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Definition: DISSECTING |
DISSECTINGAdjective1. Used for or in dissecting; as, a dissecting knife; a dissecting microscope. 2. Of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection; as, a dissecting wound. 3. Dividing or separating the parts of an animal or vegetable body; as, a dissecting aneurism, one which makes its way between or within the coats of an artery. Personal pronoun & verb & noun1. Of Dissect |
Date "DISSECTING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1759. (references) |
Crosswords: DISSECTING |
| English words defined with "DISSECTING": Encephalotomy ♦ Neurotome ♦ Rachitome. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "DISSECTING": Aneurysm, Dissecting ♦ Ganglionic Blockers, greenough, Greenough binocular microscope. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "DISSECTING": Dissect. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | [Two men dissecting rats nailed to shingles, San Francisco, Calif.]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Woman student dissecting the leg of a cadaver. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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Health | Diagnostic ultrasound revealed a dissecting aneurysm measuring 78 mm at the aortic root. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "DISSECTING" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 57.58% of the time. "DISSECTING" is used about 66 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 57.58% | 38 | 55,818 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 37.88% | 25 | 69,787 |
| Noun (singular) | 4.55% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 66 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "DISSECTING": dissecting-room. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| 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 | Expression | Frequency per Day |
dissecting frog | 32 | dissecting worm | 3 |
dissecting microscope | 19 | cellulitis dissecting | 3 |
dissecting | 11 | dissecting rat | 3 |
dissecting aortic aneurism | 8 | dissecting owl pellets | 2 |
dissecting kit | 8 | dissecting insect | 2 |
dissecting aneurism | 6 | dissecting scissors | 2 |
dissecting scope | 5 | dissecting tool | 2 |
dissecting pig | 4 | aorta dissecting | 2 |
dissecting fetal pig | 4 | cow dissecting eye | 2 |
aneurism dissecting thoracic | 3 | dissecting earthworm | 2 |
dissecting set | 3 | dissecting instrument | 2 |
animal dissecting | 3 | ||
dissecting instrument | 2 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "DISSECTING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | حجرة الفحص (dissecting-room). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | дисекционна зала (dissecting-room). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 解剖 (Anatomic, Anatomical, Dissect, Dissected, Dissection). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | prosektura (dissecting-room), pitevna (dissecting-room). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | dissekering, dissekerende, dissecting. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | dissecans. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | biopsianeula (dissecting needle, microscopic needle), anatomiasali (dissecting-room). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | dissecting, disséquant. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Dissecting, dissecans, zerlegend (decomposing, disassembling, disjointing, hashing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | έλεγχος ποιότητας (quality control, quality management, rating test), ανατομική ανάλυση, ανατομία υφάσματος, διαχωριστικός, διατέμνων (secant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szétdarabolás (dissection, spalling), preparálás (dissection), felboncolás (dissection), boncolás (anatomy, autopsy, dissection, necrotomy, post mortem). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | dissecting, dissecante. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | issectingday dissecante (desiccant), decomposição do tecido, análise do tecido. (various references) секционный зал (dissecting-room). (various references) prostorija za seciranje (dissecting-room). (various references) dissecting, disecante. (various references) anatomisal (dissecting-room). (various references) анатомка (dissecting-room). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"DISSECTING" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: disecting. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "DISSECTING" (pronounced dīse"kting) |
| 6 | -s e" k t i ng | intersecting. |
| 5 | -e" k t i ng | affecting, collecting, connecting, correcting, defecting, deflecting, detecting, directing, disconnecting, disrespecting, effecting, electing, erecting, expecting, infecting, injecting, inspecting, neglecting, objecting, perfecting, projecting, prospecting, protecting, recollecting, reconnecting, redirecting, reelecting, reflecting, rejecting, respecting, resurrecting, selecting, subjecting, suspecting, unsuspecting. |
| 4 | -k t i ng | abducting, acting, addicting, afflicting, attracting, concocting, conducting, conflicting, constricting, constructing, contacting, contracting, contradicting, convicting, counteracting, deducting, depicting, destructing, detracting, distracting, districting, enacting, evicting, exacting, extracting, impacting, inflicting, instructing, interacting, interdicting, obstructing, overreacting, predicting, reacting, reconstructing, redacting, redistricting, restricting, retracting, subcontracting, subtracting, superconducting. |
| 3 | -t i ng | abating, abbreviating, abdicating, abetting, aborting, abrogating, abutting, accelerating, accenting, accentuating, accepting, accommodating, accosting, accounting, accrediting, accumulating, acquitting, activating, adapting, adjudicating, adjusting, administrating, admitting, adopting, advocating, affiliating, aggravating, agitating, airlifting, alerting, alienating, alleviating, allocating, allotting, alternating, amounting, annotating, anticipating, appointing, appreciating, appropriating, approximating, arbitrating, arresting, articulating, assassinating, assaulting, asserting, assimilating, assisting, associating, attempting, attesting, attributing, auditing, augmenting, authenticating, automating, averting, awaiting, babysitting, backbiting, baiting, balloting, bankrupting, batting, beating, befitting, begetting, belting, benefiting, benefitting, berating, besetting, besting, betting, biting, bitting, blacklisting, blanketing, blasting, bloating, bloodletting, blunting, boasting, boating, bolting, boosting, booting, boycotting, breasting, broadcasting, budgeting, bullfighting, bunting, bursting, busting, butting, calculating, captivating, carpeting, carting, castigating, casting, castrating, catapulting, cavorting, celebrating, cementing, chanting, charting, chatting, cheating, chlorinating, circulating, circumventing, citing, clotting, coagulating, coasting, coating, coexisting, cohabiting, collaborating, combating, combatting, comforting, commemorating, commenting, committing, communicating, commuting, compensating, competing, complementing, completing, complicating, complimenting, composting, computing, concentrating, confiscating, confronting, congratulating, consenting, consisting, consolidating, consorting, constituting, consulting, consummating, contaminating, contemplating, contesting, contrasting, contributing, converting, cooperating, coordinating, copycatting, correlating, corroborating, corrupting, costing, Counterfeiting, counting, courting, crafting, crating, creating, crediting, cresting, culminating, cultivating, cutting, darting, dating, daunting, debating, debilitating, decaffeinating, decanting, decelerating, decimating, decorating, dedicating, defaulting, defeating, deflating, defrosting, degenerating, delegating, deleting, deliberating, delighting, delineating, delisting, demonstrating, denigrating, denting, departing, depleting, deporting, depositing, deprecating, depreciating, deregulating, deserting, designating, deteriorating, detonating, devastating, devoting, dictating, dieting, differentiating, digesting, diluting, disappointing, disconcerting, discounting, discrediting, discriminating, disgusting, disintegrating, disorienting, dispiriting, disputing, disquieting, disrupting, disseminating, dissenting, dissipating, distorting, distributing, diverting, divesting, documenting, domesticating, dominating, donating, doting, dotting, doubting, drafting, drifting, duplicating, dusting, eating, editing, educating, elaborating, elating, electroplating, elevating, eliciting, eliminating, emanating, emigrating, emitting, emulating, encapsulating, enchanting, encrusting, enlisting, entrusting, enunciating, equating, equivocating, eradicating, erupting, escalating, escorting, estimating, evacuating, evaluating, evaporating, everlasting, exacerbating, exaggerating, exalting, exasperating, excavating, excepting, exciting, excoriating, excruciating, executing, exempting, exerting, exhausting, exhibiting, exhilarating, exhorting, existing, exiting, exonerating, expediting, experimenting, exploiting, exporting, extenuating, exterminating, extorting, extraditing, extrapolating, fabricating, facilitating, fainting, fascinating, fasting, faulting, feasting, fermenting, ferreting, Fetting, fidgeting, fighting, fingerprinting, firefighting, fitting, flaunting, fleeting, flirting, flitting, floating, flouting, fluctuating, fomenting, footing, footnoting, forecasting, forfeiting, forgetting, formulating, fragmenting, fretting, fronting, frosting, fruiting, frustrating, generating, getting, gifting, glinting, gloating, graduating, grafting, granting, grating, gravitating, greeting, gritting, grouting, grunting, gunfighting, gusting, gutting, gyrating, hallucinating, halting, handwriting, harvesting, Hasting, hating, haunting, heating, hesitating, highlighting, hinting, hitting, hoisting, homeporting, hosting, humiliating, hunting, hurting, hydrogenating, igniting, illuminating, illustrating, imitating, imparting, impersonating, implanting, implementing, implicating, importing, imprinting, inaugurating, incapacitating, incarcerating, incinerating, inciting, incorporating, incriminating, incubating, indicating, indicting, infatuating, infighting, infiltrating, inflating, infuriating, ingesting, ingratiating, inhabiting, inheriting, inhibiting, initiating, innovating, inserting, insinuating, insisting, instigating, instituting, insulating, insulting, integrating, intercepting, interesting, interpreting, interrogating, interrupting, intimidating, intoxicating, inundating, invalidating, inventing, investigating, investing, invigorating, inviting, irritating, isolating, jetting, jolting, jousting, jutting, kiting, knitting, lactating, lambasting, lamenting, laminating, lasting, legislating, letting, levitating, liberating, lifting, lighting, limiting, liquidating, listing, litigating, locating, looting, lubricating, lusting, malting, mandating, manifesting, manipulating, marketing, marting, masturbating, mating, matting, mediating, meditating, meeting, melting, migrating, minting, misappropriating, misinterpreting, misrepresenting, misstating, mistreating, mitigating, moderating, molesting, molting, moonlighting, motivating, mounting, mutating, mutilating, muting, nauseating, navigating, necessitating, negating, negotiating, nesting, netting, nitrating, nominating, nonbiting, nonoperating, nonsporting, nonvoting, noting, Nutting, obliterating, obviating, officiating, offsetting, omitting, operating, opting, orbiting, orchestrating, originating, oscillating, ousting, Outfitting, outing, outwitting, overeating, overestimating, overheating, overshooting, overstating, painting, panting, parachuting, parenting, participating, parting, pasting, patenting, patting, penetrating, percolating, permeating, permitting, perpetrating, perpetuating, persecuting, persisting, perverting, petting, picketing, piloting, pinpointing, pirating, pitting, placating, planting, plating, plotting, plummeting, pocketing, pointing, polluting, pontificating, populating, porting, posting, pouting, precipitating, predominating, preempting, preexisting, presenting, preventing, printing, procrastinating, profiting, prognosticating, prohibiting, proliferating, promoting, prompting, promulgating, propagating, prosecuting, protesting, pulsating, purporting, putting, quieting, quilting, quitting, quoting, radiating, rafting, ranting, ratcheting, rating, reactivating, readjusting, reallocating, reasserting, rebutting, recalculating, recanting, recasting, reciprocating, reciting, reconstituting, recounting, recreating, recruiting, recuperating, redecorating, redistributing, reevaluating, refitting, refuting, regenerating, regretting, regulating, rehabilitating, reigniting, reincorporating, reinstating, reinstituting, reinterpreting, reinventing, reinvesting, reinvigorating, reiterating, rejuvenating, relating, relegating, relenting, relocating, remarketing, renegotiating, renovating, renting, repainting, repatriating, repeating, replanting, replicating, reporting, representing, reprinting, repudiating, requesting, rerouting, resenting, resisting, resonating, resorting, restarting, restating, resting, resubmitting, resulting, resuscitating, retaliating, retesting, retreating, retrofitting, reuniting, reverberating, reverting, revisiting, revolting, rewriting, rioting, riveting, roasting, rocketing, rooting, rotating, rotting, rusting, salivating, salting, saluting, saturating, scapegoating, scouting, sculpting, seating, sedating, segregating, separating, setting, shafting, sheeting, shifting, shooting, shoplifting, shorting, shouting, shunting, shutting, sifting, sighting, simulating, siting, sitting, skating, skirting, skyrocketing, skywriting, slanting, slighting, slitting, slotting, smarting, smelting, snorting, soliciting, somersaulting, songwriting, sorting, speculating, spitting, splitting, sporting, spotlighting, spotting, spouting, sprinting, sprouting, spurting, squatting, squinting, squirting, stagnating, starting, stating, stimulating, stipulating, strutting, submitting, subordinating, substituting, subverting, suffocating, suggesting, supplanting, supplementing, supporting, surmounting, sweating, Sweeting, syndicating, tabulating, tainting, targeting, tasting, taunting, telecommuting, telemarketing, tempting, tenting, terminating, testing, thermosetting, thrusting, thwarting, ticketing, tilting, titillating, toasting, tolerating, tormenting, toting, touting, translating, transmitting, transplanting, transporting, treating, trotting, trumpeting, trusting, twisting, typecasting, typesetting, Typewriting, undercutting, underestimating, underreporting, understating, underwriting, undulating, unexciting, uninteresting, uninviting, uniting, unrelenting, unremitting, unseating, unstinting, unwitting, updating, uplifting, uprooting, upsetting, urinating, vacating, vacillating, validating, vaulting, ventilating, venting, vesting, vetting, vibrating, violating, visiting, vomiting, voting, wafting, waiting, wanting, wasting, weighting, weightlifting, wetting, whiting, wildcatting, wilting, witting, wresting, writing, yachting. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-e-g-i-i-n-s-s-t" | |
-1 letter: desisting. | |
-2 letters: dingiest, gneissic, insisted, tidiness. | |
-3 letters: cessing, deicing, deistic, designs, diciest, dieting, digests, dingies, discing, dissect, dissent, dissing, editing, iciness, identic, ignited, ignites, incests, incised, incises, incited, incites, indices, indicts, indites, ingests, insects, insides, nidgets, seising, sidings, signets, snidest, tidings, tineids. | |
-4 letters: ceding, citied, cities, citing, deigns, deists, design, desist, dicing, dieing, diesis. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-e-g-i-i-n-s-s-t" | |
+3 letters: disrespecting. | |
+4 letters: serodiagnostic. | |
| 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)44 49 53 53 45 43 54 49 4E 47 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. .. ... ... . -.-. - .. -. --. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01001001 01010011 01010011 01000101 01000011 01010100 01001001 01001110 01000111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D I S S E C T I N G |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0049 0053 0053 0045 0043 0054 0049 004E 0047 |
| 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)38435353393754434841 |
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