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Meaning of monounsaturated in English:

monounsaturated

ADJECTIVE

Chemistry

(of an organic compound, especially a fat) saturated except for one multiple bond.

Pronunciation /ˌmɒnəʊʌnˈsatʃʊreɪtɪd/
‘Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats tend to decrease blood cholesterol levels when substituted for saturated fats.’
‘In refractory cases, monounsaturated fats may replace carbohydrates, but weight and lipid profile should be closely monitored.’
‘It is suggested that replacing saturated fats in the typical American diet with monounsaturated fats present in macadamia nuts has a favorable effect on lipoprotein levels.’
‘It contains less monounsaturated fat and more unhealthy artery-clogging saturated fat than olive oil, Weil says.’

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Psychotomimetic (sʌɪˌkɒtə(ʊ)mɪˈmɛtɪk)

Meaning of psychotomimetic in English:

psychotomimetic

ADJECTIVE

Relating to or denoting drugs which are capable of producing an effect on the mind similar to a psychotic state.

NOUN

A psychotomimetic drug.

Pronunciation /sʌɪˌkɒtə(ʊ)mɪˈmɛtɪk/
‘In animal models 5 - HT2 antagonists (ketanserin and spiperone) were shown to block the psychotomimetic effects of both LSD and DOM.’
‘LSD was a synthetic drug, based on a naturally produced substance, which is called psychotomimetic drugs, made out of this rust.’
‘There is no clinically tested antidote available to antagonize the psychotomimetic symptomatology induced by PCP.’
‘Therefore, individuals displaying dramatic psychotomimetic effects resulting from phencyclidine ingestion should be treated as a psychiatric emergency.’

‘High potency as an antagonist of 5-HT in isolated smooth muscle preparations was not correlated with high potency as a psychotomimetic.’
‘The hypothesis that psychotomimetics induce a rapid dopamine receptor regulation that could participate in the expression of the brain dopaminergic overactivation and in the early signs of psychotic-like behaviour, was checked by radioligand binding on rat brain cryosections.’

Psychotomimetic (sʌɪˌkɒtə(ʊ)mɪˈmɛtɪk)
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Vuillard, Édouard (ˈvwi ɑ )

Meaning of Vuillard, Édouard in English:

Vuillard, Édouard

PROPER NOUN

(1868–1940), French painter and graphic artist; full name Jean Édouard Vuillard. A member of the Nabi Group, he produced decorative panels, murals, paintings, and lithographs, particularly of domestic interiors and portraits.

Pronunciation
Vuillard, Édouard
/ˈvwi ɑ / /vwijaʀ/
How to use Vuillard, Édouard (ˈvwi ɑ ) in a sentence is still unknown.

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Pissaladière (ˌpēsälädˈyer/ˌpisɑlɑdˈjɛr)

Definition of pissaladière in English:
Pissaladière (ˌpēsälädˈyer/ˌpisɑlɑdˈjɛr)

NOUN

A Provençal open tart resembling pizza, typically made with onions, anchovies, and black olives.

Origin
French, from Provençal pissaladiero, from pissala ‘salt fish’.

Pronunciation
pissaladière
/ˌpēsälädˈyer/ /ˌpisɑlɑdˈjɛr/
‘The pissaladière of Provence, topped with an onion-and-tomato mixture, a latticework of salt anchovy fillets, and olives, is sometimes made with pastry, but properly has a bread base.’
‘And then, alas, the pissaladière was on plasticky pastry and all but free of anchovies, the salade de gésiers was greasy, the pig's head was fine but uninteresting with a good, tangy gribiche.’
‘Pissaladière is a specialty from Nice, in the South of France.’
‘Just over the border from Italy, in the south of France, they have their own version of pizza – Pissaladière.’

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