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carcinogen Pronunciation: \kär- ˈ si-nə-jən, Function: noun Date: 1853

carcinogen Pronunciation: kär- ˈ si-nə-jən, Function: noun Date: 1853 :  a substance or agent causing cancer. carousel Variant(s): car·rou·sel ˌ ker-ə- ˈ sel, Function: noun Etymology: French carrousel, from Italian carosello Date: 1650

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carcinogen Pronunciation: \kär- ˈ si-nə-jən, Function: noun Date: 1853

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  1. carcinogen Pronunciation: \kär-ˈsi-nə-jən, Function: noun Date: 1853 : a substance or agent causing cancer

  2. carousel • Variant(s): car·rou·sel\ˌker-ə-ˈsel, • Function: noun • Etymology: French carrousel, from Italian caroselloDate: 1650 • 1: a tournament or exhibition in which horsemen execute evolutions2 a:merry-go-round b: a circular conveyor <the luggage carousel at the airport> c: a revolving case or tray used for storage or display

  3. zenith • Pronunciation: \ˈzē-nəth, • Function: noun • Etymology: Middle English cenyth, senyth, from Middle French cenit, from Medieval Latin, from Old Spanish zenit, modification of Arabic samt (al-ra's) way (over one's head) • Date: 14th century • 1 : the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer — see azimuth illustration 2 : the highest point reached in the heavens by a celestial body

  4. hemorrhage • Pronunciation: \ˈhem-rij, ˈhe-mə-\ • Function: noun • Etymology: Latin haemorrhagia, from Greek haimorrhagia, from haimo- hem- + -rrhagia • Date: 1671 • 1 : a copious discharge of blood from the blood vessels 2 : a rapid and uncontrollable loss or outflow <a financial hemorrhage> • — hem·or·rhag·ic \ˌhe-mə-ˈra-jik\ adjective

  5. quorum • Pronunciation: \ˈkwȯr-əm\ • Function: noun • Etymology: Middle English, quorum of justices of the peace, from Latin, of whom, genitive plural of qui who; from the wording of the commission formerly issued to justices of the peace • Date: 1602 • 1 : a select group 2 : the number (as a majority) of officers or members of a body that when duly assembled is legally competent to transact business 3 : a Mormon body comprising those in the same grade of priesthood

  6. refurbish • Pronunciation: \ri-ˈfər-bish\ • Function: transitive verb • Date: 1611 • : to brighten or freshen up :renovate • — re·fur·bish·er noun • — re·fur·bish·ment \-bish-mənt\ noun

  7. ruminant • Pronunciation: \ˈrü-mə-nənt\ • Function: nounDate: 1661 • : a ruminant mammal noun:   any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments adjective:   related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud (Example: "Ruminant mammals")

  8. septum • Pronunciation: \ˈsep-təm\ • Function: noun • Inflected Form(s): pluralsep·ta\-tə\ • Etymology: New Latin, from Latin saeptum enclosure, fence, wall, from saepire to fence in, from saepes fence, hedge Date: 1698 • : a dividing wall or membrane especially between bodily spaces or masses of soft tissue — compare dissepiment

  9. flout • Pronunciation: \ˈflau̇t\ • Function: verb • Etymology: probably from Middle English flouten to play the flute, from floute flute Date: 1551 to treat with contemptuous disregard :scorn<flouting the rules> : to indulge in scornful behavior synonyms see scoff usage see flaunt

  10. writhe Pronunciation: \ˈrīth\ • Function: verb • Inflected Form(s): writhed; writh·ing • Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wrīthan; akin to Old Norse rītha to twist • Date: before 12th century  to twist into coils or folds b: to twist so as to distort :wrench c: to twist (the body or a bodily part) in pain

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