bot

From Dutch bot, from Middle Dutch bot. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *buttaz.


violet

From Dutch violet, borrowed from French violet, from Latin viola (“violet”).


massa

From Dutch massa, from Middle Dutch masse, from Old French masse, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza).


toepassing

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toepassing (plural toepassings, diminutive toepassinkie)

toepassings (plural)
toepassinkie (diminutive)

Inherited from Dutch toepassing, equivalent to toepas + -ing.


muis

From Dutch muis, from Middle Dutch muus, from Old Dutch *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs.

(computing) A mouse (input device to operate a computer).


krap

krap (plural krappe, diminutive krappie)

From Dutch krab, from Middle Dutch crabbe, from Old Dutch *krabba.

(botany, uncommon) devil's claw (plant of the genus Harpagophytum), especially when referring to the seeds


patroon

patroon (plural patrone, diminutive patroontjie)

patrone (plural)
patroontjie (diminutive)


Australië

Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire; capital: Canberra)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands; capital: Canberra)


inhoud

From Dutch inhoud, from Middle Dutch inhout. Equivalent to a deverbal from inhou.


halogeen

(chemistry) halogen (any element of group 17 of the periodic table)


graad

graad (plural grade, diminutive graadjie)

From Dutch graad, from Middle Dutch graet, from Latin gradus.

(physics) degree, unit of measurement of temperature


loper

loper (plural lopers, diminutive lopertjie)

From Dutch loper (“walker, runner, messenger, bishop (chess piece), carpet, master key, offshoot”), from Middle Dutch lopere (“runner, messenger, walker”). Equivalent to loop + -er.

inh

(botany) shoot or sprout that forms at the end of roots from which new shoots or sprouts develop

(botany, uncommon) tendrils of creepers and vines used for support


vulkaan

From Dutch vulkaan, from Middle Dutch vulcaen, from Latin Vulcānus.


spruit

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spruit (plural spruite, diminutive spruitjie)

From Dutch spruit, from Middle Dutch sprute. Cognate with English sprite, sprout.

(geography) stream or small river; river branch


halfrond

From Dutch halfrond. Equivalent to half + rond.


alkalies

af-adj

alkalies (attributive alkaliese, comparative meer alkalies, superlative mees alkaliese)

alkaliese (attributive)
meer alkalies (comparative)
mees alkaliese (superlative)


edelgas

From Dutch edelgas, from German Edelgas. Equivalent to edel (“noble”) + gas.

(chemistry) noble gas (any of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table)


weerstand

From Dutch weerstand, from older wederstand with syncope of intervocalic -d-, from Middle Dutch wederstant.

electrical resistance
electrical resistance

(electronics) resistor (electronic component)


lêer

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lêer (plural lêers, diminutive lêertjie)

(computing) file (a collection of information that forms a unit and is stored together)


uitvoer

(computing, data) output (of information, data, etc.)


botter

botter (plural botters, diminutive bottertjie)

botters (plural)
bottertjie (diminutive)

From a dialectal variant of Dutch boter, from Middle Dutch bōter, from Old Dutch *butera, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον (boúturon).

(chemistry, dated) butter; any specific soft substance


oerknal

Borrowed from Dutch oerknal, itself probably borrowed from German Urknall. Equivalent to oer- (“primordial, primaeval”) + knal (“bang”).


kelk

From Dutch kelk, from Middle Dutch kelc, from Old Dutch kelik, from Latin calix, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́λῠξ (kálux).

(botany) A calyx (outermost whorl of flower parts).


gneis

Borrowed from German Gneis, from Middle High German gneist (“spark”), Old High German gneisto (“spark”).


erbies

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erbies (attributive erbiese, not comparable)

Hierdie is 'n erbiese mineraal.


alkalimetaal

Compound of alkali (“alkali”) + metaal (“metal”) or from Dutch alkalimetaal.


weerberig

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weerberig (plural weerberigte, diminutive weerberiggie)

weerberigte (plural)
weerberiggie (diminutive)

From weer (“weather”) + berig (“article, report”).


weervoorspelling

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weervoorspelling (plural weervoorspellings or weervoorspellinge (dated))

weervoorspellings (plural)
weervoorspellinge (dated plural)

From Dutch weersvoorspelling. Equivalent to weer (“weather”) + voorspelling (“forecast, prediction”).

affix

weather forecast
weather forecast#English


adrenalien

From Dutch adrenaline or English adrenaline.

(biochemistry) adrenaline (epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter)


funksie

(biology) function, physiological activity


swaartekrag

From Dutch zwaartekracht. Equivalent to swaarte + krag.

Deur swaartekrag val die hamer op sy hoof.

Because of gravity the hammer fell on his head.


erosie

/ˌɪə̯ˈrʊə̯.si/

From Dutch erosie, from French érosion, from Latin ērōsiō. The geological and figurative senses may have derived from English erosion.


Oortwolk

Compound of Oort (“Oort”) + wolk (“cloud”).


asteroïedgordel

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asteroïedgordel (plural asteroïedgordele, diminutive asteroïedgordeltjie)

asteroïedgordele (plural)
asteroïedgordeltjie (diminutive)

Compound of asteroïed (“asteroid”) + gordel (“belt”).


Sonnestelsel

From Dutch zonnestelsel. Compound of son (“sun”) + -e- + stelsel (“system”).


argipel

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argipel (plural argipels or argipelle, diminutive argipelletjie)

argipels (plural)
argipelle (plural)
argipelletjie (diminutive)


periodieke tabel

periodieke tabel (plural periodieke tabelle, diminutive periodieke tabelletjie)

periodieke tabelle (plural)
periodieke tabelletjie (diminutive)

liquid

Color of the number (state of matter at STP)


alkaliaardmetaal

Compound of alkali (“alkaline”) + aardmetaal (“earth metal”).

compound

alkaline earth metal
alkaline earth metal#English

(inorganic chemistry) alkaline earth metal; Synonym of aardalkalimetaal


alkali-aardmetaal

(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of alkaliaardmetaal


chalkogeen

(inorganic chemistry) chalcogen (any element of group 16 of the periodic table)


pniktogeen

(chemistry) Alternative form of pnikogeen


pnikogeen

(chemistry) pnictogen (any element of group 15 of the periodic table)


seldsameaard-metaal

(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of seldsameaardmetaal


seldsameaardmetaal

Compound of seldsame (“rare”) + aard (“earth”) + metaal.

rare earth element
rare earth element#English

rare earth metal
rare earth metal#English

(inorganic chemistry) rare earth element; rare earth metal


radioaktiewe element

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radioaktiewe element (plural radioaktiewe elemente)

(physics) radioactive element; Synonym of radioëlement


aardalkalimetaal

Compound of aardalkali (“alkaline earth”) + metaal.

(inorganic chemistry) alkaline earth metal


gehoorstuk

gehoorstuk (plural gehoorstukke, diminutive gehoorstukkie)

gehoorstukke (plural)
gehoorstukkie (diminutive)

Compound of gehoor (“hearing”) + stuk (“part”).


motories

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motories (attributive motoriese, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch motorisch, equivalent to motor + -ies.

motoriese senuwee

(biology) motor, motoric (relating to motor faculties and the ability to move)


sterrestelsel

From sterre (“stars”) + stelsel (“system”).


episentrum

From Dutch epicentrum, from New Latin epicentrum.

(seismology) epicentre, point above an earthquake's centre