(organic chemistry) Any of a class of divalent functional groups derived from an alkane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom, the free valencies being part of a double bond - R₂C=
ankylodactylia
ankylodontia
ankylopodia
ankyroid
birdyback
bodymaking
bradykinesia
bradykinesia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of movement.
bradykinesis
bradykinesis
noun
Alternative form of bradykinesia
bradykinetic
bradykinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
bradykinin
bradykinin
noun
(biochemistry) A compound released in the blood in some circumstances which causes contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of blood vessels. It is a peptide with nine amino-acid residues.
bradykinins
bradykinins
noun
plural of bradykinin
bradyteleokinesis
brickyard
brickyard
noun
A factory where bricks are produced or distributed
candylike
candylike
adj
Resembling candy, especially in flavor or appearance
candymaking
candymaking
noun
The manufacture of candy.
candystick
chickabiddy
chickabiddy
noun
(childish) A chicken or similar bird.
Term of endearment for a young child or loved one.
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
cycadlike
cycadlike
adj
Having the characteristics of a cycad.
dakoity
dakoity
noun
Alternative spelling of dacoity
daktyi
daktyli
daydreamlike
daydreamlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a daydream.
daykin
dealkylation
dealkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of alkyl groups from a compound
dialkyl
dialkyl
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any compound containing two alkyl groups
(uncountable, organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two alkyl groups in a compound
dialkylamine
dialkylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any secondary amine formed from two alkyl groups
dialkylic
dikaryon
dikaryon
noun
(biology) A hypha that has two nuclei.
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophasic
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
dikaryophytic
dikaryotic
dikaryotic
adj
(biology) Relating to a dikaryon
(cytology, of a cell) Containing two nuclei
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
diyarbakir
diyarbekir
drinkability
drinkability
noun
The extent to which something is drinkable.
The state or property of being drinkable.
drinkably
drygalski
dyakisdodecahedron
dyakish
dyemaking
dyskeratosis
dyskeratosis
noun
(medicine) Incomplete or abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.
dyskinesia
dyskinesia
noun
(countable) A disorder involving such state.
(uncountable) A state of involuntary muscle movements, like tics and torticollis, and reduced voluntary muscle movements.
dyskinesias
dyskinesias
noun
plural of dyskinesia
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
holidaymaker
holidaymaker
noun
(Britain) someone who is on holiday
holidaymaking
holidaymaking
noun
(Britain) Going on holiday.
hydraulicked
hydraulicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydraulic
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
hydrocracking
hydrocracking
noun
(organic chemistry) the production of high-octane petroleum fuel and kerosene by hydrogenating large or complex hydrocarbons and then cracking them.
verb
present participle of hydrocrack
hydrofranklinite
hydrokinetical
hydrokinetical
adj
Synonym of hydrokinetic
kadiyevka
kailyard
kailyard
noun
(Scotland) A kitchen garden.
A late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century school of writing, set in small Scottish towns, a notable example being J. M Barrie's A Small Minister
kailyarder
kailyarder
noun
A writer of the Kailyard school, a group of Scottish authors who offered a sentimental and idyllic representation of rural life.
kailyardism
kailyardism
noun
The writing style of the Kailyard school, a group of Scottish authors who offered a sentimental and idyllic representation of rural life.
kailyards
kailyards
noun
plural of kailyard
kalandariyah
kaleidoscopically
kaleidoscopically
adv
In a kaleidoscopic, continuously changing manner.
kandinsky
kandiyohi
kandiyohi
Proper noun
a small city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, USA.
karyatid
karyatid
noun
Alternative form of caryatid
karyolysidae
katydid
katydid
noun
A relative of grasshoppers and crickets, in the family Tettigoniidae.
katydids
katydids
noun
plural of katydid
kayibanda
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
keyboardist
keyboardist
noun
Someone who plays a keyboard.
keyboardists
keyboardists
noun
plural of keyboardist
kindheartedly
kindheartedly
adv
In a kindhearted manner.
kirkcaldy
kirkcaldy
Proper noun
a town and former royal burgh in council area, Scotland
a local government district in Fife Region (as it was called then) between 1975 and 1996.
kirkyard
kirkyard
noun
(chiefly Scotland) A churchyard, especially one in Scotland.
kneadability
kneadability
noun
Ability to be kneaded, or worked into a mass.
kneadingly
kneadingly
adv
(rare) In the manner of one who is kneading.
knowledgeability
knowledgeability
noun
The condition of being knowledgeable.
kshatriyahood
kshatriyahood
noun
The quality of being a kshatriya.
kyanised
kyanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kyanise
kyanized
kyanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kyanize
kyphosidae
lackadaisicality
lackadaisicality
noun
The quality of being lackadaisical.
lackadaisically
lackadaisically
adv
In a lackadaisical manner; without enthusiasm or interest; perfunctorily.
lackadaisy
lackadaisy
adj
(archaic) lackadaisical
intj
(archaic) lackaday
lackwittedly
ladykiller
ladykiller
noun
Alternative spelling of lady-killer
ladykin
ladykin
noun
A little lady.
ladykind
ladykind
noun
Ladies collectively; womankind.
ladykins
ladykins
noun
plural of ladykin
ladylike
ladylike
adj
Of or related to the appearance or behaviour of a well-mannered woman.
ladylikely
ladylikely
adv
In a ladylike manner.
ladylikeness
ladylikeness
noun
Ladylike behaviour.
madhyamika
madhyamika
Proper noun
The central philosophy of Buddhism that was systematized by Nagarjuna. It establishes that all phenomena are empty of independent reality.
mankindly
mankindly
adj
Pertaining to or characteristic of mankind; humanly, humane.
paddywacking
piggybacked
piggybacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of piggyback
prickmedainty
pseudankylosis
pseudoankylosis
pyramidlike
pyramidlike
adj
Resembling a pyramid.
quicksandy
quicksandy
adj
quicksandlike
rickyard
rickyard
noun
A farmyard where hayricks are stored.
skidway
skidway
noun
A skid road.
skidways
skidways
noun
plural of skidway
skyrgaliard
stinkardly
sundaylike
sundaylike
Adjective
Resembling a Sunday or some aspect of one, especially the religious observances and abstinence from work of the Christian Sabbath.
thickheadedly
thickheadedly
adv
In a thickheaded manner
thylakoid
thylakoid
noun
(biology) a folded membrane within plant chloroplasts from which grana are made, used in photosynthesis
undertakingly
undrinkably
undrinkably
adv
Such that it cannot be drunk.
unladylike
unladylike
adj
Not ladylike; ill-mannered.
unmistakedly
unmistakedly
adv
Archaic form of unmistakenly.
yadkin
yadkin
Proper noun
a river in North Carolina, USA.
yadkinville
yadkinville
Proper noun
a town in North Carolina, USA
yankeefied
yardstick
yardstick
noun
(figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.
A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.