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Definition: Necrotic |
NecroticAdjective1. Relating to or affected by necrosis; "necrotic tissue". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Crosswords: Necrotic |
| English words defined with "necrotic": caseate, caseous ♦ gangrene ♦ slough, sphacelus. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "necrotic": anthracnose ♦ contagious pustular stomatitis, Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis ♦ Diarrhea Virus, Bovine Viral ♦ Foot Ulcer, Fowlpox, Fusobacterium necrophorum ♦ Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative ♦ infectious necrotic hepatitis ♦ Kata ♦ Mouth Ulcer ♦ necrotic hepatitis ♦ oxidant stipple ♦ pest of sheep and goats, pest of small ruminants, peste des petits ruminants, Pityriasis Lichenoides, plague of small ruminants, pneumoenteritis complex, pseudorinderpest of small ruminants ♦ small stock plague, stomatitis-pneumoenteritis syndrome/complex ♦ Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate ♦ ulcus. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Necrotic cells swell and break open, leaking their contents into the surrounding area and provoking an inflammatory response. (references) | |
While anoxic and necrotic brain cells are doing damage to still viable brain tissue the immune system of the body is injuring the brain through an inflammatory reaction mediated by the vascular system. (references) | ||
Due to exposure to excessive amounts of glutamate, nitric oxide, free radicals, and excitatory amino acids released into the intercellular space by necrotic cells, nearby cells have a more difficult time surviving. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Necrotic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Necrotic" is used about 30 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 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 30 | 63,341 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "necrotic": infectious necrotic hepatitis ♦ necrotic hepatitis ♦ red clover necrotic mosaic virus. Additional references. | |
| 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 |
necrotic | 15 |
necrotic ring spot | 14 |
necrotic obsession | 9 |
necrotic tissue | 8 |
arachnidism necrotic | 5 |
chaos necrotic | 4 |
necrotic wound | 4 |
enteritis necrotic | 3 |
necrotic tooth | 2 |
necrotic pancreatitis | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "necrotic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Czech | nekrotický. (various references) | |
Danish | nekrotisk. (various references) | |
Dutch | necrotisch. (various references) | |
Finnish | tarttuva kuolioinen maksatulehdus (black disease, black disease of sheep, Clostridium novyi or Clostridium oedematiens infection, infectious necrotic hepatitis, necrotic hepatitis). (various references) | |
French | nécrotique, nécrosé. (various references) | |
German | nekrotisch. (various references) | |
Greek | νεκρωτικόσ. (various references) | |
Hebrew | מקי. (various references) | |
Hungarian | üszkös (cankered, festering, gangrenous, mortified, smutty). (various references) | |
Italian | necrotico. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ecroticnay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | hepatite necrótica infecciosa dos ovinos (black disease, black disease of sheep, bradsot, braxy, Clostridium novyi or Clostridium oedematiens infection, Clostridium septicum enterotoxaemia, infectious necrotic hepatitis, necrotic hepatitis), doença negra dos ovinos (black disease, black disease of sheep, Clostridium novyi or Clostridium oedematiens infection, infectious necrotic hepatitis, necrotic hepatitis), difteria necrótica (necrotic diphtheria), angina necrótica (necrotic angina). (various references) | |
Spanish | peste negra de los ovinos (black disease, black disease of sheep, Clostridium novyi or Clostridium oedematiens infection, infectious necrotic hepatitis, necrotic hepatitis), difteria hemorrágica necrotizante (necrotic diphtheria), angina necrótica (necrotic angina). (various references) | |
Turkish | çürüyerek ölen. (various references) | |
Ukranian | некротичний. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Necrotic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: nearotic, neocortices, neorotic, neronic, nerotic, norcotic, nostratic, unerotic. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "necrotic" (pronounced 'Ne*crot"ic'): Abdominothoracic, Abietic, Abietinic, Abiogenetic, Ablastemic, Abrahamic, Acerbic, Aceric, Acetonic, Achromatic, Achronic, Acidic, Acidific, Aclinic, Acologic, Acopic, Acroatic, Acrobatic, Acrocephalic, Acromonogrammatic, Acrotic, Acrylic, Actinic, Actinolitic, Actinophonic, Adelocodonic, Adenographic, Adenotomic, Adiabatic, Adiactinic, Adipic, Adipolytic, Adonic, Adriatic, Adynamic, AEolotropic, Aerobiotic, Aerodynamic, Aerolitic, AEsthesodic, Agamic, Agamogenetic, Agenesic, Agnatic, Agonic, Agonothetic, Agraphic, Agrypnotic, Albinotic, Alcaic, Alcoranic, Alcyonic, Aldermanic, Aleuronic, Alexipyretic, Algific, Aliphatic, Alkoranic, Allantoic, Allochroic, Allopathic, Allotrophic, Alloxanic, Aluminic, Amacratic, Amasthenic, Amaurotic, Amblotic, Amblyopic, Ambreic, Amharic, Amic, Amitotic, Amniotic, Amorphozoic, Amphibolic, Amphichroic, Amphictyonic, Amphigonic, Amphigoric, Amphoric, Amphoteric, Amuletic, Amygdalic, Amylic, Amylogenic, Anabatic, Anabolic, Anacrotic, Anaemic, Anaerobiotic, Anaglyptographic, Anallagmatic, Anallantoic, Analogic, Anamniotic, Anaphroditic, Anaplerotic, Anapnoic, Anaptotic, Anastatic, Anastigmatic, Anastomotic, Anchylotic, Anemographic, Anemonic, Anetic, Anharmonic, Anilic, Anisic, Anisomeric, Anisosthenic, Anoetic, Antarthritic, Antasthmatic, Antemetic, Antemosaic, Anthozoic, Anthracic, Anthracitic, Anthropogenic, Anthropomorphitic, Anthypnotic, Anthysteric, Antiasthmatic, Antibubonic, Anticausodic, Anticausotic, Anticivic, Antidiphtheritic, Antidysenteric, Antiemetic, Antihemorrhagic, Antihydrophobic, Antihydropic, Antihypnotic, Antihysteric, Antiicteric, Antilithic, Antimephitic, Antimonic, Antinephritic, Antiparalytic, Antipathic, Antiperiodic, Antiperistatic, Antiphonic, Antiphthisic, Antipsoric, Antipyic, Antipyretic, Antipyrotic, Antirachitic, Antispasmodic, Antistrophic, Antistrumatic, Antisyphilitic, Antizymic, Antizymotic, Aphanitic, Apheliotropic, Aphetic, Aphroditic, Aplanatic, Apneumatic, Apochromatic, Apogaic, Apogamic, Apogeotropic, Aponeurotic, Apophlegmatic, Aposematic, Apositic, Apostatic, Apostrophic, Apotelesmatic, Aptotic, Apyretic, Aramaic, Archaeolithic, Archaeozoic, Archaic, Archangelic, Archchemic, Archenteric, Archipelagic, Arenilitic, Areopagitic, Argolic, Argonautic, Aristophanic, Aristotelic, Arthrodynic, Arthrozoic, Asiatic, Astatic, Asthenic, Astigmatic, Astronomic, Asyndetic, Atavic, Ataxic, Athletic, Atrophic, Augitic, Auletic, Autohypnotic, Autokinetic, Autonomic, Autopathic, Autopneumatic, Autostylic, Autotoxic, Autotrophic, Auxetic, Azoic, Azoleic, Azonic, Azotic, Azymic, Balearic, Barbaic, Bardic, Barytic, Basaltic, Bathetic, Bathygraphic, Benefic, Benthamic, Benzoic, Bibliopegic, Biogenetic, Biolytic, Biomagnetic, Biotic, Blastematic, Boletic, Boracic, Boustorphic, boustrophedonic, Bregmatic, Bronchitic, Bubonic, Butyric, Cabiric, Cacodylic, Caffeic, Calcific, Caligraphic, Calorific, Camphoric, Camphretic, Caproic, Caprylic, Carbamic, Carbazotic, Carbolic, Carbonic, Cardiographic, Carminic, Carolitic, Carotic, Carpogenic, Catabiotic, Catacrotic, Catagmatic, Cataphonic, Catastrophic, Catechuic, Categorematic, Catelectrotonic, Cathedralic, Catheretic, Cathodic, Cenozoic, Centrobaric, Ceramic, Cerotic, Cerulific, Cetraric, Cetylic, Chalcedonic, Chaldaic, Chaotic, Charismatic, Chelidonic, Chemiglyphic, Chimeric, Chiromonic, Chloridic, Chloriodic, Chloritic, Chloroplatinic, Chlorotic, Choleic, Choleraic, Cholesteric, Chondritic, Choragic, Choreic, Chrestomathic, Chromatic, Chromogenic, Chromolithographic, Chromospheric, Chronic, Chronographic, Chthonic, Chylific, Chylopoetic, Cinchonic, Cinnamic, Cinnamomic, Cirrhotic, Cistic, Civic, Classific, Climatic, Clinographic, Clonic, Cobaltic, Colletic, Colorific, Cometic, Commatic, Conchitic, Conspecific, Coprolitic, Cornific, Cosmoramic, Cosmothetic, Coumaric, Creatic, Cremasteric, Cresylic, Croconic, Crotaphitic, Crotonic, Cubebic, Cuminic, Cuneatic, Cyanic, Cyanotic, Cyclonic, Cyclopedic, Cyclopic, Cyrenaic, Cyriologic, Cystic, Cystolithic, Czechic, Damnific, Daric, Dartoic, Davidic, Decasyllabic, Decatoic, Decylic, Deltaic, Democratic, Demosthenic, Demotic, Dermatopathic, Dermopathic, Desoxalic, Deuterogenic, Deuteropathic, Diactinic, Diaeretic, Diageotropic, Diagrammatic, Diaheliotropic, Dialytic, Dianoetic, Diaphanic, Diaphragmatic, Diapnoic, Diastatic, Diastolic, Diathetic, Diatomic, Diatonic, Dicarbonic, Dichroic, Dichroitic, Dichromatic, Dichroscopic, Diclinic, Dicrotic, Didascalic, Dietic, Digraphic, Dioramic, Dioritic, Diorthotic, Diphtheritic, Diphthongic, Diphygenic, Diploetic, Diplogenic. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: concerti. | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-e-i-n-o-r-t" | |
-1 letter: centric, cerotic, cointer, conceit, concert, cornice, crocein, crocine, noticer, orectic. | |
-2 letters: cicero, citron, coiner, cornet, cortin, cretic, cretin, erotic, noetic, norite, notice, orcein, orient, recoin, tonier. | |
-3 letters: cento, cerci, ceric, citer, conic, conte, croci, crone, inert, inter, intro, irone, nicer, niter, nitre, nitro, noter, ontic, orcin, recon, recti, recto, tenor, toner, tonic, toric, trice, trine, trone. | |
-4 letters: cent, cero, cine, cion, cire, cite, coin, coir, cone, coni, core, corn, cote, croc, etic, icon, inro, into, iron, nice, nite, noir, nori, note, once, otic, rein, rent, rice, riot, rite, rote, roti, tern, tier, tine, tire, tiro, tone, torc, tore, tori, torn, trio. | |
-5 letters: con, cor, cot, eon, ern, ice, ion, ire, net, nit, nor, not, one, orc, ore, ort, rec, rei, ret, rin, roc, roe, rot, ten, tic, tie, tin, toe, ton, tor. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-c-e-i-n-o-r-t" | |
+1 letter: accretion, anorectic, incorrect, reconvict. | |
+2 letters: accretions, anorectics, cocreating, coerecting, concentric, concertina, concerting, concertini, concertino, concertize, concreting, concretion, concretism, concretist, concretize, cornetcies, correcting, correction, crocheting, disconcert, egocentric, electronic, geocentric, reconvicts. | |
+3 letters: accoutering, acrocentric, anacreontic, areocentric, bacteriocin, brecciation, centromeric, codirecting, codirection, concertinas, concertinos, concertized, concertizes, concretions, concretisms, concretists, concretized, concretizes, conscripted, constricted, contractile, contractive, contrivance, corecipient, corrections, cryptogenic, disconcerts, econometric, egocentrics, electronics, enterococci, incorrectly, microinject, narcoleptic, necromantic, neocortical, neocortices, nonelectric, polycentric, pyrotechnic, reconvicted, ricocheting, telocentric, theocentric, topocentric. | |
+4 letters: acceleration, accretionary, acrocentrics, actinometric, anacreontics, androcentric, bacteriocins, brecciations, chronicities, chronometric, coacervation, codirections, concentering, concertgoing, concertizing, concretizing, confectioner, conjecturing, consecrating, consecration, consecrative, constrictive, constructive, contractible, contradicted, contrivances, conventicler, corecipients, correctional, counterclaim, countercries, cyclodextrin, disconcerted, econometrics, electrogenic, electrotonic, enterocoelic, ethnocentric, excruciation, gynecocratic, heliocentric, interconnect, interoceanic, intervocalic, microinjects, microtechnic, narcoleptics, nonarchitect, nonelectrics, phenocrystic, pyrotechnics, recollecting, recollection, reconception, reconnecting, reconnection, recontacting, reconvicting, reconviction, reoccupation, ricochetting, technetronic, technocratic, telocentrics, transoceanic, trochanteric, undemocratic. | |
+5 letters: accelerations, accreditation, architectonic, backcountries, certification, chromonematic, circumvention, cliometrician, coacervations, concentrating, concentration, concentrative, concentricity, concertgoings, concretionary, confectionary, confectioners, confectionery, conglomeratic, consecrations, constructible, consumeristic, contraception, contraceptive, conventiclers, counteracting, counteraction, counteractive, counterclaims, counterpicket, crotchetiness, cyanobacteria, cyclodextrins, decorticating, decortication, disconcerting, egocentricity, electrocuting, electrocution, excruciations, gerontocratic, incarceration, incorrectness, interconnects, intercortical, isoelectronic, microinjected, micropuncture, microtechnics, nonaccredited, nonarchitects, nondemocratic, nonelectrical, nonelectronic, phallocentric, plantocracies, preconception, preconcerting, preconviction, preoccupation, pyrotechnical, recalculation, reciprocating, reciprocation, recirculation, recollections, reconceptions, reconcilement, reconnections, reconvictions, rectification, reoccupations, revaccination, selenocentric, semiconductor, technocracies, trichothecene, unconstricted. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 65 63 72 6F 74 69 63 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in 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)01001110 01100101 01100011 01110010 01101111 01110100 01101001 01100011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N e c r o t i c |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0065 0063 0072 006F 0074 0069 0063 |
| 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)4871698481867569 |
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