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