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.
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cholera morbus in CommonParlance
- definition severe gastroenteritis of unknown etiology; characterized by severe colic and vomiting and diarrhea
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choleraic in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or resulting from or resembling cholera
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choleric in CommonParlance
- definition easily moved to anger
- definition quickly aroused to anger
- definition characterized by anger
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cholestasis in CommonParlance
- definition a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed
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cholesterin in CommonParlance
- definition an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
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cholesterol in CommonParlance
- definition an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
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cholesterosis cutis in CommonParlance
- definition widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism
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cholic acid in CommonParlance
- definition an insoluble crystalline acid present in bile
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choline in CommonParlance
- definition a B-complex vitamin that is a constituent of lecithin; essential in the metabolism of fat
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cholinergic in CommonParlance
- definition releasing or activated by acetylcholine or a related compound
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cholinesterase in CommonParlance
- definition an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid)
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cholla in CommonParlance
- definition arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico
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chomp in CommonParlance
- definition the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
- definition chew noisily or vigorously
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chomping in CommonParlance
- definition the act of chewing noisily
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chon in CommonParlance
- definition 100 chon equal 1 won in South Korea
- definition 100 chon equal 1 won in North Korea
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chondrichthian in CommonParlance
- definition fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified
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chondrify in CommonParlance
- definition turn into cartilage
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chondrin in CommonParlance
- definition a substance that resembles gelatin and is obtained by boiling cartilage in water
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chondriosome in CommonParlance
- definition an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy
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chondrite in CommonParlance
- definition a rock of meteoric origin containing chondrules
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chondritic in CommonParlance
- definition having a granular structure like that of chondrites
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chondrodystrophy in CommonParlance
- definition an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
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chondroma in CommonParlance
- definition a common benign tumor of cartilage cells
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chondrosarcoma in CommonParlance
- definition a malignant neoplasm of cartilage cells
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chondrule in CommonParlance
- definition small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks