PSEU

Meaning of PSEU in English

d(o)- [prefix] [esp. disapproving] - not real; pretendedpseudo-religiousa pseudo-intellectualA system of thought or a theory is pseudo-science if it is not formed in a scientific way.Some people feel economics will always be a pseudo-science.

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PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS — [pseu.do.tu.ber.cu.lo.sis] n [NL] (1900): any of several diseases that are characterized by the formation of granulomas resembling tubercular nodules but …
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PSEUDOSOPHISTICATION — [pseu.do.so.phis.ti.ca.tion] n (1965): false or feigned sophistication -- pseu.do.so.phis.ti.cat.ed adj
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PSEUDOSCORPION — [pseu.do.scor.pi.on] n [NL Pseudoscorpiones, fr. pseud- + L scorpion-, scorpio scorpion] (1835): any of a widely distributed order (Pseudoscorpionida syn. …
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PSEUDOSCIENCE — [pseu.do.sci.ence] n (1844): a system of theories, assumptions, and methods erroneously regarded as scientific -- pseu.do.sci.en.tif.ic adj -- pseu.do.sci.en.tist n
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PSEUDORANDOM — [pseu.do.ran.dom] adj (1949): being or involving entities (as numbers) that are selected by a definite computational process but that satisfy …
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PSEUDOPREGNANCY — [pseu.do.preg.nan.cy] n (1860) 1: pseudocyesis 2: an anestrous state resembling pregnancy that occurs in various mammals usu. after an infertile …
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PSEUDOPODIUM — [pseu.do.po.di.um] n, pl -po.dia [NL] (1854) 1: a temporary protrusion or retractile process of the cytoplasm of a cell that …
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PSEUDOPOD — [pseu.do.pod] n [NL pseudopodium] (1874): pseudopodium -- pseu.dop.o.dal or pseu.do.po.di.al adj
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PSEUDOPARENCHYMA — [pseu.do.pa.ren.chy.ma] n [NL] (1875): compactly interwoven short-celled filaments in a thallophyte that resemble parenchyma of higher plants -- pseu.do.par.en.chy.ma.tous adj
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PSEUDONYMOUS — [pseu.don.y.mous] adj [Gk pseudonymos] (ca. 1706): bearing or using a fictitious name "a ~ report"; also: being a pseudonym -- …
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PSEUDONYMITY — [pseu.do.nym.i.ty] n (1877): the use of a pseudonym; also: the fact or state of being signed with a pseudonym
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PSEUDONYM — [pseu.do.nym] n [F pseudonyme, fr. Gk pseudonymos bearing a false name, fr. pseud- + onyma name--more at name] (1833): a …
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PSEUDOMORPH — [pseu.do.morph] n [prob. fr. F pseudomorphe, fr. pseud- + -morphe -morph] (1849) 1: a mineral having the characteristic outward form …
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PSEUDOMONAS — [pseu.do.mo.nas] n, pl -mo.na.des [NL, fr. pseud- + monad-, monas monad] (1903): pseudomonad
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PSEUDOMONAD — [pseu.do.mo.nad] n [NL Pseudomonad-, Pseudomonas] (1921): any of a genus (Pseudomonas) of gram-negative rod-shaped motile bacteria including some that produce …
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PSEUDOCYESIS — [pseu.do.cy.e.sis] n [NL, fr. pseud- + cyesis pregnancy, fr. Gk kyesis, fr. kyein to be pregnant--more at cyme] (ca. 1817): …
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PSEUDOCOELOMATE — [pseu.do.coe.lom.ate] n (1940): an invertebrate (as a nematode or rotifer) having a body cavity that is a pseudocoel -- pseudocoelomate …
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PSEUDOCOEL — [pseu.do.coel] n (1887): a body cavity that is not a product of gastrulation and is not lined with a well-defined …
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PSEUDOCLASSICISM — [pseu.do.clas.si.cism] n (1871): imitative representation of classicism in literature and art
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PSEUDOCLASSIC — [pseu.do.clas.sic] adj (1899): pretending to be or erroneously regarded as classic -- pseudoclassic n
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PSEUDOCHOLINESTERASE — [pseu.do.cho.lin.es.ter.ase] n (1943): cholinesterase 2.
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PSEUDOALLELE — [pseu.do.al.lele] n (1948): any of two or more closely linked genes that act usu. as if a single member of …
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PSEUDO — [pseu.do] adj [ME, fr. pseudo-] (15c): being apparently rather than actually as stated: sham, spurious "distinction between true and ~ …
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PSEUDONYM — pseu ‧ do ‧ nym /ˈsjuːd ə nɪm $ ˈsuː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French …
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