(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=
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
bookbindery
bookbindery
noun
A building where books are assembled and bound.
bradykinesia
bradykinesia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of movement.
bradykinesis
bradykinesis
noun
Alternative form of bradykinesia
bradykinetic
bradykinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
bradyteleokinesis
candylike
candylike
adj
Resembling candy, especially in flavor or appearance
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
cockneyfied
cockneyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockneyfy
cycadlike
cycadlike
adj
Having the characteristics of a cycad.
cylinderlike
cylinderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cylinder.
daydreamlike
daydreamlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a daydream.
dealkylation
dealkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of alkyl groups from a compound
desmopyknosis
dezinkify
dialkylamine
dialkylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any secondary amine formed from two alkyl groups
dickey
dickey
adj
Alternative form of dicky (“doubtful, troublesome, in poor condition”)
noun
Alternative form of dicky
dickeybird
dickeys
dickeys
noun
plural of dickey
dickeyville
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
dikey
diktyonite
diktyonite
noun
(geology) Alternative form of dictyonite
dimethyldiketone
dimethylketol
dimethylketone
dinkey
dinkey
noun
A small locomotive, especially with a switch engine.
dinkeys
dinkeys
noun
plural of dinkey
diskery
diskery
noun
(dated, music) A phonograph-record manufacturer; a shop that sells phonograph records.
disyoke
disyoke
verb
(transitive, poetic) To free (someone or something) from a yoke; to disjoin, to unyoke.
disyoked
disyoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disyoke
disyokes
disyokes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disyoke
diyarbekir
dohickey
dohickey
noun
Alternative spelling of doohickey
domeykite
domeykite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric copper arsenide mineral, Cu₃As.
donkeyish
donkeyish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a donkey; asinine.
donkeyism
donkeyism
noun
foolishness
doohickey
doohickey
noun
A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall)
doohickeys
doohickeys
noun
plural of doohickey
doohinkey
dostoyevski
drinkery
drinkery
noun
(informal) A place where alcoholic drinks are served; a public house.
dyakisdodecahedron
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
dyskinetic
dyskinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to dyskinesia
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
guidebooky
holidaymaker
holidaymaker
noun
(Britain) someone who is on holiday
hydraulicked
hydraulicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydraulic
hydrofranklinite
hydrokineter
hydrokinetic
hydrokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrokinetics
Of or pertaining to the kinetic energy of moving fluids
hydrokinetical
hydrokinetical
adj
Synonym of hydrokinetic
hydrokinetics
hydrokinetics
noun
(physics) The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids
hygrodeik
hygrodeik
noun
A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage of moisture in the air, etc.
hyperlinked
hyperlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyperlink
kadiyevka
kailyarder
kailyarder
noun
A writer of the Kailyard school, a group of Scottish authors who offered a sentimental and idyllic representation of rural life.
kaleidoscopically
kaleidoscopically
adv
In a kaleidoscopic, continuously changing manner.
karyolysidae
keedysville
kennedyville
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
kidney
kidney
noun
(figuratively, dated) Constitution, temperament, nature, type, character, disposition. (usually used of people)
(obsolete, slang) A waiter.
An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.
This organ (of an animal) cooked as food.
kidneylike
kidneylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a kidney.
kidneylipped
kidneyroot
kidneys
kidneys
noun
plural of kidney
kidneywort
kidneywort
noun
hepatica (Hepatica spp.)
navelwort
kilodyne
kilodyne
noun
A unit of force equal to one thousand dynes.
kindheartedly
kindheartedly
adv
In a kindhearted manner.
kindlessly
kindredly
kindredly
adj
Characteristic of kindred; showing kinship.
kittycornered
klendusity
klendusity
noun
(botany) resistance to infection
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.
kyanised
kyanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kyanise
kyanized
kyanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kyanize
kyphosidae
lackwittedly
ladykiller
ladykiller
noun
Alternative spelling of lady-killer
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.
leukoctyoid
leukocytoid
leukocytoid
adj
Resembling a leukocyte
lyricked
midweekly
midweekly
adj
Occurring midweek.
misyoked
misyoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misyoke
monkeyfied
monkeyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of monkeyfy
overkindly
overkindly
adj
Excessively kindly.
physicked
physicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of physic
pickedly
piggybacked
piggybacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of piggyback
prickmedainty
pseudankylosis
pseudoankylosis
pyramidlike
pyramidlike
adj
Resembling a pyramid.
shoddylike
skydive
skydive
noun
An instance of skydiving.
verb
(intransitive) To be in freefall after jumping from an aircraft and landing safely by deploying a parachute.
skydived
skydived
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skydive
skydiver
skydiver
noun
Someone who skydives.
skydivers
skydivers
noun
plural of skydiver
skydives
skydives
noun
plural of skydive
skylined
skylined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skyline
spidermonkey
stiffneckedly
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
tiddledywinks
tiddledywinks
noun
Alternative form of tiddlywinks
plural of tiddledywink
tiddleywink
tiddleywink
noun
Alternative form of tiddlywink
tiddlywinker
tiddlywinker
noun
(tiddlywinks) A player of the game of tiddlywinks.