used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The blood was added to a pool of other blood, mixed, centrifuged, separated to plasma and corpuscles, irradiated slightly, pasteurized slightly, frozen, evaporated, and finally banked.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading The blood was added to a pool of other blood, mixed, centrifuged, separated to plasma and corpuscles, irradiated slightly, pasteurized slightly, frozen, evaporated, and finally banked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The blood was added to a pool of other blood, mixed, centrifuged, separated to plasma and corpuscles, irradiated slightly, pasteurized slightly, frozen, evaporated, and finally banked.
attributedverbUS /əˈtrɪbjətɪd/
past form of “attribute” — attribute or credit to
From this reading The plagues that struck mankind could be attributed to one man.
bankedverbUS /bæŋkt/
past form of “bank” — tip laterally
From this reading The blood was added to a pool of other blood, mixed, centrifuged, separated to plasma and corpuscles, irradiated slightly, pasteurized slightly, frozen, evaporated, and finally banked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The plagues that struck mankind could be attributed to one man.
bledverbUS /bled/
inflected form of “bleed” — lose blood from one's body
From this reading Some of the plasma was used immediately for a woman who had bled too much in childbirth.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The blood was added to a pool of other blood, mixed, centrifuged, separated to plasma and corpuscles, irradiated slightly, pasteurized slightly, frozen, evaporated, and finally banked.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But was he fiend ... or savior?
centrifuged
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From this reading The blood was added to a pool of other blood, mixed, centrifuged, separated to plasma and corpuscles, irradiated slightly, pasteurized slightly, frozen, evaporated, and finally banked.
childbirthnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldbɜːrθ/
the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
From this reading Some of the plasma was used immediately for a woman who had bled too much in childbirth.
corpuscles
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From this reading The blood was added to a pool of other blood, mixed, centrifuged, separated to plasma and corpuscles, irradiated slightly, pasteurized slightly, frozen, evaporated, and finally banked.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The plagues that struck mankind could be attributed to one man.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading She died.
evaporatedadjectiveUS /ɪˈvæpəreɪtəd/
drawn off in the form of vapor
From this reading The blood was added to a pool of other blood, mixed, centrifuged, separated to plasma and corpuscles, irradiated slightly, pasteurized slightly, frozen, evaporated, and finally banked.
fiendnounUS /fiːnd/
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading But was he fiend ... or savior?
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading The blood was added to a pool of other blood, mixed, centrifuged, separated to plasma and corpuscles, irradiated slightly, pasteurized slightly, frozen, evaporated, and finally banked.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some of the plasma was used immediately for a woman who had bled too much in childbirth.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading The blood was added to a pool of other blood, mixed, centrifuged, separated to plasma and corpuscles, irradiated slightly, pasteurized slightly, frozen, evaporated, and finally banked.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some of the plasma was used immediately for a woman who had bled too much in childbirth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But was he fiend ... or savior?
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Some of the plasma was used immediately for a woman who had bled too much in childbirth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some of the plasma was used immediately for a woman who had bled too much in childbirth.
irradiatedverbUS /ˌɪˈreɪdieɪtɪd/
past form of “irradiate” — give spiritual insight to; in religion
From this reading The blood was added to a pool of other blood, mixed, centrifuged, separated to plasma and corpuscles, irradiated slightly, pasteurized slightly, frozen, evaporated, and finally banked.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The plagues that struck mankind could be attributed to one man.
mankindnounUS /ˈmænˈkaɪnd/
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading The plagues that struck mankind could be attributed to one man.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading The blood was added to a pool of other blood, mixed, centrifuged, separated to plasma and corpuscles, irradiated slightly, pasteurized slightly, frozen, evaporated, and finally banked.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Some of the plasma was used immediately for a woman who had bled too much in childbirth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The blood was added to a pool of other blood, mixed, centrifuged, separated to plasma and corpuscles, irradiated slightly, pasteurized slightly, frozen, evaporated, and finally banked.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The plagues that struck mankind could be attributed to one man.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But was he fiend ... or savior?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The blood was added to a pool of other blood, mixed, centrifuged, separated to plasma and corpuscles, irradiated slightly, pasteurized slightly, frozen, evaporated, and finally banked.
pasteurizedadjectiveUS /ˈpæstʃəraɪzd/
having been subjected to pasteurization in order to halt fermentation
From this reading The blood was added to a pool of other blood, mixed, centrifuged, separated to plasma and corpuscles, irradiated slightly, pasteurized slightly, frozen, evaporated, and finally banked.
plaguesnounUS /pleɪɡz/
plural of “plague” — a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading The plagues that struck mankind could be attributed to one man.
plasmanounUS /ˈplæzmə/
the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended
From this reading The blood was added to a pool of other blood, mixed, centrifuged, separated to plasma and corpuscles, irradiated slightly, pasteurized slightly, frozen, evaporated, and finally banked.
poolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading The blood was added to a pool of other blood, mixed, centrifuged, separated to plasma and corpuscles, irradiated slightly, pasteurized slightly, frozen, evaporated, and finally banked.
saviornounUS /ˈseɪvjər/
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading But was he fiend ... or savior?
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading The blood was added to a pool of other blood, mixed, centrifuged, separated to plasma and corpuscles, irradiated slightly, pasteurized slightly, frozen, evaporated, and finally banked.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She died.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The blood was added to a pool of other blood, mixed, centrifuged, separated to plasma and corpuscles, irradiated slightly, pasteurized slightly, frozen, evaporated, and finally banked.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the plasma was used immediately for a woman who had bled too much in childbirth.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The plagues that struck mankind could be attributed to one man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The plagues that struck mankind could be attributed to one man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The plagues that struck mankind could be attributed to one man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The plagues that struck mankind could be attributed to one man.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Some of the plasma was used immediately for a woman who had bled too much in childbirth.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Some of the plasma was used immediately for a woman who had bled too much in childbirth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But was he fiend ... or savior?
which person or people
From this reading Some of the plasma was used immediately for a woman who had bled too much in childbirth.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Some of the plasma was used immediately for a woman who had bled too much in childbirth.
