blot
English
/blɒt/, /blɑt/
noun
Definitions
- A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
- (by extension) A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace.
- (biochemistry) A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier.
- (backgammon) an exposed piece in backgammon.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English blot (spot, blot, blemish, stain).
Origin
Middle English
blot
Gloss
spot, blot, blemish, stain
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beblot English
- bloat English
- blotless English
- blotlessness English
- blottable English
- blotter English
- blottery English
- blottesque English
- blottest English
- blotteth English
- blotto English
- blottoed English
- blotty English
- electroblot English
- electroblotter English
- histoblot English
- immunoblot English
- ink English
- inkblot English
- interblot English
- miniblotter English
- outblot English
- reblot English
- transblot English
- beblotten Middle English
- blot Middle English
- blotles Middle English
- blautr Old Norse
- blettr Old Norse
- blettur Icelandic
- blettur Faroese