CToad7 ALT's definitions

civicminded

Alternative form of civic-minded.

"Their city, known as the Athens of the Midwest, was civicminded, proud, and increasingly prosperous."

by CToad7 ALT March 13, 2023

sqwaferdhtygkuijñopl

If you found this, you deserve a pat on the back.

"sqwaferdhtygkuijñopl"

by CToad7 ALT March 14, 2023

trivalve

(plural: trivalves)

Anything having three valves, especially a shell.

"There is, however, an instrument similar to these trivalve instruments in the museum at Athens."

by CToad7 ALT March 14, 2023

civic-minded

(alternative form: civicminded)

Tending to do things that help your city or town and the people who live there.

"Town officials are hoping that some civic-minded person will volunteer to organize the parade."

by CToad7 ALT March 13, 2023

makwerekwere

(alternative forms: amakwerekwere and kwerekwere)

A term used by black people to refer to foreign Africans.

""Makwerekwere" is a slur that is mostly used in South Africa."

by CToad7 ALT March 16, 2023

Turkmenistan

A country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ashgabat is the country's capital and also its largest city. The population is about 6 million, the lowest of the Central Asian republics, and Turkmenistan is one of the most sparsely populated nations in Asia. It's also one of the least explored countries in the world. It declared its independence on the 27th of October, 1991, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

"Turkmenistan recently delayed the start of China's exports of natural gas to date."

by CToad7 ALT March 15, 2023

stereoelectroencephalography

(plural: stereoelectroencephalographies)

The practice of recording electroencephalographic signals via depth electrodes (electrodes surgically implanted into the brain tissue).

"Stereoelectroencephalography may be used in patients with epilepsy not responding to medical treatment, and who are potential candidates to receive brain surgery in order to control seizures."

by CToad7 ALT March 17, 2023