The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
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.
ankyloproctia
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
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.
caterpillarlike
caterpillarlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a caterpillar.
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
crankplate
cryoplankton
elkport
grapestalk
hotelkeeper
hotelkeeper
noun
A hotelier; a hotel owner.
hyperalkalinity
hyperalkalinity
noun
The property of being hyperalkaline.
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
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
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
karyoplasmatic
karyotypical
karyotypical
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of a karyotype
kelpwort
kelpwort
noun
The plant kali.
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
kilpatrick
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
klaproth
klaprotholite
klaprotholite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of klaprothite
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.
lakarpite
lakeport
lakeport
noun
A port located on a lake.
lakeports
lakeports
noun
plural of lakeport
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
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.
lightkeeper
lightkeeper
noun
The person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.
lockport
lockport
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada.
a city in Illinois, USA.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
a town in Louisiana, USA.
a city and a town in New York, USA. The city is the county seat of
a ghost town in Ohio, USA.
macroplankton
macroplankton
noun
Plankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 centimetres in maximal dimension.
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
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
microplakite
microplankton
microplankton
noun
microscopic zooplankton
micropoikilitic
mulaprakriti
outsparkle
outsparkle
verb
To exceed in sparkling.
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
outsparkles
outsparkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsparkle
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
overskeptically
overskepticalness
painterlike
painterlike
adj
painterly; characteristic of a painter or paintings
paligorskite
pantherlike
pantherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a panther.
parasitelike
parasitelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parasite.
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
parentlike
parentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parent.
parrotlike
parrotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parrot.
partakable
partakable
adj
(rare) Alternative form of partakeable
partridgelike
partridgelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a partridge.
pastorlike
pastorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pastor.
patternlike
patternlike
adj
Resembling a pattern; regular.
petropavlovsk
phenylketonuria
phenylketonuria
noun
(medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.
phenylketonuric
phenylketonuric
adj
Having or relating to phenylketonuria.
noun
A person who has phenylketonuria.
picturelike
picturelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a picture.
piratelike
piratelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pirate.
pitcherlike
pitcherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pitcher.
plackart
plackart
noun
Alternative form of placard (“extra plate on the lower part of a breastplate (armor)”)
plaitwork
plankter
plankter
noun
A single organism of plankton.
plankters
plankters
noun
plural of plankter
plasterlike
plasterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of plaster (the material).
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
platemaker
platemaker
noun
One who produces plates (printing surfaces).
platemakers
platemakers
noun
plural of platemaker
platemark
platemark
noun
A mark or emblem stamped upon gold or silver plate, to indicate the place of manufacture, the degree of purity, etc.
platework
plateworker
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
platykurtosis
platykurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
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.
politicker
politicker
noun
(dated, colloquial or dialect) A politician; one who employs politics.
One who politicks; one who engages in politicking to increase their stature or power within a (non-governmental) business, organization, profession, etc.
politickers
politickers
noun
plural of politicker
poltoratsk
polykaryocyte
polykaryocyte
noun
(cytology) A cell that has many nuclei
porkolt
porterlike
porterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a porter (person employed to carry things).
Resembling or characteristic of porter (type of beer).
portraitlike
portraitlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a portrait.
postcardlike
postcardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque.
postmasterlike
potlicker
potlikker
poultrylike
poultrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of poultry.
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
prickliest
prickliest
adj
superlative form of prickly: most prickly
priestlike
priestlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a priest.
printerlike
printerlike
adj
Resembling a printer.
probasketball
proletkult
proleukocyte
prophetlike
prophetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prophet.
protestantlike
protoleukocyte
protonickel
puritanlike
puritanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puritan.
realpolitik
realpolitik
noun
(politics) Pragmatic government policy concerned with perceived interests of the state.
realpolitiks
realpolitiks
noun
plural of realpolitik
reptilelike
reptilelike
adj
Like or resembling a reptile.
rheoplankton
rickettsialpox
rickettsialpox
noun
An illness caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus.
rumpelstiltskin
rumpelstiltskin
Proper noun
A fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.
The fictional dwarf who is the title character of that story.
saltsprinkler
saproplankton
serpentlike
serpentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a serpent; snakelike.
shakespearolater
shakespearolatry
skleropelite
sparklet
sparklet
noun
(archaic) A small spark.
spartanlike
specklebreast
specklebreast
noun
A thrush.
spectaclemaker
spectaclemaker
noun
A manufacturer of spectacles (eyewear).
specterlike
specterlike
adj
Like a specter; spectral; ghostly.
spermacetilike
spinsterlike
spinsterlike
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a spinster.
spiritlike
spiritlike
adj
Resembling a spirit.
spittlefork
splatterdock
splatterdock
noun
Alternative form of spatterdock (“species of water lily”)
splatterwork
splatterwork
noun
(art) The creation of a design on a surface by spattering colouring matter upon it.
sportsmanlike
sportsmanlike
adj
Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an honorable and appropriate manner.
sportsmanlikeness
spritelike
spritelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sprite (fairy creature).
stablekeeper
stablekeeper
noun
The person who maintains a stable where animals are kept.