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  • Autoinducer-2
  • Chemical compound

    Autoinducer-2 (AI-2) is a furanosyl borate diester or tetrahydroxy furan (species dependent) that—as the name suggests—is an autoinducer, a member of a

    Autoinducer-2

    Autoinducer-2

    Autoinducer-2

  • Autoinducer
  • Signaling molecule enabling detection and response to cell-population density

    In biology, an autoinducer is a signaling molecule that enables detection and response to changes in the population density of bacterial cells. Synthesized

    Autoinducer

    Autoinducer

  • N-Acyl homoserine lactone
  • Class of chemical compounds

    major groups are oligopeptides AIs in gram-positive bacteria; and autoinducer-2 (AI-2), as a universal signal for interspecies communications. It arises

    N-Acyl homoserine lactone

    N-Acyl homoserine lactone

    N-Acyl_homoserine_lactone

  • Cholera autoinducer-1
  • Signaling molecule in the bacterium Vibrio cholerae

    Cholera autoinducer-1 (CAI-1) is an autoinducer signaling molecule present in the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, which causes cholera. CAI-1 is known structurally

    Cholera autoinducer-1

    Cholera_autoinducer-1

  • Eikenella corrodens
  • Species of bacterium

    "Characterization of autoinducer 2 signal in Eikenella corrodens and its role in biofilm formation". Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 102 (2): 110–7. doi:10

    Eikenella corrodens

    Eikenella corrodens

    Eikenella_corrodens

  • Interspecies quorum sensing
  • about other species as well. This universal molecule is called autoinducer 2 or AI-2. AI-2 was first discovered in the light producing system of the bacteria

    Interspecies quorum sensing

    Interspecies_quorum_sensing

  • S-ribosylhomocysteine lyase
  • Protein family

    involved in the synthesis of autoinducer AI-2 (autoinducer-2), which mediates quorum sensing in roughly half of bacterial species. AI-2, a furanosyl borate diester

    S-ribosylhomocysteine lyase

    S-ribosylhomocysteine lyase

    S-ribosylhomocysteine_lyase

  • Quorum sensing
  • Biological ability to detect and respond to cell population density

    autocrine signaling: a cell produces both an autoinducer molecule and the receptor for the autoinducer. As one example, quorum sensing enables bacteria

    Quorum sensing

    Quorum_sensing

  • Vibrio harveyi
  • Species of bacterium

    dependent on cell density. V. harveyi uses a second AI, termed autoinducer-2 or AI-2, which is unusual because it is made and detected by a variety of

    Vibrio harveyi

    Vibrio harveyi

    Vibrio_harveyi

  • Oral microbiology
  • inter-species signalling is mediated by 4, 5-dihydroxy-2, 3-pentanedione (DPD), also known as autoinducer-2 (Al-2). The evolution of the human oral microbiome can

    Oral microbiology

    Oral microbiology

    Oral_microbiology

  • Chemotaxis
  • Movement of an organism or entity in response to a chemical stimulus

    Laganenka L, Colin R, Sourjik V (30 September 2016). "Chemotaxis towards autoinducer 2 mediates autoaggregation in Escherichia coli". Nature Communications

    Chemotaxis

    Chemotaxis

    Chemotaxis

  • List of EC numbers (EC 2)
  • 5-kinase EC 2.7.1.187: acarbose 7IV-phosphotransferase EC 2.7.1.188: 2-epi-5-epi-valiolone 7-kinase EC 2.7.1.189: autoinducer-2 kinase EC 2.7.1.190: aminoglycoside

    List of EC numbers (EC 2)

    List_of_EC_numbers_(EC_2)

  • 4,5-Dihydroxy-2,3-pentanedione
  • Chemical compound

    DPD reacts with boric acid to form a borate diester known as autoinducer-2 (AI-2). AI-2 is a signaling molecule used for bacterial quorum sensing. It

    4,5-Dihydroxy-2,3-pentanedione

    4,5-Dihydroxy-2,3-pentanedione

    4,5-Dihydroxy-2,3-pentanedione

  • Sylvia Daunert
  • Spanish-American bioanalytical chemist

    and whole-cell systems for detecting quorum sensing molecules such as autoinducer-2. Her work has also addressed stimuli-responsive biomaterials and nanotechnology-based

    Sylvia Daunert

    Sylvia_Daunert

  • Acoustic streaming
  • Phenomenon in physics

    "Regulation of Bacterial Biofilm Formation by Ultrasound: Role of Autoinducer-2 and Finite-Element Analysis of Acoustic Streaming". Ultrasound in Medicine

    Acoustic streaming

    Acoustic_streaming

  • Proteobiotics
  • Metabolites produced by probiotics

    W. (2012-10-01). "Bifidobacterium spp. influences the production of autoinducer-2 and biofilm formation by Escherichia coli O157:H7". Anaerobe. 18 (5):

    Proteobiotics

    Proteobiotics

  • Transporter Classification Database
  • Classification of membrane proteins including ion channels

    Family 2.A.85 The Aromatic Acid Exporter (ArAE) Family 2.A.86 The Autoinducer-2 Exporter (AI-2E) Family (Formerly the PerM Family, TC #9.B.22) 2.A.87 The

    Transporter Classification Database

    Transporter_Classification_Database

  • List of EC numbers (EC 7)
  • Enzyme Commission numbers

    transporter EC 7.6.2.11: ABC-type polyamine transporter EC 7.6.2.12: ABC-type capsular-polysaccharide transporter EC 7.6.2.13: ABC-type autoinducer-2 transporter

    List of EC numbers (EC 7)

    List_of_EC_numbers_(EC_7)

  • Bioluminescent bacteria
  • Bacteria that produce light through chemiluminescence

    LuxR, encoded by luxI and luxR respectively. LuxI is autoinducer synthase that produces autoinducer (AI) while LuxR functions as both a receptor and transcription

    Bioluminescent bacteria

    Bioluminescent bacteria

    Bioluminescent_bacteria

  • Aliivibrio fischeri
  • Species of bacterium

    regulating the operon. The luxI gene produces the autoinducer (N-acyl homoserine lactone, AHL). The autoinducer binds to the LuxR protein, and this complex

    Aliivibrio fischeri

    Aliivibrio fischeri

    Aliivibrio_fischeri

  • Acyl-homoserine-lactone synthase
  • Class of enzymes

    AHL synthase, AHS, AHSL synthase, AhyI, AinS, AinS protein, autoinducer synthase, autoinducer synthesis protein rhlI, EsaI, ExpISCC1, ExpISCC3065, LasI

    Acyl-homoserine-lactone synthase

    Acyl-homoserine-lactone_synthase

  • Everett Peter Greenberg
  • American microbiologist

    called an autoinducer, which was not identified until 1981. In 1985, Greenberg reported that, instead of a complex mechanism, the autoinducer simply passively

    Everett Peter Greenberg

    Everett_Peter_Greenberg

  • Pseudomonas quinolone signal
  • Molecule to signal group actions in cells

    sensing are called autoinducers, which are communicatory molecules that can induce conformist actions among a group. Specific autoinducers are used to influence

    Pseudomonas quinolone signal

    Pseudomonas quinolone signal

    Pseudomonas_quinolone_signal

  • Apolipoprotein B
  • Protein found in humans

    infection. The mechanism of antagonism entails binding ApoB to a S. aureus autoinducer pheromone, preventing signaling through its receptor. Mice deficient

    Apolipoprotein B

    Apolipoprotein B

    Apolipoprotein_B

  • LuxR-type DNA-binding HTH domain
  • Protein family

    C-terminal region of the protein; the N-terminal region often containing an autoinducer-binding domain or a response regulatory domain. Most luxR-type regulators

    LuxR-type DNA-binding HTH domain

    LuxR-type DNA-binding HTH domain

    LuxR-type_DNA-binding_HTH_domain

  • Low-density lipoprotein
  • One of the five major groups of lipoprotein

    mechanism of antagonism entails binding apolipoprotein B to a S. aureus autoinducer pheromone, preventing signaling through its receptor. Mice deficient

    Low-density lipoprotein

    Low-density lipoprotein

    Low-density_lipoprotein

  • Quinolone antibiotic
  • Class of antibacterial drugs, subgroup of quinolones

    Cámara M (March 2011). "Quinolones: from antibiotics to autoinducers". FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 35 (2): 247–274. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6976.2010.00247.x. PMC 3053476

    Quinolone antibiotic

    Quinolone antibiotic

    Quinolone_antibiotic

  • Vibrio cholerae
  • Species of bacterium

    which may utilize autoinducers or other mechanisms in order to restrict colonization by V. cholerae or other enteropathogens. Autoinducers, specifically with

    Vibrio cholerae

    Vibrio cholerae

    Vibrio_cholerae

  • Black Queen hypothesis
  • Theory connecting gene loss in microbial communities to natural selection

    conclusion is twofold: When autoinducers are costly, any microbial strain that simultaneously produces both the autoinducer and mixed goods is unlikely

    Black Queen hypothesis

    Black_Queen_hypothesis

  • Streptococcus pyogenes
  • Species of bacterium

    (short hydrophobic peptides) that are quorum sensing pheromones, a.k.a. autoinducers. The SHP's are translated to an immature form of the pheromone and must

    Streptococcus pyogenes

    Streptococcus pyogenes

    Streptococcus_pyogenes

  • Euprymna scolopes
  • Species of cephalopods known as the Hawaiian bobtail squid

    Biological Bulletin 195: 326-336. Effects of colonization, luminescence, and autoinducer on host transcription during development of the squid-vibrio association

    Euprymna scolopes

    Euprymna scolopes

    Euprymna_scolopes

  • Acinetobacter baumannii
  • Species of bacterium

    6-N-acetylglucosamine PNAG, acyl-homoserine lactones through AbaR receptor, and AbaI autoinducer synthase. Moreover, inactivation of adeRS operon negatively affects biofilm

    Acinetobacter baumannii

    Acinetobacter baumannii

    Acinetobacter_baumannii

  • Bacteria
  • Domain of microorganisms

    bacteria to coordinate gene expression and to produce, release, and detect autoinducers or pheromones that accumulate with the growth in cell population. Classification

    Bacteria

    Bacteria

    Bacteria

  • Biofilm
  • Film of microorganisms on a surface

    enclose bacterial biofilms. The matrix exopolysaccharides can trap QS autoinducers within the biofilm to prevent predator detection and ensure bacterial

    Biofilm

    Biofilm

    Biofilm

  • Lactobacillus acidophilus
  • Species of bacterium

    a consecutive sequence. This is accomplished via detection of small autoinducers which are secreted in response to increasing cell-population density

    Lactobacillus acidophilus

    Lactobacillus acidophilus

    Lactobacillus_acidophilus

  • History of cholera
  • Semmelhack MF, Bassler BL (2007-11-14). "The major Vibrio cholerae autoinducer and its role in virulence factor production". Nature. 450 (7171): 883–886

    History of cholera

    History of cholera

    History_of_cholera

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Species of bacterium

    or quorum sensing (QS) via the production of small molecules called autoinducers that are released into the external environment. These signals, when

    Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Pseudomonas_aeruginosa

  • Agrobacterium tumefaciens
  • Bacterium, genetic engineering tool

    N-(3-oxo-octanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone (3OC8HSL) or the Agrobacterium autoinducer. This activates the transcription factor TraR, positively regulating

    Agrobacterium tumefaciens

    Agrobacterium tumefaciens

    Agrobacterium_tumefaciens

  • Microbial cooperation
  • Behavioral pattern of microorganisms

    involves the secretion by individual cells of 'signaling' molecules, called autoinducers or pheromones. These bacteria also have a receptor that can specifically

    Microbial cooperation

    Microbial_cooperation

  • Cell signaling
  • System of communication

    coordinated response. In this context, the signaling molecules are called autoinducers. This signaling mechanism may have been involved in evolution from unicellular

    Cell signaling

    Cell signaling

    Cell_signaling

  • Ti plasmid
  • Circular plasmid used in creation of transgenic plants

    to bacterial population densities by sensing a molecule, known as an autoinducer, that is produced by the bacterial cells at low levels and would build

    Ti plasmid

    Ti plasmid

    Ti_plasmid

  • Prosthetic joint infection
  • Infection of an artificial joint

    attach to each other and to the joint surface. The bacteria then secrete autoinducer proteins that act as bacterial signals which facilitate the secretion

    Prosthetic joint infection

    Prosthetic_joint_infection

  • Regulator gene glucosyltransferases (Rgg/SHP) systems
  • Rgg/SHP quorum sensing system

    signaling Short Hydrophobic Peptide (SHP). The SHP acts as a pheromone (or autoinducer) and is generally secreted by peptidase-containing ABC transporters such

    Regulator gene glucosyltransferases (Rgg/SHP) systems

    Regulator_gene_glucosyltransferases_(Rgg/SHP)_systems

  • Bonnie Bassler
  • American molecular biologist

    LuxS family of bacterial autoinducers: biosynthesis of a novel quorum-sensing signal molecule". Molecular Microbiology. 41 (2): 463–476. doi:10.1046/j

    Bonnie Bassler

    Bonnie Bassler

    Bonnie_Bassler

  • Type VI secretion system
  • Bacterial molecular machine

    attributable to differences in quorum-sensing levels. In Vibrio cholerae, autoinducer-1 (AI-1) signals are detected by LuxQ, a sensor kinase. LuxQ activates

    Type VI secretion system

    Type VI secretion system

    Type_VI_secretion_system

  • John Woodland Hastings
  • American biologist

    autoinduction), the bacteria release a substance into the medium, the autoinducer. Once the concentration of this substance reaches a critical level (a

    John Woodland Hastings

    John Woodland Hastings

    John_Woodland_Hastings

  • Ajoene
  • Chemical compound

    small RNAs that, ultimately, control the production of quorum sensing autoinducers. Since this interaction occurs at the proximal Hfq binding site (the

    Ajoene

    Ajoene

    Ajoene

  • Competence stimulating peptide
  • gram-positive bacterium, is capable of quorum sensing and can release autoinducers, chemical signals that increase as concentration based on density. CSPs

    Competence stimulating peptide

    Competence stimulating peptide

    Competence_stimulating_peptide

  • Locus of enterocyte effacement-encoded regulator
  • protein involved in quorum sensing, particularly in the synthesis of autoinducer molecules. Quorum-sensing E. coli regulator A (QseA) is found in LuxS

    Locus of enterocyte effacement-encoded regulator

    Locus_of_enterocyte_effacement-encoded_regulator

  • Intertidal biofilm
  • Aggregation of microorganisms in low coastline

    the production and release of signaling molecules known as autoinducers. When autoinducers reach a specific threshold concentration, signaling pathways

    Intertidal biofilm

    Intertidal biofilm

    Intertidal_biofilm

  • Competence factor
  • small soluble molecules called autoinducers that contain the ability to express genetic competence in other cells. Autoinducers are used as a type of quorum

    Competence factor

    Competence factor

    Competence_factor

  • Qrr RNA
  • Biological molecule

    utilized in V. harveyi for the phenomenon of bioluminescence. Three autoinducers (AIs) are produced by this species: AI-1, LuxS, and CAI-1. LuxN, LuxPq

    Qrr RNA

    Qrr RNA

    Qrr_RNA

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  • Berkey
  • Surname or Lastname

    Americanized spelling of Swiss German Bürki, or an altered spelling of Berke (see Berke 2).Possibly an Americanized spelling of Hungarian Berki, a habitational name from a village called Berki, in Pest county, or a topographic name from berek ‘marsh wi

    Berkey

    Americanized spelling of Swiss German Bürki, or an altered spelling of Berke (see Berke 2).Possibly an Americanized spelling of Hungarian Berki, a habitational name from a village called Berki, in Pest county, or a topographic name from berek ‘marsh with groves’.English : unexplained.

    Berkey

  • Meyers
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Meyers

    English : patronymic meaning ‘son of the mayor’ (see Mayer 1).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : patronymic from the personal Meyer (see Meyer 2).American form of German Meyer, with excrescent -s.Irish : variant of Meyer 3.

    Meyers

  • Merritts
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Merritts

    English : variant of or patronymic from Merritt 2.

    Merritts

  • Mayer
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Mayer

    English : status name for a mayor, Middle English, Old French mair(e) (from Latin maior ‘greater’, ‘superior’; compare Mayor). In France the title denoted various minor local officials, and the same is true of Scotland (see Mair 1). In England, however, the term was normally restricted to the chief officer of a borough, and the surname may have been given not only to a citizen of some standing who had held this office, but also as a nickname to a pompous or officious person.German and Dutch : variant of Meyer 1.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Meyer 2.

    Mayer

  • Maull
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Maull

    English : variant of Maul 2.

    Maull

  • Mellish
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Mellish

    English : habitational name from Melhuish in Devon, so called from Old English mǣl(e) ‘brightly colored’, ‘flowery’ + hīwisc ‘hide’ (a measurement of land).Scottish : variant of Mellis 2.

    Mellish

  • Minor
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Minor

    English : variant spelling of Miner.German : nickname, meaning ‘small(er)’, from Latin minor ‘less’, ‘smaller’.French : nickname meaning ‘younger’, from the same word as in 2.

    Minor

  • Bice
  • Surname or Lastname

    Americanized spelling of German Beiss(e), a variant of Beitz 2.English

    Bice

    Americanized spelling of German Beiss(e), a variant of Beitz 2.English : perhaps a variant of Biss. Compare Beese, Bise, Buys, Byce.Hungarian : nickname for someone with a limp or a peculiar gait, from bice ‘limp’.

    Bice

  • Mills
  • Surname or Lastname

    English and Scottish

    Mills

    English and Scottish : variant of Mill 1.English : either a metronymic form of Mill 2, or a variant of Miles.Irish : in Ulster this is the English name, but elsewhere in Ireland it may be a translation of a Gaelic topographic byname, an Mhuilinn ‘of the mill’.

    Mills

  • Merton
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Merton

    English : habitational name from places called Merton in London, Devon, Norfolk, and Oxfordshire, named in Old English with mere ‘lake’, ‘pool’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. Compare Marton, Martin 2.

    Merton

  • Mixson
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Mixson

    English : variant of Mixon 2.

    Mixson

  • Melis
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Melis

    English : variant spelling of Mellis 1.German : variant of Melius.Dutch ((van) Melis) : variant of Millis 2.Czech and Slovak (Meliš), and Hungarian : from a short form of the Biblical personal name Melichar (see Melchior).Greek : from the personal name Melis, a pet form of Meletios or Meliton (names of various early saints and martyrs). The personal names are derived from either meli ‘honey’ or meletan ‘care for’, ‘study’.Italian (Sardinia and southern Italy) : habitational name from a place so named in Sardinia.Lithuanian : nickname from melis ‘blue’.Latvian : unflattering nickname from melis ‘liar’.Latvian : variant of Mellis.

    Melis

  • Mayers
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Mayers

    English : patronymic from Mayer 1.German : patronymic from Mayer 2.Dutch : variant of Meyer 1 and 3.

    Mayers

  • Maury
  • Surname or Lastname

    French

    Maury

    French : from a short form of the personal name Amaury (see Emery).Southern French (Occitan) : habitational name from Maury, in Basses Pyrénées.English : probably a variant of Morey 2.

    Maury

  • Meader
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Meader

    English : topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Mead 1 + the suffix -er, denoting an inhabitant.English : occupational name for a brewer or seller of mead, Middle English med(i)er (see Mead 2).

    Meader

  • Nicolay
  • Surname or Lastname

    Variant of Nicolai 2.English

    Nicolay

    Variant of Nicolai 2.English : variant of Nicholas.

    Nicolay

  • Mayor
  • Surname or Lastname

    English (Lancashire)

    Mayor

    English (Lancashire) : variant spelling of Mayer 1.Spanish and Jewish (Sephardic) : nickname for an older man or a distinguishing epithet for the elder of two bearers of the same personal name, from Spanish mayor ‘older’ (Latin maior (natus), literally ‘greater (by birth)’).Spanish and Jewish (Sephardic) : occupational or status name, from major ‘governor’, ‘chief’.Catalan : variant spelling of Major.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Meyer 2.

    Mayor

  • Miers
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Miers

    English : patronymic from a variant spelling of Mayer 1.English : variant of Myers.Spanish : variant of Mier 2.Dutch : variant of Mier 3.Dutch (van der Miers) : variant of Meers 2.

    Miers

  • Lass
  • Surname or Lastname

    North German variant of Laas 2.Jewish (Ashkenazic)

    Lass

    North German variant of Laas 2.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : unexplained.English : nickname from Middle English lesse, lasse ‘smaller’ (from Old English lǣssa ‘less’), perhaps also used in the sense ‘younger’.

    Lass

  • Lakin
  • Surname or Lastname

    Americanized spelling of Jewish Leykin (from Belarus), a metronymic from Leyke, a pet form of the Yiddish female personal name Leye, from the Hebrew female personal name Lea, from which English Leah is derived (see Genesis 29

    Lakin

    Americanized spelling of Jewish Leykin (from Belarus), a metronymic from Leyke, a pet form of the Yiddish female personal name Leye, from the Hebrew female personal name Lea, from which English Leah is derived (see Genesis 29 : 16) + the Slavic possessive suffix -in.English : from a medieval personal name, a diminutive of Lawrence. Compare Law 1 and Larkin.

    Lakin

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  • VIOLETA
  • Female

    Romanian

    VIOLETA

    (Bulgarian Виолета): Bulgarian and Romanian form of Latin Viola, VIOLETA means "violet color" or "violet flower."

  • Farishta |
  • Girl/Female

    Muslim

    Farishta |

    Angel

  • Elya
  • Boy/Male

    British, English, Hebrew

    Elya

    The Lord is My God

  • Hazel | ஹஜேல
  • Girl/Female

    Tamil

    Hazel | ஹஜேல

    Leader

  • Geena
  • Girl/Female

    Assamese, Bengali, Christian, Greek, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Italian, Kannada, Latin, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikh, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu

    Geena

    Silvery; Farm Worker

  • Kashira |
  • Girl/Female

    Muslim

    Kashira |

    Jubilant, Jovial

  • Hridhaan
  • Boy/Male

    Indian

    Hridhaan

    Heart; One with Great Heart

  • Bowmer
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Bowmer

    English : variant of Bulmer.Americanized spelling of German Baumer.

  • Trevls
  • Boy/Male

    British, English

    Trevls

    Surname and Place-name; Treves

  • Nilani | நீலநீ
  • Girl/Female

    Tamil

    Nilani | நீலநீ

    The Moon

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  • Van
  • n.

    A close railway car for baggage. See the Note under Car, 2.

  • Viscoidal
  • a.

    Somewhat viscous. Cf. Mobile, a., 2.

  • Verbarium
  • n.

    A game in word making. See Logomachy, 2.

  • Virgo
  • n.

    A sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of August, marked thus [/] in almanacs.

  • Vendemiaire
  • n.

    The first month of the French republican calendar, dating from September 22, 1792.

  • Vale
  • n.

    See 2d Vail, 3.

  • Vat
  • n.

    A measure for liquids, and also a dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectoliter of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States.

  • Vedro
  • n.

    A Russian liquid measure, equal to 3.249 gallons of U. S. standard measure, or 2.706 imperial gallons.

  • Vocal
  • a.

    Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng; sonant; intonated; voiced. See Voice, and Vowel, also Guide to Pronunciation, // 199-202.

  • Void
  • a.

    Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification; null. Cf. Voidable, 2.

  • Venus
  • n.

    One of the planets, the second in order from the sun, its orbit lying between that of Mercury and that of the Earth, at a mean distance from the sun of about 67,000,000 miles. Its diameter is 7,700 miles, and its sidereal period 224.7 days. As the morning star, it was called by the ancients Lucifer; as the evening star, Hesperus.

  • Wages
  • n.

    A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire. See Wage, n., 2.

  • Ventose
  • a.

    The sixth month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began February 19, and ended March 20. See Vend/miaire.

  • Vinegarette
  • n.

    See Vinaigrette, n., 2.

  • Vein
  • n.

    One of the vessels which carry blood, either venous or arterial, to the heart. See Artery, 2.

  • Vigesimo-quarto
  • n.

    A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into twenty-four leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book so made; -- usually written 24mo, or 24¡.

  • Vegetality
  • n.

    The quality or state of being vegetal, or exhibiting those physiological phenomena which are common to plants and animals. See Vegetal, a., 2.

  • Voyol
  • n.

    See Viol, 2.