A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
blackdamp
blackdamp
noun
Choke damp.
bumpkinly
bumpkinly
adj
Befitting a bumpkin.
camelkeeper
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
clumplike
clumplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a clump.
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
doppelkummel
gumpoldskirchner
hemiplankton
hemplike
hemplike
adj
Resembling hemp or some aspect of it.
hyperkalemia
hyperkalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood (above the reference range).
hyperkalemic
hyperkalemic
adj
Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hyperkaliemia
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hypermakroskelic
hypokalemia
hypokalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of potassium ions in the blood (below the reference range).
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hypokaliemia
kaempferol
kaempferol
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease
kalumpang
kalumpit
kamloops
kamloops
Proper noun
A city and a lake in British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the two branches of the
kampala
kampala
Proper noun
The capital of, and largest city in, Uganda.
kampliles
kampsville
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kampylite
kampylite
noun
Alternative form of campylite
kapellmeister
kapellmeister
noun
(music) A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra.
(music, historical) Person in charge of music at a noble court during the baroque and classical period.
kappellmeister
karyolymph
karyolymph
noun
The liquid part of the nucleus of a cell.
karyolymphs
karyolymphs
noun
plural of karyolymph
karyoplasm
karyoplasm
noun
nucleoplasm
karyoplasma
karyoplasmatic
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
kemple
kemple
noun
(Scotland) The size of a standard load of straw, approximately 450 pounds.
kilampere
kiloampere
kiloampere
noun
One thousand amperes
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinoplasm
kinoplasm
noun
an active protoplasm used to make filaments and mobile structures.
kinoplasmic
kinoplasmic
adj
of or related to kinoplasm
kiplingism
kiplingism
Noun
An attitude or turn of phrase characteristic of Rudyard Kipling.
klemperer
klephtism
klephtism
noun
(historical) The theft and banditry characteristic of the anti-Ottoman insurgency when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
kleptomania
kleptomania
noun
(psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
kleptomaniac
kleptomaniac
noun
One who steals compulsively.
kleptomaniacal
kleptomaniacal
adj
Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
kleptomanias
kleptomanias
noun
plural of kleptomania
kleptomanist
klump
kulpmont
kulturkampf
kulturkampf
noun
(historical) A conflict between secular and religious authorities, especially the struggle between the Roman Catholic Church and the German government under Bismarck.
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.
lampblack
lampblack
noun
An amorphous form of carbon made from incompletely burned organic matter; used to make pigments and inks.
verb
(transitive) To blacken (something) using this form of carbon.
lampblacked
lampblacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lampblack
lampblacking
lampblacking
verb
present participle of lampblack
lampmaker
lampmaker
noun
A manufacturer of lamps.
lampmaking
lampmaking
noun
The manufacture of lamps.
lampwick
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
limnoplankton
limnoplankton
noun
(biology) The plankton of fresh waters, especially of lakes
limpkin
limpkin
noun
A large bird, Aramus guarauna, found in marshes in the Caribbean, Central America and southern Florida.
limpkins
limpkins
noun
plural of limpkin
lumpkin
lumpkin
noun
A clumsy, heavy, stupid, silly or blundering person.
lumpsucker
lumpsucker
noun
Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.
lymphokines
lymphokines
noun
plural of lymphokine
machtpolitik
machtpolitik
noun
(politics) Power politics.
macroplankton
macroplankton
noun
Plankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 centimetres in maximal dimension.
maplelike
maplelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a maple tree.
maplike
maplike
adj
Having the characteristics of a map.
marketplace
marketplace
noun
(by extension) The world of commerce and trade.
(figurative) A place or sphere for the exchange of anything, such as ideas or fashions.
An open area in a town housing a public market.
The space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates.
marketplaces
marketplaces
noun
plural of marketplace
marlinespike
marlinespike
noun
Alternative spelling of marlinspike
marlinespikes
marlinespikes
noun
plural of marlinespike
marlingspike
marlinspike
marlinspike
noun
A tool, consisting of a pointed metal spike, used to manipulate the strands of rope or cable when knotting and splicing.
marlinspikes
marlinspikes
noun
plural of marlinspike
melanoplakia
meroplankton
meroplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton
meroplanktonic
meroplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to meroplankton
mesoplankton
mesoplankton
noun
plankton intermediate in size between microplankton and macroplankton
mesoplanktonic
mesoplanktonic
adj
Relating to mesoplankton.
microplakite
microplankton
microplankton
noun
microscopic zooplankton
micropoikilitic
milkshop
milksop
milksop
noun
(by extension, derogatory) An easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person.
A dish consisting of bread pieces in a bowl, sprinkled with sugar and covered in hot milk.
A piece of bread sopped in milk.
milksopism
milksoppery
milksoppery
noun
weak, timid, ineffectual behaviour
milksoppiness
milksopping
milksoppish
milksoppish
adj
weak; timid; ineffectual
milksoppishness
milksoppy
milksoppy
Adjective
weak; timid; ineffectual
milksops
milksops
noun
plural of milksop
mispickel
mispickel
noun
The mineral arsenopyrite
mulaprakriti
multipacket
multipacket
adj
Composed of multiple packets
nymphlike
nymphlike
adj
Resembling a nymph.
omphaloskepsis
omphaloskepsis
noun
(figuratively) Ratiocination to the point of self-absorption.
Contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel; navel-gazing.
palikarism
palmlike
palmlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a palm tree.
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
pendulumlike
pendulumlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pendulum; having a back-and-forth motion.
perkiomenville
phantomlike
phantomlike
adj
Like a phantom; ghostly.
phokomelia
pickleman
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
pilgrimlike
pilgrimlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pilgrim.
pillmaker
pillmaking
pimpleback
pimpleback
noun
Quadrula pustulosa, an American freshwater mussel.
placemaker
placemaker
noun
A person involved in placemaking.
placemaking
placemaking
noun
The planning, design and management of public spaces with regard to the communities that will inhabit them.
platemaker
platemaker
noun
One who produces plates (printing surfaces).
platemakers
platemakers
noun
plural of platemaker
platemaking
platemaking
noun
The production of plates (printing surfaces).
platemakings
platemark
platemark
noun
A mark or emblem stamped upon gold or silver plate, to indicate the place of manufacture, the degree of purity, etc.
playmaker
playmaker
noun
(dated) A playwright.
(sports) A sportsman who leads attacks for his team and creates chances to score.
playmaking
playmaking
noun
(sports) The initiation of offensive play with the intent of scoring a goal (or the equivalent)
playmakings
plowmaker
plowmaking
pluckemin
plumelike
plumelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plume.
plumemaker
plumemaking
plumlike
plumlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plum.
plumrock
poikilocythemia
poikilotherm
poikilotherm
adj
cold-blooded
noun
A cold-blooded animal
poikilothermal
poikilothermal
adj
poikilothermic
poikilothermic
poikilothermic
adj
(of an animal) Having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
poikilothermism
poikilothermism
noun
poikilothermy
poikilothermy
poikilothermy
noun
(biology) The quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature of the environment; cold-bloodedness.
policemanlike
policemanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a policeman.
policymaker
policymaker
noun
One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.