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{
"isolability":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being isolable":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u012bs\u0259l\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t\u0113 also \u02ccis\u0259- sometimes \u02cc\u012bz\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112934",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"isolable":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": capable of being isolated":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1855, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-s\u0259-l\u0259-b\u0259l",
"also \u02c8i-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113309",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"isolate":{
"antonyms":[
"anchorite",
"eremite",
"hermit",
"recluse",
"solitary"
],
"definitions":{
": an individual socially withdrawn or removed from society":[],
": an individual, population, strain, or culture obtained by or resulting from selection or separation":[],
": being alone : solitary , isolated":[],
": insulate":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"These policies will only serve to isolate the country politically and economically.",
"Certain patients must be isolated in a separate ward.",
"When he wants to work, he isolates himself in his office and won't talk to anyone.",
"Scientists have isolated the gene that causes the disease.",
"Noun",
"interpersonal relationships are very stressful for him, so he lives as a virtual isolate on the Upper West Side of Manhattan",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Medterra makes sure to supplement the CBD isolate here with a familiar supporting cast of ingredients. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"His insistence on zero COVID, erratic attitude toward the private sector, and hostile foreign policy are combining to sap the economy\u2019s vitality, depress investor sentiment, alienate more countries, and isolate the Chinese from the world. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
"As far as seat comfort goes, both offer an appropriate amount of cushioning, but not so much as to over- isolate your butt from the road. \u2014 Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver , 10 June 2022",
"Take note of circumstances that routinely trigger strong emotions, which can help isolate the root of your heightened frustrations. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 7 June 2022",
"Rosencrants argued that the bill would further isolate trans students. \u2014 Anne Branigin, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"It\u2019s designed with a microphone to isolate the voice and has background noise cancellation. \u2014 Robin Raven, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"And at that age, any illness is crummy, for both children and their families, who can\u2019t just isolate their offspring and leave meals outside the bedroom door. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
"All of the patients are in recovery or have recovered, and those who still have a rash are being advised to stay home and isolate from others until they're fully recovered. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Children who fall in this category will no longer need to self- isolate before attending school, daycare or camp. \u2014 CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
"That guidance has since changed, with the CDC now recommending that people who test positive for COVID-19 isolate for five days. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that individuals who have tested positive for the coronavirus and have symptoms isolate from others for at least 10 days after signs of illness first appear. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Nov. 2021",
"In provinces like Manitoba \u2014 which has been in a state of emergency since March 20 \u2014 domestic and international travellers are required to self- isolate (or quarantine) for 14 days after their arrival into the province. \u2014 Patricia Karounos, refinery29.com , 29 July 2021",
"So although there were no immediate cases confirmed as a result of the traveler's visit from Sydney to New Zealand's capital Wellington, authorities were asking people at more than a dozen locations to self- isolate for two weeks and get tested. \u2014 Nick Perry, Star Tribune , 22 June 2021",
"All other travelers are encouraged to self- isolate for a period of 14 days. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Mar. 2021",
"Canada already requires those entering the country to self- isolate for 14 days and to present a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days before arrival. \u2014 Rob Gillies, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Jan. 2021",
"Canada already requires those entering the country to self- isolate for 14 days and to present a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days before arrival. \u2014 Rob Gillies, ajc , 29 Jan. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The majority of our products include a variety of oils to assure quality and effectiveness, while our Classic Bears are made with CBD isolate . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Kanibi CBD oils are available in both full spectrum and broad spectrum varieties, as well as isolate for those who want to avoid any THC traces. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"Each gummy is made with high-quality CBD isolate and contains 25mg of CBD per gummy. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Thanks to the highest CBD isolate used, our CBD gummy worms are a wonderful treat for your taste buds. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"The 30-count container has a 10mg dose of pure CBD isolate per serving, and each individual serving contains a 10mg total amount of gummies. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Brown saw the pandemic isolate and depress students, some of whom presented behavioral problems because they were so overstimulated by their return to school. \u2014 Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online , 3 Apr. 2022",
"England has now lifted all restrictions, including mask mandates and the requirement that all who test positive isolate at home. \u2014 David Rising, ajc , 7 Mar. 2022",
"England has now lifted all restrictions, including mask mandates and the requirement that all who test positive isolate at home. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1819, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"back-formation from isolated set apart, from French isol\u00e9 , from Italian isolato , from isola island, from Latin insula":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"also \u02c8i-",
"-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"\u02c8\u012b-s\u0259-l\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cut off",
"insulate",
"seclude",
"segregate",
"separate",
"sequester"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015727",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"isolated":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": occurring alone or once : unique":[],
": sporadic":[]
},
"examples":[
"The town remains a very isolated community.",
"The camp is located in an isolated area.",
"The arrest was an isolated incident in his youth.",
"a few isolated cases of vandalism",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Over the course of the war, the town has become increasingly isolated . \u2014 Gabe Joselow, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
"But that advantage is diminished because Russians have become so isolated amid the war from the global financial system. \u2014 Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"Strong winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes are possible Saturday in that area. \u2014 ABC News , 11 June 2022",
"Strong to severe thunderstorms are also a threat, the Weather Service said, and isolated tornadoes will also be possible. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Wind and hail will be the primary risks, followed by isolated tornadoes. \u2014 Kathryn Prociv, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
"Additionally, strong to severe thunderstorms are possible bringing the potential for damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. \u2014 Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun , 6 May 2022",
"Central Indiana could see severe storms Saturday, with the threat of damaging winds and isolated tornadoes Saturday evening into night, according to the National Weather Service\u2019s Indianapolis office. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The same storm system will fuel severe storms with isolated tornadoes possible, along primarily with strong winds and large hail, in the Plains and into the Upper Midwest. \u2014 Monica Garrett, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101-t\u0259d",
"also \u02c8i-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cloistered",
"covert",
"hidden",
"quiet",
"remote",
"retired",
"secluded",
"secret",
"sheltered"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182148",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"isomer":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a nuclide isomeric with one or more others":[],
": one of two or more compounds, radicals, or ions that contain the same number of atoms of the same elements but differ in structural arrangement and properties":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For example, technetium-99m is an isomer of technetium-99. \u2014 Artemis Spyrou, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"This allows the molecule to turn into an energy-rich isomer . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 15 Apr. 2022",
"That isomer acts as a liquid solar energy storage solution. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 15 Apr. 2022",
"THCs are psychoactive, and the term THC generally refers to the delta-9 isomer , but several others, including delta-8, may also be found naturally in plants, in small amounts. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 5 Nov. 2021",
"His companies do not sell Delta-8 products because Faude has not seen enough research on possible negative effects of the isomer . \u2014 Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Delta 8 is considered an isomer of Delta 9 THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Delta-8 has been reported to be less active than delta-9; however, it has not been studied as much as the delta-9 isomer . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 5 Nov. 2021",
"It's considered an isomer of Delta 9 THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 26 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary, back-formation from isomeric":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-s\u0259-m\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202831",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"isolation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the action of isolating : the condition of being isolated":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"also \u02cci-",
"\u02cc\u012b-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"aloneness",
"insulation",
"privacy",
"secludedness",
"seclusion",
"segregation",
"separateness",
"sequestration",
"solitariness",
"solitude"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for isolation solitude , isolation , seclusion mean the state of one who is alone. solitude may imply a condition of being apart from all human beings or of being cut off by wish or circumstances from one's usual associates. a few quiet hours of solitude isolation stresses detachment from others often involuntarily. the isolation of the village in winter seclusion suggests a shutting away or keeping apart from others often connoting deliberate withdrawal from the world or retirement to a quiet life. lived in pastoral seclusion",
"examples":[
"the isolation of the mountain community",
"forced isolation always made the sociable child lonely",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At one point, the government required most inbound travelers to isolate in hotel rooms, on their own dime, for three weeks, one of the world's longest isolation periods. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"Studies have shown that multi-joint movements, which work several muscle groups simultaneously, can be just as effective as isolation movements. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 29 June 2022",
"The home\u2019s isolation wing will also be open for this tour. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
"The new measures are down from what was previously 14 days in quarantine and then an additional seven days of home isolation . \u2014 Karson Yiu, ABC News , 28 June 2022",
"That\u2019s an important trait for the Bucks who rely on a lot of isolation basketball to generate offense. \u2014 Brian Sampson, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"For 22 months, her lawyers said, she was locked in a small isolation cell and was monitored constantly by video cameras. \u2014 Benjamin Weiser, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Several experts noted, however, that while the move was necessary to prevent economic strain in certain sectors, a five-day isolation period and no test requirement were not sufficient to minimize risk. \u2014 Thoai D. Ngo, Scientific American , 15 June 2022",
"These units are equipped with HEPA filtration and interior ultraviolet light to kill germs, and are powerful enough to clean all the air in the isolation rooms every three minutes. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 14 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142048"
},
"isotope":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":{
": any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties":[],
": nuclide":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-s\u0259-\u02cct\u014dp"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When a neutrino is absorbed by an atom of chlorine, an atom of the radioactive isotope argon 37 is formed. \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
"Rapid decay of the copper isotope signals the presence of the antibody by positron emission tomography, i.e. a PET scan. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"When analyzing the samples, the team found that the soils were highly depleted of the isotope carbon-13. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
"This was the first case of an isotope with two different half-lives. \u2014 Artemis Spyrou, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"Then the deuteron captures another proton to form a helium isotope and emits a gamma-ray photon. \u2014 Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Those are the molecules containing the uranium isotope 235. \u2014 Gregory Barber, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Uranium must be mined and milled, converted into a gas, and enriched to increase the percentage of the isotope needed for nuclear reactors before fuel fabrication. \u2014 Jennifer Hiller, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
"In contrast, the moon rocks scientists examined contained more of the heavy chlorine isotope . \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 17 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"is- + Greek topos place":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151333"
},
"isotonize":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to make isotonic":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"isoton ic + -ize":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163435"
},
"iso-":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
"International Organization for Standardization; International Standards Organization":[],
"\u2014 see is-":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190414"
},
"isolating mechanism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": something (as a geographical, ecological, physiological, anatomical, or psychological barrier) that limits interbreeding between groups and is thereby a major factor in the differentiation of biological units (as races or species)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200923"
},
"isolating":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": insulate":[],
": being alone : solitary , isolated":[],
": an individual, population, strain, or culture obtained by or resulting from selection or separation":[],
": an individual socially withdrawn or removed from society":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"also \u02c8i-",
"-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"\u02c8\u012b-s\u0259-l\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"cut off",
"insulate",
"seclude",
"segregate",
"separate",
"sequester"
],
"antonyms":[
"anchorite",
"eremite",
"hermit",
"recluse",
"solitary"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Verb",
"These policies will only serve to isolate the country politically and economically.",
"Certain patients must be isolated in a separate ward.",
"When he wants to work, he isolates himself in his office and won't talk to anyone.",
"Scientists have isolated the gene that causes the disease.",
"Noun",
"interpersonal relationships are very stressful for him, so he lives as a virtual isolate on the Upper West Side of Manhattan",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Medterra makes sure to supplement the CBD isolate here with a familiar supporting cast of ingredients. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"His insistence on zero COVID, erratic attitude toward the private sector, and hostile foreign policy are combining to sap the economy\u2019s vitality, depress investor sentiment, alienate more countries, and isolate the Chinese from the world. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
"As far as seat comfort goes, both offer an appropriate amount of cushioning, but not so much as to over- isolate your butt from the road. \u2014 Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver , 10 June 2022",
"Take note of circumstances that routinely trigger strong emotions, which can help isolate the root of your heightened frustrations. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 7 June 2022",
"Rosencrants argued that the bill would further isolate trans students. \u2014 Anne Branigin, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"It\u2019s designed with a microphone to isolate the voice and has background noise cancellation. \u2014 Robin Raven, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"And at that age, any illness is crummy, for both children and their families, who can\u2019t just isolate their offspring and leave meals outside the bedroom door. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
"All of the patients are in recovery or have recovered, and those who still have a rash are being advised to stay home and isolate from others until they're fully recovered. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Children who fall in this category will no longer need to self- isolate before attending school, daycare or camp. \u2014 CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
"That guidance has since changed, with the CDC now recommending that people who test positive for COVID-19 isolate for five days. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that individuals who have tested positive for the coronavirus and have symptoms isolate from others for at least 10 days after signs of illness first appear. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Nov. 2021",
"In provinces like Manitoba \u2014 which has been in a state of emergency since March 20 \u2014 domestic and international travellers are required to self- isolate (or quarantine) for 14 days after their arrival into the province. \u2014 Patricia Karounos, refinery29.com , 29 July 2021",
"So although there were no immediate cases confirmed as a result of the traveler's visit from Sydney to New Zealand's capital Wellington, authorities were asking people at more than a dozen locations to self- isolate for two weeks and get tested. \u2014 Nick Perry, Star Tribune , 22 June 2021",
"All other travelers are encouraged to self- isolate for a period of 14 days. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Mar. 2021",
"Canada already requires those entering the country to self- isolate for 14 days and to present a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days before arrival. \u2014 Rob Gillies, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Jan. 2021",
"Canada already requires those entering the country to self- isolate for 14 days and to present a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days before arrival. \u2014 Rob Gillies, ajc , 29 Jan. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The majority of our products include a variety of oils to assure quality and effectiveness, while our Classic Bears are made with CBD isolate . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Kanibi CBD oils are available in both full spectrum and broad spectrum varieties, as well as isolate for those who want to avoid any THC traces. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"Each gummy is made with high-quality CBD isolate and contains 25mg of CBD per gummy. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Thanks to the highest CBD isolate used, our CBD gummy worms are a wonderful treat for your taste buds. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"The 30-count container has a 10mg dose of pure CBD isolate per serving, and each individual serving contains a 10mg total amount of gummies. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Brown saw the pandemic isolate and depress students, some of whom presented behavioral problems because they were so overstimulated by their return to school. \u2014 Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online , 3 Apr. 2022",
"England has now lifted all restrictions, including mask mandates and the requirement that all who test positive isolate at home. \u2014 David Rising, ajc , 7 Mar. 2022",
"England has now lifted all restrictions, including mask mandates and the requirement that all who test positive isolate at home. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"back-formation from isolated set apart, from French isol\u00e9 , from Italian isolato , from isola island, from Latin insula":"Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1819, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211039"
},
"isolation booth":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small soundproof booth used (as in a television studio) as a small studio within a larger studio":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213913"
},
"isomeric":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or exhibiting isomerism":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u012b-s\u0259-\u02c8mer-ik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Arrangements resulting in less stable, higher energies of an isotope are called isomeric states. \u2014 Artemis Spyrou, The Conversation , 24 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"German isomerisch , from Greek isomer\u0113s equally divided, from is- + meros part \u2014 more at merit entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223044"
},
"isomorphous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": isomorphic sense 1a":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u012b-s\u0259-\u02c8m\u022fr-f\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1827, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224901"
},
"isoclinic line":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a line on a map or chart joining points on the earth's surface at which a dip needle has the same inclination to the plumb line \u2014 compare aclinic line":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"isoclinic International Scientific Vocabulary is- + -clinic":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003259"
},
"isotonic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or being muscular contraction in the absence of significant resistance, with marked shortening of muscle fibers, and without great increase in muscle tone \u2014 compare isometric":[],
": isosmotic":[
"\u2014 used of solutions"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u012b-s\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4n-ik",
"\u02cc\u012b-s\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-nik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Includes the value of in-kind products and services provided as part of a corporate sponsorship (e.g., equipment, apparel, soft drinks, water and isotonic products). \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Includes the value of in-kind products and services provided as part of a corporate sponsorship (e.g., equipment, apparel, soft drinks, water and isotonic products). \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Includes the value of in-kind products and services provided as part of a corporate sponsorship (e.g., equipment, apparel, soft drinks, water and isotonic products). \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Includes the value of in-kind products and services provided as part of a corporate sponsorship (e.g., equipment, apparel, soft drinks, water and isotonic products). \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Includes the value of in-kind products and services provided as part of a corporate sponsorship (e.g., equipment, apparel, soft drinks, water and isotonic products). \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Includes the value of in-kind products and services provided as part of a corporate sponsorship (e.g., equipment, apparel, soft drinks, water and isotonic products). \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Includes the value of in-kind products and services provided as part of a corporate sponsorship (e.g., equipment, apparel, soft drinks, water and isotonic products). \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Includes the value of in-kind products and services provided as part of a corporate sponsorship (e.g., equipment, apparel, soft drinks, water and isotonic products). \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hurtado recommends staying away from ingredients such as parabens, sulfates, silicone, isopropyl alcohol , phthalates, and hexachlorophene. \u2014 Casey Clark, SELF , 6 June 2022",
"Flikr\u2019s portable fireplace is made of concrete and needs only five ounces of isopropyl alcohol to deliver 50 minutes of burn time indoors or outdoors. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Our initial antifog lenses would wear off quickly when cleaned with sanitizing chemicals like isopropyl alcohol . \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Some alcohols can be stripping to the hair\u2014ethyl alcohol, methanol and isopropyl alcohol , to name a few. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Pack The Essentials: Stock up on face masks along with hand sanitizer and antimicrobial wipes with more than 60% ethanol or 70% isopropyl alcohol (as recommended by the CDC) ahead of your trip. \u2014 Raval Davis, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
"The same holds true for thermometers, acetaminophen, isopropyl alcohol and other basic medical supplies. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2021",
"Avoid using home remedies, too, like petroleum jelly, nail polish, isopropyl alcohol or a hot match. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2021",
"Shortages had already begun; toilet paper, isopropyl alcohol , and disinfectant were hard to come by for months. \u2014 Liz Elting, Forbes , 8 Apr. 2021"
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"Brief gameplay scenes showed a squad of marines shooting at Xenomorphs from an isometric perspective. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
"Grab a pair of dumbbells for a five-second isometric hold, followed immediately by a max-effort explosive box jump. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 8 June 2022",
"In this case, the subjects had knee osteoarthritis, plantar fasciitis, or tennis elbow, and neither dynamic nor isometric exercises seemed to help. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 4 June 2021",
"Which is why the humble plank, an isometric hold, is the single most effective training exercise for it. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 16 May 2021",
"Continue to push upward with your legs against the resistance of the towel with maximal effort for three to four seconds ( isometric phase). \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 27 Jan. 2021",
"The boat pose is an isometric exercise that works your transverse abominis, rectus abdominis, hip flexors, and erector spinae, which are the stabilizing muscles in the back that run along the spine. \u2014 SELF , 28 Jan. 2022",
"On one end of the spectrum, there\u2019s pure force: think of isometric exercises, like a front plank or one-rep max lifts where speed is negligible, like a heavy back squat. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 27 Jan. 2021",
"Research shows that both isometric (muscular contraction without movement) and dynamic strength training (muscular contraction while moving against resistance) work well to reduce patellar and Achilles tendon pain. \u2014 Kyle Norman, Outside Online , 28 Jan. 2020"
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"Dedicate a bottle of 70 percent isopropyl to pest control. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"Each element consists of a hexagonal shell of magnesium alloy filled with a fire mixture whose main ingredients are gasoline, isopropyl nitrate and rubber. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"According to Gorilla Glue's website, the glue -- which is 100% waterproof and usually used for fixing bathroom tiles, wood flooring and decking -- can be removed with acetone or isopropyl alchol. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 19 June 2021",
"Never use drinking alcohol or any other type of alcohol besides ethanol and isopropyl . \u2014 Angela Watson, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2021",
"Here\u2019s what democracy will require in Wisconsin this year: 300,000 ounces of hand sanitizer, 10,000 liters of surface disinfectant and 500,000 isopropyl screen wipes. \u2014 Gerald Porter Jr., Bloomberg.com , 29 Oct. 2020",
"The center does not recommend using sanitizers unless ethanol or isopropyl is the alcohol used as methanol is not effective against COVID-19. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 22 Apr. 2020",
"NYC Mask Crusaders allows artists, institution laborers and others to donate their extra masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment, including eyewear, clothing and isopropyl or ethyl alcohol. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2020",
"LaRose\u2019s office told county boards the same day that they would be reimbursed for purchasing sanitizer, disinfectants, disinfecting or antibacterial wipes, disposable gloves, rubbing alcohol or isopropyl and other sanitizing materials. \u2014 Rick Rouan, Scott Wartman And Cole Behrens, Cincinnati.com , 12 Mar. 2020"
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"In science, the word isomorphic is used to refer to things that share a common form or relationship. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 4 Nov. 2021",
"There are many different ways to construct the disjoint union using the axioms of set theory, which will not produce exactly the same set but will, necessarily, produce isomorphic ones. \u2014 Emily Riehl, Scientific American , 17 Sep. 2021",
"But with uniform accreditation processes leading to isomorphic results, meaningful differentiation among elite four-year institutions remains wishful thinking. \u2014 Ryan Craig, Forbes , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Perhaps an even greater danger is the tendency to treat procedure as isomorphic with process. \u2014 Dean Mobbs, Scientific American , 20 Sep. 2019",
"This illustrates the common error of considering the basolateral amygdala as isomorphic with fear. \u2014 Dean Mobbs, Scientific American , 20 Sep. 2019",
"This limitation becomes problematic when mathematicians want to think about objects that are equivalent or isomorphic in some sense, if not necessarily equal in all respects. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 19 May 2015"
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"That\u2019s because symmetries are isometries , which preserve the size and shape of the object. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 17 Aug. 2017",
"Similarly, the properties of isometries guarantee that line segments get mapped to line segments. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 17 Aug. 2017"
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"As right-wing pundits embrace isolationism for their own nationalist, nihilistic reasons, how can the left articulate what caring about human rights and democracy looks like without sending the military to enforce them",
"Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine should have shattered any fashionable illusions about isolationism or the end of history. \u2014 John Avlon, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"Their arguments aren\u2019t persuasive and suggest a growing isolationism in the GOP. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"In a culture whose political discourse has increasingly been centered around concepts of self-sufficiency, isolationism and independence, integrating kindness and teamwork into your work plan may seem like a foreign concept at first. \u2014 Dylan Taylor, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Especially after the trauma of World War I \u2014 another time when a deadly pandemic deeply disrupted American life \u2014 isolationism became persistently popular. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022",
"For example, years of isolationism ended up weakening China, leaving them susceptible to invasion by Japan prior to World War II and eventual take over by the Communist Party after World War II. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Joining them in firm support of isolationism was William Randolph Hearst, whose media empire \u2014 newsreels, magazines, a wire service and 28 major newspapers \u2014 reached tens of millions of Americans. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"This is not normal, especially after the nation was exposed to four years of Trump-style America First isolationism . \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2022"
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"This notion of isomorphism lies at the heart of this decades-old problem. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 Aug. 2021",
"This notion of isomorphism lies at the heart of this decades-old problem. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 Aug. 2021",
"This notion of isomorphism lies at the heart of this decades-old problem. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 Aug. 2021",
"This term refers to the notion of isomorphism in the more exotic homotopy category of spaces. \u2014 Emily Riehl, Scientific American , 17 Sep. 2021",
"This notion of isomorphism lies at the heart of this decades-old problem. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 Aug. 2021",
"The Friedman-Stanley paper, as well as the new work by Paolini and Shelah, focused on an equivalence relation \u2014 called isomorphism \u2014 between structures. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 Aug. 2021",
"This notion of isomorphism lies at the heart of this decades-old problem. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 Aug. 2021",
"This notion of isomorphism lies at the heart of this decades-old problem. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 Aug. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In theory, the amplitudes should obey certain relations that apply to the Standard Model, like isospin symmetry, but \u2014 as the LHCb collaboration has concluded \u2014 measurements show our observations to be inconsistent with those expectations. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 12 Mar. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Naturally occurring Allyl isothiocyanate produces the pop Rygg calls Zing Factor. \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 July 2021",
"Cabbage contains mustard oils, aka isothiocyanates . \u2014 Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com , 7 Mar. 2020",
"Tip: Grating horseradish releases the volatile oils ( isothiocyanates ), which give horseradish its heat. \u2014 The Editors, Good Housekeeping , 27 July 2018",
"Master's tip: Grating horseradish crushes the cells of the root, releasing the volatile oils ( isothiocyanates ), which give horseradish its heat. \u2014 The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping , 10 Aug. 2017"
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"probably from is- + propox- (from propoxyl + -ide":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"history_and_etymology":{
"isopropyl + -ate":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192607"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a line on a map connecting points that have the same average percentage of cloudiness":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary is- + -neph (from Greek nephos cloud)":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195716"
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"isotopic number":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the number of neutrons minus the number of protons in an atomic nucleus":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201150"
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"isopentyl alcohol":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a primary pentyl alcohol (CH 3 ) 2 CHCH 2 CH 2 OH that has a disagreeable odor and pungent taste and is obtained from fusel oil; 3-methyl-1-butanol":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201834"
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"isosceles trapezoid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a trapezoid with its two nonparallel sides equal":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204542"
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"isomere":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a corresponding part or segment":[]
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"is- + -mere":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205257"
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"isoniazid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a crystalline compound C 6 H 7 N 3 O used in treating tuberculosis":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u012b-s\u0259-\u02c8n\u012b-\u0259-z\u0259d"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Apolisi, together with a physician colleague, ensures that children in close contact with her TB patients take the daily preventive medication isoniazid for at least six months, as recommended by the WHO. \u2014 Sofia Moutinho, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
"Extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) is a form of MDR-TB that is resistant to isoniazid and rifampin, in addition to fluoroquinolones and injectable second-line drugs. \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 6 June 2021",
"In the past decade, scientists have come up with two shorter courses: a drug called rifampin taken every day for four months; or a combination of isoniazid and rifapentine, taken once weekly for three months. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times , 23 Sep. 2019",
"But several studies have shown that isoniazid combined with rifapentine prevents TB if the pills are taken once a week for 12 weeks. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 31 Oct. 2019",
"The World Health Organization has estimated that in 2016, some 600,000 cases of tuberculosis were resistant to at least two of the front-line drugs used to treat tuberculosis, rifampicin and isoniazid . \u2014 Melissa Healy, latimes.com , 25 Apr. 2018",
"Doctors have been prescribing two TB drugs, rifampicin and isoniazid , for almost half of a century. \u2014 Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times , 6 Apr. 2018",
"Patients received standard drug doses to treat TB, but concentrations in the blood were found to be jarringly low: 84 percent of the participants had substandard levels of isoniazid , and 78 percent fell below targets for rifampicin. \u2014 Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times , 6 Apr. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"is- + ni cotinic acid + hydr azid e":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212733"
},
"isostemony":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being isostemonous":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-stem-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary isostemon ous + -y":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214117"
},
"isopentyl":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the pentyl radical (CH 3 ) 2 CHCH 2 CH 2 \u2212 derived from isopentane ; 3-methyl-butyl":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"is- + pentyl":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225505"
},
"isosceles":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having two equal sides \u2014 see triangle illustration":[],
": having the two nonparallel sides equal":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b-\u02c8s\u00e4s-\u02ccl\u0113z",
"-\u02c8s\u00e4-s\u0259-"
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Geographically, Richland, Hammonton, and Absecon don't form an isosceles triangle. \u2014 Phil Anastasia, Philly.com , 26 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Late Latin isoscel\u0113s, borrowed from Greek isoskel\u1e17s \"having equal legs, (of a triangle) having two equal sides, (of numbers) divisible into equal parts, even,\" from iso- iso- + -skel\u0113s, adjective derivative of sk\u00e9los (neuter s-stem) \"leg,\" going back to an Indo-European base *skel- \"bent,\" whence also Armenian \u0161e\u0142 \"slanting, crooked\"; with o-grade, Greek skoli\u00f3s \"bent, crooked, askew, devious\"; perhaps with a velar extension Germanic *skelga-/*skelha-, whence Old English sceolh \"oblique, wry,\" Old Frisian skilich \"squinting,\" Old High German skelah \"crooked, oblique,\" Old Icelandic skjalgr \"wry, oblique\"":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235554"
},
"isoperimetric":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or having equal perimeters":[
"\u2014 used especially of geometrical figures"
],
": having a constant scale":[
"\u2014 used of a line on a map"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek isoperimetr os isoperimetric (from is- + perimetros perimeter) + English -ic or -ical":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000358"
},
"isogonism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of having similar medusae or gonophores":[
"\u2014 used of hydroids of different genera"
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},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b\u02c8s\u00e4g\u0259\u02ccniz\u0259m"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"is- + gon- + -ism":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001258"
},
"isopentane":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon (CH 3 ) 2 CHC 2 H 5 found in petroleum and used in gasoline and as a solvent":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"is- + pentane":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001733"
},
"isomerase":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of its substrate to an isomeric form":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b-\u02c8s\u00e4m-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101s, -\u02ccr\u0101z",
"-\u02ccr\u0101z",
"\u012b-\u02c8s\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002914"
},
"isotopic spin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": isospin":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1937, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010503"
},
"isopelletierine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a liquid alkaloid C 8 H 15 NO from the root bark of pomegranate; 2-acetonyl-piperidine":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary is- + pelletierine":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013710"
},
"isophenal":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or having an isophene":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"isophene + -al":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015150"
},
"isograft":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a homograft between genetically identical or nearly identical individuals":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-s\u0259-\u02ccgraft"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1958, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020428"
},
"isothiocyan-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": containing the univalent radical \u2212NCS isomeric with the thiocyano radical and present in isothiocyanates":[
"isothiocyano amines"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary is- + thicyan-":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025431"
},
"isogram":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": isoline":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-s\u0259-\u02ccgram"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045234"
}
}