CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
Child contexts
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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adrenaline in CommonParlance
- definition a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
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adrenarche in CommonParlance
- definition the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty
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adrenergic in CommonParlance
- definition relating to epinephrine (its release or action)
- definition drug that has the effects of epinephrine
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adrenergic agonist eyedrop in CommonParlance
- definition a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops reduce intraocular pressure by decreasing the production of aqueous humor and increasing its drainage through the uveoscleral pathway
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adrenergic drug in CommonParlance
- definition drug that has the effects of epinephrine
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adrenocortical in CommonParlance
- definition of or derived from the cortex of the adrenal glands
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adrenocorticotrophic in CommonParlance
- definition stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex
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adrenocorticotrophic hormone in CommonParlance
- definition a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
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adrenocorticotrophin in CommonParlance
- definition a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
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adrenocorticotropic in CommonParlance
- definition stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex
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adrenocorticotropic hormone in CommonParlance
- definition a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
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adrenocorticotropin in CommonParlance
- definition a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
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adrenosterone in CommonParlance
- definition a steroid having androgenic activity; obtained from the cortex of the adrenal gland
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adrift in CommonParlance
- definition aimlessly drifting
- definition afloat on the surface of a body of water
- definition floating freely; not anchored
- definition off course, wandering aimlessly
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adroit in CommonParlance
- definition quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
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adroitly in CommonParlance
- definition with adroitness; in an adroit manner
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adroitness in CommonParlance
- definition skillful performance or ability without difficulty
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adscititious in CommonParlance
- definition added or derived from something outside; not inherent
- definition supplemental; not part of the real or essential nature of a thing
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adscript in CommonParlance
- definition written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it
- definition (used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner
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adscripted in CommonParlance
- definition (used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner
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adsorb in CommonParlance
- definition accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface
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adsorbable in CommonParlance
- definition capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid
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adsorbate in CommonParlance
- definition capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid
- definition a material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed
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adsorbent in CommonParlance
- definition having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
- definition a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance
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adsorbent material in CommonParlance
- definition a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance