Dichlorodifluoromethane (dʌɪˌklɔ rə(ʊ)dʌɪˌflʊərə(ʊ)ˈmi θeɪn)

Meaning of dichlorodifluoromethane in English:

dichlorodifluoromethane

NOUN

Chemistry

An easily liquefied, unreactive gas used (especially formerly) as a refrigerant and aerosol propellant.
Formula: CCl₂F₂.

Origin
1930s.

Pronunciation
dichlorodifluoromethane
/dʌɪˌklɔ rə(ʊ)dʌɪˌflʊərə(ʊ)ˈmi θeɪn/ /dʌɪˌklɔ rə(ʊ)dʌɪˌflɔ rə(ʊ)ˈmi θeɪn/

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Dichlorodifluoromethane (dʌɪˌklɔ rə(ʊ)dʌɪˌflʊərə(ʊ)ˈmi θeɪn)

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Floccinaucinihilipilification (ˌflɒksɪˌnɔ sɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n)

Meaning of floccinaucinihilipilification in English:

floccinaucinihilipilification

NOUN

mass noun
rare
The action or habit of estimating something as worthless.

Usage
Floccinaucinihilipilification is one of a number of very long words that occur very rarely in genuine use. For more details see antidisestablishmentarianism

Origin
Mid 18th century from Latin flocci, nauci, nihili, pili (words meaning ‘at little value’) + -fication. The Latin elements were listed in a well-known rule of the Eton Latin Grammar.

Pronunciation /ˌflɒksɪˌnɔ sɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

‘Humans are quick to partake in the floccinaucinihilipilification process, it has happened before and it will happen repeatedly until evolution explicates perfect men.’

Floccinaucinihilipilification (ˌflɒksɪˌnɔ sɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n)

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (ˌsu pəkalɪfradʒɪlɪstɪkˌɛkspɪalɪˈdəʊʃəs)

Meaning of supercalifragilisticexpialidocious in English:

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

ADJECTIVE

(also supercalifragilistic)
informal
Extraordinarily good; wonderful.

Origin
1930s apparently a fanciful formation based on super, popularized by the 1964 film Mary Poppins.

Pronunciation /ˌsu pəkalɪfradʒɪlɪstɪkˌɛkspɪalɪˈdəʊʃəs/

‘the only word to characterize Kepler's discoveries was ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’’
‘a supercalifragilistic day of fun’
‘Isn't it absolutely supercalifragilisticexpialidocious that Alan Shearer got a step closer to a trophy with Newcastle this weekend?’
‘Case in point: The supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Planetree Alliance.’
‘Although it misses the mark on a couple of occasions, I'm sure the families who are sure to flock to it in their thousands will find it to be just supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.’
‘Here's New Yorker cartoonist Matthew Diffee with one of his inexplicably rejected cartoons, from last week's supercalifragilistic Rejection Show (which Diffee co-founded, along with cheerfully deadpan host Jon Friedman).’

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (ˌsu pəkalɪfradʒɪlɪstɪkˌɛkspɪalɪˈdəʊʃəs)

Chrysanthemum (kriˈsanTHəməm/krɪˈsænθəməm)

Definition of chrysanthemum in English:
Chrysanthemum (kriˈsanTHəməm/krɪˈsænθəməm)

NOUNplural noun chrysanthemums

A plant of the daisy family with brightly colored ornamental flowers, existing in many cultivated varieties.
Genera Chrysanthemum or (most cultivated species) Dendranthema, family Compositae

Origin
Mid 16th century (originally denoting the corn marigold): from Latin, from Greek khrusanthemon, from khrusos ‘gold’ + anthemon ‘flower’.

Pronunciation
chrysanthemum
/kriˈsanTHəməm/ /krɪˈsænθəməm/

‘I went upstairs on the roof and sat among the potted plants, among the violets and chrysanthemums and marigolds and daisies.’
‘Vegetable harvest coincides with bright autumn foliage, chrysanthemums, asters and sedum.’
‘Those inspired by the Far East included stylized water lilies, chrysanthemums, peonies, prunus blossoms, wisteria, and wild roses, as well as birds and insects.’
‘Many flowers are edible, the most common culinary varieties being calendula, chrysanthemum, daylily, nasturtium, pansy, violet and zucchini.’
‘The main crops produced were roses, mimosas, carnations and chrysanthemums, as ornamental non-edible plants, and tomato, lettuce and basil, as edible ones.’
‘If you have a history of allergy to daisies, ragweed, marigolds, chrysanthemums, or related plants, you may be more at risk of having an allergic reaction to echinacea.’
‘Planted along with traditional peonies, irises and chrysanthemums, are lupines, veronicas and Canterbury bells, a contemporary feature rarely seen in Japanese gardens.’
‘You no doubt have heard of cloth houses being used to grow many plants commercially, in particular chrysanthemums, asters, snapdragons, and occasionally roses.’

Chrysanthemum (kriˈsanTHəməm/krɪˈsænθəməm)

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Urban-District-Council (ˈərbən-ˈdɪstrɪkt-ˈkaʊnsəl)

Definition of urban district council in English:
Urban-District-Council (ˈərbən-ˈdɪstrɪkt-ˈkaʊnsəl)

NOUN

historical
The local council of an Urban District; abbreviated U.D.C.

Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Leeds Mercury.

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Urban-District-Council (ˈərbən-ˈdɪstrɪkt-ˈkaʊnsəl)

Chronologically (krɒnəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)li)

Meaning of chronologically in English:

chronologically

ADVERB

In a way that follows the order in which events or records occurred.

Pronunciation /krɒnəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)li/

‘the narrative moves chronologically’
‘The second disc contains the next four episodes released chronologically in the fall of 1951.’
‘The best way is to start chronologically, from the very beginning.’
‘I have selected six paintings ranging chronologically from 1963 to 1995, the year of the artist's death.’
‘The entries are arranged chronologically, with no art-historical or social-historical context to bind the works or warrant such an organization.’
‘The dates sweep chronologically from the mid-19th century to the present.’
‘The chronologically arranged survey began with his small Cubist-inspired paintings of the 1950s.’
‘These can only be more precisely dated through stylistic comparison with more chronologically secure Egyptian works.’
‘He meanders roughly chronologically through his life but permits himself to digress when an incident or thought spurs a tangential memory.’
‘Composing a personal essay does not mean achieving perfect recall and transcribing it chronologically onto the page.’
‘I watch all his films chronologically every year.’

Chronologically (krɒnəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)li)

Ankylosaur (ˈæŋkɪləˌsɔr)

Definition of ankylosaur in English:

ankylosaur

NOUN

(also ankylosaurus)
A heavily built quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur primarily of the Cretaceous period, armored with bony plates.

Origin
Early 20th century from modern Latin Ankylosaurus, from Greek ankulos (see ankylosis) + sauros ‘lizard’.

Pronunciation
ankylosaur
/ˈaNGkiləˌsôr/ /ˈæŋkɪləˌsɔr/

‘Skeletons range from twelve-foot remains of the armored dinosaurs known as ankylosaurs, with almost every piece of bony plate intact, to two-inch skeletons of early mammals, complete down to their fragile, microscopic ear bones.’
‘These were the fragmentary remains of an armored dinosaur, an ankylosaur.’
‘Birds did not evolve from massive sauropods or antediluvian, tanklike ankylosaurs or even from the large tyrannosaurs.’
‘Living at the same time as Utahraptor was a dinosaur that belonged to the tanklike armadillo shaped ankylosaurs called Gastonia.’
‘Most recently, a new ankylosaur was named on the basis of an incomplete mandible and fragmentary cranial material, but the ankylosaurian affinities and validity of this taxon are doubtful.’
‘These early ankylosaur or glyptodont analogues often had widely-flared skulls, ornamented with irregular blobs of bone, looking like half-melted wax.’

Ankylosaur (ˈæŋkɪləˌsɔr)