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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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Hypnotize (ˈhɪpnətʌɪz)

Meaning of hypnotize in English:

hypnotize

VERB

(also British hypnotise)
WITH OBJECT
1Produce a state of hypnosis in (someone)
1.1Capture the whole attention of (someone); fascinate.
‘she gazed down, hypnotized by the swirling tide’

Pronunciation /ˈhɪpnətʌɪz/
‘I didn't hypnotize her, she hypnotized herself, I just helped her along.’
‘Without any telepathic powers, Dani could not hypnotise someone that did not wish to be hypnotised, but Carl had opened himself completely to her.’
‘He sees his therapist, who hypnotises him.’
‘What we'll do is Dani will hypnotise you and keep you under while I use my telepathy to get into your mind.’
‘Or had the man with a cough, for his own nefarious purposes, mesmerised or hypnotised me, and to some extent succeeded?’
‘It seems like he's hypnotized, I read once that hypnotized people have an internal clock.’
‘I should mention that I was hypnotized earlier today, and I'm in a mental state altogether new to me.’
‘I was hypnotised by the rhythm of his politeness.’
‘Her eyes wandered in the circular motion of the black coffee, the trace amounts of sugar swirling inside of it hypnotizing her.’
‘I gulped, and then looked away quickly before the power of Jonas' gaze hypnotized me into a stammering idiot.’
‘I was fascinated by them, hypnotised by them - until you wake up and realise they're nuts.’
‘I stared at the cross and officer's badge hanging from ribbons on the rearview mirror, rather hypnotized the whole way.’

Hypnotize (ˈhɪpnətʌɪz)
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LGBTQ (ældʒi bi ti kju )

Meaning of LGBTQ in English:

LGBTQ

ABBREVIATION

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (or questioning).
‘Lend your voice to the LGBTQ community of Port Angeles
‘Today Americans across the country are all giving funds to support the organizations that work on behalf of the LGBTQ community.’
‘This is just one example of LGBTQ inequality.’
‘We cannot overstate the importance of LGBTQ-oriented, inclusive high school programming for the social development and wellbeing of our LGBTQ youth.’
‘It would be far preferable for the new rules on websites to be amended entirely, so that LGBTQ rights and those who would campaign for them do not have to suffer.’
‘Preserving 186 Spring Street would be an excellent first step towards documenting LGBTQ history for future generations.’

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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.’

Pissaladière (ˌpēsälädˈyer/ˌpisɑlɑdˈjɛr)
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Antarctica (antˈɑ ktɪkə)

Meaning of Antarctica in English:

Antarctica

PROPER NOUN

A continent round the South Pole, situated mainly within the Antarctic Circle and almost entirely covered by ice sheets. Its exploitation is governed by an international treaty of 1959, which was renewed in 1991.

Pronunciation /antˈɑ ktɪkə/
'I went to Antarctica'

Antarctica (antˈɑ ktɪkə)
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Parathyroidectomized (ˌparəˌθʌɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmʌɪzd)

Meaning of parathyroidectomized in English:

parathyroidectomized

ADJECTIVE

Surgery

That has undergone parathyroidectomy.

Origin
Early 20th century. From parathyroidectomy + -ized.

Pronunciation /ˌparəˌθʌɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmʌɪzd/
How to use Parathyroidectomized (ˌparəˌθʌɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmʌɪzd) in a sentence is still unknown.

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Adjective (ˈædʒəktɪv)

Definition of adjective in English:

adjective

NOUN

Grammar

A word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.

Origin
Late Middle English from Old French adjectif, -ive, from Latin adject- ‘added’, from the verb adicere, from ad- ‘towards’ + jacere ‘throw’. The term was originally used in the phrase noun adjective, translating Latin nomen adjectivum, a translation of Greek onoma epitheton ‘attributive name’.

Pronunciation
adjective
/ˈajəktiv/ /ˈædʒəktɪv/
‘Use verbs, nouns and adjectives and get a copy of Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases.’
‘In Swinburne's work as a whole many adjectives are used as nouns and many nouns as adjectives.’
‘Firstly I think one of the big problems is the use of descriptive adjectives as nouns.’
‘Reading becomes an exercise in spotting nouns and adjectives; there is nothing to engage or delight.’

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