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alienating |
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alienating
al·ien·ate A0199900 (āl′yə-nāt′, ā′lē-ə-)tr.v. al·ien·at·ed, al·ien·at·ing, al·ien·ates 1. To cause to become unfriendly or hostile; estrange: alienate a friend; alienate potential supporters by taking extreme positions.2. To cause to become withdrawn or unresponsive; isolate or dissociate emotionally: The numbing labor tended to alienate workers.3. To cause to be transferred; turn away: "He succeeded ... in alienating the affections of my only ward" (Oscar Wilde).4. Law To transfer (property or a right) to the ownership of another, especially by an act of the owner rather than by inheritance. [Latin aliēnāre, aliēnāt-, from Latin aliēnus, alien; see alien.] al′ien·a′tor n.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | alienating - causing hostility or loss of friendliness; "her sudden alienating aloofness"antagonistic - arousing animosity or hostility; "his antagonistic brusqueness"; "Europe was antagonistic to the Unites States" | IdiomsSeealienatealienating Related to alienating: enrichingWords related to alienatingadj causing hostility or loss of friendlinessRelated Words |
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- inosinicase
- inosinyl
- inosite
- inositide
- inositis
- inositol
- inositol 1,2-cyclic phosphate 2-phosphohydrolase
- inositol 1,3,4,5-tetraphosphate
- inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate
- inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (insp3, ip3)
- inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor, type 1
- inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor, type 2
- inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
- inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate 1-phosphatase
- inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 1
- inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor, type 1
- inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 2
- inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor, type 2
- inositol-1-phosphate
- inositol hexakisphosphate
- inositol hexaniacinate
- inositol hexanicotinate
- inositol hexaphosphate
- inositol lipids and phosphate
- inositol metabolism
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