The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
aleksandropol
alkalurops
alkaphrah
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(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
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
ankyloblepharon
ankyloblepharon
noun
(pathology) fusion of the margins of the eyelids
ankyloproctia
aprickle
aprickle
adj
Prickling.
apronlike
apronlike
adj
Resembling an apron.
arkadelphia
asparkle
asparkle
adj
Sparkling.
backslapper
backslapper
noun
One who makes a show of liking another person with profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie, such as vigorous hand clasping, back-slapping, hearty words of greeting, etc.
backslappers
backslappers
noun
plural of backslapper
ballpark
ballpark
adj
Approximate; close; on the right order of magnitude.
noun
(US) A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played.
(US, figuratively) The general vicinity; somewhere close; a broad approximation.
verb
(transitive) To make a rough estimate of.
ballparks
ballparks
noun
plural of ballpark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballpark
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
barkpeel
barkpeeler
barkpeeling
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
blackprint
blackstrap
blackstrap
noun
(obsolete) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
(obsolete, nautical, slang) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.
The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
camelkeeper
caterpillarlike
caterpillarlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a caterpillar.
chalkography
chlorpikrin
clerkship
clerkship
noun
(law) A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
(medicine) Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
The state or business of a clerk.
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
clockkeeper
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
corpselike
corpselike
adj
Resembling a corpse.
corpselikeness
crankplate
crapelike
crapelike
Adjective
Resembling crape.
cryoplankton
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
disparkle
disparkle
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To scatter around.
droplike
droplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a drop of liquid.
elkport
evilspeaker
flickerproof
flowerpecker
flowerpecker
noun
Any member of the family Dicaeidae of passerine birds, many of which feed on nectar.
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
frankpledge
frankpledge
noun
(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
freckleproof
goalkeeper
goalkeeper
noun
(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
goalkeepers
goalkeepers
noun
plural of goalkeeper
grapelike
grapelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grape.
grapestalk
grippelike
gumpoldskirchner
harplike
harplike
adj
Resembling a harp or the sound of harp music
harpoonlike
harpylike
harpylike
Adjective
Resembling a harpy; ravenous or shrewish.
hotelkeeper
hotelkeeper
noun
A hotelier; a hotel owner.
housekeeperlike
housekeeperly
housekeeperly
adj
Befitting a housekeeper.
hyperalkalinity
hyperalkalinity
noun
The property of being hyperalkaline.
hyperbrachyskelic
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
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hyperlinked
hyperlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyperlink
hyperlinking
hyperlinking
verb
present participle of hyperlink
hypermakroskelic
intersprinkle
intersprinkle
verb
(transitive) To sprinkle between.
intersprinkled
intersprinkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intersprinkle
intersprinkling
intersprinkling
noun
A sprinkling between.
verb
present participle of intersprinkle
jailkeeper
jailkeeper
noun
One who keeps a jail; a jailer.
kaempferol
kaempferol
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease
kalyptra
kalyptra
noun
Alternative form of calyptra
kalyptras
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
karyotypical
karyotypical
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of a karyotype
keeperless
keeperless
adj
Not having a keeper; not minded; not kept.
kelper
kelper
noun
(slang, dated) A Falkland Islander, native to the Falkland Islands.
kelpware
kelpware
noun
kelp
kelpwort
kelpwort
noun
The plant kali.
kepler
keplerian
keplerian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Keplerian
keraphyllocele
keraphyllocele
noun
A horny tumor which forms on the internal surface of the wall of a horse's foot, at the expense of the keraphyllous tissue, which becomes hypertrophied.
keraphyllous
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
keratoplasties
keratoplasties
noun
plural of keratoplasty
keratoplasty
keratoplasty
noun
(surgery) grafting or transplantation of the cornea
keraulophon
keraulophone
kerflap
kerflop
kerflop
intj
The sound of something flopping heavily, or moving along in a flopping manner.
kerplunk
kerplunk
noun
A thudding or thunking sound.
verb
To make a thudding or thunking sound.
kerplunking
kerplunking
verb
present participle of kerplunk
kilampere
killcrop
killcrop
noun
(obsolete) A changeling.
kiloampere
kiloampere
noun
One thousand amperes
kiloparsec
kiloparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs
kiloparsecs
kiloparsecs
noun
plural of kiloparsec
kilpatrick
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
klappvisier
klappvisier
noun
(historical) A type of visor, found on medieval European (especially German) helmets, typically hinged at a single point in the middle of the brow of the helmet (rather than hinged on the sides of the skull).
klaproth
klaprotholite
klaprotholite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of klaprothite
klemperer
kleper
klipspringer
klipspringer
noun
A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat.
klydonograph
klydonograph
noun
A device that makes a photographic record of a voltage surge
knipperdolling
kolhapur
kolhapur
Proper noun
A city in Maharashtra province, western India.
kopperl
kraepelin
kreplach
kreplach
noun
(plural only) Small dumplings of Eastern European origin, filled with meat or cheese and served usually in soup.
kreplech
kreplech
noun
Alternative form of kreplach
kriegspiel
kriegspiel
noun
A board game used to train military tactics and strategy.
A variant of chess in which the player cannot see their opponent's pieces.
kryptol
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.
kupfernickel
kupfernickel
noun
(archaic) cupronickel
lakarpite
lakeport
lakeport
noun
A port located on a lake.
lakeports
lakeports
noun
plural of lakeport
lampmaker
lampmaker
noun
A manufacturer of lamps.
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
lapstrake
lapstrake
adj
Descriptive of or resembling a boat, or a section of a boat, so constructed.
noun
(countable) A boat built in this style.
(uncountable) A style of boatbuilding using overlapping planks.
lapstreak
lapstreak
noun
Alternative form of lapstrake
lapstreaked
lapstreaker
lapwork
lapwork
noun
Work in which one part overlaps another.
larkspur
larkspur
noun
Any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida.
larkspurs
larkspurs
noun
plural of larkspur
leakproof
leakproof
adj
Resistant to leaks; hermetic, sound; as of a dry cell battery.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to leakage.
leopardskin
leopardskin
noun
(uncountable, attributive) A design, especially on fabric, similar to the markings of a leopard.
Such a skin forming a simple article of clothing.
The skin or pelt of a leopard.
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leptokurtosis
leptokurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leukodystrophy
leukodystrophy
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
leukophoresis
leukophoresis
noun
Leukapheresis.
lightkeeper
lightkeeper
noun
The person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.