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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/
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)
Microaerophilous (ˌmʌɪkrəʊɛ ˈrɒfɪləs)
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used for saying that someone has to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation even if they do not want to
You can either suck it up and be a man, or every time you get an ache and pain you can go out of the game.
used for saying that someone has to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation even if they do not want to
You can either suck it up and be a man, or every time you get an ache and pain you can go out of the game.
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Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
PROPER NOUN
historical
fuller form of Comecon
Origin
Translating Russian Sovet ékonomicheskoĭ vzaimopomoshchi.
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
PROPER NOUN
historical
fuller form of Comecon
Origin
Translating Russian Sovet ékonomicheskoĭ vzaimopomoshchi.
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Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (ˈkaʊns(ə)l fɔ (r) ˈmju tʃuəl ˌi kəˈnɒmɪk əˈsɪst(ə)ns)
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (ˈkaʊns(ə)l fɔ (r) ˈmju tʃuəl ˌi kəˈnɒmɪk əˈsɪst(ə)ns)
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namaste
EXCLAMATION
A respectful greeting said when giving a namaskar.
NOUN
another term for namaskar
Origin
Via Hindi from Sanskrit namas ‘bowing’ + te ‘to you’.
Pronunciation
namaste
/ˈnäməˌstā/ /ˈnɑməˌsteɪ/
namaste
EXCLAMATION
A respectful greeting said when giving a namaskar.
NOUN
another term for namaskar
Origin
Via Hindi from Sanskrit namas ‘bowing’ + te ‘to you’.
Pronunciation
namaste
/ˈnäməˌstā/ /ˈnɑməˌsteɪ/
‘The standard greeting in Fiji Hindi is ‘namaste’.’
‘The customary greeting is to press one's palms together in front of the chest and say ‘namaste’.’
‘The waiter gives the usual response, ‘Namaste, namaste,’ his hands joined in silent prayer, his head bowed in traditional deference.’
‘He stands listening quietly to another music of his own world, shyly doing a namaste or shaking hands and looking embarrassed if called upon to respond.’
‘In India or Thailand, the preferred greeting is not the handshake, but the namaste - hands with palms together under chin area (as if in prayer) with a slight bow of the head.’
‘Her hands still folded in a namaste, Lakshmi, whose husband has been out of a job for the last five years, keeps gazing down the road even after Sonia's convoy is out of sight.’
‘Or the leader you have been watching all the while on the idiot box, with his trademark election smile and hands joined in a namaste.’
‘The old stationmaster greeted her with a namaste and offered her a cup of tea.’
Namaste (ˈnɑməˌsteɪ/ˈnäməˌstā)
‘The customary greeting is to press one's palms together in front of the chest and say ‘namaste’.’
‘The waiter gives the usual response, ‘Namaste, namaste,’ his hands joined in silent prayer, his head bowed in traditional deference.’
‘He stands listening quietly to another music of his own world, shyly doing a namaste or shaking hands and looking embarrassed if called upon to respond.’
‘In India or Thailand, the preferred greeting is not the handshake, but the namaste - hands with palms together under chin area (as if in prayer) with a slight bow of the head.’
‘Her hands still folded in a namaste, Lakshmi, whose husband has been out of a job for the last five years, keeps gazing down the road even after Sonia's convoy is out of sight.’
‘Or the leader you have been watching all the while on the idiot box, with his trademark election smile and hands joined in a namaste.’
‘The old stationmaster greeted her with a namaste and offered her a cup of tea.’
Namaste (ˈnɑməˌsteɪ/ˈnäməˌstā)
by ANCIENT_WOLFY January 20, 2022
Get the Namaste (ˈnɑməˌsteɪ/ˈnäməˌstā) mug.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/
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.’
Adjective (ˈædʒəktɪv)
‘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.’
Adjective (ˈædʒəktɪv)
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monounsaturated
ADJECTIVE
Chemistry
(of an organic compound, especially a fat) saturated except for one multiple bond.
Pronunciation /ˌmɒnəʊʌnˈsatʃʊreɪtɪd/
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)
‘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)
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Get the Monounsaturated (ˌmɒnəʊʌnˈsatʃʊreɪtɪd) mug.Meaning of parathyroidectomized in English:
parathyroidectomized
ADJECTIVE
Surgery
That has undergone parathyroidectomy.
Origin
Early 20th century. From parathyroidectomy + -ized.
Pronunciation /ˌparəˌθʌɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmʌɪzd/
parathyroidectomized
ADJECTIVE
Surgery
That has undergone parathyroidectomy.
Origin
Early 20th century. From parathyroidectomy + -ized.
Pronunciation /ˌparəˌθʌɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmʌɪzd/
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Parathyroidectomized (ˌparəˌθʌɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmʌɪzd)
Parathyroidectomized (ˌparəˌθʌɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmʌɪzd)
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