ankylose, ancylose
(verb) undergo ankylosis; “joints ankylose”
ankylose, ancylose
(verb) produce ankylosis by surgery
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ankylose (third-person singular simple present ankyloses, present participle ankylosing, simple past and past participle ankylosed)
(transitive, pathology) To cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis.
(intransitive, pathology) To suffer from ankylosis.
Source: Wiktionary
An"ky*lose, v. t. & i.
Definition: Same as Anchylose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
