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  [eth-ee-on] /ˈɛθ iˌɒn/ noun, Biochemistry. 1. a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.

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  [eth-ee-on-uh-mahyd] /ˌɛθ iˈɒn əˌmaɪd/ noun, Pharmacology. 1. an antimicrobial substance, C 8 H 10 N 2 S, used against susceptible Mycobacterium tuberculosis in combination with other drugs in the treatment of any active form of tuberculosis.

• Ethiop

  [ee-thee-op] /ˈi θiˌɒp/ adjective, noun 1. . /ˈiːθɪˌɒp/ adjective 1. archaic words for Black late 14c., from Latin Æthiops “Ethiopian, negro,” from Greek Aithiops, perhaps from aithein “to burn” + ops “face” (cf. aithops “fiery-looking,” later “sunburned”). Who the Homeric Æthiopians were is a matter of doubt. The poet elsewhere speaks of two divisions of […]

• Ethiope

  [ee-thee-op] /ˈi θiˌɒp/ adjective, noun 1. . /ˈiːθɪˌɒp/ adjective 1. archaic words for Black late 14c., from Latin Æthiops “Ethiopian, negro,” from Greek Aithiops, perhaps from aithein “to burn” + ops “face” (cf. aithops “fiery-looking,” later “sunburned”). Who the Homeric Æthiopians were is a matter of doubt. The poet elsewhere speaks of two divisions of […]

• Ethiopia

  [ee-thee-oh-pee-uh] /ˌi θiˈoʊ pi ə/ noun 1. Formerly Abyssinia. a republic in E Africa: formerly a monarchy. 409,266 sq. mi. (1,060,000 sq. km). Present boundaries include Eritrea. Capital: Addis Ababa. 2. Also called Abyssinia. an ancient region in NE Africa, bordering on Egypt and the Red Sea. /ˌiːθɪˈəʊpɪə/ noun 1. a state in NE Africa, […]

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