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Definition: ALKERMES |
ALKERMESNoun1. A compound cordial, in the form of a confection, deriving its name from the kermes insect, its principal ingredient. |
Etymology: Alkermes \Al*ker"mes\, noun. [from Arabic expression al-qirmiz kermes. See Kermes.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Title |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Country | Name |
| USA | Alkermes Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
alkermes | 40 |
alkermes inc | 7 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Words rhyming with "ALKERMES" (pronounced 'Al*ker"mes'): Anseriformes, Comes, Fomes, Hermes, Pelecaniformes, Perciformes, Piciformes, Scombriformes, Termes, Turdiformes, Vermes. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-k-l-m-r-s" | |
-1 letter: leakers, remakes. | |
-2 letters: ameers, kermes, lakers, larees, leaker, leaser, makers, masker, measle, merles, rakees, ramees, reales, realms, remake, resale, reseal, sealer, seamer, slaker. | |
-3 letters: akees, almes, ameer, arles, asker, earls, easel, erase, eskar, esker, kales, kames, keels, laker, lakes, lamer, lames, laree, lares, larks, laser, leaks, lears, lease, leeks, leers, maker, makes, males. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-k-l-m-r-s" | |
+1 letter: mackerels, telemarks, yarmelkes. | |
+2 letters: steelmaker. | |
+3 letters: platemakers, steelmakers. | |
+4 letters: alkalimeters, boilermakers, lukewarmness, marketplaces, marlinespike, metalworkers. | |
+5 letters: alkalimetries, kapellmeister, marlinespikes, telemarketers, troublemakers. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 4C 4B 45 52 4D 45 53 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- .-.. -.- . .-. -- . ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01001100 01001011 01000101 01010010 01001101 01000101 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A L K E R M E S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 004C 004B 0045 0052 004D 0045 0053 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3546453952473953 |
| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Commercial 3. Names: Company Usage 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Rhymes 6. Anagrams 7. Orthography 8. Bibliography |
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