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Definitions: VOMICA |
VOMICANoun1. An abscess in any other parenchymatous organ. 2. An abscess cavity in the lungs. |
Etymology: Vomica \Vom"i*ca\, noun. [Latin expression, from vomere to throw up, vomit.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Medicine | The profuse and sudden expectoration of pus and putrescent matter. An abnormal cavity in an organ especially in the lung, caused by suppuration and the breaking down of tissue. Source: European Union. (references) |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Bane | Albany hemp, arsenious oxide, arsenious acid; bichloride of mercury; carbonic acid, carbonic gas; choke damp, corrosive sublimate, fire damp; hydrocyanic acid, cyanide, Prussic acid, hydrogen cyanide; marsh gas, nux vomica, ratsbane. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: VOMICA |
| English words defined with "VOMICA": brucine ♦ Igasuric, Igasurine ♦ nux vomica ♦ Poison nut ♦ Quaker buttons ♦ Saint Ignatius's bean, strychnine, Strychnos ♦ Tetanic ♦ Vomic nut, Vomit nut. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "VOMICA": Igasurine ♦ Vomicine. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "VOMICA" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (boil /plague, curse, sore, ulcer). |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Aboard the "Nux Vomica," alias Anchor Line steamer Utopia, from London for New York / [by] C.G.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "VOMICA" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "VOMICA" is used about 12 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 |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 12 | 101,599 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "VOMICA": nux vomica. Additional references. | |
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| 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 |
nux vomica | 56 |
vomica | 2 |
nux strychnos vomica | 2 |
de energia nux vomica | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "VOMICA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | braeknoed (nux vomica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | kraanoog (nux vomica), braaknoot (nux vomica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | vomique. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Brechnuss (nux vomica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κάρυο (nut, nux vomica), εμετικό κάρυο (nux vomica), εμετικό (emetic, nux vomica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | א'וז "קיא (nux vomica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | noce vomica (nux vomica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | musk-chro (nux vomica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | omicavay noz-vómica (nux vomica). (various references) nuez vómica (nux vomica). (various references) เมล็"พืชมีพิษ (nux vomica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "VOMICA": vomicae. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "VOMICA" (pronounced 'Vom"i*ca'): Amphibiotica, Anasarca, Arctisca, Areca, Arnica, Arthrostraca, Asarabacca, Attacca, Baraca, Barranca, Bibliotheca, Bocca, Chachalaca, Chica, Cloaca, Coca, Cuca, Dactylotheca, Dertrotheca, Endoplastica, Endotheca, Entomostraca, Epitheca, Erica, Eruca, Exotheca, Felucca, Fistuca, Formica, Glyptotheca, Gnathotheca, Gonotheca, harmonica, hepatica, Hierotheca, Hippobosca, Hydrotheca, Hypotheca, Inca, japonica, Jararaca, Lactuca, Lectica, Leptostraca, lorica, majolica, malacca, Malacostraca, Manca, Mattowacca. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-m-o-v" | |
-2 letters: ciao, coma, mica. | |
-3 letters: aim, ami, avo, cam, mac, moa, moc, oca, ova, vac, via, vim. | |
-4 letters: ai, am, ma, mi, mo, om. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-m-o-v" | |
+1 letter: vomicae. | |
+2 letters: vocalism. | |
+3 letters: combative, microwave, overclaim, vocalisms, volcanism. | |
+4 letters: microwaved, microwaves, overclaims, volcanisms. | |
+5 letters: combatively, combinative, commutative, comparative, microvillar, microwaving, ovariectomy, overclaimed, uncombative, vasectomies, vasectomize. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)56 4F 4D 49 43 41 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)...- --- -- .. -.-. .- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01001111 01001101 01001001 01000011 01000001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V O M I C A |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 004F 004D 0049 0043 0041 |
| 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)564947433735 |
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