(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alkylation
alkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction in which an alkyl group is added to a molecule; used in the production of high-octane petroleum fuels.
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
allokinetic
allokurtic
amphitokal
anakoluthia
ankylodactylia
ankylodontia
ankylopoietic
ankyloproctia
ankylostomiasis
ankylostomiasis
noun
Alternative form of ancylostomiasis
ankylotia
ankylotic
ankylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
antiblock
anticlockwise
anticlockwise
adj
(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
apolytikion
apolytikion
noun
A troparion chanted at Orthodox Christian worship services, summarizing the feast being celebrated that day.
autoalkylation
automatonlike
automatonlike
adj
Like an automaton; robotic.
avalokita
avalokitesvara
balkanization
balkanization
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanization
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bialystok
bialystoker
bibliokelpt
biblioklept
biblioklept
noun
A person who steals books
bibliokleptomania
bibliokleptomania
noun
A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
bibliotheke
bibliotheke
noun
Alternative form of bibliotheque
bickleton
blackington
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blastodisk
blastodisk
noun
(biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
blockiest
blockiest
adj
superlative form of blocky: most blocky
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
boatlike
boatlike
adj
Resembling a boat
boltlike
boltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bolt (mechanical fastener).
Resembling or characteristic of a bolt, as of lightning.
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bonnetlike
bonnetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bonnet (traditional hat).
booklift
booklists
booklists
noun
plural of booklist
bootlick
bootlick
noun
(US) A toady or sycophant.
verb
(intransitive) To engage in fawning, servile behavior.
(transitive) To seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior.
bootlicked
bootlicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bootlick
bootlicker
bootlicker
noun
(by extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
bootlicks
bootlicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bootlick
bothlike
bottlelike
bottlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bottle.
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
bradyteleokinesis
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
brothellike
brothellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
brotherlike
brotherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
bullockite
buttonlike
buttonlike
adj
Resembling a button.
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
cityfolk
clinkstone
clinkstone
noun
phonolite
clintock
clocksmith
cloisterlike
cloisterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cloister.
clothlike
clothlike
adj
Resembling cloth.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
cockatiel
cockatiel
noun
Nymphicus hollandicus, a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest, native to Australia. Avicultural forms come in many color mutations such as White Face Gray, White Face Pearl, Fallow, Pearl Pied, Cinnamon Pearl, and White Face Pied.
cocklight
cocklight
noun
twilight at cockcrow; daybreak.
cocktail
cocktail
adj
(obsolete) Ostentatiously lacking in manners.
noun
(UK, slang, dated) A mean, half-hearted fellow.
(by extension) A mixture of other substances or things.
A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in its veins.
A mixed alcoholic beverage.
A species of rove beetle, so called from its habit of elevating the tail.
verb
(transitive) To adulterate (fuel, etc.) by mixing in other substances.
(transitive) To treat (a person) to cocktails.
cocktailed
cocktailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cocktail
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
cocktails
cocktails
noun
plural of cocktail
coltlike
coltlike
adj
In the manner of a colt
coltskin
coltskin
noun
The skin of a colt.
cometlike
cometlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a comet.
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
coronetlike
cottekill
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
counterlocking
courtlike
courtlike
adj
Courteous; polite.
Resembling or characteristic of a court.
crinkleroot
crinkleroot
noun
Cardamine diphylla, a spring woodland plant native to North America.
crocketville
cuckoopintle
dealkylation
dealkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of alkyl groups from a compound
dimethyldiketone
dimethylketol
dimethylketone
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
doctorlike
doctorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a doctor.
dotlike
dotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dot.
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
doublethinking
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
drillstock
drillstock
noun
The part of a drill that holds the shank of the bit.
ekaterinoslav
electrokinematics
electrokinetic
electrokinetic
adj
(physics) Describing any of several phenomena in which electric charge causes movement
(physics) Describing the heating effect of an electric current
electrokinetics
electrokinetics
noun
(physics) the electrodynamics of electrical circuits
elkoshite
epiplankton
epiplankton
noun
Plankton normally living in the top hundred fathoms of a body of water (at a depth of about 180 metres or less).
epiplanktonic
epiplanktonic
adj
Relating to epiplankton
eskimologist
eskimologist
noun
(rare) Alternative spelling of Eskimologist
euktolite
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
flintlock
flintlock
noun
A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.
flintlocks
flintlocks
noun
plural of flintlock
flintwork
flintwork
noun
decorative flint facing
work with flint
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
flockiest
flockiest
adj
superlative form of flocky: most flocky
flokati
flokati
noun
A handwoven woolen rug with a thick pile.
flokatis
flokatis
noun
plural of flokati
flokite
foldskirt
folkething
folketing
folketing
Proper noun
the title of the Danish parliament (Folketinget in Danish)
folklorist
folklorist
noun
A person who studies or collects folklore
folkloristic
folkloristic
adj
about the traditions and stories of a country or community; Characteristic of folklore.
folklorists
folklorists
noun
plural of folklorist
folkright
folkright
noun
(obsolete) The common law or right of the people.
folksiest
folksiest
adj
superlative form of folksy: most folksy
footlicker
footlicker
noun
A sycophant; a fawner; a toady.
footlicking
footlicking
adj
sycophantic
noun
The act of licking someone's feet.
sycophantic behavior
footlike
footlike
adj
Resembling a foot.
forestlike
forestlike
adj
Like a forest.
foretalking
forklift
forklift
noun
A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved.
verb
To move or stack with, or as if with, such a vehicle.
forklifting
forklifting
verb
present participle of forklift
forklifts
forklifts
noun
plural of forklift
forktail
forktail
noun
(UK, dialect) A salmon in its fourth year's growth.
Any of various small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus.