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Electroluminescence (ɪˌlɛktrəʊlu mɪˈnɛs(ə)ns)

Meaning of electroluminescence in English:

electroluminescence

NOUN

mass noun
Chemistry

Luminescence produced electrically, especially by the application of a voltage.

Pronunciation /ɪˌlɛktrəʊlu mɪˈnɛs(ə)ns/

‘Much of the research into red OLEDs has been directed toward overcoming concentration-quenching problems, a decrease in electroluminescence that can occur at dopant concentrations as low as 2%.’
‘In the darkened second gallery were two book-like works involving electroluminescence or fiber-optic light.’
‘The electroluminescence wavelength is 650 to 660 nm and describes the maximum emission at the wafer center.’
‘These electroluminescence immunoassays have an analytical sensitivity of 0.01 ng/mL for cTnT.’

Electroluminescence (ɪˌlɛktrəʊlu mɪˈnɛs(ə)ns)

by ANCIENT_WOLFY January 19, 2022

Microaerophilous (ˌmʌɪkrəʊɛ ˈrɒfɪləs)

Meaning of microaerophilous in English:

microaerophilous

ADJECTIVE

rare Microbiology

Requiring or having less oxygen than that of the atmosphere.

Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Benjamin Jackson (1846–1927). From French microaérophile + -ous; compare -philous.

Pronunciation /ˌmʌɪkrəʊɛ ˈrɒfɪləs/

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Microaerophilous (ˌmʌɪkrəʊɛ ˈrɒfɪləs)

by ANCIENT_WOLFY January 19, 2022

North American Free Trade Agreement (nɔ (r)θ əˈmerɪkən fri treɪd əˈɡri mənt)

Meaning of North American Free Trade Agreement in English:

North American Free Trade Agreement

PROPER NOUN

(also NAFTA)
An agreement which came into effect in January 1994 between the US, Canada, and Mexico to remove barriers to trade between the three countries over a ten-year period.

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North American Free Trade Agreement (nɔ (r)θ əˈmerɪkən fri treɪd əˈɡri mənt)

by ANCIENT_WOLFY January 19, 2022

Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (ˈkaʊns(ə)l fɔ (r) ˈmju tʃuəl ˌi kəˈnɒmɪk əˈsɪst(ə)ns)

Meaning of Council for Mutual Economic Assistance in English:

Council for Mutual Economic Assistance

PROPER NOUN

historical
fuller form of Comecon

Origin
Translating Russian Sovet ékonomicheskoĭ vzaimopomoshchi.

How to use Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (ˈkaʊns(ə)l fɔ (r) ˈmju tʃuəl ˌi kəˈnɒmɪk əˈsɪst(ə)ns) in a sentence is still unknown.

Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (ˈkaʊns(ə)l fɔ (r) ˈmju tʃuəl ˌi kəˈnɒmɪk əˈsɪst(ə)ns)

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Polyunsaturated (ˌpɒlɪʌnˈsatʃʊreɪtɪd)

Meaning of polyunsaturated in English:

polyunsaturated

ADJECTIVE

Chemistry

(of an organic compound, especially a fat or oil molecule) containing several double or triple bonds between carbon atoms.

Pronunciation /ˌpɒlɪʌnˈsatʃʊreɪtɪd/

‘Experts say the monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats found largely in nuts have heart protective benefits.’
‘You can only get these from polyunsaturated fats and oils, found in high quantities in nuts, fish, avocados, seeds and vegetable oils.’
‘For example, polyunsaturated fats do much more than lower blood cholesterol levels.’
‘Autoxidation of the polyunsaturated fatty acids of flour lipids results in the formation of hydroperoxides, which are powerful oxidising agents.’

Polyunsaturated (ˌpɒlɪʌnˈsatʃʊreɪtɪd)

by ANCIENT_WOLFY January 19, 2022

Monounsaturated (ˌmɒnəʊʌnˈsatʃʊreɪtɪd)

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.’

Monounsaturated (ˌmɒnəʊʌnˈsatʃʊreɪtɪd)

by ANCIENT_WOLFY January 19, 2022

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (ˌsu pəkalɪfradʒɪlɪstɪkˌɛkspɪalɪˈdəʊʃəs)

Meaning of supercalifragilisticexpialidocious in English:

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

ADJECTIVE

(also supercalifragilistic)
informal
Extraordinarily good; wonderful.

Origin
1930s apparently a fanciful formation based on super, popularized by the 1964 film Mary Poppins.

Pronunciation /ˌsu pəkalɪfradʒɪlɪstɪkˌɛkspɪalɪˈdəʊʃəs/

‘the only word to characterize Kepler's discoveries was ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’’
‘a supercalifragilistic day of fun’
‘Isn't it absolutely supercalifragilisticexpialidocious that Alan Shearer got a step closer to a trophy with Newcastle this weekend?’
‘Case in point: The supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Planetree Alliance.’
‘Although it misses the mark on a couple of occasions, I'm sure the families who are sure to flock to it in their thousands will find it to be just supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.’
‘Here's New Yorker cartoonist Matthew Diffee with one of his inexplicably rejected cartoons, from last week's supercalifragilistic Rejection Show (which Diffee co-founded, along with cheerfully deadpan host Jon Friedman).’

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (ˌsu pəkalɪfradʒɪlɪstɪkˌɛkspɪalɪˈdəʊʃəs)

by ANCIENT_WOLFY January 19, 2022