0259-t\u014d-\u02c8\u022fr-s\u0113-\u0259n",
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u014d-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"aceto- + orcein":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-143823"
},
"acetose":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": acid , sour , acetous":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-",
"\u02c8a-s\u0259-\u02cct\u014ds"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin acetosus vinegary":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-154829"
},
"acetaminophen":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a crystalline compound C 8 H 9 NO 2 that is a hydroxy derivative of acetanilide and is used in chemical synthesis and in medicine to relieve pain and fever":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113t-\u0259-\u02c8min-\u0259-f\u0259n",
"\u02ccas-\u0259t-",
"\u02cca-s\u0259-t\u0259-",
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u0259-\u02c8mi-n\u0259-f\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Further, Sun Pharma also recalled about 34,660 units of Kroger brand acetaminophen . \u2014 Haley Yamada, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
"Long before the current opioid crisis, the scientific community and literature knew of the dangers of NSAIDs and acetaminophen (Tylenol). \u2014 Scientific American , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Percocet, a combination of acetaminophen and oxycodone, was discovered in Skaggs\u2019 hotel room, but it wasn\u2019t discovered in his system, according to the autopsy report. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Tylenol contains the active ingredient acetaminophen , and Advil contains the active ingredient ibuprofen. \u2014 Serena Coady, SELF , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Percocet, an opioid, is a mixture of oxycodone and acetaminophen . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The aspirin and acetaminophen tablets are still good to use. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Fewer patients in the treatment group reported taking acetaminophen (Tylenol), but that was true even in the first week of the study, when the treatment and control groups were reporting practically identical levels of pain. \u2014 Paul T. Von Hippel, STAT , 24 Jan. 2022",
"In the car, detectives later found a backpack on the driver\u2019s floorboard with two bricks of heroin/fentanyl along with about 12 grams in powder form, about 161 grams of meth, several MDMA tablets and acetaminophen and oxycodone hydrochloride pills. \u2014 Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acet(yl) + amino + phen(ol)":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1958, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172420"
},
"acetophenetidide":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of three isomeric compounds CH 3 CONHC 6 H 4 OC 2 H 5 made by acetylating the three phenetidines \u2014 see acetophenetidin":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u014d-",
"\u00a6a-s\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-f\u0259-\u02c8ne-t\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bd"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + phenetid ine or phenet idine + -ide":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-192502"
},
"acetopyrine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a crystalline combination of aspirin and antipyrine used as an analgesic and antipyretic":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-r\u0259n",
"\u00a6a-s\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u02c8p\u012b-\u02ccr\u0113n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + anti pyrine ; originally formed as German azetopyrin":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-102119"
},
"acetophenetidin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": phenacetin":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-s\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-f\u0259-\u02c8ne-t\u0259-d\u0259n",
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u014d-",
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113t-\u014d-",
"\u02ccas-\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-f\u0259-\u02c8net-\u0259d-\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"earlier acetphenetidine, borrowed from German Acetphenetidin, from acet- acet- + Phenetidin phenetidine":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225122"
},
"Acetopurpurine 8B":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a bluish red disazo direct dye":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccr\u0113n-",
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u014d-",
"\u00a6a-s\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u02c8p\u0259r-py\u0259-r\u0259n-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + purpurine":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1907, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-004059"
},
"acetopropionate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-t\u014d-",
"\u00a6a-s\u0259-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u02c8pr\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"acet- + propionate":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1855, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-011505"
}
}
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