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Meaning of "dossil" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOSSIL

dossil  [ˈdɒsɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOSSIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dossil is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOSSIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dossil in the English dictionary

The definition of dossil in the dictionary is the lint used to dress or plug a wound.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOSSIL


axil
ˈæksɪl
axile
ˈæksɪl
cill
sɪl
cresyl
ˈkresɪl
decile
ˈdɛsɪl
difficile
dɪˈfɪsɪl
domicil
ˈdɒmɪsɪl
doorsill
ˈdɔːˌsɪl
esile
ˈeɪsɪl
fluorouracil
ˌflʊərəʊˈjʊərəsɪl
galactosyl
ɡəˈlæktəˌsɪl
glycosyl
ˈɡlaɪkəˌsɪl
glycyl
ˈɡlaɪsɪl
hexyl
ˈhɛksɪl
hydroxyl
haɪˈdrɒksɪl
propylthiouracil
ˌprəʊpɪlˌθaɪəʊˈjʊərəsɪl
sill
sɪl
uracil
ˈjʊərəsɪl
windowsill
ˈwɪndəʊˌsɪl
Yggdrasil
ˈɪɡdrəsɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOSSIL

dose
dose equivalent
doseh
dosemeter
dosh
dosimeter
dosimetric
dosimetrician
dosimetrist
dosimetry
dosing strip
dosiology
doss
dossal
dossel
dosser
dosseret
dosshouse
dossier
dost

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOSSIL

derived fossil
fossil
ichnofossil
index fossil
living fossil
macrofossil
microfossil
mofussil
nonfossil
reworked fossil
scissil
subfossil
trace fossil
zone fossil

Synonyms and antonyms of dossil in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dossil» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOSSIL

Find out the translation of dossil to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dossil from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dossil» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

dossil
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dossil
570 millions of speakers

English

dossil
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dossil
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

dossil
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

dossil
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dossil
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dossil
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bourdonnet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dosil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dossil
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

dossil
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dossil
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dosis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

văn kiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dossil
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डसिल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dossil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dossil
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dossil
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

dossil
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dossil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dossil
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tampon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dossil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dossil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dossil

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOSSIL»

The term «dossil» is normally little used and occupies the 143.994 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOSSIL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dossil» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dossil» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dossil

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOSSIL»

Discover the use of dossil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dossil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Eight chirurgical treatises, on these following heads: viz. ...
But her Complaints put me upon the dressing it with such Medicaments as she had least Apprehension of, which were vnguent. basilicon with Præcipitate upon a Dossil, which I laid in the Ulcer lightly with Pledgits of unguent, diapom- phol.
Richard Wiseman, 1734
2
A Practical treatise on the diseases of the eye
Thicker and thicker pieces of sponge-tent are then to be employed, till the opening becomes large enough to admit a dossil of lint, which is to be renewed daily. Some surgeons rest contented with soothing applications. Others recommend ...
William Mackenzie, 1854
3
Eight chirurgical treatises, on these followings heads: ...
But her Complaints put me upon the dressing it with such Medicaments as she had least Apprehension of, which were unrueut. bafilkon with Præcipitate upon a Dossil, which i laid in the Ulcer lightly with Pledgits of unguent, diaftm- pbol. over  ...
Richard Wiseman, J. Osborn ((Londres)), 1734
4
The operations in surgery
If no use has been made of a canula, we must convey a dossil to the bottom of the wound, sastened to a long thread, to prevent its passing into the bladder, or else apply a tent of a sufficient length, and tied as the other. This precaution of ...
Henri-François Le Dran, William Cheselden, 1768
5
Flood Tide
... great ships and those who sailed on them. Available in paperback from Pocket Books 1219-01 CLIVE CUSSLER's life nearly parallels that of his hero, DIRK. dossil. THE SER HUNTERS True Adventures uuith Famous Shipuurecks. dossil .. .
Clive Cussler, 1998
6
The British and Foreign Medical Review
about seven or eight inches; take care that the scalp be divided entirely, and perfectly through, so that the edges of incision will separate so far as to enable you to introduce a dossil of lint, rolled up hard, as thick as two fingers, and which  ...
7
British and Foreign Medical Review: Or Quarterly Journal of ...
Mr. Cusack, by sewing a dossil of lint to the end of the finger ofa glove, and putting it firmly on his forefinger, was enabled to remove a large quantity of the adhesive mucus from the fauces, and thus procure considerable temporary ease;  ...
8
The Marine Practice of Physic and Surgery: Including that in ...
Afterwards these medicines may be mixed with some digestive, and spread upon a small dossil of lint. If the hæmorrhage should prove excessive, a little alcohol vini, or Eaton's stiptic, applied with lint will suppress it ; which may be conveyed to  ...
William Northcote, 1770
9
The Medico-chirurgical Review and Journal of Medical Science
M. G. considered the case as well adapted for a trial of the creosote ; he touched the surfaces of the sores in the throat, as well as on the nose, with a pencil dipped in creosote water, and introduced into the right nostril a dossil of lint wet with it.
10
Parisian Chirurgical Journal
At the extremity cf the probe, the ends of two waxed ligatures were fixed, to the middle of which a dossil of lint was tied, sufficiently large to fill up that part of the pharynx that corresponded to the posterior nostrils. In drawing the probe and ...
Pierre-Joseph Desault, Robert Gosling, 1794

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOSSIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dossil is used in the context of the following news items.
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"Trailblazing" website reveals 350 years of science
... the arm" and putting into it "a dossil dipped in the ripe matter of a favorable kind of small-pox" to protect against later severe natural infection. «Reuters, Nov 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Dossil [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dossil>. Apr 2024 ».
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