(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.
antiketogenic
antiketogenic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the formation of ketones during the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates in the liver
antiskeptical
apokatastatic
apokatastatic
adj
Alternative form of apocatastatic
backscattered
backscattered
verb
past participle of backscatter
backscratcher
backscratcher
noun
A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.
backstitching
backstitching
verb
present participle of backstitch
backstretches
backstretches
noun
plural of backstretch.
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
bikhaconitine
bikhaconitine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in bikh (Aconitum spicatum).
biscuitmaking
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
brackettville
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
cabinetmakers
cabinetmakers
noun
plural of cabinetmaker
cabinetmaking
cabinetmaking
noun
The art of the cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
candlesticked
candlesticked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of candlestick
cardiokinetic
cardiokinetic
adj
That excites or stimulates the heart.
noun
A drug that stimulates the heart.
catakinetomer
catakinomeric
cathedrallike
cathedrallike
adj
Resembling a cathedral
checkerbreast
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
chuckfarthing
clothesbasket
clothesbasket
noun
A basket for holding clothes to be laundered.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
counterattack
counterattack
noun
Alternative form of counter-attack
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
dikaryophytic
epiplanktonic
epiplanktonic
adj
Relating to epiplankton
ficklehearted
heartsickness
heartsickness
noun
The condition of being heartsick
kaffeeklatsch
kaffeeklatsch
noun
A coffee klatch.
katabolically
katachromasis
keratectomies
keratectomies
noun
plural of keratectomy
keratocricoid
keratomalacia
keratomalacia
noun
An eye disorder that leads to a dry cornea, often caused by a deficiency of vitamin A.
keratomycosis
keratomycosis
noun
fungal infection of the cornea
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
kinematically
kinematically
adv
In a kinematic manner
With regard to kinematics
kinetographic
kinetographic
adj
(photography) Relating to kinetography.
kinetoplastic
kinetoplastic
adj
Relating to a kinetoplast
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
kryptocyanine
kryptocyanine
noun
Alternative form of cryptocyanine
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
leatherjacket
leatherjacket
noun
Any of several Atlantic fishes, of the genus Oligoplites, that have a leathery skin; leatherjack
Any of several brightly coloured tropical fishes, of the family Balistidae, including the filefish and the triggerfish; leatherfish
The larva of some crane flies
leuckartiidae
leukocythemia
mackintoshite
mackintoshite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of thorogummite
macroplankton
macroplankton
noun
Plankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 centimetres in maximal dimension.
megakaryocyte
megakaryocyte
noun
(anatomy) A large cell, found in bone marrow, responsible for the production of platelets.
microplankton
microplankton
noun
microscopic zooplankton
nickelization
nickelization
noun
The process of nickelizing.
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
pickthankness
picturemaking
polykaryocyte
polykaryocyte
noun
(cytology) A cell that has many nuclei
prebankruptcy
prebankruptcy
adj
Preceding a bankruptcy.
prickmedainty
probankruptcy
quarterbacked
quarterbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quarterback
racketeerings
racketeerings
noun
plural of racketeering
rickettsiales
shattuckville
skepticalness
skepticalness
noun
Quality of being skeptical.
sketchability
sketchability
noun
The quality of being sketchable.
specklebreast
specklebreast
noun
A thrush.
spectaclelike
spectaclelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a spectacle (remarkable event).
Resembling or characteristic of spectacles (eyewear).
stencilmaking
stencilmaking
noun
The manufacture of stencils.
sticksmanship
sticksmanship
noun
(informal) The art or skill of a drummer in popular music.
tektosilicate
tektosilicate
noun
(mineralogy) Any silicate, of formula (SiO₂)ₙ in which each tetrahedral group shares all of its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups.
thickheadedly
thickheadedly
adv
In a thickheaded manner
trackingscout
tracklessness
tracklessness
noun
The state or quality of being trackless.
trainsickness
trainsickness
noun
A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc caused by the motion of a train; a form of motion sickness.
trenchermaker
trucebreaking
turkification
turkification
Noun
assimilation into the various historical Turkic states and cultures, such as the Ottoman Empire