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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPINIFEX

From New Latin, from Latin spīna a thorn + -fex maker, from facere to make.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPINIFEX

spinifex  [ˈspɪnɪˌfɛks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPINIFEX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spinifex 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 SPINIFEX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of spinifex in the English dictionary

The definition of spinifex in the dictionary is Also called: porcupine grass any of various coarse spiny-leaved inland grasses of the genus Triodia. Other definition of spinifex is any grass of the SE Asian genus Spinifex, having pointed leaves and spiny seed heads: often planted to bind loose sand.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPINIFEX


Amex
ˈæmɛks
apex
ˈeɪpɛks
Artex
ˈɑːtɛks
BIFFEX
ˈbɪfɛks
complex
ˈkɒmplɛks
duplex
ˈdjuːplɛks
ex
ɛks
flex
flɛks
forex
ˈfɒrɛks
forfex
ˈfɔːfɛks
hex
hɛks
index
ˈɪndɛks
latex
ˈleɪtɛks
lex
lɛks
reflex
ˈriːflɛks
Rex
rɛks
sex
sɛks
specs
spɛks
tubifex
ˈtjuːbɪˌfɛks
unisex
ˈjuːnɪˌsɛks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPINIFEX

spineless
spinelessly
spinelessness
spinelike
spinescence
spinescent
spinet
spinier
spiniest
spiniferous
spiniform
spinigerous
spinigrade
spininess
spink
spinless
spinmeister
spinnaker
spinner
spinneret

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPINIFEX

annex
carnifex
codex
cortex
dex
Essex
fedex
group sex
Middlesex
multiplex
murex
oral sex
plex
same-sex
simplex
Sussex
telex
tex
vertex
vortex

Synonyms and antonyms of spinifex in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spinifex» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPINIFEX

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

Translator English - Chinese

三齿稃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

spinifex
570 millions of speakers

English

spinifex
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

spinifex
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

spinifex
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Spinifex
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

spinifex
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

spinifex
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spinifex
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spinifex
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spinifex
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スピニフェックス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스피 니 펙스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spinifex
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

spinifex
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

spinifex
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पिनफेक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

spinifex
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spinifex
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spinifex
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Spinifex
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Spinifex
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

spinifex
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Spinifex
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spinifex
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spinifex
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spinifex

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPINIFEX»

The term «spinifex» is regularly used and occupies the 64.744 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPINIFEX» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPINIFEX»

Discover the use of spinifex in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spinifex and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pila Nguru: The Spinifex People
The text is accompanied by 32 stunning images painted by the Spinifex people to give meaning to their achievement in native title and to symbolically express the grandeur of their law and the meaning of their country.
Scott Cane, 2002
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The Spinifex Quiz Book
Who invented the wheel? All were women. When the next person asks: Where are all the famous women artists / inventors / architects / writers / scientists -- this book will make it easy to find their names.
Susan Hawthorne, 1993
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Spinifex and Sand: Five Years' Pioneering and Exploration in ...
Unfolding in Western Australia, this work is a true depiction of the days spent by Carnegie in that area. The adventures narrated in this work are unique and idiosyncratic as the experiences of the author are captured in their true essence.
David Wynford Carnegie, 2007
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Archean Crustal Evolution
Interstitial material is fine skeletal pyroxene, cruciform or dendritic chromite, and devitrified glass. Random olivine spinifex texture contains smaller, less elongate, randomly oriented olivine plates. Pyroxene spinifex texture contains pigeonite or  ...
K.C. Condie, 1994
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Flammable Australia: The Fire Regimes and Biodiversity of a ...
Abstract Spinifex grasslands cover more than 25% of the Australian landscape. Spinifex is a generic term that includes three genera and over 60 species of perennial hummock grass. The grasses occur on soils that are low in nutrients and in ...
Ross Andrew Bradstock, Jann Elizabeth Williams, A. M. Gill, 2002
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From Shamrock to Spinifex
David Frew. To Spinifex To Spinifex David Frew From Shamrock Untitled.
David Frew, 2010
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Spinifex: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
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Spinifex Walkabout - Hitch-Hiking in Remote North Australia
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Leslie Rees, 2011
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The Coast of Australia
The typical species of southern New South Wales continue into eastern Victoria and much of Tasmania, while the introduced European Marram grass increases at the expense of the local Spinifex. Semi-arid and arid coastal vegetation ...
Andrew D. Short, Colin D. Woodroffe, 2009
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Rock-Forming Minerals: Orthosilicates, Volume 1A:
This so- called spinifex habit of the komatiitic lavas has been described by many workers including Naldrett and Mason (1968), Viljoen and Viljoen (1969), Nesbitt (1971), Dickey (1972), Pyke etal. (1973), Fleet and MacRae (1975), Arndt ...
William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, J. Zussman, 1982

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPINIFEX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spinifex is used in the context of the following news items.
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Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE:NVS) Adds Spinifex Pharmaceuticals to …
Novartis AG ADR (NYSE:NVS) recently announced that it will soon be acquiring a US-Australian biotech company called Spinifex Pharmaceuticals. «WallStreet.org, Jul 15»
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Biotech going gangbusters as Novartis snaps up Spinifex
His comments come after biotech company Spinifex was bought by pharmaceutical ... Spinifex was founded in 2005 at the University of Queensland, and shortly ... «StartupSmart, Jun 15»
3
UPDATED: Novartis takes a pain med in $700M buyout deal for …
A little more than a year ago, Melbourne, Australia-based Spinifex decided to take part of a $45 million round to set up an office in Stamford, CT, with the clear ... «FierceBiotech, Jun 15»
4
Morning Read: A Canadian research portal offers cancer research …
Novartis has agreed to acquire Spinifex Pharmaceuticals in a $200 million deal. The company is working on neuropathic pain treatments, including a Phase 2 ... «MedCity News, Jun 15»
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Multi-million-dollar deal brings UQ pain drug closer to reality
Spinifex is developing the drug candidate EMA401, an oral treatment for chronic pain, particularly neuropathic pain (a type of nerve pain), without central ... «UQ News, Jun 15»
6
Indigenous community signs landmark agreement with University of …
"What makes spinifex unique is that it's a super tough plant and it has evolved to survive under incredibly hot conditions, and that has affected the structure," he ... «ABC Online, Apr 15»
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Researcher explores possibility of spinifex resin industry
Controlled burning on cattle properties and bushfires regularly take out large swathes of spinifex without affecting its ability to regenerate. Mr Connolly said his ... «ABC Online, Apr 15»
8
Art set for Papamoa gateway
A 130m long pa site and a 8m tall spinifex costing $200,000 will soon be installed at the Papamoa gateway to the Tauranga Eastern Link. The two sculptures ... «New Zealand Herald, Feb 15»
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Spinifex Pharmaceuticals Enhances CMC Team With Two Senior …
Spinifex Pharmaceuticals, a company focused on the development of new drugs for the treatment of chronic pain, today announces that it has enhanced its ... «PR Newswire, Feb 15»
10
Shirley Macnamara: shaped by the strength and beauty of spinifex
SHIRLEY Macnamara is not just an artist in spinifex: she is an artist of the spinifex country, her traditional home, the wide, red-hued plains that reach west from ... «The Australian, Aug 14»

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