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epinephrine
variants: or less commonly epinephrin
Definition
- : a crystalline sympathomimetic hormone C9H13NO3 that is the principal blood-pressure raising hormone secreted by the medulla of the adrenal glands, is prepared from adrenal extracts or made synthetically, and is used medicinally especially to stimulate the heart during cardiac arrest and to treat life-threatening allergic reactions
— called also adrenaline
First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary epi- + Greek nephros kidney — more at nephritisepitaph
Definition
- : an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
- : a brief statement commemorating or epitomizing a deceased person or something past
Examples
- //The epitaph reads “In loving memory of John Gray: husband, father, soldier.”
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English epitaphe, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin epitaphium, from Latin, funeral oration, from Greek epitaphion, from epi- + taphos tomb, funeralepitaph
noun
Synonyms
- something inscribed on a gravestone in memory of a dead person //The epitaph reads “In loving memory of John Gray: husband, father, soldier.”Synonyms & Near Synonyms
-er
adjective suffix or adverb suffix
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- —used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs of one syllable //hotter //drier — and of some adjectives and adverbs of two or more syllables //completer //beautifuller
noun suffix
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : person occupationally connected with //furrier //lawyer: person or thing belonging to or associated with //header //old-timer: native of : resident of //cottager //New Yorker: one that has //three-decker: one that produces or yields //porker
- : one that does or performs (a specified action) //batter —sometimes added to both elements of a compound //builder-upper: one that is a suitable object of (a specified action) //broiler
- : one that is //foreigner —in all senses -yer in a few words after w, -ier in a few other words, otherwise -er
History and Etymology
Adjective Suffix Or Adverb Suffix
Middle English -er, -ere, -re, from Old English -ra (in adjectives), -or (in adverbs); akin to Old High German -iro, adjective comparative suffix, Latin -ior, Greek -iōnNoun Suffix
Middle English -er, -ere, -ier, -iere; partly from Old English -ere (from Latin -arius); partly from Old French -ier, -iere, from Latin -arius, -aria, -arium -ary; partly from Anglo-French -ere, from Latin -ator -or — more at -ary, -orenthrone
enthroned; enthroning; enthrones
Definition
- transitive verb
- : to seat in a place associated with a position of authority or influence: to seat ceremonially on a throne
- : to assign supreme virtue or value to : exalt
Examples
- //the literary world has enthroned Shakespeare for so long that his preeminence among writers seems unassailable
First Known Use
1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1benthrone
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms
- to assign a high status or value to //the literary world has enthroned Shakespeare for so long that his preeminence among writers seems unassailableRelated Words
envelope
to make a list of //let's enumerate the top ten reasons why Top Ten lists have gotten out of hand
epinephrine
variants: or less commonly epinephrin
Definition
- : a crystalline sympathomimetic hormone C9H13NO3 that is the principal blood-pressure raising hormone secreted by the medulla of the adrenal glands, is prepared from adrenal extracts or made synthetically, and is used medicinally especially to stimulate the heart during cardiac arrest and to treat life-threatening allergic reactions
— called also adrenaline
First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary epi- + Greek nephros kidney — more at nephritisepitaph
Definition
- : an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
- : a brief statement commemorating or epitomizing a deceased person or something past
Examples
- //The epitaph reads “In loving memory of John Gray: husband, father, soldier.”
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English epitaphe, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin epitaphium, from Latin, funeral oration, from Greek epitaphion, from epi- + taphos tomb, funeralepitaph
noun
Synonyms
- something inscribed on a gravestone in memory of a dead person //The epitaph reads “In loving memory of John Gray: husband, father, soldier.”Synonyms & Near Synonyms
-er
adjective suffix or adverb suffix
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- —used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs of one syllable //hotter //drier — and of some adjectives and adverbs of two or more syllables //completer //beautifuller
noun suffix
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : person occupationally connected with //furrier //lawyer: person or thing belonging to or associated with //header //old-timer: native of : resident of //cottager //New Yorker: one that has //three-decker: one that produces or yields //porker
- : one that does or performs (a specified action) //batter —sometimes added to both elements of a compound //builder-upper: one that is a suitable object of (a specified action) //broiler
- : one that is //foreigner —in all senses -yer in a few words after w, -ier in a few other words, otherwise -er
History and Etymology
Adjective Suffix Or Adverb Suffix
Middle English -er, -ere, -re, from Old English -ra (in adjectives), -or (in adverbs); akin to Old High German -iro, adjective comparative suffix, Latin -ior, Greek -iōnNoun Suffix
Middle English -er, -ere, -ier, -iere; partly from Old English -ere (from Latin -arius); partly from Old French -ier, -iere, from Latin -arius, -aria, -arium -ary; partly from Anglo-French -ere, from Latin -ator -or — more at -ary, -orenthrone
enthroned; enthroning; enthrones
Definition
- transitive verb
- : to seat in a place associated with a position of authority or influence: to seat ceremonially on a throne
- : to assign supreme virtue or value to : exalt
Examples
- //the literary world has enthroned Shakespeare for so long that his preeminence among writers seems unassailable
First Known Use
1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1benthrone
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms
- to assign a high status or value to //the literary world has enthroned Shakespeare for so long that his preeminence among writers seems unassailableRelated Words
envelope
to make a list of //let's enumerate the top ten reasons why Top Ten lists have gotten out of hand
epinephrine
variants: or less commonly epinephrin
Definition
- : a crystalline sympathomimetic hormone C9H13NO3 that is the principal blood-pressure raising hormone secreted by the medulla of the adrenal glands, is prepared from adrenal extracts or made synthetically, and is used medicinally especially to stimulate the heart during cardiac arrest and to treat life-threatening allergic reactions
— called also adrenaline
First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary epi- + Greek nephros kidney — more at nephritisepitaph
Definition
- : an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
- : a brief statement commemorating or epitomizing a deceased person or something past
Examples
- //The epitaph reads “In loving memory of John Gray: husband, father, soldier.”
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English epitaphe, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin epitaphium, from Latin, funeral oration, from Greek epitaphion, from epi- + taphos tomb, funeralepitaph
noun
Synonyms
- something inscribed on a gravestone in memory of a dead person //The epitaph reads “In loving memory of John Gray: husband, father, soldier.”Synonyms & Near Synonyms
-er
adjective suffix or adverb suffix
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- —used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs of one syllable //hotter //drier — and of some adjectives and adverbs of two or more syllables //completer //beautifuller
noun suffix
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : person occupationally connected with //furrier //lawyer: person or thing belonging to or associated with //header //old-timer: native of : resident of //cottager //New Yorker: one that has //three-decker: one that produces or yields //porker
- : one that does or performs (a specified action) //batter —sometimes added to both elements of a compound //builder-upper: one that is a suitable object of (a specified action) //broiler
- : one that is //foreigner —in all senses -yer in a few words after w, -ier in a few other words, otherwise -er
History and Etymology
Adjective Suffix Or Adverb Suffix
Middle English -er, -ere, -re, from Old English -ra (in adjectives), -or (in adverbs); akin to Old High German -iro, adjective comparative suffix, Latin -ior, Greek -iōnNoun Suffix
Middle English -er, -ere, -ier, -iere; partly from Old English -ere (from Latin -arius); partly from Old French -ier, -iere, from Latin -arius, -aria, -arium -ary; partly from Anglo-French -ere, from Latin -ator -or — more at -ary, -orenthrone
enthroned; enthroning; enthrones
Definition
- transitive verb
- : to seat in a place associated with a position of authority or influence: to seat ceremonially on a throne
- : to assign supreme virtue or value to : exalt
Examples
- //the literary world has enthroned Shakespeare for so long that his preeminence among writers seems unassailable
First Known Use
1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1benthrone
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms
- to assign a high status or value to //the literary world has enthroned Shakespeare for so long that his preeminence among writers seems unassailableRelated Words
envelope
to make a list of //let's enumerate the top ten reasons why Top Ten lists have gotten out of hand
epinephrine
variants: or less commonly epinephrin
Definition
- : a crystalline sympathomimetic hormone C9H13NO3 that is the principal blood-pressure raising hormone secreted by the medulla of the adrenal glands, is prepared from adrenal extracts or made synthetically, and is used medicinally especially to stimulate the heart during cardiac arrest and to treat life-threatening allergic reactions
— called also adrenaline
First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary epi- + Greek nephros kidney — more at nephritisepitaph
Definition
- : an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
- : a brief statement commemorating or epitomizing a deceased person or something past
Examples
- //The epitaph reads “In loving memory of John Gray: husband, father, soldier.”
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English epitaphe, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin epitaphium, from Latin, funeral oration, from Greek epitaphion, from epi- + taphos tomb, funeralepitaph
noun
Synonyms
- something inscribed on a gravestone in memory of a dead person //The epitaph reads “In loving memory of John Gray: husband, father, soldier.”Synonyms & Near Synonyms
-er
adjective suffix or adverb suffix
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- —used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs of one syllable //hotter //drier — and of some adjectives and adverbs of two or more syllables //completer //beautifuller
noun suffix
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : person occupationally connected with //furrier //lawyer: person or thing belonging to or associated with //header //old-timer: native of : resident of //cottager //New Yorker: one that has //three-decker: one that produces or yields //porker
- : one that does or performs (a specified action) //batter —sometimes added to both elements of a compound //builder-upper: one that is a suitable object of (a specified action) //broiler
- : one that is //foreigner —in all senses -yer in a few words after w, -ier in a few other words, otherwise -er
History and Etymology
Adjective Suffix Or Adverb Suffix
Middle English -er, -ere, -re, from Old English -ra (in adjectives), -or (in adverbs); akin to Old High German -iro, adjective comparative suffix, Latin -ior, Greek -iōnNoun Suffix
Middle English -er, -ere, -ier, -iere; partly from Old English -ere (from Latin -arius); partly from Old French -ier, -iere, from Latin -arius, -aria, -arium -ary; partly from Anglo-French -ere, from Latin -ator -or — more at -ary, -orenthrone
enthroned; enthroning; enthrones
Definition
- transitive verb
- : to seat in a place associated with a position of authority or influence: to seat ceremonially on a throne
- : to assign supreme virtue or value to : exalt
Examples
- //the literary world has enthroned Shakespeare for so long that his preeminence among writers seems unassailable
First Known Use
1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1benthrone
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms
- to assign a high status or value to //the literary world has enthroned Shakespeare for so long that his preeminence among writers seems unassailableRelated Words
envelope
noun
en·ve·lope